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Nagarajan Manikandan, PhD

Nagarajan Manikandan is specializing in the intricate mechanisms governing the characteristics and function of blood vessels in the context of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. His research utilizes animal models, isolated

Cory Platts, PhD

Natalia Bykova, PhD

My research interests span a wide range of geobiological problems, focusing mostly on the Precambrian history of the Earth (before 540 Ma). Mainly, I am interested in organism-environment interactions, and

Jose Costa Netto

He is an agronomist with degrees from the Federal Rural University of Amazon and a Ph.D. in Crop Physiology from the University of Missouri – Columbia. His research focuses on

Hoa T. Pham

Hoa T. Pham received her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Science at the Chungnam National university of Korea in 2021. Her research focuses on screening and studying the effect of natural compounds

Hayden Wright, PhD

Hayden Wright completed his Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Washington State University in 2024, during which he investigated the endocannabinoid regulation of the lateral habenula, a brain region crucial for emotional

Natasha Boyes, PhD

Natasha’s research focuses on sex-specific integrative cardiovascular physiology and mechanisms of cardiovascular disease in humans. In her PhD, Natasha studied the effects of elevated sympathetic activation on heart function and

Rizaldy Zapata, PhD

I am veterinarian scientist who focuses on understanding the vascular component of stroke. I am currently developing a model of stroke that would enable real-time monitoring of arterial blood clots

Austin Landini, PhD

Austin Landini is a postdoctoral research fellow from Iowa City, Iowa. He completed his Ph.D. in Economics at Colorado State University in 2022. His research interests include Regional Economics, Geospatial

Cassandra Smith, PhD

Cassandra M. Smith completed her PhD in special education at the University of Missouri. Her research interests focus on identifying and disseminating effective mathematics instructional practices, interventions, and supports for

Dongxin Wang, PhD

Dongxin Wang received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Science and Technology of China in 2022. His research focuses on gene therapies, especially using AAV vectors to

Pan Ni, PhD

Pan recevied his PhD from Lehigh University (2016-2021) and worked as a visiting scholar, postdoctoral research associate (July 2021- April 2023) in Prof. John T. Fox’s research group and Prof.

Mandeep Kaur Jauhal, PhD

Mandeep is a researcher with PhD in Plant Biotechnoloy from Panjab University. Her major research interest lies in the area of plant molecular and functional genetics. She aims to unfold

Longbo Li, PhD

Longbo Li was a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania from Jan 2021 to Jun 2022 working with Prof. Gary A. Molander developing visible

Emine Simsek, PhD

Emine’s PhD  explored individual and classroom level factors (i.e. teacher knowledge and arithmetic practice in textbooks) influencing children’s understanding of mathematical equivalence. Then, she received a 12-month ESRC Postdoctoral

Katherine Schaefer, PhD

Katherine completed her PhD in physics at the University of Missouri. Her research interests are in single-molecule biophysics and precision measurement. Via a variety of methods, principally atomic force microscopy,

Isa Kupke, PhD

Isa Kupke (Née Lambrechts) completed her PhD in Medicinal Plant Science at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Her research focused on indigenous South African plants for their medicinal

Francisco Ramirez-Perez, PhD

I have a diverse interdisciplinary background, having obtained a B.S. in Engineering Physics, an M.S. in Physics, and a Ph.D. in Biological Engineering. My research interests converge at the intersection

Darling Melany De Carvalho Madrid, PhD

Melany is a researcher with a PhD in Animal Sciences from the University of Missouri. Her main research interests lie in the field of infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions. Using

Nikita Mc Cree, PhD

Nikita Mc Cree is an international scholar and educator from the island of Trinidad and Tobago. She is currently attending the University of Missouri, Columbia where she is in the