Graduate Directory
Molecular Genetics Graduates
College of Biological Sciences: AS OF JUNE 2008
- Ash, John - Ph.D., AU94
Advisor: Dr. Lee F. Johnson
Dissertation Title: Expression of the mouse thymidylate synthase gene is regulated through synergy between the essential promoter and introns.
- Chen, Bing - Ph.D., SU97
Advisor: Dr. Alan Lambowitz
Dissertation Title: Gene Expression in Neurospora Crassa Mitochondria: Mitochondrial RNA Polymerase and Mauriceville Mitochondrial Reverse Transcriptase.
Position Upon Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin
- Gu, Xiangju - Ph.D., WI97
Advisor: Dr. Deshpal Verma
Dissertation Title: GTP-binding protein and cell plate formation in plants: role of phragmoplastin in early cell plate formation.
- Guo, Qingbin - Ph.D., AU92
Advisor: Dr. Alan Lambowitz
Dissertation Title: RNA splicing in neurospora mitochondria: the interaction of tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase and group I introns.
Position Upon Graduation: Postdoctoral Fellowship, laboratory of Dr. J. Michael Bishop (Nobel Laureate), University of California, San Francisco
- Kapadia, Fehmida - Ph.D., SP 05
Advisor: Dr. Lee Johnson
Dissertation: Analyses of the Thymidylate Synthase Promotes and an RNA Helicase Required for mRNA Export
- Ke, Yunbo - Ph.D., SU95
Advisor: Dr. Lee F. Johnson
Dissertation Title: Regulation by Introns: Splicing is Required for Normal Growth-Stimulated Expression of the Mouse Thymidylate Synthase Gene.
Position Upon Graduation: Research Associate, University of Chicago, Dept. of Internal Medicine
- Pryor, Anne Miller - Ph.D., AU 03
Advisor: Dr. Lee Johnson
Dissertation Title: Growth Regulated Expression and Go-Specific Turnover of the MRNA that Encodes AH49, a Mammalian Protein Highly Related to the MRNA Export Protein UAPS6
Position: Taking maternity leave
- Smith, James - Ph.D., AU99 graduate advised by Ostrowski, Michael
Dissertation Title:RAS Dependent Regulation of ETS-2
Position Upon Graduation: Post-Doctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute Advanced Technical Center, Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Thompson, Bruce Stanton, Jr. - M.S. graduate advised by Muller, Mark
Dissertation Title: An Alternative System for the Preparation and Delivery of Genes for DNA Vaccination
Position Upon Graduation: Applying to Law School