Graduate Program Alumni
| Graduate | Year Graduated | Mentor(s) | Dissertation Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Heskett | 2022 | Paul Spellman | Allele-specific analysis of genomic data reveals novel cancer and IncRNA biology |
| Casey Thornton | 2022 | Andrew Adey | Exploring and defining the cellular diversity of the brain across species |
| John Powers | 2021 | Dan Streblow | Development of Adenovirus Vector Based Vaccines & Exploration of Functional Properties of the Adeno-Associated Virus Assembly-Activating Protein |
| Ryan Mulqueen | 2021 | Brian O'Roak | Novel single-cell omics assays of corticogenesis |
| Daelyn Richards | 2021 | Cary Harding | Genetic Manipulation in Murine Phenylketonuria (PKU) |
| Jimi Rosenkrantz | 2021 | Shawn Chavez & Lucia Carbone | Investigations of primate placentation under normal and pathological pregnancy conditions |
| Kristóf Törkenczy | 2021 | Andrew Adey | Computational single-cell methods to deciphering genomic and epigenetic heterogeneity of complex tissues |
| Graduate | Year Graduated | Mentor(s) | Dissertation Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Corbitt | 2019 | Cheryl Maslen | The Phenotyping and Genetic Basis of Cardiovascular Defects in Syndromic and Non-syndromic Individuals |
| Asia Mitchell | 2019 | Paul Spellman | Genomic Analysis of VHL Syndrome Renal Cancer- A Biological System For Probing Tumor Evolution |
| Lizzy Sunderhaus | 2018 | Doris Kretzschmar | Identifying the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Swiss-Cheese Phenotypes to Understand Neuropathy Target Esterase Associated Disorders |
| Ellie Juarez | 2017 | Amanda McCullough | Cellular Pathways in the Repair and Tolerance of Formaldehyde-Induced DNA-Protein Crosslinks |
| Graduate | Year Graduated | Mentor(s) | Dissertation Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichole Owen | 2015 | Susan Olson | PARP inhibitor: abrogation of chromosomal radial-induced mitotic cell death and induction of multipolar division via loss ofcentrosome integrity |
| Jonathan Nelson | 2013 | Nabil Alkayed | Disruption of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Dimerization as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Stroke |
| Kristine Alexander | 2012 | David Farrell | Characterization of y' Fibrinogen as a Cardiovascular Risk Marker |
| Raymond Hickey | 2012 | Markus Grompe | Novel Cell Therapies for Liver Disease and Type 1 Diabetes |
| Erik LeShane | 2011 | Svetlana Lutsenko | Structural Organization and Mechanisms of Cooperativity in the N-Terrminal Domains of the Human Cu-ATPases |
| Brenda Polster | 2011 | Susan Hayflick | Regulation and Expression of Genes Associated with Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation |
| Kristin Sauter | 2011 | Bruce Magen | Ribotoxic Stressors: Shiga toxin (Stx) and doxorubicin |
| Eric Stoffregen | 2011 | Mathew Thayer | Genetic Analysis of Chromosome Replication Timing: An autosomal locus that controls chromosome - wide chromosome timing and moo-allelic expression |
| Deanne Tibbitts | 2011 | R. Michael Liskay | Characterization of Aberrant c-Myc Phosphorylation and Stability in Acute Myeloid and Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| Jennifer Wallace (Redig) | 2011 | Cheryl Maslen | A Novel CRELD / VEGF Genetic Interaction in Heart Disease and Development |
| Xiaoli Zhang | 2011 | Rosalie Sears | Regulation of c-Myc Phosphorylation, Protein Stability and Oncogenic Activity in Breast Cancer |
| Graduate | Year Graduated | Mentor(s) | Dissertation Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adria Decker | 2010 | Melissa Wong | Wnt Signaling in the Mouse Small Intestine |
| Bendert DeGraaf | 2010 | Amanda McCullough | Cellular Response Pathways of Formaldehyde |
| Jennifer Johnson | 2010 | R. Michael Liskay | Genetic Analysis of Diverse Mechanisms of DNA Mismatch Repair in Mammalian Cells |
| Ashleigh Miller | 2010 | R. Michael Liskay | Stochastic Gene Alterations for the Study of Intestinal Homeostasis and Cancer |
| Sylvia Nelsen | 2010 | Jan Christian | Cloning and characterization of Xenopus laevis proprotein convertases and identification of endogenous convertases of bone morphogenetic protein 4 |
| Chantelle Rein | 2010 | David Farrell | Genetic Regulation of the Expression of Two Fibrinogen Gamma Chain Splice Variants by Inflammatory Cytokines and Fibrin Degradation Products |
| Kevin Friedman | 2009 | Bernie Fox | Augmenting the effector phase of adaptive immunotherapy of cancer |
| Jon Oyer | 2009 | Mitchell Turker | Changes in DNA methylation and histone modification during epigenetic transitions |
| Julienne Powers | 2009 | Rosalie Sears | Identification of proteins that regulate c-Myc stability and function |
| Jodi Johnson | 2008 | Molly Kulesz-Martin | The p53 family interacting pathways in carcinogenesis and cellular response to DNA damage |
| Beth Wilmot | 2008 | Shannon McWeeney | Gene Mapping in Complex Traits: Gene Expression Profiling and Copy Number Variability in Gene Mapping of Age-Related Cognitive Decline. |
| Hugh Arnold | 2007 | Rosalie Sears | The roles of a specific PP2A holoenzyme, PP2A-B56alpha, and scaffold protein, Axin 1, in regulating the potent oncoprotein c-Myc. |
| Priscilla Fernandes | 2007 | R. Stephen Lloyd | |
| Wendy Knosp | 2007 | H. Scott Stadler | |
| Kevin McCabe | 2007 | Robb Moses | The Role of hERCC1 in the Fanconi Anemia Pathway |
| Carley Shaut | 2007 | H. Scott Stadler | |
| Xiao-Xin Sun | 2007 | Hua Lu | Regulation of the p 53-MDM2 feedback loop by nucleostemin and ribosomal proteins. |
| Amy Hanlon-Newell | 2006 | Susan Olson | |
| Scott Houghtaling | 2006 | Markus Grompe | |
| Anuj Mankad | 2006 | Markus Grompe |