![PS MS Students](/sites/default/files/styles/az_large/public/2024-01/23_0426_PhysiologicalSciencesGradGroup-1.jpg?itok=I0lpwRAO)
Please click on the name of each student to learn more about them.
![Daniel Chrisenberry, PS MS Student](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2024-01/23_0390_Chrisenberry_Daniel.jpg?itok=5fDS80I3)
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!
![Ryan Donovan-Schager, PS MS Student](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2024-01/23_0432_Donovan-Schager_Ryan-1-Edit.jpg?itok=2fZnGdfC)
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!
![Nolan Dunn, PS MS Student](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2024-01/23_0432_Dunn_Nolan-3-Edit.jpg?itok=GGQP9IFd)
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.
![Matthew Edwards, PS MS Student](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2024-01/23_0432_Edwards_Matthew-6-Edit.jpg?itok=xnwarVht)
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.
![Matthew Gonzales, PS MS Student](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2024-01/23_0390_Gonzales_Matthew.jpg?itok=l-lfHzQc)
Email: mattgonzales@arizona.edu
Advisor: Paulo Pires, PhD
Research Interests: Aging, Health-span, and Alzheimer's disease.
Personal Interests: Working out, Hiking, Eating
![Delaney Harris, PS MS Student](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2024-01/23_0390_Harris_Delaney.jpg?itok=UKD3nmUA)
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
![Shelby Herrick, PS MS Student](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2024-01/23_0432_Herrick_Shelby-4-Edit-Edit.jpg?itok=MexiVFrA)
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
![Emilie Lu, PS MS Student](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2024-01/23_0432_Lu_Emilie-7-Edit.jpg?itok=Qy1hNFD3)
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
![Paige Martin, PS MS Student](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2024-01/23_0390_Martin_Paige.jpg?itok=875PWP2X)
Email: paigemartin@arizona.edu
Advisor: Paulo Pires, PhD
Research Interests: Vascular changes associated with aging and vascular dementias.
Personal Interests: Swimming & Drinking Coffee
![Baylee Reed, PS MS Student](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2024-01/23_0390_Reed_Baylee.jpg?itok=W-AldoYK)
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
![Maddy Skoda, PS MS Student](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2024-01/23_0432_Skoda_Maddy-1-Edit.jpg?itok=q44MVHs0)
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
![Christopher Sterzinar, PS MS Student](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2024-01/23_0432_Sternizar_Christopher-3-Edit.jpg?itok=cO2c1mvh)
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.
![Stephenie Thai, PS MS Student](/sites/default/files/styles/az_small/public/2024-01/23_0390_Thai_Stephenie.jpg?itok=0xMQ0sNA)
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