Students

Pharmacology and Toxicology PhD and Masters Graduate Students

Anderson, Donald
Respiratory Pharmacology and Toxicology.
Major Professor - 1 Year

Beller, Justin
The pharmacology of traumatic brain injury, specifically the role of astrocyte glutamate transporters, the pharmacology of mGluRs, and the inhibition of excitotoxic cascades.
jabeller@ucdavis.edu, 530-754-5250, Center for Neuroscience
Major Professor - Lyeth

Bolstad, Heather
Molecular mechanisms by which oxidative stress is perceived by organisms and regulates signal transduction pathways.
hmbolstad@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-4380, 4328/4330 Meyer Hall
Major Professor - Wood

Brander, Susanne
Ecotoxicology, reproductive toxicology, marine ecology
smbrander@ucdavis.edu, 707-875-1974, Bodega Marine Laboratory
Major Professor - Cherr

Carosino, Christopher
Respiratory toxicology and immunology specifically particle mediated effects on allergic airway disease
cmcarosino@ucdavis.edu,
Major Professor - Pinkerston

Chan, Jackie
Respiratory Pharmacology and Toxicology.
Major Professor - 1 Year

Chen, Chao-Yu
One-bead-one-compound library and prostate cancer.
Major Professor - Lam

DeGroot, Danica
Molecular toxicology - specifically, molecular mechanisms of action of dioxins and related compounds.
dedegroot@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-4174, 4329 Meyer
Major Professor - Denison

Dong, Bin
Environmental toxicology, especially the mechanism of the action of Dioxin
bdong@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-7775, Center for Health and the Environment, Room 515.
Major Professor - Matsumura

Fairbairn, Elise
Environmental toxicology and developmental biology
efairbarin@ucdavis.edu, 707-875-2054/707-875-1971, Bodega Marine Laboratory
Major Professor - Cherr

Hill, Thomas
Pulmonary Immunotoxicology; inhaled toxicants, ROS and innate viral defense mechanisms
thill@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-6960, Center for Comparative Respiratory Biology & Medicine, Room 6413, Genome
Major Professor - Harper

Ho, Laura
Respiratory pharm/tox 
lamho@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-4254, Histology Lab 123/Center for Health and the Environment
Major Professor - Pinkerton

Hopkins, Laurie
Potential toxicity of inhaled nanomaterials, with emphasis on the nasal cavity and the olfactory system as a port of entry to the central nervous system
lehopkins@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-4254, Center for Health and the Environment, Rm 119, Bldg. 3792
Major Professor - Pinkerton

Houghton, Jessica
Neutrophil-dependent mechanisms of oxidative xenobiotic metabolism during inflammation
jshoughton@ucdavis.edu, 530-754-8320, 1256 Surge III
Major Professor - Eiserich

Hsiang, Jack
Major Professor - 1st Year

Kato, Jason
Cancer biology and lymphoma treatment
jkkato@ucdavis.edu,
Major Professor - O'Donnell

Koenig, Claire
Neurotoxicology/neuropharmacology
cmkoenig@ucdavis.edu,
Major Professor - Berman

Komashko, Vitalina 
Inactive promoters in embryonic stem cells and differentiated cells, RNA Polymerase II pausing, histone modifications and DNA methylation, chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled with microarray
vmkomashko@ucdavis.edu, 530-754-9653, Room 4617A, Genome & Biomedical Sciences Facility
Major Professor - Farnham

Leon, Leonardo
Tumor growth and progression.
Major Professor - Carraway

Li, Ning
Cardiovascular pharm/tox
zhuli@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-2824, Room 6212 Genome
Major Professor - Chiamvimonvat

Liu, Wei
Neuropharmacology/neurotoxicology
wlwliu@ucdavis.edu, 916-453-2163, Room 631A, Shriners Institute of Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Sacramento
Major Professor - Deng

Lo, U-Ging
Neuropharmacology/neurotoxicology
ulo@ucdavis.edu, 916-453-2163, Room 631A, Shriners Institute of Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Sacramento
Major Professor - Deng

Madl, Amy
Respiratory pharm/tox
akmadl@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-7751, Center for Health & The Environment
Major Professor - Pinkerton

Mehta, Neelima
Major Professor - 1st Year

Moeller, Benjamin
Equine drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics
Bcmoeller@ucdavis.edu, 530-754-5339, EACL Maddy
Major Professor - Stanley

Murphy, Shannon
Clinical and respiratory toxicology 
srmmurphy@ucdavis.edu,
Major Professor - Van Winkle

Pham, Nathalie
Cardiovascular pharm/tox
Major Professor - Buckpitt

Pinder, Elaine
Major Professor - Gao

Plummer, Laurel
Health effects of airborne particulates
leplummer@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-4254, Center for Health & The Environment, Rm 119, Bldg. 3792
Major Professor - Pinkerton

Roegner, Amber
Major Professor - 1st Year

Sanvarinda, Pimtip
The effect of glucocorticoids on the differentiation of bronchial epithelium, especially CC10 gene expression, in mouse embryonic stem cell
psanvarinda@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-6960, 6413A GBSF, 451 Health Science Dr., Davis
Major Professor - Wu

Siao, Kristine
Clinical pharm/tox, anesthesia/analgesia
ktsiao@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-6112, 1413 Tupper Hall
Major Professor - Pypendop

Sinitsyna, Nadezda
Glycosylation in mechanisms of autoimmune nephritis,
nnsinitsyna@ucdavis.edu, 530-754-5755, 113/114 Surge 1
Major Professor - Tramontano

Sun, Meng
Bone metastasis of prostate cancer
mssun@ucdavis.edu, 916-703-5469
Major Professor - Gao

Sutherland, Katherine
Respiratory pharm/tox
ktsutherland@ucdavis.edu, 530-754-9060, Rm 519 Center for Health and the Environment.
Major Professor - Van Winkle

Snyder, Chelsea
Major Professor - 1st Year

Tran, Nam
Major Professor - 1st Year

Tsai, Hsing-Ju (Cindy)
The effects of soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor on TNBS-induced colitis of rats
hjctsai@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-5109, 202 Everson
Major Professor - Hammock

Ulu, Arzu
Clinical pharm/tox, respiratory pharm/tox
aulu@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-6175, 80C Briggs Hall
Major Professor - Hammock

Wagner, Karen
Environmental tox, genetic & developmental pharm/tox, metabolic fate and pharmacokinetics
kmwagner@ucdavis.edu,
Major Professor - Hammock

Wegesser, Teresa
Respiratory and particulate matter toxicology
tcwegesser@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-0674, Pulmonary & Critical Care
Medicine, 6413 Genome
Major Professor - Last

Williams, Keisha
Environmental toxicology, respiratory pharm/tox
kemwilliams@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-0674, 6413 Genome
Major Professor - Last

Whitely, Kristin
Major Professor - Stanley

Wu, Zhaoju
Prostate cancer: signal transduction and tyrosine kinasesm,
zjwu@ucdavis.edu, 916-734-7032, Room 2400, UCDMC Research III, Sacramento
Major Professor - Kung

Zimin, Pavel
Ion channel pharmacology, role of ion channels in the immune system
pizimin@ucdavis.edu, 530-754-7400, Room 3502 Genome
Major Professor - Wulff