Lab Alumni

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.