Graduating Class of 2013
Abraham,
Ariel
B.S. University of Maryland, 2005
M.D. and Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: "Chromatin Protein HMGB2 in
Neural Progenitor Cells and Adult Neurogenesis”
Mentor: Stella Tsirka, Ph.D., Dept. of Pharmacology
Residency: Dermatology, Stony Brook University
Selected
Publication(s):
Abraham, A. B., Bronstein, R., Reddy, A. S., Maletic-Savatic,
M., Aguirre, A., and Tsirka, S. E. (2013). Aberrant neural stem cell
proliferation and increased adult neurogenesis in mice lacking chromatin
protein HMGB2. PloS One 8:e84838.
Lazarus,
Matthew
B.S. Cornell Unv., 2005
M.D. and Ph.D. in Neuroscience
Dissertation Title: "Functional Maturation of
Cortical GABAergic Interneurons”
Mentor: Josh Huang, Ph.D., Cold Spring Harbor labs
Residency: Radiology-Diagnostic, Einstein/Montefiore
Selected Publication(s):
Lazarus, M. S., and Huang, Z. J. (2011). Distinct maturation
profiles of perisomatic and dendritic targeting GABAergic interneurons
in the mouse primary visual cortex during the critical period of ocular
dominance plasticity. J. Neurophysiology 106:775-787.
Peters,
Tricia
B.S. Colgate, 2003
Ph.D. in Biophysics and Structural Biology, Cambridge U., 2009
M.D., Stony Brook University 2013
Dissertation Title: "Physical activity and breast
cancer risk”
Mentor: N/A
Residency: Internal Medicine?McGill University-Quebec
Hospital, CA
Selected
Publication(s):
Peters TM, Moore SC, Gierach GL, Wareham NJ, Ekelund
U, Hollenbeck AR, Schatzkin A, Leitzmann MF. Intensity and timing of
physical activity in relation to postmenopausal breast cancer risk:
the prospective NIH-AARP diet and health study. BMC Cancer
2009. 9:349.
Talukder, Iehab
B.S. Stony Brook University, 2005
M.D. and Ph.D. in Neuroscience
Dissertation Title: "Coupling Ligand Binding to
Ion Channel Gating in NMDA Receptors”
Mentor: Lonnie Wollmuth, Ph.D., Dept. of Neurobiology
and Behavior
Residency: Anesthesiology/Research, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Selected
Publication(s)
Talukder I, Borker P, Wollmuth LP. (2010) Specific
sites within the ligand-binding domain and ion channel linkers modulate
NMDA receptor gating. J. Neurosci. 30:11792-804.
Talukder I, Kazi R, Wollmuth LP. (2011) GluN1-specific redox effects on the kinetic mechanism of NMDA receptor activation. Biophys J. 101:2389-98.
Zanazzi,
George
B.S. Stanford University, 1993
M.D. and Ph.D. in Neuroscience
Dissertation Title: "Targeting and roles of complexins
in zebrafish ribbon-containing neurons”
Mentor: Gary Matthews, Ph.D., Dept. of Neurobiology
and Behavior
Residency: Pathology,?NYP Hosp.-Columbia University
Medical Center
Selected
Publication(s):
Zanazzi, G., and Matthews, G. (2007) A doubleheader
in endocytosis. Neuron 56, 939-942.
Zanazzi, G., and Matthews, G. (2009) The molecular architecture of ribbon presynaptic terminals. Molecular Neurobiology 39, 130-148.
