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Post Doctorate

Fernanda Stapenhorst Franca

  • Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center

  • Positions Held:
    • Post-Doctoral Scholar

    Contact
    fernanda.franca@uky.edu
    John Gensel Lab

    Sohei Ito

  • Physiology
  • Saha Cardiovascular Research Center

  • Positions Held:
    • Post-Doctoral Scholar

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    (859) 218-1077
    sohei.ito@uky.edu
    Alan Daugherty/Hong Lu Lab, Saha CVRC, 741 S.Limestone, BBSRB B248G, Lexington, KY 40536

    Sajeev Kaur

  • Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center

  • Positions Held:
    • Post-Doctoral Scholar

    Contact
    ska316@uky.edu
    John Gensel Lab

    An-Hsuan Lin

  • Physiology

  • Positions Held:
    • Post-Doctoral Scholar

    Contact
    ali275@uky.edu
    Ming Gong Lab, 900 S. Limestone St, Wethington Building, Rm: MS 509, 40536-0200

    Dominic Nthenge, PhD

  • Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center

  • Positions Held:
    • Post-Doctoral Scholar

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    Dominic.N.N.Nthenge@uky.edu
    Kathy Saatman lab, 741 South Limestone St., Biomedical Biological Sciences Research Building (BBSRB), Fourth floor, Room B0464L

    Khaga R Neupane

  • Saha Cardiovascular Research Center

  • Positions Held:
    • Post-Doctoral Scholar

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    (859) 218-3526
    krne226@uky.edu
    Scott Gordon Lab, Saha CVRC, 741 S. Limestone, BBSRB room B306-07

    Leobarda Robles-Martinez, PhD

  • Physiology

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    • Post-Doctoral Scholar

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    leobarda.robles-martinez@uky.edu
    Mariana Nikolova-Karakashian Lab, 780 Rose Street, Medical Science Building, Rm: MS-531, Lexington, KY 40536-0298

    Tolulope P Saliu, PhD

  • Physiology

  • Positions Held:
    • Post-Doctoral Scholar

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    (859) 413-6568
    tpsa222@uky.edu
    John McCarthy Lab, Physiology, 741 S. Limestone, BBSRB, Room 306

    Abhilash Prabhat

  • Physiology

  • Positions Held:
    • Post-Doctoral Scholar

    Contact
    (859) 894-9878
    apr288@uky.edu
    Brian Delisle lab, Physiology, 741 S. Limestone, BBSRB room B0316

    Qian Wang

  • Saha Cardiovascular Research Center

  • Positions Held:
    • Post-Doctoral Scholar

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    (859) 420-0670
    qwa239@uky.edu
    Xiangan Li Lab, Saha CVRC, 741 S. Limestone, BBSRB B264D

    Bowen Li

  • Saha Cardiovascular Research Center

  • Positions Held:
    • Post-Doctoral Scholar

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    Bowen.Li@uky.edu
    Daugherty/Lu Lab, Physiology, 741 S Limestone, BBSRB room B248E

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