Bradford Kuhlman

2nd year PhD graduate student – Matriculated 2019

Mentor(s): Dr. Christopher Porada & Dr. Graca Almeida-Porada

Program: Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology 

Bradford is currently a graduate student in the Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology PhD program at Wake Forest University. He researches at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine under the mentorship of Drs. Christopher Porada and Graca Almeida-Porada. His primary area of study involves the effects of heavy ion radiation and microgravity on astronauts traveling beyond low Earth orbit. Specifically, his work focuses on assessing the risks of carcinogenesis resulting from missions of extended spaceflight and the development of pharmacological countermeasures to mitigate them. Before his current enrollment, Bradford received a master of Biomedical Science from Wake Forest University and a Bachelor of Science from Duke University.