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Kristin Bigos, BS, PhD

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NIMH, The Clinical Brain Disorders Branch
Postdoctoral Fellow

Email: bigosk@mail.nih.gov

Thesis Advisor: Robert Bies
Graduation Year: 2007

Title of Dissertation:
Pharmacodynamics of IV Citalopram Using Functional MRI

Marci Chew, BS, PhD

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Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Manager, Clinical Pharmacology, Neurosciences

Email: fungifanatic@msn.com

Thesis Advisor: Bruce Pollock co-advisor Samuel Poloyac
Graduation Year: 2007

Title of Dissertation:
Anticholinergic medications and cognition in older adults

Yun Fan, BS, MS, PhD

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EMD-Serono, Drug Metabolism Group
Research Scientist

Email: yuf8@pitt.edu

Thesis Advisor: Billy W. Day
Graduation Year: 2007

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

Min Jae Lee, BS, MS, PhD

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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
Graduation Year: 2007

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

Julie Miedlar, BS, MS

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

Email: jam525@psu.edu

Thesis Advisor: Janet Amico
Graduation Year: 2007

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

Michael Tortorici, PharmD, PhD

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Pfizer, LaJolla Laboratories
Clinical Pharmacologist, Oncology

Email: michael.tortorici@pfizer.com

Thesis Advisor: Samuel M. Poloyac
Graduation Year: 2007

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

Weihsu (Claire) Chen, BS, MS, PhD

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The Scripps Research Institute
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Email: wcchen@scripps.edu

Thesis Advisor: Dr. Leaf Huang
Graduation Year: 2007

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

Zhe (Jenny) Zhang, BS, MS, PhD

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

Email: zhangzhe@missouri.edu

Thesis Advisor: Billy W. Day
Graduation Year: 2007

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

Yan (Summer) Feng , BS, MS, PhD

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Bristol Meyers Squibb
Senior Research Investigator

Email: yan.feng@bms.com

Thesis Advisor: Robert Bies
Graduation Year: 2006

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

Charitha Madiraju, PhD

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Burnham Institute for Medical Research
Postdoctoral Associate

Email: madiraju@burnham.org

Thesis Advisor: Billy Day
Graduation Year: 2006

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

Aarati Ranade, PhD

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Translational Genomics Research Institution, Cancer Research Division
Postdoctoral Fellow

Email: arrst13@yahoo.com

Thesis Advisor: Raman Venkataramanan
Graduation Year: 2006

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

Rama Sivasubramanian, PhD

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Nektar Therapeutics India Private Limited
Scientist I

Email: rasst95@gmail.com

Thesis Advisor: Raman Venkataramanan
Graduation Year: 2006

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

Pradeep Tyagi, PhD

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

Email: pradeep_tyagi@hotmail.com

Thesis Advisor: Huang
Graduation Year: 2005

Title of Dissertation:
Intravesical Therapy of Interstitial Cystitis

Jelena Janjic, PhD

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Carnegie Mellon University Department of Biological Sciences
Research Biologist

Email: pittjjanjic@yahoo.com

Thesis Advisor: Billy Day and Peter Wipf
Graduation Year: 2005

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

Mohammed Al-Dosari, PhD

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King Saud University School of Pharmacy
Assistant Professor

Email: mdosari@ksu.edu.sa

Thesis Advisor: Joseph Knapp
Graduation Year: 2005

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

Bernard Komoroski, PharmD, PhD

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Orencia US Marketing, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Associate Product Manager

Email: bernard.komoroski@bms.com

Thesis Advisor: Raman Venkataramanan
Graduation Year: 2005

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

Matthew Hruska, PharmD, PhD

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McNeil Pediatrics
Senior Scientist

Email: mhruska@mccus.jnj.com

Thesis Advisor: Frye/ Samuel Poloyac
Graduation Year: 2004

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

Rose Mantella, PhD

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Abbott Laboratories
Clinical Science Manager

Email: rmantella@gmail.com

Thesis Advisor: Janet Amico
Graduation Year: 2004

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

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