Graduate Students |
Recent Graduates |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Alexandra Uliyanova, 2009
Thesis Title:"Excitability of Skeletal Muscle Arterioles"
Mentor: Dr. Roman Shirokov
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Weiwei
Wang
Xiamen University, China
M.S. 2005
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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
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Chunxue
Zhou
Fudan University, Shanghai,
China
B.S. 2009 |
Anna
Angelova
Thesis Title: "Regulation of L-type calcium channel
Cav1.2 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 |
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Victoria
L. Prince
Rutgers University
B.S. 2005
Laboratory of Dr. Andrew Thomas
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Stephanie Troy 
Thesis Title: "Fructose Sensing by Ventromedial Hypothalamic Neurons and its Role in the Regulation of Glucose Homeostasis"
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Thomas |
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Other
Departments |
Sara Gil Mast
Thesis Title: "Structural and Molecular Mechanisms that Dertermine the D3 Dopamine Receptor Tolerance Property"
Mentor: Dr. Eldo Kuzhikandathil
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Chike Cao
Central China Normal University
B.S. 2000
University of Arkansas
M.S. 2006
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Thomas Comollo
Rutgers University
B.A. 2004
UMDNJ - School of Health Related Professions
M.S. Biomedical Informatics 2008
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Bassem
Gayed
NJIT
B.S. 2005
Joint NJIT/UMDNJ Biomedical
Engineering Doctoral
Program
Laboratory of Dr. Joshua
Berlin
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Reema
Patel 
Dept. of Neurosciences
Laboratory of Dr. Vanessa
Routh |
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