What Starts Here Changes the World
The University of Texas at Austin’s Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology attracts top students and postdoctoral fellows from all over the world. We are proud to build a culture where everyone has opportunities and a sense of belonging.
Current Graduate Students
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Chris Babcock
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Kiersten Bell
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Erika Carlson
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Stephen Collins
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Maya Eldani
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Van Huynh
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Andrew (Drew) Hynes
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Joyradyn James-Rollins
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Payton Kahanek
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Sophia Khoury
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Hector Leon
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Turner Lime
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Ashvini Melkote
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Patrick Mireles
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Yusra Nadeem
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Vishwaben (Vishwa) Patel
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Kathryn Rhodes
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Nicholas (Nick) Russell
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Daniel San Miguel
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Dana Sheinhaus
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Lauren Singleton
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Tingzeng Wang
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Yubo Wang
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Current Postdoctoral Fellows

Narayan Acharya, Ph.D.
Lab: Richburg Lab
Education: Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Contact: Email Narayan | Narayans' LinkedIn
Research Interests:
Mechanistic toxicology/Reproductive toxicology, Cancer biology

Alexis (Lexi) Campanile, Ph.D.
Lab: Fonken Lab
Education: Ph.D., Florida State University
Contact: Email Alexis | Alexis' LinkedIn
Research Interests:
As a postdoc in the Fonken lab, I'm interested in how immune function can become altered due to aging, and how this can lead to changes from the cellular to behavioral level.

Emily N. Hilz, Ph.D.
Lab: Gore Lab
Education: Ph.D.
Contact: Email Emily
Research Interests:
Endocrine disrupting chemicals, brain development, intergenerational inheritance of cognitive-behavioral disruption

Tyler Milewski, Ph.D.
Lab: Gore Lab
Education: Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Contact: Email Tyler
Research Interests:
My research interests lie in the interaction between endocrine-disrupting chemicals and the endocrine system. I investigate how prenatal exposure to these chemicals can lead to long-lasting genomic changes in both the brain and peripheral tissues.

Natalie Narawawong, Ph.D.
Lab: Nixon Lab
Education: Ph.D., The Medical College of Wisconsin; BA, Vassar College
Contact: Email Natalie
Research Interests:
My research focuses on investigating the role of neurons born during reactive neurogenesis on hippocampal structure and function.

Christy Lite Samuel, Ph.D.
Lab: Richburg Lab
Education: Ph.D., SRM University
Contact: Email Christy | Christy's LinkedIn
Research Interests:
Male Reproductive Biology and Immunology

Meenu Sharma
Lab: Kim Lab
Education: Ph.D.
Contact: Email Meenu
Research Interests:
My research interest focus to studying the role of non canonical G4 DNA in transcription and genome stability.

Nishant Sharma, Ph.D.
Lab: Mukhopadhyay Lab
Education: Ph.D., National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad, India
Contact: Email Nishant | Nishant's LinkedIn
Research Interests:
I am interested in exploring the pathobiology of Manganese-induced motor disease, and how SLC30A10 is expressed and functions in neuron-specific subtypes to develop a tailored medicine approach.

Wanjie Yang, Ph.D.
Lab: Kim Lab
Education: Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Contact: Email Wanjie | Wanjie's LinkedIn
Research Interests:
G-quadruplex DNA and its role in gene transcription regulation.