Current Students

Mentor:  Sangeetha Sukumari-Ramesh, PhD
LAB:  CB 3515
Undergraduate:  Auburn University
Graduation: Fall 2024
Research Interest: Inflammatory Mediators Following Intracerebral Hemorrhage 
Awards:
* Lowell M. Greenbaum Award for Excellence in Pharmacology, Graduate Research Day, 2022

* Armand M. Karow, Jr. Pharmacology Scholarship, 2022-2023

* Jerry J. Buccafusco Travel Award, 2023

* Armand M. Karow, Jr. Pharmacology Scholarship, 2024-2025

 

Mentor:  Seungwoo Kang, PhD
LAB:  CB 3604
Undergraduate:  Morehead State University
Graduation: TBD
Research Interest: Reward-dependent spatiotemporal cellular activities in the dorsomedial striatum and repeated ethanol exposure
Awards:
* Inclusivity Award at the Graduate School Scientific Integrity Ceremony, Augusta University 2023

* Armand M. Karow, Jr. Pharmacology Scholarship, 2024-2025

Mentor:  Brian Muntean, PhD
LAB:  CB 3621
Undergraduate: King’s College (in Wilkes Barre, PA)
Graduation: 2025-2026
Research Interest: Exploring the relationship between KCTD proteins on GPCRs and their role in neuronal signaling 
Awards:
* The Susquehanna Valley Section, American Chemical Society Award, 2021

* Jerry J. Buccafusco Travel Award, 2024

Mentor:  Jun Zhu, MD, PhD
LAB: GE 4055
Undergraduate: Winston Salem State University 
Graduation: Anticipated Spring 2028
Research Interests: Neuroscience and Neurodevelopmental disorders

Mentor:  Almira Vazdarjanova, PhD
LAB: CB 3503
Undergraduate: University of South Carolina - Aiken
Graduation: 2028
Research Interests: Elucidating susceptibility factors contributing to the development of PTSD.
Awards
* 1st Place 3 MT Presentation 2024

* Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Research (Graduate Research Day) 2024

* 1st Place Poster Presentation (DNRM retreat) 2023

* Honorable Mention Awardee (AGE 2023 Early Career Scholar's Program) 2023

Mentor:  Amal Kaddoumi, PhD
LAB: GE 4055
Undergraduate: University of California, San Diego
Graduation: 2029
Research Interests: Studies on molecular mechanisms to explain blood-brain barrier dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease.

Mentor:  Jun Zhu, MD, PhD
LAB: GE 4055
Undergraduate: 
BS in Biology, University of the Incarnate Word
MS in Applied Pharmaceutical Science, Feik School of Pharmacy at the University of the Incarnate Word. 
Graduation:  June 2029
Research Interests: Drug addiction and Neurological disorders 

Mentor: Raghavan Raju, PhD
LAB: CB 2614
Undergraduate: 
B.S. - Jawaharlal Technological University Anantapur (JNTUA)
M.S. - National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata (NIPER,KOLKATA) 
Graduation: Anticipated 2028
Research Interests: Senescence, oxidative stress signaling
Awards
* Alquist Travel Award, 2024

Mentor: Sangeetha Sukumari-Ramesh, PhD
LAB: CB 3515
Undergraduate: B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Graduation: Anticipated May 2029
Research Interests: Mitochondrial dysfunction in intracerebral hemorrhage and neuroinflammation.

Mentor:  Sangeetha Sukumari-Ramesh, PhD
LAB:  CB 3515
Undergraduate: Berry College
Graduation:  2025
Research Interest:  Examining HDAC3 inhibition effects on intracerebral hemmorhage
Awards:
* Armand M. Karow, Jr. Pharmacology Scholarship, 2022-2023

* Jerry J. Buccafusco Travel Award, 2023

* Lowell M. Greenbaum Award in Recognition of Research Excellence in Pharmacology at the Graduate Research Day, 2023

* Armand M. Karow, Jr. Pharmacology Scholarship, 2024-2025