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, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO

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 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 Research Scholar, Department of Microbiology, The University of Iowa

Cradick, Thomas
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Defense Date: 09/09/2009
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: 04/08/2009
Thesis Project: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Prostate Cancer Cell Transendothelial Migration and Metastasis
PhD Advisor: Michael Henry
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Molecular & Medical Pharmacology, The University of California - Los Angeles

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

Exline, Colin
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Microbiology
Defense Date: 08/04/2009
Thesis Project: The Positive Regulation of HIV-1 vif mRNA Splicing Is Required for Efficient Virus Replication
PhD Advisor: C. Martin Stoltzfus
Current Position:

Flynn, Andrea
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
Defense Date: 06/12/2008
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: 09/09/2008
Thesis Project: Simple Models of Molecular Flexibility and their Application to Drug Discovery and Protein Folding
PhD Advisor: Adrian Elcock
Current Position:

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

Hehnly, Heidi
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Defense Date: 04/01/2009
Thesis Project: The Cargo-dependent Regulation of Microtubule Motor-based Motility
PhD Advisor: Mark Stamnes
Current Position:

Hines Theoharis, Karrie
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2000-2001
PhD Program: Genetics
Defense Date: 04/20/2006
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

Howell, Craig
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Defense Date: 04/03/2008
Thesis Project: Substrate Recognition by the Yeast REV1 Protein and DNA Polymerase Zeta
PhD Advisor: 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: 04/15/2009
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:

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: 09/14/2006
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

Netland, Jason
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Immunology
Defense Date: 01/23/2009
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: 07/10/2006
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: Research Scientiest, GeneSeek, Lincoln, NE

Pinto, Belinda
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Defense Date: 08/26/2009
Thesis Project: Understanding the Role of LEM Domain Proteins in Drosophila Development
PhD Advisor: Pamela Geyer
Current Position:

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: 12/15/2006
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: Resident, Internal Medicine, 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 Research Scholar, Department of Pharmacology, The University of Iowa

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

Souter, Skye
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
Defense Date: 04/06/2009
Thesis Project: Structure and Interactions of Microtubule-associated Protein Tau in Human Prostate Cancer Cells
PhD Advisor: Gloria Lee
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

Trantow, Colleen
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Defense Date: 08/27/2009
Thesis Project: Genetic Pathways of Lyst and Exfoliation Syndrome
PhD Advisor: Michael Anderson
Current Position:

Wegman, Lauren
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Defense Date: 04/16/2009
Thesis Project: Control of Drosophila larval behavioral transitions by peripheral sensory neurons
PhD Advisor: Wayne Johnson
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Radiation Oncology, 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