Recent Pharmacology Graduates

Alan Roloff
Dissertation Title: Modulation of Hippocampal Endocannabinoid Plasticity by Homer Proteins and Delta(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol
Advisor: Dr. Stan Thayer
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: October 8, 2009
Current Position:
Jonathan Hareid
Dissertation Title: Quantification of Cell Surface Mu and Delta Opioid Receptor and Elucidation of Factors Governing Surface Receptor Pool
Advisor: Dr. Robert Elde
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: October 1, 2009
Current Position:
Xin Ge
Dissertation Title: Novel Binding Partners of Mu-opioid Receptor and Their Regulatory Roles
Advisor: Dr. Ping-Yee Law
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: September 30, 2009
Current Position:
Ximena Rossello
Dissertation Title: Aβ affects apoE transcriptionally through the activation of β-AR, cAMP and AP-2
Advisor: Dr. Gibson Wood
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: September 10, 2009
Current Position:
Tammy Butterick
Dissertation Title: Simvastatin Induced Endothelin-1 (ET-1) Upregulates Bcl-2 Protein Levels in Cerebral Cortical Neurons
Advisor: Dr. Gibson Wood
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: May 22, 2009
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota/VA Medical Center
Lisa Koodie
Dissertation Title: Effects of Morphine on Tumor Angiogenesis and Growth
Advisor: Dr. Sabita Roy
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: April 8, 2009
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Surgical Sciences Program, University of Minnesota
Jon Michael Underwood II
Dissertation Title: The Cell Division Bypass - Deregulated eIF4E Substitutes for Growth Factors in the Canonical Proliferative Pathway
Advisor: Dr. Peter Bitterman
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: April 3, 2009
Current Position: Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA/Internationally deployed
Qifang Wu
Dissertation Title: Post-transcriptional Regulation of Mouse Mu-opioid Receptor (MOR1) through its 3'-UTR"
Advisor: Dr. Horace Loh
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: February 24, 2009
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota
Sam Roiko
Dissertation Title: Passive immunization to treat nicotine dependence in rats"
Advisor: Dr. Paul Pentel
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: January 9, 2009
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Xianke Zeng
Dissertation Title: Combining anti-Type I Insulin Like Growth Factor Receptor (IGF1R) Therapy with Chemotherapy in Vitro and in Vivo
Advisor: Dr. Douglas Yee
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: December 2, 2008
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
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