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Graduate Students

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Isabel Aristizabal Ramirez

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
iar226@uky.edu
Gregory Frolenkov Lab, 780 Rose Street, Medical Science Building, Rm: MS-617 Lexington, KY 40536-0298
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Clair Ashley

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
Clair.ashley3@uky.edu
760 Press Ave
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Emma O Bondy

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Ph.D Student in Nutritional Sciences

Contact
emma.bondy@uky.edu
Gregory Frolenkov Lab, 741 S Limestone Street
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Gabriela X Brown, MS

Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center
Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Student/Non-Work Study
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Summary:
Year:  PGY-2

Contact
Gabriela.Brown@uky.edu
741 S. Limestone, John Gensel Lab
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Kelsey Bullens

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant
  • Medical Student

Summary:
Year:  G3

Contact
k.bullens@uky.edu
Thad Wilson Lab, 780 Rose Street, Medical Science Building, Rm: MS-618 Lexington, KY 40536-0298
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Benjamin I Burke

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
Benjamin.Burke@uky.edu
John McCarthy Lab

Abigail K Dragich

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Summary:
Year:  PGY-1

Contact
330-419-4709
abigail.dragich@uky.edu
Gregory Frolenkov Lab, 780 Rose Street, Medical Science Building, Rm: MS-617 Lexington, KY 40536-0298
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Alyssa M Franklin

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
Alyssa.Franklin@uky.edu
Kathy Saatman lab, 780 Rose Street
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Jensen Z Goh

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
jensen.goh@uky.edu
John McCarthy Lab, 780 Rose Street, Medical Science Building, Rm: MS-633 Lexington, KY 40536-0298
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Sara Gonzalez Velez

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
sara.gonzalez@uky.edu
780 Rose Street
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Olivia Hage

MD/PhD Program
Physiology

Positions Held:
  • PhD Candidate, Gordon Laboratory

Summary:
Year:  G3
Education: B.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Pennsylvania State University
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Contact
okha229@uky.edu
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Emily Huffman

MD/PhD Program
Physiology

Positions Held:
  • PhD Candidate, Sturgill & Waters Laboratories

Summary:
Year:  G3
Education: B.S. Neuroscience, University of Kentucky
Hometown: Louisville, KY

Contact
8595622359
eehu226@uky.edu
HKRB 523
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Riley E Irmen

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
Riley.Irmen@uky.edu
Shannon Macauley lab, Physiology, 760 Press Ave, HKRB room
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Madison O Kilgore

Physiology
Saha Cardiovascular Research Center
MD/PhD Program

Summary:
Year:  M2
Education: B.S. Biology, Distinguished Major - University of Virginia
Hometown: Yorktown, VA

Contact
(859) 323-2274
Madison.Kilgore@uky.edu
741 South Limestone, BBSRB Room B354
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Abdalla Lawag

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
Abdalla.Lawag@uky.edu
780 Rose
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Cortney Laye

Office of Biomedical Education
Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Assistant

Contact
cjla230@uky.edu
Rose St
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Ana Lopez-Porras

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
AnaLopez95@uky.edu
Cata Velez-Ortega Lab, 780 Rose Street

Chloe C Lucido

Office of Biomedical Education
Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
cclu223@uky.edu
708 Rose Street
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Steve MacLean

Physiology
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant- Johnson Lab

Contact
steve.maclean@uky.edu
Johnson Lab, Healthy Kentucky Research Building, 760 Press Avenue
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Nicholas McVay

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
Satin Lab, BBSRB 741 S Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536
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Austin Minton

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
Austin.Minton@uky.edu
Ken Campbell lab
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Sandra Miranda Sardon

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
Sandra.Miranda@uky.edu
741 South Limestone, BBSRB

Kylie H Morin

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
km6372@uky.edu
Mariana Nikolova-Karakashian Lab
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Joshua Moses

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
jtmo263@uky.edu
780 Rose St
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Susana Munoz Gil

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
(859) 323-7456
Susana.Munoz@uky.edu
Stefanka Spassieva Lab
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Payton Nies

Office of Biomedical Education
Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
pani224@uky.edu
Cata Velez-Ortega Lab, 741 S Limestone, BBSRB 383
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Georgia Nolt

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
gvonlehmden@uky.edu
Lance Johnson Lab
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Alex Pettey

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
acpe225@uky.edu
Daugherty/Lu Lab, BBSRB 741 S Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536
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Samantha Radomski

Physiology

Positions Held:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact
(859) 323-1870
sara244@uky.edu
Cata Velez-Ortega lab, BBSRB 335-336
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Lynnet Richey

MD/PhD Program
Physiology

Positions Held:
  • PhD Candidate, Gensel Laboratory

Summary:
Year:  G4
Education: Emory University

Contact
leri230@uky.edu
John Gensel Lab
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