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MD-PhD Program

New 2007 Class

Current MD-PhD Students


NAME
YEAR*
MENTOR & DEPARTMENT
PhD RESEARCH AREA
or LAB ROTATIONS (LR) DONE
Teresa Orth
torth@kumc.edu
M4-P7 Dr. Norberto Gonzalez
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Hypoxia and microcirculation
Alexandra Knudson
aknudson@kumc.edu
G4-P6 Dr. Doug Wright
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Diabetic neuropathy
Chris Liverman
cliverman@kumc.edu
G3-P5 Dr. Nancy Berman
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Influences of estrogen on sensory neuron function
Elizabeth Taglauer
etaglauer@kumc.edu
G3-P5 Dr. Peggy Petroff
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Immunology of pregnancy
Tim Donohue
tdonohue@kumc.edu
G2-P4 Dr. Peter Smith
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Autonomic nervous system/Cardiovascular phys
Karra Jones
kjones1@kumc.edu
G2-P4 Dr. Douglas Wright
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Proprioceptive abnormalities / muscle spindle innervation in diabetic neuropathy
Hope Karnes Nicely
hnicely@kumc.edu
G2-P4 Dr. Dianne Durham
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Effects of cochlear ablation on brainstem neurons
David Scoville
dscoville@kumc.edu
G2-P4

Dr. Linheng Li
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Stowers Medical Research Institute

Adult stem cells [project - intestinal stem cells]
George Thomas
gthomas1@kumc.edu
G2-P4 Dr. Jeffrey Burns
Molecular and Integrative Physiology, & Neurology
Insulin’s effects on neuroanatomic correlates of memory in Alzheimer’s disease using functional and arterial spin labeling MRI.  The role of the apoE-e4 gene in modulating CNS insulin signaling.
Wenjia Wang
wwang@kumc.edu
G2-P4 Dr. Roy Jensen
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Transcriptional regulators of BRCA1
Eva Selfridge
jselfridge@kumc.edu
G1-P3

Dr. Peter Smith,
Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Effects of estrogen on the autonomic nervous system of the heart.
S. Kendall Smith
ssmith@kumc.edu
G1-P3 Dr. Scott Hawley,
Molecular and Integrative Physiology,
Stowers Medical Research Institute
Cell cycle regulation in female meiotic systems
Nick Stucky
nstucky@kumc.edu
G1-P3

Dr. Nancy Berman,
Anatomy & Cell Biol. &
Dr. Ken McCarson,
Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics

Behavioral model of migraine and neuropeptide influence on pathogenesis
Edward Urban III
eurban@kumc.edu
G1-P3 Dr. Randy Nudo,
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Neuronal reorganization after cortical infarct in rats
Gustaf Van Acker
gvan@kumc.edu
G1-P3 Dr. Paul Cheney
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
neuromotor control
Megan Dunn
mdunn@kumc.edu
M2-P2

Dr. Doug Wright
Anatomy & Cell Biology

Neuroscience

Will Messamore
wmessamore@kumc.edu
M2-P2

Dr. David Albertini
Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Reproductive Physiology
Shane Stecklein
sstecklein@kumc.edu
M2-P2 Dr. Roy Jensen
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Role of molecular chaperones in BRCA1 expression and function
Chris Tanzie
ctanzie@kumc.edu
M2-P2 Dr. Ting Xie,Anatomy & Cell Biology, Stowers Medical Research Institute  
Jason Gill
jgill@kumc.edu
M1-P1

undecided

LR - R. Yu - Stower's Institute of Medical Research
Caleb Grote
cgrote@kumc.edu
M1-P1

undecided

LR - M. Parmely - Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics.
P. Petroff - Anatomy & Cell Biology

Bliss Hartnett
bhartnett@kumc.edu
M1-P1

undecided

LR - M. Fisher - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Michelle Healy
mhealy@kumc.edu
M1-P1

undecided

LR - B. Hagenbuch and G. Guo -Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
Kyle Jansson
kjansson@kumc.edu
M1-P1

undecided

LR – J. Calvet - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
*LEGEND: M# = MD-phase curricular year of SOM
G# = PhD-phase curricular year of Graduate School
P# = MD-PhD Program Year

Graduates


NAME
GRAD-
UATED
MENTOR & DEPARTMENT
CURRENT POSITION
M Park
Michael Park, M.D.,Ph.D.
Michael_Park@brown.edu
2002 Dr. Paul Cheney
Molecular and Integrative Physiology

PGY6 Neurosurgery, Brown University Medical Center

J Ricker family
Justin Ricker, M.D.,Ph.D.
justin.ricker@abbott.com
2002 Dr. Vincent Gattone II
(now at Indiana Univ Med Ctr)
Anatomy and Cell Biology

Medical Director
Abbott Laboratories
Dept. R48K, Bldg. AP30-3
200 Abbott Park Road
Abbott Park, IL 60064
Phone: 484-477-2635


R Gill
Ryan M. Gill, M.D.,Ph.D.
ryanmgill@gmail.com
2005 Dr. Joan Hunt
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

PGY3 Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
U.C. San Francisco

2006 - Best Resident Research in Lab Medicine Award [Dept. Path.& Lab Med]. ("Understanding development of microchimerism following transfusion in the trauma setting").


Audrey Blacklock, M.D.,
Ph.D.
audreyblacklock
@hotmail.com


2006 Dr. Peter Smith
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
PGY2, Neuro-opthalmology,
University of Minnesota
(PGY1, Medicine, Boise, ID)
J Muppidi
Jagan Muppidi, M.D., Ph.D
.
2006 Dr. Richard Siegal NIH, and Dr. Curt Klaassen
Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
PGY2, Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital, NY
A Casillan
Al Casillan, M.D., Ph.D.
acasillan@kumc.edu
2006 Dr. John Wood
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
PGY2, Surgery, University Kansas Medical Center

S. John Weroha, M.D., Ph.D.
Weroha.Saravut@mayo.edu

2007 Dr. Johnathan Li Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
- Hormonal carcinogenesis
PGY1, Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN