Dissertation: Further characterizing the response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to zinc limitation by investigating the ATC41 gene and global gene expression. Faculty Advisor: David Eide Michael is a patent agent at Corteva Agriscience, LLC in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dissertation: Distinct biofilm regulatory strategies confer host colonization specificity in Vibrio fischeri Faculty Advisor: Mark Mandel Katie has accepted a faculty position at Carroll College.
Dissertation: Dynamic regulation of ribosomal gene expression during adaptation to fluctuating nutritional conditions. Faculty Advisor: Rick Gourse Hector is a Scientist at Aldevron.
Dissertation: Making Memory T cells: T cell heterogeneity before and after antigen exposure Faculty Advisors: Marulasiddappa Suresh and Federico Rey Hailey will be returning to medical school to finish her MD/PhD program.
Dissertation: Defining the genetic basis of ionizing radiation resistance in Escherichia coli. Faculty Advisor: Michael Cox Rose is CEO and Founder of Biota, Inc.
Dissertation: Dissecting the Role of the Fungal Oxylipin Responsive Transcription Factor ZfpA in the Echinocandin Tolerance of Human Pathogenic Aspergilli Faculty Advisor: Nancy Keller Dante is a postdoc in the Huttenlocher lab at UW-Madison.
Dissertation: Regulation of expression in the Neisseria gonorrhoeae type IV secretion system Faculty Advisor: Joe Dillard Melanie is an Associate Research Scientist at PPD.
Dissertation: Lrp dependent virulence modulation in bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila. Faculty Advisor: Heidi Goodrich-Blair Mengyi is a Principal Investigator at the Carnegie Institute for Science and a Visiting Associate at CalTech.
Dissertation: Bacterial Factors Involved in the Xenorhabdus nematophila-Manduca sexta Pathogen-Host Interaction. Faculty Advisor: Heidi Goodrich-Blair Angel is a senior regulatory affairs specialist at Exact Sciences.
Dissertation: Media Matters: Building Better Models to Understand Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum Lifecycle Transitions Faculty Advisor: Laura Knoll Katie is seeking her next opportunity.