Former Graduate Trainees
Jonathan Enders, MS, PhD
PhD Graduate Student
“Mechanisms of Analgesia by a Ketogenic Diet“
Dan Elliott, MD/PhD
MD/PhD Graduate Student
“Chemotherapy-Induced Damage to Sensory Afferent Fibers Involved in Insulin Secretion and Blood Glucose Control”
Pau Yen Wu, PhD
PhD Graduate Student
“The Impact of genetic Differences, Voluntary Exercise, and Thermal Injury on Chronic Pain and Comorbidities in Psychologically-Stressed Mice”
*Co-mentored by Dr. Julie Christianson
Michael Cooper, PhD
PhD Graduate Student
“A Ketogenic Diet and Physical Activity’s Effect on Peripheral Nerve Function”
Natalie Katz, MD/PhD
MD/PhD Graduate Student
“Modulation of Nociception in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy”
Anna Groover, PhD
PhD Graduate Student
“Voluntary Exercise and Neurotrophin Signaling Affect the Development and Presentation of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy”
Brianne Guilford, PhD
PhD Graduate Student
“A High-Fat- Diet Alters the Phenotype of Diabetic Neuropathy”
Caleb Grote, MD/PhD
MD/PhD Graduate Student
“Sensory Neuron Insulin Signaling and its Role in Diabetic Neuropathy”
Megan Jack, MD/PhD
MD/PhD Graduate Student
“The Role of Glyoxalase I in Hyperglycemia-Induced Sensory Neuron Damage and Development of Diabetic Sensory Neuropathy Symptoms”
Kevin Farmer, PhD
PhD Graduate Student
“The Effects of Voluntary Exercise on Neuropathic Pain”
Karra Jones, MD/PhD
MD/PhD Graduate Student
“Characterization and Treatment of Large Sensory Fiber Peripheral Neuropathy in Diabetic Mice”
Neena Sharma, PhD
PhD Graduate Student
“Identifying Muscular Pain and Analyzing the Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Chronic Pain and Neurotrophin-3 Using an Animal Model”
Megan Johnson, PhD, MD
PhD Graduate Student
“The Role of Cutaneous Innervation in the Sensory Abnormalities Associated with Diabetic Neuropathy”
Melinda Arnett, PhD
PhD Graduate Student
“The Role of Neurotensin in Preventing Neuronal Death Following Peripheral Nerve Injury”
Rohan Gandhi, PhD
PhD Graduate Student
“Anti-Nociceptive Actions of Neurotrohin-3 and Estrogen in an Acid-Induced Model of Chronic Pain in Mice”
Joni Persson, MS
MS Graduate Student
“The Actions of NT-3 on Cisplatin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy”
Michael Taylor, PhD
MS and PhD Graduate Student
“Regulation of Injured Proprioceptive DRG Neurons by Muscle-derived Neurotrophin-3”
Julie Christianson, PhD
PhD Graduate Student
“Beneficial Actions of Neurotrophic Factors on Diabetes-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy”