LaMonta Beard
Phone: (330) 325-6439
E-Mail: lbeard@neoucom.edu

Current Research: Role of caveoli in regulating EnaC and CFTR membrane expression/function during lung development.

Advisor: Dr. Hans Folkesson

Sam Bower
Phone: (330) 325-6142
E-Mail: sbower@neoucom.edu

Current Research:

Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Rosenthal

Sandra Cardona
Phone: (330) 325-6129
E-Mail: scardona@neoucom.edu

Current Research:

Advisor: Dr. William Lynch

Somik Chatterjee
Phone: (330) 325-6142
E-Mail: schatter@neoucom.edu

Current Research: Studies on Infected Cell Protein 34.5 (ICP34.5) from Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-2)

Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Rosenthal

Kevin Dearwester
Phone: (330) 325-6536
E-Mail: kdearwester@neoucom.edu

Current Research: Studying synaptic circuits in the auditory system. Techniques from this research will be used to further investigate nicotine-induced dopamine release in cortical brain regions.

Advisor: Dr. Mark Simmons

Shuxin Han
Phone: (330) 325-6692
E-Mail: shan@neoucom.edu

Current Research: The regulation of vitamin D3 receptor (VDR) on the bile acid synthesis in human hepatocytes.

Advisor: Dr. John Chiang

Shyny Koshy
Phone: (330) 325-6439
E-Mail: skoshy@neoucom.edu

Current Research: Effectiveness of ventilation with high and low tidal volumes as treatment for preterm birth at risk of RDS development.

Advisor: Dr. Hans Folkesson

Ying Li
Phone: (330) 325-6142
E-Mail: yli@neoucom.edu

Current Research:  Defining murine
retroviral components and life cycle events requried for inducing spongiform motor neuron degeneration.

Advisor: Dr. Wiliam Lynch

Dan Luther
Phone: (330) 325-6441
E-Mail: dluther@neoucom.edu

Current Research: TBA

Advisor: Dr. Gary Meszaros 

Krystal Renszel
Phone: (330) 325-6129
E-Mail: krenszel@neoucom.edu

Current Research: Retroviral-induced neurodegeneration.

Advisor: Dr. William Lynch

Michael Selby
Phone: (330) 325-6142
E-Mail: mselby@neoucom.edu

Current Research: The effects of posterior Hox genes on skeletal development of the
autopod.


Advisor: Dr. William Lynch and Dr. Owen Lovejoy 

Patricia Shamhart
Phone: (330) 325-6441
E-Mail: pshamhar@neoucom.edu

Current Research: Cardiac remodeling: the role of cardiac fibroblasts.

Advisor: Dr. Gary Meszaros 

Danielle Speicher
Phone: (330) 325-6441
E-Mail: dspeicher@neoucom.edu

Current Research: Alpha1-adrenergic receptors in the heart.

Advisor: Dr. June Yun 

Terri Stoner
Phone: (330) 325-6142
E-Mail: tdstoner@neoucom.edu

Current Research:

Advisor: Dr. John Docherty

Patricia Taylor
Phone: (330) 325-6142
E-Mail: ptaylor@neoucom.edu

Current Research: The mechanism by which J-L.E.A.P.S. Herpes Simplex Virus-1
and HIV heteroconjugate vaccines activate immune responses.


Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Rosenthal

Lotus Tian
Phone: (330) 325-6535
E-Mail: ltian@neoucom.edu

Current Research: Metabotropic glutamate receptor-6 signal regulation in retinal function.

Advisor: Dr. Mary Cismowski 

Deidra Tschantz
Phone: (330) 325-6142
E-Mail: drtschan@neoucom.edu

Current Research:

Advisor: Dr. Angelo DeLucia

Megan Vitarella
Phone: (330) 325-6536
E-Mail: mvitarella@neoucom.edu

Current Research: In Vitro growth of MCF-7 cells.

Advisor: Dr. Mary Cismowski