Jeffrey Eells' Laboratory: People

Jeffrey B. Eells, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Education
1992      Miami University, Oxford OH, B.A. in Zoology
1997      Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, Ph.D. in Physiology
1998      University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neurotoxicology
2003      National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD,  Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuroscience

Positions and Employment
1992-1997       Southern Illinois University, Graduate Teaching Assistant
1997-1998       University of North Carolina/National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences,                           Postdoctorate, Neurobiology Curriculum
1998-2003       National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Postdoctoral Fellow,                          Genetics of Development and Disease Branch
2003-2009       Mississippi State University, Assistant Professor, College of Veterinary      Medicine
2009-present  Mississippi State University, Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine

Professional Memberships
1993-present   Society for Neuroscience
2006-present  Mississippi Academy of Sciences
2008-present  Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
2008-present  The Society of Phi Zeta-The Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine

Honors
2008    Sigma Xi New Investigator Research Award, Mississippi State Univ.
2009    College of Veterinary Medicine Outstanding Faculty Research Award, Mississippi State              University
2009    College of Veterinary Medicine, Pegasus Award for Research, Mississippi State Univ.
2010    Pfizer Award for Research Excellence, of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary             Medicine, Mississippi State University

Shirley Guo-Ross, Ph.D., Research Associate III.

Education
1991    Lanzhou University, P. R. China B.S. in  Biology
2000    University of California, Irvine  Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology
2003    Duke University, Durham, North Carolina  Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neurology
2009    Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS  Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neurotoxicology

Positions and Employment
1991–1992      Laboratory Assistant, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of California, Irvine
1993–1999      Staff Research Associate, Dept. of Community & Environmental Medicine,                          University of California, Irvine.
2000-2003       Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavior Science,     
                         Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
2004-2009       Postdoctoral Research Associate, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi
                         State University
2009-present   Research Associate III, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University

Professional Memberships
1994-present Society of Toxicology

Graduate Students

Talisha Moore, D.V.M.,  Doctoral graduate student
Education
2007-present   Mississippi State University, Mississippi State MS, PhD student in Veterinary             Medical Sciences
2011    Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State MS,             Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine
2003    Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Evangel Kummari, Doctoral graduate student
Education
2008-present   Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, PhD student in Veterinary             Medical Sciences
2007    Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, Masters of Science in Zoology
2004    Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, Bachelor of Science in Zoology 
                      

Past Graduate Students
Jessica Carlsen (MS student)  2006-2009                   
Thesis title: “Dopamine levels and neurodegeneration in the substantia nigra in response to intranigral injection of rotenone in mice”
Graduation, December, 2009

Josiah Wilcots (MS student)  2006-2009
Thesis title: “Regulation of nuclear transcription factor expression in dopamine neurons”
Graduation, May, 2009

DVM Students

Micheal Orencole, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine – Summer 2011
Samantha Vitale, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine – Summer 2011
Sheila McShane, Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine – Summer 2010
Missy Taylor, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine – Summer 2009
Talisha Moore, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine – Summer 2008
Kayla Purvis, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine – Summer 2007
Sabrina Hoffman, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine – Summer 2006
Mirae Cade, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine – Summer 2005
Carlos Virgous, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine – Summer 2004

Undergraduate Students

Purva Mohan Bapta – 2010-present
Mary Claire Meeks - 2010
Scott Sisk – 2009-2010 -Awarded Shackouls Honors College Summer  Undergraduate Research Fellowship 2010
Patrick Peavy – 2009-2010
Emily Williams - 2009
Nisma Mujahid -2008
Claire Fellman - 2007

High School Students

Jon Watson
Lauren McClaine

Past Technicians

Aimee Bell
Tim Brown