Bailey, Caleb
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Defense Date: 11/06/2006
Thesis Project: Expounding Maspin and IRF6: Identification and Characterization of Novel Serpin Partnership
PhD Advisor: Mary Hendrix
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Children's Memorial Research Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Boudreau, Ryan
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Defense Date: 12/19/2007
Thesis Project: Comparative analyses of hairpin-based RNA interference vectors for neurodegenerative disease therapy
PhD Advisor: Beverly Davidson
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa

Brindley (Binus), Melinda
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Microbiology
Defense Date: 06/28/2007
Thesis Project: Mechanisms of Entry and Superinfection of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus
PhD Advisor: Wendy Maury
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Microbiology, The University of Iowa

Dylla, Doug
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2000-2001
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 11/12/2007
Thesis Project: Arenaviruses and Lentiviral Gene Transfer: Host and Vector Properties Influencing Efficacy
PhD Advisor: Paul McCray
Current Position:

Flynn, Andrea
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Defense Date: 6/12/2008
Thesis Project: Selectivity and Regulation of the Paracellular Pathway in Human Airway Epithelia
PhD Advisor: Michael Welsh
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care, Columbia University, New York, NY

Grinnell, Katie
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Defense Date: 04/11/2007
Thesis Project: The effects of Oct-4 on the developmental potential of interfollicular basal keratinocytes
PhD Advisor: Jackie Bickenbach
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Brown University, Providence, RI

Hines Theoharis, Karrie
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2000-2001
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 4/20/2006
Thesis Project: Mechanisms of Gene Silencing by Heterochromatin Protein 1
PhD Advisor: Lori Wallrath
Current Position: Genetic Counselor, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN

Hitchler, Michael
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Free Radical & Radiation Biology
Defense Date: 04/15/2008
Thesis Project: Epigenetic regulation of manganese superoxide dismutase in human breast cancer
PhD Advisor: Frederick Domann
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Krager, Kimberly
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Free Radical & Radiation Biology
Defense Date: 08/16/2007
Thesis Project: Absorbed Dose Calculations Predict Therapeutic Response in Sodium Iodide Symporter Expressing Tumors
PhD Advisor: Frederick Domann
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Pharmacology, The University of Iowa

Li, Wei
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 07/16/2008
Thesis Project: The Role of Activator Protein 2 Transcription Factors in Zebrafish Neural Crest Development
PhD Advisor: Rob Cornell
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Madsen, Josh
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2000-2001
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Defense Date: 02/24/2006
Thesis Project: Negative Regulation of HIV-1 Alternative Splicing is Necessary for Efficient Virus Protection
PhD Advisor: Marty Stoltzfus
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Radiation Oncology, The University of Iowa

McCarthy, Travis
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2000-2001
PhD Program: Microbiology
Defense Date: 9/14/2006
Thesis Project: Characterization of mycobacterial phosphomannomutases involved in mannoglycoconjugate biosynthesis and immunopathogenesis.
PhD Advisor: Larry Schlesinger
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin

Nourski, Kirill
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Neuroscience
Defense Date: 7/10/2006
Thesis Project: Acoustic-electric Interaction in the Auditory Nerve: Simultaneous and Forward Masking of the Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potential
PhD Advisor: Paul Abbas
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Iowa

Payne, Stacey
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Defense Date: 03/23/2006
Thesis Project: The Role of Lysyl Oxidase in Breast Cancer Cell Motility
PhD Advisor: Mary Hendrix
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL

Petrik, Dustin
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Defense Date: 02/15/2007
Thesis Project: The Multiple Functions of the Human Cytomegalovirus IE86 Regulatory Protein
PhD Advisor: Mark Stinski
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Nebraska Center for Virology, The University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

Ren, Jihui
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 06/26/2007
Thesis Project: Control of Protein Sorting to the Lysosome by Hse1 and Its Interacting Proteins
PhD Advisor: Robert Piper
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Rey, Federico
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Microbiology
Defense Date: 12/15/06
Thesis Project: Hydrogen production by Rhodopseudomonas palustris: a functional genomic approach
PhD Advisor: Caroline Harwood
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Center for Genome Science, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Rodionov, Roman
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Defense Date: 11/26/2007
Thesis Project: Role of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine in Hyperhomocysteinemia-Induced Vascular Dysfunction
PhD Advisor: Steven Lentz
Current Position:

Stern, Kathryn
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Pharmacology
Defense Date: 12/05/2006
Thesis Project: Cbl-mediated Mechanisms of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Trafficking
PhD Advisor: Nancy Lill
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC

Stern, Matthew
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Defense Date: 03/30/2007
Thesis Project: Epidermal Stem Cells are Multipotent and Resist Cellular Aging
PhD Advisor: Jackie Bickenbach
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC

Thomas, Andrew
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Biochemistry
Defense Date: 11/17/2006
Thesis Project: Use of Molecular Simulations to Understand the Effects at High Temperature and Salt Upon Charged and Hydrophobic Interactions
PhD Advisor: Adrian Elcock
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Biochemistry, The University of Iowa

Yen, Hsan-Jan (David)
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 08/15/2007
Thesis Project: Development of the Zebrafish Model System to Gain Insight in the Pathphysiology of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
PhD Advisor: Val Sheffield and Diane Slusarski
Current Position:

Zhang, Liang (Neal)
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Defense Date: 11/29/2006
Thesis Project: Endosomal Processing of Recombinant Adeno-associated Virus
PhD Advisor: John Engelhardt
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada

Zhou, Xiyou
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2000-2001
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Defense Date: 04/19/2007
Thesis Project: Studies Examining the In Vivo Function of Two Human Renin Transcriptional Enhancers Using BAC-mediated Transgenesis
PhD Advisor: Curt Sigmund
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Cardiovascular Center, Duke University, Durham, NC