2008 Graduates from the BCM MVM Program

Ananthalakshmi Poluri
B.Sc. - Chemistry, Microbiol and Zoology, Mt. Carmel College, Bangalore University, Bangalore, INDIA
B.S.- Microbiol., University of Louisiana, Layfayette LA
Ph.D. 04/14/2008 Mentor: R. Sutton Ph.D.

HIV-Based Vectors: Gene Therapy Vector Production to Exploration of Heterologous Virus Entry" "HIV-Based Vectors: Gene Therapy Vector Production to Exploration of Heterologous Virus Entry

George Hinkal
B.A. - Natural Sciences, St. Mary's College of Maryland, MD
Ph.D. 04/11/2008 Mentor: L. Donehower Ph.D.

Dosage effects of p53 on aging and cancer

Carlos Rivera
B.S. - University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus
Ph.D.   01/17/2008 Mentor: R. Lloyd Ph.D.

Modulation of Poly(A) Binding Protein (PABP) Cleavage by Poliovirus Proteinases and PABP Regulation of Viral Polymerase Activity

Yan Wang
B.S. - Biotechnology, Peking University, Bejing, CHINA
Ph.D.  02/06/2008 Mentor: A. Rice Ph.D.

Identification of Signals and Cellular Factors that Regulate P-TEFb Functions and HIV-1 LTR Transcription

Sonia Morgan-Linnell
B.S. - Microbiology, Colorado State University, CO
Ph.D.   01/16/2008 Mentor: L. Zechiedrich Ph.D

Accounting for Clinical Fluoroquinolone Resistance in E. coli

Zachary Bornholdt
B.S. - Microbiology, University of California at Davis, CA
Ph.D.   01/16/2008 Mentor: B. Prasad Ph.D.

The Structural and Biochemical Studies of Influenza Nonstructural Protein 1

Joseph Hyser
B.A. - Biology and Philosophy; Augustana College, IL
Ph.D.   12/05/2007 Mentor: M. Estes Ph.D.

Antigenic Characterization and Identification of Two Distinct Calcium Binding Sites in the Cytoplasmic Tail of the Rotavirus Enterotoxin

Yea Ping Lin
B.S. - Genetics, University of California at Davis, CA
Ph.D.   11/05/2007 Mentor: J. Versalovic Ph.D.

Probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri suppresses inflammation by regulating the AP-1 signaling pathway

Victor Keasler
B.S. - Microbiology, Texas A&M University , TX
Ph.D.  11/02/2007 Mentor: B. Slagle Ph.D.

Role of the Hepatitis B Virus X Protein in Virus

Xiaohu Wang
B.S. - Genetics, Wuhuan University, Wuhan, PR CHINA
Ph.D.  09/02/2007 Mentor: T. Palzkill Ph.D.

Transcriptional Regulation of ArcA in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

Lynette Moore
B.S. - Biology, University of Notre Dame, IN
Ph.D.   08/20/2007 Mentor: L. Donehower Ph.D.

Aging-Associated Mutant p53 Alters Wild-Type p53 Stability and Cellular Localization

Catherine Gatza
B.S. - Virginia Polytechnic Institute, VA
Ph.D.   08/15/2007 Mentor: L. Donehower Ph.D.

Delayed Mammary Gland Development in the p53+/m Mouse, a Model of Accelerated Aging

David Marciano
A.A. - University of Florida, FL
Ph.D.  08/10/2007 Mentor: T. Palzkill Ph.D.

Genetic and Biochemical Investigation of ß-lactamase Structure, Function and Evolution

Xiaohong Wang
B.S. - Hygiene, Tongji Medical College of HUST, Wuhang, CHINA
Ph.D.  07/10/2007 Mentor: M. Conner Ph.D.

Transcriptional Regulation of ArcA in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1