Graduate Students Research
Understanding the biological mechanisms behind illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and even cancer have become top research priorities for the School of Pharmacy’s fourteen pharmaceutical sciences graduate students. The cohort is working diligently alongside faculty mentors on several research projects in the School’s state-of-the-art laboratories.
Year II Masters Students
Akshay Salegaonkar
I am a first year graduate student in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
I completed my Bachelor degree in Pharmacy in 2019, from Birla Institute of Technology and Science in Hyderabad, India. Prior to obtaining my degree, I contributed to a project on chitosan-siRNA based treatment, for amelioration of crystal induced nephropathy by moderation of macrophage activation. I was also part of a team aimed at exploring the role of HDAC-5, as a target for diabetic wound healing. While I explored my areas of interest in research, I was also an intern at Zephyr Biomedicals (now PerkinElmer), where I learned about mass production of rapid diagnostic kits used to detect various diseases.
I am highly interested in research areas related to Diabetes and Nanoparticle based delivery systems.
Nathan Scott
I am a first year graduate student in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. I earned my BS in biology from Truman State University in Kirksville Missouri. Prior to my graduate studies, I worked as a research technician at Washington University in St. Louis in the department of Neurology where I assisted in research on underlying neurodegeneration, particularly as it's related to Alzheimer's. My current research interest is in Pharmacology.
Shaluah Vijeth
I am a first year Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's student with specialization in Pharmacology. I completed my Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree from Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, India. Prior to starting this program, I worked as a research assistant at Karnatak University Dharwad. My primary area of research was in improving drug delivery systems across the blood-brain-barrier for glioblastoma treatment. My current research interest is in neuro-pharmacology and cancer biology.
Matthew Butler
Eric Lodholz
Nathan Peel
