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Elena W. Adlaf
Elena W. Adlaf
Thesis Advisor: Linda Wadiche, PhD-Neurobiology

University of Arizona (BFA, Theatre Production)
Entered Theme: Fall 2009

Rotations:
1- L Wadiche, 2- van Groen, 3- Y Li

Honors:
2010-2012: Student member of Theme Admissions Committee

Publications:
Enhanced integration of newborn neurons after neonatal insults.Pugh P, Adlaf E, Zhao CS, Markwardt S, Gavin C, Wadiche J, Overstreet-Wadiche L. Front Neurosci 2011 Mar 30; 5:45. PMID 21490706.

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Christopher Aura
Christopher Aura
Thesis Advisor: Paul Gamlin, PhD-Vision Science

Minnesota State Univ-Mankato (BA, Psychology)
NIH Post-Bacc Intramural Research Fellowship (2005-2007)
Entered Theme: Fall 2007

Rotations:
1- Gamlin, 2- Gross, 3- Gawne

Publications:
Infragranular sources of sustained local field potential responses in macaque primary visual cortex.   Maier A, Aura CJ, Leopold DA. J Neurosci. 2011 Feb 9;31(6):1971-80.

Phase-sorting of evoked potentials: pitfalls but potential. Risner M, Aura C, Black J, Gawne T. Neuroimage. 2009 Oct 1;47(4):1830-1.

The Visual Evoked Potential is independent of surface alpha rhythm phase. Risner ML, Aura CJ, Black JE, Gawne TJ. Neuroimage. 2009 Apr 1;45(2):463-9.


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Jay Bhatt
Jay Bhatt
Thesis Advisor: Elizabeth Sztul, PhD-Cell, Developmental, & Integrative Biology

Bombay College of Pharmacy (BS, Pharmacy)
Creighton University (MS, Pharmaceutical Science)
Entered Theme: Fall 2010

Rotations:
1- Benos/Fuller, 2- Visscher, 3- Sztul

Publications:
Deletion of glutamate delta-1 receptor in mouse leads to aberrant emotional and social behaviors. Yadav R, Gupta SC, Hillman BG, Bhatt JM, Stairs DJ, Dravid SM. PLoS One. 2012;7(3):e32969. Epub 2012 Mar 7. PMID: 22412961.

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Travis Chapman
Travis Chapman

Thesis Advisor: Farah Lubin, PhD-Neurobiology

Baylor University (BS, Neuroscience/Chemistry)
Entered Theme: Fall 2011

Rotations:
1- Desilva, 2- Sweatt, 3- Lubin

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Nick Cochran
Nick Cochran
Thesis Advisor: Erik Roberson, MD-Neurobiology

Auburn University (B.Ch.E., Chemical Engineering)
Entered Theme: Fall 2010
Howard Hughes Med-Grad Fellowship recipient

Rotations:
1- West, 2- West, 3- Roberson

Entered Candidacy: Fall 2011

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Kennette Day
Thesis Advisor:

Univ of Texas at Dallas (BS, Psychology/Neuroscience)
Univ of Texas at Dallas (MS, Cognition & Neuroscience)
Entered Theme: Fall 2012

Rotations:

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Nicole Day
Thesis Advisor: Candace Floyd, PhD-Physical Med & Rehab/Neurobiology

UAB (BS, Biology-Molecular Conc)
Entered Theme: Summer 2008 (thru Neurobiology)

Rotations:
1- Lester, 2- Floyd, 3- L Wadiche

Entered Candidacy: Summer 2012

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Sarah Dougherty
Sarah Dougherty
Thesis Advisor: Rita Cowell, PhD-Behavioral Neurobiology

Lenoir-Rhyne College (BS, Biology)
Entered Theme: Fall 2008 (thru IBS)

Rotations:
1- Shacka, 2- Ling Li, 3- Cowell

Entered Candidacy: Spring 2012

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Jana Drummond
Jana Drummond
Thesis Advisor: James Meador-Woodruff, MD-Psychiatry

Hollins University (BA, Psychology)
Entered Theme: Fall 2009

Rotations:
1- Meador-Woodruff, 2- Pozzo-Miller, 3- Cowell

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Sharday Ewell
Sharday Ewell
Thesis Advisor: Anne Theibert, PhD-Neurobiology

Norfolk State University, Virginia (BS, Biology)

Rotations:
1- Standaert, 2- Sims, 3- Theibert

Honors:

2009-2011: Directed Brain Awareness Week at the McWane Science Center. Click here for a report and photos.

Entered Candidacy: Fall 2011

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Aimee Vinson Franklin
Aimee Vinson Franklin
Thesis Advisor: Lori McMahon, PhD-Cell, Developmental & Integrative Biology

Southeastern Univ-Lakeland (BS, Biology)
Entered Theme: Fall 2008 (thru IBS)
Howard Hughes Med-Grad Fellowship recipient

Rotations:
1- Roth, 2- Jianhua Zhang, 3- McMahon

Entered Candidacy: Spring 2012

Publication(s):
G9a/GLP Histone Lysine Dimethyltransferase Complex Activity in the Hippocampus and the Entorhinal Cortex Is Required for Gene Activation and Silencing during Memory Consolidation.  Gupta-Agarwal S, Franklin AV, Deramus T, Wheelock M, Davis RL, McMahon LL, Lubin FD. J Neurosci. 2012 Apr 18;32(16):5440-53. PMID: 22514307.

Lysosome dysfunction triggers Atg7-dependent neural apoptosis. Walls KC, Ghosh AP, Franklin AV, Klocke BJ, Ballestas M, Shacka JJ, Zhang J, Roth KA. J Biol Chem. 2010 Apr 2;285(14):10497-507.


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Kyle Fraser
Kyle Fraser
Thesis Advisor: Andrew West, PhD-Neurology/Neurobiology

Auburn University (BS, Biomedical Sciences)
Entered Theme: Fall 2011
Howard Hughes Med-Grad Fellowship recipient

Rotations:
1- West, 2- McMahon, 3- Roberson

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Cristin Gavin
Cristin Gavin
Thesis Advisor: Gavin Rumbaugh, PhD-Neurobiology
Scripps Research Institute

Birmingham Southern College (BA, Philosophy; BA, Biology)
Entered Theme: Fall 2007
January 2010-Present: Ms. Gavin continues her UAB Ph.D. studies with her mentor, Dr. Rumbaugh, now at The Scripps Research Institute in Florida.

Rotations:
1- Sweatt, 2- L Wadiche, 3- Rumbaugh

Entered Candidacy: Fall 2010

Publications:
Synaptic evidence for the efficacy of spaced learning. Kramár EA, Babayan AH, Gavin CF, Cox CD, Jafari M, Gall CM, Rumbaugh G, Lynch G. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Mar 27;109(13):5121-6. Epub 2012 Mar 12. PMID: 22411798.

Myosin II motor activity in the lateral amygdala is required for fear memory consolidation. Gavin CF, Rubio MD, Young E, Miller C, Rumbaugh G. Learn Mem. 2011 Dec 14;19(1):9-14. doi: 10.1101/lm.024042.111. Print 2012.

Myosin IIb regulates actin dynamics during synaptic plasticity and memory formation. Rex CS, Gavin CF, Rubio MD, Kramar EA, Chen LY, Jia Y, Huganir RL, Muzyczka N, Gall CM, Miller CA, Lynch G, Rumbaugh G. Neuron. 2010 Aug 26;67(4):603-17.

Cortical DNA methylation maintains remote memory. Miller CA, Gavin CF, White JA, Parrish RR, Honasoge A, Yancey CR, Rivera IM, Rubio MD, Rumbaugh G, Sweatt JD. Nat Neurosci. 2010 Jun;13(6):664-6.

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Matt Glover
Matt Glover

Thesis Advisor: Sarah Clinton, PhD-Behavioral Neurobiology

Shepherd University (BS, Biology)
Entered Theme: Fall 2011

Rotations:
1- Gwendalyn King, 2- Clinton, 3- Clinton

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Swati Gupta
Thesis Advisor: Farah Lubin, PhD-Neurobiology

St Xaviers College, India (BS, Life Sciences)
Entered Theme: Fall 2008 (thru Neurobiology)

Rotations:
1- L Wadiche, 2- Sweatt, 3- Lubin

Entered Candidacy: Spring 2011

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Alicia Hall
Thesis Advisor: Erik Roberson, MD-Neurology/Neurobiology

UC Davis (BS, Neuro, Physiology & Behavior)
Entered Theme: Summer 2008 (thru Neurobiology)

Rotations:
1- Standaert, 2- Cowell, 3- Roberson

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Jada Hallengren
Jada Hallengren
Thesis Advisors:
Scott Wilson, PhD-Neurobiology
Lynn Dobrunz, PhD-Neurobiology

Cornell College (BA, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; BA, Psychology)
Entered Theme: Fall 2010
Howard Hughes Med-Grad Fellowship recipient

Rotations:
1- Kesterson, 2- Wilson, 3- Dobrunz

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Frankie D.M. Heyward
Frankie D.M. Heyward
Thesis Advisor: David Sweatt, PhD-Neurobiology

University of Delaware (BA, Neuroscience)
Entered Theme: Fall 2009
2009-2012: UAB Comprehensive Minority Faculty & Student Development Program (CMFSDP) Fellowship Recipient

Rotations:
1- Sweatt, 2- Cowell, 3- Sweatt

Publications:
Adult mice maintained on a high-fat diet exhibit object location memory deficits and reduced hippocampal SIRT1 gene expression. Heyward FD, Grace Walton R, Carle MS, Coleman MA, Garvey TW, Sweatt JD. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2012 Apr 21. PMD: 22542746.

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Nathan Hutcheson
Nathan Hutcheson
Thesis Advisor: Adrienne Lahti, MD-Behavioral Neurobiology

Emory University (BS, Biology)
Entered Theme: Fall 2009
Howard Hughes Med-Grad Fellowship recipient

Rotations:
1- Lahti, 2- Visscher, 3- Lahti

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Mert Icyuz
Mert Icyuz

Thesis Advisor:

Bilkent University, Turkey (BS, Molecular Biology)
Entered Theme: Fall 2011

Rotations:
1- Gwendalyn King, 2- Roberson, 3- Shacka, 4- Gang Liu

Publications:
Novel infectivity-enhanced oncolytic adenovirus with a capsid-incorporated dual-imaging moiety for monitoring virotherapy in ovarian cancer. Kimball KJ, Rivera AA, Zinn KR, Icyuz M, Saini V, Li J, Zhu ZB, Siegal GP, Douglas JT, Curiel DT, Alvarez RD, Borovjagin AV.Mol Imaging. 2009 Sep-Oct;8(5):264-77. PMID: 19796604.

Adenovirus infection activates akt1 and induces cell proliferation in pancreatic islets1. Icyuz M, Bryant SM, Fortinberry HK, Molakandov K, Siegal GP, Contreras JL, Wu H. Transplantation. 2009 Mar 27;87(6):821-4. PMID: 19300183.

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Mark Kilgore
Mark Kilgore
Thesis Advisor: David Sweatt, PhD-Neurobiology

Auburn University (BS, Microbiology; MS, Microbiology)
Entered Theme: Fall 2008

Rotations:
1- Rumbaugh, 2- Rumbaugh, 3- Rumbaugh

Publications:
Inhibitors of class 1 histone deacetylases reverse contextual memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Kilgore M, Miller CA, Fass DM, Hennig KM, Haggarty SJ, Sweatt JD, Rumbaugh G. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2010 Mar;35(4):870-80.


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Ian Kimbrough
Ian Kimbrough

Thesis Advisor:

University of Alabama (BS, Biology)
Entered Theme: Fall 2011

Rotations:
1- Dobrunz, 2- Pozzo-Miller, 3- McMahon & Bevensee, 4- Sontheimer

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