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Current and Past Students

Current Students

Sharon-Carlisle

Sharon Carlisle

Program:

Zoology Ph.D.

Advisor:

Rosemary Knapp

E-mail:

scarlisle at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

I am studying steroid metabolism in bluegill sunfish, specifically its contribution to the differences in behavior and spermatogenesis among the three types of male morphs in this species.

Fred Chien-Fu Chen

Fred Chien-Fu Chen

Program:

CBN Ph.D.

Advisor:

Donald Wilson

E-mail:

fredchen at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

The goal of my research is to understand how our brains work to recognize, discriminate and memorize different odors. To reach this goal, I use both electrophysiological techniques and odor learning paradigms. My current research is focusing on odor coding in the olfactory (piriform) cortex in awake rats.

Doyle Dodd

Doyle Dodd

Program:

Bioengineering Ph.D.

Advisor:

Robert Rennaker

E-mail:

DoyleDodd at gmail dot com

Research Interests:

Determining the contribution of specific receptor types in fine-grained frequency resolution of the auditory system.

Tingting Gu

Tingting Gu

Program:

Zoology Ph.D.

Advisor:

Randall Hewes

E-mail:

Tingting.GU-1 at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

My research focuses on the functional and molecular changes of neuroendocrine cells under certain disease conditions. Specifically, I use fruit fly as a model to dissect the molecular mechanisms mediating the neuronal changes arising from animal diseases.

Zhaozhe Hao

Zhaozhe Hao

Program:

CBN Ph.D.

Advisor:

Ari Berkowitz

E-mail:

haozhaozhe at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

I am trying to figure out how the vertebrate spinal cord can generate rhythms and I use the turtle spinal cord as a model to look at fictive scratching and swimming behaviors.

Eric Lee

Eric Lee

Program:

Zoology Ph.D.

Advisor:

David McCauley

E-mail:

ericmlee at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

Evolutionary developmental biology, specifically, the evolutionary conservation of developmental mechanisms involving skeletogenic neural crest cells, from basal (lampreys) to derived (zebrafish) vertebrates.

Esther Lo

Esther Lo

Program:

Zoology M.S.

Advisor:

Thomas Ray

E-mail:

elo at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

My research focus is on neuromodulation, which is prevalent and important in biological systems. My goal is to extend neuromodulation to artificial neural networks and explore the possible benefits.

Neil Markwardt

Neil Markwardt

Program:

Bioengineering Ph.D.

Advisor:

Robert Rennaker

E-mail:

theinimitableneil at gmail dot com

Research Interests:

I'm currently developing a diamond-based microtexturing process to improve the recording stability and longevity of microwire electrodes in the brain.

Jonathan Mui

Jonathan Mui

Program:

Zoology M.S.

Advisor:

Ari Berkowitz

E-mail:

jonathan.mui at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

Spinal cord control of movement in turtles.

Chunjing Qu

Chunjing Qu

Program:

CBN Ph.D.

Advisor:

Randall Hewes

E-mail:

quchj at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

Current research focuses on neuroendocrine regulators in Drosophila. Research interests include neurobiology, functional genomics, molecular biology, and genetics.

Karen Upton

Karen Upton

Program:

Zoology M.S.

Advisor:

Regina Sullivan

E-mail:

kupton at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

Research focuses on neural development of infant fear and attachment learning with emphasis on amygdala and olfaction.

Tao Zhao

Tao Zhao

Program:

Zoology Ph.D.

Advisor:

Randall Hewes

E-mail:

Tao.Zhao-1 at ou dot edu

Research Interests:

I am interested in the development and function of neuroendocrine cells. Particularily, I use genetics and molecular approaches to reveal the mechanisms underlying the metamorphic remodeling of fly neuroendocrine cells.