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Ph.D. in Neuroscience
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Ijeoma Akpu

Mentor: Dalton Dietrich, Ph.D.
Project: Investigating Human Schwann Cell-derived Exosome Treatment on Modulating Secondary Injury and Enhancing Reparative Mechanisms After Traumatic Brain Injury
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Megan Barber

Mentor: Nadine Kerr, Ph.D. and Suhrud Rajguru, Ph.D.
Project: Exploring the molecular mechanism underlying the neurocognitive consequences of hearing loss and
 vestibular dysfunction.
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Gerald Bush

Mentor: Daniel Liebl, Ph.D.
Project: Persistent glial D-serine release impairs synaptic recovery following TBI

Lauren Bystrom

Lauren Bystrom

Mentor: Luis M. Tuesta, Ph.D.
Project: The Role of Parabrachial CGRP Neurons in Opioid Reinforcement and Withdrawal
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Sunjoo Cho

Mentor: TBD
Project: TBD
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Jessica Dorning

Mentor: Alejandro Caicedo, Ph.D.
Project: A pancreas-specific vago-vagal reflex regulating glucose metabolism
Fernando Ferrier

Fernando Javier Ferrier

Mentor: Miguel A. Perez-Pinzon, Ph.D.
Project: Physical exercise past cardiac arrest mitigates long- and short-term memory deficits
Scott Frank

Scott Frank

Mentor: Eva Widerström-Noga, Ph.D.
Project: Unveiling the Holistic Pain Experience: Integrating Neural Correlates, Pain Drawings, and Pain Distribution in Spinal Cord Injury Patients with Neuropathic Pain
 
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Yuan Gao

Mentor: Suhrud Rajguru, Ph.D.
Project: Peripheral Vestibular Consequence in Blast Injury: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Interventions

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Maykeling Gutierrez

Mentor: Coleen Atkins, Ph.D.
Project: Effects of Chronic Oxycodone Exposure on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Cameron Herter

Cameron Herter

Mentor: Patrick Ganzer, Ph.D.
Project: Understanding stress induced changes of haemodynamic control using intracortical stimulation of the Ventral Medial Prefrontal Cortex in rats
Kristiina Kinnuenen

Kristiina Kinnunen

Mentor: Hideki Mochizuki, Ph.D.
Project: Identifying an itch specific pathway in the human brain using fMRI
Juliana Laverde-Paz

Juliana Laverde-Paz

Mentor: Zane Zeier, Ph.D.
Project Title: Elucidating disease markers and mechanisms of Primary Lateral Sclerosis (PLS)
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Noah Levi

Mentor: Alejandro Caicedo, Ph.D.
Project: The impact of the neuronal Kv7.2/3 current on cholinergic control of pancreas secretion
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Isabel Melo-Escobar

Mentor: Zane Zeier, Ph.D.
Project: The effects of ROCK2 and S6K1 co-inhibition on axonal integrity and neuronal viability in iPSC models of ALS
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Simone Mohite

Mentor: Jae Lee, Ph.D.
Project: Defining the Spinal Cord Injury Scar Interface Region
Mark Oppenheimer

Mark Ryan Oppenheimer

Mentor: Sabita Roy, Ph.D.
Project: Contributions of the gut microbiome to opioid addiction through inflammation
 
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Shahil Patel

Mentor: Ami Raval, Ph.D., MSPH
Project: Investigating Irisin's Therapeutic Potential and Mechanisms in Ischemic Stroke

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Elianny Perozo

Mentor: Claes Wahlestedt, M.D., Ph.D.
Project: Developing novel oligonucleotide-based combination therapy for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)
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Taylor Pohl

Mentor: Roberta Brambilla, Ph.D., MS
Project: The role of astroglial TNFR2 in synaptic transmission and intercellular communication in multiple sclerosis (MS)
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Kyra Schindler

Mentor: Michal Toborek, M.D., Ph.D.
Project: Dopamine Dysregulation and Neuroinflammation in HIV and Methamphetamine Induced Neuropsychiatric Dysfunction
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Devika Shukla

Mentor: Jae Lee, Ph.D.
Project: Mechanisms of lipid laden astrocyte formation after spinal cord injury
Amanda Zint

Amanda Zint

Mentor: Jacqueline Sagen, Ph.D., MBA
Project Title: Investigating Interneuron Cell Fate Across Neurodevelopment and Changes in Pain