| Trainee |
Department |
Mentors
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|
Research Interests |
Dissertation Topic |
Schools Attended & Degree Awarded |
Email |
| Maria Azrad |
Nutrition Sciences |
Tim Nagy
Doug Heimburger
|
Nutrition and cancer |
The effects of weight reduction on obesity-related cancer biomarkers and in vivo cancer cell growth |
Univ. of Alabama, B.S., M.S. |
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| Margaux Barnes |
Psychology |
Diane Tucker
Avi Madan-Swain
Kimberly Whelan
|
Pediatric Palliative Care
Development and implementation of appropriate intervention models for families of pediatric patients to aid in adjustment to illness
|
Assessing core and ancillary services offered in hospital-based pediatric palliative care units |
Emory University, B.A. with Psychology Honors |
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| Jessica Bartfield |
Nutrition Sciences |
Jamy Ard
Doug Heimburger
|
Behavioral aspects for treatment of obesity |
TBD |
Notre Dame B.A., Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, M.D. |
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| Sarah Baxley |
Cell Biology |
Rosa Serra
Andra Frost
|
Breast cancer and breast development |
The role of Wnt5a in mammary stem and progenitor cell maintenance |
Davidson College, B.S. in Biology |
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| Michelle Cardel |
Nutrition Sciences |
Jose Fernandez
Isabel Scarinci
|
Nutrition and underserved populations |
TBD |
Florida State University, B.S. |
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| J. Tyson DeAngelis |
Biology |
Trygve Tollefsbol
Andra Frost
|
Epigenetics, Breast Cancer, Micro RNAs, Viral Mediated Gene Delivery |
Analysis of hTERT Promoter Activity in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells Undergoing Neoplastic Transformation |
Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, B.S. |
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| Kyoko Kojima |
Nutrition |
James Mobley
Chandrika Piyathilake
|
Lung cancer prevention and control |
Lung cancer and related signaling pathways, specifically estrogen effect in relation to folate pathway |
UAB, B.S. Major: Biology, Minor: Chemistry, Ph.D. Microbiology |
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| Nish McCree-Hale |
Health Behavior and Health Promotion |
Diane M. Grimley
Nedra Lisovicz
Eric Chamot
|
Global Health in African Settings, HIV/AIDS, Cervical Cancer, Social Determinants of Health |
Cervical cancer and possible implications associated with the visual inspection with acetic acid screening and treatment protocols in Tanzania |
UAB, BA History and English & MA Early Childhood and Elementary Education |
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| Kathryn Royse |
Epidemiology |
Sadeep Shrestha
Ronald Alvarez
|
Epigenetics of HPV and cervical cancer in HIV+ and HIV- women |
Differences in DNMT-1 expression and tumor suppressor gene methylation patterns in women coinfected with HPV and HIV versus HPV alone |
Tulane, MSPH in Parasitology, MPH in Epidemiology; Texas Tech, BS in Microbiology, Chemistry Minor, BA in Anthropology, Biology Minor |
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| Mandeep Virk |
Nutrition Sciences - Physiology & Metabolism |
Tim Nagy
Stephen Barnes
|
Obesity and cancer |
Soy metabolism and breast cancer risk |
California State University Fresno (Verification DPD course work)
Panjab University Chandigarh, India, BS in Home Science, MS in Food and Nutrition
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| Emily Vogtmann |
Epidemiology |
John Waterbor
Upender Manne
|
Colorectal cancer |
TBD |
Michigan State University, BS, BA; University of Michigan, MPH; Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro, Community Development |
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| Mandy Willig |
Nutrition Sciences |
Jose Fernandez
Doug Heimburger
|
Nutrition |
Effects of lipolysis on insulin parameters that contribute to obesity |
La Tech, BS; Virginia Tech, RD, MS |
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