Dissertation: A Link between Tryptophan Biosynthesis and PURF-Idependent Phosphoribosyl Amine Formation in YJGF Mutant Strains of Salmonella Enterica.
Faculty Advisor: Diana Downs
Beth Ann is a Technical Marketing and Industrial Preservation Specialist with LANXESS Corporation.
Graduation 2008
Craver Stangl, Mary Patricia
Dissertation: Isolation and Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii Bradyzoite Development Mutants.
Faculty Advisor: Laura Knoll
Mary Pat is a Science and Medical Writer.
Flores Cruz, Zomary
Dissertation: Role of oxidative stress response in Ralstonia solanacearum virulence.
Faculty Advisor: Caitilyn Allen
Zomary is an Assistant Professor at Dominican University.
Frankel, Matthew
Dissertation: Characterization of a Unique Nuclear Transport Pathway Required for Virulence of the Parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
Faculty Advisor: Laura Knoll
Matt is the Director of Assay Research at Abbott Diagnostics.
Freeman, Bailey
Dissertation: Modulation of Macrophage Cytokine Responses and Antigen Presentation during African Trypanosomiasis.
Faculty Advisor: Donna Paulnock
Bailey is currently doing a postdoc with Prof. Mark Slifka at Oregon State University of Health Sciences.
Gardner, Jeffrey
Dissertation: Genetics and Biochemistry of Acetyl-CoA Synthetase Control in Bacillus subtilis.
Faculty Advisor: Jorge Escalante
Jeff is an Asst Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Department of Biological Sciences.
Garrity, Jane
Dissertation: N-Lysine Acylation and Control of Coenzyme A Homeostasis in Salmonella enterica.
Faculty Advisor: Jorge Escalante
Jane is the Associate Director of Licensing at the University of Iowa.
Gilbraith Cooper, Kendal
Dissertation: Studies and Applications of Gene Disruption in Histoplasma capsulatum.
Faculty Advisor: Jon Woods
Kendal is a Microbiologist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
Herbert Tran, Erin
Dissertation: Regulation of Xenorhabdus nematophila Host Interactions by the CpxRA Two-Component System.
Faculty Advisor: Heidi Goodrich-Blair
Erin is a Staff Scientist at the National Cancer Institute.
Hoover, Spencer
Dissertation: Repurposing Thiopurines As Novel Antivirals.
Faculty Advisor: Rob Striker
Spencer is the Director Process and Analytical Development at CCRM.