Daniel Appledorn, Ph.D.:graduated Spring 2006; faculty advisor: J. Justin McCormick, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Rac 1 and Cdc42 are Required in HRasV12-Transformation of Human Fibroblasts and in VEGF and UPA Expression.
Emily Avila-Teeguarden, Ph.D.: graduated Summer 2004; faculty advisor: Natasha Raikhel, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Characterization of a Family of Vacuolar Sorting Receptors in Arabidopsis Thaliana
Sruti Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.: graduated Fall 2003; faculty advisor: Sheng Yang He, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Type III Viurulence Effectors of Pseudomonas Syringae PV. Tomato DC3000
Michelle Battle, Ph.D.: graduated Fall 2002; faculty advisor: Veronica Maher, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Characterization of the Punative Tumor Suppressor Gene ST7, A Novel Member of the Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Superfamily
Oscar Cabellaro, M.S.: graduated Fall 2002; faculty advisor: Jonathan Walton, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Characterization of HDC1 and HDC2, Two Histone Deacetylases from Cochliobolus Carbonum, A Fungal Pathogen of Maize
Peter Davidson, Ph.D.: graduated Summer 2004; faculty advisor: John Wang, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Shuttling of Galectin-3 Between the Nucleus and Cytoplasm.
Heather Hirsch, Ph.D.: graduate Summer 2003; faculty advisor: William Henry, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Regulation of U6 Small Nuclear RNA Transcription by the Retinoblastoma Tumor Suppressor Protein
Mark Johnson, Ph.D.: graduated Fall 1999; faculty advisor: Pamela Green, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Genetic Determinants of mRNA Stability in Plants
Yeon-Joo Kang, Ph.D.: graduated Spring 2006; faculty advisor: William L. Smith, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Transcriptional Regulation of Prostaglandin H Synthase (PGHS)-2 Gene in a Macrophage Model of Inflammation
James Kastenmayer, Ph.D.: graduated Spring 2001; faculty advisor: Dr. Green.
Thesis Dissertation: The XRN-Family of 5'-3' Exoribonucleases in Arabidopsis Thaliana
Jong Kyong Kim, Ph.D.: graduated Fall 2006; faculty advisor: Robert Hausinger, Ph.D..
Thesis Dissertation: Characterization of Bacilius subtilis urease and the Klebsiella aerogenes UreEF protein
Harini Krishnamurthy, Ph.D.: graduated Spring 2006; faculty advisor: J. Gregory Zeikus, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Analysis of rigidity, stability, and activity in Thermotoga neapolitana adenylate kinase
KangAe Lee, Ph.D.: graduated Summer 2007; faculty advisor: John LaPres, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: The role of the HIF1 signaling pathway in tumorigenesis
Kyoung-Mun Lee, M.S.: graduated Summer 2003; faculty advisor: Walter Esselman, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Investigation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) as the Signaling Mediators of Immunostimulation
Preetmoninder Lidder, Ph.D.: graduated Spring 2004; faculty advisor: Pamela Green, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Genetics and Genomics of the DST-Mediated Decay Pathway in Arabidopsis Thaliana
Hiroshi Maeda , Ph.D.: graduated Fall 2006; faculty advisor: Dean Della Penna, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Vitamin E functions in photosynthetic organisms
Priya Mani , Ph.D.: graduated Fall 2006; faculty advisor: David Arnosti, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Functional Characterization of Drosophila C-terminal Binding Protein
James Mann, Ph.D.: graduated Spring 2005; faculty advisor: Pamela Fraker, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Signaling Pathways involved in Zinc-Induced Apoptosis
Yaopan Mao, Ph.D.: graduated Summer 2003; faculty advisor: Steven Triezenberg, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: The Characterization of Transcriptional Coactivator Proteins ADA2 and GCN5 in Arabidopsis
Kristin McNally, Ph.D.: graduated Fall 2005; faculty advisor: Veronica Maher, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: hRev7 is involved in mutagenic translesion synthesis past UV-induced DNA damage
Travis Orth, M.S.: graduated Fall 2005; faculty advisor: Jianping Hu, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: The Role of PEX11 and PEX12 Proteins in Peroxisome Biogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana
Elaine Palucki, Ph.D.: graduated Summer 2003; faculty advisor: Barbara Sears, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Homologous Recombination in Plant Mitochondria
Maria Pino, Ph.D.: graduated Fall 2002; faculty advisor: Karl Olson, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Mechanisms Involved in the Repression ot Human Insulin Gene Promoter Activity by Chronic Hyperglycemia
Mukta Rohankhedkar, M.S.: graduated Fall 2005; faculty advisor: Robert Hausinger, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Characterization of E. coli Aid B: A Component of the Adaptive Response to Alkylating Agents
Douglas Siegel, M.S.: graduated Spring 2005; faculty advisor: Steven Triezenberg, Ph.D.
Kyle Smith, M.S.: graduated Fall 2005; faculty advisor: Sandra Haslam, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Analysis of Progestin Effects on Hepatocyte Growth Factor Signaling Pathways in Relation to Proliferation and Alveolar Morphogenesis of Normal Mammary Epithelial Cell in Vitro
Xianzhou Song, M.S.: graduated Summer 2005; faculty advisor: R. William Henry, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Regulation of Human RNA Polymerase III Transcription by RB Family Members
Susan Sullivan, Ph.D.: graduated Summer 1998; faculty advisor: Steven Triezenberg, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Mutational and Fluorescence Analysis of a Transcriptional Activation Domain of the VP16 Protein of Herpes Simplex Virus
Jonathan Vogel, Ph.D. : graduated Summer 2005; faculty advisor: Michael Thomashow, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Transcription factors that configure the low temperature transcriptome of Arabidopsis thaliana
Heather Wood, M.S.: graduated Summer 2006; faculty advisor: Vincent Young, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Microbial Ecology of the Mammalian Gastrointestinal Tract: The Effects of Pathogen Colonization, Genotype, and Antibiotics on the Mucosa-associated Microbitoa of Mice
Ying Yan, M.S.: graduated Summer 2004; faculty advisor: Steve van Nocker, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Identification and Characterization of Plant Homolog of Yeast Elongator Complex in Arabidopsis
Laura Elizabeth Yu , Ph.D.: graduated Fall 2006; faculty advisor: Donna Koslowsky, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Elucidating the Structure and Kinetics of the Apocytochrome B mRNA/gRNA Complex in Trypanosoma Brucei Mitochondria
Weiqing Zeng, Ph.D.: graduated Spring 2004; faculty advisor: Kenneth Keegstra, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Xyloglucan Biosynthesis: Identificaiton and Characterization of Fucosyltransferase and Cellulose Synthase-like Genes
Hua Zhang, Ph.D.: graduated Fall 2003; faculty advisor, Kathleen Gallo, Ph.D.
Thesis Dissertation: Regulation of Mixed Lineage Kinase 3 by Autoinhibition, Proteolysis and Binding Partners