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Former Toxicology Trainees


Predoctoral Fellows
Postdoctoral Fellows

Benedikt Graf
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor: Stephen Boppart
Currently:
Completing PhD

Supida Monaikul
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Susan Schantz
Currently:
Completing PhD

Bethany Karman
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Jodi Flaws
Currently:
Completing PhD

Juanmahel Davila
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Indrani Bagchi
Currently:
Completing PhD

Denise Archambeault, PhD
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Dr. Humphrey Yao
Currently:
Research Associate, Baylor College of Medicine

Daniel H. Barnett
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Advisor: Benita Katzenellenbogen
Currently: Internship in Medicine, University of Madison, Wisconsin


Edmund Chang, PhD
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Advisor: Benita Katzenellenbogen
Currently: Postdoc

Baylor College, Houston TX

Marc DalPonte
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Advisor: Dr. Janice Bahr
Currently: Biology Instructor
Lakeland Community College,
Mattoon, IL

mdalpont@lakeland.cc.il.us

Amy Ditewig
Animal Sciences
Advisor: Romana Nowak
Currently: Scientist I, Cellular and Molecular Toxicology, Abbott Laboratories

Cory Funk
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Advisor: Benita Katzenellenbogen
Currently: Postdoctoral Scientist, Institute for Systems Biology, University of Washington, Seattle

coryfunk@gmail.com

Alexander Rivera, PhD
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Advisor: Dr. Janice Bahr
Currently: BioDefense Supervisor, Brooks City-Base, Texas, TX


Rebecca Howell
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Shelly Tischkau


Avenel Joseph
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Rex Hess
Currently: FASS/AAAS Congressional Fellow, Office of Rep. Edward Markey

Bethany Karman
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Dr. Jodi Flaws
Currently: Completing PhD


Meagan Mann, PhD
Chemistry
Advisor: John Katzenellenbogen
Currently: Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN

meaganmann@gmail.com

Pavni Mehrotra
Animal Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Romana Nowak
Currently: Completing MD/PhD

Mark Muellner, PhD
Crop Science
Advisor: Michael J. Plewa
Currently: Senior Toxicologist
Corporate Quality & Product Registration
Nalco Company

mmuellner@nalco.com

Edward Davis Oldham
Chemistry
Advisor: John Katzenellenbogen
Currently:Postdoctoral Associate, University of Iowa

Emily Poon
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Susan L. Schantz
Currently: Completing PhD

Angela Oki
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Paul Cooke
Currently: Content Development Associate,
Current Conceptions, Inc., Pullman, WA
angela@currentconceptions.com
Completing PhD at WSU

Mark S. Rundell, PhD
Crop Science
Advisor: Michael J. Plewa
Currently: Postdoc, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY
msr2006@med.cornell.edu

Victor Wang, PhD
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Susan Schantz
Currently: Completing M.D. at University of Illinois

Thomas Garcia, PhD
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Dr. Marie-Claude Hofmann
Currently: Research Scientist, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Zeynep Madak Erdogan, PhD
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Advisor: Dr. Benita Katzenellenbogen
Currently:
Postdoctoral Associate, University of Illinois

Rashna Balsara, PhD
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Advisor: Dr. Benita Katzenellenbogen
Currently: Research Scientist, Keck
Transgene Center, Notre Dame, IN

Melissa Cimafranca, PhD
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Paul Cooke
Currently:
Study Director, Toxicology, Experimur

Steven Neese, PhD
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Susan L. Schantz
Currently: Research Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
stlneese@illinois.edu

Paul Eubig, D.V.M.
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Susan L. Schantz
Currently: Research Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
eubig@illinois.edu

Christopher Fields, PhD
Comparative Biosciences
Institute for Genomic Biology
Advisor: Dr. Marie-Claude Hofmann
Currently: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute for Genomic Biology and NCSA, University of Illinois

James Ford, Jr., PhD
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Rex Hess
Currently: Study Director, Toxicology, Covance Laboratories, Chandler, AZ

Rupesh Gupta, MD,PhD
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Dr. Jodi Flaws
Currently: Scientist, Product Safety, Proctor and Gamble


Martin Hoagland, PhD
Food Science & Human Nutrition
Advisor: Bill Helferich
Currently: Biologist, US Food and Drug Administration


Young Ju, PhD
Food Science & Human Nutrition
Advisor: Bill Helferich
Currently: Assistant Professor,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

yhju@vt.edu

Varsha Likhite, PhD
Chemistry
Advisor: John Katzenellenbogen

Currently: Senior Scientist, Mountain View Pharmaceuticals, Menlo Park, CA
varsha.likhite@gmail.com

Margaret Loven, PhD
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Advisor: Ann Nardulli


Carla Morrow, D.V.M., PhD
Comparative Biosciences
Advisor: Rex Hess
Currently: Veterinary Toxicologist, LLOYD, Inc, Shenandoa, IA

Larry Petz, PhD
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Advisor: Dr. Ann Nardulli
Currently: Chief of
Pain Management, Virology Division United States Army Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, San Antonio, TX



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