School of Medicine

Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Pharmacology Graduate Students

Nour Abbes
PhD Student, IDP 
University of Washington
Advisor: Dr. Xinping Yue

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Ashlyn Anderson
MD/PhD Student 
Miami University
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Kapusta

Awards
Representative, Association for Women in Science – South Louisiana Chapter (AWIS-SL)
2024 Top Predoctoral Student Poster Presentation Award at the American Physiology Summit
Second Place Winner of the Nathan Soloman & Irene Oransky-Solomon Medical Student Award from the    Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
2024 Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Research Recognition Award
2023 American Society of Nephrology Annual Kidney Week Student and Residents (STARS) Program Recipient
2023 University of Mississippi Medical Center Graduate Student Cardiovascular Renal Research Symposium Travel Award Recipient

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Benjamin Cummins  
PhD Student
Purdue University

Advisor: Dr. Charles Nichols

Awards
Recipient of the Louisiana Board of Regents
Graduate Training in Integrative Pharmacological Sciences
USONA Institute Scholarship

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Zoe Davidson 
PhD Student
The University of Alabama

Advisor: Dr. Charles Nichols

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Khushi Kiran 
PhD Student
Pennsylvania State University

Advisor: Dr. Peter Winsauer

Awards
First Place and Fan Favorite Award – 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, LSUHSC Graduate Research Day 2024

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Hannah Kramer  
PhD Student
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Advisor: Dr. Charles Nichols

Awards
Usona Scholarship 2024

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Sarah Melton
PhD Student
Liberty University

Advisor: Dr. Peter Winsauer

Awards
2024 ASPET Washington Fellow
Recipient of the ASPET 2024 Travel Award
2023 Interprofessional Student Alliance (IPSA) Distinction Award

2023 APHA Student Champions for Climate Justice Award

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Parnia Mobasheran
Azad University of Medical Sciences 
PhD student
Advisor: Dr. Qinglin Yang

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Ayushi Patel
PhD student
Advisor: Dr. Eric Lazartigues

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Rukayat Raji
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria
PhD student
Advisor: Dr.
Ifechukwude Joachim Biose


Pharmacology Medical Students

Dr. Ashley Henderson  
MD/PhD, Currently in MD program
Stanford University B.S. in Biology with honors in Neurobiology

Advisor: Dr. Peter Winsauer

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Dr. Jake Doiron
MD/PhD, Currently in MD program
Berry College B.S. in Biochemistry
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Kapusta