Please click on the name of each student to learn more about them.
Email: champ5@arizona.edu
Advisor: Katalin Gothard, PhD
Research Interests: Neurophysiology
Personal Interests: Reading, hiking, and traveling.
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: echurch@arizona.edu
Advisor: Carol Barnes, PhD
Research Interests: Electrophysiology of memory and aging
Personal Interests: Reading, traveling, and going to concerts.
Email: melissardennis@arizona.edu
Advisor: Christopher Banek, PhD
Research Interests: Cardiovascular and Renal Physiology, Polycystic Kidney Disease
Personal Interests: Hiking, working out, and drinking lots of coffee
Publications:
Parvin , I., Gauthier, M., Dennis, M. and Banek, C. (2021), Sequential Afferent-Targeted and Total Renal Denervation and Impact on Regulation of Arterial Pressure, Glomerular Filtration, and Sodium Handling in Sprague Dawley Male Rats. The FASEB Journal, 35:. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.S1.04343
Gauthier, M., Dennis, M., Parvin, I., Schwartz, K. and Banek, C. (2021), Cannabinoid Administration Does Not Affect Mean Arterial Pressure or Glomerular Filtration Rate in DOCA-Salt Hypertensive Rats. The FASEB Journal, 35:. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.S1.04100
Email: jema919@arizona.edu
Advisor: Andrew Fuglevand, PhD
Research Interests: Neurophysiology: Cognitive Development, Learning and Memory, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Cognitive Resilience, Movement/ Motor Control
Personal Interests: Volleyball, hiking, traveling, running, aerial silks, rock climbing, scuba diving, learning to play piano, spending time with family and friends
Email: sfalana1@arizona.edu
Advisor: Jared Churko, PhD
Research Interests: Cardiovascular Physiology, hiPSC disease modeling, Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Personal Interests: Swimming, Watching movies, Traveling, Spending time with family and friends
Email: samgillman@arizona.edu
Advisor: Scott Boitano, PhD
Research Interests: Biased Signaling, Allergic Asthma
Personal Interests: Cycling and Running
Publications:
Schiff, H. V., Rivas, C. M., Pederson, W. P., Sandoval, E., Gillman, S., Prisco, J., Kume, M., Dussor, G., Vagner, J., Ledford, J. G., Price, T. J., DeFea, K. A., & Boitano, S. (2022). β‐arrestin‐biased proteinase‐activated receptor‐2 antagonist C781 limits allergen‐induced airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation. British Journal of Pharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.15903
Email: mattgonzales@arizona.edu
Advisor: Jennifer Stern, PhD
Research Interests: Metabolism, Aging and Health span
Personal Interests: Working out, Hiking, Eating
Email: adriangrijalva@arizona.edu
Advisor: Steven Goldman, M.D.
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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: shutchison@arizona.edu
Advisor: Michael Grandner, PhD
Interests: Role of metabolism and obesity in aging.
Personal Interests: Rock climbing, weightlifting, snowboarding and science fiction.
Email: korakostiew@arizona.edu
Advisor: Jennifer Teske, PhD
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Email: loretol@arizona.edu
Advisor: Heddwen Brooks, PhD
Research Interests: Cardiovascular Physiology and Cardiovascular Disease; Hypertension; Reproductive Physiology; Nutritional Sciences and Disease
Personal Interests: Reading, cooking and baking, spending time with loved ones and traveling
Email: emmalouis@arizona.edu
Advisor: TBD
Research Interests: Immunology, Sex Differences
Personal interests: hiking, traveling, drinks and hanging with friends, going to the gym, NBA
Publications:
Blackwell JA, Silva JF, Louis EM, Savu A, Largent-Milnes TM, Brooks HL, Pires PW. Cerebral arteriolar and neurovascular dysfunction after chemically-induced menopause in mice. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 23 Sept 2022.
Email: paigemartin@arizona.edu
Advisor: Jen Stern, PhD
Research Interests: Metabolism & Aging
Personal Interests: Swimming & Drinking Coffee
Email: amobramaein@arizona.edu
Advisor: Pawel Kiela, PhD
Research Interests: Systems physiology, Gastrointestinal diseases, Gut microbiome, Immunobiology
Personal Interests: Trying new foods, watching crime movies, forensic science, spending time with my family and friends
Email: chinaenyendugba@arizona.edu
Advisor: John Konhilas, PhD
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Publications:
Amu EO, Ndugba SC, Olatona FA. Knowledge of Cervical Cancer and Attitude to Cervical Cancer Screening among Women in Somolu Local Government Area, Lagos, Nigeria; Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care. 2019; 31 (1) 76–85.
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: 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
Email: ikethesz@arizona.edu
Advisor: Michael Grandner, PhD
Research Interests: Sleep habits and exercise/academic performance, improving sleep efficiency
Personal interests: Anything outdoors, exercise, coaching cheer/tumbling, spending time with loved ones
Email: mvance1@arizona.edu
Advisor: Kirsten Limesand, PhD
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Email: naw12@arizona.edu
Advisor: John Konhilas, PhD
Research Interests: Cardiovascular and Reproductive Physiology, CVD (Cardiovascular Disease), affects of sex differences on the heart
Personal Interests: Being a Father, Photography, Gardening, and Swimming
Email: lindawu@arizona.edu
Advisor: Dawn K. Coletta, PhD
Research Interests: Obesity & Type 2 Diabetes, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Personal Interests: Major foodie, dance, yoga, binge watching shows, and hanging out with friends and family!
Publications:
Garcia LA, Zapata-Bustos R, Day SE, Campos B, Hamzaoui Y, Wu L, Leon AD, Krentzel J, Coletta RL, De Filippis E, Roust LR, Mandarino LJ, Coletta DK. Can Exercise Training Alter Human Skeletal Muscle DNA Methylation? Metabolites. 2022 Mar 2;12(3):222. doi: 10.3390/metabo12030222. PMID: 35323665; PMCID: PMC8953782.
Wang Z, Jain P, Rodriguez M, Ayon R, Ravellette K, Wu L, Balistrieri F, Tang H, Wu X, Chen J, Zhao T, Black S, Desai A, Garcia J, Sun X, Shyy J, Valdez-Jasso D, Thistlehwaite P, Makino A, Wang J, Yuan JX. Endothelial upregulation of mechanosensitive channel Piezo1 in pulmonary hypertension. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2021 Dec 1;321(6):C1010-C1027. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00147.2021. Epub 2021 Oct 20. PMID: 34669509; PMCID: PMC8714987.
Wu L, Qin J, Lu S, Howell J, Gelety T. J., Wu B. (2019). Effect of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) on Babies Born: Compared by IVF Laboratories of Two Countries. In: Feng, HL, ed. Embryology: Theory and Practice. London, UK: IntechOpen, 123-134. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.87842
Babicheva A, Ayon RJ, Zhao T, Ek Vitorin JF, Pohl NM, Yamamura A, Yamamura H, Quinton BA, Ba M, Wu L, Ravellette KS, Rahimi S, Balistrieri F, Harrington A, Vanderpool RR, Thistlethwaite PA, Makino A, Yuan JX. MicroRNA-mediated downregulation of K+ channels in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2020 Jan 1;318(1):L10-L26. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00010.2019. Epub 2019 Sep 25. PMID: 31553627; PMCID: PMC6985878.
Wu B, Qin J, Lu S, Wu L, Gelety, T. J. (2017). Improving ART Pregnancy Rate with Two Kinds of Media and Two Types of Incubators. In: Embryo Cleavage. Rijeka, Croatia: InTech, 99-111. doi:10.5772/intechopen.70062