Student Presentations, Defenses, and Activities


Pharm.D. Seminars (Advised or Co-Advised)

DATE

STUDENT

PHARM.D. SEMINAR TITLE

March 30, 2007

Lily Huang

Acupoint Stimulations in the Treatment of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

March 30, 2007

Brian Stahl

Darunivar: a New Protease Inhibitor for the Management of Antiretroviral Experienced Patients

March 28, 2007

Kristy Dudash

Myozyme for the Treatment of Infantile Pompe Disease

March 28, 2007

Gordon Pokorny

The Role of Abatacept in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

March 31, 2006

Svetlana Koroteyeva

The Use of Megace for the Management of Significant Weight Loss in Elderly
(Primary Advisor: Jayne Gibbs-Peseckis, Pharm.D., R.Ph.)

March 31, 2006

Kaher Asad

Strontium Ranelate: A New Treatment for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

March 31, 2006

Brenda Strang

Baclofen and the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
(Primary Advisor: Jayne Gibbs-Peseckis, Pharm.D., R.Ph.)

March 28, 2006

Lap Pan Chu

Acupuncture and Its Role in the Management of Osteoarthritis

March 28, 2006

Tara Woofter

Melatonin Agonists as Sleep Aids

March 28, 2006

Bonnie Gedeon

Rasagiline: A New MAO-B Inhibitor for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
(Primary Advisor: Jayne Gibbs-Peseckis, Pharm.D., R.Ph.)

March 27, 2006

You-John Chow

Using Enfuvirtide (Fuzeon) for the Treatment of HIV Infection

April 15, 2005

Brittany Langel

The Importance of Imaging in the Diagnosis of Appendicitis

March 22, 2002

Frank Rigelski

The Use of HMG-CoA Inhibitors in the Reduction of C-Reactive Protein Levels in the Prevention of Coronary Events (Measuring High-Sensitivity CRP Levels to Assess Cardiovascular Risk)

March 22, 2002

Igdaliah Jackson

Efficacy of Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

March 30, 2001

David Chen

Determination of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in the Opportunistic Bacteria Alcaligenes xylosoxidans subspecies xylosoxidans.
(Primary Advisor: Steve Martin, Pharm.D.)

Completed Thesis Defenses (Committees Served Upon)

STUDENT

DEGREE

DATE

DEGREE TYPE

THESIS ADVISOR

THESIS TITLE

Richard W. Dudley

Ph.D.

December 2006

Medicinal Chemistry

Steven M. Peseckis, Ph.D.

Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Cellular Entry and Localization of Fluorescent, Varied Lipophilicity Molecules

Rahul S. Khupse

Ph.D.

December 2006

Medicinal Chemistry

Paul W. Erhardt, PhD

Total Synthesis of the Glyceollins I, II and Elaboration of Several Intermediates Having Potential Pharmacological Activities

Marc C. Christensen

Ph.D.

April 2006

Medicinal Chemistry

Steven M. Peseckis, Ph.D.

Molecular Modeling of Wild Type and Mutant Human M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors with Ligands in a Lipid Bilayer

Brian Dougan

M.S.

April 2006

Pharmacology

Ezdihar Hassoun, Ph.D.

Induction of Oxidative Stress by Di- and Trichloroacetates and Mixtures of the Compounds in Mice

Jinal Desai

M.S.

June 2005

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

Development of Controlled Released Formulations of Dimenhydrinate Using Ethyl Cellulose: Application of the Solid Dispersion and Wet Granulation Technique

Amanda Jones

M.S.

May 2005

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

Pharmaceutical Eutectics: Formation, Evaluation and Relevance in Preformulation Studies Using Thermal Analytical Techniques

Indranil Rao

M.S.

May 2005

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

Effect of Antioxidants on the Oxidative Stability of Vegetable Oils and the Construction of Vapor Pressure Curves for Vegetable Oils and Their Key Components by Thermal Analytical Techniques

Pinaki Basu

M.S.

May 2005

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

Crystallization Kinetics of Amorphous Ketoconazole

Ruel C. Nacario

Ph.D.

May 2005

Chemistry

Richard A. Hudson, Ph.D.

Reductive Monoalkylation of Primary Amines with Nitriles: A Mild Synthesis of Secondary Amines and Design and Partial Synthesis of a Constrained Geometry Serine Protese Model Catalyst

Bin Tang

Ph.D.

May 2004

Medicinal Chemistry

William S. Messer, Jr., Ph.D.

The Effect of the M1-Selective Muscarinic Agonist CDD-0102 and Presenilin 1 Mutations on Amyloid Precursor Protein Processing and Cell Survival

Marcia Williams

M.S.

May 2004

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

A Comparison of the Disintegration Properties of Three Starches and a Superdisintegrant - A Novel Approach

Bhaswati DattaChowdhury

M.S.

May 2004

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

Application of Theoretical Models in the Crystallization Kinetics of Pharmaceuticals from the Amorphous State

Lalit M. Oberoi

M.S.

May 2004

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

Formulation of a fast-acting ibuprofen suspension by using nicotinamide as hydrotropic agent - application of DSC, spectroscopy and microscopy in assessment of the type of interaction

Sunghan Yim

Ph.D.

December 2003

Medicinal Chemistry

Katherine A. Wall, Ph.D.

Role of IL-12 and Interferon-gamma in Active and Passive Experimental Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis

Mohammad K. Mohammad

Ph.D.

December 2003

Medicinal Chemistry

Marcia F. McInerney, Ph.D.

The Role of Innate Immunity in Type I Diabetes

Sandipan Sinha

M.S.

May 2003

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

Preparation and Evaluation of the Amorphous Form of Sulfapyridine - The Effect of Relative Humidity, Excipients and Temperature

Pradyot Nandi

M.S.

May 2003

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

Thermal Characterization and Kinetics of Essential Oils and Their Major Constituents Used in Aromatherapy

Rajesh Vadlapatla

M.S.

May 2003

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

Solid State Characterization of Anhydrous and Hydrous Forms of Aminophylline and Their in-vitro Drug Release Pattern

Rahim Lila

Ph.D.

December 2002

Medicinal Chemistry

Steven M. Peseckis, Ph.D.

A New Bioinformatic Resource: A Heterotrimeric G-Protein Database (hGPDB)

Trisha Lee Whipple

M.S.

December 2002

Pharmacology

William S. Messer, Jr. Ph.D.

In vivo characterization of tetra-(ethylene glycol)-(3-methoxy-1,2,5-thiadiazol-4-yl) [3-(1-methyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyrid-3-yl)-1,2,5-thiadiazol-4-yl] ether hydrochloride

Doba Jackson

Ph.D.

July 2002

Chemistry

Gloria Borgstahl. Ph.D.

Analysis of the human Rad52/RPA complex: characterization of the interacting regions, DNA binding activity, and higher order complexes

Minjia Zhang

M.S.

July 2002

Medicinal Chemistry

William S. Messer, Jr. Ph.D.

Pharmacological Evaluation of Selective Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonists

Nagarajan Thyagarajapuram

M.S.

June 2002

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

Analytical Method Development of Amiodarone Hydrochloride: Formulation and Stability Studies of Extemporaneous Suspension of Amiodarone Hydrochloride

Yang Cao

Ph.D.

January 2002

Medicinal Chemistry

William S. Messer, Jr. Ph.D.

Development of Novel Bivalent 1,2,5,6-Tetrahydropyridyl-1,2,5-Thiadiazole Derivatives as Selective, Potent, and Efficacious Human M1 Muscarinic Agonists for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

Chunli Huang

M.S.

December 2001

Medicinal Chemistry

Richard A. Hudson, Ph.D.

Rational Design and Synthesis of Masked Quinone Methides as Potential Selective HIV-RT DNA-Strand-Transfer Inhibitors

Abeer H. El-Gharbawy

Ph.D.

December 2001

Medicinal Chemistry

Channing Hinman, Ph.D.

Cobra Cytotoxin-A Cascade of Events Leading To Cell Death

Xinyan Huang

Ph.D.

May 2002 (11/19/01)

Biology

Richard W. Komuniecki, Ph.D.

Alternative-splicing of 5-HT2 receptors in the pharynx and body wall muscle of the parasitic nematode, Ascaris suum.

Ravi Shanker V. Vedula

M.S.

December 2001 (12/01)

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

A study of the Effect of Particle Size and Other Parameters on the Suspension Stability of Pumice

Jill A. Trendel

Ph.D.

November 2001

Biology

Keith Johnson, Ph.D.

Cadherin Induced Differential Gene Expression in Human Keratinocytes

Cindy Qian Zhu

M.S.

August 2001 (8/1/01)

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

A Hindered Settling Behavior Study for Calcium Hydrogen Phosphate Aqueous Suspensions - Particle Size Analysis and Their Associate Liquid Determined Using Thermal Analysis

Divya Menon

M.S.

August 2001 (7/20/01)

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

A Thermal Analysis Study of the Tabletting of Nicotinic Acid

Anasuya Hazra

M.S.

August 2001 (7/16/01)

Pharmaceutics

Kenneth S. Alexander, Ph.D.

Characterization and Kinetics of Essential Oils and Their Key components Using Thermal Analytical Techniques

Fenghua Liu

M.S.

May 2001

Medicinal Chemistry

William S. Messer, Jr. Ph.D.

Pharmacological Characterization of Human M1 and M Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors with Double Mutations at the Junction of Transmembrane Domain VI and the Third Extracellullar Loop

Charles A. Smith

Ph.D.

December 2000 (8/2000)

Medicinal Chemistry

Channing Hinman Ph.D.

The Importance of Cardiotoxin Atra III Synthetic Peptide Loop 1 Amino Acid Residues Asparagine 4 & Tyrosine 11 in Relation to Anti-Cancer Activity and Binding to Leukemic T-Cell Surface Receptor

Abel Henry Saturne Jr.

M.S.

July 2000

Pharmacology

Kenneth A. Bachman, Ph.D.

In Vitro Analysis of Liver Metabolism of Vitamin D3: Using Midazolam as Probe

Nimish Meta

Ph.D.

May 2000

Medicinal Chemistry

James T. Slama, Ph.D.

Synthesis of chiral carboxylic pentofuranosylamine analogs - versatile precursors for novel carboxylic nucleosides

Wellington Nguyen Pham

Ph.D.

May 2000

Medicinal Chemistry

Steven M.Peseckis, Ph.D.

Design, Syntheses, and Biological Evaluation of Dual Fatty Acylated Peptide Mimetics of Gi(alpha) N-Termini

Vyjayanthi Krishnan

Ph.D.

May 2000

Medicinal Chemistry

Steven M.Peseckis, Ph.D.

First Lipophilically Modified Peptide Analogs of Gi(alpha) N-terminus that Affect Muscarinic Receptor Ligand Binding

Deanna Brickley

M.S.

August 1999

Medicinal Chemistry

Marcia F. McInerney., Ph.D.

Development of a Monoclonal Antibody to the Mouse Insulin Receptor

Hong Huang

M.S.

May 1999

Pharmacology

Kenneth A. Bachmann, Ph.D.

An in vitro study of 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D3 by human cytochrome P450 enzymes

Sandeep N. Athalye

M.S.

May 1999 (3/15/1999)

Pharmacology

Gerald Sherman, Ph.D.

Development of a Computer-Based Clinical Decision Support System for the Pharmacotherapy of Hypertension

Xi-Ping Huang

Ph.D.

May 1999

Medicinal Chemistry

William S. Messer, Jr. Ph.D.

Site-Directed Mutagenesis and Pharmacological Studies of Human M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors

Sheela Sitaraman

Ph.D.

April 1998

Medicinal Chemistry

Katherine A. Wall. Ph.D.

Myasthenia Gravis - Role of Cytokines in Disease and Design of Therapy

Hao Zhang

M.S.

December 1997

Medicinal Chemistry

William S. Messer Jr., Ph.D.

Syntheses and Muscarinic Activities of Sulfur Analogues of Tetrahydropyrimidine Derivatives

Jamie Nguyen

M.S.

December 1995

Medicinal Chemistry

Marcia F. McInerney., Ph.D.

Investigations in Type I Diabetes: Inhibitors of Cytokine-mediated b Cell Destruction and Identification of Synaptophysin as an Autoantigen

Liping Guan

M.S.

April 1995

Medicinal Chemistry

Marcia F. McInerney., Ph.D.

Characterization of an Islet Specific CD8+ Hybrid Cell Clone 4A7.715

Matthew J. Seidel

M.S.

April 1995

Medicinal Chemistry

Marcia F. McInerney., Ph.D.

Bioassay Development to Explore Cytokine-Induced Beta-Cell Dysfunction As A Model of Type I Diabetes