Graduate & Postdoctoral Programs
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