Doctoral Trainees

1)         Dale Louise Birkle
1978 - 1982, Ph.D. - 1982
Dissertation Title: The effect of norepinephrine on arachidonic acid metabolism in feline cerebral cortical homogenates and murine neuroblastoma cells in culture
Present Position:
Scientific Review Administrator, Office of Scientific Review
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 401
Bethesda, MD 20892
dale.birkle@nih.hhs.gov

2)         Daniel Andre Gamache
1982 - 1985, Ph.D., - 1985
Dissertation title: Carrageenan induced brain inflammation: characterization of the model and pharmacological implications
Present Position:
Associate Director
Allergy/Inflammation Drug Discovery Research
Alcon Research LTD
6201 South Freeway
Fort Worth, TX 76134-2099
dan.gamache@alconlabs.com

3)         Yvonne Paulette Dragan
1985 - 1988, Ph.D. - 1988
Dissertation title: The effect of the platelet dense granule components adenosine triphosphate and 5-hydroxytryptamine on human platelet arachidonic acid metabolism.
Present Position:
Director of Molecular Toxicology
AstraZeneca
Wilmington, DE
yvonne.dragan@astrazeneca.com

4)         Judith K. Muir
1988 - 1993, Ph.D. - 1993
Dissertation title: The effect of acute cocaine administration on physiological and neurological parameters following brain injury in rats
Present Position:
Department of Biology
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, VA 24595
jmuir@sbc.edu

5)         James R. Copeland
1990-1994, Ph.D. - 1994, M.D. - 1995
Dissertation title: Endothelial and non-endothelial mediated dilation of rabbit pial arterioles by bradykinin
Present Position:
Pulmonary critical care physician,
Bellevue, WA
tel: 425-454-2671

6)         John Weber
1996-99, Ph.D. - 1999
Dissertation title: Alterations in calcium-mediated signal transduction and intracellular calcium stores after traumatic injury of cortical neurons.
Present Position:
Assistant Professor
School of Pharmacy
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's NLA1C 587 Canada
jweber@mun.ca

7)         Syed Ahmed
M.D./Ph.D. student, Ph.D. studies finished in 2000
M.D./Ph.D. awarded – 2002 after six years of combined MD/PhD study
Dissertation title: The effect of traumatic injury on bioenergetics in cultured brain cells.
Present Position: Medical Resident
Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
symoah@hotmail.com

8)         Candace Floyd
Ph.D. Student in Psychology (however PhD work performed in Dr. Ellis's laboratory)
1998 - 2000
Dissertation title: Alterations in inositol (1,4,5)-trisphosphate-mediated signaling in mechanically injured astrocytes: involvement of metabotropic glutamate receptors and phospholipase C.
Present Position:
Assistant Professor
Center for Glial Biology in Medicine
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Spain Rehabilitation Center 547
1717 6th Avenue South
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35249-7330
cfloyd@uab.edu