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| Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Former Students Students who have received degrees within the last 10 years: Brian SaulsPh.D., Physiology, 2001. Advisor: Matt Boegehold. Dissertation: "Integrated Modulation of Sympathetic Tone in the Microcirculation by Oxygen, Adenosine and Nitric Oxide" Current Position: Medical Student, Marshall University School of Medicine Van Adams Ph.D., Physiology, 2001. Advisor: Bob Goodman. Debbie Lenda Ph.D., Physiology, 2001. Advisor: Matt Boegehold. Dissertation: "Effects of a High Salt Diet on the Microcirculation in Normotensive Rats: The Role of Reactive Oxygen Species" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University Jeff Lawson Ph.D., Physiology, 2000. Advisor: Paul Brown. Dissertation: "Encoding of Vibrotactile Stimuli by Spinal Dorsal Horn Neurons" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Krieger Mind/Brain Institute, Johns Hopkins University Timothy R. Nurkiewicz Ph.D., Physiology, 1999. Advisor: Matthew Boegehold. Dissertation: "Effects of Hypertension and Dietary Salt on Myogenic Activity in the Microcirculation: Possible Roles of Nitric Oxide and Angiotensin II" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Physiology, West Virginia University Beth Santmyire Ph.D., Physiology, 1999. Advisor: Christine Baylis. Dissertation: "Increased Nitric Oxide Production during Pregnancy: Focusing on the Tissue Source and Physiological Role of the Pregnancy Induced Increase in Nitric Oxide Synthesis" Current Position: Medical Student, M.D./Ph.D. Program, West Virginia University Shen Xiao Ph.D., Physiology, 1999. Advisor: Christine Baylis. Dissertation: "Alterations of Vascular Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity and Substrate Availability in Chronic Renal Disease" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins Medical School Zhongling Zheng Ph.D., Physiology, 1998. Advisor: David Kreulen. Dissertation: "Identification and Characterization of Sympathetic Neurons that Innervate Mesenteric Artery or Vein in the Guinea Pig" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physiology, Michigan State University School of Medicine Geoffrey P. Nase Ph.D., Physiology, 1997. Advisor: Matthew Boegehold. Dissertation: "Endothelium-Derived Nitric Oxide Attenuates Sympathetic Neurogenic Constriction in the Intestinal Microvasculature of the Rat" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, Indiana University School of Medicine J. Russell Linderman Ph.D., Physiology, 1997. Advisor: Matthew Boegehold. Dissertation: "Changes in Arteriolar Structure and Function during Rapid Juvenile Growth" Current Position: Lieutenant, US Navy Aerospace Physiology Program, Pensacola, FL Rolando Ramirez Ph.D., Physiology, 1997. Advisor: Stanley Einzig. Dissertation: "The Control of Human Placental Vascular Tone. I. The Effects of Caffeine and Nicotine. II. The Role of Progesterone" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Chun Shia Chang Ph.D., Physiology, 1996. Advisor: Ping Lee. Dissertation: "Isoforms of Na,K-ATPase in Rat Erythroblastic Cells" Current Position: Joan Bloch M.S., Physiology, 1996. Advisor: Chris Baylis. Thesis: "Chronic Inhibition of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase with Aminoguanidine in the Rat in the Presence of a High Salt Diet" Current Position: Robert G. Cutlip Ph.D., Engineering, 1995. Advisor: William Stauber. Dissertation: Current Position: Safety Research Engineer, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV. Changbin Qiu Ph.D., Physiology, 1995. Advisor: Christine Baylis. Dissertation: "Acute and Chronic Actions of Nitric Oxide in Control of Blood Pressure and Renal Function" Current Position: Current position is Professor, the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Shyama Masilamani Ph.D., Physiology, 1994. Advisor: Christine Baylis. Dissertation: "Volume Regulation in Pregnancy" Current Position: Staff Fellow, Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism, National Institutes of Health Malay Dey Ph.D., Physiology, 1993. Advisor: George Hedge. Dissertation: "Physiological and Pharmacological Studies of the Neural and Peptidergic Regulation of Thyroid Blood Flow" Current Position: Aihua Deng Ph.D., Physiology, 1993. Advisor: Christine Baylis. Dissertation: "Studies of Interaction between Hypertension and Pregnancy and the Effects of Hypertensive Pregnancy on Kidney Functions" Current Position: Current position is Research Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego Kelley Suter M.S., Physiology, 1993. Advisor: Robert Goodman. (Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1996) Thesis: "Neural Systems Controlling the Attainment of Puberty in the Ewe Lamb" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Colorado State University Richard Reist Ph.D., Physiology, 1992. Advisor: Vincent Castranova. Dissertation: "Cytokine and Pharmacological Regulation of Lung Fibroblast Proliferation" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina John Rafi M.S., Physiology, 1992. Advisor: Matthew Boegehold. Thesis: "Microvascular Responses to Oxygen and Muscle Contraction in Rats with Salt-Induced Hypertension" Current Position: Laboratory Manager, Dept. of Biology, University of Richmond Robert Havern Ph.D., Physiology, 1992. Advisor: Robert Goodman. D.V.M. School of Vetrinary Medicine, 1996, Ohio State University Dissertation: "Catecholaminergic Inhibition of LH During Seasonal Anestrus in the Ewe" Current Position: Fairmont State College Kathleen K. Knack M.S., Physiology, 1991. Advisor: William Stauber. Thesis: "Soleus Muscle Response to Repeated Strain Injury" Current Position: Emergency Room Physician, Akron General Hospital Ramana Sonty Ph.D., Physiology, 1991. Advisor: Paul Brown. Dissertation: "Topology of Primary Somatosensory Cortical Modulation of Dorsal Horn Responses to Cutaneous Afferent Input" Current Position: |
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