2005 Graduates from the BCM MVM Program

Isabel Latorre
B.S. - Biology/Microbiology - Universidad Nacional Agraria, Lima PERU
M.S. Univ of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign
Ph.D.  12/21/2004 Mentor: R. Javier Ph.D.

Investigating Roles for PDZ Proteins in Carcinogenesis and in Regulation of the Phosphatydilinositol 3-Kinase Pathway

Zuzana Berkova
B.S. - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic
Ph.D.  12/01/2004 Mentor: M. Estes Ph.D.

Effects of Intracellular Rotavirus Enterotoxin: Calcium Mobilization, Actin Polymerization, and Formation of a Novel Vesicular Compartment

Zhen Zhang
B.S. - Physical Chem., Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
M.S. - Structural Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China
Ph.D.  10/22/2004 Mentor: T. Palzkill Ph.D.

Genetic analysis of Tbx1 role in pharyngeal and cardiovascular development

Tracy Parker
B.S - Biology, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
Ph.D.  10/08/2004 Mentor: M. Estes Ph.D.

Characterization of Antigenic Determinants on the Norovirus Capsid

Bonnie Nannenga
B.A. , Biology, Hope College, Holland MI
Ph.D.  02/06/2008 Mentor: L. Donehower Ph.D.

WIP1, a homeostatic regulator of stress response pathways

Jeremy Pena
B.S. - Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Northeastern University, Boston MA
Ph.D.  07/01/2004 Mentor: J. Versalovic Ph.D.

Molecular and Functional Studies of Intestinal Lactobacillus: Probiotics in InflammatoryBowel Disease

Kristopher Frese
Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI
Ph.D.  06/01/2004 Mentor: R. Javier Ph.D.

Mechanism and Consequences of PI3-kinase Activation by the Adenovirus Type 9 Oncoprotein

Erin Fetsch
B.S. - Microbiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Ph.D.   04/15/2004 Mentor: A. Davidson Ph.D.

Characterization of the Transition State for ATP Hydrolysis in the Maltose Transport Complex