Chair:
Dale R. Abrahamson, PhD
Graduate Studies Director:
Douglas E. Wright, PhD
Director of
Medical Education:
George C. Enders, PhD
Email inquiries:
hallensw@kumc.edu
The Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology has a strong history of providing outstanding training environments for graduate students and postdoctoral scientists. Many of our trainees have gone on to positions at prestigious educational or commercial institutions. The following list provides information about alumni who have trained in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology.
| Previous Trainee | Role | Years | Mentor | Current Position/ Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajani Choudhuri, Ph.D. |
Res. Asst. Prof. | 1999-2001 | Nancy Berman | Staff Fellow National Cancer Institute |
| Julie Christianson, Ph.D. |
Ph.D. Student | 1998-2003 | Doug Wright | Postdoctoral Fellow Dept., Gastroenterology, Univ. Pittsburgh |
| Lisa Felzien, Ph.D. |
Res. Asst. Prof. | 1998-1999 | Robert Klein/ Nancy Berman | Asst. Prof. Rockhusrt Univ. Kansas City, MO |
| Paul Freeburg, Ph.D. |
Ph.D. Student | 2000-2004 | Dale Abrahamson | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Medicine, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston |
| Jean Graham, Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral fellow | 1980-1981 | Hazel Murphy /Nancy Berman | |
| Simon Grant, Ph.D. | Postdoctoral fellow | 1985-1987 | Nancy Berman | Professor of Optometry London UK City University London |
| Dale Hogan, Ph.D. | Ph.D. Student | 1988-1992 | Nancy Berman | Research Technician Galveston TX |
| J. Kelly Johnson, Ph.D. |
Res. Asst. Prof. | 1994-1997 | Nancy Berman | Instructor Univ. Kansas Lawrence |
| Douglas R. Labar, M.D., Ph.D. |
M.D./Ph.D. Student | 1977-1981 | Hazel Murphy/ Nancy Berman | Head, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Cornell Medical Center New York |
| Michelle Muessel, Ph.D. |
Ph.D. Student | 1998-2002 | Robert Klein/ Nancy Berman | Postdoctoral Fellow Research Triangle Park NC |
| Bertram R. Payne, Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral fellow | 1979-1984 | Nancy Berman | was Prof. Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University - deceased |
| Helen E. Pearson, Ph.D. |
Ph.D. Student | 1980-1984 | Hazel Murphy/ Nancy Berman | Assoc. Prof. Temple Univ. Philadelphia School of Medicine |
| Veena Puri, Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral fellow | 2002- | Nancy Berman | Postdoctoral fellow KUMC |
| Barry Robert, DVM, Ph.D. |
Res. Asst. Prof. | 1998-2001 | Dale Abrahamson | Asst Director, Laboratory Animal Facilities Univ. Missisissippi Sch Med |
| Paul A. Rupp, Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral Fellow | 1998-2003 | Charlie Little | Research Associate, Stowers Medical Research Institute |
| Rajat Sandhir, Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral fellow | 2003-2004 | Nancy Berman | Faculty, biochemistry Punjab University Chandigar India |
| Lynette Sheffield, Ph.D. |
Ph.D. Student | 1992-1998 | Nancy Berman | Research Instructor Brooklyn NY |
| Michael Taylor, Ph.D. |
Ph.D. Student | 1997-2004 | Doug Wright | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. Physiology, KU Med |
| Mary E. Wilkes, Ph.D. |
Ph.D. Student | 1983-1989 | Nancy Berman | Veterinarian Philadelphia area |
| Chi Yong, M.D. Ph.D. |
Postdoctoral fellow | 1996-2000 | Nancy Berman | Resident, Rehab. Medicine\ KUM |
| Mary-Lee Dequeant | Ph.D. Student | Olivier Pourquie | ||
| Rohan Gandhi | Ph.D. Student | Doug Wright | ||
| Dave Hout | Ph.D. Student | Ed Stephens | ||
| Christina Kaiser | Ph.D. Student | Dianne Durham | ||
| Daniel Kirilly | Ph.D. Student | Ting Xie | ||
| Dazhi Liu | Ph.D. Student | Ting Xie | ||
| Ramsey McIntiner | Ph.D. Student | Joan Hunt | ||
| Erica D. Perryn | Ph.D. Student | Charles D. Little |
