Graduate Students

Cesar Aparicio

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS Chemistry, Kansas State University; MS Veterinary Biomedical Science, Kansas State University

Research Field:
Biomedical Nanotechnology

Mentor:
Dr. Rob Delong

Hometown:
Guanajuato, Mexico

Research Project:
Synthesis and characterization of antiviral and anticancer nanoparticles

Andrew Curtis

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS Animal Science, University of Missouri; MS Animal Science, University of Missouri

Research Field:
Physiology

Mentor:
Dr. Hans Coetzee

Hometown:
Bourbon, Mo.

Research Project:
Immunocastration

Bailey Fritz

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS and DVM, Veterinary Science, Kansas State University

Research Field:
Production Animal Pharmacology and Pain Management

Mentor:
Dr. Michael Kleinhenz

Hometown:
Westmoreland, Kan.

Research Project:
NSAID pharmacology in production animals

Sandun Gajaweera

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS, College of Chemical Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Research Field:
Biophysics

Mentor:
Dr. Jeff Comer

Hometown:
Manhattan, Kan.

Research Project:
Self-assembly of amino acids on graphene

Chandler Hansen

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS Animal Science and Industry, Kansas State University; MS Veterinary Biomedical Science, Kansas State University

Research Field:
Anatomy Education

Mentor:
Dr. Cathryn Sparks

Hometown:
Goddard, Mo.

Research Project:
Anatomy education

Dongoh Lee

Previous Degrees/Schools:
MS, DVM, Chungbuk National University

Research Field:
Ion transport

Mentor:
Dr. Bruce Schultz

Hometown:
Jeonju-si, Republic of Korea

Research Project:
Investigation of the Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator

Maria Lou

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS Animal Science, University of Florida; MS Animal Science, University of Minnesota

Research Field:
Swine behavior and welfare

Mentor:
Dr. Abbie Viscardi

Hometown:
Miami, Fla.

Research Project:
Pain management strategies in livestock

Miriam Martin

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS Animal Science, University of Missouri; MS Animal Science, Livestock Behavior and Welfare, Colorado State University

Research Field:
Animal welfare and pain management

Mentor:
Dr. Hans Coetzee

Hometown:
Meadville, Mo.

Research Project:
Animal pain and NSAID use

Dariyan
Springfield

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS Animal Science, Kansas State University

Research Field:
Clinical pharmacology

Mentor:
Dr. Butch KuKanich

Hometown:
Kansas City, Kan.

Research Project:
Evaluation of analgesics and improvement of pain management in canines

Keshari Sudasinghe

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS General Biology, Minnesota State University; MS, Cardiovascular Physiology, Minnesota State University

Research Field:
Cancer biology

Mentor:
Dr. Masaaka Tamura

Hometown:
Bandarawela, Sri Lanka

Research Project:
Undetermined

Ravindra Thakkar

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS, Sardar Patel University, India; MS, Sardar Patel University, India

Research Field:
Electron microscopy and molecular simulation

Mentor:
Dr. Jeff Comer

Hometown:
Vadodara, India

Research Project:
Interaction between biological molecules and synthetic nanostructures using electron microscopy and molecular simulation

Deepa Upreti

Previous Degrees/School:
MS, Veterinary Biomedical Science, Kansas State University

Research Field:
Cancer biology

Mentor:
Dr. Masaaki Tamura

Hometown:
Kathmandu, Nepal

Research Project:
Use of natural products for lung and colon cancer prevention and therapy and cancer immunotherapy

Zachary White

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS Kinesiology, Kansas State University; MS Kinesiology, Kansas State University

Research Field:
Exercise physiology and neuroscience

Mentor:
Dr. Stephanie Hall

Hometown:
Emporia, Kan.

Research Project:
Mechanisms of exercise-induced protection against Alzheimer's disease

Scott Fritz

MS candidate

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS, Biology, Hastings College, Hastings, Neb.; DVM, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Research Field:
Toxicology

Mentor:
Dr. Steve Ensley

Hometown:
Cozad, Neb.

Research Project:
To be determined

Sarah Timmerman

MS candidate

Previous Degrees/Schools:
None -- Working on Bachelor's and DVM concurrently at Kansas State University

Research Field:
Cancer Therapy

Mentor:
Dr. Matt Basel

Hometown:
Dubuque, Iowa

Research Project:
Microwave hyperthermia for treatment of adrenal adenomas

Mikaela Weeder

MS candidate

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS Animal Science, Kansas State University

Research Field:
Pharmacokinetics

Mentor:
Dr. Michael Kleinhenz

Hometown:
Sheridan, Wyo.

Research Project:
Optimization of analgesic drug regimens for goats with lameness

Kiana Schulze

PhD candidate

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS & MS, Kinesiology, Kansas State University

Research Field:
Cardiorespiratory physiology

Mentors:
Drs. Tim Musch and David Poole

Hometown:
Shawnee, Kan.

Research Project:
Oxygen-related mechanisms of exercise intolerance in pulmonary hypertension

Ramona Weber

MS candidate

Previous Degrees/Schools:
BS, Life Science, Kansas State University

Research Field:
Cardiovascular physiology and oxygen transport

Mentors:
Drs. Tim Musch and David Poole

Hometown:
Hanover, Kan.

Research Project:
Soluble guanyl cyclase activator and stimulator effects on chronic heart failure