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BLSB 231
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Tyler D. Alexander
Medical Student/PhD Candidate
My Neuroscience PhD work elucidated the mechanism through which the potassium channel Kv3.4 and its phosphorylation by protein kinase C regulate the repolarization of the action potential in dorsal root ganglion neurons. This work shed light on the significance of spike broadening in pain signaling.
Kyle Kennedy
PhD Candidate
My Neuroscience PhD work is investigating the ionic membrane properties of enteric neuropod cells and their modulation by guanylyl cyclase 2C, which would help elucidate the mechanisms of visceral pain and identify novel potential therapeutic opportunities to treat irritable bowel syndrome.
Linh Nguyen-Phuong
Medical Student/PhD Candidate
My Neuroscience PhD work is investigating the electrophysiological basis of the modulation of glutamatergic signaling by EphB2 in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. This work is elucidating how EphB2 dysregulation is implicated in the mechanism of spinal cord injury-induced neuropathic pain.
Qiansheng Liang, MD, PhD
Research Assistant and Laboratory Manager
My recent research has focused on 1) the structural basis of the modulation of Kv3 channels by novel positive allosteric modulators; and 2) the receptor mediated signaling mechanism that modulates inactivation gating of Kv3.4 channels, which is potentially implicated in peripheral mechanisms of pain.
| Former Members | Role in Lab | Current Position |
| Jennifer Miller | Research Technician | |
| Tapan Vyas, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow | |
| Henry H Jerng, PhD | Graduate Student (PhD) | Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine |
| Edward J Beck, PhD | Graduate Student (PhD) | |
| Laura Escobar, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow | Principal Investigator, UNAM, Mexico City |
| Maria T Pacheco-Cano, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow | |
| Mohammad Shahidullah, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow | |
| Ivan Velasco, PhD | Visiting Scholar | Principal Investigator, UNAM, Mexico City |
| Guangyu (Gary) Wang, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow | |
| Ricardo H Pineda, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow | Research Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh |
| Thanawath Ratanadilok Na Phuket, PhD | Graduate Student (PhD) | |
| Andrew Graber | Research Technician | Physician |
| Carmen A Rocha, MS, PA | Graduate Student (MS) | Physician Assistant |
| Benjamin Kaplan, MD | Graduate Student (MS) | Physician |
| Aditya Bhattacharji | Research Assistant | Veeva, Senior Director |
| Nathan J Klett | Undergraduate Student | Researcher, Leiden University, Netherlands |
| Kelly A Dougherty, PhD | Graduate Student (PhD) | Associate Professor, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN |
| Yuri A Kaulin, PhD | Research Assistant Professor | |
| Jose A De Santiago-Castillo, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow | |
| Annika F Barber | Graduate Student (PhD) | Assistant Professor, Rutgers University-Waksman Institute |
| David M Ritter | Graduate Student (MD/PhD) | Assistant Professor, Child Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital |
| Jeffrey D Fineberg | Graduate Student (PhD) | Principal, Bluestar / BioAdvisors |
| Benjamin Zemel | Graduate Student (PhD) | Assistant Professor, Ithaca College, NY |
| Shelly T Jones | Graduate Student (MS) | Budget and Policy Analyst, Colorado Department of Human Services |
| Brian Urbani | Graduate Student (MS) | Clinical Research Associate, PRA Health Sciences |
| Tanziyah Muqeem | Graduate Student (MD/PhD) | Assistant Professor, Neurology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill |
| Elaine Yang | Graduate Student (MD/PhD) | Urology Resident, Cleveland Clinic |
| Lianteng Zhi, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow | Biostatistician, Christiana Care |
| Andrew Sam | Medical Student | MD Candidate, SKMC |
