People
The M.D./Ph.D. program at the University of Toledo on the Health Science Campus consists of a diverse group of excellent students, faculty, staff, and alumni. These people are the foundation of our program. We are proud of everyone who contributes to the M.D./Ph.D. program.
The Students of the M.D./Ph.D Program
The students of the M.D./Ph.D. program are highly qualified and talented students with interests both in clinical medicine and medical science research. Our students play an active role in the program through participation in numerous events and activities held throughout the year.
Nicholas Henkel
Track: Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders
Research Project: "Developing strategies to improve cognition in Alzheimer's Disease
by assessing protein kinase networks"
Advisor: Robert Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Justin Franco
Track: Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Research Project: "An examination of the antiviral properties of Retinoic Acid (RA)
treatment during coronavirus infection"
Advisor: Kevin Pan, M.D., Ph.D.
Shumin Fan
Track: Medical Microbiology & Immunology
Research Project: "Regulation of virus-induced inflammation"
Advisor and Track: Saurabh Chattopadhyay, Ph.D.
Smita Sahay
Track: Neurosciences & Neurological Disorders
Research Project: "Metabolic & Purinergic Perturbations across Severe Mental Illnesses"
Advisor: Robert Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Hunter Eby
Track: Bioinformatics
Research Project: "Predictions of renel transplat rejection using functional proteomics"
Advisor: Robert Smith, M.D., Ph.D.,
Ahmad Hegazi
Track: Cell and Cancer Biologu
Research Project: "Role of heat shock factor 1 in tumor lipid metabolism"
Advisor: Kuo-Hi Su, Ph.D.
David Jaramillo
Track: Neuroscience & Neurological Disorders
Advisor: Jennifer Hill, PhD
Caroline Swain
Track: Neuroscience & Neurological Disorders
Advisor: Thyagarajan Subramanian, M.D,
Yogesh Kumaran
Program: Biomedical Engineering
Advisor: Vijay Goel, Ph.D.
Jacob Schmieder
Track: Bioinformatics
Advisor: Scott Papada, Ph.D
Joanna Stuck
Track: Molecular Medicine
Advisor: Islam Osman, Ph.D
Kimberly Heath
Track: Cell & Cancer Biology
Aaron Miller
Track: Neuroscience & Neurological Disorders
Andrew Boring
Track: Cell & Cancer Biology
Advisor: James Willey, MD
Faith Mantra George
Track: Neuroscience & Neurological Disorders
Olivia Thomas
Track: Neuroscience & Neurological Disorders
Alyssa Wallstrum
Track: Neuroscience & Neurological Disorders
The Alumni of the M.D./Ph.D. Program
Recent M.D./Ph.D. graduates from UToledo have entered highly competitive residencies, and a few have gone on to distinguished academic careers at such institutions as Henry Ford Health System, Johns Hopkins and Harvard Medical School. Thirty M.D./Ph.D. dual degrees have been awarded since the first student graduated in 1992.
Alumni and friends of the M.D./Ph.D. program of the University of Toledo are encouraged to participate in the University of Toledo Alumni Association, which focuses on developing and implementing ways to keep our graduates in touch with each other as well as their alma mater.
The M.D./Ph.D. program also welcomes and encourages alumni to participate in current M.D./Ph.D. program affairs as well as provide suggestions and services. If an alumnus would like to meet with or speak to current M.D./Ph.D. students, perhaps to share their insights and experiences as a dual-degree holder, s/he should email Dr. Smith; Robert.McCullumsmith@utoledo.edu).