Asp, Erik
Institution: St. Olaf College
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Neuroscience
PhD Advisor: Matthew Rizzo MD
Research Description: awareness and metacognition in brain-damaged populations

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#1 Matthew Rizzo, MD, Professor, Neurology
#2 Daniel Tranel, PhD, Professor, Neurology
#3 Steven Anderson, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurology

Barnes, J. Matthew
Institution: Idaho State University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
PhD Advisor: Michael Henry PhD
Research Description: The role of endothelin receptors in the metastasis of human prostate cancer to identify possible therapeutic targets.

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#1 Alex Horswill, PhD, Assistant Professor, Microbiology
#2 Michael Knudson, MD/PhD, Associate Professor, Pathology
#3 Michael Henry, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Barr, Jennifer
Institution: Hope College
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2007-2008
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
PhD Advisor: David Motto MD, PhD
Research Description: Investigation into the structure/function of the blood coagulation protein, VonWillebrand Factor, and its role in regulating normal hemostasis

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#1 Brian Schutte, PhD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics
#2 John Colgan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
#3 David Motto, MD/PhD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

Bartelt, Rebekah
Institution: Augustana College
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Microbiology
PhD Advisor: Jon Houtman PhD
Research Description:  

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#1 Jon Houtman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Microbiology
#2 Jerrold Weiss, PhD, Professor, Internal Medicine
#3 Alex Horswill, PhD, Assistant Professor, Microbiology

Brutinel, Evan
Institution: University of Iowa
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Microbiology
PhD Advisor: Timothy Yahr PhD
Research Description:  

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#1 Bradley Jones, PhD, Associate Professor, Microbiology
#2 Lois Weisman, PhD, Associate Professor, Biochemistry
#3 Timothy Yahr, PhD, Assistant Professor, Microbiology

Campbell, Colleen
Institution: Sarah Lawrence College
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Genetics
PhD Advisor: Richard Smith MD
Research Description: Investigating the genetic factors involved in the development of complex hearing loss disorders such as autoimmune inner ear disease and Meniere's disease.

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#1 Bento Soares, PhD, Professor, Pediatrics
#2 Richard Smith, MD, Professor, Otolaryngology
#3 Richard Smith, MD, Professor, Otolaryngology

Cradick, Thomas
Institution: Univ of California - San Francisco
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
PhD Advisor: Anton McCaffrey PhD
Research Description: Developing anti-viral technologies to use with RNAi against Hepatitis B

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#1 Paul McCray, MD, Professor, Pediatrics
#2 Anton McCaffrey, PhD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
#3 Anton McCaffrey, PhD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

Dickey, David
Institution: University of Iowa
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
PhD Advisor: Joseph Zabner MD
Research Description: Investigating adeno-associated virus serotype 5 for potential use as a gene therapy vector

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#1 Joseph Zabner, MD, Professor, Internal Medicine
#2 Edwin Stone, PhD/MD, Professor, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
#3 Jack Stapleton, MD, Professor, Internal Medicine

Drake, Justin
Institution: Minnesota State University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
PhD Advisor: Michael Henry PhD
Research Description: Investigating the mechanism of prostate cancer bone metastasis using in vivo
bioluminescent imaging.

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#1 Wendy Maury, Wendy, Assistant Professor, Microbiology
#2 Steve Varga, PhD, Assistant Professor, Microbiology
#3 Michael Henry, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Ealy, Megan
Institution: Ball State University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Genetics
PhD Advisor: Richard Smith MD
Research Description: Investigating the genetic components of otosclerosis.

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#1 David Price, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry
#2 Richard Smith, MD, Professor, Otolaryngology
#3 Curt Sigmund, PhD, Professor, Internal Medicine

Exline, Colin
Institution: Univervisty of Nebraska
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Microbiology
PhD Advisor: C. Martin Stoltzfus PhD
Research Description: Characterization of positive elements affecting HIV-1 splice site utilization and their effects on viral replication.

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#1 C. Martin Stoltzfus, PhD, Professor, Microbiology
#2 Richard Roller, PhD, Associate Professor, Microbiology
#3 Steve Varga, PhD, Assistant Professor, Microbiology

Fisher, John
Institution: Utah State University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
PhD Advisor: John Engelhardt PhD
Research Description: CFTR function and airway submucosal gland role in innate immunity

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#1 Mark Stamnes, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#2 John Engelhardt, PhD, Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology
#3 Paul McCray, MD, Professor, Pediatrics

Frembgen Kesner, Tamara
Institution: University of Iowa
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Biochemistry
PhD Advisor: Adrian Elcock PhD
Research Description: Using computational methods to investigate protein-ligand interactions.

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#1 Madeline Shea, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry
#2 Minnetta Gardinier, PhD, Associate Professor, Pharmacology
#3 Sonya Franklin, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
#4 Adrian Elcock, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

Garrett, Andrew
Institution: Cedarville University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Neuroscience
PhD Advisor: Joshua Weiner PhD
Research Description: Gamma protocadherins in synapse development and specificity

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#1 Johannes Hell, PhD, Associate Professor, Pharmacology
#2 Stefan Strack, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
#3 Joshua Weiner, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences

Hamm, Christopher
Institution: SUNY - Plattsburgh
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2001-2002
PhD Program: Genetics
PhD Advisor: Bento Soares PhD
Research Description: Gene expression analysis of Swarm Rat Chondrosarcoma using SAGE. One goal of this research is to identify genes and pathways involved in tumor growth and metastasis.

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#1 Henry (Hank) Paulson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neurology
#2 Brian Schutte, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
#3 Bento Soares, PhD, Professor, Pediatrics

Hankel, Isaiah
Institution: Franklin & Marshall
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
PhD Advisor: John Colgan PhD
Research Description: Lymphopoiesis; specifically, the characterization of novel proteins required for B cell development.

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#1 John Colgan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
#2 Kris DeMali, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry
#3 Thomas Waldschmidt, PhD, Professor, Pathology

Hanson, Sara
Institution: Buena Vista University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2007-2008
PhD Program: Genetics
PhD Advisor: John Logsdon PhD
Research Description:  

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#1 Steve Varga, PhD, Assistant Professor, Microbiology
#2 John Logsdon, PhD, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
#3 A Klingelhutz, PhD, Associate Professor, Microbiology

Hazelett, Clay (Charles)
Institution: Ursinus College
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
PhD Advisor: Charles Yeaman PhD
Research Description: Polarized secretion and membrane trafficking

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#1 Charles Yeaman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology
#2 Larry Oberley, PhD, Professor, Radiation Oncology
#3 Christopher Stipp, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences

Hehnly, Heidi
Institution: University of Rochester
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
PhD Advisor: Mark Stamnes PhD
Research Description: The study of Shiga toxin's retrograde traffic in cells, focusing primarily on Shiga toxin's use of microtubules and motor proteins.

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#1 Scott Moye-Rowley, PhD, Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#2 Mark Stamnes, PhD, Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#3 Wayne Johnson, PhD, Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Howell, Craig
Institution: Stephen F. Austin State Univ
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
PhD Advisor: Todd Washington PhD
Research Description: Examining the enzymatic activity of selected DNA polymerase zeta mutants.

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#1 Marc Wold, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry
#2 John Donelson, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry
#3 M. Todd Washington, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

Hulstrand, Alissa
Institution: College of Saint Benedict
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Genetics
PhD Advisor: Doug Houston PhD
Research Description: Characterization of early development genes in Xenopus laevis, specifically genes for maternal RNAs present in the oocyte.

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#1 Robert Malone, PhD, Professor, Biological Sciences
#2 John Logsdon, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
#3 Douglas Houston, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences

Infanger, David
Institution: Carleton College
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
PhD Advisor: Robin Davisson PhD
Research Description: Understanding redox-mediated signaling dysfunction in the brain in post-myocardial infarction induced heart failure.

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#1 Mark Stamnes, PhD, Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#2 Andrew Russo, PhD, Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#3 Robin Davisson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology

Kaufman, Justin
Institution: Loras College
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
PhD Advisor: David Sheff MD, PhD
Research Description:  

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#1 Michael Welsh, MD, Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#2 Henry Paulson, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurology
#3 Charles Yeaman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology
#4 David Sheff, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

Kim, Jinsil
Institution: Idaho State University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
PhD Advisor: Adam Dupuy PhD
Research Description: Identification of breast cancer candidate genes in a mouse model

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#1 Pamela Geyer, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry
#2 Stefan Strack, PhD, Associate Professor, Pharmacology
#3 Adam Dupuy, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology

Kondratowicz, Andrew
Institution: Illinois State University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Microbiology
PhD Advisor: Wendy Maury PhD
Research Description: Identifying the cellular receptor(s) for Ebola virus.

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#1 Steven Clegg, PhD, Professor, Microbiology
#2 Mary Wilson, MD, Professor, Internal Medicine
#3 Richard Roller, PhD, Associate Professor, Microbiology

Koscik, Timothy
Institution: University of Toronto
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Neuroscience
PhD Advisor: Daniel Tranel PhD
Research Description: Drug abuse, social conduct, decision-making, and sexual behaviour in relation to sex-related, cerebral functional asymmetry using neurological patients with focal brain lesions

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#1 Peggy Nopoulos, MD, Professor, Psychiatry
#2 Daniel Tranel, PhD, Professor, Neurology
#3 Daniel Tranel, PhD, Professor, Neurology

Maduka, Uchechukwu
Institution: Univ of Northern Iowa
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2007-2008
PhD Program: Pharmacology
PhD Advisor: Johannes Hell PhD
Research Description: Define the role of CaMKII binding to the NMDA-type glutamate receptor in chronic pain

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#1 Raymond Hohl, MD, PhD, Professor, Internal Medicine
#2 Johannes Hell, PhD, Professor, Pharmacology
#3 Adrian Elcock, PhD, Associate Professor, Biochemistry

Maga, Tara
Institution: George Washington University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Genetics
PhD Advisor: Richard Smith MD
Research Description: Screening candidate genes, including those in the Factor H related family, for mutations that are associated with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS).

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#1 Richard Smith, MD, Professor, Otolaryngology
#2 Lori Wallrath, PhD, Associate Professor, Biochemistry
#3 Robert Cornell, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology

Manuel, Antonio
Institution: University of Iowa
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Chemistry
PhD Advisor: Jan-Uwe Rhode PhD
Research Description: Synthesis of reactive transition metal complexes suitable for activation of small molecules and elements. Examples of these molecules include dioxygen, carbon monoxide, sulfur, nitrous oxide, and hydrogen. Chemical reactions with these activated molecules will also be examined.

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#1 Jason Telford, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
#2 Amnon Kohen, PhD, Associate Professor, Chemistry
#3 Jan-Uwe Rhode, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Mao, Mao
Institution: Univ. of Science & Technology - PRC
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
PhD Advisor: Michael Anderson PhD
Research Description: Understanding the neuronal aspects of glaucomas

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#1 Stefan Strack, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
#2 Toshihiro Kitamoto, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anesthesia
#3 Michael Anderson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Martin, Janine
Institution: Iowa State University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Genetics
PhD Advisor: Pedro  Gonzalez-Alegre MD
Research Description: Investigating RNAi therapies for DYT1 dystonia in mouse models

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#1 Val Sheffield, PhD, Professor, Pediatrics
#2 Andrew Lidral, PhD/DDS, Associate Professor, Orthodontics
#3 Richard Smith, MD, Professor, Otolaryngology
#4 Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre, MD, Assistant Professor, Neurology

Mason, Aaron
Institution: Cornell College
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Biochemistry
PhD Advisor: Marc Wold PhD
Research Description: Defining conformational changes of Replication Protein A with various DNA intermediates and regulatory events.

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#1 Marc Wold, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry
#2 Amnon Kohen, PhD, Associate Professor, Chemistry
#3 Jan Jensen, PhD, Associate Professor, Chemistry
#4 Todd Washington, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

McNeill, Matthew
Institution: Miami University - Ohio
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Neuroscience
PhD Advisor: Robert Cornell PhD
Research Description: I am investigating survival pathways of an early, transient population of sensory spinal chord neurons, called Rohon-Beards, in the developing zebrafish.

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#1 Mark Chapleau, PhD, Professor, Internal Medicine
#2 Michael Dailey, PhD, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
#3 Robert Cornell, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology

Meyer, Kacie
Institution: Univ of Northern Iowa
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Genetics
PhD Advisor: Thomas Wassink MD
Research Description: Studying the genetics of autism by using copy number variants to find candidate genes and screening candidate genes for mutations

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#1 Andrew Lidral, PhD,DDS, Associate Professor, Orthodontics
#2 Scott Moye-Rowley, PhD, Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#3 Thomas Wassink, MD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Muniz, Viviane
Institution: Univ de Santo Amaro
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2007-2008
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
PhD Advisor: Dawn Quelle PhD
Research Description:  

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#1 Anton McCaffrey, PhD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
#2 Dawn Quelle, PhD, Associate Professor, Pharmacology
#3 Mary Horne, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

Nelson, Elke
Institution: Shippensburg University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
PhD Advisor: Kris DeMali PhD
Research Description: Determining the potential of a Vinculin-Targeting Peptide as a stimulator of cell-cell adhesion.

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#1 Joseph Cullen, MD, Professor, Surgery
#2 Kris DeMali, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry
#3 Fiorenza Ianzini, PhD, Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

Netland, Jason
Institution: University of Iowa
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Immunology
PhD Advisor: Stanley Perlman MD, PhD
Research Description: Investigating the role of SARS coronavirus nonstructural proteins in viral replication and pathogenesis

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#1 Stanley Perlman, MD, PhD, Professor, Microbiology
#2 John Harty, PhD, Professor, Microbiology
#3 Todd Washington, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

Olson, Leah
Institution: Iowa State University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Genetics
PhD Advisor: Brian Schutte PhD
Research Description: The genetic contribution to wound healing in cell culture and model systems.

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#1 Doug Houston, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
#2 Brian Schutte, PhD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics
#3 Prabhat Goswami, PhD, Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

Overgaard, Christian
Institution: Buena Vista University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
PhD Advisor: Charles Yeaman PhD
Research Description: Membrane trafficking and cancer biology

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#1 Sonya Franklin, PhD, Associate Professor, Chemistry
#2 Charles Yeaman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology
#3 David Soll, PhD, Professor, Biological Sciences

Packer, Amy
Institution: University of Puget Sound
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
PhD Advisor: Beverly Davidson PhD
Research Description: Investigating the role of microRNAs in Huntington's Disease

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#1 Pamela Geyer, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry
#2 John Harty, PhD, Professor, Microbiology
#3 Beverly Davidson, PhD, Professor, Internal Medicine

Packer, Hans
Institution: University of Puget Sound
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Neuroscience
PhD Advisor: Robert Philibert MD, PhD
Research Description: Currently I am studying the genetic aspects of schizophrenia. I also have a strong interest in the mechanisms behind neurodegenerative diseases and what happens to the brain as we get older.

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#1 Jane Paulsen, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurology
#2 Robert Philibert, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry
#3 Stefan Strack, PhD, Associate Professor, Pharmacology

Pelham, Christopher
Institution: Northwest Missouri State Univ
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2007-2008
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
PhD Advisor: Curt Sigmund PhD
Research Description:  

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#1 Dan Weeks, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry
#2 Kathleen Sluka, PhD, Professor, Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science
#3 Curt Sigmund, PhD, Professor, Internal Medicine

Pierce, Stephanie
Institution: Central Michigan University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
PhD Advisor: Sarah England PhD
Research Description: Characterize the role of SK3 channels in term and preterm labor

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#1 Wayne Johnson, PhD, Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#2 Michael Henry, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#3 Sarah England, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Pinto, Belinda
Institution: Univ of Mumbai
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
PhD Advisor: Pamela Geyer PhD
Research Description: Studying the role of a group of nuclear envelope proteins ,called the LEM domain proteins, in chromatin organization using Drosophila as a model system.

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#1 Paul McCray, MD, Professor, Pediatrics
#2 Adrian Elcock, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry
#3 Josep Comeron, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
#4 Pamela Geyer, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry

Qin, Xiaoyan
Institution: East China Univ of Sci & Tech
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2007-2008
PhD Program: Human Toxicology
PhD Advisor: Michael Duffel PhD
Research Description:  

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#1 Garry Buettner, PhD, Professor, Radiation Oncology
#2 Michael Duffel, PhD, Professor, Medicinal & Natural Products Chemistry
#3 Larry Robertson, PhD, Professor, Occupational & Environmental Health

Raborn, R. Taylor
Institution: Queens University - Canada
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Biology
PhD Advisor: John Logsdon PhD
Research Description: Features within 5’ untranslated regions (5’UTRs) of mRNA have been shown to play a role in their translation, localization and degradation. Despite this, there remains a real gap in knowledge regarding the precise lengths of 5’UTR in eukaryotes. My research project within the Logsdon lab aims to measure 5’UTR lengths for a wide variety of S. cerevisiae genes during several physiological states, and to begin to ascribe functional meaning to these data on a genomic level.

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#1 Mary Horne, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
#2 Dawn Quelle, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
#3 Michael Cohen, MD, Professor, Pathology
#4 Pamela Geyer, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry

Riordan, Jesse
Institution: Iowa State University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2007-2008
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
PhD Advisor: Adam Dupuy PhD
Research Description: Identification and characterization of genes which, when disrupted or overexpressed, contribute to the development of cancer

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#1 Adam Dupuy, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology
#2 Beverly Davidson, PhD, Professor, Internal Medicine
#3 Amit Choudhury, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology

Rogers, Laura
Institution: University of Iowa
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2007-2008
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
PhD Advisor: Adam Dupuy PhD
Research Description: Characterization of a candidate cancer gene and its role in squamous cell carcinoma

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#1 Lee-Ann Allen, PhD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
#2 Keri Hornbuckle, PhD, Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
#3 Adam Dupuy, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology

Saraf, Amit
Institution: MacMaster University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Pharmacology
PhD Advisor: Stefan Strack PhD
Research Description: Identify the specific regulatory subunit(s) of the PP2A holoenzyme which mediate the dephosphorylation and thereby inactivation of Tyrosine hydroxylase(TH).

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#1 Johannes Hell, PhD, Associate Professor, Pharmacology
#2 A. Kim Johnson, PhD, Professor, Psychology
#3 Stefan Strack, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

Schmidt, Jennifer
Institution: DePaul University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
PhD Advisor: Scott Moye-Rowley PhD
Research Description:  

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#1 Gail Bishop, PhD, Professor, Microbiology
#2 Thomas Griffith, MD, Assistant Professor, Urology
#3 Bruce Hostager, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
#4 Scott Moye-Rowley, PhD, Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Schneider, Igor
Institution: Federal Univ of Para (Brazil)
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Genetics
PhD Advisor: Diane Slusarski PhD
Research Description: Elucidate the mechanisms by which the Wnt/Ca2+ pathway mediates its biological effect in development and disease.

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#1 Diane Slusarski, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
#2 Michael Rebagliati, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology
#3 Bento Soares, PhD, Professor, Pediatrics
#4 Val Sheffield, MD/PhD, Professor, Pediatrics

Schneider, Patricia
Institution: Federal University of Para
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Genetics
PhD Advisor: Douglas Houston PhD
Research Description: Study of the molecular basis of early cell differentiation and tissue organization through loss-and gain-of-function experiments using Xenopus as a model.

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#1 Brian Schutte, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
#2 Bento Soares, PhD, Professor, Pediatrics
#3 Mary Wilson, MD, Professor, Internal Medicine
#4 Douglas Houston, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences

Shepherd, Tyson
Institution: Illinois State University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Biochemistry
PhD Advisor: Ernesto Fuentes PhD
Research Description: Determining structure, dynamics, and function of Rho-family guanine exchange factors using NMR and other biophysical techniques.

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#1 Subramanian Ramaswamy, PhD, Associate Professor, Biochemistry
#2 Claudio Margulis, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
#3 Adrian Elcock, PhD, Associate Professor, Biochemistry
#4 Ernesto Fuentes, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

Soshnev, Alexey
Institution: St. Petersburg State University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
PhD Advisor: Pamela Geyer PhD
Research Description: The mechanism of independent gene expression in Drosophila yellow-achaete locus; the roles of non-coding intergenic transcripts and 1A2 Su(Hw) insulator

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#1 Nikolai Artemyev, PhD, Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#2 Pamela Geyer, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry
#3 Beverly Davidson, PhD, Professor, Internal Medicine

Souter, Skye
Institution: Smith College
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2002-2003
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
PhD Advisor: Gloria Lee PhD
Research Description: investigating a potential tau-interacting protein that was pulled
out of a yeast two-hybrid study; this protein may play a role in neuronal
apoptosis.

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#1 Gloria Lee, PhD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
#2 John Donelson, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry
#3 Mary Wilson, MD, Professor, Internal Medicine
#4 Scott Moye-Rowley, PhD, Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Sowa, Jennifer
Institution: Northwestern College
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Immunology
PhD Advisor: Timothy Ratliff PhD
Research Description: Determining the mechanism(s) by which collagen matrices enhance T cell activation and tumor immunity.

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#1 Thomas Griffith, MD, Assistant Professor, Urology
#2 Gail Bishop, PhD, Professor, Microbiology
#3 Zuhair Ballas, MD, Professor, Internal Medicine
#4 Timothy Ratliff, PhD, Professor, Urology

Stringer, Daniel
Institution: University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
PhD Advisor: Robert Piper PhD
Research Description: Developing a technique to attatch a single ubiquitin molecule to a membrane bound protein, causing it to traffic to late endosomes and lysosomes to be degraded.

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#1 Charles Yeaman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology
#2 Robert Piper, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#3 David Sheff, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

Svensson, Robert
Institution: University of Bath, UK
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
PhD Advisor: Michael Henry PhD
Research Description: Investigating the use of RNAi as a therapy for advanced prostate cancer

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#1 Timothy Ratliff, PhD, Professor, Urology
#2 Michael Henry, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#3 Michael Henry, PhD, Associate Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Thalhofer, Colin
Institution: Gonzaga University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Immunology
PhD Advisor: Mary Wilson MD
Research Description: Research is focused on developing a mouse model using an in vivo bioluminescence imaging system to study Leishmania infection.

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#1 Timothy Ratliff, PhD, Professor, Urology
#2 Craig Morita, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
#3 Mary Wilson, MD, Professor, Internal Medicine

Trantow, Colleen
Institution: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
PhD Advisor: Michael Anderson PhD
Research Description: My research is aimed at understanding fundamental physiological properties of the eye and the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the glaucomas using functional mouse genetics as well as a variety of molecular, cellular, immunological, and neurobiological techniques.

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#1 Mary Horne, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
#2 Nikolai Artemyev, PhD, Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#3 Michael Anderson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Ulrich, Jason
Institution: Quincy University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Pharmacology
PhD Advisor: Johannes Hell PhD
Research Description: Regulation and Function of Pyk2 in the Post-synaptic density

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#1 Johannes Hell, PhD, Associate Professor, Pharmacology
#2 Stefan Strack, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
#3 Gloria Lee, MD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine

Van Otterloo, Eric
Institution: Dordt College
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2006-2007
PhD Program: Anatomy & Cell Biology
PhD Advisor: Robert Cornell PhD
Research Description: Neural crest induction in early embryonic development

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#1 Andrew Russo, PhD, Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#2 Thomas Wassink, MD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
#3 Robert Cornell, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology

Weatherford, Eric
Institution: Iowa State University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
PhD Advisor: Curt Sigmund PhD
Research Description: Validating the role of transcription factors that regulate renin expression.

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#1 Allen Lee-Ann, PhD, Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
#2 Curt Sigmund, PhD, Professor, Internal Medicine

Wegman, Lauren
Institution: Case Western Reserve Univ
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2003-2004
PhD Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
PhD Advisor: Wayne Johnson PhD
Research Description: Determining the mechanism of sensory transduction in the multiple dendritic neurons of the drosophila melanogaster peripheral nervous system.

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#1 Robert Cornell, PhD, Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology
#2 Andrew Russo, PhD, Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
#3 Wayne Johnson, PhD, Professor, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

Wernett, Pamela
Institution: Mount Mercy College
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Neuroscience
PhD Advisor: Robert Philibert MD, PhD
Research Description: Investigating the role of HOPA/Med12 in zebrafish development to further understand its underlying mechanisms in mediating vulnerability to schizophrenia and possibly depression and hypothyroidism in humans

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#1 Philibert Robert, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Pyschiatry
#2 David Moser, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry
#3 Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre, MD, Assistant Professor, Neurology

Xie, Weiliang
Institution: Purdue University
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2005-2006
PhD Program: Molecular & Cellular Biology
PhD Advisor: John Engelhardt PhD
Research Description: Characterizing adult stem cells in the submucosal gland within airways and defining the niches which these cells reside

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#1 Fisher Rory, PhD, Associate Professor, Pharmacology
#2 John Engelhardt, PhD, Professor, Anatomy & Cell Biology
#3 Stefan Strack, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology

Zagorodna, Oksana
Institution: Grand View College
Enrolled in Biosciences Program: 2004-2005
PhD Program: Free Radical & Radiation Biology
PhD Advisor: Michael Knudson MD, PhD
Research Description: Researching redox effects of ionizing radiation in regulating cell proliferation, cell death, and oncogenesis of Bcl-2 gene family.

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#1 Douglas Spitz, PhD, Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
#2 Garry Beuttner, PhD, Professor, Radiation Oncology
#3 Michael Knudson, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Pathology