Dissertation: Evolution of the transcriptional response to oxygen limitation.
Faculty Advisor: Nicole Perna
Jennifer is a lecturer and post doctoral research assistant at the University of Texas, El Paso.
Graduation 2013
Aylward, Frank
Dissertation: Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of the symbiotic microbial communites of fungus growing insects.
Faculty Advisor: Cameron Currie
Frank is now an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech University.
Banta, Amy
Dissertation: Molecular Interactions between the transcription factor CRL and Sigma S RNA Polymerase Holoenzyme in Escherichia coli.
Faculty Advisor: Rick Gourse
Amy is a Research Scientist in the Peters Lab at UW Madison in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Battaglioli, Eric
Dissertation: Phase variation in the uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain CFT073: Insights into a complex regulatory network.
Faculty Advisor: Rod Welch
Eric is the founder and CEO of Rouleur Science Writing.
Bazurto, Jannell
Dissertation: The opposing effects of AICAR accumulation on the metabolic network surrounding thiamine synthesis.
Faculty Advisor: Diana Downs
Jannell is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota.
Byrne Nash, Rose
Dissertation: Defining the genetic basis of ionizing radiation resistance in Escherichia coli.
Faculty Advisor: Michael Cox
Rose is CEO and Founder of Biota, Inc.
Flynn, Jeffrey
Dissertation: Towards an in vivo role for the RidA family of proteins.
Faculty Advisor: Diana Downs
Jeff is a Senior Product Development Engineer at 3M.
Hanshew, Alissa
Dissertation: Microbial Ecology of Tropical Arboreal Ants.
Faculty Advisor: Cameron Currie
Alissa is a Scientific Review Officer at General Dynamics Information Technology.
Hedberg Shereda, Gina
Dissertation: CD4+ Th Cell Specificity and Memory Responses to Variable and Conserved Variant Surface Glycoprotein Sequences in African Trypanosomiasis.
Faculty Advisor: John Mansfield
Gina is the Program Manager for STEM Professional Development at the University of Michigan.
Hogan, Cliff
Dissertation: Molecular mechanisms of bacterial soft-rot on crops.
Faculty Advisor: Amy Charkowski
Cliff is a Environmental Monitoring Manager at Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics.