Course Instruction

 

Fall 2001                     Course Developer, Plant Physiology Laboratory Section, Fisk University, Nashville, TN           

 

Fall 2013                     Lecturer, BIOC 610 – Cellular Bioenergetics and Metabolomics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Fall 2014                     Lecturer, BIOC 610 – Cellular Bioenergetics and Metabolomics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

 

Spring 2016                 Lecturer, M2 DIR student instruction on “Presentation Skills” (02-17-2016)

 

Summer 2016             Lecturer, T35DK072923 Summer Endocrine Research Training Seminar Series; Lecture title: “Hormone- and metabokine-mediated adaptations to exercise” (06-15-2016)

 

Spring 2017                 Lecturer, M2 DIR student instruction on “Presentation Skills” (02-07-2017)

 

Spring 2017                 Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Qualifying Exam Committee

 

Summer 2017             Lecturer, T35DK072923 Summer Endocrine Research Training Seminar Series; Lecture title: “Hormone- and metabokine-mediated adaptations to exercise” (06-14-2017)

 

Spring 2018                 Lecturer, M2 DIR student instruction on “Presentation Skills” (02-06-2018)

 

Summer 2018             Lecturer, T35DK072923 Summer Endocrine Research Training Seminar Series; Lecture title: “Hormone- and metabokine-mediated adaptations to exercise” (06-13-2018)

 

Spring 2019                 Lecturer, M2 DIR student instruction on “Presentation Skills” (02-18-2019)

 

Summer 2019             Lecturer, T35DK072923 Summer Endocrine Research Training Seminar Series; Lecture title: “Hormone- and metabokine-mediated adaptations to exercise” (06-12-2019)

 

Summer 2023             Lecturer, Center for Cardiometabolic Sciences, Academy Sessions; Lecture title: “How do we figure out how things work?”

 

Summer 2024             Lecturer, Center for Cardiometabolic Sciences, Academy Sessions; Lecture title: “How do we figure out how things work?”

 

Mentoring

 

MS Trainees

 

2018–2019      Mike Udoh, BA, MBA, University of Louisville, Department of Physiology

 

2019–2020      Benjamin Rood, BS, MS, University of Louisville, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

2024               Jada Okhiria, BS, MS, University of Louisville, Department of Physiology (Thesis Masters)

 

Ph.D. Trainees

 

2009–2012      Joshua K. Salabei, MD, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Biochemistry

Current Position: Cardiovascular Disease Fellow, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

2010–2014      Brian E. Sansbury, MS, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Physiology

Current Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Center for Cardiometabolic Science, University of Louisville

2011–2014      Candice R. Holden, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Physiology

Current Position: Clinical Research Coordinator, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL

2013–2017      *Andrew A. Gibb, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Physiology

                        Current Position: Instructor, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Center for Translational Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

                        *Recipient of the John Richard Binford Memorial Award, presented to a doctoral degree recipient who excels in both scholarship and leadership.

2018–2022      *Kyle Fulghum, MS, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Physiology

                        Current Position: Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Post-doctoral mentor: Peter Crawford, MD).

                        *Recipient of the John Richard Binford Memorial Award, presented to a doctoral degree recipient who excels in both scholarship and leadership.

2021–2023      Andrew Orwick, PharmD, MS, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Pharmacology

                        Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

2020–              Collin Wells, BS, MS, University of Louisville, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

2025–              Lianay Gutierrez Luque, BS, University of Louisville, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

 

M.D./Ph.D. Trainees

2018, 2020      Mallory Zaino, MD, University of Louisville School of Medicine (Summer Student; Winter Rotation)

                        Current Position: Resident Physician, Division of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville KY

2021–2025      Daniel Nguyen, PhD, University of Louisville School of Medicine (MD/PhD student in Department of Physiology)

2023–              Kara Gouwens, BS, University of Louisville School of Medicine (MD/PhD student in the Department of Physiology)

 

Postdoctoral Trainees

 

2011–2013      Timothy D. Cummins, PhD, University of Louisville, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine 

                        Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Louisville

2012–2015      Joshua K. Salabei, PhD, MD, University of Louisville, Diabetes and Obesity Center

Current Position: Cardiovascular Disease Fellow, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

2015–2018      Parul Mehra, PhD, University of Louisville, Diabetes and Obesity Center

                        Current Position: Principal Scientist at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Philadelphia, PA

2019–2020      Tariq Altamimi, PhD, University of Louisville, Diabetes and Obesity Center

2019–2023      Riham Abouleisa, PhD, University of Louisville, Center for Cardiometabolic Science and Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

2021–2023      Zimple Kurlawala, PhD, University of Louisville, Center for Cardiometabolic Science

Current Position: Associate Director, Research, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research

 

M.S. Thesis Committee Member

 

2024                Michael LaRoche, MS, University of Louisville, Department of Chemical Engineering

 

Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member

 

2012–2013      Alden Klarer, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Biochemistry

2012–2015      Nagma Zafar, MD, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Physiology          

2013–2016        Shuba Ghosh, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Biochemistry and  Molecular Genetics

2013–2016       Sujith Dassanayaka, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Physiology

2014–2015       Patrick Van Hoose, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular     Genetics

2016–2017       Yihong Li, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

2017–2020       Lindsey (Reynolds) Conroy, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

2017–2021       Jordan Noe, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

2017–2021       Marc Dwenger, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

2018–2021       Timothy Audam, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

2019–2022       Sean M. Raph, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

2020–2024       Ernesto Pena Calderin, PhD, MS, University of Louisville, Department of Physiology

2021–2022       Kennedy Marie Walls, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

2021–2023       Andrew J. Orwick, PhD, University of Louisville, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

2024–               Leanne Price, University of Louisville, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

 

Undergraduate Research Mentees

 

2011–2014      Matthew A. Harbeson, University of Louisville                      

2016                Ernesto Calderin Pena, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY (Undergraduate Cardiovascular Summer Research Program)

2017                Edie A. Osuma, Wesleyan College, Cottondale, AL (Undergraduate Cardiovascular Summer

Research Program)

2018                Obadiah Issachar Kirk, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY (Undergraduate Cardiovascular Summer Research Program)

2021                Jack Bozik, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY (Diabetes and Obesity Center Summer Internship in Biomedical Sciences)

2023                Abigail Joyce, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (AHA-funded undergraduate research intern)

2023                Rebecca Pierre, University of Louisville undergraduate research intern (Undergraduate Cardiovascular Summer Research Program)

 

High School Mentees

 

2019-2020       Gita Jaikumar, Manual High School, Louisville, KY

 

2024–2025      Adarsh Kannappan, Manual High School, Louisville, KY

 

Faculty Mentees

 

2017–2018      Jason Hellmann, PhD, University of Louisville

                        Current position: Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

                       

2018–2024      Ming Song, PhD, University of Louisville

                        Current position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

 

2019–2022      Helen Collins, PhD, University of Louisville

                        Current position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

                       

2020–2021      Damian Guerra, PhD, University of Louisville

                        Current Position: KBI Biopharma, Louisville, Colorado.

 

2024–              Sadia Ashraf, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX