Alumni Directory
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Terrance J. Adam
Thesis title: A cost analysis of home montoring in post-lung transplantation patients
Advisor:Â Stan Finkelstein, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2003
Graduate program:Â Health Informatics
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Rehana L. Ahmed-Saucedo
Thesis title:Â Epidemiological associations of metabolic factors with cancer risk and cancer late effects
Advisor:Â Graduation year:Â 2007
Graduate program:Â Epidemiology
Residency:Â Dermatology, University of Minnesota
Current position:Â Assistant Professor of Dermatology, University of Minnesota
Benjamin al-Haddad
Thesis Title:Â Mapping cancer surveillance in Nigeria
Advisor:Â Logan Spector, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2015Â
Graduate program:Â EpidemiologyÂ
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of WashingtonÂ
Current position: Physician, Doctors Without Borders
John S. Albin
Thesis title:Â Human Immunodeficiency Virus evasion of APOBEC3 restriction factors
Advisor:Â Reuben Harris, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2014
Graduate program:Â MICaB
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Current position: Instructor in Medicine. Massachusetts General Hospital
Ron C. Anafi
Thesis title:Â Airway bi-stability in a model for the constricted lung
Advisor:Â Theodore Wilson, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2004
Graduate program:Â Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, University of Vermont
Current position:Â Instructor, Sleep Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Brian M. Andersen
Thesis Title:Â The role of oxygen in the immunogenicity of brain tumor cell vaccines
Advisors:Â Walter Low, Ph.D. and Michael Olin, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2015Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical CenterÂ
Current position: Neuro Oncology Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital
Robert C. Anderson
Thesis title:Â Genetic analysis of primordial germ cell migration in the mouse
Advisor:Â Janet Heasman, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2001
Graduate program:Â Biomedical Science
Residency:Â Dermatology, University of Texas, Dallas
Current position:Â Physician, St. Paul, MN
Shane S. Anderson
Graduation year:Â 1996
Graduate program:Â Pathobiology
Residency:Â Pathology, University of Washington
Current position:Â Physician, Seattle, WA
Kristin M. Andruska
Thesis title:Â Partial loss of Tip60 neurodegeneration in a Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1 (SCA1) mouse model
Advisor:Â Harry Orr, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2011Â
Graduate program:Â BMBBÂ
Residency:Â Neurology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington UniversityÂ
Current position: Physician
Mathew G. Angelos
Thesis title:Â Mechanisms of Early Hemato-endothelial Development from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
Advisor:Â Dan Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2018
Graduate program:Â MICaB
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Current position:Â Resident
Karen R. Armbrust
Thesis title:Â Murine models of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 5
Advisor:Â Laura Ranum, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2011
Graduate program:Â MCDB&G
Residency:Â Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota
Current position: Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota
Michael B. Armstrong
Thesis title:Â Regulation of Hepatic Uncoupling Protein-2: implications of its role in energy metabolism
Advisor:Â Howard Towle, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2001
Graduate program:Â BMBB
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, Duke University
William F. Auffermann
Thesis title: Template free statistical methods for fMRI date analysis and their applications in clinical medicine
Advisor:Â Xiaoping Hu, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2004
Graduate program:Â Biomedical Engineering
Residency:Â Radiology, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, Emory University
Carlos I. Ayala
Thesis title: Rab-GTPase dependent regulation of autophagy and mTOR signaling in the larval fat body of Drosphila melanogaster.
Advisor:Â Thomas Neufeld, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2017
Graduate program:Â Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics
Residency:Â Surgery, Stanford University
Current position:Â Resident
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Aaron M.T. Barnes
Thesis title: Ultrastructural analysis of the extracellular matrix in early Enterococcus faecalis biofilms
Advisor:Gary Dunny, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2014
Graduate program:Â MICaB
Residency:Â Pathology, University of Minnesota
Current position: Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota
Richard J. Battafarano
Graduation year:Â 1996
Graduate program:Â Biomedical Sciences
Residency:Â Surgery, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Associate Professor, University of Maryland
Joan D. Beckman
Thesis title:Â Regulation and effects of HO-1 expression
Advisor:Â Gregory Vercellotti, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2012
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, University of North CarolinaÂ
Current position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Univeristy of Minnesota
Daniel J. Beisang
Thesis title:Â Regulation and function of the RNA-binding protein CELF1
Advisor:Â Paul Bohjanen, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2014
Graduate program:Â MICaB
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Current position: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Scott J. Benson
Thesis title:Â Genetic analysis of two novel avian endogenous viruses from distinct families
Advisors:Â Kathleen Conklin, Ph.D. and David Zarkower, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2002
Graduate program:Â BMBBÂ
Residency:Â Family Practice, United HospitalÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Apple Valley, MN
Charles J. Billington Jr.
Thesis title:Â Mechanisms and prevention of variable craniofacial defects in twisted gastrulation mutant mice
Advisor:Â Anna Petryk, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2014
Graduate program:Â MCDB&G
Residency:Â Pediatrics-Medical Genetics, Children's National Medical Center/NIH
Current position: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Rachael K. Blackman
Thesis Title:Â Neural basis of context processing dysfunction in schizophrenia: a monkey model
Advisor:Â Matthew Chafee, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2015Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Psychiatry, Brown UniversityÂ
Current position: Clinical Fellow Postdoc, NIMH
Terence C. Burns
Thesis title:Â Stem cells in ischemic brain injury
Advisors:Â Catherine Verfaillie, M.D. and Walter Low Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2009
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Neurosurgery, Stanford UniversityÂ
Current position: Assistant Professor of Neuroscience/Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic
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Javier Cabrera-Perez
Thesis title:Â Examining T-cell Recovery After SepsisÂ
Advisors:Â Thomas Griffin, Ph.D.Â
Graduation year:Â 2018
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Pediatrics (PSTP), Baylor College of MedicineÂ
Current position:Â Resident
Danita J. Carlson
Graduation year:Â 1995
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Minnetonka, MN
Erik S. Carlson
Thesis title:Â Effects of Genetic and Dietary Iron Deficiency in the Developing Hippocampus.
Advisors:Â Michael O'Connor, Ph.D. and Michael Georgieff, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2010
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Psychiatry, University of WashingtonÂ
Current position: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Washington
Jonathan C.T. Carlson
Thesis title: Towards therapeutic nanoassemblies: chemically induced protein oligomerization.
Advisor:Â Carston Wagner, Ph.D
Graduation year:Â 2006
Graduate program:Â Medicinal ChemistryÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital/HarvardÂ
Current position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Adam F. Carpenter
Graduation year:Â 2001
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Psychiatry, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Lyn P. Chapman (Hooke)
Graduation year:Â 1996
Graduate program:Â PharmacologyÂ
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Brooklyn Park, MN
Nathan J. Charles
Thesis title: Membrane and nuclear progesterone receptors activate tumor suppressive signaling mechanisms in cell line models of human ovarian cancer”
Advisor:Â Carol Lange, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2012
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, University of Wisconsin, MadisonÂ
Current position: Physician
Eleanor Y. Chen
Thesis title:Â Gaining insights into vertebrate vascular development: Characterization of zebrafish morphants identified from a morpholino-based vascular screen.
Advisor:Â Stephen Ekker, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2006
Graduate program:Â MCDB&GÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, Brigham & Women's Hospital/HarvardÂ
Current position:Â Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Washington
Ian N. Cheong
Thesis title: Non-invasive assessment of neurochemical biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosia
Advisors: Gulin Oz, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2020
Graduate program: Neuroscience
Residency: Neurology, Johns Hopkins University
Current position: Resident
Jason A. Chesney
Thesis title:Â Definition of peripheral blood fibrocytes as novel antigen presenting cells
Advisor: Kathleen Conkin, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 1998
Graduate program:Â Biomedical SciencesÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, New York HospitalÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, University of Louisville
Caitlin B. Conboy
Thesis title:Â R-spondin 2 drives Wnt signaling and tumorigenesis in multiple tissues
Advisor: David Largaespada, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2016
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Mayo ClinicÂ
Current position: Hematology/Oncology Fellow, Mayo Clinic
Samuel W. Cramer
Thesis title:Â Normal and diseased circuitry in the cerebellar and cerebral cortex
Advisor: Timothy Ebner, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2016
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Neurological Surgery, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Resident
Clifford M. Csizmar
Thesis title: Engineered proteins with tunable avidity for studying and controlling cellular interactions
Advisors: Carston Wagner, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2020
Graduate program: Medicinal Chemistry
Residency: Internal Medicine - CITP, Mayo Clinic
Current position: Resident
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Matthew J. Deeths
Thesis title:Â Costimulation of CD8 positive T lymphocytes
Advisor:Â Matthew Mescher, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2000Â
Graduate program:Â MICaB
Residency:Â Dermatology, University of ColoradoÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Grand Junction, CO
Christopher C. DeNucci
Thesis title:Â The role of beta-1 integrin on CD4 T cells
Advisor:Â Yoji Shimizu, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2012Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Diagnostic Radiology, Stanford UniversityÂ
Current position: Physician
Martin M. Dinges
Thesis title:Â Studies of TSST-1-induced hypersensitivity to LPS
Advisor:Â Patrick Schlievert, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2001Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, University of WashingtonÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Albuquerque, NM
Melvin T. Donaldson
Thesis title:Â Yoga for chronic pain in veterans: a mixed methods study
Advisors: Erin Krebs, M.P.H. and Rich MacLehose, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2020
Graduate program: Epidemiology
Residency: Emergency Medicine - PSTP, University of Iowa
Current position: Resident
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Craig E. Eckfeldt
Thesis title:Â Discovery and functional analysis of novel determinants of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell function
Advisor:Â Catherine Verfaillie, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2007Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
Benjamin D. Ehst
Thesis title:Â Design and characterization of a model of murine skin graft rejection: visualizing the immune response against a defined minor transplantation antigen
Advisor:Â Marc Jenkins, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2003Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Dermatology, Johns Hopkins HospitalÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, Oregon Health & Science University
Bart T. Endrizzi
Thesis title:Â The regulation and function of KLF-2 in T cell biology
Advisor: Stephen Jameson, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2005Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Dermatology, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Kevin C. Engel
Thesis title:Â Ocular motor and manual tracking of visual targets
Advisor:Â John Soechting, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2003Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Ophthalmology, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Chief of Ophthalmology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
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James M. Fink
Graduation year:Â 1992Â
Graduate program:Â MicrobiologyÂ
Residency:Â Cytogenetics, University of Minnesota
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Jason D. Fowler
Thesis title:Â The role of renin in the adipose tissue renin-angiotensin system
Advisors:Â David Bernlohr, Ph.D. and Steven Katz, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2011Â
Graduate program:Â Cellular and Integrative PhysiologyÂ
Residency:Â Surgery, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position: Physician
Daniel T. Franc
Thesis title:Â Investigations in Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Tensor Imaging applied to clinical and research medicine
Advisor:Â Kelvin Lim, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2010Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Neurology, UCLAÂ
Current position:Â Physician
Brigitte L. Frohnert
Thesis title:Â Functional and regulatory studies of the Fatty Acid Transport Protein 1
Advisor:Â David Bernlohr, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2002Â
Graduate program:Â BMBBÂ
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, University of Colorado
Sarah A. Frommer
Thesis title:Â Investigating the use of multipotent adult progenitor cells for treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: a translational approach
Advisors:Â Catherine Verfaillie, M.D. and Paul Iaizzo, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2010Â
Graduate program:Â Biomedical EngineeringÂ
Residency:Â Plastic Surgery, Brown UniversityÂ
Current position: Physician
Joseph M. Fullmer
Thesis title:Â Identification of the target glycoproteins of the lectin IB4
Advisor: Robert Elde, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2006Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, University of WashingtonÂ
Current position: Director of Autopsy Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Regan S. Fulton
Thesis title:Â The developmental activation of the kappa immunoglobulin light chain locus
Advisor: Brian Van Ness, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 1996Â
Graduate program:Â PathobiologyÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, Stanford UniversityÂ
Current position:Â Physician, San Francisco, CA
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Jose E. Gomez Uranga
Thesis title: Reach to grasp representations in the monkey dorsal premotor and primary ,otor cortices: endpoint accuracy and grasp posture
Advisor:Â Timothy Ebner, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2002Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Karen S. Gustafson
Thesis title:Â Transcriptional regulation of HLA-E gene expression by interferon-Îł
Advisor: Gordon Ginder, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 1998Â
Graduate program:Â Biomedical SciencesÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, University of PittsburghÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Philadelphia, PA
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Matthew C. Hagen
Thesis title: Neuroimaging of higher somatosensory processing in humans: Attention, space and motion.
Advisor:Â Jose Pardo, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2005Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, Indiana UniversityÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
Michelle Y. Hamline
Thesis title: The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry: roles of BCOR in mammalian embryonic development
Advisor:Â Vivian Bardwell, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2013
Graduate program:Â MCDB&G
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of California-Davis
Current position: Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of California, Davis
Maureen Handoko
Thesis title: Specific amyloid-β oligomers in human cerebrospinal fluid
Advisor:Â Karen Hsiao Ashe, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2014
Graduate program:Â Neuroscience
Residency:Â Pediatric Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine
Current position: Pediatric Epilepsy Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine
Lauren A. Harasymiw
Thesis title: Centromere mechanical maturation and mitotic fidelity during mammalian cell mitosis
Advisor:Â Melissa Gardner, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2019
Graduate program: BICB
Residency: Pediatrics (PSTP), University of Minnesota
Current position: Resident
Jason M. Hataye
Thesis title:Â Cell competition for survival and proliferation resources defines the CD4+ T cell niche
Advisor:Â Marc Jenkins, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2008Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, UCLAÂ
Current position: Physician Scientist, Vaccine Research Center, NIAID
Alan R. Hauser
Graduation year:Â 1992Â
Graduate program:Â Microbiology
Residency:Â Infectious Disease, UCSFÂ
Current position:Â Associate Professor, Northwestern University
Angela L. Hewitt
Thesis Title:Â Does cerebellar cortex function as a forward internal model for motor control?
Advisor:Â Timothy Ebner, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2015Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Child Neurology, Mayo ClinicÂ
Current position: Neurology and Experimental Therapeutics Fellow, University of Rochester
Nathan E. Hoffmann
Thesis title:Â Quantification of host-mediated cryoinjury in urologic tissues
Advisor:Â John Bischof, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2003Â
Graduate program:Â Biomedical EngineeringÂ
Residency:Â Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MNÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Duluth, MN
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John R. Jalas
Thesis title:Â Stereo- and Regioselectivity in the Cytochrome P450-mediate Metabolism of the Tobacco-specific Nitrosamine 4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK).
Advisor:Â Steven Hecht, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2005Â
Graduate program:Â ChemistryÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, UCSFÂ
Deceased
Tanner M. Johanns
Thesis title:Â CD4 T cells in protection and pathogenesis of persistent Salmonella infection
Advisor:Â SingSing Way, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2012Â
Graduation program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington UniversityÂ
Current position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Washington University
Hemant P. Joshi
Thesis title:Â Non-canonical pathways of HIF1-alpha regulation in ovarian cancer: implications for angiogenesis and metastasis.
Advisor: Sundaram Ramaskrishnan, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2013
Graduation program:Â Pharmacology
Residency:Â Anesthesiology, University of Florida/Shands Hospital
Current position: Physician
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Kristen M. Kallestad
Thesis title:Â Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and extraocular muscle: a potential sparing mechanism with therapeutic implications
Advisor:Â Linda McLoon, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2011
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Family Medicine, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Physician
Brad S. Karon
Graduation year:Â 1996Â
Graduate program:Â BiochemistryÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington UniversityÂ
Current position:Â Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic
Sakeen W. Kashem
Thesis title:Â Immunity against Candida albican skin infectionsÂ
Advisor:Â Dan Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D.Â
Graduation year:Â 2018Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco. Transition year Univ of TX, Southwestern
Current position:Â Resident
James T. Katter
Graduation year:Â 1995Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Medicine/Pediatrics, Brigham & Women's Hospital/HarvardÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Zimmerman, MN
Christopher Dirk Keene
Thesis title: Experimental Huntington’s Disease – neuroprotective effects of Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid and 1H NMR spectroscopic characterizaion
Advisor:Â Walter Low, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2005Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, University of WashingtonÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, University of Washington
Hyon J. Kim
Thesis title:Â Genetic analysis of early vertebrate endocrine pancreas formation
Advisor:Â Stephen Ekker, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2007Â
Graduate program:Â MCDB&G
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, University of CincinnatiÂ
Current position:Â Physician
Yong Y. Kim
Thesis title: Two barriers to RAS mediated oncogenesis: translational control checkpoint and proliferative block by autophagy
Advisor:Â Peter Bitterman, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2011Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of FloridaÂ
Current position: Hematology/Oncology Fellow, Children's National Medical Center
Ivan A. Klement
Thesis title: The role of nuclear localization of Ataxin-1 in the aathogenesis of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1
Advisor:Â Harry Orr, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2000Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, UCLAÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Santa Barbara, CA
LuAnne M. Klemme
Thesis title:Â Molecular genetic characterization and cloning of the gene coding for the rat acidic epididymal glycoprotein D
Advisor:David Hamilton, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 1997Â
Graduate program:Â Biomedical SciencesÂ
Residency:Â Medicine/Pediatrics, University of HawaiiÂ
Deceased
David A. Knorr
Thesis title:Â Engineering human pluripotent stem cells for enhanced lymphocyte development and function
Advisor:Â Dan Kaufman, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2014
Graduate program:Â MICaB
Residency:Â Internal Medicine PSTP, Weill Cornell Medical Center
Current position: Clinical Scholar, Rockefeller University
Lisa K. Koch
Thesis title:Â Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase: a potent regulator of graft versus host disease with potential therapeutic applications
Advisor:Â Bruce Blazar, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2011Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, University of WashingtonÂ
Current position: Acting Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Washington
Marcos T. Kuroki
Thesis Title:Â Neural control of the splanchnic circulation in AngII-salt hypertension
Advisor:Â John Osborn, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2015Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Surgery, Pennsylvania State College of MedicineÂ
Current position:Â Resident
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Christine S. Lambert
Thesis Title:Â Occupational exposures and the development of lung disease in Minnesota miners
Advisor:Â Bruce Alexander, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2015Â
Graduate program:Â Environmental Health SciencesÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Minnesota
Michael D. Lane
Thesis title:Â Developing methods to understand and engineer protease cleavage specificity
Advisors:Â Burkhard Seelig, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2018
Graduate program:Â BMBB
Frederick J.P. Langheim
Thesis title:Â Dynamic brain interactions as revealed by Magnetoencephalography (MEG).
Advisors: Apostolos Georgopoulos, Ph.D and Arthur Leuthold, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2007Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Psychiatry, University of WisconsinÂ
Current position: Clinical Adjunt Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin
Andrew W. Larson
Graduation year:Â 1995Â
Graduate program:Â PathobiologyÂ
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Maple Grove, MN
Tuong H. Le
Graduation year:Â 1998Â
Graduate program:Â Biomedical EngineeringÂ
Residency:Â Radiology, UCSFÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Plano, TX
Joseph Lee
Thesis title: Modulations of myocardial energy metabolism via xathine oxidase inhibition, SCA-1+ stem cell treatment and PPAR-δ gene ablation
Advisor:Â Jianji Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2008Â
Graduate program:Â Biomedical Engineering
Residency:Â Radiation Oncology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University
Current position:Â Physician
Peter K. Lee
Thesis title:Â Studies of the mechanism of hypotension in Toxic Shock syndromes
Advisor: Patrick Schlievert, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 1993Â
Graduate program:Â MicrobiologyÂ
Residency:Â Dermatology, Brigham & Women's Hospital/HarvardÂ
Current position:Â Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
Ava Y. Lin
Thesis title:Â From structure & dynamics to therapeutic developments for neuromuscular disease
Advisor:Â David Thomas, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2014
Graduate program:Â BMBB
Residency:Â Pediatric Neurology, University of Washington
Current position: Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neurology, University of Michigan
Hong-Yiou Lin
Thesis title:Â The role of PKC in differential morphine tolerance
Advisor:Â Horace Loh, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2014
Graduate program:Â Pharmacology
Residency:Â Radiation Oncology, Beaumont Health System
Current position: Physician
Michael A. Linden
Thesis title:Â Novel targeted deregulation of apoptotic and oncogenic pathways leads to B-lymphoid malignancies in genetically engineered mice
Advisor:Â Brian Van Ness, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2006Â
Graduate program:Â MDCB&GÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, University of WashingtonÂ
Current position:Â Associate Professor of Lab Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota
James F. List
Thesis title:Â Visna virus replication: provirus formation and integration
Advisor: Ashley Haase, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 1996Â
Graduate program:Â MicrobiologyÂ
Residency:Â Medicine/Pediatrics, Brigham & Women's Hospital/HarvardÂ
Current position:Â Vice President, Full Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Jennifer L. Long
Thesis title:Â Elastogenesis in cardiovascular tissue engineering
Advisor:Â Robert Tranquillo, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2004
Graduate program:Â Chemical EngineeringÂ
Residency:Â Otolaryngology, UCLAÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, UCLA Head and Neck Surgery
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Shawn A. Mahmud
Thesis title:Â TNF receptor superfamily costimulation drives thymic Treg development and repertoire selection
Advisor: Mike Farrar, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2016Â
Graduate program:Â MICaB
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position: Pediatric Rheumatology Fellow, University of Minnesota
Erika-Nell Malvey-Dorn
Thesis title:Â The functional consequences of T cell tolerance induction in vivo
Advisor:Â Daniel Mueller, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2000Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Eden Prairie, MN
Tracy A. Marko (Powell)
Thesis title:Â Uncovering Mechanisms of Osteosarcoma Metastasis
Advisor:Â David Largaespada, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2018Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Emergency Medicine, Regions Hospital, St. Paul, MNÂ
Current position:Â Resident
Stacene R. Maroushek
Thesis title:Â Sequence analysis of a viral gene found within the central nervous system of patients with human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1-Associated Disease
Advisor: Ashley Haase, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 1994Â
Graduate program:Â MicrobiologyÂ
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Cameron McDonald-Hyman
Thesis title:Â Methods to enhance the efficacy of Regulatory T-cell therapies for acute and chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease
Advisor:Â Bruce Blazar, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2018Â
Graduate program:Â MICaB
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, University of Michican, Ann Abor
Current position:Â Resident
Benjamin Mueller
Thesis title:Â Direct detection of phospholamban and SERCA interaction in membranes using fluorescence resonance energy transfer
Advisor:Â David Thomas, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2006Â
Graduate program:Â BMBBÂ
Residency:Â Orthopaedic Surgery, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Minneapolis, MN
Debra L. Murray
Thesis title:Â Structure-function studies of Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1
Advisor: Patrick Schlievert, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 1997Â
Graduate program:Â MicrobiologyÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt UniversityÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Tulsa, OK
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Jennifer C. Nagode
Thesis title:Â Neuroimaging Studies of the Medial Temporal Lobe Role During Learning and Memory
Advisor:Â Jose Pardo, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2004Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Psychiatry, UCSDÂ
Current position:Â Physician, San Diego, CA
Minelva R. Nanton
Thesis Title:Â Protective B cell responses during Salmonella infection
Advisors:Â Stephen McSorley, Ph.D. and Chandy John, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2015Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Family Medicine, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position: Physician
Ryan W. Nelson
Thesis Title:Â The origin and function of a large naĂŻve CD4+ T cell population
Advisors:Â Marc Jenkins, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2016Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Pediatrics, Boston Children's HospitalÂ
Current position:Â Resident
O
Scott A. Oakman
Graduation year:Â 1999Â
Graduation program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Psychiatry, University of MichiganÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Oludare Odumade
Thesis title:Â Prospective analysis of the primary immune response during natural Epstein-Barr virus infection in humans.
Advisor:Â Kristin Hogquist, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2014
Graduation program:Â MICaB
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of California-San Diego
Current position: Staff Physician/Instructor, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard University
Timothy H. Olson
Thesis title:Â The Acid-Sensing Ion Channels (ASICs): Distribution within Primary Afferent Neurons and Potential Role in Hyperalgesia.
Advisor: Robert Elde, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2002Â
Graduation program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General HospitalÂ
Current position:Â Physician, St. Cloud, MN
Xilma R. Ortiz-Gonzalez
Thesis title: In vivo neutral differentiation potential of bone marrow-derived multipotent adult progenitor cells.
Advisor:Â Walter Low, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2006Â
Graduation program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Pediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaÂ
Current position: Assistant Professor of Nuerology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Matthew J. O'Shaughnessy
Thesis title:Â Novel Molecular Strategies for Prevention of Graft-Versus-Host Disease by Ex Vivo Tolerance Induction.
Advisor:Â Bruce Blazar, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2008Â
Graduation program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Urology, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position: Physician
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Judit M. Perez Ortiz
Thesis title:Â PKA phosphorylation of ATAXIN1 in Purkinje cells modulates early onset of ataxia
Advisor:Â Harry Orr, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2018Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency: Child Neurology, Mayo Clinic
Current position: Resident
Mark A. Pirner
Graduation year:Â 1996Â
Graduate program:Â Biomedical SciencesÂ
Residency:Â Medicine, Duke UniversityÂ
Current position:Â Senior Director and Head, PepsiCo Biology Innovation Laboratory, Purchase, NY
Alexa A. Pragman
Thesis title: Studies on the Staphylococcal Respiratory Response (SrrAB) and its role in Staphylococcus aureus virulence factor regulation
Advisor:Â Patrick Schlievert, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2007Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, University of ChicagoÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
Jonathan T. Pribila
Thesis title:Â Molecular mechanisms for the recruitment and retention of leukocytes in lymph nodes
Advisor:Â Yoji Shimizu, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2005Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Ophthalmology, University of MichiganÂ
Current position:Â Physician, St. Louis Park, MN
Kurt W. Prins
Thesis title:Â Analysis of cytoskeletal interactions and their implications in skeletal muscle disease
Advisor:Â James Ervasti, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2012Â
Graduate program:Â BMBBÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, University of Alabama-BirminghamÂ
Current position: Assistant Professor of Medicine-Cardiology, University of Minnesota
R
Erik A. Ranheim
Graduation year:Â 1996Â
Graduation program:Â Biomedical SciencesÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, Stanford UniversityÂ
Current position:Â Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Morayma G. Reyes
Thesis title:Â Purification, Characterization, and Differentiation of Multipotent Adult Stem Cell From Post-Natal Human Bone Marrow.
Advisor:Â Catherine Verfaillie, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2003Â
Graduation program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Clinical Pathology, University of WashingtonÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, University of Washington
Benjamin I. Rosner
Thesis title:Â Contact Guiding Neurotrophic Collagen Gel Rods for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration.
Advisor:Â Robert Tranquillo, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2003Â
Graduation program:Â Chemical EngineeringÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara, CAÂ
Current position:Â Resident
Jared H. Rowe
Thesis title:Â Regulatory T cells and the immune pathogenesis of prenatal Listeriosis.
Advisor:Â SingSing Way, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2014
Graduation program:Â MICaB
Residency:Â Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital
Current position: Clinical Pediatric Fellow, Boston Children's Hospital
John N. Rydberg
Graduation year:Â 1996
Graduation program:Â Biomedical EngineeringÂ
Residency:Â Radiology, Mayo ClinicÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Program Director, Nuclear Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
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José E. San Miguel-Ruiz
Thesis title: The role of the actin-binding protein Arp2/3 in growth coe actin dynamics and guidance
Advisor:Â Paul Letourneau, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2016
Graduate program:Â Neuroscience
Residency:Â Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota
Current position:Â Resident
Jason M. Schenkel
Thesis title:Â The distribution and function of resident memory CD8 T-cells
Advisor:Â David Masopust, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2016
Graduate program:Â MICaB
Residency: Clincal Pathology, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Current position: Transfusion Medicine Fellow, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Stephen C. Schmechel
Graduation year:Â 1998Â
Graduate program:Â MicrobiologyÂ
Residency:Â Pathology, University of WashingtonÂ
Current position:Â Associate Professor, University of Washington
Kristin L. Schreiber
Thesis title:Â Neural-Immune Interactions: Studies of the Reciprocal Influence of the Nervous and Immune Systems in Infection and Pain.
Advisors:Â George Wilcox, Ph.D. and David Brown, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2007Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Anesthesiology, University of PittsburghÂ
Current position: Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital/Harvard University
Wade L. Schulz
Thesis title:Â Cellular Determinants of Reovirus Entry and Infection.
Advisor:Â Leslie Schiff, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2014
Graduate program:Â MICaB
Residency:Â Clinical Pathology, Yale University
Current position: Assistant Professor of Lab Medicine, Yale University
Robert E. Schwartz
Graduation year:Â 2006Â
Graduate program:Â Biomedical EngineeringÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington UniversityÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell School of Medicine
Mithun M. Shenoi
Thesis title:Â Nanoparticle preconditioning for enhanced thermal therapies in cancer.
Advisor:Â John Bischof, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2013
Graduate program:Â Biomedical Engineering
Residency:Â General Surgery, Duke University
Current position: Colorectal Surgery Fellow, Indiana University
Amila Silva
Thesis title:Â Multiple roles of Delta-Notch signaling in retinal development.
Advisor:Â Steven McLoon, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2001Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Ophthalmology, Mayo ClinicÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Fontana, CA
Nicole E.B. Skinner
Thesis Title:Â Strategies to improve gene expression and targeting for DNA vaccine development
Advisor:Â Christopher Pennell, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2015Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterÂ
Current position: Infectious Disease Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Iberia Romina Sosa
Thesis title:Â Alpha-BTX-Sensitive nAChRs Modulate Human Bronchial Epithelial Cell Functions.
Advisor:Â Bianca Conti-Fine, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2007Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt UniversityÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Anja I. Srienc
Thesis title:Â Retinal Ischemia in the In Vivo Rodent: Cellular and Vascular Characteristics.
Advisor:Â Eric Newman, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2017Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Neurological Surgery, Washington University/Barnes-Jewish HospitalÂ
Current position:Â Resident
Jack H. Staddon
Thesis title: Identification and Genetic Characterization of a Group II Intron Insertion Site and Origin of Transfer Region in the Enterococcus faecalis plasmid, pCF10.
Advisor:Â Garry Dunny, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2007
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Pediatrics, Loma Linda UniversityÂ
Current position:Â Physician
Eric R. Stevens
Thesis title:Â How D-serine and glycine control NMDA receptors in the vertebrate retina.
Advisor:Â Robert Miller, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2007
Graduate program:Â Neuroscience
Residency:Â Ophthalmology, Indiana University
Current position:Â Physician
Jared D. Sturgeon
Thesis title:Â Risk factors for intraparenchymal hemorrhagic stroke and Twin-Cities area stroke trends
Advisor:Â Aaron Folsom, M.D., M.P.H.
Graduation year:Â 2008
Graduate program:Â Epidemiology
Residency:Â Radiation Oncology, University of Texas-Galveston
Current position:Â Physician
Brian M. Sweis
Thesis title:Â Beyond simple tests of value: a neuroeconomic, translational, disease-relevant, and circuit-based approach to resolve the computational complexity of decision making
Advisors: Mark Thomas, Ph.D. and David Redish, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2020
Graduate program: Neuroscience
Residency: Psychiatry - PSTP, Icahn School of Medicine/Mount SinaiÂ
Current position: Resident
Thomas M. Suszynski
Thesis title:Â Tissue-engineered islet graft design and assessment
Advisor:Â Klearchos Papas, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2014
Graduate program:Â Biomedical Engineering
Residency:Â Plastic Surgery, University of Texas-Southwestern
Current position: Assistant Professor, Dept of Surgery, University of Minnesota
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Annie Tan
Thesis title:Â The role of cyclin D1 in survival signaling downstream of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4E
Advisors:Â Peter Bitterman, M.D. and James McCarthy, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2000Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â OB/GYN, UCSFÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Minneapolis, MN
Randall S. Taylor
Thesis title: Proteomic studies of the rat liver golgi complex: calcium uptake, 2D family gel analysis, protein identification and characterization of the RLP30 family of proteins
Advisor:Â Kathryn Howell, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2001Â
Graduate program:Â Cell and Developmental Biology, University of ColoradoÂ
Residency:Â ENT, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Littleton, CO
David G. Telander
Graduation year:Â 1999Â
Graduateprogram:Â MIMPÂ
Residency:Â Ophthalmology, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Sacramento, CA
Christina M.B.T. Thaler
Thesis Title: Modulation of BMP signaling during dorsal ventral patterning in Drosophila melanogaster
Advisors:Â Michael O'Connor, Ph.D. and Hans Othmer, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2015Â
Graduate program:Â Chemical EngineeringÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Abbott Northwestern HospitalÂ
Current position: Cardiovascular Disease Fellow, Hennepin County Medical Center
Serena K.A. Thompson
Thesis title:Â Temporal and spatial properties of the fMRI response to first and second order contrast in V1
Advisor:Â Daniel Kersten, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2012Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Neurology, Medical College of WisconsinÂ
Current position: Assistant Professor of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Elizabeth D. Trice Loggers
Thesis title: The role of medical futility in assignment of DNR orders among hospitalized stroke patients
Advisor:Â Rosalie Kane, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2003Â
Graduate program:Â Health Services ResearchÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General HospitalÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Investigator, Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA
U
Kevin B. Urdahl
Graduation year:Â 1995Â
Graduation program:Â MicrobiologyÂ
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of WashingtonÂ
Current position:Â Assistant Professor, University of Washington
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Ruben A. Velazquez
Thesis title: Effect of capsaicin on zinc localization, Preprotachykinin and Neurokinin-1 messenger Ribonucleic Acid content and Neurokinin-1 receptor internalization: comparison to the effect produced by cubstance P N-Terminal fragments
Advisor:Â Alice Larson, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2000Â
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â ENT, University of Texas-San AntonioÂ
Current position:Â Physician, Mayaguez, PR
Mayank Verma
Thesis title:Â Cross talk between skeletal muscle stem cell and endothelial stem cell
Advisors: Atsushi Asakura, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2020
Graduate program: Integrative Biology and Physiology
Residency: Child Neurology/Neuroscience, University of Texas - SouthwesternÂ
Current position: Resident
W
Kirk J. Wangensteen
Thesis title: Expression of transgenes in liver by gene therapy-mediated repopulation
Advisor:Â Stephen Ekker, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2009Â
Graduate program:Â BMBBÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Current position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Christopher A. Warlick
Thesis title:Â Selective expansion of cells expressing drug-resistant dihydrofolate reductase activity
Advisor:Â R. Scott McIvor, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2001Â
Graduate program:Â PathobiologyÂ
Residency:Â Urology, Johns Hopkins UniversityÂ
Current position:Â Associate Professor of Urology, University of Minnesota
Scott G. Warren
Thesis title:Â Selective Attentional Modulation of Task-Appropriate Neural Populations in Primary Visual Cortex
Advisor:Â Geoff Ghose, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2018
Graduate program:Â NeuroscienceÂ
Residency:Â Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown Univeristy
Current position:Â Resident
Matthew Wheelwright
Thesis title: iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes: Towards an in vitro Model of Cardiac Physiology
Advisor: Joseph Metzger, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2019
Graduate program: Integrative Biology and Physiology
Residency: Surgery, Univeristy of Minnesota
Current position:Â Resident
Alexa R. Weingarden
Thesis title: Mechanisms of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation and Development of Novel Therapies for Clostridium difficile Infection.
Advisors:Â Michael Sadowsky, Ph.D. and Alexander Khoruts, M.D.
Graduation year:Â 2017Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Stanford UniversityÂ
Current position: Gastroenterology Fellow, Stanford University
Michael A. Weinreich
Thesis title: The K, the L, the F, the 2, and the ology
Advisor:Â Kristin Hogquist, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2012Â
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Pediatrics, University of MarylandÂ
Current position: Associate Medical Director, AbbVie Inc
Nathan E. Welty
Thesis title:Â In vivo functions of intestinal dendritic cells
Advisor:Â Dan Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2016
Graduate program:Â MICaBÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Current position: Hematology/Oncology Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
Christopher T. Wilke
Thesis title:Â Causal-based analysis of epileptogenic networks
Advisor:Â Bin He, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2011Â
Graduate program:Â Biomedical EngineeringÂ
Residency:Â Radiation Oncology, University of MinnesotaÂ
Current position: Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota
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Amritha Yellamilli
Thesis title:Â Side population cells in the adult heart
Advisors: Jop van Berlow, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2020
Graduate program: Integrative Biology and Physiology
Residency: Pediatrics - Research Track, Stanford University
Current position: Resident
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Jennifer L. Zick
Thesis title: Effective disconnection of intrinsic networks in the prefrontal cortex: convergence across primate and mouse models of schizophrenia
Advisors: Tay Netoff, Ph.D. and Matt Chafee, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2020
Graduate program: Neuroscience
Residency: Psychiatry - PSTP, University of Minnesota
Current position: Resident
Jeannette M. Zinggler Berg
Thesis title:Â Metabolism of nicotine and the tobacco carcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK): genetic and phenotypic variation
Advisor:Â Sharon Murphy, Ph.D.
Graduation year:Â 2011Â
Graduate program:Â BMBBÂ
Residency:Â Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt UniversityÂ
Current position:Â Physician