2014 – 2019 Namrta Purwar, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Honors: Biophysical Society Travel Award 2016
2011 – 2016 Cassandra Theusch, Postdoctoral Scientist, Honors: Biophysical Society Travel Award 2015, Currently – Instructor, Life Sciences, University of Arkansas)
2008 – 2013 Cosma Dellisanti, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Currently: Associate Managing Editor: DynaMed
2011 – 2012 Kurt Laha, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Currently: Product Manager and Scientific Proposal Leader, Brainxell , Madison, Wisconsin.
2006 – 2009 Susan Hanson, Postdoctoral Trainee, Honors: Awarded individual postdoctoral NRSA from NIH, awarded Society for Neuroscience Travel Award, 2007; Currently: Asst. Professor Lecturer, Carroll University, Waukesha, WI.
2005- 2006 Spencer Ericksen, Postdoctoral Trainee, Currently: Assistant Scientist – Small Molecule Screening Facility, Carbonne Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin – Madison.
2005- 2006 Leonardo Hernandez Hernandez, Postdoctoral Trainee, Currently: Profesor Tiempo Completo Titular “A” at Universidad de Guadalajara, CUCS, Mexico
2001 – 2003 Glen Newell, Postdoctoral Trainee, Honors: Awarded postdoctoral NSERC fellowship from Canada; Currently: Associate Director Clinical Pharmacology, Biovail Contract Research Ontario, Canada
1997 – 2001 David Wagner, Postdoctoral Trainee, Honors: Awarded individual postdoctoral NRSA from NIH; Previous: Assistant Professor at Marquette University, Currently: unknown.
1994 – 1997 Andrew Boileau, Postdoctoral Trainee, Currently: Assoc. Prof. and Director of Neuroscience, Saba University of Medicine, Netherlands, Antilles.
1994 – 1996 Nicholas Cozzi, Postdoctoral Trainee, Currently: Associate Scientist and Lecturer, Cell & Regenerative Biology Department, School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Wisconsin – Madison
2013 – 2018 Tzu-Wei (Vicki) Tsao, Physiology Graduate Training Program, Awarded Ph.D. Honors: Biophysical Society Travel Award, 2017. Currently: Post-doctoral scientist, UC-Berkeley
2013 – 2018 Varun Tiwari, Biophysics Training Program, Awarded Ph.D., Honors: Biophysical Society Travel Award, 2016. Currently: India Civil Service – Science Innovation and Education
2009 – 2014 Borna Ghosh, Biophysics Training Program, Awarded Ph.D., Honors: Biophysical Society Travel Award, 2013; Currently: staff scientist, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
2008 – 2012 Elaine Morlock, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program, Awarded Ph.D. Honors: awarded individual predoctoral NIH-NRSA, Vilas travel award, Currently: Patent agent at Mintz Levin Law Firm, San Francisco, CA, admitted to law school)
2009 – 2011 Valerie Grant, Neuroscience Training Program, Awarded M.S. Honors: awarded individual NSF predoctoral fellowship, Currently in Medical School)
2005 – 2011 Kelly Christopherson, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program. Awarded Ph.D., Honors: awarded individual predoctoral NIH-NRSA, awarded Vilas 2008 Travel Grant, Currently: stay at home Mom when husband took position at Astrazeneca in England
2004 – 2010 Cassandra Theusch, Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program Awarded Ph.D., Currently, Instructor, Life Sciences, University of Arkansas.
2004 – 2008 Srinivasan Venkatachalan, Physiology Training Program, Awarded Ph.D.; Honors: Awarded Society for Neuroscience Travel Award, 2007; Biophysical Society Travel Award, 2008, FASEB Travel Award, 2008 Currently, Senior Research Scientist, Cromocell Corporation, New Jersey.
2003 – 2007 Jose Mercado, Neuroscience Training Program, Awarded Ph.D. Honors: Awarded Predoctoral Fellowship from American Psychological Society, Biophysical Society Travel Award) Currently, Scientist at Kineta Inc. Seattle, Washington.
2002 – 2006 Feyza Sancar, Neuroscience Training Program, Awarded Ph.D.; Honors: Awarded Predoctoral Fellowship from Epilepsy Foundation of America; Awarded Eli Lilly Outstanding Graduate Student in Neuroscience Travel Fellowship – 2005; Currently, Director of Medical News and Perspectives, Journal of the American Medical Association.
2000 – 2004 Lisa Sharkey, Neuroscience Training Program, Awarded Ph.D.; Honors: Awarded Eli Lilly Outstanding Graduate Student in Neuroscience Travel Fellowship – 2002). Currently – Research Investigator in Dr. Henry Paulson laboratory, Univ. of Michigan
1998 – 2003 Jessica Holden-Kloda, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Training Program, Awarded Ph.D. Honors: Awarded predoctoral fellowships from Epilepsy Foundation of America and from Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of America. Currently: Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Technical Resources International Inc. Bethesda, MD
1997- 2001 Jeremy Teissere, Neuroscience Training Program, Awarded Ph.D. Honors: Awarded individual predoctoral NRSA from NIH Currently: Associate Professor at Muhlenberg College, Stanley Road Endowed Chair, Director Neuroscience Program, Allentown, PA.
1997-1998 Jolien Connor, Neuroscience Training Program (left program for medical reasons; Currently: Scientist – facility manager of confocal microscope facility, University of Wisconsin – Madison.
2015 – 2019 Teja Karimikonda, Neuroscience 699, Independent Research Training Honors: “University of Wisconsin Sophomore Research Fellowship”, “Hilldale Fellowship”, “Biophysical Society 2018 Travel Award”, “Biophysical Society 2018 Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation Award”, “Bromley Conference Travel Award”, “Trewartha Undergraduate Honors Research Grant”.
Summer ’17 Brianne Nunez, Biological SIGNALS and Neurobiology-Summer Research Program (Honors: FASEB DREAM Mentored Travel Award 2017)
2013- 2014 Stephen Emmerling, Neuroscience 699, Independent Research Training
2011 – 2013 Abby Schuh, Physiology 699, Independent Research Training Currently: M.D. (Resident – in emergency medicine
2009 – 2012 Lamin Manneh, Independent Research Training
2008 – 2009 Erik Vaklyes, Independent Research Training
2007 Heather Meiselman, Biology 335 – Entering research, independent research training
2005 – 2007 Say Thao, Minority Summer Research Program, Independent Research Training
2005 – 2006 Pedro Warff, Minority Summer Research Program, Independent Research Training
2003 – 2004 Whitney Pafford, Independent Research Training, Senior Honors Thesis
2002 – 2004 Jeremy Bushman, Independent Research Training Honors: “2003 Pfizer Fellowship for Undergraduate Research” Currently M.D.
2001- 2002 Ross McDevitt, Molecular Biology Program, Senior Honors Thesis Honors: “2001 Trewartha Undergraduate Research Grant” and “Outstanding Undergraduate NeuroscienceThesis Award” Currently: Research scientist at NIH-NIDA.
2000 – 2002 James Clark, Dept of Chemical Engineering, Independent Study
1997 – 2000 Lisa Ann Wheeler, Dept. of Bacteriology, Independent Study, Currently: M.D.
1998 – 1999 Jeff Malik, Dept. of Zoology and Psychology, Independent Study, Currently: M.D.
1997 – 1998 Amy Evers, Senior Honors Thesis, Molecular Biology Program (Honors: “University Bookstore Academic Excellence Award” and “Outstanding Undergraduate Neuroscience Thesis Award”; Currently M.D.
1997 – 1998 Peter Ward, Senior Honors Thesis, Molecular Biology Program, (Honors: “1997 Trewartha Undergraduate Research Grant”; Currently: M.D.
1996 – 1997 Robert Chang, Honors Senior Thesis, Molecular Biology Program, (Honors: “1996 Trewartha Undergraduate Research Grant”)
1996 – 1997 Amy Evers, Independent Study-GABAA Receptors, Currently: M.D.
1995 – 1996 Anson Davis, Senior Honors Thesis, Molecular Biology Program,
Summer ‘96 Joy Price, Visiting Minority Undergraduate Research Fellow
1994 – 1995 Anson Davis, Independent Study – Ligand-Gated Ion Channels
Summer ‘95 Polo Chen, Medical Scholars Undergraduate Research Trainee, U. of Wisconsin-Madison.