Dissertation: Characterization of Potential Toxoplasma gondii Virulence factors.
Faculty Advisor: Laura Knoll
Kat is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Connecticut.
Graduation 2010
Pollack-Berti, Amber
Dissertation: Exploring the mechanism and regulation of natural competence in Vibrio fischeri.
Faculty Advisor: Ned Ruby
Amber is a Senior Technical Business Analyst for Exact Sciences.
Rocco, Christopher
Dissertation: Propionate Metabolism and Toxicity in Bacteria.
Faculty Advisor: Jorge Escalante
Chris is a technical application scientist at Thermo-Fisher Scientific.
Sevova Theel, Eli
Dissertation: Protein Transport Through the Early Secretory Pathway and Sphingolipid synthesis in Trypanosoma Bruceli.
Faculty Advisor: James Bangs
Eli is the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Director at the Mayo Clinic.
Shade, Ashley
Dissertation: Aquatic Bacteria, Lakes and Water Column Overturn: A model microbial system for disturbance ecology.
Faculty Advisor: Katherine McMahon
Ashley is a Director of Research with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France.
Shtanko, Olena
Dissertation: Mopeia Virus Assembly.
Faculty Advisor: Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Olena is an Assistant Professor at Texas Biomedical Research Institute.
Soto, Brenda
Dissertation: Anti-tumor effect of Resveratrol combined with immunotherapy.
Faculty Advisor: Paul Sondel
Brenda is the Director of Quality Management at Calimetrix.
Studer, Sarah
Dissertation: Vibrio Fischeri uses AinS to regulate cellular activites and host association.
Faculty Advisor: Ned Ruby
Sarah is a Scientific Communications Specialist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.