Ph.D. Advisees

1) Amit Chaudhary – Chair Dissertation Committee. (Defense 12/06). Department of
Pharmacology. Title: Mechanistic analysis of cancer chemopreventative flavonoids and
benzo[a]pyrene in prostate cancer cells.

2) Shiqian Zhu – Chair Dissertation Committee. (Defense 11/29/07). Department of
Pharmacology. Title: The roles of cytochrome P450s in the toxicity of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs).

3) Lu Wang– Chair Dissertation Committee (Defense 07/23/09) Department of Pharmacology.
Title: CYP1 expression in Fundulus heteroclitus following benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) exposure.

4) Xiefan Fang – Chair Dissertation Committee. Current student. (Defense 07/20/11)
Department of Pharmacology. Title: Epigenetic effects of benzo[a]pyrene in Fundulus
heteroclitus and Danio rerio.

5) Adam Hawkins – Chair Dissertation Committee. (Defense 06/27/14). Environmental
Toxicology Graduate Program. Title: Effects of nanosilver and silver nitrate exposure on
fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) and zebrafish (Danio rerio).

6) Khalid Alharthy – Chair Dissertation Committee. (Defense 07/17/15) Department of
Pharmacology. Topic of study: Physiological consequences of decreased aromatase activity.

7) Faisal Albaqami – Chair Dissertation Committee. (Defense 03/11/16) Environmental
Toxicology Graduate Program. Topic of study: Effects of saffron constituents on prostate
cancer in vitro and in vivo models.

8) Trisha Dhawan – Chair Dissertation Committee. (Defense 08/18). Division of
Pharmacology. Title: Developing zebrafish as an in vivo model to screen compounds for
anti-cancer activity in human breast cancer.

9) Dennis Carty – Chair Dissertation Committee. (Defense 11/10/17) Current Student. Division
of Environmental Toxicology. Topic of study: Drug-resistant epilepsy: Efficacy vs Toxicity
of Cannabidiol and Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol.

 

Directed Masters Degrees

1) Rooha Contractor – Thesis Co-Advisor (Defense 12/02) Title: Analysis of estrogen
receptor and aromatase genes in Japanese medaka: Characterization of promoter methylation.

2) Luling Zhang – Thesis Co-Advisor (Defense 12/02) Title: Biological activity of natural
product components in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes): determining estrogenicity and
antioxidative potential.

3) Srinivas Annavarapu – Thesis Advisor (Defense 07/24/03) Title: Use of bioassays to
determine receptor-mediated induction of cytochrome P4501A and estrogenic activity in
sediment and natural product samples.

4) Monali Master Patel – Thesis Advisor (Defense 11/21/03) Title: Effects of polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons on CYP19 and CYP1B expression in teleosts.

5) Zankhana Master – Thesis Advisor (Defense 12/02/04) Title: Effects of flavonoids on
CYP1 expression in RL95-2 endometrial carcinoma cells.

6) Crystal Warren–Thesis Advisor (Defense 07/22/09) Environmental Toxicology Graduate
Program. Title: Monitoring Effects of Hurricane Katrina to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

7) Meghan Dailey- Thesis Advisor. (Defense 06/22/12). Environmental Toxicology Graduate
Program. Title: Temporal and Spatial Assessment of PAHs in Water, Sediment, and Oysters
as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

8) Frank Booc – Thesis Advisor. (Defense 07/22/13). Environmental Toxicology Graduate
Program. Topic of study: Reproductive and developmental consequences of benzo[a]pyrene
exposure.

9) Zankhana Master – Thesis Advisor (Defense 12/02/04) Title: Effects of flavonoids on
CYP1 expression in RL95-2 endometrial carcinoma cells.

10) Crystal Warren–Thesis Advisor (Defense 07/22/09) Environmental Toxicology Graduate
Program. Title: Monitoring Effects of Hurricane Katrina to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

11) Meghan Dailey- Thesis Advisor. (Defense 06/22/12). Environmental Toxicology Graduate
Program. Title: Temporal and Spatial Assessment of PAHs in Water, Sediment, and Oysters
as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

12) Frank Booc – Thesis Advisor. (Defense 07/22/13). Environmental Toxicology Graduate
Program. Topic of study: Reproductive and developmental consequences of benzo[a]pyrene
exposure.

13) James Gledhill – Thesis Advisor. (Defense 11/18/19). Date Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program. Topic of
study: Oyster resiliency along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.