{"id":390,"date":"2009-06-12T09:21:29","date_gmt":"2009-06-12T13:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/?page_id=390"},"modified":"2024-11-06T10:44:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T15:44:34","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/people\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Program Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"alumGrid\">\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2019\/10\/2019-28-Oct-Kelly-Wingfield-FAB02341-0C47-4DD1-AD85-B4824592F4A6.jpeg\" alt=\"Melvin Zhang\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19142 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Kelly Wingfield- 2024<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Dissertation:<\/strong><span> <\/span> Spectrotemporal organization of mouse ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) during neonatal opioid withdrawal and a dynorphin\/kappa opioid receptor component in females<br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> Camron Bryant, Ph.D. <\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> <\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Chelsea-Webber-picture.jpg\" alt=\"Melvin Zhang\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19142 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Chelsea Webber- 2024<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Dissertation:<\/strong><span> <\/span> PhD in Pharmacology<br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> Benjamin Wolozin, MD\/Ph.D. <\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> Postdoctoral Fellow|University of Texas at Austin<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2021\/10\/2021-18-Oct-130037971_10224681071125207_1739679562771082451_n91.jpg\" alt=\"Melvin Zhang\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19142 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Kristen Segars - 2024<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Dissertation:<\/strong><span> <\/span> PhD in Neuroscience<br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span> Vickery Trinkaus-Randall, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> Completing the M.D. portion of the training <\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Photo.jpg\" alt=\"Melvin Zhang\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19142 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Jack Sherman- 2024<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Dissertation:<\/strong><span> <\/span> PhD in Pharmacology<br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> Xue Han, Ph.D. <\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> Molecular biology AI training consultant<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_6190.jpeg\" alt=\"Melvin Zhang\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19142 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Jonique George - 2024<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Dissertation:<\/strong><span> <\/span> MOLECULAR DETERMINATION OF \u03b15-SUBUNIT CONTAINING \u03b3-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID TYPE A RECEPTORS (GABAARs)IN A RAT MODEL OF ALZHEIMER\u2019S DISEASE<br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Shelley Russek, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> <\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/DSC01166-e1634522198617.jpeg\" alt=\"Melvin Zhang\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19142 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Xuan (Anita) He - 2023<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Dissertation:<\/strong><span> <\/span><span>: Identification of the genetic risks of craniosynostosis in zebrafish model<br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Shannon Fisher, M.D.\/Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> Research Project Manager|Boston Medical Center<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/Jacob-Beierle-headshot.jpeg\" alt=\"Melvin Zhang\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19142 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Jacob Beierle- 2023<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span> <\/span> <strong> PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> <\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/06\/IMG_2289-e1634334703735.jpg\" alt=\"Melvin Zhang\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19142 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Justin English - 2023<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span> <\/span> <strong> PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> <\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/06\/Shawn-Herron-Picture-1-e1634523176939.jpg\" alt=\"Melvin Zhang\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19142 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Shawn Herron - 2023<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span> <\/span><span> PhD in Pharmacology<br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/07\/kellymiao-e1634335363313.jpeg\" alt=\"Melvin Zhang\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19142 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Kelly Miao - 2023<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span> <\/span> <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> <\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/06\/MattReiss-e1679365204891.jpg\" alt=\"Melvin Zhang\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19142 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Matthew Reiss - 2023<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span> <\/span> <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> <\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/05\/IMG_2266-e1634333349423-298x300-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Melvin Zhang\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19142 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/05\/IMG_2266-e1634333349423-298x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/05\/IMG_2266-e1634333349423-298x300-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/05\/IMG_2266-e1634333349423-298x300-1.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Melvin Zhang - 2022<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span> <\/span><span>IL-13 Controls IL-33 Activity through Modulation of ST2<\/span>: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Linda Burkly, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> Senior <\/span>Scientist, Pfizer<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/07\/KHenry-Pic-e1634335179140-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Kate Henry\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13439 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Kate Henry - 2022<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span> <\/span><span>Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling (MAVS) is Essential for Elevated Type I Interferon Signaling in the Aging Central Nervous System (CNS)\u00a0<\/span>: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Linda Burkly, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> Senior <\/span>Scientist, Biogen<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/06\/headshot-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Gallo\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13394 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Christina Gallo - 2022<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Alternative Splicing of APOER2 Across the Evolution of the Vertebrate Brain and its Relevance to Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Angela Ho, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> Scientist I<\/span>, Biogen<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/gregory_wirak-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Gregory Wirak\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19842 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/gregory_wirak-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/gregory_wirak-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/gregory_wirak-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/gregory_wirak.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Gregory Wirak - 2022<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Nervous System Dysfunction in Aging and Exposure to Volatile Anesthetics: In Vivo Neuronal Imaging in C. Elegans: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Christopher V. Gabel, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sanofi<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/hana_yeh-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hana Yeh\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19844 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/hana_yeh-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/hana_yeh-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/hana_yeh-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/hana_yeh-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/hana_yeh.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Hana Yeh - 2021<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Determining the role of microglia in maternal immune activation mouse model: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Tsuneya Ikezu, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Perlis Laborary at MGH<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2021\/10\/Jane-Lock-150x150.png\" alt=\"Jane Lock\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16695 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Jane Lock - 2021<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span> <\/span><span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">Defining the roles of ATR activators ETAA1 and TopB1 in the alternative lengthening of telomeres pathway<\/span>: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Rachel Flynn, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Completing MD portion of MD\/PhD<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2018\/04\/IMG_0223-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Marc Vittoria\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14219 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2018\/04\/IMG_0223-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2018\/04\/IMG_0223-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2018\/04\/IMG_0223-768x767.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2018\/04\/IMG_0223-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2018\/04\/IMG_0223.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Marc Vittoria - 2021<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Hippo pathway inactivation in melanoma development: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Neil Ganem, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> <\/span>Completing MD portion of MD\/PhD<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/QiuRuan_Photo-e1635817614658-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11063 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/QiuRuan_Photo-e1635817614658-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/QiuRuan_Photo-e1635817614658-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/QiuRuan_Photo-e1635817614658-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/QiuRuan_Photo-e1635817614658-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/QiuRuan_Photo-e1635817614658-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/QiuRuan_Photo-e1635817614658-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Qiu Ruan - 2020<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Dissecting the multi-functional role of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H1 in methamphetamine addiction traits: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Camron Bryant, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Application Scientist, Euretos; Scientific Consultant, Genedata<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2020\/02\/Sema-Quadir-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16142 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Sema Quadir - 2020<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Involvement of Sigma Receptors in the Detrimental Effects of Chronic Alcohol Exposure: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisors:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Valentina Sabino, Ph.D. and Pietro Cottone, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Postdoctoral Researach Associate at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/JeremyBurns-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19730\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/JeremyBurns-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/JeremyBurns-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/JeremyBurns-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/JeremyBurns-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/JeremyBurns-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/JeremyBurns-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Jeremy Burns - 2020<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Differential accumulation of storage bodies with aging defines discrete subsets of microglia in the healthy brain:<strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Michael Mingueneau, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<span><strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Senior Scientist at Abata Therapeutics<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Veronica-go-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19732\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Veronica-go-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Veronica-go-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Veronica-go-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Veronica-go-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Veronica-go-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Veronica-go-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Veronica Go - 2020<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong> Tiny But Mighty: Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesciles as a Therapeutic in a Monkey Nodel of Cortical Injury: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisors:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Tara Moore, Ph.D. and Douglas Rosene, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, City of Hope; Manager, Molecular Pharmacology at NeuroTrauma Sciences, LLC<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Website-Photo-Franco-Puleo-e1634522141639.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Website-Photo-Franco-Puleo-e1634522141639-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Franco Puleo\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14302 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Franco Puleo - 2020<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Integrated renal and neural mechanisms contributing to sodium homeostasis and blood pressure regulation:\u00a0<strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Richard Wainford, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Scientist, Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions; Scientist I, Technical Development, Gene Therapy, Biogen<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/ARubio-BU-Grad-Photo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/ARubio-BU-Grad-Photo1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Angel Rubio\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9958 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Angel Rubio - 2019<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Designing chemokine-loaded temperature-sensitive liposomes: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisors: <\/strong>Tyrone M. Porter Ph.D. and Xuemei Zhong, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> Scientific Writer at ImmunityBio, Inc.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Tararina-photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Tararina-photo-e1636943177904-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Margarita Tararina\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9968 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Tararina-photo-e1636943177904-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Tararina-photo-e1636943177904-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Tararina-photo-e1636943177904-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Margarita Tararina - 2019<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Structural and mechanistic analyses of a nicotine- degrading enzyme from Pseudomonas putida: towards design of tools and biotherapeutics: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Karen N. Allen, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/EmilyOsann-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19734\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/EmilyOsann-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/EmilyOsann-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/EmilyOsann-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/EmilyOsann-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/EmilyOsann-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/EmilyOsann-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Emily Mason-Osann - 2019<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><strong><br \/>\nThesis:<\/strong>Defining Mechanisms that Regulate the Alternative Lengthening of Telomere: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Rachel Flynn, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Postdoctoral Research Associate, AstraZeneca<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2015\/09\/Quinton-Ryan-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2015\/09\/Quinton-Ryan-11-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Quinton\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11241 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2015\/09\/Quinton-Ryan-11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2015\/09\/Quinton-Ryan-11-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2015\/09\/Quinton-Ryan-11-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Ryan Quinton - 2019<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Whole Genome Doubling Confers Unique Genetic Vulnerabilities on Tumor Cells: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Neil Ganem, PhD<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Finishing MD training<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Maziuk-Photo-e1634342260664.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Maziuk-Photo-e1636943205529-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Maziuk\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10005 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Maziuk-Photo-e1636943205529-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Maziuk-Photo-e1636943205529-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Maziuk-Photo-e1636943205529-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Maziuk-Photo-e1636943205529-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Maziuk-Photo-e1636943205529-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Brandon Maziuk - 2019<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Establishing RNA binding proteins as key components of Alzheimer\u2019s disease pathophysiology: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong>Benjamin Wolozin, M.D., Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Postdoctoral Researcher, Biogen; Scientist I-Neuro Discovery, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/09\/Alissa-Frame.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/09\/Alissa-Frame-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Alyssa Frame\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13682 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Alyssa Frame - 2019<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Integrated Renal and Neural Mechanisms Contributing to Sodium Homeostasis and Blood Pressure Regulation: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Richard Wainford, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> Finishing MD training<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/ChrisGromisch-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19736\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/ChrisGromisch-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/ChrisGromisch-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/ChrisGromisch-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/ChrisGromisch-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/ChrisGromisch-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/ChrisGromisch-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Christopher Gromisch - 2019<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><strong><br \/>\nThesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Development of a novel antibody drug conjugate for the treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Mark Grinstaff, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> Resident Physician, Yale School of Medicine<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/JuliaGuzova-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19737\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/JuliaGuzova-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/JuliaGuzova-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/JuliaGuzova-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/JuliaGuzova-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/JuliaGuzova-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/JuliaGuzova-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Julia J.A. Guzova - 2019<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><strong><br \/>\nThesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Evaluation\u00a0of the\u00a0NOD-like\u00a0receptor\u00a0protein\u00a03\u00a0(NLRP3)\u00a0inflammasome\u00a0pathway\u00a0in\u00a0human\u00a0myelomonocytic\u00a0THP1\u00a0cells: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>J. Perry Hall, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Senior Scientist, Pfizer; Principal Scientist, Pfizer<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Hixson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Hixson.png\" alt=\"Kathryn Hixson\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9992 size-full\" width=\"165\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Hixson.png 165w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Hixson-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Kathryn Hixson - 2019<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Mapping the transcriptome of neuronal JAK\/STAT signaling in response to status epilepticus: <strong>PhD in Neuroscience with <span>specialization in BioMolecular Pharmacology<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Shelley J Russek, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of North Carolina Catalyst for Rare Diseases, Chapel Hill; Scientist, CNS Early Discovery, StrideBio; Scientist II, Therapeutic Gene Editing-CNS, Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio)<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2021\/11\/Yoojoo-e1636944232133-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17176 size-thumbnail \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2021\/11\/Yoojoo-e1636944232133-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2021\/11\/Yoojoo-e1636944232133-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Yoonjoo Lee - 2019<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Sustained CA2+ mobilizations: a quantitative approach to predict their importance in cell-cell communication: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Vickery Trinkaus-Randall, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> Finishing MD training<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Kevin-Hua-e1634337107832.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Kevin-Hua-e1634337107832-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Hua\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9998 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Kevin-Hua-e1634337107832-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Kevin-Hua-e1634337107832-299x300.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Kevin-Hua-e1634337107832-1020x1024.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Kevin-Hua-e1634337107832-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Kevin-Hua-e1634337107832.jpg 1299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Kevin Hua - 2019<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>The SYK Tyrosine Kinase Suppresses Autolysosome Biogenesis via Activation of mTORC1 in Pancreatic Cancer Cells Lines: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Anurag Singh, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Internal medicine resident, UC Irvine School of Medicine<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/CariMeisel_LaBTech20131-e1636943323160.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8814\" width=\"150\" height=\"134\" \/><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Cari Meisel - 2019<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><strong><br \/>\nThesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Early Detection of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease: <strong>PhD in Biomedical Engineering specialization in pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Joyce Wong, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Director of Research and Development, NanoTomer, Inc., Cambridge, Mass.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Moore.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Moore.png\" alt=\"Catherine Moore\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9988 size-full\" width=\"126\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Catherine Moore - 2019<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>The Neurobiological Bases of Compulsive Eating: <strong>PhD in Neuroscience with <span>specialization in BioMolecular Pharmacology<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Pietro Cottone, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Sanghee-Lim-Photo-e1634337072611.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Sanghee-Lim-Photo-e1634337072611-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sanghee Lim\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9985 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Sanghee Lim - 2019<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Mechanisms of Kinase-Dependent Regulation of Hippo Tumor Suppressor Signaling: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Neil Ganem, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>Adult Neurology Resident Clinic, MN &#8220;Aspiring Physician Scientist!&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2018\/12\/Jessica-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15003 size-full\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Jessica Min-Debartolo - 2018<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong> Inhibition of TSP-1 and STAT3 as independent approaches to attenuate hepatic fibrosis: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nAdvisor:<\/strong>\u00a0Robert Martinez,\u00a0Ph.D., Director, Renal Exploratory &#8211; Pfizer<strong><br \/>\nPosition: <\/strong>Principal Scientist,\u00a0Pfizer<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2018\/08\/candid-photo-e1634696169822.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2018\/08\/candid-photo-e1634696169822.jpeg\" alt=\"Amanda Bolgioni-Smith\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14477\" width=\"150\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2018\/08\/candid-photo-e1634696169822.jpeg 1292w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2018\/08\/candid-photo-e1634696169822-266x300.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2018\/08\/candid-photo-e1634696169822-768x865.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2018\/08\/candid-photo-e1634696169822-909x1024.jpeg 909w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Amanda Bolgioni-Smith - 2018<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong> Defining the roles of YAP\/TAZ in controlling cell fate decisions following abnormal mitosis: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nAdvisor:<\/strong>\u00a0Neil Ganem,\u00a0Ph.D., Assistant Professor of\u00a0Pharmacology and Medicine, Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology<strong><br \/>\nPosition:\u00a0<\/strong>BU&#8217;s Best Postdoctoral Associate for Professional Development; Director of Professional and Career Development, BU GMS; Assistant Professor, Medical Sciences and Education; Esprit R&amp;D Associate-Early Strategy and Innovation, Global Medical Affairs, Oncology, GSK; Esprit R&amp;D Associate, Scientific Director, US Medical Affairs, Oncology<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/huitingheadshot-e1634696226220.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/huitingheadshot-e1634696226220.jpg\" alt=\"Leah Huiting\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14366\" width=\"150\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Leah Huiting - 2018<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span> Functional and Mechanistic Characterization of Ubiquitin Fusion Degradation 1 in MYC-Driven Leukemogenesis: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/>\nAdvisor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Hui Feng<\/span>, M.D.\/Ph.D., Assistant Professor of\u00a0Pharmacology and Medicine<strong><br \/>\nPosition:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Life Science Consultant, Putnam Associates, Boston, MA; Senior Consultant, Corsica Life Sciences; Manager, LifeSci Consulting<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/WeinsteinZ-150x150-e1634696280576.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/WeinsteinZ-150x150-e1634696280576.jpg\" alt=\"Zohar Weinstein\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14353\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Zohar Weinstein - 2018<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong><span>\u00a0Substandard antimicrobial drugs: Detection methods and contribution to antibiotic resistance: <strong>PhD in Biomedical Engineering with specialization in BioMolecular Pharmacology<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/>\nAdvisor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Muhammad H. Zaman<\/span>, Ph.D., Professor of\u00a0Biomedical Engineering<strong><br \/>\nPosition:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Internal Medicine Resident, Mount Auburn Hospital<\/span><strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/002-e1634696324833.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/002-e1634696324833.jpg\" alt=\"Iriny Ekladious\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14368\" width=\"150\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Iriny Ekladious - 2018<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Poly(1,2-glycerol\u00a0 carbonate)-Paclitaxel Conjugate Nanoparticles for the Tunable Delivery of Paclitaxe: <strong>PhD in Biomedical Engineering with specialization in BioMolecular Pharmacology<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/>\nAdvisor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Mark Grinstaff, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry and Opthalmology<\/span><strong><br \/>\nPosition:<span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Senior Scientist, Discovery Pharmaceutical Sciences, Merck; Associate Principal Scientist, Sterile and Specialty Products, Merck<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/mariel-3-150x150-e1636943413323.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14354\" width=\"150\" height=\"168\" \/><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Mariel Seiglie - 2018<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><strong><br \/>\nThesis:<\/strong>Role of the Extended Amygdala Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptided (PACAP) System in the Behavioral Response to Stress: <strong>PhD in Neuroscience with <span>specialization in BioMolecular Pharmacology<\/span><\/strong><strong><br \/>\nAdvisor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Valentina Sabino<\/span>, Ph.D.,\u00a0Associate Professor of Pharmacology\u00a0&amp; Experimental Therapeutics and Psychiatry<strong><br \/>\nPosition:<\/strong>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Boston Children&#8217;s Hospital, Harvard Medical School<strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Unknown.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-6746\" title=\"Unknown\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/Unknown-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Unknown\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Leah (Kressin) Ray - 2018<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Structural Underpinnings of Membrane Association and Mechanism in PglC, A Monotopic Phosphoglycosyl Transferase: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nAdvisor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Karen Allen, Ph.D.,\u00a0Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine<strong><br \/>\nPosition:<span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/07\/Trevor-Grant-e1634696379915.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/07\/Trevor-Grant-e1634696379915.jpg\" alt=\"Trevor Grant\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13444\" width=\"150\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2017\/07\/Trevor-Grant-e1634696379915.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2017\/07\/Trevor-Grant-e1634696379915-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2017\/07\/Trevor-Grant-e1634696379915-768x783.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Trevor Grant, Ph.D. - 2017<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>STK38L Kinase Ablation Promotes Loss of Cell Viability in a Subset of KRAS-Dependent Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>: Anurag Singh, Ph.D.,\u00a0Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong>Research\u00a0<span>Scientist, Minerva Biotechnologies, Waltham, MA<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/04\/Dan-profile-pic-e1636943562538-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13137 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2017\/04\/Dan-profile-pic-e1636943562538-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2017\/04\/Dan-profile-pic-e1636943562538-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2017\/04\/Dan-profile-pic-e1636943562538.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Dan Apicco, Ph.D. - 2017<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Emerging Roles for RNA Binding Proteins in Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><\/span><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Benjamin Wolozin, M.D.\/Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0Postdoc at\u00a0Biogen, Cambridge, MA; Senior Scientist I at AbbVie<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/04\/image1-e1636943472904-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13139 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2017\/04\/image1-e1636943472904-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2017\/04\/image1-e1636943472904-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2017\/04\/image1-e1636943472904-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Neema Yazdani, Ph.D. - 2017<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Neurobiological Mechanisms of Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein H1 in Methamphetamine Stimulant and Addictive Behaviors: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Camron Bryant<\/span><b><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Ph.D., Assistant Professor of\u00a0Pharmacology and Psychiatry<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0Project Manager, Jackson Labs; Project Manager, Strategy, Commercialization, &amp; Innovation, AMGEN &#8211; \u00a0California; Scientific Program Manager, Scientific Sciences, Taconic Labs; Program Manager, Therapy Selection Lifecycle &amp; Commercial Planning, Exact Sciences<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/04\/Goldberg-Image-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Goldberg Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13136\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Lisa Goldberg, Ph.D. - 2017<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Systems Genetic Analysis of Addiction-relevant Traits: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><\/span><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong><\/b>Camron Bryant<b><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Ph.D., Assistant Professor of\u00a0Pharmacology and Psychiatry<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0\u00a0Postdoctoral Fellow, Penn State University; Research Assistant Professor, Penn State University; Application Scientist, Taconic Labs; Scientific Program Manager, Taconic Biosciences<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/04\/IMG_1573.JPG-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_1573.JPG\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13138\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Natasha Khatri, Ph.D. - 2017<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>The Autism Protein Ube3A\/E6AP Regulates Remodeling of Neuronal Dendritic Arborization: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><\/span><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong><\/b>Hengye Man<b><strong>, <\/strong><\/b>M.D.\/<b><\/b><span>Ph.D., Associate Professor of\u00a0Biology and Pharmacology<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0Lecturer and Instructor in the College of General Studies (Natural Sciences and Mathematics Department) Boston University; Scientist, Arkuda Therapeutics; Scientist II Atalanta Therapeutics<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/06\/Lin-2011-8-22-Image-e1634696436858.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/06\/Lin-2011-8-22-Image-e1634696436858.jpg\" alt=\"Amy Lin\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13403\" width=\"150\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2017\/06\/Lin-2011-8-22-Image-e1634696436858.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2017\/06\/Lin-2011-8-22-Image-e1634696436858-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Amy (Ying) Lin, Ph.D. - 2017<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Autism Associated Mint2 Mutation Alters Neurexin Trafficking and Synaptic Function: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><\/span><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Angela Ho<b><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Weill Cornell Medicine; Scientist II, Intra-Cellular Therapies<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2017\/04\/Palmer-Image-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Palmer Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13140\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Emily Lough, Ph.D. - 2017<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Exploration of a Doxurubicin-polymer Conjugate in Lipid-polymer Hybrid Nanoparticle Drug Delivery: <strong>PhD in Biomedical Engineering with specialization in BioMolecular Pharmacology<\/strong><\/span><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Tyrone Porter<b><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Ph.D., Associate Professor of\u00a0Biomedical Engineering<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> Consultant at Trinity Partners; Engagement Manager, Trinity; Associate Principal, Trinity Partners<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/maya_woodbury_portrait.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/maya_woodbury_portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"maya_woodbury_portrait\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-12419\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Maya Woodbury, Ph.D. - 2016<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Pregnenolone Sulfate as a Modulator of Synaptic Plasticity: <strong>PhD in Neuroscience with specialization in BioMolecular Pharmacology\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Tsuneya Ikezu<span>, M.D.\/ Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0\u00a0Senior Scientist I, Neuroinflammation, AbbVie; Senior Scientist II, AbbVie<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/thesisflyerphoto3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/thesisflyerphoto3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"thesisflyerphoto[3]\" class=\"wp-image-12418 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Kristen Hokenson, Ph.D. - 2016<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>BDNF: A Window on Intracellular Signaling that Controls Inhibitory Processes in the Brain: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Shelley Russek<span>, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Biology; Director, BU Graduate Program for Neuroscience<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0Associate Scientific Director, Chameleon Communications International; Associate Director, BGB Group; Associate Scientific Director, Chameleon Communications International; Senior Manager, Global Medical Affairs, Astellas Gene Therapies<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/Picture1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/Picture1-150x150.png\" alt=\"Picture1\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-12416\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Elizabeth Shenk, Ph.D. - 2016<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Mechanisms of Tetraploidy-Induced Tumorigenesis: <strong>PhD in Biomedical Engineering<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Neil Ganem<span>, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0Scientist I, Senior Scientist I, and II at Alliance Pharmaceuticals; Senior Scientist, Merck<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/Cox-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/Cox-Image-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Cox Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-12415\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Kelli Cox, Ph.D. - 2016<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Replication Stress and the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres Pathway: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Rachel Flynn<span>, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0Associate Consultant, Amundsen Group, Division of Quintiles IMS; Manager, US Market Access Strategy Consulting, IGVIA; Associate Principal, IQVIA<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/Casey.jpg.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/Casey.jpg-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Casey.jpg\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-12414\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Casey Carmichael, Ph.D. - 2016<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Endogenous Central Signaling Mechanisms in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Richard Wainford<span>, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0Business Associate, ZS Associates, Los Angeles, CA<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/Walsh-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/Walsh-Image-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Walsh Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-12413\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Kathryn Walsh, Ph.D. - 2016<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Norepinephrine-Evoked Renal Regulation of Sodium Homeostasis in Salt-Sensitive Hypertension: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Richard Wainford<span>, Ph.D.,\u00a0<span>Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0Scientist &#8211; Preclinical Pharmacology at Inetllia Therapeutics, Inc.; Senior Scientist, Intellia Therapeutics<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/03\/K.-Sugunan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/03\/K.-Sugunan-150x150.png\" alt=\"K. Sugunan\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11940\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Kavitha Sugunan, Ph.D. - 2015<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Pregnenolone Sulfate as a Modulator of Synaptic Plasticity: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><\/span><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>David Farb, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Pharmacology<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0Project Coordinator, Clintec; Clinical Research Coordinator, Sage Therapeutics; Clinical Trial Lead, Manager, Biogen.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/03\/Estrada-2011-8-17-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/03\/Estrada-2011-8-17-Image-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Estrada 2011-8-17 Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11938\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Larissa Estrada, Ph.D. - 2015<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Histochemical Markers of Myelin Damage and Impaired Remyelination in the Aging Rhesus Monkey Brain: Relationship to Cognitive Performance: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><span><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor<\/strong>: Douglas Rosene, Ph.D., Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span><strong>Position<\/strong>:<\/span><span> Contract Research Associate at Wyeth, Cambridge, MA<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/03\/BoonPhoto-on-5-22-14-at-3.24-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/03\/BoonPhoto-on-5-22-14-at-3.24-PM-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"BoonPhoto on 5-22-14 at 3.24 PM\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11937\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Joon Y. Boon (Yvette), Ph.D. - 2015<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Alpha-Synuclein by Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2 and Micro-RNAs with Implications for Parkinson&#8217;s Disease: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><\/span><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span>Benjamin Wolozin, M.D.\/Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> Instructor at Eduwell Boston Inc.; in Medical School, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Cogswell-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Cogswell-Image-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Cogswell Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5020\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Meaghan Cogswell, Ph.D. - 2015<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<b style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">A Disturbance in Inhibitory Systems Associated with Autism and Epilepsy: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<b> <strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Shelley Russek,<b><\/b><span>Ph.D.,\u00a0<span>Professor of Pharmacology and Biology; Director, BU Graduate Program for Neuroscience<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0Scientist, Senior Scientist, Neurological Rare Disease Unit at Sanofi Genzyme<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\">\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Trengrove-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19752\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Trengrove-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Trengrove-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Trengrove-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Trengrove-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Trengrove-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Trengrove-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Chelsea Trengrove, Ph.D. - 2015<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<b style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Autophagy and Stress Granules: The Merging of Two Pathways in Parkinson&#8217;s disease: <strong>PhD in Neuroscience with specialization in BioMolecular Pharmacology<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<b><strong>Advisor: <\/strong><\/b>Benjamin Wolozin, MD\/Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span> Program Manager, Director of Business Development, Empatica; Advisory Board Member, Sail for Epilepsy; Strategic Partnerships Lead, Global Clinical Development, Regeneron<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/photo_Meg1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/photo_Meg1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"photo_Meg\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11050\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/photo_Meg1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/photo_Meg1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/photo_Meg1.jpg 766w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Megan Varnum, Ph.D. - 2015<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>An Anti-Inflammatory Glycoprotein, CD200, Restores Neurogenesis and Enhances Amyloid Phagocytosis in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Tsuneya Ikezu<span>, M.D.\/Ph.D.,\u00a0<span>Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0Entrepreneur in Residence at Spartan Innovations (a subsidiary of Michigan State University Foundation); Chief Executive Officer, FibrosIX, Inc.; Principal Consultant, BBCetc Entrepreneurial and Commercialization Training<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/Harrison-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/Harrison-Image-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Harrison Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-12444\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/Harrison-Image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2016\/08\/Harrison-Image.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Nicholas Harrison, MA - 2015<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Zebrafish Models of Human Leukemia: Technological Advances and Mechanical Insights: <strong>MS in Pharmacology<\/strong>\u00a0<b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong><\/b>Hui Feng<span>, M.D.\/Ph.D.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Policy Analyst,<span class=\"s1\">\u00a0Senior Policy Analyst, Policy Research Associate, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/Lissa_headshot-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/Lissa_headshot-21.jpg\" alt=\"Lissa_headshot 2\" class=\"wp-image-11031\" width=\"135\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Lissa Riley, Ph.D. - 2015<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Effects of Cocaine on Visual Processing in Zebrafish: <strong>PhD in Neuroscience with specialization in BiMolecular Pharmacology<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Irina Zhdanova, M.D.\/Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University&#8217;s Affect and Cognition Laboratory<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/Kobrin-2011-8-5-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/Kobrin-2011-8-5-Image-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kobrin 2011-8-5 Image\" class=\"wp-image-11036\" width=\"138\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Kendra Kobrin, Ph.D. - 2015<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Morpholog of Nucleus Accumbens Neurons in Morphine Conditioned Place Preference: <strong>PhD in Biomedical Engineering with specialization in BioMolecular Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Gary Kaplan, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology<br \/>\n<strong>Position<\/strong>:\u00a0Residency Program in Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/Image-FreedmanRecent-e1636944692906.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11019\" width=\"150\" height=\"145\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Jonathan Freedman, Ph.D. - 2015<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Synthesis and Characterization of Cationic Contrast Agents &amp; Imaging of Articular Cartilage Using X-Ray Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor<\/strong>: Mark Grinstaff, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry and Opthamology<br \/>\n<strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Residency Program in Plastic &amp; Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Colorado Medical School<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><b><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/kc-pic111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/kc-pic111-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"kc pic1[1]\" class=\"wp-image-11018\" width=\"142\" height=\"142\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/b><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Kim Coughlan, Ph.D. - 2015<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Inhibition of AMPK via Phosphorylation at SER<sup>485\/491<\/sup>: Multiple Mechanisms of Regulation: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Neil Ruderman M.D.\/D.Phil., Professor of Medicine<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Postdoctoral Fellow at Shire Pharmaceuticals; Scientist, Senior Scientist, Associate Scientific Director (Rare Diseases), Moderna<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/Vanderweyde-Image-e1634696861528.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/Vanderweyde-Image-e1634696861528.jpg\" alt=\"Tara Vanderweyde\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11058\" width=\"150\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/Vanderweyde-Image-e1634696861528.jpg 307w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2015\/08\/Vanderweyde-Image-e1634696861528-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Tara Saltis (Vanderweyde), Ph.D. - 2015<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><b><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Regulated Protein Aggregation: How it Takes TIA-1 to Tangle: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Benjamin Wolozin<span>, M.D.\/Ph.D.,\u00a0<span>Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong><span>\u00a0Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Associate Research Director, \u00a0Fulcram Research Group; Senior Manager, US Customer and Market Insights, Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease, Biogen<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Audrey-Progress-Report-Photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Audrey-Progress-Report-Photo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Audrey Progress Report Photo\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-9937\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Audrey DiMauro, Ph.D. - 2014<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:\u00a0<\/strong>Functional Interactions Between the Hippocampus, Medial Entorhinal Cortex for Spatial and Nonspatial Processing: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Howard Eichenbaum, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Pharmacology. Director, Center for Memory and Brain; Director, Cognitive Neurobiology Laboratory; Director, Center for Neuroscience<br \/>\n<strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Residency in Pediatrics, Tufts Medical Center; Resident Doctor, Tufts Medical Center<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Progress-Report-Photo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Progress-Report-Photo-150x150.png\" alt=\"Progress Report Photo\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-9936\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Melissa (Thompson) Smith, D.V.M., Ph.D. - 2014<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Redox regulation of cysteine-674 of SERCA 2 is critical for growth factor- and ischemia-induced angiogenesis: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor<\/strong>: Richard Cohen, M.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Anesthesiologist, University of Georgia School of Veterinarian Medicine<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Miyashiro-2011-9-28-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Miyashiro-2011-9-28-Image-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Miyashiro 2011-9-28 Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-9934\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Joy Miyashiro, M.A. - 2014<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<b>Thesis:<\/b>\u00a0Evaluation of Resolvin E1 as a Potential Therapeutic for Rheumatoid Arthritis: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<b>Advisor:<\/b> Tsuneya Ikezu, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology<br \/>\n<b>Position<\/b>: Scientist at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals; Senior Scientists, Novartis; Principal Scientist, Bristol Myers Squibb<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/IMAG0356.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2010\/11\/IMAG0356-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMAG0356\" title=\"IMAG0356\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-8273\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Conor Smith, Ph.D. - 2014<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong>\u00a0Non-Canonical Cell Signaling Actions of Pregnenolone Sulfate, A Neurosteroid that Increases Intracellular Calcium, Activates CREB Phosphorylation and Stimulates Trafficking of NMDA Receptors to the Surface of Neurons: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor<\/strong>: David H. Farb, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Pharmacology<br \/>\n<strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Technical Writer, Baxter; Contract Technical Writer, Astellas<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Stewart-Image-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5033\" title=\"Stewart Image 2\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Stewart-Image-2.jpg\" alt=\"Stewart Image 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Tara Mehan (Stewart), Ph.D.- 2014<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong>\u00a0A Systems Pharmacology Approach to Modulating Spatial Memory: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> David H. Farb, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Pharmacology<br \/>\n<strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Life Sciences Consultant, \u00a0Putnam Associates; Associate Director, Pipeline Management, Plasma-Derived Therapies, Takeda; Portfolio Management Lead, Plasma-Derived Therapies R&amp;D, Takeda; Director, Corporate Strategy Lead, Apellis<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Nicole-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5033\" title=\"Nicole-1\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Nicole-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Nicole-1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Nicole Piche-Nicholas, M.A. - 2013<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong>\u00a0Changes in Complementarity Determining Regions Significantly ALter IgB binding to Neonatal Fc Receptor: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> Lioudmila Tchistiakova, Ph.D., Directory, Engineered Immune Protein Group, Pfizer Global Biotherapeutics<br \/>\n<strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Research Scientist I, Senior Principal Scientist,\u00a0Pfizer<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/09\/Kieras-2011-9-8-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5321\" title=\"Kieras 2011-9-8 Image\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/09\/Kieras-2011-9-8-Image-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kieras 2011-9-8 Image\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Elizabeth Kieras, M.A. - 2013<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong>\u00a0Functional Significance of the Interaction Between Inducible Costimulator (ICOS) and its Ligand (ICOSL) at Immune Cell Interfaces: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor<\/strong>: Lori Fitz, Ph.D., Principal Research Scientist II, Pfizer BioTherapeutics R&amp;D, Inflammation and Immunology Research Unit<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Scientist,\u00a0Clinical Biomarker Lead at Pfizer<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Fallica-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5009\" title=\"Fallica Image\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Fallica-Image-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Fallica Image\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Brian Fallica, Ph.D. - 2013<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>3D Culture Platform for the Study of Cancer Biology and Drug Response: <strong>PhD in Biomedical Engineering with specialization in BioMolecular Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:\u00a0<\/strong>Muhammad Zaman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Business Associate Consultant, ZS Associates; Senior\u00a0Consultant, Associate Principal, Principal, The Amundsen Group; Director, Senior Director, IQVIA<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Traceypicture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Traceypicture.jpg\" alt=\"Traceypicture\" class=\" wp-image-9938\" width=\"149\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Tracey Tucker (Zhou), Ph.D. - 2013<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong>\u00a0The Human Klotho VS Variant: Focus on the Processing and Function of the V, S and VS Isoform: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> Carmela Abraham, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry<br \/>\n<strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Medical Writer, Associate Director, Bluebird Bio; Associate Director, Medical Writing, 2seventy bio<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Amy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Amy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Amy\" title=\"Amy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-8260\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Amy Andreucci, M.A. - 2013<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong> Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: An Appropriate Option for Treating Obesity?: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nAdvisor:<\/strong> Alan Herbert, MB.ChB.\/Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Research and Development Specialist 1, Transkaryotic Therapies; Research Associate, CytoCure, LLC; Staff Research Associate, Acceleron Pharma;\u00a0Senior Research Associate II at Eleven Biotherapeutics, Cambridge, MA<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Duffen-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Duffen-Image-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Duffen Image\" title=\"Duffen Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-8250\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Jennifer Lynn Parker Duffen, Ph.D. - 2013<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong> Adiponectin Receptors in Revascularization and Metabolic Dysfunction: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> Kenneth Walsh, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Director, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong> Postdoctoral Fellow at Pfizer; Principal Scientist, Pfizer<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/DSC_5183-Rob-Freilich2-150x150-e1636944376405.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"DSC_5183-Rob-Freilich2-150x150\" class=\"wp-image-8251\" width=\"150\" height=\"147\" \/><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Robert Freilich, Ph.D. - 2013<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong> Roles of miR-155 in Microglia and Neurogenesis in Response to Toll-like Receptor Mediated Inflammation: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> Tsuneya Ikezu, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Internal Medicine Resident, NYU Langone Medical Center<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Gillespie-Image-2011-5-19-e1311012283241-150x150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Gillespie-Image-2011-5-19-e1311012283241-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Gillespie-Image-2011-5-19-e1311012283241-150x150\" title=\"Gillespie-Image-2011-5-19-e1311012283241-150x150\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8254\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Earl Gillespie, Ph.D. - 2013<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Colonic Epithelial Genes in the Transition From Chronic Inflammation to Carcinoma in Colitis-Associated Cancer: Focus on the Truncated Neurokinin-1 Receptor: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> Susan E. Leeman, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0FDA Fellow, Avalere Health; Consultant, Engagement Manager, Director, Health Advances<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Snapshot-2010-10-21-09-32-42-144x150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8568\" title=\"Snapshot-2010-10-21-09-32-42-144x150\" alt=\"Snapshot-2010-10-21-09-32-42-144x150\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Snapshot-2010-10-21-09-32-42-144x150.jpg\" width=\"144\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Amy Robinson, Ph.D., 2013<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<b>Thesis:<\/b> Quantification of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression in the Aging Monkey Brain: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor<\/strong>: Douglas Rosene, Ph.D., Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong> Postdoctoral Fellow at Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience\/Centre for Neural Computation, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU); TRI International Medical Writer; Regulatory Consultant\/Medical Writer, Dunn Regulatory Associates<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Shapero-Image-1-150x150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8565\" title=\"Shapero-Image-1-150x150\" alt=\"Shapero-Image-1-150x150\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Shapero-Image-1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Kayle Shapero, Ph.D., 2013<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong> Interactions between Valvular Cells: Implications for Heart Valve Tissue Engineering: <strong>PhD in Biomedical Engineering with specialization in BioMolecular Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisors<\/strong>: John E. Mayer, Jr., M.D., Professor of Surgery, and Joyce E. Bischoff, Ph.D., Professor of Surgery, Children\u2019s Hospital<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong> Medical Student at Tufts School of Medicine; Internal Medicine Resident, Yale; Cardiology Fellow, University of Pittsburg Medical Center<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong> <a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Yohe-2011-7-18-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Yohe-2011-7-18-Image-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yohe 2011-7-18 Image\" title=\"Yohe 2011-7-18 Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-8264\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Stefan Yohe, Ph.D. - 2013<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong> Superhydrophobic Materials for Drug Delivery: <strong>PhD in Biomedical Engineering with specialization in BioMolecular Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor<\/strong>: Mark W. Grinstaff, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Senior Engineer Process Development, Bayer HealthCare; Technical Development\u00a0Scientist in Drug Delivery, Senior Engineer and Team Lead in Device Development, Principal Materials Science Engineer in Pharma Technical Innovation, at Genentech; Director, Drug Delivery and Device, Seagen<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Benham-Image-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Benham Image 2\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Benham-Image-2-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Benham Image 2\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6549\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Rebecca Benham, Ph.D. - 2012<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong> BDNF and JAK\/STAT:Partners in Seizure-Induced GABAA Receptor Down Regulation.: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> Shelley J. Russek, Ph.D., Professor Pharmacology &amp; Experimental Therapeutics<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong> Postdoctoral Fellow, McLean Hospital\/Harvard Medical School; Instructor, Harvard Medical School; Senior Medical Writer, Medical Writing Science Manager, Vertex Pharmaceuticals<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Burke-2011-9-21-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Burke 2011-9-21 Image\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Burke-2011-9-21-Image-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Burke 2011-9-21 Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6553\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Rebecca Burke, Ph.D. - 2012<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong> Bone Morphogenetic Protein 9 and Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 Modulate the Cholinergic Phenotype of the Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System: Relevance to Aging and Alzheimer\u2019s Disease: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> Krsztof Blusztajn, Ph.D., Professor Pathology and Laboratory Medicine<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Resident in Neurological Surgery at the University in Virginia; Fellow in Neurosurgery, University of Utah<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Ferree-2011-4-26-Image-Retouched.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ferree 2011-4-26 Image Retouched\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Ferree-2011-4-26-Image-Retouched-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Ferree 2011-4-26 Image Retouched\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6556\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Andrew W. Ferree, Ph.D. - 2012<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><strong><br \/>\nThesis:<\/strong> Mitochondria and Autophagy in the Context of Parkinson\u2019s disease:\u00a0<strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> Benjamin Wolozin, M.D.\/Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Residency in Neurology, Boston Medical Center; Neurologist<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Kim-2010-11-5-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kim 2010-11-5 Image\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Kim-2010-11-5-Image-144x150.jpg\" title=\"Kim 2010-11-5 Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6559\" width=\"144\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Julia H. Kim, Ph.D. - 2012<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><strong><br \/>\nThesis: <\/strong> Growth Factor Regulation of Early Growth Response Factor 3 Localization and Function in Neurons: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> Shelley J. Russek, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology &amp; Experimental Therapeutics<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Validation Consultant at Axis Consulting; San Diego, CA<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/liqun-linkedin-final.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/liqun-linkedin-final-e1636943039793-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"liqun linkedin final\" class=\"wp-image-9422 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/liqun-linkedin-final-e1636943039793-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/liqun-linkedin-final-e1636943039793-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">LiQun Liu, Ph.D. - 2012<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong> Thesis: <\/strong> The Biology of TDP-43 Stress Granules: Novel Insights About Protein Aggregation in Neurodegenerative Disease: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Advisor:<\/strong> Benjamin Wolozin, M.D.\/Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology<br \/>\n<strong> Position:<\/strong> Clinical Development Project Manager, Massachusetts General Hospital; Senior Scientist, Merck; Associate Director, Medical Writing, Alexion Pharmaceuticals; Director Medical Writing, Morphic Therapeutic<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/08e7837.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/08e7837-e1636943062561-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"08e7837\" class=\"wp-image-9948 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/08e7837-e1636943062561-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/08e7837-e1636943062561-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/08e7837-e1636943062561.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Terence Ta, Ph.D. - 2012<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><strong><br \/>\nThesis: <\/strong>pH\/Thermosensitive Liposomes Modified with Poly(N-isopropylacrlyamid-co-propyacrylic acid) Copolymers for Focused Ultrasound-Triggered Release of Doxorubicin: <strong>PhD in Biomedical Engineering<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Advisor:<\/strong> Tyrone Porter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<strong> Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Investigator\u00a0at GSK Vaccines; Senior Scientist I, Editas Medicine; Head of Analytics, Associate Director, Prime Medicine Inc.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/08\/Krenzel-Rojas-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Krenzel-Rojas Image\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/08\/Krenzel-Rojas-Image-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Krenzel-Rojas Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5189\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Eileen Krenzel Rojas, Ph.D. - 2012<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong> Identification of Site-Specific Fatty Acid and Bilirubin Binding Sites on Human Serum Albumin by 2D-NMR Spectroscopy: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> James Hamilton, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology and Biophysics<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Grant Writer, PeaceWorks<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Nicole.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nicole\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Nicole-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Nicole\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4991\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Nicole Northrop, Ph.D. - 2012<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>The Role of Neuroinflammation in Stress &amp; Methamphetamine-Induced Damage: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> Bryan Yamamoto, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Associate Manager, Regulatory and Medical Writing\u00a0&#8211; MMS Holdings; Associate Director, Regulatory and Medical Writing, Arvinas<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Chan-2011-4-7-Image-e1310999445240.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Chan 2011-4-7 Image\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Chan-2011-4-7-Image-e1310999445240-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Chan 2011-4-7 Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4949\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Diane Chan, M.D., Ph.D. - 2011<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong> LRRK2 and HDAC6: Directing Traffic at the Crossroads Between Autophagy,\u00a0Translation and Neurodegeneration: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Advisor:<\/strong> Benjamin Wolozin, M.D.\/Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Neurology Fellow,\u00a0MGH and Brigham and Women&#8217;s Hospital; Neurologist, MGH<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Cathy-Wei.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Cathy Wei\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Cathy-Wei-e1636943096345-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Cathy Wei\" class=\"wp-image-4952 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Cathy-Wei-e1636943096345-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Cathy-Wei-e1636943096345-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Cathy-Wei-e1636943096345-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Cathy-Wei-e1636943096345-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Cathy-Wei-e1636943096345-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Cathy Wei, M.D., Ph.D. - 2011<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong> The Effect of Brain Region-Specific Adenosine A<sub>2A<\/sub> Receptor Knockout on Cognition and Psychomotor Behavior in Mice: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Jiang-Fan Chen, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurology and Pharmacology<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Resident Physician,\u00a0Beth Israel Deaconess Harvard in Radiology, Boston, MA; Radiologist<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/04\/blank_profile-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18550 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/04\/blank_profile-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/04\/blank_profile-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/04\/blank_profile-2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/04\/blank_profile-2.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Walther Heine, M.D.\/Ph.D. - 2011<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>&#8220;The Spatiotemporal Receptive Field Properties of Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Christopher L. Passaglia, Ph.D.\u00a0<strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Neurology Resident, UC San Diego Health System; Neurologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Bedard-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bedard Image\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Bedard-Image-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Bedard Image\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4950\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Patty Bedard, Ph.D. - 2010<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Inhibition of Innate Immune Functions by P-Selectin and CXCR1 in Rodent Models of Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity and Insulin Resistance: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor<\/strong>: Ruth Gimeno, Ph.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacology<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Associate Director, Cell Biology at Vital Therapies, Inc., San Diego, CA; Director, Senior Director, Nonclinical Development, Travere Therapeutics<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Maria.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Maria\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Maria-144x150.jpg\" title=\"Maria\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4951\" width=\"144\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Maria Guillily, Ph.D. - 2010<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<\/strong> Understanding the Function of Parkinson&#8217;s Disease Associated Gene Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2 in Caenorhabditis elegans: A Systems Biology Guided Approach: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Benjamin Wolozin, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Neurology<br \/>\n<strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Biological Science Online Educator; Biology Instructor, St. Mark&#8217;s School; Instructional Designer, Mark Morris Institute<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Jacobi-Photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jacobi Photo\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Jacobi-Photo-144x150.jpg\" title=\"Jacobi Photo\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1548\" width=\"144\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Jacobi Cunningham, Ph.D. - 2010<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>The Behavioral and Neurochemical Effects of Chronic Unpredictable Stress in Rats Pre-exposed to (+)3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA): <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> Bryan Yamamoto, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position: Scientist III,\u00a0<\/strong>Senior\u00a0Scientist I, Principal Scientist, Alkermes; Associate Director of Pharmacology and Scientific Operations, Director of Pharmacology and Scientific Operations, Apellis Pharmaceuticals<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Bethann.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bethann\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Bethann-144x150.jpg\" title=\"Bethann\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1546\" width=\"144\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Bethann (Johnson) Valentine, Ph.D. - 2010<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>The Effect of Chronic Stress on +3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Neurotoxicity: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Bryan Yamamoto, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology<br \/>\n<strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Postdoctoral Fellow, Brigham and Women&#8217;s Hospital; Research Fellow, Harvard;\u00a0Scientist, Iowa State University<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Desbiens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Desbiens\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Desbiens-144x150.jpg\" title=\"Desbiens\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1283\" width=\"144\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Sophie Desbiens, Ph.D. - 2009<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Therapeutic Agents for Cocaine Addiction: A Systems Pharmacology Approach: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>David H. Farb, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacology &amp; Experimental Therapeutics<br \/>\n<strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Group Lead, SI&amp;A Oncology, Global Product Strategy, Genentech;\u00a0Director, New Product Commercialization,\u00a0Alnylam Pharmaceuticals<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Griset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Griset\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Griset-125x150.jpg\" title=\"Griset\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1284\" width=\"125\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Aaron Griset, Ph.D.(BME) - 2009<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Delivery of Paclitaxel Via pH-Responsive Polymeric Nanoparticles for Prevention of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma Recurrence:<strong>PhD in Biomedical Engineering<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Mark W. Grinstaff, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong> Formulation Scientist, Senior Scientist, Associate Director, Selecta Biosciences; Principal Scientist, Tidal Therapeutics; Principal Scientist, Sanofi<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Whittaker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Whittaker\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Whittaker-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Whittaker\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1282\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Matthew Whittaker, Ph.D - 2009<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Pregnenolone Sulfate Modulate Neurotransmitter Release from Iolated Neuron Terminal of the Rate Striatum: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>David H. Farb, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position <\/strong>Pharmacology\/Toxicology Reviewer, FDA; Principal Scientist, Sarepta Therapeutics; Director, Alnylam<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Winkler.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Winkler\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Winkler-144x150.jpg\" title=\"Winkler\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1285\" width=\"144\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Aaron Winkler, Ph.D. - 2009<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Smoke Exposure of Primary Human Alveolar Macrophage-like Cells Impairs Nuclear Histone Deacetylase Expression and Results in Increased Cytokine Production: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Cara Williams, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Senior Principal Scientist, Associate Research Fellow, Research Fellow, Immune Tolerance Lead, Pfizer<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Ausaf-Bari.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ausaf Bari\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Ausaf-Bari-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Ausaf Bari\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4957\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Ausaf-Bari-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2011\/07\/Ausaf-Bari.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Ausaf Bari, M.D., Ph.D. - 2008<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>The Role of the Nucleus Accumbens, Dopamine, and Glutamate Receptors in Cocaine Reward: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> R. Chris Pierce, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Assistant Professor and Director of Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery, UCLA<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/HsuCindy1613a-e1634697147467.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/HsuCindy1613a-e1636943121386.jpg\" alt=\"Cindy Hsu\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14173 size-full\" width=\"140\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/HsuCindy1613a-e1636943121386.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/HsuCindy1613a-e1636943121386-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Cindy Hsu, M.D.\/Ph.D. - 2008<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Regulation and Function of Leucine-rich Repeat Kinase 2 in MAPK Pathways: Implications in Parkinson&#8217;s Disease: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Benjamin Wolozin<\/span><span>, M.D.\/ Ph.D.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"s1\">Assistant Professor at University of Michigan in Emergency Medicine and Surgery with NIH funding<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/PriceBlair-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19739\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/PriceBlair-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/PriceBlair-498x500.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/PriceBlair-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/PriceBlair-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Price Blair, Ph.D. - 2008<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Stimulation of Toll-like Receptor 2 in Human Platelets Induces a Thrombo-Inflammatory Response: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Jane Freedman, M.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard;\u00a0Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant Medicine at University of Lynchburg<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Sonia-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19740\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Sonia-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Sonia-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Sonia-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Sonia Podvin, Ph.D. - 2008<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Characterization of the Anti-Aging Protein Klotho in Normal Brain Aging and Neurodegeneration: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Carmela Abraham, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSD; Assistant Project Scientist, UCSD<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Jamie-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19741\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Jamie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Jamie-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Jamie-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Jamie Raudensky Doyle, Ph.D. - 2008<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Neurochemical and Physiological Effects of Chronic Stress on Methamphetamine Toxicity: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Bryan Yamamoto, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Scientist II, Director of Biomarkers and Imaging, Vertex Pharmaceuticals<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/DanRoberts-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19742\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/DanRoberts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/DanRoberts-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/DanRoberts-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/DanRoberts-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/DanRoberts-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Dan Roberts, M.D., Ph.D. - 2008<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Regulation of Type A GABA Rector Alpha-4 Subunit and the N-Methyl-D Aspartate Receptor Subunit 1 by Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Shelley J. Russek, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Resident at MEEI\/Harvard; Otolaryngologist\u00a0at UCONN\u00a0Health.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/04\/blank_profile-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18550 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/04\/blank_profile-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/04\/blank_profile-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/04\/blank_profile-2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/04\/blank_profile-2.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Tina Wu, Ph.D. - 2008<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) Modification by Hypochlorous Acid and the Development of a Hypochlorous Acid Oxidation Assay: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>John F. Keaney, Jr, MD<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Regulatory Affairs Project Manager<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Eyerman-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19743\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Eyerman-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Eyerman-299x300.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Eyerman-1020x1024.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Eyerman-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Eyerman-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Eyerman-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Eyerman-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Eyerman-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Eyerman-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Eyerman.jpg 1058w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">David Eyerman, Ph.D. - 2007<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>The Role of the Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2 and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Methamphetamine Toxicity to the Rat Striatum: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Bryan Yamamoto, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Research Fellow, Harvard; rose the ladder at Alkermes to Principal Scientist-Head of CNS Disease Biology;\u00a0Director In-Vivo Pharmacology at Fulcrum Therapeutics; Senior Director Pharmacology and Lab Operations, Vice President Translational Neurology, Apellis Pharmaceuticals<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/yinghui-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19744\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/yinghui-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/yinghui-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/yinghui-768x772.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/yinghui-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/yinghui-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/yinghui-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/yinghui-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/yinghui-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/yinghui.jpg 794w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Yinghui Hu, Ph.D. - 2007<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Differential Regulation of GABRA1 Gene Expression in the CNS: A Role for\u00a0 CREB\/ICER Transcription Facotrs and their Relevance to Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\nAdvisor:\u00a0Shelley J. Russek, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Scientist, Neurobiology, Biogen; Associate Principle\u00a0Scientist, Merck; Principle Scientist, Johnson &amp; Johnson<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/KarlaMark-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19745\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/KarlaMark-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/KarlaMark-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/KarlaMark-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/KarlaMark-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/KarlaMark-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/KarlaMark-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Karla Mark, Ph.D. - 2007<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Methamphetamine Neurotoxicity and the Polysynaptic Activation of Glutamatergic Neurons in the Basal Ganglia: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Bryan Yamamoto, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Buck Institute; Consultant, Raptor Pharmaceuticals; rose up the ladder at Myovant Sciences to Associate Director, Clinical Regulatory Affairs.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Karen-Page.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Karen Page\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Karen-Page-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Karen Page\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6825\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Karen (Bourque) Page, Ph.D. - 2007<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><strong><br \/>\nThesis:\u00a0<\/strong>The role of PKC-theta in IL 12-induced IFN-gamma production by natural killer cells: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> Marion Kasaian, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong> Executive Director, Early Clinical Development, Precision Medicine Clinical Biomarker Sciences, Pfizer<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Schmidt-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19746\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Schmidt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Schmidt-1000x1004.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Schmidt-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Schmidt-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Schmidt-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Schmidt-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Schmidt-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Heath Schmidt, Ph.D. - 2007<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>The Limbic Circuitry Underlying the Reinstatement of Cocaine-Seeking Behavior in Rats: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor:<\/strong> R. Chris Pierce, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Associate Professor of Nursing, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, UPENN<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Breir-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19747\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Breir-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Breir-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Breir-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Breir-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Breir-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Breir-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Joseph Breier, Ph.D. - 2006<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>The Role of L-Tyrosine in the Neurotoxicity of (+) 3,4- Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in the Rate and in a Serotonin Cell Line: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Bryan Yamamoto, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position: Senior Scientist, Regulatory Toxicology, Bayer;\u00a0<\/strong>Technical Sales Specialist,\u00a0Thermo Fisher Scientific; Digital Spatial Profiling, Technical Sales Specialist, NanoString Tech; Technical Sales Manager, Levitas Bio<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Burridge-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-19748\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Burridge-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Burridge-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Burridge-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Burridge-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Burridge-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2022\/06\/Burridge-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Kelley Burridge, Ph.D. - 2006<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Targeted Drug Delivery: Effects of Grafted Polyethylene Glycol on Ligand-Receptor Binding Under Flow: <strong>PhD in Biomedical Engineering with specialization in BioMolecular Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Joyce Wong, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Interdisciplinary Scientist, Food and Drug Administration, Washington D.C.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Snapshot-2010-10-20-16-16-37.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Snapshot 2010-10-20 16-16-37\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2009\/06\/Snapshot-2010-10-20-16-16-37-144x150.jpg\" title=\"Snapshot 2010-10-20 16-16-37\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2720\" width=\"144\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Lori Fitz, Ph.D. - 2005<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Activation-Induced Changes in the Histamine Content of Murine Mast Cells and their Adhesion to NIH-3T3 Fibroblasts: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>Marion Kasaian, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position: <\/strong>Head of Precision Medicine, Director of Outreach and Technology Platforms, Pfizer<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alumImg\"><strong><a href=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/06\/JeffreySimardPhoto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"JeffreySimardPhoto\" src=\"\/ppb\/files\/2011\/06\/JeffreySimardPhoto-e1636943147904-150x150.jpg\" title=\"JeffreySimardPhoto\" class=\"wp-image-4790 size-thumbnail\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2011\/06\/JeffreySimardPhoto-e1636943147904-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2011\/06\/JeffreySimardPhoto-e1636943147904-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2011\/06\/JeffreySimardPhoto-e1636943147904-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2011\/06\/JeffreySimardPhoto-e1636943147904-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2011\/06\/JeffreySimardPhoto-e1636943147904-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/files\/2011\/06\/JeffreySimardPhoto-e1636943147904-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Jeffrey Simard, Ph.D. - 2005<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Thesis: <\/strong>Fatty Acid Transport: Binding to Human Serum Albumin and Trafficking in Model and Biological Membranes: <strong>PhD in Pharmacology<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Advisor: <\/strong>James Hamilton, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<strong>Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck; Project Leader, Chemical Genomics Centre; Scientist, Amgen;\u00a0<\/strong>Senior Research Scientist, Associate Director, Director, C4 Therapeutics<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1135,"featured_media":0,"parent":18572,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/390"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23490,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/390\/revisions\/23490"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/ppb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}