Pharmacology and Toxicology Degrees Conferred 2000-2001

In the last year we awarded 4 Ph.D. degrees, 7 M.S. degrees. The Ph.D. program has now awarded 169 degrees and the M.S. program has awarded 238 degrees. Listed below are the students, degree, thesis/dissertation title, and current employment.


Ph.D. DEGREES CONFERRED

STUDENT

ADVISOR

DISSERTATION TITLE

CURRENT POSITION

Katerina Dvorakova

R.T. Dorr

Mechanism of Imexon Action in Myeloma Cells

Postdoctoral Fellow
Arizona Cancer Center
The University of Arizona

Susan M. Fontaine

I.G. Sipes

The Roles of Specific Hepatic Cytochrome P450 Isoforms in the Species - Dependent Bioactivation and Ovotoxicity of 4-Vinylcyclohexene

Postdoctoral Fellow
Jack/Pearl Resnick Campus
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Marc M. Oshiro

W. Dalton/B.W. Futscher

Role of Interleukin-6 Signaling Via the Jak-Stat Pathway in Human Myeloma and Effects on Mediators of Cell Survival and Proliferation

Postdoctoral Fellow
Arizona Cancer Center
The University of Arizona

Husam S. Younis

I.G. Sipes

The Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of 1,2-Dichlorobenzene Induced Liver Injury in Fischer-344 and Sprague-Dawley Rats

Postdoctoral Fellow
Isis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, CA



M.S.  DEGREES CONFERRED

STUDENT

MENTOR

THESIS TITLE

CURRENT POSITION

Hiram E. Albino

D.F. Larson

Heparin Coating for Improved Biocampatibility of the Synthetic Surfaces of Blood-Contacting Devices

Medical Student
The University of Arizona

Marianne Chigbrow

M.A. Nelson

Selenomethionine Mediated Effects on the Cell Cycle in Colon Cancer Cells

Research Specialist
Univ. of CA, Davis
Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease
Davis, CA
 

Robert K. Kuester

I.G. Sipes

The Differential Hepatotoxicity of Cadmium in Male Fischer-344 and Sprague Dawley Rats

Research Specialist 
Pharmacolgy & Toxicology Dept. 
The Univ. of Arizona

Samuel V. Mendoza

P.F. McDonagh

Side Stream Cigarette Smake May Exacerbate Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through Neutrophil-Platelet Ineractions

Radiation Health Officer
US Naval Hospital 
Naples, Italy

Kunkun Ren

F. Porreca

Acid Sensing Ion Channel 3 (ASIC3) Mediates Acid-Induced Nociception

Staff Biologist
Merck Research Laboratory
LaJolla, CA

Hong Sun

F. Porreca

Spinal and Supraspinal Components of Neuropathic Pain

Research Specialist
Merck Research Laboratory
West Point, PA

Caroline N. Waltmire

R.T. Dorr

Cytotoxicity of Combination Chemotherapy Using Paclitaxel, Carboplatin and Bleomycin in Human Lung and Ovarian Cancer

Research Specialist
Microbiology/Immunology Dept.
The University of Arizona

 

 

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