TL1 Training Program - Past trainees
Past TL1 trainees
Amrish Chourasia earned his Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from the University of Pune, India. Following his Bachelor's degree, he completed a diploma in Computational Biology at Abasaheb Garware College Pune, India. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His doctoral research focus is on understanding the mechanisms of change in the biomechanical and electrical properties of a muscle following injury and developing clinical tools to assess the severity of musculoskeletal disorders. The goal of his research is to develop interventions to prevent musculoskeletal disorders.
Richard Holden earned his MS in Industrial Engineering (2006) and MS in Psychology (2004) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is a joint PhD candidate in Industrial & Systems Engineering and Psychology. His research includes investigations of the workloads in hospital nursing and pharmacy departments, the impact of work system factors on health care provider's performance and patient safety, the interaction between health care providers and health information technology, and individual differences in working memory and executive control. Currently Dr. Holden is completing his doctoral dissertation work on clinician experiences with and beliefs toward hospital electronic medical records. He has had experience with, and is interested in, a variety of research methods, particularly mixed-method, multi-level field research.
Ariela Karasov earned her Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, where she was involved in research in parasitology and later in muscle stem cells. She is currently an MD/PhD student in the UW Medical Scientist Training Program. Ms. Karasov is investigating factors that influence immune reconstitution and clinical outcomes following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In a separate project, she is studying primary factors affecting dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) synthesis and conversion to DHEA-S, the sulfated form.
