Michael Boysen, BS, MS
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Training Status: Medical Student
Research: Interactions between Anti-Estrogens and Radiation Therapy Sensitivity in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast
Mentor: Matthew Sikora, PhD
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Stephanie Chinwo
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Training Status: Graduate Student
Research: Molecular Analysis of AMBRA1 as a Candidate Tumor Suppressor in Sporadic Parathyroid Adenomas
Mentor: Andrew Arnold, MD
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Nicholas Christakis
Louisiana State University
Training Status: Medical Student
Research: Racial Disparity in Glycemic Outcome During Real World Use of an Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop System (AHCL) Among Youth with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
Mentor: Stuart Chalew, MD
Louisiana State University
Wenyuan He
University of Toronto
Training Status: Graduate Student
Research: Discovering novel microRNAs that regulate insulin sensitivity in hypothalamic neurons
Mentor: Denise D. Belsham, PhD
University of Toronto
Jessica Lee
Loyola University
Training Status: Medical Student
Research: Identify the role of PER3 in trophoblast function in regard to pre-eclampsia
Mentor: Hanne Hoffman
Loyola University
Reeya Shah
University of California - San Diego
Training Status: Graduate Student
Research: Investigating potential protective effects of cohousing on metabolic dysregulation with hyperandrogenism mouse model
Mentor: Varykina Thackray, PhD
University of California - San Diego
Julietta Sheng, M.S.
Colorado State University
Training Status: Graduate Student
Research: Maternal stress and hypothalamic development
Mentor: Stuart Tobet, MS,PhD
Colorado State University
Macy Thonen
Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center
Training Status: Junior Faculty
Research: The effects of kinase inhibitors on TAp63α induced oocyte apoptosis
Mentor: Kim So-Youn, PhD
Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center
Jin Young Yoo, M.S.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Training Status: Graduate Student
Research: Geospatial Analysis to Quantify Spatial Heterogeneity of Liver Metastatic Tumors
Mentor: Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, PhD
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Taylor Baker
Case Western Reserve University
Training Status: Graduate Student/PhD Student
Research: Enhancing CDK4/6 inhibitor efficacy by targeting the G2/M cell cycle in tamoxifen-resistant luminal A breast cancer cells
Mentor: Ruth Keri, PhD
Case Western Reserve University
Kathryn Bartholomay Walters
University of Colorado Anschutz
Training Status: Graduate Student/PhD Student
Research: Determining how MSI2 regulates steroid hormone metabolism to promote aldosterone production
Mentor: Neelanjan Mukherjee, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz
Shruti Bendre
University of Illinois
Training Status: Graduate Student/PhD Student
Research: Impact of Macrophage ABCA1 on T cell expansion and Anti-Breast Cancer Activity
Mentor: Erik Nelson, BSc,PhD
University of Illinois
Angie Chen
Northwestern University
Training Status: Medical Student
Research: Factors Influencing the Diagnosis and Treatment of PCOS in Adolescents
Mentor: Laura Torchen, MD
Northwestern University
Annapurna Chitnavis
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Research: Coronary Artery Calcium Score in Cohort of Transgender Individuals Undergoing Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy In Phoenix, Arizona
Mentor: Dr. Ricardo Rafael Correa, MD, EdD, FACP, FACE, FAPCR, FACMQ
Ethiopia Getachew
Harvard Medical School
Research:Sex Differences in the Neurobiology of Obesity
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Austen Lawson, MD, MMSc
Pratyusa Das, MS
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Training Status: Graduate Student/PhD Student
Research: Role of FOXO1 in glucocorticoid-induced somatotrope maturation
Mentor: Buffy Ellsworth, PhD
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Ashley Herdman
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Training Status: Graduate Student/PhD Student
Research: Loss of Leptin Receptors on Gonadotropes: Calcium Imaging
Mentor: Angela Odle, PhD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Steven Hobbs
University of Illinois
Training Status: Graduate Student/PhD Student
Research: Role of IQGAP1 in BA-mediated liver proliferation
Mentor: Sayeepriyadarshini Anakk, PhD
University of Illinois
Nimisha Nandankar, MS
Rutgers/The State University OF NJ
Training Status: Graduate Student/PhD Student
Research: Metabolic and Reproductive Characterization of ARC Kiss1 Knockout Mice
Mentor: Sally Radovick, MD
Rutgers/The State University OF NJ
Angela Olvera
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Training Status: Medical Student
Research: Elucidate the contribution of Glp-1r to glucose homeostasis and beta-cell mass preservation and proliferation
Mentor: Dawn Davis, MD,PhD
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Parleen Pandher
University of Northern British Columbia
Training Status: Graduate Student/PhD Student
Research: Functional consequence of PACAP deficiency on gene expression in stellate ganglia of mice
Mentor: Sarah Gray, PhD
University of Northern British Columbia
Tanya Pierre
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Training Status: Graduate Student/PhD Student
Research: A physiological understanding of the Rnf20/40 complex in ß-cell function
Mentor: Chad Hunter, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Samuel Plaska, MS, OMS-1
University of Michigan
Training Status: Medical Student
Research: Characterization of a Novel Mutation in the CLCN2 Gene Leading to Primary Aldosteronism
Mentor: William Rainey, MS PhD
University of Michigan
