This year, we proudly celebrate twelve outstanding summer and fall 2025 graduate students from the Departments of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences (PBS) and Clinical & Administrative Pharmacy (CAP). These scholars have dedicated years to advancing research, improving health outcomes, and pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery. We honor their commitment, resilience, and remarkable contributions as they complete their graduate training and prepare to shape the future of healthcare and pharmaceutical sciences.
Summer 2025 Graduates
Ph.D. Graduates
- Elizabeth Agboluaje
- Degree: Ph.D., Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
- PI: May Xiong
- Committee: Gurvinder Singh Rekhi, Tamas Nagy, Eugene Douglass
- Dissertation: Investigations into Nano-formulations for Oral Delivery of Deferoxamine in the Treatment of Hemochromatosis
- Mengtong Cao
- Degree: Ph.D., Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
- PI: Y. George Zheng
- Committee: David Crich, Diego Huet, Jine Xie
- Dissertation: Regulation, Function, and Inhibitor Discovery of Methyltransferases
- Amanda Kozarich
- Degree: Ph.D., Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
- PI: Michael Bartlett
- Committee: Eugene Douglass, Jeffrey Urbauer, Y. George Zheng
- Dissertation: Elucidation of Kinetic and Structural Mechanisms Driving P-glycoprotein-Mediated Transport of Anti-cancer Agents
- Rohit Katti
- Degree: Ph.D., Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
- PI: Michael Bartlett
- Committee: Eugene Douglass, Jeffery Urbauer, May Xiong
- Dissertation: Investigating the Complex Protein–Drug Interaction Between P-glycoprotein and Cardiac Glycosides
- Frantz Soiro
- Degree: Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Health Services, Outcomes & Policy (CAP)
- PI: Henry Young
- Committee: Richard Lamb, Randall Tackett
- Dissertation: Dissecting the Complexity of Psychosocial Distress Among Minority Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer: A Latent-Class Analysis Approach
M.S. Graduate
- Debashish Mondol
- Degree: M.S., Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
- PI: Houjian Cai
- Committee: Bin Yi, Wendy Watford
- Thesis: Applying EVs-Encapsulated CRISPR Ribonucleoprotein Complex for Gene Editing In Vivo
Fall 2025 Graduates
Ph.D. Graduates
- Priyanka Gannavarapu
- Degree: Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Health Services, Outcomes & Policy (CAP)
- PI: Henry Young
- Committee: Niying Li, Susan Smith, Randall Tackett
- Dissertation: Prevalence, Healthcare Utilization, and Policy Implications of EVALI: A Systematic Review and Marketscan Data Analysis (2021–2023)
- Harry Henry-Ojo
- Degree: Ph.D., Clinical & Experimental Therapeutics (CAP)
- PI: S. Priya Narayanan
- Committee: Somanath Shenoy, Duo Zhang, Abdelrahman Fouda
- Dissertation: Targeting Spermine Oxidase Reveals a Therapeutic Axis for Preserving Visual Pathways in Multiple Sclerosis
- Yasmin Anderson
- Degree: Ph.D., Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
- PI: Jason Zastre
- Committee: Neil Grimsey, Shelley Hooks, Nikolay Filipov
- Dissertation: Investigating Protective Mechanisms of Vitamin B1 Against Aβ1-42 Neurotoxicity
- Tran Dang
- Degree: Ph.D., Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
- PI: Y. George Zheng
- Committee: Dexi Liu, Houjian Cai, Mary Goll
- Dissertation: Investigation of the Regulatory Mechanisms and Molecular Tools of Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 1
- Elizabeth (Liz) Hughes
- Degree: Ph.D., Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
- PI: Eugene Douglass
- Committee: Neil Grimsey, Cathy White, Jon P. Mochel, Eric Ferriera
- Dissertation: Bridging the Translational Gap: Leveraging In Vitro Assays and Animal Drug Pharmacokinetics in Cancer Pharmacology
M.S. Graduate
- Nishit Govind Jadhav
- Degree: M.S., Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
- PI: Wided Missaoui
- Committee: Catherine White, Bin Yi
- Thesis: Evaluating Combined Peptide Treatment Targeting the WASF3 Complex in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
