Recent Graduates
Jung Hoon Lee, MS, Graduation Year: April 2009

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Email: lucy7821@gmail.com

Thesis Advisor: Wen Xie

Title of Dissertation: The role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and the liver X receptor in gene regulation and metabolic homeostasis

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Jee-Young An, BS, MS, Graduation Year: 2008

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Email: jea9@pitt.edu

Thesis Advisor: Yong Tae Kwon

Title of Dissertation: THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLES OF E3 UBIQUITIN LIGASES OF THE N-END RULE PATHWAY

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Haitao Yang, BS, MS, Graduation Year: 2008

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Email: hay14@pitt.edu

Thesis Advisor: Lisa Rohan

Title of Dissertation: UC781: BETA-CYCLODEXTRIN COMPLEXATION AND FORMULATION AS AN ANTI-HIV MICROBICIDE

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Alexandra Sassi, PharmD, PhD, Graduation Year: 2008

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Email: alexandra_sassi@hotmail.com

Thesis Advisor: Lisa Rohan

Title of Dissertation: BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MICROBICIDES FOR TOPICAL HIV PREVENTION: PRE-CLINICAL EVALUATIONS AND FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT

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Kristin L. Bigos, BS, PhD, Graduation Year: 2007

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NIMH, The Clinical Brain Disorders Branch
Postdoctoral Fellow

Email: bigosk@mail.nih.gov

Thesis Advisor: Robert Bies

Title of Dissertation: Pharmacodynamics of IV Citalopram Using Functional MRI

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Yun Fan, MS, PhD, Graduation Year: 2007

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EMD-Serono, Drug Metabolism Group
Research Scientist

Email: yuf8@pitt.edu

Thesis Advisor: Billy W. Day

Title of Dissertation: The in Vitro Metabolism of Three Anticancer Drugs

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Min Jae Lee, BS, MS, PhD, Graduation Year: 2007

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Harvard Medical School, Department of Cell Biology
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Email: MinJae_Lee@hms.harvard.edu

Thesis Advisor: Yong Tae Kwon

Title of Dissertation: Role of the N-end rule pathway in cardiovascular development, signaling, and homeostasis

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Julie Miedlar, BS, MS, Graduation Year: 2007

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Penn State University (Graduate Program), Kinesiology Department (Exercise Physiology)
Graduate Assistant

Email: jam525@psu.edu

Thesis Advisor: Janet Amico

Title of Dissertation: Ingestion of Palatable Substances in Oxytocin Knockout Mice

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Michael Tortorici, PharmD, PhD, Graduation Year: 2007

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Pfizer, LaJolla Laboratories
Clinical Pharmacologist, Oncology

Email: michael.tortorici@pfizer.com

Thesis Advisor: Samuel M. Poloyac

Title of Dissertation: The Effect of Therapeutic Hypothermia on CYP450-Mediated Drug Metabolism: Studies in Translational Research

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Zhe (Jenny) Zhang, BS, MS, PhD, Graduation Year: 2007

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University of Missouri, Department of Biochemistry
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Email: zhangzhe@missouri.edu
Webpage: web.mac.com/jennyzhangzhe/iWeb/Site/Home.html

Thesis Advisor: Billy W. Day

Title of Dissertation: Targeted functional proteomics in studying protein post-translational modification and protein-protein interaction

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Marci L. Chew, BS, PhD, Graduation Year: 2007

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Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Manager, Clinical Pharmacology, Neurosciences

Email: fungifanatic@msn.com

Thesis Advisor: Bruce Pollock

Title of Dissertation: Anticholinergic medications and cognition in older adults

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Weihsu (Claire) Chen, BS, MS, PhD, Graduation Year: 2007

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The Scripps Research Institute
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Email: wcchen@scripps.edu

Thesis Advisor: Leaf Huang

Title of Dissertation: Development of a simple but effective cancer vaccine consisting of an antigen and a cationic lipid

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Charitha Madiraju, PhD, Graduation Year: 2006

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Burnham Institute for Medical Research
Postdoctoral Associate

Email: madiraju@burnham.org

Thesis Advisor: Billy Day

Title of Dissertation: Pharmacological and Structure-Activity Relationship Evaluation of Microtubule-Stabilizing Agents

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Aarati Ranade, PhD, Graduation Year: 2006

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Translational Genomics Research Institution, Cancer Research Division
Postdoctoral Fellow

Email: arrst13@yahoo.com

Thesis Advisor: Raman Venkataramanan

Title of Dissertation: The effect of endogenous and exogenous chemicals on drug metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters in human hepatocytes

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Rama Sivasubramanian, PhD, Graduation Year: 2006

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Nektar Therapeutics India Private Limited
Scientist I

Email: rasst95@gmail.com

Thesis Advisor: Raman Venkataramanan

Title of Dissertation: Effect of valerian root extracts (Valeriana officinalis) on acetaminophen glucuronidation: in vitro and in vivo studies

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Yan (Summer) Feng , MS, PhD, Graduation Year: 2006

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Bristol Meyers Squibb
Senior Research Investigator

Email: yan.feng@bms.com

Thesis Advisor: Robert Bies

Title of Dissertation: Modeling and Simulation Approach to Characterize the Magnitude and Consistency of Drug Exposure using Sparse Concentration Sampling

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Pradeep Tyagi, PhD, Graduation Year: 2005

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Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Assistant Professor

Email: pradeep_tyagi@hotmail.com

Thesis Advisor: Leaf Huang

Title of Dissertation: Intravesical Therapy of Interstitial Cystitis

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Jelena Janjic, PhD, Graduation Year: 2005

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Carnegie Mellon University Department of Biological Sciences
Research Biologist

Email: pittjjanjic@yahoo.com

Thesis Advisor: Billy Day and Peter Wipf

Title of Dissertation: Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New Agents Targeting Estrogen Receptor-Alpha and -Beta

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Mohammed Al-Dosari, PhD, Graduation Year: 2005

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King Saud University School of Pharmacy
Assistant Professor

Email: mdosari@ksu.edu.sa

Thesis Advisor: Joseph Knapp

Title of Dissertation: FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF 5’-FLANKING REGION OF CYTOCHROME P450 GENES THROUGH MOLECULAR CLONING AND TRANSFECTION IN VITRO AND IN VIVO

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Bernard Komoroski, PharmD, PhD, Graduation Year: 2005

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Orencia US Marketing, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Associate Product Manager

Email: bernard.komoroski@bms.com

Thesis Advisor: Raman Venkataramanan

Title of Dissertation: The Direct and Indirect Effects of Herbal Products on Common Drug Metabolizing Enzymes and Drug Transporters

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Matthew Hruska, PharmD, PhD, Graduation Year: 2004

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McNeil Pediatrics
Senior Scientist

Email: mhruska@mccus.jnj.com

Thesis Advisor: Reginald Frye/ Samuel Poloyac

Title of Dissertation: CHARACTERIZATION OF CYTOCHROME P450 2C8 ACTIVITY IN VIVO: PHARMACOGENETIC AND PHARMACOKINETIC STUDIES OF ROSIGLITAZONE METABOLISM

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Rose Mantella, PhD, Graduation Year: 2004

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Abbott Laboratories
Clinical Science Manager

Email: rmantella@gmail.com

Thesis Advisor: Janet Amico

Title of Dissertation: The Role of Oxytocin in the Stress and Anxiety Response

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