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Where are our graduates now?
Faculty Positions
Sheri Boyce, Associate Professor
Messiah College
Graduated in 1999
Thesis Advisor: Michael Beattie
Thesis Title: Apoptosis of Oligodendrocytes and Microglia
after Spinal Cord contusion in the Rat |
Elizabeth McCone, Research Assistant Professor
Graduated in 1995
Tufts University
Thesis Advisor: John Bruno
Thesis Title: In Vivo Modulation of Striatonigral Projection Neurons: The Effects of Ampa and D1 Receptor Activation on Striatal and Nigral Gaba Efflux |
Greg Butcher, Assistant Professor
Centenary College of Louisiana
Graduated in 2006
Thesis Advisor: Karl Obrietan
Thesis Title: The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)
pathway: a signaling conduit for photic entrainment of the central mammalian circadian clock |
Holly Moore, Assistant Professor
Columbia University
Graduated in 1995
Thesis Advisor: John Bruno
Thesis Title: Modulation of Cortical ACh Release by GABAa-dopamine Receptor Interactions in the Basal Forebrain |
James Fadel, Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina
Graduated in 1999
Thesis Advisor: John Bruno
Thesis Title: Modulation of cortical acetylcholine release by
glutamate, gamma-amino butyric acid, and noradrenaline receptor mechanisms within the basal forebrain: studies on basal and behaviorally-activated release |
Gretchen Neigh, Assistant Professor
Emory University
Graduated in 2004
Thesis Advisor: Randy Nelson
Thesis Title: Neural and immune changes that occur following psychological and physical stressors |
Sheri Hart, Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Graduated in 1998
Thesis Advisor: Gary Berntson
Thesis Title: Effects of cholinergic manipulations in the
medial prefrontal cortex on cardiac chronotropic reactivity |
Thomas Nelson , Research Assistant Professor
The Scripps Research Institute
Graduated in 1995
Thesis Advisor: Georgia Bishop
Thesis Title: Anatomical and Physiological Studies on The Catecholamines Norepinephrine and Dopamine in the Cerebellum |
Karen Hutchinson, Assistant Professor
Northeastern University
Graduated in 2000
Thesis Advisor: D. Michele Basso
Thesis Title: The recovery of function after spinal cord
contusion injury in Rats : skeletal muscle, neural, and behavioral adaptations with and without exercise |
Zarife Sahenk, Professor
The Ohio State University and Columbus Children's Research Institute
Graduated in 1998
Thesis Advisor: Brad Stokes
Thesis Title: The effects of mutant Schwann Cells on the Axonal Cytoskeleton and regeneration-associated myelination in hereditary neuropathies: studies on nerve xenografts |
Theresa Bucky Jones, Assistant Professor
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Midwestern University
Graduated in 2004
Thesis Advisor: Phillip Popovich
Thesis Title: The effects of T-lymphocytes on secondary neurodegeneration and recovery of function after experimental spinal contusion injury |
Michael Sandstrom, Assistant Professor
Central Michigan University
Graduated in 1998
Thesis Advisor: John Bruno
Thesis Title: The importance of age to the motoric effects of striatal dopamine depletion in an experimental model of Parkinson's Disease |
Ju-Ang Lee, Assistant Professor
North Carolina Central University -
Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute
Graduated in 2000
Thesis Advisor: Greg Cole
Thesis Title: Molecular characterization of transitin, a
nestin-like intermediate filament protein in the nervous
system |
Jonathan Terman, Assistant Professor
University of Texas Southwestern
Graduated in 1997
Thesis Advisor: George Martin
Thesis Title: Organization and developmental plasticity of Spinocerebellar axons, studies using the North American Opossum, Didelphis Virginiana |
Research Scientist Positions
Postdoctoral Positions
Min An, Postdoctoral Researcher
The Ohio State University
Graduated in 2007
Thesis Advisor: Paul Henion
Thesis Title: Positional cloning and functional analysis of the SF3B1gene in zebrafish |
Leah Pyter, Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Chicago
Graduated in 2006
Thesis Advisor: Randy Nelson
Thesis Title: Seasonal plasticity of physiological systems, brain, and behavior |
Yu Cao, Postdoctoral Researcher
The Ohio State University
Graduated in 2006
Thesis Advisor: M. Scott Herness
Thesis Title: Morphological and functional characterization of the neurotransmitter GABA in adult rat taste buds |
Xiu Shan, Postdoctoral Researcher
Johns Hopkins University
Graduated in 2005
Thesis Advisor: C. Glenn Lin
Thesis Title: Investigation of mRNA oxidation in Alzheimer's disease |
Yong-Jin Choi, Postdoctoral Fellow
Children's Hospital
Harvard University
Graduated in 2003
Thesis Advisor: Mark Seeger
Thesis Title: Function of commissureless and related genes in drosophila neural development |
Fang Sun, Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard University
Graduated in 2004
Thesis Advisor: Michael Beattie
Thesis Title: Investigation of the stimuli inducing delayed oligodendrocyte apoptosis after rat spinal cord contusion injury |
Erin Congdon, Postdoctoral Researcher
Columbia University
Graduated in 2007
Thesis Advisor: Jeff Kuret
Thesis Title: Insights into the mechanism of Tau polymerization and the effects of small molecules |
Richa Tripathi, Postdoctoral Researcher
University College of London
Graduated in 2008
Thesis Advisor: Dana McTigue
Thesis Title: Oligodendrogenesis Following Experimental Spinal Cord Injury |
Adam Davidson, Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Rochester Medical Center
Graduated in 2004
Thesis Advisor: John Buford
Thesis Title: Bilateral actions of the reticulospinal tract in the monkey |
Janita Turchi, Postdoctoral Fellow
NIH/NMIH
Graduated in 2000
Thesis Advisor: Martin Sartar
Thesis Title: Basal Forebrain Glutamatergic Modulation of sustained attention performance in the Rat |
Megan Detloff, Postdoctoral Researcher
Drexel University
Graduated in 2009
Thesis Advisor: D. Michele Basso
Thesis Title: |
Sharmila Venugopal, Postdoctoral Researcher
Arizona State University
Graduated in 2008
Thesis Advisor: Joseph Travers/David Terman
Thesis Title: Role of inhibition and hyperpolarization-activated membrane properties in a lick/gape central pattern generator |
John Gensel, Postdoctoral Researcher
The Ohio State University
Graduated in 2007
Thesis Advisor: Jacqueline Bresnahan
Thesis Title: Modeling and treatment of rat cervical spinal cord injury |
Zachary Weil, Postdoctoral Researcher
Rockefeller University
Graduated in 2008
Thesis Advisor: Randy Nelson
Thesis Title: Social And Temporal Determinants Of Brain, Behavior And Immune Function |
Bo Young Lee, Postdoctoral Researcher
Yale University
Graduated in 2007
Thesis Advisor: Karl Obrietan
Thesis Title: Signaling events in activity dependent neuroprotection, neurodegeneration, and synaptic plasticity |
Yanping Yan, Postdoctoral Researcher
Vanderbilt University
Graduated in 2005
Thesis Advisor: Anthony Brown
Thesis Title: Characterization of moving neurofilaments in cultured neurons |
Jeong-Eun Lim, Postdoctoral Researcher
The Ohio State University
Graduated in 2007
Thesis Advisor: David Saffen
Thesis Title: Regulatory genetic variants in mental illness: focus on serotonin-related genes |
Ying Zhang, Postdoctoral Researcher
Yale University
Graduated in 2007
Thesis Advisor: Wolfgang Sadee
Thesis Title: Exploring functional genetic variants in genes involved in mental disorders |
Yvette Nout, Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California - San Francisco
Graduated in 2006
Thesis Advisor: Jacqueline Bresnahan
Thesis Title: Novel method to study autonomic nervous system function and effects of transplantation of precursor cells on recovery following spinal cord contusion injury |
Qi Zhong, Postdoctoral Researcher
The Ohio State University
Graduated in 2008
Thesis Advisor: Jeff Kuret
Thesis Title: Hyperphosphorylation and Mutation Enhance Tau Aggregation |
John Peterson, Postdoctoral Researcher
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Graduated in 2003
Thesis Advisor: Michael Beattie
Thesis Title: Inflammation and neuronal pathology in multiple sclerosis |
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