Pharmacology & Physiology

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Doreen K. Badheka New York Medical College, NY M.S. Cell Biology 2010	Yifan Song, 2004 Thesis Title: "Investigation of Percutaneous Penetration: Skin Barrier function and its modulation" Mentor: Dr. Bozena Michniak
Samantha Cote Sacred Heart University B.S. 2009	Ruokun Wang, 2004 Thesis Title: "Hypothalamic Arcuate Glucose Sensing Neurons: Role in Energy Homeostasis" Mentor:Dr. Vanessa Routh
Jorge Gonzales University of Chile B.S. 1993 Glaxo Institute of Molecular Biology, Diploma in Biology 1994 Laboratory of Dr. Andrew Thomas	Clint Rosenfeld, 2004 Thesis Title: "The Interaction of Paraoxon with Human Recombinant acetylcholinesterase" Mentor: John Reeves, Ph.D.
Paula Green Haverford College B.S. 2001	Fang Liu, 2005 Thesis Title: "The Multiple Roles of IP 3 3-kinase in Calcium Signaling" Mentor: Dr. Andrew P. Thomas
Lihong Hao Sun Yat-Sen University,China M.S. 2005	Wafaa A. Ayad, 2005 Thesis Title: "Selective Permeability of Connexin Channels Among Inositol Phosphates" Mentor: Dr. Andrew Harris
Jingzhen Li Beijing Normal Univ., China B.S. 2007	Thomas Visalli, 2005 Thesis Title: "Studies on the Hepatopicity of cocaine in CF-1 mice: Gender Effect" Mentor: Dr. Abdel-Rahman
Viktor Lukacs Semmelweis Univ. School of Medicine Budapest, Hungary M.D. 2007	Thuy Do, 2006 Thesis Title: "Regulation of D1 dopamine Receptor Expression" Mentor: Dr. Eldo Kuzhikandathil
Patricio Mujica Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile B.Sc. 2009	Debra Cinco, 2007 Thesis Title: "Glucose, Leptin and Insulin Alter Nitric Oxide Production in ventromeidal Hypothalamic Glucose Sensing Neurons" Mentor: Dr. Vanessa Routh
Ishwarya Murali SASTRA University, India B.S. Biotechnology 2009	Helen Campanha, 2006 Thesis Title: "Acetylcholinesterase Mediated Toxicity of Paraoxon" Mentor: Dr. Andrew Thomas
Branly Orban Stevens Institute of Technology M.S. 2003 Montclair State University B.S., 2000 Laboratory of Dr. Joshua Berlin	Ligia Westrich, 2007 Thesis Title: "Identification and Characterization of D3 Dopamine Receptor Tolerance Property" Mentor: Dr. Eldo Kuzhikandathil
Caroline Palavicino-Maggio Rider University B.S. 2002	Nicola Pierobon, 2007 Thesis Title: "Ryanodine Receptor and CA2+ Signaling in Liver" Mentor: Dr. Andrew Thomas
Chirag Patel Long Island University, NY M.S. 2008	Jay D. Turner, 2007 Thesis Title: "The role of mitochondrial uncoupling protein-2 in myocardial calcium handling" Mentor: Dr. Andrew Thomas
Vishwendra Patel All India Institute of Medical Sciences B.S. 2003 M.S. 2006	Jason Urbanczk, 2007 Thesis Title: "The Influence of Sodium, or Its Absence on Transport & allosteric Activation of The Cardiac Sodium Calcium Exchanger" Mentor: Dr. John Reeves
Ammy Santiago University of Texas at Austin B.S. 2005	Nazish Sayed, 2008 Thesis Title: "Desensitization of Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase, The Nitric Oxide Receptor, By S-Nitrosylation" Mentor: Dr. Annie Beuve
Adetola Shodeinde Tuskegee University B.S. 2004	Olga Chernysh, 2008 Thesis Title: Calcium-and Sodium-dependent Regulation of Sodium-calcium Exchange in Transfected Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells" Mentor: Dr. John Reeves
Hatouf Sukkarieh Lebanese American Univ., Lebanon B.S. 2002	Beth Murphy,2008 Thesis Title:"Hypothalamic Glucose-Inhibited Neurons: Coordinators of Energy Homeostasis" Dept. of Neurosciences Mentor: Dr. Vanessa Routh
Krishna Tobon William Paterson University B.S. 2003	Victoria Cotero, 2009 Thesis Title:"Insulin modulates the glucose sensitivity of glucose-excited neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus via the phosphatidylinositol-3 pathway" Mentor: Dr. Vanessa Routh
Guoqiang Wang Ludong University, PR, China B.S. 2003 Nanjing University, PR, China M.S. 2006	Alexandra Uliyanova, 2009 Thesis Title:"Excitability of Skeletal Muscle Arterioles" Mentor: Dr. Roman Shirokov
Weiwei Wang Xiamen University, China M.S. 2005	Walson Metzger Thesis Title: "The Effect of PKC on Agonist-induced Cytosolic Calcium Signals in Primary Rat Hepatocytes" Mentor: Dr. Andrew Thomas
Ruifang Zheng SUNY Stony Brook, M.S., 2000 Weifang Medical College, China, M.D., 1997	Carmen Garcia Thesis Title: "Molecular Basis of Neuromuscular Junction Dysfunction During Experimental Diabetic Neuropathy" Mentor: Dr. Joseph McArdle
Chunxue Zhou Fudan University, Shanghai, China B.S. 2009	Anna Angelova Thesis Title: "Regulation of L-type calcium channel Ca_v1.2 by γ₁ and γ₆ subunits" Mentor:Dr. Roman Shirokov
MD-PhD Students	Claudine Bitel Thesis Title: "Identification and characterization of Alzheimer's disease processes and biomarkers in the lens and the brain in a model of systemic pathophysiology in diabetes" Mentor: Dr. Peter Frederikse
Victoria L. Prince Rutgers University B.S. 2005 Laboratory of Dr. Andrew Thomas	Stephanie Troy Thesis Title: "Fructose Sensing by Ventromedial Hypothalamic Neurons and its Role in the Regulation of Glucose Homeostasis" Mentor: Dr. Andrew Thomas
Other Departments	Sara Gil Mast Thesis Title: "Structural and Molecular Mechanisms that Dertermine the D3 Dopamine Receptor Tolerance Property" Mentor: Dr. Eldo Kuzhikandathil
Chike Cao Central China Normal University B.S. 2000 University of Arkansas M.S. 2006
Thomas Comollo Rutgers University B.A. 2004 UMDNJ - School of Health Related Professions M.S. Biomedical Informatics 2008
Bassem Gayed NJIT B.S. 2005 Joint NJIT/UMDNJ Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Program Laboratory of Dr. Joshua Berlin
Reema Patel Dept. of Neurosciences Laboratory of Dr. Vanessa Routh

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