Department of Surgery

T32 Research Training Program Fellows

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2018 to 2021 T32 Fellows in Cardiothoracic Research
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2023-2025

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Berra Koskulu, Ph.D.
Graduate School: University of Houston, TX
Mentor: Bradley McConnell, Ph.D., FAHA, FCVS
Lab: University of Houston College of Pharmacy Laboratory 

Travis Miles, M.D.
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine 
Mentor: Ravi Ghanta, M.D.
Lab:  ATLAS: Applied sTatistics and machine Learning for the Advancement of Surgery

Robert Seniors, M.D.
Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine 
Mentor:  Ying Shen, M.D., Ph.D.
Lab: Aortic Disease Research Laboratory

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2022-2024

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Melandrea Worsley, M.D.
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine 
Mentor: Dr. Wolfgang Winkelmayer and L. Parker Gregg

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2022-2023

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Axel Moreira, M.D. 
Medical School: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Mentor: Dr. Chris Amos
Lab: Dan L Duncan Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

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2021-2023

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Kimberly Rebello, M.D., M.Sc.
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Scott LeMaire and Dr. Ying Shen
Lab: Aortic Disease Research Laboratory

Oluyinka Olutoye, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical School: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Sundeep Keswani 
Lab: Laboratory for Regenerative Tissue Repair

Paige Brlecic, M.D.
Medical School: Heidelberg University Medical School
Mentor: Dr. Todd Rosengart
Lab: Laboratory for Cardiac Regeneration

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2020-2022

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Jeffrey Steimle, Ph.D.
Graduate School: University of Chicago
Mentor: Dr. James Martin
Lab: Cardiomyocyte Renewal Lab

Ishan Kamat, M.D., M.B.A.
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Mentor: Dr. William “Billy” Cohn and Dr. Jason Sakamoto
Lab: TMCi Biodesign 

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2019-2020

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Gu Eon Kang, Ph.D.
Graduate School: University of Michigan
Mentor: Dr. Bijan Najafi
Lab: iCAMP (Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance)

Christopher Ryan, M.D.
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
Mentor: Dr. Todd Rosengart
Lab: Laboratory for Cardiac Regeneration

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2018-2020

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Tarah Word, Ph.D.
Graduate School: University of South Florida
Mentor: Dr. Xander Wehrens
Lab: Xander Wehrens Lab

Waleed Ageedi, M.D.
Medical School: University of Baghdad College of Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Scott LeMaire & Dr. Ying Shen
Lab: Aortic Disease Research Laboratory