CURRENT STUDENTS
The Pharmacology and Molecular Medicine Training Program currently has 35 students enrolled in the PhD Program. Of the current students, 6 entered the program as MD/PhD (MSTP) students; and 8 others entered the program from the umbrella Biomedical Science Program (BSP). The Pharmacology Graduate Training Program consistently matriculates students from all three potential sources: direct recruiting, the BSP, and the MSTP.
Our students represent a broad and diverse geographic distribution as well as a variety of undergraduate majors including: biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, pharmacy and psychology. Over the last ten years, the average size of the matriculated class of Pharmacology and Molecular Medicine Training Program students has been 4.6 and the average time to degree is ~5.2 years. The retention rate, that is students who complete the program with their PhD is (37/49) or 76% over the last 10 years. Another 8 students completed the program with MS degrees. Thus, the overall percentage of a students graduating with an advanced degree is (45/49) 92%.
| Student Name, Degree, and Undergraduate Institution | |
 | Lorena Alamillo |
 | Madison Barker BS, Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, 2021 Mentor: Bayer, Ulli Exploring CaMKII's role in synaptic plasticity, structure-function relationships, and its therapeutic potential for diseases. |
 | Dillon ​Boulton BS, Biology, Rowan Univ., Glassboro, NJ, 2016 Mentor: Caino, M. Cecilia Elucidating the role of Mitochondrial Rho-like GTPase, Miro2, in the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics and turnover |
 | Brian Brady |
 | Nicole Brown |
 | Amelia Burch BS, Neuroscience, Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA, 2015 Mentor: Herson, Paco The role of the TRPM2 ion channel in synaptic and cognitive dysfunction following focal cerebral ischemia Amelia Burch's Publications on NIH |
 | Nan Chen BS, Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical Univ., 2014; M.S., Drug Discovery and Development, Drexel Univ., 2016 Mentor: Doebele, Robert C. Investigating how EGFR mediates early adaptive resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in NSCLC driven by oncogenic fusion kinases Nan Chen's Publications on PubMed |
 | Ralf Dagdag BS, University of Alaska, Anchorage, 2016; MS, University of Alaska, Anchorage, 2022 Mentor: Gixnoux, Chris R. Elucidating the causal relationship between germline and somatic mutations in prostate cancer aggression |
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 | Shelby Fainelli BS, Cell and Molecular Neuroscience, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 2022 |
 | Lily Elizabeth Feldman BS, Biochemistry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2020 Mentor: Costello, C. James Characterizing novel chemoresistance mechanisms in human bladder cancer |
 | Hannah Ferris |
 | Spencer Hall |
 | Danielle Jeffrey |
 | Dean Kareemo BS, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 2018 Mentor: Kennedy, Matt Investigating the unique trafficking pathways of synaptic proteins |
 | Mason Kleinjan BS, Biology, Univ. North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 2017 Mentor: Kennedy, Matthew J. Investigating the Spine Apparatus and unconventional protein trafficking in neurons |
 | Jiajun Li BS, Biological Science, Ocean University of China, 2015; MS, Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 2017 Mentor: Lahm, Tim Estrogen signaling effects on Right Ventricle during adaptive and maladaptive phases of Pulmonary Hypertension. Jiajun Li's Publications on NIH |
 | Tyler Martinez BA, Physics & French, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2011 Mentor: Dell'Acqua, Mark L. Synapse regulation by NFAT-dependent transcription. |
 | Carley Miller BS, Neuroscience, Penn State University, State College, PA, 2018 Mentors: Aoto, Jason Characterizing the role of the ventral pallidum in stress and drug use disorders Carley Miller's Publications on PubMed |
 | Michael Orman |
 | Patrick Pence BS, Biology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 2020 |
 | Srinithi Ranganathan BTech, Bioengineering, Shanmugha Art and Science University (SASTRA), Thanjavur, India, 2018; Msc, Cardiovascular Science, University of Goettingen, Gottingen, Germany, 2020 |
 | Madison Rodriguez BA, Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 2019 Mentor: Bates, Emily A. |
 | Phinea Romero BS, Neurobiology, Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, 2021 Mentor: Dabertrand, Fabrice Investigating the role of the cerebral microvasculature in neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders |
 | Ian Shelton BA, Science and Management, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA, 2017 Mentor: Jordan, T. Craig Characterizing the role of leukemia stem cells to better understand the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms driving drug resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
 | Emelia Smith BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2019 Mentor: Ford, Heide Investigating molecular crosstalk mechanisms between phenotypic clones within the heterogeneous tumor and how to target this intratumoral signaling to prevent drug resistance and progression towards metastatic disease |
 | Eric Stokes BS, Biology, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA, 2018 Mentor: Aoto, Jason Investigating Nrxn3a influence on synapse organization and transmission |
 | Amber Stewart |
 | Raul Vargas BS, Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2020
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