Notable A&P alumni
Yelica Lopez-Rodriguez - 2012Major Professor: Mark WeissCurrent Position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Commerce, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences Dissertation Title: Immunosuppressive properties of Wharton's jelly derived mesenchymal stromal cells in the treatment of graft versus host disease in rat model |
Daniel Hirai - 2012Major Professor: David PooleCurrent Position: Associate Professor, Purdue University, Department of Health and Kinesiology; Faculty Associate, Center on Aging and the Life Course Dissertation Title: Oxygen delivery-utilization matching in skeletal muscle |
Steven Copp - 2013Major Professor: Timothy MuschCurrent Position: Associate Professor, Kansas State University, Department of Kinesiology Dissertation Title: Enzymatic regulation of skeletal muscle oxygen transport: novel roles for neuronal nitric oxide synthase |
Carl Ade - 2013Major Professor: Tom BarstowCurrent Position: Associate Professor, Kansas State University, Department of Kinesiology Dissertation Title: Cardiorespiratory and vascular function during stress |
Sheng Yi - 2013Major Professor: Bruce SchultzCurrent Position: Associate Professor, Nantong University, Shanghai, China Dissertation Title: Transforming growth factor beta 1 modulates electrophysiological parameters of vas deferens epithelial cells |
Xiangdong Li - 2014Major Professor: Jishu ShiCurrent Position: Professor, Yangzhou University, China Dissertation Title: Use of adjuvants to increase efficacy of PRRSV modified live vaccines |
Scott Ferguson - 2015Major Professor: David PooleCurrent Position: Director of Marine Technical Services, University of Hawaii Dissertation Title: Skeletal muscle vascular and metabolic control: Impacts of exogenous vs. endogenous nitric oxide synthesis |
Mike Kleinhenz - 2018Major Professor: Hans CoetzeeCurrent Position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Beef Production Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University Dissertation Title: Pharmacokinetic properties of transdermal flunixin in cattle and its use in pain models |
Elza Mathew - 2021Major Professor: Rob DeLongCurrent Title: Post-doc, Kansas State University Dissertation Title: Investigating the biophysical, biochemical, and biological activity of anti-cancer zinc oxide nanoparticle and its physiometacomposite (PMC) nanoparticles |
Adrienne Wright - 2021Major Professor: Mark WeissCurrent Position: Scientist I, KBI Biopharma, Inc., Durham, N.C. Dissertation Title: The isolation, culture-expansion, cryopreservation and properties of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells and their extracellular vesicles |
Miriam Martin - 2022Major Professor: Hans CoetzeeCurrent Position: Director of Animal Health and Welfare at North American Meat Institute, Great Bend, Kan. Dissertation Title: Investigation of pain and analgesic strategies in food animals |
Andrew Curtis - 2022Major Professor: Hans CoetzeeCurrent Position: Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy & Physiology, Kansas State University Dissertation Title: Examination of the impact of bovine anaplasmosis on dairy and beef operations and evaluation of control with antimicrobial chemosterilization or vaccination with ear-implant delivery platform |