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Alumni

Alumni of the Genetics & Genome Sciences Program

Abigail Bryson                                                                                                                                                                                               
Abigail Bryson
Dissertation: DECIPHERING DITERPENOID BIOSYNTHESIS AND GENOME ARCHITECTURE IN THE LAMIACEAE FAMILY: INSIGHTS FROM 
CALLICARPA AMERICANA AND TEUCRIUM CHAMAEDRYS (Abstract)
Advisor: Bjoern Hamberger
Graduated: Fall 2024
 
Emily Roggenkamp                                                                                                                                                                                               
Emily Roggenkamp
Dissertation: Genetic investigation of the maize pathogen Phyllachora maydis (Abstract)
Advisor: Martin Chilvers
Graduated: Summer 2024
 
Davis Mathieu                                                                                                                                                                                               
Davis Mathieu
Dissertation: Physcomitrium patens : applications in synthetic biology and the curation of diterpenoid libraries (Abstract)
Advisor: Bjoern Hamberger
Graduated: Summer 2024
 
Tayler Murphy                                                                                                                                                                                               
Tayler Murphy
Dissertation: Understanding the keys to inside and outside cell positioning and gene expression in preimplantation mouse embryos (Abstract)
Advisor: Amy Ralston
Graduated: Fall 2023
 
Huan Chen                                                                                                                                                                                               
Huan Chen
Dissertation: The foundation of computational biology in plant immunity (Abstract)
Advisor: Brad Day
Graduated: Fall 2023
 
Elliot Ensink                                                                                                                                                                                               
Elliot Ensink
Dissertation: Elucidating the impact of pyruvate kinase on cystine metabolism and ferroptosis in pancreatic cancer (Abstract)
Advisor: Sophia Lunt
Graduated: Fall 2023
 
Muhammad Yasir Nawaz                                                                                                                                                                                               
Muhammad Yasir Nawaz
Dissertation: Genome Wide Association Study and Genomic Heritability of Antimullerian Hormone in Dairy Holstein Heifers (Abstract)
Advisor: Cedric Gondro
Graduated: Spring 2023
 
Amanda Koenig
Amanda Koenig
Dissertation: Functional Characterization of Phloem-Mobile Lipid-Binding Proteins for Systemic Stress Response (Abstract)
Advisor: Susanne Hoffmann-Benning
Graduated: Fall 2022
 
Brooke Grimaldi
Brooke Grimaldi
Dissertation: Molecular Mechanisms Involving PPARy in the Placental Pathology of Preeclampsia (Abstract
Advisor: Sascha Drewlo
Graduated: Summer 2022
 
Reid Blanchett
Reid Blanchett
Dissertation: Genetic Influences on Social Cognition, Executive Function, and Associated Neural Networks (Abstract)
Advisor: Rebecca Knickmeyer
Graduated: Summer 2022
 
Christine Ponnampalam
Christine Ponnampalam
Dissertation: Novel Impacts of Host-Environment Interactions in Enteric Glia Through Sequencing and in-situ Expression (Abstract)
Advisor: Brian Gulbransen
Graduated: Fall 2021
 
Agustin Gonzalez-Reymundez
Agustin Gonzalez-Reymundez
Dissertation: A Framework for Biological Data Integration and Feature Selection in Large Data Sets (Abstract)
Advisor: Ana Vazquez
Graduated: Fall 2021
 
Jake Reske
Jake Reske
Dissertation: Arid1a Mutant Pathogenesis of the Endometrial Epithelium (Abstract)
Advisor: Ron Chandler
Graduated: Fall 2021
 
Ryan Corbett
Ryan Corbett
Dissertation: Assessment of State-Specific DNA Methylation Patterns to Improve Functional Annotation of Farm Animal Genomes (Abstract)
Advisor: Cathy Ernst
Graduated: Summer 2021
 
Laura Harding-Jackson
Laura Harding-Jackson
Dissertation: Heterogeneous Thalamic Reticular Nucleus Neurons and their Functional Role in Thalamocortical Processing (Abstract)
Advisor: Lee Cox
Graduated: Summer 2021
 
Katerina Lay-Pruitt
Katerina Lay-Pruitt
Dissertation: A Nitrogen-Responsive Small Peptide Signaling Mechanism Modulates Plant Root System Architecture (Abstract)
Advisor: Hideki Takahashi
Graduated: Spring 2021
 
Scott Funkhouser
Scott Funkhouser
Dissertation: Deciphering the Genetics Basis for Complex Trait Variation: Utilizing Alternative Genome-Wide Association Metrics and Molecular Phenotypes (Abstract)
Advisor: Cathy Ernst 
Graduated: Summer 2019
 
Jeff Schachterle
Jeff Schachterle
Dissertation: Roles of Hfq-Dependent sRNAs in E. amylovora Regulation of Virulence (Abstract)
Advisor: George Sundin
Graduated: Summer 2019
 
Mitch Roth
Mitch Roth
Dissertation: Investigating Management and Genetics of Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome Pathogens Fusarium Virguliforme and F. Brasiliense (Abstract)
Advisor: Martin Chilvers
Graduated: Spring 2019
 
Alyssa Fedorko
Alyssa Fedorko
Dissertation: Identification of Survival Marker CXXC5 and Metastatic Modeling of Endometrial Cancer (Abstract)
Advisor: John Risinger
Graduated: Spring 2019
 
Alec Steep
Alec Steep
Dissertation: The Genetic Landscape of Marek's Disease Lymphoma (Abstract)
Advisor: Hans Cheng
Graduated: Spring 2019
 
Roshan Angoshtari
Roshan Angoshtari
Dissertation: Bacterial community assembly and stability on the surface of the Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) eggs (Abstract)
Advisor: Terrence Marsh
Graduated: Spring 2019
 
Derek Fedeson
Derek Fedeson
Dissertation: Toward the Development of Synthetic Microbial Consortia Utilizing Engineered Cyanobacteria and Heterotroph Interactions (Abstract)
Advisor: Daniel Ducat
Graduated: Fall 2018
 
Ashley Serverance
Ashley Serverance
Dissertation: Genetic and Molecular Control of Oocyte Function (Abstract)
Advisor: Keith Latham
Graduated: Summer 2018
 
Amanda Charbonneau
Amanda Charbonneau
Dissertation: Weed Evolution: Genetic Differentiation Among Wild, Weedy, and Crop Radish (Abstract)
Advisor: Jeff Conner and Ian Dworkin
Graduated: Spring 2018
 
Nicholas Panchy
Nicholas Panchy
Dissertation: Investigating Complexity in Transcriptome Expression, Regulation, and Evolution Using Mathematical Modeling (Abstract)
Advisor: Shinhan Shiu
Graduated: Fall 2017
 
Michael McAndrew
Michael McAndrew
Dissertation: Chromatin and Transcriptional Regulation in Mouse Macrophages (Abstract)
Advisor: Monique Floer
Graduated: Fall 2017
 
Paula Gajewski
Paula Gajewski
Dissertation: Cocaine-mediated Induction and Gene Targets of Hippocampal FosB (Abstract)
Advisor: Alfred Robison
Graduated: Fall 2017
 
Anne Sonnenschein
Anne Sonnenschein

Dissertation: Machine Learning for the Study of Gene Regulation and Complex Traits (Abstract)
Advisor: David Arnosti and Ian Dworkin
Graduated: Summer 2017

Ethan Dawson-Baglien
Ethan Dawson-Baglien

Dissertation: Identifying a Causal Gene for Ocular Melanosis in Carin Terriers (Abstract)
Advisor: Simon Peterson-Jones
Graduated: Summer 2017

Jinpeng Li
Jinpeng Li

Dissertation: ARYL Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-P-dioxin Impairs Human B Lymphopoiesis (Abstract)
Advisor: Norbert Kaminski
Graduated: Spring 2017

Nermin Kady
Nermin Kady

Dissertation: The Role of Sphingolipids in Retinal Vascular Integrity (Abstract)
Advisor: Julia Busik
Graduated: Spring 2017

Nikolas McPherson
Nikolas McPherson

Dissertation: Novel Insights Into Sugar and Succinate Metabolism of Actinobacillus succinogenes from Strains Evolved for Improved Growth on Lignocellulose Hydrolysate Sugars (Abstract)
Advisor: Claire Vieille
Graduated: Spring 2017

Mohita Tagore
Mohita Tagore

Dissertation: Dual Role of PU.1 in Enhancer Priming in Macrophages (Abstract)
Advisor: Monique Floer
Graduated: Spring 2017

Sahra Uygen
Sahra Uygen

Dissertation: Using Transcriptome and Data Science Methods to Uncover Gene Regulatory and Functional Information (Abstract)
Advisor: Shin-Han Shiu
Graduated: Spring 2017

Nanda Sasi
Nanda Sasi

Dissertation: The Role of DBF4-Dependent Kinase (DDK) in Maintaining Genome Stability (Abstract)
Advisor: Michael Weinreich
Graduated: Spring 2017

Joseph Patterson
Joseph Patterson

Dissertation: A Role for ΔFOSB in the Regulation of Parkin in Brain Regions Containing Differentially Susceptible Dopaminergic Neurons (Abstract)
Advisor: Keith Lookingland
Graduated: Fall 2016

Kurtulus Kok
Kurtulus Kok

Dissertation: Genome-wide Analysis of Trascriptional Repression Mechanisms in the Drosophila Embryo (Abstract)
Advisor: David Arnosti
Graduated: Summer 2016

Sandra Raehtz
Sandra Raehtz

Dissertation: Intestinal Bamer Function Alters Bone Density (Abstract)
Advisor: Laura McCabe
Graduated: Summer 2016

Sander Frank
Sander Frank

Dissertation: Investigating a Mechanism for p38-MAPK Regulation of Notch in Prostate Epithelial Differentiation (Abstract)
Advisor: Cindy Miranti
Graduated: Spring 2016

Sherif Abd El Fattah
Sherif Abd El Fattah

Dissertation: Fra-1 Level in Aggressive Cancer Cell Lines under Serum Starved State and its Impact on an Autocrine Loop (Abstract)
Advisor: Michele Fluck
Graduated: Fall 2015

Jiying Li
Jiying Li

Dissertation: Dissecting the Role of Peroxisomes in Modulating Environmental Stress Response and Photosynthesis (Abstract)
Advisor: Jianping Hu
Graduated: Fall 2015

Paige Winkler
Paige Winkler

Dissertation: CNGB1 Mutation In Papillon Dogs: The Idenificaiton, Characterization and Cure (Abstract)
Advisor: Simon Peterson-Jones
Graduated: Fall 2015

Shahnaz Masani
Shahnaz Masani

Dissertation: The Role of Switch Region DNA and Protein Factors in Immunoglobulin Class Switch Recombination (Abstract)
Advisor: Kefei Yu
Graduated: Summer 2015

Aritro Nath
Aritro Nath

Dissertation: Investigating the Role of Elevated Free Fatty Acids in Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of Helpatocellular Carcinoma (Abstract)
Advisor: Christina Chan
Graduated: Summer 2015

Marcelo Campos
Marcelo Campos

Dissertation: The Role of Jaz Proteins in the Regulation of Plant Growth and Defense (Abstract
Advisor: Gregg Howe
Graduated: Summer 2015

Arkadeep Sinha
Arkadeep Sinha

Dissertation: Molecular Differences Between Epithelial & Mesenchymal Cells as Candidates for Theraputic Targets and Biomarkers for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (Abstract)
Advisor: Brian Haab
Graduated: Fall 2014

Ferzin Sethna
Ferzin Sethna

Dissertation: Investigating Novel Therapeutic Targets for the Treatment of Fragile X Syndrome (Abstract)
Advisor: Hongbing Wang
Graduated: Fall 2014

Tamer Mansour
Tamer Mansour

Dissertation: Determining the Role of Irf6 in T Cell Development and Functional Commitment (Abstract)
Advisor: Brian Schutte
Graduated: Fall 2014

Evin Hildebrandt
Evin Hildebrandt

Dissertation: Identifying the Genetics Basis of Attenuation in Marek's Disease Virus via Experimental Evolution (Abstract)
Advisor: Hans Cheng
Graduated: Fall 2014

Arianna Smith
Arianna Smith

Dissertation: Determining the role of IRF6 in Oogenesis and Extra Embryonic Development (Abstract)
Advisor: Brian Schutte
Graduated: Fall 2014

Megha Gulati
Megha Gulati

Dissertation: Investigating the Role of Essential GTPase RbgA in the Assembly of the Large Ribosomal Subunit in Bacillus Subtillis (Abstract)
Advisor: Robert Britton
Graduated: Summer 2014

Ashwini Phadnis
Ashwini Phadnis

Dissertation: Mechanisms Underlying 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorodibenzo-p- dioxin-Mediated Suppression of B Cell Activation and Differentiation (Abstract)
Advisor: Norbert Kaminski
Graduated: Summer 2014

Gary "Rudd" Larson
Gary "Rudd" Larson

Dissertation: Towards Identifying Genes Involved in Photosynthetic Acclimation to Low Temperatures (Abstract)
Advisor: Mike Thomashow
Graduated: Spring 2014

Megan Goodall
Megan Goodall

Dissertation: Reversing Resistance in Melanoma and Malaria: Targeting Autophagy with Lysosomotropic Agents (Abstract)
Advisor: Jeff Mackeigan
Graduated: Fall 2013

Gaurav Moghe
Gaurav Moghe

Dissertation: Gene Content Evolution in Plant Genomes: Studies of Whole Genome Duplication, Intergenic Transcription and Expression Evolution in Brassicaceae and Poaceae Species (Abstract)
Advisor: Shin-Han Shiu
Graduated: Fall 2013

Brenda Marrero-Rosado
Brenda Marrero-Rosado

Dissertation: Effects of Methylmercury on Cerebellar Granule Cells of the Tottering Mouse (Abstract)
Advisor: William Atchison
Graduated: Summer 2013

Ying-Chou Chen
Ying-Chou Chen

Dissertation: DBF4 Coordinates DNA Replication, Chromosome Segregation, and Checkpoint Signal Transduction (Abstract)
Advisor: Michael Weinreich
Graduated: Summer 2013

Jessica Taft
Jessica Taft

Dissertation: The effect of Carpel and Stamen Primordia-targeted Ethylene Production and Perception on Sex Expression in Melon (Cucumis Melo L.) (Abstract)
Advisor: Rebecca Grumet
Graduated: Spring 2013

Hirosha Geekiyanage
Hirosha Geekiyanage

Dissertation: The Role of mciroRNA and Serine Palmitoyltransferase in Alzheimer's Disease (Abstract)
Advisor: Christina Chan
Graduated: Summer 2012

Michelle Manente Angrish
Michelle Manente Angrish

Dissertation: 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-rho;-dioxin (TCDD)-elicited steatosis: The Role of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) in Lipid Uptake, Metabolism, and Transport in Scd1+/+, Scd1-/-, and C57BL/6 Mice (Abstract)
Advisor: Tim Zacharewski
Graduated: Summer 2012

Fernando Rosado-Ruiz
Fernando Rosado-Ruiz

Masters Report: Structural Modeling and Mutagenesis to Probe the Functional Role of the N-termincal Domain of the Human Mitochondrial Replicative DNA Helicase
Advisor: Laurie Kaguni
Graduated: Spring 2012

Nathaniel Schuldt
Nathaniel Schuldt

Dissertation: The Malaria Vaccine Dilemma: Novel Approaches to Adenoviral Vectored Malaria Vaccines (Abstract)
Advisor: Andrea Amalfitano
Graduated: Spring 2012

Caleb Knepper
Caleb Knepper

Dissertation: The Role of NDR1 in Pathogen Defense and Arabidopsis Physiology (Abstract)
Advisor: Brad Day
Graduated: Fall 2011

Joyce Liu
Joyce Liu

Masters Report: Suppressive Role of TBK1 in Type I Interferon Production in a Murine System
Advisor: Andrea Amalfitano
Graduated: Fall 2011

Brad Cavinder
Brad Cavinder

Dissertation: Sexual Development and Ascospore Discharge in Fusarium Graminearum: The Role of Calcium and Myosin (Abstract)
Advisor: Frances Trail
Graduated: Fall 2011

Gabriele Meyer
Gabriele Meyer

Dissertation: The Effect of Progestin on Mammary Gland Branching Morphogenesis In Vitro (Abstract)
Advisor: Sandra Haslam
Graduated: Fall 2011

Marcos Oliveira
Marcos Oliveira

Dissertation: Roles of the Mitochondrial Single-stranded DNA-binding Protein at the Mitochondrial DNA Replication Fork (Abstract)

Advisor: Laurie Kaguni

Graduated: Fall 2011

Neli Ragina
Neli Ragina

Disseration: The Role of H19 on the Differentiation Potential of Parthenogenetic Embryonic Stem Cells (Abstract)
Advisor: Jose Cibeli
Graduated: Summer 2011

Eric Schauberger
Eric Schauberger

Disseration: The Identification of ATPAF1 as a Novel Asthma Susceptibility Gene and the Characterization of Functional Regulatory Variants (Abstract)
Advisor: Susan Ewart
Graduated: Summer 2011

Elizabeth Molina-Campos
Elizabeth Molina-Campos

Dissertation: Neuromuscular Transmission in a Naturally Occurring Mouse Mutant of the β Subunit of the Neuronal Calcium Channel (Abstract)
Advisor: Bill Atchison
Graduated: Summer 2011

Michael Weigand
Michael Weigand

Dissertation: The Influence of General and Inducible Hypermutation on Adapatation During Experimental Evolution (Abstract)
Advisor: George Sundin
Graduated: Spring 2011

Emily Flynn
Emily Flynn

Dissertation: Regulation of the Progesterone Receptor In The Mouse Mammary Gland: Characterization of the Transcription Unit, The Role of Activating Protien-1 (Ap-1), and the Influence of Ovarian Hormones (Abstract)
Advisor: Richard Miksicek
Graduated: Spring 2011

Sankalpi Warnasooriya
Sankalpi Warnasooriya

Dissertation: Tissue and Organ-Specific Phytochrome-Mediated Responses in Arabidopsis Thaliana (Abstract)
Advisor: Beronda Montgomery
Graduated: Fall 2010

Riold Furtuna
Riold Furtuna

Masters Report: Burkholderia cenocepacia strain AU1054: Type IV Secretion System and its role in pathogenesis and gene transfe
Advisor: George Sundin
Graduated: Fall 2010

Erin Wakeling
Erin Wakeling

Dissertation: Investigation of LIX1 And Its Role In Feline Spinal Atrophy Pathogenesis (Abstract)
Advisor: John Fyfe
Graduated: Fall 2010

Chengliang Zhang
Chengliang Zhang

Dissertation: A Novel TIP30 Complex Regulates Endocytic Trafficking of Signaling Receptors by Facilitating the Transport of Vacuolar (H+)-ATPases to Early Endosomes (Abstract)
Advisor: Hua Xiao
Graduated: Fall 2010

Rabeah Al-Temaimi
Rabeah Al-Temaimi

Dissertation: Investigating the Molecular Pathogenesis of a Novel Mitofusin 2 Mutation in a Canine Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (Abstract)
Advisor: John Fyfe
Graduated: Summer 2010

Meghan Drummond
Meghan Drummond

Disseration: Investigating DFNA20 Mutations in γ-actin: Studies in Yeast, Cell Culture, and Mouse (Abstract)
Advisor: Karen Friderici
Graduated: Summer 2010

Ellen Wilch
Ellen Wilch

Disseration: Characterization of a DFNB1 Deletion Allele in a Michigan Kindred of German Descent (Abstract)
Advisor: Karen Friderici
Graduated: Summer 2010

Neil Adhikari
Neil Adhikari

Dissertation: Analysis of the Subchloroplastic Distribution of Genomes Uncoupled 4 and Magnesium Chelatase (Abstract)
Advisor: Robert Larken
Graduated: Summer 2010

Rachel Spurbeck
Rachel Spurbeck

Disseration: Inhibition of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Epithelial Cell Interactions by Vaginal LactobacillusSpecies (Abstract)
Advisor: Cindy Arvidson
Graduated: Spring 2010

Jonathan Glynn
Jonathan Glynn

Dissertation: Coordination of Division Complexes Across the Plastid Envelope Membrane (Abstract)
Advisor: Kathy Osteryoung
Graduated: Fall 2009

Nicole Milton
Nicole Milton

Masters Report: Population Structure and Virulence Gene Diversity of Group B Streptococcus Strains Isolated From Bovines
Advisor: Thomas Whittam
Graduated: Fall 2009

Yogesh Saini
Yogesh Saini

Dissertation: The Role of Hypoxia Inducible Factors in Lung Development and Cobalt-Induced Lung Injury (Advisor)
Advisor: John LaPres
Graduated: Fall 2009

Wan Song
Wan Song

Dissertation: Genetic Analysis of Tocopherol Functions in Arabidopsis at Low Temperatures (Abstract)
Advisor: Dean Della Penna
Graduated: Fall 2009

Weifeng Mao
Weifeng Mao

Dissertation: Characterizing Chicken Stem Cell Antigen 2, A Putative Marek's Disease Resistant Gene (Abstract)
Advisor: Hans Cheng
Graduated: Fall 2009

Yanfeng Zhang
Yanfeng Zhang

Dissertation: Structural and Functional Studies of Proteins Involved in Mitochondrial Function and Structure (Abstract)
Advisor: Dean Della Penna
Graduated: Fall 2009

Xinchun Zhang
Xinchun Zhang

Dissertation: Peroxisome Division In Arabidopsis thaliana (Abstract)
Advisor: Jianping Hu
Graduated: Fall 2009

Soumya Korrapati
Soumya Korrapati

Dissertation: Funcitional Analysis of Cytoplasmic γ-Actin Mutations Causing Non-Syndromic, Progressive Autosomal Dominant Hearing Loss (Abstract)
Advisor: Karen Friderici
Graduated: Fall 2009

Tejas Kadakia
Tejas Kadakia

Dissertation: C/EBPÎ3 has a Stimulatory Role in the Transcription of Proinflammatory Cytokine and Chemokine Genes (Abstract)
Advisor: Richard Schwartz
Graduated: Fall 2009

Eliana Gonzales-Vigil
Eliana Gonzales-Vigil

Dissertation: Identification and Characterization of Tomato (Solanum lycopersium) Proteins Involved in Resistance to Insect Herivores (Abstract)
Advisor: Gregg Howe
Graduated: Summer 2009

Dana Reznik Gerken
Dana Reznik Gerken

Master's Report: The development of a system to measure ribosomal dropoff in microorganisms with various rRNA operon copies
Advisor: Tom Schmidt
Graduated: Summer 2009

Xiaoli Gao
Xiaoli Gao

Dissertation: LC/MS Based Metabolite Profiling in Reverse Genetics Investigations of Wounding and Pathogen Stress Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana (Abstract)
Advisor: A. Daniel Jones
Graduated: Summer 2009

Matthew Berry
Matthew Berry

Dissertation: Role of waaL and umuDC in Erwinia amylovoara Ea1189 in Oxidative and Ultraviolet Radition Stress Survival (Abstract)
Advisor: George Sundin
Graduated: Spring 2009

Amal Abdul-Hafez
Amal Abdul-Hafez

Dissertation: Regulation of angiotensinogen gene expression by transforming growth factor-beta 1 in lung fibroblasts (Abstract)
Advisor: Bruce Uhal
Graduated: Fall 2008

Andrea Bräutigam
Andrea Bräutigam

Dissertation: Role of the Plastid Envelope Membrane in Integrating the Plastid into Cellular Metobolic Networks (Abstract)
Advisor: Andreas Weber
Graduated: Fall 2008

Marc Linka
Marc Linka

Dissertation: Understanding the origin and function of organellar metabolite transport proteins in photosynethic Eukaryotes (Abstract)
Advisor: Andreas Weber
Graduated: Fall 2008

Adam Nelson
Adam Nelson

Dissertation: Genomic Analysis of Pathogen Evolution: Virulence Gene Acquisition and Genetic Erosion in Escherichia coli (Abstract)
Advisor: Thomas Whittam
Graduated: Summer 2008

Kanchan Pavangadkar
Kanchan Pavangadkar

Dissertation: Role of ADa2b AND GCN5 in COR Gene Expression during Cold Acclimation in Arabidopsis (Abstract)
Advisor: Michael Thomashow
Graduated: Summer 2008

Martin Buckley
Martin Buckley

Dissertation: Drosophila 
Retinoblastoma protein regulation by the COP9 Signalosome: A Link between proteplytic destruction and activity of a transcriptional repressor? (Abstract)
Advisor: David Arnosti
Graduated: Fall 2007

Carlos Martinez
Carlos Martinez

Dissertation:  In Vivo Analysis of the Molecular Mechanism of Repression of the Drosophila Long-Range Repressor Hairy (Abstract)
Advisor: David Arnosti
Graduated: Fall 2007

Harrie Van Erp
Harrie Van Erp

Dissertation: Cell Wall Biosynthesis in Zea mays (Abstract)
Advisor: Jonathan Walton
Graduated: Fall 2007

Ajith Vengellur
Ajith Vengellur

Dissertation: The Role of HIFIa Signaling in Metal-Induced Toxicity (Abstract)
Advisor: John LaPres
Graduated: Fall 2007

David Lacher
David Lacher

Dissertation: Comparative Molecular Evolutionary Analysis of Virulence Loci in Pathogenic Escherichia coli (Abstract)
Advisor: Thomas Whittam
Graduated: Spring 2007