Long Research Lab

1. Surya Teja Naidu, M.S. Pharm. Sci. major, Marshall University 8/22-present. Surya is conducting his thesis research on the pharmacology of disulfiram as am antimicrobial agent.
2. Emily Hissom, B.S. Biology major, University of Charleston, 5/23-7/23. Emily evaluated the effects of disulfiram on glycolysis and TCA cycle metabolite levels in Staphylococcus aureus for her WV-INBRE project.
3. Hayden Hess, B.S. Biology major, West Virginia Wesleyan College 5/22-7/22. Hayden evaluated the antimicrobial properties of dronedarone (Maltaq) for his WV-INBRE project.
4. Hasitha Chavva, Research Associate, 1/22-8/22. Hasitha conducted pharmacodynamic and mechanistic studies on disulfiram as an antibiotic adjuvant. Her research contributed to a 2023 publication in Front. Microbiol. (link)
5. Yogesh Meka, M.S. Pharm. Sci. major, Marshall University 8/21-4/23. Yogesh is conducted his thesis research on the pharmacology of disulfiram as an antimicrobial agent. His research contributed to a 2023 publication in Front. Microbiol. (link)
6. Hannah Carreon, Pharm.D. major, Marshall University 5/21-8/21. Hannah evaluated the effect of copper supplementation on the antifungal activity of disulfiram and her data contributed to a 2022 publication in Medical Mycology (link).
7. Claire Shanholtzer, Pharm.D./M.S. Pharm Sci major, Marshall University 8/20-5/21. Claire evaluated the effect of copper supplementation on the antifungal activity of disulfiram against fluconazole-resistant Candida. She presented a poster (link) at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December 2021 and her research resulted in a first author publication in Medical Mycology (link).
8. Cameron Rice, Pharm.D. major, Marshall University, 7/20-8/20. Cameron evaluated the effect of copper supplementation on the antimicrobial activity of disulfiram. She presented (link) and coauthored (link) two posters at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December 2021. Her data also contributed to a 2022 publication in Medical Mycology (link).
9. Katie Watson, Pharm.D. major, Marshall University, 7/20-8/20. Katie evaluated the effect of copper supplementation on the antimicrobial activity of disulfiram. She coauthored two posters at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in December 2021 (link, link) and her data contributed to a 2022 publication in Medical Mycology (link).
10. Kaitlyn Jobe, B.S. Chemistry major, Marshall University, 1/20-4/18. Kaitlyn completed her Capstone Research project on the synthesis of dithioperoxoates as antibacterial agents.
11. Taylor Riedel, Pharm.D. major, Marshall University, 1/20-3/20. Taylor worked on the evaluation of novel disulfides based on the disulfiram thiuram pharmacophore that were discovered to sensitize MRSA to fosfomycin by inhibition of bacillithiol. Her research resulted in a coauthored publication (link) 
12. Alex Lewis, Pharm.D. major, Marshall University, 1/20-3/20. Alex worked on the evaluation of novel disulfides based on the disulfiram thiuram pharmacophore that were discovered to sensitize MRSA to fosfomycin by inhibition of bacillithiol. Her research resulted in a coauthored publication (link) 
13. Denise Dawley, B.S. Chemistry major, Marshall University 1/19-4/19. Denise received an Undergraduate Creative Discovery and Research Scholar Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research to complete her capstone research in the lab.    
14. Jonah Moore, Pharm.D. major, Marshall University 3/18-4/18. During his 5-week APPE rotation, Jonah worked on NASA EPSCoR-funded project testing non-antibiotic FDA-approved drug and disulfiram metabolites as anti-MRSA drugs. His research resulted in two publications in scientific journals. link link
15. Tiffany Kummer, Pharm.D. major, Marshall University, 1/18-8/18. Tiffany worked on the evaluation of non-antibiotic FDA-approved drugs as anti-MRSA drugs. Her research resulted in a coauthored publication (link) and a poster presentation at the 2018 ASHP Midyear Meeting.
16. Michaela Meakin, Pharm.D. major, Marshall University 1/18-8/18. Michaela worked on a NASA EPSCoR-funded project testing non-antibiotic FDA-approved drugs as anti-MRSA drugs. She received a MUSOP summer research fellowship to continue work on the project. Her research resulted in a coauthored publication (link) and a poster presentation at the 2018 ASHP Midyear Meeting.
17. Mikaela Earl, Pharm.D. major, Marshall University 1/18-11/18. Mikaela worked on a NASA EPSCoR-funded project testing non-antibiotic FDA-approved drugs as anti-MRSA drugs. Mikaela received a MUSOP summer research fellowship to continue work on the project and her research resulted in a coauthor publication. link
18. Keely Frazier, Pharm.D. major, Marshall University 5/17-7/17. Keely received a MUSOP summer research fellowship to evaluate the antibacterial activity of disulfiram and metabolites. She also performed synergy and biofilm dispersal studies for her summer project. Her research has resulted in two published manuscripts and one poster presentation. link link
19. Jordan Shepherd, Pharm.D. major, Marshall University, 5/16-8/17. Jordan performed research on thiolated antibiotics. He conducted experiments to synthesize and test the antibacterial properties of the compounds. His research has resulted in three peer-reviewed articles and two conference presentations. link link link
20. Lexie Keding, Ph.D. research rotation student, Biomedical Sciences, Marshall University, 08/15. Lexie developed a microdiffusion assay to predict antibiotic biofilm penetration that resulted in one publication. link
21. Demetria Lewis, Pharm.D. major, Marshall University, 7/15-8/15. Demi performed lab research during an APPE rotation on the synthesis and antibacterial testing the fluoroquinolones. She co-authored an article in Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. (link) and presented a poster on her research at the 2015 ASHP Midyear Meeting.
22. Eric Slayton, Pharm.D./M.P.H. major, Marshall University, 05/14-08/14. Eric worked the synthesis of isocyanate antibiotics. In 2016, he coauthored a review article on antibiotics in clinical trials for CDAD. link
23. Patricia Mihm, B.S. Chemistry major, Marshall University, 01/14-12/14. Patricia worked on the synthesis of peptide antibiotics for her capstone research.
24. Emily Hanson, Pharm.D. major, University of Georgia, 01/12 to 04/12. Emily worked on a new method to synthesize naphthoquinones and her research resulted in one coauthored publication. link
25. Ali Altharawi, M.S. major, University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy, (03/12 to 05/13) Thesis entitled “Design and Synthesis of NADH Mimics that Target Mitochondrial Electron Transport of Plasmodium Parasites” (link) resulted in one publication. Ali completed his thesis research in my lab. Continued graduate training in the Ph.D. program at Kings College London and is now an Assistant Professor in the College of Pharmacy at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudia Arabia.
26. John Taliaferro, B.S. Biology major, CURO Honors student, University of Georgia, 08/08 to 05/10. John worked on the synthesis of haloenol lactones as anticancer drugs and his research resulted in one coauthored publication. link
27. Xiao (Adrian) Lu, Ph.D. Pharm & Biomed Sci major (01/08 to 08/12). Adrian’s dissertation titled “The Design and Synthesis of Heteroatom-Containing Small Molecule for the Chemotherapy of Infectious Diseases” (link) resulted in six publications. He went on to postdoctoral studies in the laboratory of Dr. Raymond Schinazi at Emory University (08/12-07/15) and is currently a Research Associate in The National Center for Advancing Translational Science at NIH.
28. Sravan Kumar Patel, M.S. Pharm & Biomed Sci major, University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy,  (01/08 to 07/09). Sravan’s thesis titled “Synthesis of Vinylglycines and Haloenol Lactones” (link) resulted in two publications. He went on to complete a Ph.D. at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Rohan Laboratory in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh.