Masters
Degree Students
1) Shi
Liang
1993 - 1997, M.S. - 1997
Thesis title: Cellular responses of neuronal cells in culture to stretch-induced
injury.
Present Position: unknown
2) Karen
Willoughby
1994 - 1998, M.S.
Thesis title: The morphological characterization of stretch-injured brain
derived cells.
Present Position: Laboratory Specialist Advanced
Medical College of Virginia, VCU
Ms. Willoughby has been a full-time employee in Dr.
Ellis lab since 1990 as the laboratory manager.
Program
Certificate Students
1) Anthony
Pellicane
Certificate Program, Pharmacology and Toxicology
2001 2002
The Certificate Program is a one-year non-degree program
wherein students take graduate course work and perform research in an
effort to improve their credentials in order to be accepted by a medical
school of other academic or research program. Mr. Pellicane studied the
effect of drugs on trauma-induced brain cell mitochondrial depolarization
and graduated from VCU's medical school in 2007.
2) Jennifer
Shea
Certificate Program, Pharmacology and Toxicology
2001 2002
Ms. Shea studied the effect of drugs on trauma-induced
brain cell mitochondrial depolarization and received her MS in Pharmacology
with Dr. Kimber White in 2003 and completed VCU's medical school in 2008.
Visiting
Students
1) Markus
Boerschel
M.D., University of Munich, Munich, Germany
1990 - 1991
Dr. Boerschel was a special student in our laboratory
during his fourth year of medical school. He is now a neurosurgeon in
Germany.
2) Virginia
Sweet
Stanardsville, Virginia
Ms. Sweet was a special student in our laboratory for
the Summer, 1991. She was selected and supported by the Governor's School
of Virginia, a special program for gifted secondary school students.
3) Tanya
Cartwright
Roanoke, Virginia
Ms.Cartwrightwas a special student in our laboratory
for the Summer, 1992. She was selected and supported by the Governor's
School of Virginia, a special program for gifted secondary school students.
She was accepted into college, at age 15, while in our laboratory.
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