Alumni
(previous five years)
| Student | PI | Year Graduated | Dissertation Title |
| David Steiner | Ansel | 2012 | MicroRNA Regulation of Helper T Cell Cytokine Production and Differentiation |
| Ben Freeze | Kreitzer | 2012 | Optogenetic Dissection of Pathway-Specific Processing in the Basal Ganglia |
| Emily Elliott | Lowell | 2012 | Neutrophils as the Key Mediators of Antibody-induced Arthritis and Edema: The Central Role of Syk |
| Nicole Santos | Reiter | 2012 | |
| Emily Thornton | Krummel | 2012 | Lung Surveillance Revealed by Two-Photon Live Imaging |
| Julie Hunkapiller | Reiter | 2011 | The Role of Cilia and Polycomb-like 3 in Embryonic Stem Cell Maintenance and Differentiation |
| William Schachterle | Black | 2011 | |
| April Price | Locksley | 2011 | Reporter mice reveal unexpected sources of effector cytokines |
| Emily Gogol | Gross | 2011 | Discovery and Relevance of the Cell Envelope Stress Response sRNA Network in E.coli |
| Helen Hwang | Rulifson | 2011 | |
| Rebecca Lock | Debnath | 2011 | Novel functions for autophagy during Ras transformation |
| John Morris | Hebrok | 2011 | Rewired pancreatic plasticity and the specification of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma precursors |
| Varvara Zeldovich | Bakardjiev | 2011 | Placental Defenses against Infection |
| Kristen Coakley | Roose | 2011 | Regulation of RasGRP1 protein in thymocyte development and peripheral T cells |
| Kathryn Austgen | Oakes/Ganem | 2011 | Dissecting the ER stress-induced Apoptotic Pathway |
| You Bin Lin | Brückner | 2011 |
Characterization of regulators of blood cell number identified in a Drosophila genome-wide RNAi screen |
| Yun Choi | McManus | 2011 | On RNA 3’-end Oligouridylation |
| Jana Broadhurst | McCune | 2011 | |
| Amy Young | McCormick | 2011 | Regulation of mitogen-activated protein kinase and phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling by wild-type and oncogenic Ras |
| Alana Lerner | Papa | 2011 | Investigation of apoptosis under endoplasmic reticulum stress during diabetes pathogenesis |
| Lisa Kelly | Cyster | 2011 | EBI2 positions naïve and activated B cells |
| Bethann Hromatka | Fisher | 2011 | |
| Jesse Green | Cyster | 2011 | The sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor S1P2 maintains the homeostasis of germinal center B cells and promotes niche confinement |
| Corey Miller | McCune | 2011 | The sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor S1P2 maintains the homeostasis of germinal center B cells and promotes niche confinement |
| Jan Lui | Kriegstein | 2011 | Developmental expansion of the human neocortex |
| Joyce Hu | Matloubian | 2011 | |
| Yvan Chanthery | Weiss W. | 2011 | Paracrine signaling through MYCN enhances tumor-vascular interactions in neuroblastoma |
| Armando Lemus | Engel | 2011 | Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoT amino acid residues necessary for its proteasomal dependent degradation in the host cytoplasm |
| Landys Lopez-Quezada | McKerrow | 2011 | Function of Macromolecular Serine Protease Inhibitors in the Human Blood Fluke Schistosoma mansoni |
| Wanda Kwan | Muchowski | 2011 | Investigating the Role of Microglia and the Immune System in Huntington's Disease |
| Nga Bien-Ly | Huang Y | 2011 |
Investigating the Effect of C-Terminal Truncated Apolipoprotein E4 on Amyloid-Beta-Induced Neuronal and Behavioral Deficits in Mice |
| Shuyi Zhang | McKerrow | 2011 | Characterization of the host macrophage response to intracellular protozoan pathogens |
| Mary Mohrin | Passegue | 2011 | DNA damage response and DNA repair during hematopoietic differentiation and development |
| Lilliana Radoshevich | Debnath | 2011 | ATG12 Conjugation to ATG3 Modulates Mitochondrial Homeostasis and Cell Death |
| Nichole Reyes | Oakes | 2011 | The Role of the Mitochondrial Apoptotic Pathway in Neuronal Development and Survival |
| Daniel Garcia | Evan | 2011 | Using switchable mouse models to assess the therapeutic potential of MdmX and E2F3 |
| Julia Gilden | Krummel | 2011 |
Control of the T Cell Cortex by the Septin Cytoskeleton |
| Steve Chmura | Killeen | 2011 | In Vivo Genetic Fate Mapping of T-cell Receptor Signal Strength |
| Nathan Hunkapiller | Fisher | 2011 | Human Trophoblast Differentiation and Invasion During Normal Pregnancy and Preeclampsia |
| Jaime Lopez | Toczyski | 2011 | Damage-dependent Regulation of DNA Replication |
| Abigail Miller | McCormick | 2011 | A novel role for a complex of PDZ proteins in PI3K signaling |
| Jesse Lyons | McCormick | 2011 | Investigating the role of MC1R and cAMP signaling in melanoma |
| Shan-Shan Zhang | Bruneau | 2010 | Connexin the dots in the His-Purkinje system: uncovering Irx3 function in cardiac conduction |
| Cristina Penaranda | Bluestone | 2010 | Therapeutic interventions to modulate the anti-islet response in autoimmune diabetes |
| Courtney Anderson | Black | 2010 | The role of the transcription factor MEF2C in cardiac and skeletal muscle metabolism |
| Elizabeth Theusch | Gitschier | 2010 | The genetic epidemiology of absolute pitch |
| Sue-Ann Lee | Muchowski | 2010 | Implication of the endosomal trafficking pathway in alpha-synuclein pathogenesis |
| Christopher Hackett | Weiss W | 2010 | Deciphering neuroblastoma development with classical genetics, exon arrays, and transposon mutagenesis |
| Collin Melton | Blelloch | 2010 | Opposing microRNAs regulate mouse embryonic stem cell self-renewal |
| Marine Champsaur | Lanier | 2010 | Effects of NKG2D ligand expression on host immune responses |
| Brigitte Watkins | Brown | 2010 | Modulation of Host Inflammatory Responses by SecA2 of Mycobacterium marinum |
| Jonathan Esensten | Bluestone | 2010 | Transcription factors in CD4+ T cell activation and differentiation |
| Marcus Zachariah | Cyster | 2010 | T cell egress from the thymus via corticomedullary blood vessels |
| Rachel Jacks | Diamond | 2010 | Tau Fibrils Enter Cells By Macroendocytosis |
| Janet Lau | Hebrok | 2010 | Hedgehog signaling during pancreas development |
| Davina Wu | Locksley | 2010 | Type 2 Cytokines in Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Regulation |
| Kate Stewart | Weaver | 2010 | The Role of SWI/SNF Chromatin Remodeling in the Regulation of Stromal-Epithelial Interactions in Breast Tumorigenesis |
| Patrick Murphy | Wang | 2010 | Notch Signaling in Brain Angiogenesis: Mechanisms of Arterial Venous Specification and Arteriovenous Malformation |
| Suzanne Angeli | Diamond | 2010 | Identification and Characterization of Actin-Binding Motifs on the Androgen Receptor and Huntingtin: Implications for Polyglutamine Disease |
| Pooja Agarwal | Black | 2009 | The Transcription Factor MEF2C Is Required For Craniofacial and Melanocyte Development |
| Ryan Swenerton | McKerrow | 2009 | Biochemical and Functional Characterization of Serine Proteases in Leishmania |
| Vanessa Angeles | Reijo Pera | 2009 | Characterization of NANOS Expression and Function in Human Germ Cells |
| Jessica Van Ziffle | Lowell | 2009 | Neutrophils require Syk kinase to mount an effective host response to bacterial infection |
| Cory Nicholas | Reijo Pera | 2009 | Embryonic stem cell-derived oocyte development in follicles by transplantation into an endogenous ovarian niche |
| Rebecca Botelho | McCune | 2009 | Plasmacytoid dendritic cell function in pathogenic vs. non-pathogenic HIV and SIV infection |
| Kelly Haston | Reijo Pera | 2009 | The Role of Dazl in Maintenance of Pluripotency and Murine Germ Cell Development in vivo and in vitro. |
| Cathy Collins | Brown | 2009 | Host Ubiquitination of Cytosolic Mycobacteria |
| Trinna Cuellar | McManus | 2009 | The Role of Dicer in Post-mitotic Dopaminoceptive Neurons and Turnover of Dicer Generated MiRNAs |
| Bess Frost | Diamond | 2009 | Prion-Like Characteristics of the Microtubule-Associated Protein Tau |
| Cynthia Mysinger | McCormick | 2009 | CAR is Not Required for Adenovirus Infection: Integrin alpha v beta 5 Mediates Binding to CAR-Negative Cells |
| Elizabeth Sharp | Nixon | 2009 | Ethnic & Gender Immune Response Differences |
| Won-Suk Chung | Stainier | 2009 | Induction of Pancreatic Beta Cells in Zebrafish |
| Jeff Mold | McCune | 2009 | The Development of the Human Fetal Adaptive Immune System and Its Role in Promoting Immunological Tolerance |
| Alika Maunakea | Costello | 2008 | A conserved role for intragenic DNA methylation in cell context-specific gene regulation |
| Elizabeth Co | Fisher | 2008 | The immune paradox of human pregnancy: Fetal trophoblasts and maternal leukocytes |
| Sarah Elson | Johnson | 2008 | Characterization of the She3-dependent RNA transport system in Candida albicans |
| Dustin Khiem | Black | 2008 | The transcription factor MEF2C regulates B cell maturation, proliferation, and function |
| Angell Shieh | Shannon | 2008 | Interrogating the roles of specific downstream effector pathways in the pathogenesis of hematopoietic malignancies initiated by oncogenic K-RasG12D |
| Larry Shiow | Cyster | 2008 | The Regulation and Mechanism of Lymphocyte Egress |
| Zaman Mirzadeh | Alavarez-Buylla | 2008 | Epithelial organization of the adult neural stem cell niche |
| Vernon Phan | McCormick | 2008 | |
| Jennifer Lilla | Werb | 2008 | The role of mast cells and plasma kallikrein in mammary gland development |
| Andrea Wolf | Ernst | 2007 | In vivo analysis of factors affecting the dynamics of the adaptive immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and contributing to bacterial persistence |
| Emil Palacios | Weiss A | 2007 | On the signaling of the pre-TCR |
| David Rosen | Lanier | 2007 | Lectins with Ligands: NKR-P1A and LLT1 in human immunity |
| Susan Levin | Weiss A | 2007 | Small-Molecule Inhibition of ZAP-70 Kinase Activity |
| Kelly DuBois | McKerrow | 2007 | Disparate roles of cysteine proteases in the lifecycle of Giardia |
| Tiffany Reese | Locksley | 2007 | Chitin in allergic immunity |
| Miles Berger | Tecott | 2007 | The role of serotonin receptors and other related GPCRs in regulating pancreatic islet development and novelty-related behaviors |
| Vikas Gupta | Weiss A. | 2007 | B cells drive lymphocyte activation and expansion in mice with the CD45 wedge mutation and Fas deficiency |
| Siddhartha Mitra | Finkbeiner | 2007 | Probing the Cellular Pathogenesis of Huntington's Disease through Longitudinal Single-cell Analysis |
| Suzanne Schubbert | Shannon | 2007 | Analysis of Ras pathway mutations in myeloid leukemia and developmental disorders |
| Chris Allen | Cyster | 2007 | Germinal Center Dark and Light Zone Organization and Cellular Dynamics |
| Claudia Grossmann | Ganem | 2007 | The Role of NFkappaB in KSHV Pathogenesis |
| Jeff Stone | Andino | 2007 | Understanding viral quasispecies, viral escape, and implications for the design of novel antiviral strategies |
| Jennifer Wade | Tecott | 2007 | Effects of the Serotonin 2C Receptor on Glucose Homeostasis |
| Michelle Shih | Farese | 2007 | Dgat1 modulates hair cycling and is essential for retinoid homeostasis in the skin |
| Danielle Behonick | Werb | 2007 | A study of MMPs during skeletal development and repair |
| Luke Barron | Abbas | 2007 | The roles of Bim-dependent apoptosis in controlling the responses of CD4+ T cells |
| James Linton | Reichardt | 2007 | Nephronectin and α 8β1 integrin: novel roles for adhesion and signaling in the developing metanephric kidney |
| Aaron Tooley | Krummel | 2007 | Septin Function in T Lymphocyte Crawling and Structural Integrity |
| Patrick Heiser | Hebrok | 2007 | WNT signaling in pancreas development and disease |
| Leslie Chu | Li | 2007 | Inheritance of Epigenetic Chromatin States |
| Claudio Villanueva | Farese |
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Differential requirements of triglyceride synthesis enzymes in the development of hepatic steatosis |
| Rachel Friedman | Krummel | 2007 | Early T cell activation in the lymphoid milieu |
| Brandon Davis (MSTP) | Ferriero | 2007 | VEGF signaling mechanisms in increased blood brain barrier permeability following hypoxia |
| Kimberley Stopak | Greene | 2007 | The Regulation of APOBEC3G by Host and Viral Factors |
| Prerana Jayakumar | Verdin | 2006 | HIV, Tat, and the biology of CXCR4 |
| Marla Abodeely | McKerrow | 2006 | Cysteine protease trafficking and function in Giardia lamblia |
| Eric Jaehnig | Black | 2006 | increased susceptibility to isoproterenol-induced cardiac hypertrophy in mice lacking HRCBP |
| Rayna Takaki Venook | Lanier | 2006 | Tumor Immunosurveillance by Natural Killer Cells |
| Alex Pastuszak (MSTP) | Frankel | 2006 | Keeping Track of Transcription and Splicing Using HIV-1 Tat |
| Sarah Stanley | Cox | 2006 | An alternative secretion system in M. tuberculosis mediates the host pathogen interaction |
| Hosein Kouros-Mehr (MSTP) | Werb | 2006 | GATA-3 maintains luminal cell differentiation in the mammary gland and in breast cancer |
| Anatoly Urisman (MSTP) | DeRisi | 2006 | Viral Detection and Discovery: Using DNA Microarrays |
| Vikram Rao (MSTP) | Finkbeiner | 2006 | AMPA receptors regulate transcription of Arc, a gene essential for learning and memory |
| Demetris Iacovides | McCormick | 2006 | Regulation of Translation During Adenovirus Infection |
| Sam Williams | Greene | 2006 | Regulation of HIV-1 postintegration latency by NF-kappa-B |
| Ann-Marie Cruz | McCune | 2006 | Impact of Coreceptor Tropism on HIV-1 Viral Output in Primary T Cells |
| Jason Kreisberg | Greene | 2006 | Host and viral factors controlling HIV pathogenesis |
| Eleanor Kincaid | Ernst | 2006 | Subverting macrophage function: Mechanisms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis inhibition of IFN- g responses |
| Maria Christophorou | Evan | 2006 | Temporal dissection of p53 function in vivo and in vitro |