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ENDO 2022: Jewel Banik, Ashley Herdman, Angela Odle, Sophia Tomlinson, Juchan Lim, Tiffany Miles
Banik, Jewel
Name: Jewel Banik
Previous degree: B.S. in Pharmacy, North South University, Bangladesh
Mentor: Dr. Angus MacNicol
Thesis title: “The role of Musashi and regulated mRNA translation in pituitary development and function.”
Email: JBanik@uams.edu
Website: https://jbanik.owlstown.net
Escapita, Alexa C
Name: Alexa Escapita
Previous degrees: (1) B.S. in Biological Sciences with a biomedical concentration & (2) B.S. in Psychology, Univ. of Texas at El Paso
Mentor: Dr. Tara Johnson
Thesis title: “The Neurodevelopment of Children with Congenital Heart Disease”
E-mail: ACEscapita@uams.edu
Herdman, Ashley K
Name: Ashley Herdman
Previous degree: B.S. in Biology, Truman State University
Mentor: Dr. Angela Odle
Thesis title: “The Effects of Leptin Signaling on Gonadotrope Coordination and Function”
E-mail: AKHerdman@uams.edu
Holloway, Kalee N
Name: Kalee Holloway
Previous degree: B.S. in Biology, Henderson State University
Mentor: Dr. Paul Drew
Thesis title: “Studying the effects of ethanol induced neuroinflammation in mouse models of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and alcohol use disorder”
E-mail: KNHolloway@uams.edu
Kapil, Namarta
Name: Namarta Kapil
Previous degrees: Bachelor of Pharmacy from University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, India, and Masters of Pharmaceutical Technology from University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, India
Mentor: Dr. Tara Johnson
Thesis title: “Early clinical markers of cerebral palsy in NICU infants.”
E-mail: NKapil@uams.edu
Morris, Carol A
Name: Carol A Morris
Previous degree: B.S. in Biology from University of Arkansas at Little RockMentor: Dr. Kimberly Stephens
Thesis title: “Neutralizing CD47 in retinopathies and stroke models with anti-CD47 increases efficacy of efferocytosis and provides neuroprotection.”
E-mail: CAMorris@uams.edu
Rodriguez, Kayleigh A
Name: Kayleigh Rodriguez
Previous degree: B.S. in Biotechnology from Arkansas State University
Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Stephens
Thesis title: “Impact of early-life stress on epigenetic mechanisms that alter interindividual pain susceptibility and development”
E-mail: KARodriguez@uams.edu