University at Buffalo (UB)
PhD
Arin Bhattacharjee, PhD, presents his doctoral student, Dr. Kerri Pryce, with the Dennis Higgins Award. Dr. Pryce is now a postdoctoral associate at Icahn School of Medicine in New York City.
Our PhD graduates hold positions in industry, government and higher education.
2023
| Name | Dissertation Topic | Principal Investigator | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Xu, PhD | Cardiac Troponin I Mediates Autoimmune Mechanisms of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Myocarditis | Umesh Sharma, PhD | Analytical Chemistry Specialist, Medpace Inc, Cincinnati, OH |
2021
| Name | Dissertation Topic | Principal Investigator | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Van Etten, PhD | CTelomeres and Mitochondria as Potential Targets for the Chronic Toxicity of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) | James Olson, PhD | Toxicologist, US Food & Drug Administration |
| Shuhang Dai, PhD | CaMKK2 Mediates Akt Activation by Growth Factors in Parallel to the Canonical PI3K/PDK1 Pathway | Arthur Edelman, PhD | Senior Scientist, Regeneron, Tarrytown, NY |
| Rasheen Powell, PhD | Nociceptors Endocytosis Regulates Inflammatory Pain | Arin Bhattacharjee, PhD | Postdoc, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard University |
2019
| Name | Dissertation Topic | Principal Investigator | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria J. Trujillo, PhD | Optimization of a Rhodopsin Targeting Ribozyme Knockdown-Reconstitute Strategy for Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa | John Sullivan, MD, PhD | Empire Fellow at NYS Department of Transportation |
| Grant Glatfelter, PhD | In-Vivo Efficacy of Environmental Chemical & Novel Type Preferring Ligands at SCN Melatonin Receptors in Models of Chronobiological Behaviors | Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| Jennifer A. Martin Schieber, PhD | Opiate-Induced Plasticity in the Mesolimbic Dopamine System | David Dietz, PhD | Scientist III, Thermo Fisher Scientific |
| Norma Zamora, PhD | Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels Function in Reactive Astrocytes | Pablo Paez, PhD | Laboratory Assistant at San Bernardino County Public Health Laboratory; Lecturer, Riverside City College, Riverside, CA |
Lakeisha Lewter, PhD (Neuroscience Program) | Characterization of Novel α2/α3 Subtype-Selective GABAA Receptor Positive Allosteric Modulators | Jun-Xu Li, PhD | Postdoctoral Research Associate, The University of Texas at Dallas |
2018
| Name | Dissertation Topic | Principal Investigator | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Yawson, PhD | Novel Anti-Cancer Agents Targeting Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) Protein-Protein Interactions | Rajendram V. Rajnarayanan, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Kerri Pryce, PhD | Functional Regulation of Ion Channels in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons by Magi-1: Implications in Pain Signaling | Arin Bhattacharjee, PhD
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai |
2017
| Name | Dissertation Topic | Principal Investigator | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Siemian, PhD (Neuroscience Program) | Further Characterization of Imidazoline I2 Receptor Agonist-Induced Antinociception
| Jun-Xu Li, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| Angela Gocher, PhD | Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Kinase 2 Phosphorylates and Activates Oncogenic Akt
| Arthur Edelman, PhD | Postdoctoral Associate, University of Pittsburgh Department of Immunology |
| Chong Zhang, PhD | The Roles of Phosphodiesterase 4 Subtypes in Neuropsychiatric Conditions
| James O'Donnell, PhD | Working in pharma industry in Shanghai, China |
| Diara Santiago Gonzalez, PhD | A Role for Voltage-Operated Calcium Channels in the Development of Oligodendrocytes
| Pablo Paez, PhD | Scientist, Convelo Therapeutics, Cleveland, OH |
| Sushmitha Gururaj, PhD | Regulatory Mechanisms of Slack KNa Channels in Sensory Neuronal Excitability
| Arin Bhattacharjee, PhD | Scientific Communications Specialist, Inscopix, Inc; Palo Alto, CA |
2016
| Name | Dissertation Topic | Principal Investigator | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiabei Liu, PhD | Roles of MT1 and MT2 Melatonin Receptors in Mediating the Effects of Luzindole on Depression-like and Anxiety-like Behaviors and Hippocampal Neurogenesis
| Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD | VP of Pharmaceutical Investment, StarLink Capital, Jersey City, NJ |
| Danielle Tomasello, PhD (Neuroscience Program) | Slick (Kcnt2) Potassium Channel Regulates Pain
| Arin Bhattacharjee, PhD | Postdoctoral Researcher, Whitehead Institute, MIT |
2015
| Name | Dissertation Topic | Principal Investigator | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Singleton, PhD | Characterization of Human Metabolism and Exposures to Organophosphorus and Pyrethroid Insecticides
| James Olson, PhD | Senior Toxicologist, Kimberly-Clark, Neenah, WI |
| Yina Ma, PhD (Neuroscience Program) | Limiting Ischemic Injury by Pharmacologically Administering Antithrombin or Modulating Glucocorticoid Receptor Activity | Ji Li, PhD | Postdoctoral Researcher, Yale University |
| Jing Wang, PhD | Regulation of Human Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Fate by Transcription Factors
| Fraser J. Sim, PhD | Scientist, Biogen, Cambridge, MA |
| Shannon Clough, PhD (Neuroscience Program) | Circadian Modulation of Reward via the MT1 and MT2 Melatonin Receptors | Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD | United States Navy |
| Bethany Rankin Asare, PhD | Proteomics-Assisted Discovery of Novel Anti-Cancer Agents Targeting the Human Estrogen Receptor Interactome | Rajendram V. Rajnarayanan, PhD | Facility Head, National Cancer Institute DCTD Tumor Repository |
2014
| Name | Dissertation Topic | Principal Investigator | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Thorn, PhD | Behavioral Characterization of Imidazoline I2 Receptor Ligands: Interactions with Opioids
| Jun-Xu Li, PhD | Staff Fellow, US Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR |
| Ekue Adamah-Biassi, PhD | Melatonin Receptor-Mediated Modulation of Multiple Behavioral Rhythms in Single Housed Mice | Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD | Lead Toxicologist, Arkema, King of Prussia, PA |
2013
| Name | Dissertation Topic | Principal Investigator | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Morrison-Nozik, PhD | Regulatory Mechanisms of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in Limiting Myocardial Infarction | Ji Li, PhD | Resident Physician, Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine |
| Loukia Karacosta, PhD | The Role of CaMKK2 in Prostate Cancer Progression
| Arthur Edelman, PhD | Assistant Professor, Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
2012
| Name | Dissertation Topic | Principal Investigator | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Crane, MD, PhD | Assessment of Human Exposure and Susceptibility to Chlorpyrifos
| James Olson, PhD | Urology Resident, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH |
| Chao Tong, PhD | Pharmacological Activation of SIRT1 Protects Against Cardiac Ischemic Injury in the Senescent Heart
| Ji Li, PhD | International Pregnancy Research Alliance, Deputy Director, Canada-China-New Zealand Joint Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine by The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing |
2011
| Name | Dissertation Topic | Principal Investigator | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jingying Wang, PhD | Limiting Cardiac Ischemic Injury by Pharmacologically Augmenting the AMPK Signaling Pathway
| Ji Li, PhD | Senior Scientist, Amgen, San Francisco, CA |
| Corie Ellison, PhD | Assessing the Human Health Risks of Exposure to Organophosphorus Pesticides | James Olson, PhD | Toxicologist, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH |