Meet Our Students

• Anteneh Addisu: aaddisu@health.usf.edu
  Research: The role of natriuretic peptides (NP) beyond natriuresis and vasodilatation
  
  In addition to their well researched function of diuresis, natriuresis and vasodilatation, there is data to suggest that these peptides may serve as mediators of 'communication' between the heart and other organ systems. Our preliminary data shows that ANP and CNP decrease intragastric pressure possibly slowing gastric emptying. This effect of NP may be involved in modulating salt and water absorption from the GI tract. We use mouse models of acute myocardial infarction and chronic ischemia to study the various physiological and pathophysiological functions of NP and their signaling and modulation at the organ, system and cellular level.
  
  
• Craig (Ted) Ajmo: cajmo@health.usf.edu
  
  
• Adam Bachstetter: abachste@health.usf.edu
  Research: Characterize the interactions between endogenous stem cells and the microenviornmetn of the aging brain. The goal of my research is to be able to modify the microenvironment of the aging brain to make it more favorable for the endogenous stem cells to generate new neurons.
  
  
• Lavanya Balasubramanian: lbalasub@health.usf.edu
  Research: Laser-based video microscopy and confocal fluorescence microscopy to study renal cellular function in situ and in vitro
  
  
• Timetria, Bonds: tbonds1@health.usf.edu
  
  
• Niki Carty: ncarty@health.usf.edu
  
  
• Rafael Chaparro: rchaparr@health.usf.edu
  Research: Neuronal protection during surgery. A comparison between anesthetics, caspase inhibitors, gene therapy and stem cells after ischemia.
  
  
• Jared Ehrhart : jehrhar1@health.usf.edu
  
  
• Aaron Hall: ahall@health.usf.edu
  
  
• Yelenis Herrera : yherrera@health.usf.edu
  Research: Calcium imaging and electrophysiology recordings to study the neuroprotective properties of sigma receptors following ischemia.
  
  
• Rachel Karlnoski: rkarlnos@health.usf.edu
  
  
• Lori Lebson: llutz@health.usf.edu
  Research: Use of monocytes as gene therapy vectors for therapeutic cell treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
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• Christopher Leonardo: ccleonard@health.usf.edu
  
  
• Michael Matott: mmatott@health.usf.edu
  
  
  
• Marty Montpetit: mmontpet@health.usf.edu
  
  
• Sarah Norring: snorring@health.usf.edu
  Research: Drug-Induced Arrhythmias; hERG Structure and Function
  
  
• Mackenzie Ott: mott@health.usf.edu 
  Research: The study of neural networks involved in the control of breathing and blood pressure
  
  
• Ellisa Carla Parker-Athill: eparkera@health.usf.edu
  
  
• Carolina, Quiroga Del Rio: cquiroga@health.usf.edu
  
  
  
• Tara A. Schwetz: tmunn@health.usf.edu
  Research: Determine whether and how glycosylation modulates cardiac excitability by altering voltage-gated potassium currents throughout ventricular development
  
  
• Jennifer Vila: jvila2@health.usf.edu
  
  
• Stephanie Wolfe: swolfe1@health.usf.edu
  Research: Regeneration of insulin-producing cells from mesenchymal stem cells