| 1998-1999 Academic Year |
| Name |
Date |
Thesis |
Comments |
| Armstrong, Michael Brannon |
7/28/99 [5/12/01] (Towle) |
Regulation of Hepatic Uncoupling Protein-2:
Implications for its Role in Energy Metabolism |
Michael (who has an MD/PhD) is currently a
resident in the Pediatrics Program at the University of Michigan. |
| Baker, Jonathan Earl (Josh) |
5/21/99 (Thomas) |
Mechanochemical Coupling in Muscle: Determining
the Relationship Between Myosin Biochemistry, Myosin Structure
and Muscle Force |
Jonathan is currently a Postdoctoral Associate
at the University of Vermont. |
| Berger, Ryan Robert |
6/2/99 [7/30/99] (Sanders) |
Gene regulation and Developmental Roles of
Winged Helix Transcription Factors in the Chick Oviduct |
Ryan currently conducts research
in the Dr. Michel Sanders (U-Minnesota) laboratory as a
Postdoctoral Associate. |
| Borgia, Jeffrey |
3/19/99 [8/31/99] (Oegema) |
Purification and Properties of the Rat
Chondrosarcoma Xylosyl Kinase |
Jeff is a Postdoctoral Associate fellow in the Dept.
of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida Atlanic University.
His hope is to obtain a faculty appointment at a small local
college or university. |
| Chamberlain (Hurt), Elaine |
5/28/99 (Sanders) |
Estrogen Action in the Chick Oviduct and
Human Female Reproductive Carcinomas: The Role of the
Transcriptional Regulator DeltaEF1/AREB6 |
Position: Elaine is employed at the
National Institutes of Health as a Postdoctoral Associate. |
| Chase (Waller), Leah Ann |
7/27/99 [8/31/99] (Koerner) |
Quisqualic Acid Transport, Sensitization,
and Neurotoxicity in Rat Hippocampal Slices |
Leah Chase Wallar is an Assistant
Professor at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. |
| Cheng, Hsueh-Ling |
5/20/99 (Louis) |
Phosphorylation of Lens Connexin Protein,
Connexin49 |
NA |
| Coe, Natalie Ribarik |
6/21/99 [8/31/99] (Bernlohr) |
Functional Characterization of the
Adipose Lipid Binding Proteins nad the Fatty Acid Transport Protein |
Natalie is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Jackson
Labs in Bar Harbor Maine studying mouse neurogenetics.
She will apply for faculty positions fall 2001 and into
2002 until she obtains a teaching position. |
| Huang, Chi-Ting |
2/18/98 (Bodley) |
The Effect of Elongation Factor 2
Depletion on Protein Synthesis and Growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
| Chi-Ting is currently working in Boston at the Genetics
Institute, a subsidiary of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. |
| Li, Renhao |
12/07/98 (Woodward) |
Folding Kinetics of BPTI Variants and Development of a
Model for the Relationship of Hydrogen Exchange to Protein Folding |
Renhao is now a Postdoctoral Associate at
University of Pennsylvania. |
| Liu, Xiangdong |
10/02/98 (Van Ness) |
Regulation of V-J Rearrangement and
Transcription of the Mouse Immunoglobulin Kappa Light Chain Locus |
NA |
| Murphy, Mark William |
11/30/98 (Siliciano) |
A Role for PRP40 In U1 snRNP Biogenesis |
Mark is a Postdoctoral Associate
in the University of Minnesota Cancer Center. |
| Ng, Joyce |
6/23/99 [6/30/99] (Simon) |
Molecular Analysis of extra sex combs,
a Drosophila transciptional repressor |
Joyce is currently conducting research
as a Postdoctoral Associate at UCLA. |
| Wenner, Jay |
3/5/99 (Bloomfield) |
Effects of Solution Conditions on
Protein-DNA Interactions |
Jay is working for the Minnesota
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, doing forensic biochemistry
(DNA analysis). |
| Wilkinson, James Ross |
1/14/99 (Towle) |
Identification and Characterization of
the AF-1 Transactivation Domain of Thyroid Hormone Receptor Beta-1 |
Jim works for a company offering
employment in biotech and biomedical fields. |
