Health Science Campus - 2007 Defenses
Xuesong Huang, Ph.D. Dr. Huang completed his Ph.D. in Infection, Immunity and Transplantation (IIT), September
13, 2007. Thesis title: "The study on signal mechanism of protein kinase C Zeta-involved
NF-KB activation in LPS-stimulated TLR4 signaling pathways." His major advisor is
Dr. Z. Kevin Pan. Xuesong accepted a Postdoctoral position in the lab of Dr. Wen-Ming
Chu, Dept. of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at Brown University, Providence,
R.I. Last known position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, in the lab of Dr. Wen-Ming Chu, Dept. of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at Brown University, 171 Meeting Street, Box G-B6, Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-9785 e-mail: Xuesong.Huang@Brown.edu |
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John Lazarus, Ph.D. Dr. Lazarus completed his Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, August 3, 2007. Thesis title: "A role for interleukin-10 in the murine model of lyme disease"...major advisor: Dr. R. Mark Wooten. John began his studies in fall 2007 to become a medical doctor at The University of Toledo, Health Science Campus. Awards and Honors while a Graduate Student: •Outstanding student performance in the M.D./Ph.D. program •Received a scholarship to the UT Medical School Last known position: Residency at Case Western Reserve University. Tel: 419-383-3961 e-mail: john.lazarus@utoledo.edu |
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Brian Bullard, Ph.D. Dr. Bullard was awarded a Ph.D. Degree in Biomedical Sciences, April 4, 2007. Thesis title: "Characterization of the Moraxella catarrhalis Hag Adhesin"... major advisor: Dr. Eric Lafontaine. Brian accepted a position at Ohio State University as a Post-doctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Dr. John Gunn. Last known position: Post-doctoral Researcher, Molecular Virology, Immunology & Medical Genetics College of Medicine, Ohio State University. address: Biomedical Research Tower, 460 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 email: brian.bullard@gmail.com |
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Christine Akimana, Ph.D. Dr. Akimana was awarded a Ph.D. Degree in Biomedical Sciences, April 16, 2007. Thesis title: "Structural and functional analysis of Moraxella catarrhalis adhesins MCAP and OMPCD"...major advisor: Dr. Eric Lafontaine. Christine accepted a Post-doctoral Fellow position at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY in the laboratory of Dr. Yousef Abu-Kwaik. Last known position: Post-doctoral Fellow, The University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. In the laboratory of Dr. Yousef Abu-Kwaik, Bumgardner Chair in Molecular Pathogenesis, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Microbiology & Immunology. Research Tower, HSC campus. Tel: 502-852-6208 (lab) email: c0akim01@gwise.louisville.edu |
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Robert E. Lintner, Ph.D. Dr. Lintner was awarded a Ph.D. Degree in the Program in Molecular Basis of Disease, Bioinformatics & Proteomics/Genomics, April 17, 2007. Thesis title: "Comparative analysis and discovery of regulatory control"...major advisor: Dr. Robert M. Blumenthal. Robert joined MIT, Cambridge, MA as a Post-doctoral Fellow in the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. Last known position: Molecular Biologist II, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University, 320 Charles Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 Tel: 617-324-3643 email: lintner@broad.mit.edu |
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Meenakshi K. Kaw, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Kaw was awarded a Ph.D. Degree in Biomedical Sciences, April 18, 2007. Thesis title: Translational control in Escherichia Coli: HFQ and PVUII"... Major advisor: Dr. Robert M. Blumenthal. Last known position: Meena accepted a Post-doctoral Fellow position with Dr. Beata Lecka-Czernik, Professor in the department of Orthopedics, The University of Toledo, HSC, located in the CeDER Center. |
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