Bailey, Caleb
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Defense Date: 11/6/2006
Thesis Project: Expounding Maspin and IRF6: Identification and Characterization of Novel Serpin Partnership
PhD Advisor: Mary Hendrix
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO

Barnes, J. Matthew
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Defense Date: 3/28/2011
Thesis Project: Influence of Matrix and Fluid Microenvironments on Cancer Cell Migration, Survival, and Metastasis
PhD Advisor: Michael Henry
Current Position:

Biggs, Leah
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 4/4/2012
Thesis Project: Interferon regulatory factor 6: a novel regulator of keratinocyte differentiation and migration
PhD Advisor: Brian Schutte
Current Position:

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 Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa

Brindley (Binus), Melinda
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Microbiology
Defense Date: 6/28/2007
Thesis Project: Mechanisms of Entry and Superinfection of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus
PhD Advisor: Wendy Maury
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Brutinel, Evan
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Microbiology
Defense Date: 11/11/2008
Thesis Project: DNA Binding Properties and Domain Function of EXSA, the Central Transcriptional Regulator of the Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Type III Secretion System
PhD Advisor: Timothy Yahr
Current Position: Postodoctoral Associate, Biotechnology Institute

Campbell, Colleen
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 4/21/2010
Thesis Project: Identification of a Genetic Contribution to Ménière's Disease
PhD Advisor: Richard Smith
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Iowa

Cradick, Thomas
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Defense Date: 9/9/2009
Thesis Project: Designed Zinc Finger Nucleases That Cleave Hepatitis B Viral DNA (07/02/2009)
PhD Advisor: Anton McCaffrey
Current Position:

Drake, Justin
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Defense Date: 4/8/2009
Thesis Project: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Prostate Cancer Cell Transendothelial Migration and Metastasis
PhD Advisor: Michael Henry
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular & Medical Pharmacology, Lab of Owen Witte, The University of California - Los Angeles

Dubinsky, Amy
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Defense Date: 5/26/2011
Thesis Project: Expression Profiling and Functional Studies of Non-Coding RNAs in the Central Nervous System
PhD Advisor: Beverly Davidson
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA

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: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Ealy, Megan
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 4/6/2011
Thesis Project: Otosclerosis--Identifying Genetic Contributions to a Complex Hearing Disorder
PhD Advisor: Richard Smith
Current Position:

Exline, Colin
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Microbiology
Defense Date: 8/4/2009
Thesis Project: The Positive Regulation of HIV-1 vif mRNA Splicing Is Required for Efficient Virus Replication
PhD Advisor: C. Martin Stoltzfus
Current Position: Research Associate, Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

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

Frembgen Kesner, Tamara
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Biochemistry
Defense Date: 9/9/2008
Thesis Project: Simple Models of Molecular Flexibility and their Application to Drug Discovery and Protein Folding
PhD Advisor: Adrian Elcock
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Biochemistry, The University of Iowa, Adrian Elcock Lab

Garrett, Andrew
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Neuroscience
Defense Date: 11/23/2009
Thesis Project: Control of synaptogenesis and dendritic arborization by the gamma-protocadherin family of adhesion molecules
PhD Advisor: Joshua Weiner
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Robert W. Burgess, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME

Grinnell, Katie
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Defense Date: 4/11/2007
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

Hamm, Christopher
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 12/2/2009
Thesis Project: Functional Genomic Analyses of the Impact of Global Hypomethylation and of Tumor Microenvironment in a Rat Model of Human Chondrosarcoma
PhD Advisor: Bento Soares
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Cancer Biology & Epigenomics Program, Children's Memorial Research Center, Chicago, IL

Hankel, Isaiah
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Defense Date: 8/18/2011
Thesis Project: The Developmental Regulator Gon4-like Controls Proliferation, Th1-type Differentiation and Gene Expression by CD4+ T Cells
PhD Advisor: John Colgan
Current Position:

Hehnly, Heidi
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Defense Date: 4/1/2009
Thesis Project: The Cargo-dependent Regulation of Microtubule Motor-based Motility
PhD Advisor: Mark Stamnes
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA

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: 4/15/2008
Thesis Project: Epigenetic regulation of manganese superoxide dismutase in human breast cancer
PhD Advisor: Frederick Domann
Current Position: Radiation Biologist

Howell, Craig
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Defense Date: 4/3/2008
Thesis Project: Substrate Recognition by the Yeast REV1 Protein and DNA Polymerase Zeta
PhD Advisor: M. Todd Washington
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Infanger, David
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Defense Date: 4/15/2009
Thesis Project: Molecular Mechanisms of Central Neuro-cardiovascular Dysfunction in Heart Failure: Role of Reactive Oxygen Species and NADPH Oxidase
PhD Advisor: Robin Davisson
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Kim, Jinsil
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Defense Date: 1/18/2012
Thesis Project: Identification of Genes Contributing to Preterm Birth: Insights from Genetic, Transcriptomic, and Epigenetic Analyses
PhD Advisor: Jeff Murray
Current Position:

Koscik, Timothy
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Neuroscience
Defense Date: 12/3/2010
Thesis Project: Social Inference and the Evolution of the Human Brain
PhD Advisor: Daniel Tranel
Current Position:

Krager, Kimberly
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Free Radical & Radiation Biology
Defense Date: 8/16/2007
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: 7/16/2008
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: 2/24/2006
Thesis Project: Negative Regulation of HIV-1 Alternative Splicing is Necessary for Efficient Virus Protection
PhD Advisor: C. Martin Stoltzfus
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Radiation Oncology, The University of Iowa

Maga, Tara
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 1/20/2012
Thesis Project: Unraveling the complex genetics of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
PhD Advisor: Richard Smith
Current Position:

Mao, Mao
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Defense Date: 4/1/2010
Thesis Project: Genetic Studies of Sh3pxd2b and Its Contribution to Ocular Diseases
PhD Advisor: Michael Anderson
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, The University of California, San Francisco

Martin, Janine
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 9/15/2010
Thesis Project: Developing RNAi Therapy for DYT1 Dystonia
PhD Advisor: Pedro  Gonzalez-Alegre
Current Position:

Mason, Aaron
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Biochemistry
Defense Date: 4/5/2010
Thesis Project: Functional Analysis of an Alternative Replication Protein A Complex Containing RPA4
PhD Advisor: Marc Wold
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

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: Biosafety Professional, Regional Biocontainment Lab, University of Missouri, Environmental Health and Safety

McDowell (Trantow), Colleen
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Defense Date: 8/27/2009
Thesis Project: Genetic Pathways of Lyst and Exfoliation Syndrome
PhD Advisor: Michael Anderson
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Ft. Worth, TX

McNeill, Matthew
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Neuroscience
Defense Date: 11/24/2009
Thesis Project: An investigation of pigmentation and motility defects in zebrafish transient receptor potential melasatin 7 mutant embryos
PhD Advisor: Robert Cornell
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Meyer, Kacie
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 1/19/2011
Thesis Project: Detection, Interpretation, and Functional Consequences of Genomic Copy Number Variation in Human Disease
PhD Advisor: Thomas Wassink
Current Position:

Musselman, Eli
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2007-2008
PhD Program: Biochemistry
Defense Date: 7/15/2010
Thesis Project: Insights into Interactions Between Poly (ethylene glycol) and Proteins from Molecular Dynamics Simulations
PhD Advisor: Adrian Elcock
Current Position:

Nelson, Elke
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Defense Date: 4/26/2011
Thesis Project: Activators of Vinculin Enhance Cell Adhesion and Sensitize Melanomas to Chemotherap
PhD Advisor: Kris DeMali
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Aaron Blaisdell, University of California at Los Angeles

Netland, Jason
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Immunology
Defense Date: 1/23/2009
Thesis Project: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis, and Vaccine Design
PhD Advisor: Stanley Perlman
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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

Overgaard, Christian
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Defense Date: 12/2/2009
Thesis Project: Deciliation Dramatically Alters Epithelial Function
PhD Advisor: Charles Yeaman
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Packer, Hans
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Neuroscience
Defense Date: 4/25/2011
Thesis Project: A Dominant Negative Overexpression Model of Mammalian MED12 Function
PhD Advisor: Robert Philibert
Current Position:

Payne, Stacey
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Defense Date: 3/23/2006
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: 2/15/2007
Thesis Project: The Multiple Functions of the Human Cytomegalovirus IE86 Regulatory Protein
PhD Advisor: Mark Stinski
Current Position: Research Scientiest, GeneSeek, Lincoln, NE

Pierce, Stephanie
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Defense Date: 4/5/2010
Thesis Project: The Role and Regulation of Small Conductance CA2+ Activated K+ Channel Subtype 3 in Myometrial Contraction and Placental Development
PhD Advisor: Sarah England
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Laboratory of Kathleen Caron, Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Pinto, Belinda
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Defense Date: 8/26/2009
Thesis Project: Understanding the Role of LEM Domain Proteins in Drosophila Development
PhD Advisor: Pamela Geyer
Current Position: Postdoctoral Reseach Scholar, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

Ren, Jihui
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 6/26/2007
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: 12/15/2006
Thesis Project: Hydrogen production by Rhodopseudomonas palustris: a functional genomic approach
PhD Advisor: Caroline Harwood
Current Position: Staff Scientist, 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: Resident, Internal Medicine and Vascular Medicine, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Saraf, Amit
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Pharmacology
Defense Date: 12/19/2008
Thesis Project: Regulation of Tyrosine Hydroxylase by Protein Phosphatase 2A
PhD Advisor: Stefan Strack
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan

Schneider, Igor
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 12/12/2008
Thesis Project: Critical Roles for calcium and beta-caterin in sebrahfis left-right organ asymmetry
PhD Advisor: Diane Slusarski
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Organismal Biology & Anatomy, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Schneider, Patricia
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 4/16/2010
Thesis Project: Role of Axin-RGS Domain during Axis Formation: Maternal vs. Zygotic Functions
PhD Advisor: Douglas Houston
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Biology, The University of Iowa

Shepherd, Tyson
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Biochemistry
Defense Date: 5/12/2011
Thesis Project: Structural and Thermodynamic Origins of the Distinct Specificities of Tiam-family PDZ Domains
PhD Advisor: Ernesto Fuentes
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Chemical Biology, Uppsala University, Sweden

Souter, Skye
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Defense Date: 4/6/2009
Thesis Project: Structure and Interactions of Microtubule-associated Protein Tau in Human Prostate Cancer Cells
PhD Advisor: Gloria Lee
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Gene Function and Expression, UMass Medical Center, Worcester, MA

Stern, Kathryn
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Pharmacology
Defense Date: 12/5/2006
Thesis Project: Cbl-mediated Mechanisms of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Trafficking
PhD Advisor: Nancy Lill
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, 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: 3/30/2007
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

Stringer, Daniel
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Defense Date: 11/18/2010
Thesis Project: The Role of Ubiquitination within Endocytic Pathway
PhD Advisor: Robert Piper
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Washington, DC

Svensson, Robert
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Defense Date: 3/29/2010
Thesis Project: Bioluminescent Mouse Models of Prostate Cancer Progression and Therapy
PhD Advisor: Michael Henry
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, The University of California, San Diego

Thalhofer, Colin
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Immunology
Defense Date: 4/22/2011
Thesis Project: Leishmania infantum chagasi Induces a Dynamic Cellular Inflammatory Response
PhD Advisor: Mary Wilson
Current Position:

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, Adrian Elcock Lab

Ulrich, Jason
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Pharmacology
Defense Date: 11/18/2011
Thesis Project: The Regulation and Function of Nuclear Factor of Activated T-cells in Neurons
PhD Advisor: Yuriy Usachev
Current Position:

Weatherford, Eric
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Defense Date: 11/22/2010
Thesis Project: Regulation of Renin Gene Expression by CTCF, Nr2f2, Nr2f6, Nr4a1, and Maintenance of the Renin Expressing Cell
PhD Advisor: Curt Sigmund
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, Laboratory of Curt Sigmund, The University of Iowa

Wegman, Lauren
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Defense Date: 4/16/2009
Thesis Project: Control of Drosophila larval behavioral transitions by peripheral sensory neurons
PhD Advisor: Wayne Johnson
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiation Oncology, The University of Iowa

Wernett, Pamela
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Neuroscience
Defense Date: 11/2/2011
Thesis Project: The Effects of MED12 Variation upon Cell Cycle Progression and Differential Gene Expression
PhD Advisor: Robert Philibert
Current Position:

Yen, Hsan-Jan (David)
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 8/15/2007
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:

Zagorodna, Oksana
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Free Radical & Radiation Biology
Defense Date: 12/16/2011
Thesis Project: BCL-2 FAMILY MEMBERS REGULATE THE SENSITIVITY TO 2-DEOXY-D-GLUCOSE IN LYMPHOMAS
PhD Advisor: Michael Knudson
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: 4/19/2007
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