T32 Trainees

Current Trainees

Biomedical Engineering

Damea Pham

Elevating the efficacy of Clinical Islet Transplantation (CIT) by improving beta cell viability and function through surface conjugation of poly(ethylene) glycol (PEG) to the pancreatic islet capsule

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Clinical and Health Psychology

Hannah Manis

Developing a prototype of an innovative exposure and response prevention treatment for fear of hypoglycemia that is based in virtual reality environments

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Former Trainees

Trainee

Name and Degree

Research

Mentors

Position

Employer

Joshua StewartJoshua Stewart, PhDA dual-sized microparticle system for inducing immune tolerance in autoimmunityBenjamin Keselowsky, PhDConsultantCharles River Associates
Melanie ShapiroMelanie Shapiro, PhDInsulin-like growth factors as biomarkers with immunological impacts on the development of T1DMark Atkinson, PhD and Todd Brusko, PhDPostdoc Assoc
University of Florida
Andrea LinAndrea Lin, PhDImmune changes with ATG+GCSF therapy and Its impacts on C-peptide preservation in T1DClayton Mathews, PhD, Michael Haller, MD, and Benjamin Keselowsky, PhDMedical Science LiaisonEMD Serono, Inc.
Nicholas AbuidNicholas Abuid, PhDEngineering cerium oxide nanoparticle coatings for antioxidant/anti-inflammatory protection of biomaterials and tissue graftsCherie Stabler, PhD Postdoc AssocUniversity of Florida
Lucas ArmitageLucas Armitage, PhDPTPN22 regulates induced MHC-II expression in macrophagesMark Wallet, PhD and Clayton Mathews, PhD Postdoc AssocUniversity of Colorado, Denver
Elliott DirrElliott Dirr, PhDTreatment of cardiometabolic dysfunction using targeted parasympathetic neuromodulationKevin Otto, PhDPostdoc AssocUniversity of Toledo
Matthew BeckerMatthew Becker, PhDAdvancing Therapies that Target the PD-1/PD-L1 Pathway for Type 1 Diabetes Autoimmunity Edward Phelps, PhDPostdoc AssocArizona State University
Leeana PetersLeeana Peters, PhDIdentification of Adaptive Immune Signatures and Dysregulated Pathways in Type 1 Diabetes Todd Brusko, PhD and Cherie Stabler, PhDPostdoc AssocUniversity of Florida
Alexander KwiatkowskiAlexander Kwiatkowski, PhD A tolerogenic dual microparticle system for treatment of multiple sclerosisBenjamin Keselowsky, PhDPostdoc AssocVanderbilt University
Mollie HuberMollie Huber, BSInvestigating type 1 diabetes pathogenesis with the live pancreas tissue slice platformMark Atkinson, PhD and Clayton Mathews, PhDPre-doctoral Fellow (NIH F31)University of Florida
Magdalena SamojlikMagdalena Samojlik, BSEngineering a dynamic three-dimensional in vitro platform for the investigation of human Type 1 Diabetes immunopathogenesisCherie Stabler, PhD and Clayton Mathews, PhDPre-doctoral Fellow (NIH F31)University of Florida
A photo of Chris Ludtka.Christopher Ludtka, BSAngiogenic and inflammatory responses of endothelial cells and immune cells such as macrophages to unique environments and stimuli including utilizing simulated microgravity as a potentially pro-angiogenic culture environment, drug responses for cardiovascular applications, as well as sex-based differences studiesJosephine Allen, PhDGraduate AssistantUniversity of Florida