Current Trainees
The Alcohol Research Program is home to graduates students from several different graduate departments and programs of the Graduate College of Loyola University Chicago.
Our students are enrolled in graduate programs in Cell Biology, Neuroanatomy and Anatomy. Students from the program in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry and the program in Neuroscience are also housed at the institute.
There are also postdoctoral fellows working in laboratories within the ARP.
Abigail Cannon, B.S.
Degree: B.S., Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL,
M.S., Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
Research: Ischemic environment of the gut after burn injury and
the subsequent inflammatory response.
Mentor: Mashkoor A. Choudhry, Ph.D.
Current Position: 2018-date. Research Associate (Ph.D.), Integrated Program
in the Biomedical Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
Email: acannon@luc.edu
Connor Guzior, MPH
Degrees: MPH, B.S.-Currently a second-year master's student in the Infectious Disease and Immunology Program.
Research: Investigating the Role of MicroRNAs in Lung Inflammation and Barrier Homeostasis After Alcohol and Burn Injury
Mentors: Mashkoor Choudhry, Ph.D; Richard Gonzalez, M.D.
Funding Source: R01, T32
Program: Burn & Shock Trauma Research Institute
Email: cguzior@luc.edu
Ryan Johnson, M.D.
Degree: M.D., B.S., B.A.
Research: Immunological Response in Burn and Trauma Patients
Mentor: Mashkoor Choudhry, Ph.D., John Kubasiak, M.D.
Funding Source: T-32
Program: Burn & Shock Trauma Research Institute
Email: rjohson36@luc.edu
Mary Grace Murray
Degree: B.A. Biology and Chemistry, Rosemont College
Research: Gut Microbiome Perturbations in Alcohol and Burn
Mentor: Mashkoor Choudhry, Ph.D.
Funding Source: T-32 / MD/PhD Program
Program: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cancer Biology PhD Program
Email: mmurray14@luc.edu
Madison Tschann, M.S.
Degree: M.S., B.S., Current MD/PhD Candidate
Research: miRNA and Alcohol in Ulcerative Colitis
Mentor: Mashkoor Choudhry, Ph.D.
Funding Source: T-32
Program: Burn & Shock Trauma Research Institute
Email: mtschann@luc.edu