
Please click on the name of each student to learn more about them.

Email: dchrisenberry@arizona.edu
Advisor: Sean Limesand, PhD
Research Interests: Diabetes, mitochondrial proteins, metabolism, gene expression/regulation
Personal Interests: Working out, watching soccer/MMA, hiking, binging TV, discovering new things that I enjoy!

Email: rdonovanschager@arizona.edu
Advisor: John Konhilas, PhD
Research Interests: Cardiovascular physiology, Reproductive Physiology, Sex Differences, Women's Health.
Personal Interests: Dancing, traveling, cooking, and spending time with family!

Email: nolandunn@arizona.edu
Advisor: Fiona Bailey, PhD
Research Interests: Cardiovascular health and impacts of blood flow shear patterns
Personal Interests: spending time outside, hiking or skiing, at the gym, or hanging out with my family and friends.

Email: mce3@arizona.edu
Advisor: Emmanuel Katsanis, PhD
Research Interests: To investigate the potential synergistic effects of exercise and pharmaceutical intervention on various forms of leukemia, and the effects of memory-like NK cells and anti-CD19 drugs in B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemias.
Personal Interests: soccer.

Email: mattgonzales@arizona.edu
Advisor: Paulo Pires, PhD
Research Interests: Aging, Health-span, and Alzheimer's disease.
Personal Interests: Working out, Hiking, Eating

Email: delaneyharris@arizona.edu
Advisor: Pawel Kiela, PhD
Research Interests: Immunology, Autoimmune Disease, Gut microbiome
Personal interests: Hiking, running, photography, spending time with friends and family

Email: shelbyherrick@arizona.edu
Advisor: John Konhilas, PhD
Research Interests: Neurodegenerative Disease, Pharmacology, Clinical Toxicology
Personal Interests: Photography and Travel, Thrifting, Car restoration and Caring for Plants
Publications:
Liang, W. Gu, M., Zhu L., Yan Z., Schenten D., Herrick S. Hongmin L., Samrat S.K., Zhu J.“The main protease of SARS-CoV-2 downregulates innate immunity via a translational repression.” Signal transduction and targeted therapy vol. 8,1 162. 13 Apr. 2023, doi:10.1038/s41392-023-01418-3

Email: ejlu1@arizona.edu
Advisor: Paul Langlais, PhD
Research interests: Insulin signaling, cell/molecular research, type 2 diabetes
Personal interests: Making soup, crochet/amigurumi, writing/poetry

Email: paigemartin@arizona.edu
Advisor: Paulo Pires, PhD
Research Interests: Vascular changes associated with aging and vascular dementias.
Personal Interests: Swimming & Drinking Coffee

Email: bayleereed@arizona.edu
Advisor: Dawn K. Coletta, PhD
Research Interests: Type 2 Diabetes & Obesity, Metabolism, Aging
Personal Interests: Anything outdoors, photography, traveling, spending time with family and friends

Email: madelynskoda@arizona.edu
Advisor: Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD
Research Interests: Aging, Metabolism, Neurodegeneration, Sex differences
Personal Interests: growing plants, eating plants, and protecting plants from my cats

Email: csterzinar@arizona.edu
Advisor: Carol Barnes, PhD
Research Interests: Impact of Aging on the Brain; Learning and Memory; Neurodegenerative Disorders
Personal Interests: Baking, Running, Playing Sports, and Drawing.

Email: sthai1234@arizona.edu
Advisor: Paulo Pires, PhD
Research Interests: Alzheimer’s Disease, Cerebrovascular Physiology
Personal Interests: Traveling, dancing, working out, and spending time with friends & family