Past students
| Name | Dissertation | Program start Sort ascending | PhD earned | Current position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Garrett | Control of synaptogenesis and dendritic arborization by the gamma-protocadherin family of adhesion molecules | Postdoctoral Associate, The Jackson Laboratory | ||
| Hannah Klein de Licona | Congenital LCM virus: Mechanism of brain disease in a rat model of congenital viral infection | Resident, Dept. of Neurology, UIHC | ||
| Janelle Beadle | The neuroanatomical basis of empathy: Is empathy impaired following damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex? | Research Scientist, Dept. of Communication Sciences & Disorders, UIOWA | ||
| Michael Hernandez | ||||
| Xiaowei Chen | Involvement of purinergic P2X and P2Y2 receptors in urinary bladder sensation | |||
| Abhay Kumar | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurology, St. Louis University | |||
| Aislinn Williams | A role for the acid-sensing ion channel -1a in anxiety and depression-related behaviors | |||
| Matthew McNeill | An investigation of pigmentation and motility defects in zebrafish transient receptor potential melasatin 7 mutant embryos | Bioinformatics Scientist, Dept. Product Development, Integrated DNA Technologies | ||
| Hans Packer | A dominant negative over expression model of mammalian MED12 function | Science Writer, Dept. of Scientific Communications, Integrated DNA Technologies | ||
| Sahib Khalsa | The Effect of Medication on Awareness and Regulation of Internal Body States | Director of Clinical Studies, Laureate Institute for Brain Research | ||
| Katie Croft | Exploring the role of ventromedial prefrontal cortex in human social learning: A lesion study | Science Faculty, Science Dept., The Hockaday School | ||
| Yishan Sun | TRP ion channels contribute to gravity sensing and spatial orientation in drosophila | Investigator, Research Dept. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research | ||
| Audrey Dickey | Role of PP2A/Bb2 and PKA/AKAP1 in brain development and function via dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) control of mitochondria shape and bioenergetics | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Pediatrics. University of California-San Diego School of Medicine | ||
| Unni Jensen | Senior Portfolio Manager, Dept of Research Data & Service, Thomason Reuters | |||
| Chad Leugers | A novel function for microtubule associated protein Tau in growth factor-induced MAPK signaling | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology and Chemistry, Morningside College | ||
| Amy Jongeling | Ramifications of Persistent Pain for the Action of Opioids in the Locus Coeruleus | Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurological Institute, Columbia University | ||
| David Driscoll | The effects of prefrontal cortex damage on the regulation of emotion | Health Science Specialist, Research Service, Dept. of Veteran Affairs | ||
| Christopher Kovach | Making Sense of Eye Movements: A Generalized Linear Modeling Framework | Assistant Research Scientist, Dept. of Neurology, UIHC | ||
| Vivian Costa Vralsted | Effects of ASIC2a and ASIC3 Overexpression in Transgenic Mice | Community Outreach Director, Team Red, White and Blue, Tucson AZ | ||
| Dori Defoe | ||||
| Matthew Coryell | A Role for the Acid-Sensing Ion Channel-1a in Anxiety and Depression-Related Behaviors | Patent Attorney, Dept. of Intellectual Property, Davis Brown Law Firm, Des Moines, Iowa Area | ||
| Rick Nelson | Fbx2: Novel Mechanisms for Glycoprotein Destruction and Links to Hearing and Memory | Assistant Professor, Dept. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Indiana | ||
| Diana Gallegos | Learning in Alzheimer's Disease is Facilitated by Social Interaction and Common Ground | |||
| Michael Koenigs | A Novel Role for Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex in Emotion and Decision-making: Lesion Studies of Moral Judgment, Economic Choice, and Brand Preference | Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin - Madison | ||
| Shunguang Wei | Angiotensin II-stimulated Mitogen-activated Protein kinases Regulate the Expression of Brain Angiotensin Type 1 Receptors in Heart Failure | Assistant Research Scientist, Dept. of Internal Medicine, UIHC | ||
| Scott Schachtele | Life Science Content Developer, Bio-Teche, R&D Systems Inc. | |||
| Daniela Anghelina | Contributions of Different T Cell Subsets to Coronavirus Neuropathology | Research Associate, Depts. of Microbiology & Immunology, Weil Cornell College of Medicine | ||
| Kirill Nourski | Acoustic-electric Interaction in the Auditory Nerve: Simultaneous and Forward Masking of the Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potential | Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, UIHC | ||
| Sokol Todi | Investigating Auditory Transduction Functions of Myosin Viia In Drosophila Melanogaster | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology & Neurology, Wayne State University | ||
| William Graves | Distinguishing the Neural Bases of Lexical Access | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Rutgers Univ - Newark | ||
| Yuan Lu | Developmentally Regulated Role of PKA Anchoring by AKAP150 in Synaptic Plasticity | Associate, Dept of Psychiatry, UIHC | ||
| Adrienne Benediktsson | Imaging of Astrocyte Structure and the Distribution and Dynamics of GLT-1a in Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures | Assistant Professor, Mount Royal University, Department of Biology | ||
| Lavanya Vijayaraghavan | The effects of age at onset of major depressive disorder on motivation | Research Coordinator, MS Ramaiah Indic Centre for Ayurved & Integrative Medicine, Gokula Education Foundation | ||
| Gumei Li | CNS Gene Therapy for lysosomal storage disease | Commissioner Fellow, FDA | ||
| Jihye Lee | Effects of K and Ca channel mutations on synaptic function and growth at Drosophilia larval neuromuscular junctions | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Pusan National Univ, Yangsan-Si Korea | ||
| Myung-Jun Kim | Regulation Of Developmental Transitions By Ppk1-Expressing Sensory Neurons in Drosophila Larvae: A Role For Ros As A Developmental Cue | Postdoctoral Associate, College of Biological Sciences, Univ of Minnesota | ||
| Joseph Addison Buckwalter V | Neural system of the medial parietal cortex (precuneus) of the macaque monkey (Macaca Fascicularis) | House Staff I, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, UIHC | ||
| Beth Turner Anderson | Sex, Drugs, and Driving: The Effects of Marijuana | Research Scientist, Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, Hartford Hospital | ||
| Nasir Naqvi | The Effects of Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Lesions on Emotional Responses to Cigarette Smoking | Fellow addition Psychiatry, Dept. of Psychiatry, Columbia University | ||
| Ana Hutton Kehrberg | Neuronal Nitric Oxide Protects the Developing Cerebellum against Alcohol-induced Functional and Cellular Deficits | |||
| Mitul Sarkar | Tau Association with HSP70 Chaperones | Postdoctoral Fellow , Dr. John Koland's lab, Department of Pharmacology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA | ||
| Jakob Satz | Dystroglycan in CNS Development and Disease | Research Scientist, The Jackson Laboratory | ||
| Matthew Yorek | ||||
| Ryan Lee | ||||
| Kenneth Williford |