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| Name |
Degrees |
Earned |
Mentor |
Current Employment |
Thesis Title |
| Adams, Chris |
Ph.D.
|
1992
|
Gross
|
1992-1996 Postdoc, Dept. Biochem. & Mol. Biol., Penn State Univ.
1996-1998, Gen-Probe Inc.
|
Investigations into the molecular determinants of chromatin structure and transcriptional regulation of the HSC82 Heat Shock Gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
|
| Anthony, Bruce |
Ph.D.
|
2001
|
DeBenedetti
|
Currently a Postdoc in Bar Harbor, Maine
|
The role of eIF4E (CDC33) in regulating Early G, cellc events in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
|
| Austin, Joseph |
Ph.D.
|
2001
|
First
|
Currently working as a Forensics Scientist, Georgia Bureau of Investigations, Atlanta, Ga.
|
The characterization of the human Tyrosyl-tRNA Synthetase in the catalysis of Tyrosine activation
|
| Babu, Praveen |
Ph.D.
|
|
Robinson
|
2005- Postdoc, Genome Biology Div., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
|
Targeting and modification of Mck2p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
|
| Bellaire, Barbara |
M.S.
|
1998
|
|
Currently a Med. student at LSUHSC-S
|
Induction of antioxidant enzymes in cotton
|
| Berroteran, Rhonda |
Ph.D.
|
1995
|
Hampsey
|
1995-1998 Postdoc, Dept. of Med.-Hemoc/Oncology LSUHSC-S.
1998-present Instructor, Dept. of Medicine-LSUHSC-S
|
Genetic and molecular analysis of the SUA8 duppressors of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
|
| Bloecher, Andy |
Ph.D.
|
2000
|
Tatchell
|
Currently a Postdoc at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
|
Protein Phosphatase Type 1 localization and function in the cell cycle of yeast
|
| Borazanci, Erkut |
|
|
|
|
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| Boerger, Paula |
Ph.D.
|
1994
|
Blackburn
|
Researcher, Smith-Kline Beckman, Philadelphia
|
Analysis of the functional domains of Antithrombin III through the use of immunochemistry, peptide chemistry, and recombinant DNA technology
|
| Bradley, Chris |
Ph.D.
|
2002
|
Rhoads
|
2002-Present Postdoc, Dr. John Hershey's lab, University of California, Davis, CA
|
Analysis of messenger RNA and protein variants of translational initiation factor eIF4G-1
|
| Braud, John |
M.S.
|
1999
|
Lucas
|
Medical School-LSUHSC-S
|
Superoide and Glutathione S-transferase levels in NAC1 stressed cotton
|
| Bryan, Joshua |
|
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| Bunn, Robert Clay |
Ph.D.
|
1999
|
Reed
|
1999-Present Faculty member, Department of Endocrinology of the Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
|
Identification of domains within facilitative glucose transporter GLUT1 which are critical for activation and cytoskeletal association of the transporter
|
| Carter-Merchant, Peggy |
Ph.D.
|
1998
|
De Benedetti
|
Currently a Research Assoc. @ Univ. of S. Carolina @ Aiken. 1998-1999 Postdoc, Dept. of Urology in LSUHSC-S lab.
|
Translation Initiation at CUG codons enhanced by eIF4E: Implications for cancer progression
|
| Chen, Qingdan |
M.S.
|
1998
|
Good
|
Currently Research Associate at Roswell Park Cancer Institute-Buffalo, NY.
|
Characterization of Burno-3 Gene
|
| Cole, Perry |
Ph.D.
|
1974
|
Olson
|
|
Chemical characterization of the carbohydrate contained in human Bence-Jones proteins: Partial structure of a glycopeptide isolated from a Bence-Jones protein
|
| Cross, Stephanie |
M.S.
|
2000
|
Williams
|
Denver, CO Public school district
|
Novel Regulation of Angiogensis in prostate cancer
|
| Cunningham, Melody |
M.S.
|
2000
|
Aamodt
|
Teacher in the New Orleans, LA area
|
Characterization of C. elegans Gene, pag-1
|
| DeFatta, Robert |
Ph.D.
|
2000
|
De Benedetti
|
Currently a Medical student at LSUHSC-S.
|
The Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor eIF 4E during vancer Progression and as a target for cancer gene therapy
|
| Dixon, Cheryl |
Ph.D.
|
2003
|
Mathias
|
2003-Present Postdoc, lab of Michael Wolcott, Dept. of Microbiology, LSUHSC-S
|
Variations on a theme: Dominant negative inhibitors of the SCFMet30p and SCFCdc4p Ubiquitin ligase complex in Saccaromyces cerevisiae
|
| D'Souza, Cletus |
Ph.D.
|
1995
|
Zuber
|
Postdoc with Dr. Thomas Adams, Dept. of Biology, Texas A&M.
1998-Present Postdoc in Dr. Joseph Heitman's lab, Duke University.
|
Role of the SRFA operon in competence fevelopment of Bacillus subtilis
|
| Farr, Carol |
Ph.D.
|
1998
|
Witt
|
1998-Postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Jim Ball's lab in Dept. of Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
|
Kinetics and mechanism of peptide binding to the molecular fhaperone DNAK: role of nucleotide in regulating peptide binding activity
|
| Fowler, Marcie |
|
|
|
|
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| Fowler, Tolvert |
M.S.
|
1998
|
|
1998-2001 Teacher part-time, LSU-S
2001-2003 Research Assoc., Robert Rhoads lab, Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, LSUHSC-S
2003-Present Medical student, LSUHSC-S
|
Gluthathione S-transferase activity in cotton subjected to NaC1 stress
|
| Frisby, Dennis |
Ph.D.
|
1994
|
Zuber
|
1995-1998 Postdoc in lab of James Rand, Oklahoma Med. Res. Fdn., Oklahoma City, OK.
1998-present Assistant Professor at Central OK University.
|
Genetics of carbon and nitrogen source-dependent regulation of sporulation gene expression in Bacillus subtilis
|
| Gan, Weiniu |
Ph.D.
|
1998
|
Rhoads
|
1998-present Postdoctoral Fellow in lab of Eric Green M.D., Ph.D.-Senior Investigator and Chief of the Genome Technology Branch at National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD.
|
Translational control of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4G expression
|
| Gao, Mingxing |
Ph.D.
|
1998
|
Rhoads
|
1998-present Postdoc at Stanford University
|
Cloning and characterization of human eIF4E genes
|
| Goshorn, Chan |
M.S.
|
1999
|
Robinson
|
2000-Present Quality Control Chemist at Novartist in Lincoln, NE
|
Identification and characterization of the interaction between the yeast casein kinase I Homologue, YCK1 and the YIP1 Protein
|
| Hilton, David |
M.S.
|
1981
|
Blackburn
|
|
The functional properties of Antithrombin III
|
| Jia, Yiwen |
Ph.D. |
1996 |
|
Identification and characterization of PAG-3, A lineage specific transcriptional repressor, in Caenorhabditis elegans
|
|
| Johnson, Denise |
M.S.
|
1998
|
|
Teacher, Texarkana Junior College.
|
The relationship between Glutathione, dormancy, and after-ripening in red rice
|
| Kerekatte, Vaishali |
Ph.D.
|
1999
|
Rhoads
|
1999-Present Postdoc Research Associate, lab of Dr. Marietta Dunaway, Univ. of CA @ Berkeley, Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biol.
|
Recruitment of MRNA to ribosomes by translation initiation factors
|
| Kozubowski, Lukasz |
Ph.D.
|
2004
|
Tatchell
|
2004-Present Postdoc, lab of Dr. Danny Lew, Duke Univ. Med Ctr., Levine Sci.ence Res. Ctr.
|
Targeting and regulation of BN14-GLC7 complex at the bud neck in Saccaromyces cerevisiae
|
| LaCelle, Michael |
M.S.
|
1999
|
Rhoads
|
1999-Present Technical Director at Minerva Biolabs. Works with Dirk Vollenbroich.
|
Secondary Structure of the Internal Ribosome Entry Site of EIF4G-1 MRNA
|
| Lee, Seewoo |
M.S.
|
1991
|
Gross
|
Entered Ph.D. degree program, LSUHSC-S
|
Studies on a transcriptional silencer element in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
|
| Lee, Seewoo |
Ph.D.
|
|
Gross
|
1993-1994 Postdoc, Dept. of Biochem. Harvard Medical School Public Health.
1994-1997 Postdoc, Dept. Molec. Biol. and Genetics at John Hopkins Univ.
Last known employment-Research staff member at Samsung-Korean Research Inst. in Seoul.
|
Functional and structural analysis of postion rffects mediated by a distant transcriptional silencer element on the yeast HSP82 Heat Shock Gene
|
| Liang, Jian |
M.S.
|
1998
|
Blanchard
|
1998 Computer Science graduate student at Univ. of California-Irvine
|
Positional cloning the breakpoint genes in acute Leukemia
|
| Liu, Jasmine |
M.S.
|
1996
|
De Benedetti
|
1996-1997 Research Associate in Ricky DeBenedetti's lab.
1997-Present grad. student in business adm. in Pocatello Idaho
|
Phylogenetic utility of internal transcribed spacer in Plant Genus Asclepias
|
| Liu, Li |
Ph.D.
|
1999
|
Zuber
|
1999-Present Postdoc Research Associate, Univ. of IL @ Chicago in Dr. Steven Ackerman's lab
|
The gegulation and role of COMS in genetic competence of Bacillus subtilis
|
| Mally, Anirudh |
M.S.
|
2000
|
Witt
|
|
GRPE accelerates peptide binding and release from the high-sffinity dtate of DNAK
|
| McGhee, Laura |
Ph.D.
|
2004
|
Meyers
|
2004-present Postdoc, lab of Dr. Meyers, LSUHSC-S, Dept. of Biochem. & Mol. Biol.
|
Mechanisms of Gfi-1 mediated transcriptional repression
|
| McNabb, David |
Ph.D.
|
1992
|
Courtney
|
1992-present Postdoc, Dept. Biology MIT.
|
Viron polypeptides involved in the assembly and maturation of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1
|
| Miles, Alan |
Ph.D.
|
1992
|
Smith
|
1995-present Associate Professor Dept. of Chemistry Grambling State Univ.
1994-19 95 instructor, Dept. Physiology (Matt Grisham) LSUHSC-S
1992-1994 Postdoc, Dept. of Physiology-LSUHSC-S
|
Functional role of methionyl residues in the collagen/gelatin binding domain of plasma fibronectin
|
| Morgan, Mary |
M.S.
|
1985
|
J. Smith
|
1990 Graduated from LSUHSC-S Med. School. M.D. at University of Iowa Dept. of Internal Medicine.
|
Cloning and restriction rndonuclease snalysis of the ADE7 locus of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
|
| Mottram, Peter |
M.S.
|
1998
|
Grimes
|
1998 Plans to get a job in New Orleans.
1999-present Medical Research Specialist at Tulane, in the Pediatrics Infectious Disease Dept.-Dr. Robinson's lab.
|
Evidence of nuclear protein binding to the promoter of the Testis-Specific Histone H1t Gene
|
| Na, Jong |
Ph.D.
|
1992
|
Hampsey
|
Assist. Professor, Dept. Biology Seoul National Univ., Korea
|
Characterization of SUA5, an essential gene for normal growth of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
|
| Nathan, Keith |
M.S.
|
1980
|
Banschback
|
|
Calcium transport inact human erythrocytes from patients with Cystic Fibrosis
|
| Noss, Kenneth |
Ph.D.
|
2002
|
Grimes
|
2002-2003 Postdoc, Grimes lab, VAMC, Shreveport
2003-present Res. Chemist, B. Hurlburt lab, USDA
|
Transcriptional regulation of the prostate specific membrane antigen Gene
|
| Odaka, Yoshi |
M.S.
|
2000
|
Meyers
|
Currently a Research Associate in lab of Dr. Mike Mathis, Dept. of Anatomy, LSUHSC-S
|
Nuclear import and subnuclear localization of the proto-oncoprotein ETO(MtG8)
|
| Orellana, Claudia |
M.S.
|
2000
|
|
Currently a medical student at LSUHC-S
|
Involvement of protein kinases in the NACL-induced up-regulation of antioxidant activities in cotton callus tissue
|
| Panek, Heather |
Ph.D.
|
1999
|
Robinson
|
1999-2001 Postdoc Research Associate, lab of Dr. Lucy Robinson, Dept. of Biochemsitry, LSUHSC-S
2001- Postdoc at SUNY-Buffalo, NY
|
A genetic analysis of yeast casein kinase I
|
| Pappas, Donald |
Ph.D.
|
2001
|
Hampsey
|
Currently a postdoc at Van Andel Research Institute Laboratories, Grand Rapids, Michigan
|
Functional characterization of the Ssu72 protein from Saccharomyces cerevisiae
|
| Pavlick, Kevin |
Ph.D.
|
2000
|
Blanchard
|
Currently a postdoc in Matt Grisham's lab.
|
Characterization of the c-Kit promoter: participation of the Sp-family of transcription gactors in modulating Hemtopoietic c-Kit expression
|
| Pender, Virginia Johnson |
M.S.
|
1973
|
R.L. Smith
|
1978 Res. Associate, LSUHSC-S
1988 Res. Specialist, lab of John Wilson, LSUHSC-S
Currently Instructor in Clinical Pharmacology,
LSUHSC-S (works with Dr. Wilson)
|
Studies on the binding specificity of activated bovine blood clotting factor Ten
|
| Peterson, Cynthia |
M.S.
Ph.D.
|
1981
1986
|
Blackburn
|
Postdoc in Dept. of Biochem. and Biophysics at UC Berkeley. Presently Associate Professor, Dept. Bioch., Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville.
|
Immunochemical mapping of the function domains of antithrombin III
Ph.D.-structural and functional studies on human antithrombin III: development of immuno-chemical and spectral probes and characterization of an antithrombin variant with altered glycosylation
|
| Pinto, Ines |
Ph.D.
|
1992
|
Hampsey
|
1992-present Postdoc, Dept. of Genetics Harvard Med. School.
|
Genetic and molecular analysis of sua Genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
|
| Polk, Paula |
M.S.
|
2000
|
Aamodt
|
Currently a Research Associate, Research
Core Facility, LSUHSC-S
|
|
| Robertson, Jeff |
M.S.
|
1990
|
Zuber
|
Currently an M.D. resident at LSUHSC-S
|
The abrB Gene of Bacillus subtilis
|
| Sehorn, Michael |
Ph.D.
|
2002
|
Witt
|
Postdoc, lab of Dr. Sun, Yale, New Haven Con.
|
Characterization of two partially unfolded intermediates of the molecular chaperone DNAK
|
| Smith, Melissa |
M.S.
|
1997
|
Abbott
|
First year Medical Student at LSUHSC-S
|
Purification of antibodies that are specific for NA+, , K+ _ATPASE
|
| Sommer, Marvin |
Ph.D.
|
1990
|
Courtney
|
Senior Research Associate, lab of Ann Arvin, Stanford.
|
Processing and transport of Herpes Simplex Virus type 1 glycoproteins
|
| Sun, Zu-Wen |
Ph.D.
|
1996
|
Hampsey
|
1996-1998 Postdoc with Mike Hampsey at Rutgers University.
|
Genetic analysis of transcription initiation in yeast
|
| Tiedeman-Helm, Amelia |
Ph.D.
|
1991
|
J. Smith
|
|
Studies on the structure and regulation of the guaBA operon of Escherichia coli K-12
|
| VanWert, Jane |
Ph.D.
|
1997
|
Grimes
|
1999-Present Postdoc in Dr. Rakesh Singal lab, Dept. of Hematology at VAMC.
1997-1999 Postdoc, Sidney Grimes lab, VAMC
|
Regulation of tissue-specific expression of the histone H1T gene
|
| Venturi, Bill |
Ph.D.
|
2000
|
Tatchell
|
Currently a Postdoc, lab of K. Tatchell's
|
Genetic and functional analysis of two PP-1-related protein phosphatases in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
|
| Ware, Dan |
M.S.
|
1991
|
Hampsey
|
1995-Present M.D., Radiology University of Florida-Shands Hospital.
|
Analysis of translation initiation in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
|
| Weldon, Robert |
Ph.D.
|
1993
|
Courtney
|
Postdoc, Dept. Microbiol. & Immunology. Univ. of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham.
|
Molecular studies of retrovirus assembly Using chimeric gag proteins
|
| Wilkerson, Chad |
M.S.
|
1998
|
Grimes
|
See below
|
Purification of the H1T/TE binding protein
|
| Wilkerson, Chad |
Ph.D.
|
2002
|
Grimes
|
2002-Present Postdoc in Kevin Sarge lab, Univ. of Kentucky
|
Characterization of the testis-specific histone H1t promoter
|
| Williams-Hart, Tara |
Ph.D.
|
2003
|
Tatchell
|
2003-Present Asst. Prof., LSU-S, Biology, Shreveport, LA
|
The regulation of glycogen metabolism and ion transport by protein phosphatase Type 1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
|
| Wolfe, Steven |
Ph.D.
|
1990
|
Grimes
|
1990-Present Postdoc with Sidney Grimes and Ronald Washburn at Veterans Administration Hospital, Shreveport.
|
Studies on the expresssion and structure of the PURA gene from Escherichia coli K-12
|
| Xie, Guofeng |
Ph.D.
|
1996
|
Aamodt
|
1996-Present Postdoc at Los Alamos National Laboratory
|
Mutations that affect touch neuron dpecific gene rxpression in Caenorhabditis elegans
|
| Xin, Yu |
Ph.D.
|
2000
|
First
|
|
Transition State Stabilization For the Transfer of Tyrosine to tRNA tyr by Tyrosyl-tRNA Synthease
|
| Yao, Feng |
Ph.D.
|
1991
|
Courtney
|
1991-Present Postdoc, Dept. Microbiol. & Immunology, Dana Farber Cancer Inst., Harvard Medical School.
|
Virion-and embrane-Associated Immediate-Early Proteins of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1
|
| Zhao, Xiaohong |
Ph.D.
|
2004
|
Rhoads
|
2004-Present Postdoc, lab of Dr. Kent Hunter, Population Genetics, NCI/NIH, Bethesda, MD
|
The cleavage of protein synthesis initiation factor eIF4G-1 by picornaviral 2A protease and its role in viral infection
|
| Zhu, Quan |
Ph.D.
|
1990
|
|
1991-Present Postdoc, Dept. Molec. Genetics Dana Farber Cancer Inst. Harvard Med. School.
|
Chemical Cross-Linking Studies of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Glycoproteins
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