Alumni of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program

Katryn Allen

Crystal S. Bethel

Biology B.S. Park University Research Interests: Neurobiology

Yue Cui

B.S.from Zhejiang University
Research Interests: Pharmacology

Argenia Doss

B.S. Langston University
Research Interests: Physiology

Colleen Flynn

MPH Toxicology: The University of Michigan
BS Forensic Chemistry: West Chester University of PA
Interests: Drug design, developmental toxicology, hepatotoxicology

Nicole Golden

B.S. in Biology from University of Missouri-Rolla
Research Interests: Neuroscience or Immunology

David Guggenmos

B.S. in Psychology Iowa State University Research Interests: Neuroscience

Hiroo Katayama

B.S. University of Kansas Medical Center Research Interests:

Ozan Kumru

B.S. Microbiology Kansas State University Research Interests: Infectious diseases, Microbiology, Immune response to infectious disease

Emily McDonald

B.S., California Polytechnic State University; M.S. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Research Interests: Reproduction / Maternal-Fetal Interaction

Yi Miao

B.S. Nanjing University
Research Interests: Pharmacology, Biochemistry

Peter Ojong

B.S. MCB, University of Buea, Cameroon M.S. Biological Sciences, Alcorn State University
Research Interests: Breast Cancer and Pharmacogenomics in alcohol toxicity

Eric Pacyniak

B.S. University of Missouri-Kansas City Research Interest: Molecular Virology, Molecular Biology

Kyung-Tae Park

BS: Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea MS: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
Research Interests: Cancer Biology, Aging & Neurodegenerative Disease

Autumn Ruiz

B.S. in microbiology from the University of Iowa
Research Interests: Microbiology; Virology

Laurie Shannon

B.S. Molecular Bioscience University of Kansas
Research Interests: Cancer Biology

Mary Shawgo

Bachelor of Science-Northern Michigan University
Research Interests: Biology of Cancer and Immunology

Bang Shen

B.S. Biological Sciences; Wuhan University Research Interests: Microbiology and Genetics

Sarah Tague

B.A. Fine Art and B.A. Germanic Languages and Literature (Honors) University of Kansas M.S. Microbiology University of Notre Dame
Research Interests: I am interested in studying the effects of hormones on the nervous system.

Rachel Williams

B.A. in Microbiology from the University of Missouri-Columbia
Research Interest: allosteric communication in pyruvate kinase

Lindsey Canham

BS, Biology, Truman State University

Research Interests: Reproductive Biology; Transcription factors/ Signaling Pathways

Martha Carletti

BS, Molecular Biology, William Jewel College

Research Interests: Viruses; Infectious Disease

Jennifer Crane

BA Biology and Chemistry, UMKC
MS Neuroscience, University of Arizona

Research Interests: Developmental Neurobiology; Cell Cell Interactions; Signaling Mechanisms

Stephanie Fiedler

BA, Biochemistry, William Jewel College

Research Interests: Open to suggestions; Apoptosis in VSMC

Matt Goering

BS, Bethel College

Research Interests: Meiotic chromosome segregation dynamics, specifically chromosome cohesion and homologous recombination; Molecular basis of aneuploidy

Aaron J. Gottschalk

BS, Kansas State University
MS, Vaxjo Universitet, Vaxjo Sweden

Research Interests: Cell Biology; Developmental Biology; Stem Cell Research-Signal pathways

Jessica Ittner

BS, Biological Sciences, University of Missouri at Rolla

Research Interests: Previously --Phenotypic identification (rapid method development) of gram positive cocci and Bacillus;
Currently --Undecided

Kristina Ollison

BS, Biology, College of the Ozarks

Research Interests: Microbiology; Cellular Function and Interaction; Cell Surface Proteins

Melinda Pence

BS Microbiology, Univ. of Florida

Research Interests: Microbiology; Anything that deals with a virus or bacterium

Andy Ralya

BS, Chemistry, Southwest Missouri State University

Research Interests: Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Pharmacology

Scott Reisman

BS, Chemistry, Rockhurst University

Research Interests: Neuropharmacology; Parkinson’s Disease

Jason Ross

BS, Fort Hays State University
BS, KUMC Allied Health (Clinical Lab Science)

Research Interests: Cell/Molecular Biology; Stem Cell/Cancer Biology

Claude Shelton, IV

BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State University

Research Interests: Development; Molecular Biology

Shary N. Shelton

BS, Colorado State
MS, Neuroscience, University of Texas, Dallas

Research Interests: Everything

Alison Ting

BA in Microbiology, University of Kansas

Research Interests: Neuroscience; Reproductive Biology

Sara Turk

MS, Sam Houston State University

Research Interests: Reproductive Physiology; Endocrinology

Jessica Vitello

BS Biological Sciences, University of Missouri at Rolla

Research Interests: Cancer; Developmental