People Type: Alumni

Wang, Peng

Dissertation: Gamma Delta T Cell Regulation by Accessory Molecules. Faculty Advisor: Miroslav Malkovsky Peng is a Research Assistant Professor at West Virginia University.

Wang, Yanling

Dissertation: Vibrio fischeri senses and detoxifies host-derived NO during initiation of the squid-vibrio symbosis. Faculty Advisor: Ned Ruby Yanling is a Principal Scientist at DermTech.

Ward, Sarah

Dissertation: Response to Copper and the Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. Faculty Advisor: Adel Talaat Sarah is a Professor at Oakland Community College.

Wentz, Travis

Dissertation: Functional and Evolutionary Insights into Botulinum Neurotoxins and Homologous Toxins Faculty Advisors: Sabine Pellett and JD Sauer Travis is now a postdoc at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in Patrick McNutt's lab.

Whitemarsh, Regina

Dissertation: Characterization of botulinum neurotoxin serotype A subtypes 1 through 5 using in vitro and in vivo approaches. Faculty Advisor: Eric Johnson Regina is a Project Manager at Epic Systems Corp.

Wille, Coral

Dissertation: Cytosine modification of the Epstein-Barr Virus genome affects lytic reactivation and helps inforce latency type. Faculty Advisor: Shannon Kinney Coral is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.

Winkelman, Jared

Dissertation: Mapping the path of DNA in transcription initiation intermediates. Faculty Advisor: Rick Gourse Jared is a co-founder of Trestle and Boone Prairie Farm and visiting scientist at University of Chicago.

Wolfe, David

Dissertation: Characterization of factors regulating PII function in Phodospirillum Rubrum. Faculty Advisor: Gary Roberts He is a Program Manager in the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

Wollenberg, Michael

Dissertation: Ecological associations and evolutionary biology of the marine luminous bacterium, Vibrio fischeri. Faculty Advisor: Ned Ruby Michael is an Associate Professor at Kalamazoo College.

Woodson, Jesse

Dissertation: Coenzyme B12 Biosynthesis and Precursor Salvaging in Archaea. Faculty Advisor: Jorge Escalante Jesse is an Associate Professor at the University of Arizona.