People Type: Alumni

Niu, Mengyao

Dissertation: Whisper with Lipids: Fungal Oxylipins in Development and Host Interactions in Aspergillus fumigatus Faculty Advisor: Nancy Keller Mengyao is a senior scientist at IFF.

Nyffeler Bucci, Kayleigh

Dissertation: Chemical- and materials-based approaches to further the understanding of quorum sensing in bacteria. Faculty Advisor: Helen Blackwell Kayleigh is a Principal Scientist at Eli Lilly.

O’Brien, Kevin

Dissertation: Host Factors that Influence Severe H5N1 Influenza Virus Pathogenicity and Disease. Faculty Advisosr: Stacey Schultz-Cherry and Laura Knoll Kevin is an associate at NWI Excel.

O’Connor, David

Dissertation: Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Escape from Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Responses. Faculty Advisor: David Watkins David is a Professor at UW-Madison, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

Oldenburg, Darby

Dissertation: Life in the Xylem: The Secrets of Ralstonia solanacearum Pathogenesis Revealed by in vivo Expression Technology. Faculty Advisor: Caitilyn Allen Darby is a Research Scientist at Gundersen Medical Foundation.

Ortiz-Bermudez, Patricia

Dissertation: Characterization of Factors Controlling the Species-Specificity of a Model Microbe-Host Interaction. A Role for Chloroperoxidase-Producing Fungi in Natural Organochlorine Production. Faculty Advisor: Kenneth Hammel She is a Professor of Biological and Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.

Otte, Michele

Dissertation: Analysis of enzymes of the late steps of coenzyme B12 biosynthesis in archaea and bacteria. Faculty Advisor: Jorge Escalante Michele is a Quality Operations Manager at ByHeart.

Park, Eunju

Dissertation: HIV-1-infected cell and uninfected cell interaction induces cell cycle reprogramming to facilitate viral spread. Faculty Advisor: Paul Ahlquist Eunju will be returning to South Korea and will be seeking a position there.

Park, Hyunjun

Dissertation: Towards the biosynthesis of modified natural products. Faculty Advisor: Michael Thomas Hyunjun is the co-founder and CEO at Catalog Technologies Inc.

Paul, Brian

Dissertation: DksA: A Potentiator of Regulation of Transcription by Small Molecules in Escherichia coli. Faculty Advisor: Rick Gourse Brian is a Senior Lead Scientist at International Flavors and Fragrances.