2007 Graduates from the BCM MVM Program

Sang-Hyuk Chung
BA, Genetic Engineering, Korea University KOREA
Ph.D. 03/09/2007 Mentor: R. Javier Ph.D.

Distinct Functions for Trimers and Monomers of the Adenovirus E4-ORF1 Oncoprotein

Julia Biggins
BS - Microbiology, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign IL
Ph.D. 03/07/2007 Mentor: J. Kimata Ph.D

The Role of DC-SIGN in Enhancing HIV Infection

Michael Gatza
B.Sc. - Virginia Polytechnic Institute, VA
Ph.D. 02/26/2007 Mentor: S. Marriott Ph.D.

Effects of Genotoxic Stress on Protein Interactions and Subcellular Distribution of the HTLV-I Oncoprotein, Tax

Heather Yanites Winter
BS, Biochemistry, North Central College, IL
Ph.D. 01/26/2007 Mentor: S. Marriott Ph.D.

Activation of Serum Response Factor-Regulated Transcription by HTLV-I Tax and Identification of a Serum Response Element in HTLV-I LTR

Wendong Yu
Bachelor of Medicine, Weifang Medical College CHINA
MS, Virology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, CHINA
Ph.D. 10/04/2006 Mentor: A. Rice Ph.D.

Investigation of the Functional Role of Cyclin T1, and HIV Tat Co-factor, in Macrophage Differentiation and T Cell Activation

Jason Gioia
B.S. - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Ph.D. 09/01/2006 Mentor: S. Highlander Ph.D.

Analysis of the Mannheimia haemolytica genome and transcriptional regulation of the ferric uptake regulaton

Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston, TX. crlopez@txccc.org.

Christopher Lopez
B.S. - Baylor University, Waco, TX
Ph.D. 07/17/2006 Mentor: L. Zechiedrich Ph.D.

Investigating the in vivo role of topoisomerase III in E. coli

Corinne Zeitler
B.S. - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY
Ph.D. 06/28/2006 Mentor: B. Prasad Ph.D.

Structure and Function Studies of the Norwalk Virus Protease