Current MD-PhD Students

Shelley Rae Edwards (M4)

Undergraduate Degree/Field of Study: Neuroscience & Cognitive Studies

Undergraduate Institution: Millsaps College

Field of Study/Interests: My research investigates the clinical efficacy, abuse liability, and respiratory effects of novel opioid compounds in search of improved treatments for pain.

PhD Program: Neuroscience

PhD Mentor: Kevin Freeman, PhD

Honors/Awards: A. Wallace Conerly Scholarship

National/Local Committee Membership/Leadership Positions: American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) Co-Chair of Partnerships Committee, Undergraduate student mentor, Discovery Curriculum Committee Member, Physician Scientist Interest Day for Underrepresented Students Event Planning Committee Member

Published Papers as MD-PhD Student:

• Dos Santos E Santos C, Welch BA, Edwards SR, et al. Immune and Metabolic Biomarkers in a Rodent Model of Spinal Cord Contusion. Global Spine J. 2022;12(1):110-120. doi:10.1177/2192568220950337

Funded Fellowship Application: National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Drug Abuse) F30 Fellowship "Behavioral Pharmacology of Injury Restricted Fentanyl Analogues."

Interests/Hobbies: House Plant Enthusiast, Amateur carpentry/Home Improvement, Furniture Restoration, Balloon Animal Twisting

Garner Fincher (M3)

Undergraduate Degree/Field of Study: Biology, Chemistry Minor

Undergraduate Institution: Millsaps College

Madeline Griffin (M3)

Undergraduate Degree/Field of Study: Pharmaceutical Sciences

Undergraduate Institution: University of Mississippi

Madison Hansen (M3)

Undergraduate Degree/Field of Study: Biochemistry and Music Performance

Undergraduate Institution: University of Southern Mississippi

Jack Berman (M2)

Undergraduate Degree/Field of Study: Biology with Computational Biology Emphasis

Undergraduate Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology

Meredith Johnson (M2)

Undergraduate Degree/Field of Study: Psychology/Child Learning and Development

Undergraduate Institution: University of Texas at Dallas

Hayley Murphy (M1)

Undergraduate Degree/Field of Study: Medicine, Health, and Society            

Undergraduate Institution: Vanderbilt University

Xavier Person (M1)

Undergraduate Degree/Field of Study: Biomedical Engineering                   

Undergraduate Institution: Mississippi State University

Caroline Sit (M1)

Undergraduate Degree/Field of Study: Biomedical Engineering                   

Undergraduate Institution: Washington University, St. Louis, MO