Program Alumni


Class of 2010

Gwendolen E. Haley, Ph.D.
Oregon Health & Science University
Effects of Alphalipoic Acid on Irradiation Induced Cognitive Deficits
NSBRI Radiation Effects Team
Mentor: Jacob Raber, Ph.D.

Andrea M. Hanson, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Enhancing the Efficacy of Musculoskeletal Countermeasures Using Computer Simulation
NSBRI Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
Mentor: Peter R. Cavanagh, Ph.D., D.Sc.

Class of 2009

Takuo Kubota, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Interaction Between IGF-1 and Integrin Signaling in the Response of Bone to Mechanical Load
NSBRI Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
Mentor: Daniel D. Bikle, M.D., Ph.D.

Clay E. Pandorf, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Molecular Mechanisms that Impact Transcription of Myosin Genes in Human Skeletal Muscle in Response to Unloading: Role of Resistance Exercise
NSBRI Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
Mentor: Kenneth M. Baldwin, Ph.D.

Class of 2008

Ronke M. Olabisi, Ph.D.
Rice University
Bone Formation through Biomineralization and Bioengineering
NSBRI Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
Mentor: Jennifer L. West, Ph.D.

Richard B. Souza, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Effects of Abnormal Loading on Tibiofemoral Articular Cartilage Composition
NSBRI Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
Mentor: Sharmila Majumdar, Ph.D.

Daniela Trani, Ph.D.
Georgetown University Medical Center
The Role of Intestinal Inflammation in Acute Effects Induced by Exposure to Protons During Solar Particle Events
NSBRI Radiation Effects Team
Mentor: Albert J. Fornace, Jr., M.D.

Bertrand P. Tseng, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Oxidative Stress and Charged Particle Irradiation Alter Multipotent Stem Cells to Elicit Acute and Functional Changes in Target Organ Systems
NSBRI Radiation Effects Team
Mentor: Charles L. Limoli, Ph.D.

Class of 2007

Stephanie M. Carleton, Ph.D.
University of Missouri-Columbia
A Combinatorial Approach of Exercise and Myostatin Inhibition to Enhance Compromised Bone
NSBRI Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
Mentor: Charlotte L. Phillips, Ph.D.

Jocelyn E. Songer, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Investigating High Frequency Vestibular Function: A Potential Flight Diagnostic
NSBRI Sensorimotor Adaptation Team
Mentors: Daniel M. Merfeld, Ph.D., and Ruth Anne Eatock, Ph.D.

Jeffrey S. Willey, Ph.D.
Clemson University
Radiation Effects on Bone Tissue and Cells in Reduced Gravity
NSBRI Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
Mentor: Ted A. Bateman, Ph.D.

Class of 2006

Roger K. Long, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Recovery of IGF-1 Signaling in Bone by Skeletal Reloading
NSBRI Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
Mentor: Daniel D. Bikle, M.D., Ph.D.

Paul MacNeilage, Ph.D.
Washington University
Psychophysics and Modeling of Spatial Orientation Perception

NSBRI Sensorimotor Adaptation Team
Mentor: Dora E. Angelaki, Ph.D.

Shigeki Shibata, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Impacts of Bed Rest, Exercise and Aging on Dynamic Ventricular-Arterial Coupling
NSBRI Cardiovascular Alterations Team
Mentor: Benjamin D. Levine, M.D.

Class of 2005

Hirofumi Aoki, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Virtual Reality-Based Preflight Astronaut 3D Navigation Training
NSBRI Sensorimotor Adaptation Team
Mentor: Charles M. Oman, Ph.D.

Philipp Oberdoerffer, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Class III Histone Deacetylases as a Defense Against Radiation-Induced DNA Damage
NSBRI Radiation Effects Team
Mentor: David A. Sinclair, Ph.D.

Amy Ouellette, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Development of a Noninvasive, Handheld Immunosensor
NSBRI Smart Medical Systems and Technology Team
Mentor: Gregory T. Kovacs, M.D., Ph.D.

Class of 2004

Sophie Gaboyard, Ph.D.
University of Illinois
Adaptation of Rodent Vestibular Hair Cell Neurotransmission in Altered Gravity
NSBRI Sensorimotor Adaptation Team
Mentor: Anna Lysakowski, Ph.D.

Andrew Judge, Ph.D.
Boston University
The Use of Aspirin and Other NSAIDS to Ameliorate Muscle Atrophy Due to Simulated Weightlessness
NSBRI Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
Mentor: Susan C. Kandarian, Ph.D.

Luis Cardoso Landa, Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Ultrasonic Assessment of Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of Cancellous Bone after Disuse with and without Anti-Resorptive Therapy
NSBRI Musculoskeletal Alterations Team
Mentor: Mitchell B. Schaffler, Ph.D.

Vesna Zderic, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Contrast Agents for High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Hemostasis
NSBRI Smart Medical Systems and Technology Team
Mentor: Lawrence A. Crum, Ph.D.