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SCoBIRC Graduate Students

Jennifer Berry

Tracy R. Butler - tracyrbutler@uky.edu

Education

Wittenberg University, B.A. Psycholog

Mentor

Dr. Mark Prendergast

Thesis title

Effects of adenosine receptor antagonism during ethanol withdrawal on neurotoxicity in hippocampal slice cultures

Johnny Cebak - jeceba2@uky.edu

Education

University of Kentucky

B.S. Agricultural Biotechnology

B.S. Biology

Mentor

Dr. Ed Hall

Shaun Carlson - swcarl2@uky.edu

Education

University of Kansas B.S. Cell Biology

Mentor

Dr. Kathryn Saatman

Thesis title

Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurotrophic effects

Issac Frye

Jason Hinzman - jmhinz2@uky.edu

Education

B.S. in Biology University of Kentucky

Mentor

Dr. Jonathan Lifshitz

Thesis Title

Alterations in Glutamate Signaling after TBI

Carlena Johnson

Daniel Liput

Alex Marshall

Darren Miller - darren.miller@uky.edu

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from Mount Union College (Alliance, OH), Major in Neuroscience with minors in Biology and Chemistry

Mentor

Dr. Edward Hall

Thesis Title

The Role of the Innate Antioxidant Response Following Injury to the CNS

Publications

Cutler SM, Cekic M, Miller DM, Wali B, VanLandingham JW, & Stein DG. Progesterone improves acute recovery after traumatic brain injury in the aged rat. Journal of Neurotrauma. 24(9):1475-86, 2007 September. PubMed ID: 17892409

VanLandingham JW, Cekic M, Cutler SM, Hoffman SW, Washington ER, Johnson SJ, Miller DM, & Stein DG. Progesterone and its metabolite allopregnanolone differentially regulate hemostatic proteins after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 28(11):1786-94, 2008 November. PubMed ID: 18628783

Vaishnav RA, Singh IN, Miller DM, & Hall ED. Differential Effects of Lipid Peroxidation Products on Brain and Spinal Cord Mitochondria: An In-Vitro Assessment of Mitochondrial Dysfunction. Submitted for publication in Free Radical Biology & Medicine (March 2009).

Miller DM, Smith JS, Morgart EM, Niemi JP, & Kyser AN. Effects of MgSO₄ and Enriched Environment on Traumatic Brain Injury in the Rat. Manuscript in preparation for submission to refereed journal (2009).