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MD-PhD Program

 

 

MD-PhD Students & Alumni - 2009 / 2010 Academic Year


NAME
YEAR*
MENTOR & DEPARTMENT
PhD RESEARCH AREA
or LAB ROTATIONS (LR) DONE
*LEGEND: M# = MD-phase curricular year of School of Medicine
G# = PhD-phase curricular year of Graduate School
P# = MD-PhD Program Year
Chris Liverman
cliverman@kumc.edu
M4-P7 Dr. Nancy Berman
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Influences of estrogen on sensory neuron function
Elizabeth Taglauer
etaglauer@kumc.edu
M4-P7 Dr. Peggy Petroff
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Immunology of pregnancy
Tim Donohue
tdonohue@kumc.edu
G4-P6 Dr. Peter Smith
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Autonomic nervous system/Cardiovascular phys
Karra Jones
kjones1@kumc.edu
M4-P6 Dr. Douglas Wright
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Proprioceptive abnormalities / muscle spindle innervation in diabetic neuropathy
Hope Karnes Nicely
hnicely@kumc.edu
M3-P6 Dr. Dianne Durham
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Effects of cochlear ablation on brainstem neurons
David Scoville
dscoville@kumc.edu
G4-P6

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

Adult stem cells [project - intestinal stem cells]
George Thomas
gthomas1@kumc.edu
M3-P6 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
G4-P6 Dr. Roy Jensen
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Transcriptional regulators of BRCA1
Eva Selfridge
jselfridge@kumc.edu
G3-P5

Dr. Peter Smith,
Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Effects of estrogen on the autonomic nervous system of the heart.
S. Kendall Smith
ssmith@kumc.edu
G3-P5 Dr. Scott Hawley,
Molecular and Integrative Physiology,
Stowers Medical Research Institute
Cell cycle regulation in female meiotic systems
Nick Stucky
nstucky@kumc.edu
G3-P5

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
G3-P5 Dr. Randy Nudo,
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Neuronal reorganization after cortical infarct in rats
Gustaf Van Acker
gvan@kumc.edu
G3-P5 Dr. Paul Cheney
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
neuromotor control
Megan Dunn
mdunn@kumc.edu
G2-P4

Dr. Doug Wright
Anatomy & Cell Biology

Neuroscience

Will Messamore
wmessamore@kumc.edu
G2-P4

Dr.Paul Cheney
Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Neuromotor control in primates
Shane Stecklein
sstecklein@kumc.edu
G2-P4 Dr. Roy Jensen
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Role of BRCA1 in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and breast cancer stem cell fate
Chris Tanzie
ctanzie@kumc.edu
G2-P4 Dr. Ting Xie,Anatomy & Cell Biology, Stowers Medical Research Institute  
Jason Gill
jgill@kumc.edu
G1-P3 Dr. Kausik Si, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Stowers Medical Research Institute  
Caleb Grote
cgrote@kumc.edu
G1-P3

Dr. Doug Wright
Anatomy & Cell Biology

 

Bliss Hartnett
bhartnett@kumc.edu
G1-P3

Dr. Andrew Symons
Ophthalmology, and Anatomy & Cell Biology

 
Michelle Healy
mhealy@kumc.edu
G1-P3

Dr. Beth Levant
Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics

 
Kyle Jansson
kjansson@kumc.edu
G1-P3

Dr. Gustavo Blanco
Molecular & Integrative Physiology

 
Jennifer Buseman
jbuseman@kumc.edu
M2-P2

undecided

LR - Dr. M. Cohen - Surgery, Dr. M. Petroff - Anatomy & Cell Biology
Natalie Katz
nkatz@kumc.edu
M2-P2

undecided

LR - Dr. P. Smith, Dr. D. Wright, Dr. L Li
Caitlin Linscheid
clinscheid@kumc.edu
M2-P2

undecided

LR - Dr. Reed, Dr. Christenson, Dr. Petroff. 2008: Dr. S. Buch - Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Daniel Parente
dparente@kumc.edu
M2-P2

undecided

LR - Dr. Swint-Kruse, Dr. Zeitlinger, Dr. Holyoak. 2008: Dr. M. Fisher - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Anand Venugopal
avenugopal@kumc.edu
M2-P2

undecided

LR - Dr. Jensen, Dr. Reed, Dr. Behbod, Dr. Wood. 2008: Dr. In-Young Choi lab, Hoglund Imaging Center
Naomi Butler,
Boston University
M1-P1 undecided LR - Dr. P. Cheney - Physiology
Patrick Grogan,
University of Minnesota
M1-P1 undecided LR - Dr. M. Cohen, Surgical Oncology
Brandon Hidaka,
University of Kansas
M1-P1 undecided LR - Dr. T. Fields,Institute for Regerative Biology & Medicine
Robert "Scooter" Plowman,
Oxford University, GB
M1-P1 undecided  
*LEGEND: M# = MD-phase curricular year of School of Medicine
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

The 2009 Van Wagenen Fellow,
Dr. Regis, Marseille, France


Residency: Neurosurgery, Brown University Medical Center


The Ricker Family 12/8/08
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
Oncology
Abbott Laboratories
Dept. R48K, Bldg. AP30-3
200 Abbott Park Road
Abbott Park, IL 60064
Phone: 847-937-2345


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

PGY5 Hematopathology Fellow,
University of California, San Francisco

Residency: Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
UCSF

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

Audrey Dec08
Audrey Blacklock, M.D.,
Ph.D., Family
audreyblacklock
@hotmail.com


2006 Dr. Peter Smith
Molecular and Integrative Physiology

PGY4, Comprehensive Opthalmology,
University of Minnesota

J Muppidi
Jagan Muppidi, M.D., Ph.D
.
2006 Dr. Richard Siegal NIH, and Dr. Curt Klaassen
Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
PGY4, Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital, NY
A Casillan
Al Casillan, M.D., Ph.D.
acasillan@kumc.edu
2006 Dr. John Wood
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
PGY4, 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

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Clinical Investigator Training Program, Dec, 2009 through Dec, 2011; mentor Paul Haluska, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.. Conclude Internal Medicine residency June 25, 2010, and a fellowship in Hematology/ Oncology from June, 2010 through June, 2014.  At the completion of these training programs, Dr. Weroha will be eligible for a 36 month certificate in Internal Medicine, a 24 month certificate in Clinician Investigator Training Program, and a 48 month certificate in Hematology/Oncology.


Teresa Orth

Teresa.Orth@hcs.maricopa.gov
2008 Dr. Norberto Gonzalez
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
-Hypoxia and microcirculation

PGY2, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ