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Ph.D. Graduate Students

Caroline Smith

PhD Candidate

PhD Graduate Student (2018-2023)

Director of Foundation and Scientific Partnerships, The V Foundation for Cancer Research

Meghan Haney

Lab Alumni

MD/PhD Graduate Student (2017-2021)

Pediatrics Resident, Research Track, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Min Wei

Lab Alumni

PhD Graduate Student (2016-2020)

Associate Professor at Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

Trace Jolly

Lab Alumni

BS: Biology, Wingate University

PhD: Biochemistry, University of Kentucky

Post-doctoral: University of Utah

 

Email: jeffery.jolly@uky.edu

Majd Al Hamaly

Lab Alumni

BS: Pharmacy, University of Jordan
MS: Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jordan
RCR Fellowship, University of California-San Diego                                                                                                                                                                                        PhD: Pharmacology, University of Kentucky

Email: m.hamaly@uky.edu
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/majd-hamaly-a957b863

Post-Doctoral Scholars

Evelyn Winter da Sylva

Lab Alumni

Postdoctoral Scholar (2022-2024)

Professor at Universdade Federal de Santa Catarina

Lucas Tomko

Lab Alumni

Post-doctoral Scholar (2020-2021)

Valvoline R&D

Masters and Professional Students

Shaw Powell

Lab Alumni

Lab Manager (2018-2022)
Masters in Medical Sciences (2018-2021)

UK Research Analyst

Dylan Rivas

Lab Alumni

Master’s in Medical Sciences (2018-2020)

Research Technician at University of Kentucky

Rachel Sieg Guzman

Masters Student (2016-2018)

Independent Consultant

Stephen Dockins

Laboratory Technician/Masters Student (2017-2018)

DO Student at Ohio University

Undergraduate and High School Researchers

Ty Cheatham

Laboratory Technician

Undergraduate Researcher (2022-2024)

Medical Student, University of Kentucky

 

Maddie Gill

Undergraduate Researcher

Undergraduate Researcher (Summer 2024)

DO Student, Ohio University

Sam Kirchhoff

STRONG Research Scholar

Undergraduate Researcher, Markey STRONG Scholar (Summer 2024)

Medical Student, University of Louisville

Maddie Wieringa

INBRE Research Scholar

Undergraduate Researcher (Summer 2024)

Medical Student, TBD

Kenan Flores

Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher 2020-2024

Medical Assistant, Baptist Health Hospital

Olga Assa

Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher (2023-2024)

Undergraduate, University of Kentucky

Claire Moffett

Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher (2022-2023)

Medical Assistant, University of Kentucky

Emma Arvin

Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher and Lab Technician 2022-2023

Masters of Science in Nursing, Vanderbilt University

Ella Forish

Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher (summer 2023)

Georgetown College

Eleanor Badgett

Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher (2022-2023)

Undergraduate, Furman University

Joanne Jung

Lab Alumni

Markey STRONG Program (Summer 2023)

PhD Candidate, University of Arizona

Beppy Badgett

Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher (2021-2023)

Undergraduate, Furman University

Ava Crawford

Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher (2022-2023)

Undergraduate, University of Kentucky

 

Angelica Rivera-Martinez

Lab Alumni

STRONG Program Researcher 2022

Undergraduate Researcher 2022-2024

Undergraduate, University of Kentucky

Malayna Pope

Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher 2023

Hanna Conklin

Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher (2022-2023)

Physician’s Assistant Program, University of Kentucky

Reagan Knight

Lab Alumni

ACTION Undergraduate Researcher (2021-2023)

PharmD Program, University of Kentucky

Matthew Scheyer

Lab Alumni

KY INBRE Scholar (Summer 2022)

HR Specialist, U.S. Army

Reagan Smith

Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher (2019-2021)

Medical Student, University of Kentucky

Andrea Hernandez

Lab Alumni

Markey STRONG Program, Summer 2021

Undergraduate, University of Kentucky

Tyler Sullivan

Lab Alumni

KBRIN Undergraduate Researcher 2019
PMSRF PharmD Researcher 2021

PharmD Candidate, University of Kentucky

Ruby Mason

Lab Alumni

KY INBRE Summer Program (Summer 2021)

Medical Student, University of Louisville

Alyse Ptacek

Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher 2019-2021

PhD Program in Biochemistry, UC Santa Barbara

Abby Hill

Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher (2019-2021)

Undergraduate, University of Kentucky

Alexia Shamaeizadeh

Lab Alumni

ACTION Undergraduate Researcher (2019-2020)

Medical Student, University of Kentucky

Maya Cleveland

Undergraduate Researcher (2016-2018)

Masters in Medical Sciences, University of Kentucky

 

Hallie Hensley

Undergraduate Researcher (2016-2018)

Dental Student, University of Kentucky

Kristin O’Leary

Undergraduate Researcher (2016-2019)

PhD Candidate in Toxicology/Cancer Biology at the University of Kentucky

Bradley Wilson

Undergraduate Researcher (2018-2019)

Medical Student, University of Cincinnati

Sydney Lammers

Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Researcher (2016-2018)

Medical Student, Ohio State University

John Blair

Lab Alumni

High School Researcher (2021-2022)

Undergraduate, University of Kentucky

Isabella Spielmann

Lab Alumni

High School Researcher (2018-2020)

Undergraduate, Colorado School of Mines

Sanaa Kahloon

Lab Alumni

High School Researcher (2019-2021)

Undergraduate, Harvard University

Shea Hausman

High School Researcher (2016-2018)

Undergraduate, Harvard University

Nina Tay

Student Researcher

High School Researcher (2024-2025)

Undergraduate, Northwestern University

Staff

Shilpa Sampathi

Lab Alumni

Staff Scientist (2020-2023)

Scientist at Hera Biolabs

Izzy Snyder

Research Assistant

Research Associate (2021-2023)

Scientist, John Hopkins University

Sawyer Sanchez

Lab Alumni

Research Technician (2023)

University of Oregon Masters Program in Nutrition

Sergei Revskoy

Scientist

Staff Scientist (2017-2022)

Retired!

Corey Edwards

Lab Alumni

Lab Technician (2021-2022)

Assistant Scientist, LGC Science

Cristene Gilbert

Lab Alumni

Zebrafish Facility Manager 2020-2021

Laboratory Technician, Flavorman

Henry Moore

Lab Alumni

PMSRF Researcher, 2021
Senior Executive Lab Tech, 2018-2020
Undergraduate Researcher, 2016-2018

Medical Student, University of Kentucky

Anna Cox

Lab Alumni

Lab Technician 2019-2021
PMSRF Researcher 2022

Medical Student, University of Kentucky

Mary Wimsett

Lab Alumni

Lab Technician 2019-2021

Clinical Trial Coordinator, University of Cincinnati

Ashley Gumm

Laboratory Technician (2016-2017)

Project Manager, Mason & Hanger

Chase Yost

Laboratory Technician

BS: Biology, Bellarmine University

Email: cyo253@uky.edu

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