2024 Summer Fellows
Alyssa Hamann, Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine - T-Cells in Visceral Adipose are not Related to Metabolic Syndrome
Anna Shi, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine - Effects of Psychosocial Stress and Diet on Activity and Mitochondrial Respiration
Jessica Vester, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine - Epigenetic Modifications in Muscle by a Western Diet in Captive Vervet Monkeys
2023 Summer Fellows
Jared Jensen, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine – The effect of psychosocial stress on urinary sphincter regenerative therapy in female cynomolgus macaques
Jessica Lynch, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine – Mapping the Male and Female Rhesus Monkey: Sexual Dimorphism and Aging-related Pathology
Taylor Sheridan, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine – Is there a Good Microbiome for Survival?
Isabella Michal, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine – Chronic cocaine and alcohol effects on blood biomarkers in Macaca mulatta as a model for polysubstance abuse
Jasmine Morgan, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine – Transcriptional Profiling of Bone Marrow in a Nonhuman Primate Model of Delayed Radiation Injury
2022 Summer Fellows
Hannah Prutchi Tufts – Development and Assessment of a Stair Ascension Challenge in Nonhuman Primates
Amanda Olivier NCSU – Ubiquilin-1 /PLIC-1 knockdown differentially regulates cardiac and cancer cell growth
Megan Blawas NCSU – The Effects of Senolytic Drugs on the Gastrointestinal Integrity and Microbiome of Cynomolgus Monkeys
Annie Devorak UGA – Use of a superoxide dismutase mimetic to prevent bone and joint degradation from spaceflight
Haley Johnson NCSU – Association between cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive performance in vervets
2021 Summer Fellows
Nicole Gagnon – North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine: Radiation lowers humeral cortical bone density but also osteoarthritis incidence in non-human primates
Kate Sarkan – University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine: Presence and quantity of influenza virus-specific natural IgM antibody in human umbilical cord blood
Alexis Roach – North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine: Nonhuman Primate pregnancies at advanced maternal age show markers of poor metabolic and cardiovascular health
Declan Ryan – University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine: Colorectal cancer in rhesus macaques and the hunt for hypermethylation
Catherine Lopez – University of Alaska Fairbanks/Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine: A porcine gracilis myocutaneous flap model for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: technique and tips
2019 Summer Fellows
Cecilia Armstrong – NCSU: Vervet monkey pre- and post-partum iron homeostasis and mitochondrial function
David Bissinger – Colorado State University: Aging and cognitive function: vervets as a translational model of neurodegeneration
Mariah Williams – NCSU: Sub-Acute Left Ventricular Mass Reduction Post-Initiation of Doxorubicin Treatment
2018 Summer Fellows
Aleaya Bowie – NCSU Project: Does leaky gut markers in monkeys indicate healthspan or lifespan
Ethan Bloomer – University of Florida: MRI detection of brain lesions in irradiated monkeys
Jayda Bussey-Spratling – NCSU: Sodium and lithium countertransport in vervet monkeys
Jessica Kendziorski – The Ohio State University: Sterility of normal monkey amniotic fluid and relationship to infant outcome
Rachel Amato – University of Georgia: Development of referent organ weights of cynomologus monkeys
2017 Summer Fellows
Clarisa Hernandez (NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine) – Associations between birth outcomes and variation in pelvic anatomy assessed via CT imaging in nonhuman primates
Adam Jesionowski (St. George's University School of Veterinary Medicine) – Diabetic and hypertensive nephtopathy in nonhuman primates
Rebecca P. Marcus (UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine) – Effects of western versus Mediterranean diet
Catherine Si (NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine) – Aging and muscle structure and function
Jordyn Whitfield (University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine) – Heart failure in geriatric monkeys
2016 Summer Fellows
Abigail Beitel (NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine) – Diet effects on primate behavior
Brendan Johnson (University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine) – Radiation-induced loss of stature in rhesus macaques
Katherine Turnbull (Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine) – Dietary iron and risk of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Magan Wells (University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine) – Changes in intestinal function with age in monkeys
Samantha Williams (St. George's University School of Veterinary Medicine) – Food consumption in nonhuman primates
2015 Summer Fellows
Kate Allen (University College Dublin Ireland MVB Veterinary Medicine) – CSF biomarkers for evaluating age and metabolism in aging female vervet monkeys (project)
Andrea Aghaian (UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine) – Lymphocrypto virus reactivation in radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rhesus macaques
Yari Torres-Mendoza (University of Georgia – College of Veterinary Medicine) - Iron kinetics in the pathogenesis of endometriosis
Bianca Pfisterer (Tufts University, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine) – The effects of ionizing radiation on muscle perfusion and properties
Elizabeth Rose (University of Georgia - College of Veterinary Medicine) – Relationships between cardiovascular risk factors and histologic markers in Alzheimer's disease in female cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis)