Recent Alumni
| Name | Credential | Graduated Semester | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenna Wollet | Ph.D. | Fall 2024 | New York University Langone Health, Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Shawn Flynn | Ph.D | Fall 2024 | Postdoctoral fellowship at University of Michigan in the Department of Pharmacology |
| George Naratadam | Ph.D./MD | Spring 2024 | Completing Doctor of Medicine Curriculum. |
| Robert Seaman | Ph.D. | Spring 2023 | Postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Washington Center for Medication Development for Substance Use Disorders and Overdose in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. |
| Jessica Wickline | Ph.D. | Spring 2023 | Laboratory Leadership Service Fellow Laboratory Leadership Service Fellow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Sam Yee | Ph.D. | Spring 2022 | Postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago |
| Aryana Cruz | Ph.D. | Spring 2022 | Scientist Advisor at General Dynamics Information Technology |
| Andy Banh | M.D./Ph.D. | Fall 2021 | Residency Neurology Washington University |
| John Paul Andreessen | Ph.D | Spring 2021 | Cofounder and Chief Science Officer at Phi Inc. |
| Abdulhafiz Imam Aliagan | Ph.D. | Spring 2021 | Senior Scientist Immunology Kriya Therapeutics Inc |
| Angelica Birt (Salinas) | Ph.D. | Spring 2021 | Boad Certified Behavior Analyst |
| Melodi Bowman | Ph.D. | Spring 2021 | Associate Director of Vivarium and In Vivo Operations |
| John-Paul Andersen | Ph.D. | Spring 2021 | Chief Science Officer and Formulation Scientist at Phi |
| Laura Caflisch | M.D./Ph.D. | Fall 2020 | Clinical Rotations and Residency (M.D./Ph.D.) Program, UT Health San Antonio |
| Shawn Gray | Ph.D. | Spring 2020 | Technical Support Consultant III Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| Ngonidzashe Madungwe | Ph.D. | Spring 2020 | Process Development Principal Scientist Amgen |
| Petra (Jans) Pederson | M.D./Ph.D. | Spring 2020 | Internal Medicine La Jolla, California |
| Sijia He | Ph.D. | Fall 2019 | Research Assistant Professor UT Health San Antonio |
| Li Liu | M.S. | Fall 2019 | Research Assistant, Dr. Kumar Sharma, UT Health San Antonio |
| Jacob Boyd | M.D./Ph.D. | Fall 2019 | Resident Physician, Otolaryngology University of Colorado School of Medicine |
| Corena Grant | Ph.D. | Spring 2019 | Field Application Scientist Thrive Bioscience, Inc. |
| Trevi Mancilla | M.D./Ph.D. | Spring 2019 | UT Health Medical School, Pediatric/Internal Medicine Research Track Residency Program |
| Tara Barron | Ph.D. | Spring 2019 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Michelle Monje, Stanford University |
| Lu Zhang | Ph.D. | Spring 2018 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Ralph DeFronzo, UT Health San Antonio |
| Juan Xiong | Ph.D. | Spring 2018 | Postdoctoral Fellow, California |
| Valentina Garbarino | Ph.D. | Spring 2018 | Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, Glenn Bigg's Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| Steven Farnsworth | D.D.S/Ph.D. | Spring 2018 | Dental Anesthesiology Resident, Barnabas Hospital |
| Rubie Rakian | D.D.S/Ph.D. | Fall 2017 | Research Fellow in Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Forsyth Institute (Harvard University) |
| Audrey Rakian | D.D.S/Ph.D. | Fall 2017 | Assistant Professor The University of Texas Health San Antonio School of Dentistry |
| Xi (Stephen) Chen | Ph.D. | Fall 2017 | Research Scientist, Diabetes Division at UT Health San Antonio |
| Willie M. Heard III | Ph.D. | Fall 2017 | Graduate Research Assistant UTHSCSA |
| Tabita Kreko-Pierce | Ph.D. | Spring 2017 | Research Scientist RUSH University Medical Center |
Alumni
The Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology has had more than 80 graduates since the fall of 1980. Most graduates begin their careers by obtaining positions as postdoctoral research fellows in an academic, industrial (e.g., biotech or pharmaceutical), or government research laboratory. And now many former graduates have pursued successful careers within industry, and/or academia, government, scientific publishing, teaching, and many more professions.
For more information regarding Alumni, please visit the GSBS Alumni Website:
| Past Alumni include: |
|---|
| Nathan Mitchell, Ph.D. - Senior Medical Science Liaison, Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc |
| Celest Austin, M.D./Ph.D. - Founder/CEO of GoManda |
| Walter Holbein, Ph.D. - Group Business Director, Chronic at Nonin Medical, Inc. |
| Heather Pidcoke, M.D./Ph.D. - Chief Medical Research Officer CSU/Assoc. Dir. Research Translational Medicine Institute |
| Nicole Baganz, Ph.D. - Director of Community Engagement and Programming, Florida Atlantic University Brain Institute and Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science |
| David Petrik, Ph.D. - Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), School of Biosciences, Cardiff University |
| Kathleen Goei, Ph.D. – Faculty - School of Physical Therapy, University of the Incarnate Word |
| Lila LaGrange, Ph.D. - Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of the Incarnate Word |
| Max Sanderford, Ph.D. – Professor & Department Head, Tarleton State University |
| George Rodney, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine |
| Rebekah Thomas-Young, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi |
| Terry Combs, Ph.D. - Bioanalytical Scientist, Pfizer |
| Hugo Pedrozo, Ph.D. - Professor of Biology & Consultant, Texas State University |
| Francisco Andrade, Ph.D. - Professor and Vice Chair of Physiology, University of Kentucky |
| Holly Van Remmen, Ph.D. - Member and Program Chair, Aging & Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Forum |
| LiQian Chen, M.D./Ph.D. - Co-Associate Chief, Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Texas Heart Institute |
| Dean Kellogg, Ph.D. - Professor Medicine/Geriatrics, UT Health San Antonio |
| Andrew Gorman III, Ph.D. - Vice President at Paramount BioSciences |