Dissertation: Examining Pathogenic and Mutualistic Regulatory Networks in the Bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila. Faculty Advisor: Heidi Goodrich-Blair Lu is the Vice Director, Office of Overseas R&D Management at Tsinghua University in China.
Dissertation: Bile Acid Deconjugations, Transformations, and (Re)conjugations by Human Gut Bacteria Faculty Advisor: Daniel Amador-Noguez Lauren will be working as a post-doc with Daniel Amador-Noguez at UW-Madison.
Dissertation: Regulation of the cellular p53 protein by the Influenza Non-Structural protein. Faculty Advisor: Jon Woods Kimberly is the Vice President of Research and Development at Intuitive Biosciences in Madison, WI.
Dissertation: Characterization of the gonococcal genetic island and peptidoglycan fragment release in Neisseria meningitidis. Faculty Advisor: Joe Dillard Katie is now the Director of Microbiology at New Age Laboratories in South Haven, MI.
Dissertation: Inferring stress-activated signaling networks in Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals complex pathway integration. Faculty Advisor: Audrey Gasch Matt is a Senior Manager of Regulatory Affairs at Biomerieux.
Dissertation: The role of trehalose metabolism, signaling, and defense in Ralstonia solanacearum bacterial wilt disease of tomatoes Faculty Advisor: Caitilyn Allen April is a Sr. Soil Microbiologist at Sumitomo Biorational Company in Libertyville, IL.
Dissertation: Molecular determinants of Flavobacterium johnsoniae behavior in the THOR microbial community Faculty Advisor: Jo Handelsman Shruthi will be the lead microbiologist at Proctor & Gamble's Baby Care division.
Dissertation: A developmentally regulated Toxoplasma gondii patatin-like protein protects against degradation in activated macrophages and alters cytokine levels during toxoplasmic encephalitis. Faculty Advisor: Laura Knoll Crystal is the lead data management specialist at Northwestern University.
Dissertation: Characterization of the M Antigen of Histoplasma capsulatum: Function and Expression. Faculty Advisor: Jon Woods Erica is an Oncology Diagnostics Manager and Trainer.
Dissertation: Structure, function, and therapeutic targeting of SSB protein interactions. Faculty Advisor: James Keck Aimee is the Genomic Sequencing Lab Lead at Michigan Technological University.