Dissertation: Lytic transglycosylases are responsible for production of peptidoglycan-derived cytotoxin in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Faculty Advisor: Joe Dillard
Karen is self employed as an Editorial Manager.
Graduation 2004
Hamilton, Holly
Dissertation: Type IV secretion in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Its role in DNA secretion and in bacteria-host cell interactions.
Faculty Advisor: Joe Dillard
Holly is now a Senior Scientist and Manager at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals.
Herring, Chris
Dissertation: The Introduction and Suppression of Amber Stop Codons in the Genome of Escherichia coli.
Faculty Advisor: Fred Blattner
Chris is the Chief Scientist at Enchi Corporation.
Starai, Vincent
Dissertation: The Sir2-dependent Protein Acetylation/Deacetylation System of Salmonella enterica.
Faculty Advisor: Jorge Esclante
Vincent is now an Associate Professor in the Departments of Microbiology and Infectious Disease at the University of Georgia.