Annie Danyang Dang

Research Interest: Neuroimaging
Prior Education: Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., University of North Texas Health Science Center, M.S. 

Trong Phat Do

Research Interest: Cancer Biology
Prior Education: Texas Christian University, B.S.

Joseph Goodson-Gregg

Research Interest: Cancer Immunology 
Prior Education: Macalester College, B.A.

Tony Yu-Hsiu Lin

Research Interest: Cancer Bioinformatics
Prior Education: University of California-Berkeley, B.A. 

Linh Pham

Research Interest: Neuroimaging
Prior Education: Humboldt State University, B.S. 

NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program, Track 1 Student 

Meng Wang

Research Interest: Neuroscience, Aging
Prior Education: University of Houston, B.S.

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Anne Wells

Research Interest: Neuroscience, Physiology 
Prior Education: Rice University, B.A., Boston University, M.S.

Dene Betz

Research Interest: Neuroscience
Prior Education: University of Texas at Dallas, B.S.

Rolando Garza

Research Interest: Immunology, Neuroscience
Prior Education: University of Texas at San Antonio, B.S.

Sarah Mahn

Research Interest: Pharmacology, Cancer Biology
Prior Education: Mount Mary University, B.S.

Jan Simper

Research Interest: Immunology, Infectious Diseases
Prior Education: Arizona State University, B.S.

Austin Todd

Research Interest: Neuroscience, Imaging
Prior Education: California State University-Sacramento, B.S. 

Jeff Liujie Wang

Research Interest: Cancer, Genetics
Prior Education: UC Los Angeles, B.S., M.S.

Nicole Wrigley

Research Interest: Neuroscience, Pharmacology & Physiology 
Prior Education: University of Virginia, B.S.

Eric Baeuerle, Ph.D.

Ph.D. Track: Biology of Aging
Ph.D. Mentor: Nicolas Musi, M.D.
Ph.D. Project: "Evaluation of Microbiome-Targeting Interventions on
Metabolic Endotoxemia and Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Humans" 
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: July 22, 2020
Prior Education: Rice University, B.S.

Laura Caflisch, Ph.D.

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Brian Iskra, Ph.D.

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Cassandra Leonardo, Ph.D.

Ph.D. Track: Radiological Sciences, Neuroscience Imaging Track
Ph.D. Mentor: Peter Fox, M.D.
Ph.D. Project: "Genetic Influence over Age-Related Functional Connectivity
Changes within the Default Mode Network"
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: May 13, 2020

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Petra (Jans) Pederson, Ph.D.

Ph.D. Track: Physiology & Pharmacology
Ph.D. Mentor: Susan Mooberry, PhD
Ph.D. Project: “Evaluating the Effects of Eribulin and Paclitaxel on
Exosome Formation and Cargo in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells”
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: May 7, 2020 
Prior Education: Colorado College, B.A.

Jacob T. Boyd, Ph.D.

Ph.D. Track: Physiology & Pharmacology
Ph.D. Mentor: Kenneth Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Ph.D. Project: "High Omega-6 Diet Produces a Painful Peripheral
Neuropathy that is Rescued by Altering Membrane Lipid Content or Enzyme Activity"
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: August 1, 2019
Award: NIH F30AT009949 "Role of High Omega-6 Diet as a Risk Factor for Pain Through Increased TRPV1 and TRPA1 Activity"
Prior Education: University of North Texas, B.A.; University of Kansas, M.A.

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Kristen (Rogers) Canady, Ph.D.

Ph.D. Track: Microbiology & Immunology
Ph.D. Mentor: Sunil Ahuja, M.D.
Ph.D. Project: “Novel Approaches to Uncover Host Genetic Correlates of HIV Disease Progression”
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: June 24, 2019
Prior Education: Rice University, B.A., University of North Texas Health Science Center, M.S.

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Eithan Kotkowski, Ph.D.

Ph.D. Track: Radiological Sciences, Neuroscience Imaging Track
Ph.D. Mentor: Peter Fox, M.D.
Ph.D. Project: "A Neural Signature of Metabolic Syndrome"
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: April 24, 2019
Award: NIMH Research supplement to promote diversity in health-related research; CTSA Translational Science (TL-1) Fellowship Award, 2018; Armand J. Guarino Award for Academic Excellence in Doctoral Studies, 2019 
Prior Education: University of Texas at Austin, B.S.

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Trevi Mancilla, Ph.D.