Congratulations 2023 Graduates!
July 3, 2023
The convocation ceremony by the College of Medicine and GIDP went off without a hitch on Wednesday, May 10 at 7:00 PM at the Health Sciences Innovation Building, HSIB Forum. Here are the following ABS graduates for 2022-2023:
Lindsey Taylor Brown, P.M.S., Fall 2022 “Genomic & Biochemical Analysis of DNA Binding Sites in the ØX174 Coat Protein” Mentor: Bentley Fane, Ph.D. |
Erin Chapman, P.M.S., Spring 2023 “Measuring Clonality in the Adaptive Immune Response to Stroke” Mentor: Kristian Doyle, Ph.D. |
Hala Gabir, P.M.S., Fall 2022 “Antibiotic Sensitivities of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates” Mentor: Nafees Ahmad, Ph.D. Hooding: Sadhana Ravishankar, Ph.D. |
Taylor E. Gill, P.M.S., Summer 2023 “Effect of anti-CD4 Monoclonal Antibody on Fungal Burden in Mice Infected with Coccidioides Posadasii” Mentor: Nafees Ahmad, Ph.D. Hooding: John Galgiani, M.D. |
Chantel Marie Harrison, P.M.S., Summer 2023 Mentor: Murat Kacira, Ph.D. |
Annalisa Olivares Medina, P.M.S., Spring 2023 “Safety characterization of MyCardia™, a Therapeutic Cardiac Tissue” Mentor/Hooding: Ryan Gutenkunst, Ph.D. |
Quinn Reilly, P.M.S, Fall 2022 “The Development of Trainings to Bolster Chemical Hygiene and Practical Microbiology Skills in Academic Research Laboratories” Mentor/Hooding: Luisa Ikner, Ph.D. |
Valeria Maleny Moreno Rodriguez, P.M.S., Spring 2023 “Neuronal Death After Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion on Rat Brains: A Model for Ischemic Stroke” Mentors: Jeffrey Lochhead, Ph.D., & Nafees Ahmad, Ph.D. Hooding: Daryn Stover, Ph.D. |
Elizabeth J. Sargent, P.M.S., Summer 2023 “Generating a Hypoimmunogenic Pluripotent Stem Cell Line Derived from B Cells” Mentor: Nafees Ahmad, Ph.D. Hooding: Sadhana Ravishankar, Ph.D. |
Max Smith, P.M.S., Spring 2023 “Effects of VPD Control on Tomato Plant Growth in a Saltwater Greenhouse System” Mentor/Hooding: Gene Giacomelli, Ph.D. |
Alhan Mehrabi Yazdi, P.M.S., Spring 2023 “Targeting MKK3 can be an Effective Strategy for Attenuating Right Ventricular Hypertrophy” Progression in Hemolysis Induced Pulmonary Hypertension” Mentor/Hooding: Ryan Gutenkunst, Ph.D. |