Lab Members

We would like to welcome 2 new Ph.D. Students to the lab! Thiago Cunha and Christina Riehle joined the lab in January 2021. We have lots of new and exciting things going on and we hope 2021 is going to make for a better year for all!

Ph.D. Students

Meghan Connelly, Ph.D. student (Dairy Science Program)
Research project will be focused on 5-HTP metabolism in the dairy cow.
Hannah Fricke, Ph.D. Student (Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology Program)
Research project will be focused on the use of SSRI during pregnancy and lactation on long-term maternal bone health.

Celeste Underriner, Ph.D. Student (Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program)
Research project will be focused on determining the mechanisms underlying serotonin signaling in the mammary gland with bone tissue during pregnancy and lactation.
Waneska Frizzarini, Ph.D. Student (Dairy Science Program)
Research project will be focused on calcium metabolism and serotonin in transition dairy cows.
Alysia Vang, Ph.D. Student (Endorcine and Reproductive Physiology Program)
Rafael Reis Domingues, Ph.D. Student (Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology Program)
Thiago Cunha, Ph.D. Student (Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences Program)
Christina Riehle, Ph.D. Student (Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology Program)
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Pedro Monteiro
Undergraduate Students
Summer Henschel: Working in the laboratory since January 2018.
Previous Lab Members:
Kathryn Merriman, M.S.:  Completed an M.S. degree at the University of Florida with Dr. Corwin Nelson (May 2015), works for Standard Nutrition, Accepted to Veterinary School at the UW-Madison (For fall 2016)
Brian Schnell:  Veterinary School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Class of 2018)
Callyssa Cronick:  Veterinary School at the University of Minnesota (Class of 2018)
Paola Perez:  Worked in the laboratory as an IBS-SRP student in the Summer of 2014
Spencer Moore, M.S.:  Ph.D. student with Dr. Ken Kalscheur (USDFRC); Graduated August 2014
Jimena Laporta, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Mammary Physiology University of Wisconsin; Graduated December 2014
Austin Prichard:  Veterinary School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Class of 2019)
Elizabeth Endres: Veterinary School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Class of 2020)
Dr. Justin Bohrer: Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Madison WI
Allan Prichard: Graduate school in Microbiology at the University of Iowa
Anna Kleinhans: Andrology Lab Technician, Chicago, IL
Noah Maerz: Medical School, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Cari Slater: Nutritionist with Landmark Cooperative
Laura A. Amundson: Scientist, Zinpro Corporation
Samantha Weaver: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, Department of Orthopedics
Stephanie Metzger: IRB Office, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jordan Kuehnl: Ph.D. student with Dr. Ken Kalscheur (USDFRC); Graduated December 2018
Adrienne Cheng: AAAS Fellow at NSF; Graduated April 2019