Roster of Students
The following lists the graduate students currently working in laboratories of faculty in the Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology (MVM). Also included are students from other programs, who work in departmental laboratories and interact with MVM students on a daily basis. The academic background of the trainees is shown to illustrate the broad range of institutions from which MVM draws students.
Ajami, Nadim
DuPont Lab
B.Sc. - Universidad Javeriana Univ. Javeriana-Colombia
Banks, Lori
Palzkill Lab
B.S. - Prairie View A & M University, Prairie View, TX
Becnel, Lauren
Zechiedrich Lab
B.S. - Mississippi State University
Biesinger, Tasha
Kimata Lab
B.S. - Utah State Univ
Bonderoff, Jennifer
Lloyd Lab
B.Sc. - Biochemistry, Biology, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Bornholdt, Zachary
Prasad Lab
B.S. - Univ of California at Davis
Brown, Nicholas
Palzkill Lab
B.S. - Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
Cardenas, Ana Maria
Palzkill Lab
B.S. - Universidad de los Andes, Bogata, COLOMBIA
Carrillo, Berenice
Prasad Lab
B.S. - New Mexico State University, New Mexico
Chiang, Karen
Rice Lab
B.S. - Princeton University, Princton, NJ
Criglar, Jeanette
Ramig Lab
B.S. - Univ. of Houston-Downtown
Cubas, Rafael
Yao Lab
B.A. - Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Danielson, Bryan
B.S. - Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Darlington, Yolanda
Donehower Lab
B.S. - Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Dayaram, Tajhal
Marriott Lab
B.A. - Amherst College, Amherst, MA
Dougherty, Jon
B.S. - St. Edwards University, Austin, TX
Dow, Eugene, IV
Rice Lab
B.S. - Microbiology, U.T.E.P, El Paso, TX
Ducu, Razvan
Marriott Lab
M.D. - I. Hatieganu Univ. of Med & Pharm
Echendu, Chisa
Ling Lab
B.S., Youngstown St. Univ, Youngstown, PA
M.S., Youngstown St. Univ, Youngstown, PA
Edwards, Dustin
Marriott Laboratory
B.S. Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX
Gatza, Catherine
CMB (Donehower Laboratory)
B.S. Virginia Tech Univ., Blacksburg, VA
Grace, Elicia
Christophe H. Lab
B.S. - Iowa State university, Ames, IA
Golebiewski, Lisa
Rice Lab
B.S. - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Hartsough, Rebecca
Palzkill Lab
B.A. - Oberlin College, Oberlin OH
Heard, Tiffany
Butel Lab
B.S. - St. Mary's University of San Antonio, TX
Hemarajata, Peera
M.D. - Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Thailand
Hinkal, George
Donehower Lab
B.A. - St. Mary's College of Maryland
Hodgson, Amanda
Slagle Lab
B.S. - University of Minnesota, Duluth
Hyser, Joseph
Estes Lab
B.A. - Augustana College, Rock Island IL
Karkouti, Omid
Javier Lab
B.S. - University of California, San Diego
Keasler, Victor
Slagle Lab
B.S. - Texas A&M UT A&M
Killoran, Kristin
Conner Lab
B.S. - Univ. of Houston
A.S. - Biology, Richland College, Dallas TX
Lay, Margarita
Estes Lab
M.A. - Washington University - St. Louis
B.S. - Biology, Pontificia Universidad Catelica de Chile
Lin, Yea Ping
Versalovic Lab
M.S. - Northeastern University of Boston,
MA B.S. - Genetics, Univ. of CA at Davis
Ma, Ou
Donehower Lab
B.S. - Peking University, Beijing CHINA
Marcelin, Glendie
Conner Lab
B.S. - Pace University, NY
Marciano, David
Palzkill Lab
B.S. - Univ. of Florida, Gainesville FL
A.A. - Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL
Marin-Muller, Christian
M.S. - Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH
B.S. - Molecular Biology, Florida Tech., Melbourne, FL
Matuszewski, Stephanie
B.S. - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
McWilliams, Brian
Petrosino Lab
B.A. - Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Miller, Amber
B.S. - University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
M.S.-Biology, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
Moon, Sung-Hwan
Donehower Lab
B.S. - Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Morgan-Linnell, Sonia
Zechiedrich Lab
B.S. - Colorado State Univ
Nguyen, Thuy-Ai
Donehower Lab
M.S. Biotechnology - Boston University, Boston, MA
B.A. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA
Pappu, Himabindu
Lloyd Lab
M.S - Osmania University, Hyderabad, INDIA
B.S. - Botany, Microbiology, Chemistry (MCB), Osmania Univ., INDIA
Poluri, Ananthalakshmi
Sutton Lab
B.S. - Univ. of Louisiana - Lafayette
Rivera, Carlos
Lloyd Lab
B.S. - Univ. of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus
Ross, Matthew
B.S. - Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
Sanbower, Tamara
Butel Lab
B.S. - Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
B.S. - Crime, Law and Justice, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Sewatanon, Jaturong
Ling Lab
M.D. - Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, THAILAND
Sharp, Tyler
Estes Lab
H.S. - B.Sc. - Molecular Biology & Genetics, University of Guelph
Sung, Tzu-Ling (Daphne)
Rice Lab
M.S. - National Taiwan University, Taiwan
B.S. - Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Tavlarides, Michelle
Zechiedrich Lab
B.S. - Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA
Thippeshappa, Rajesh
M.S. - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Viskovska, Maria
Prasad Lab
B.S. - Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Vongpunsawad, Sompong
M.S. - Wayne State University, MI
B.S.-Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, MI
Waldron, Lenee
Javier Lab
B.S. - Microbiology, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
Wang, Xiaohu
Palzkill Lab
M.S. - Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, PR, CHINA
B.S. - Genetics, Wuhuan University, Wuhan, PR, CHINA
Wang, Yan
Rice Lab
B.S.
White, James
Lloyd Lab
B.S. - University at Albany, State Univ. of New York, Albany, NY
Williams, Tiffany
B.S. - George Washington University, Washington, DC
Youmans, Bonnie
B.S. - University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY