Past Students

Name Dissertation Started Sort ascending PhD earned Current position
Christina S. Winborn Feedback regulation of CGRP gene expression Postdoc, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Univ. of Tennessee Health Science Center
Maria Asuncion (Zen) A. Abeleda “The Role of the Alternative Pathway of the Complement System in the Development of Dense Deposit Disease” Intellectual Property Law Clerk (Patent), Barnes and Thornburg, LLP (Indianapolis Office)
JiHui Ren Control of Protein Sorting to the Lysosome by HSE1 and its Interacting Proteins Research Scientist, Stony Brook Cancer Center
William Lanier The Evolution of Photosynthetic Eukaryotes
Wei Li The role of activator protein 2 transcription factors in Zebrafish neural crest development Research Fellow, Vanderbilt Univ
Fedik Rahimov Interferon Regulatory Factor 6 and Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip and Palate Principal Scientist, AbbVie
Carmen Halabi Interference with PPAR(gamma) Function in Smooth Muscle Causes Vascular Dysfunction and Hypertension Pediatric Nephrology Fellow, Washingto Univ/St. Louis Children's Hospital
Marisa Banasik “Integrase Competent or Deficient Lentiviral Expression of MicroRNAs and Short Hairpin RNAs for Messenger RNA Inhibition” Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. Bio-medical Sciences, Iowa State Univ
Chris A. Hamm “Functional genomic analyses of the impact of global hypomethylation and of tumor microenvironment in a rat model of human chondrosarcoma” Clinical Genomics Scientist, Quintiles
Timothy J. Moss Connections Between HP1 Hsalpha and Breast Cancer Invasion/metastasis Clinical Genetics, Spectrum Corewell Health
Hsan-jan (David) Yen Development of the Zebrafish Model System to Gain Insight in the Pathophysiology of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Research Scientist, Corning Research Center
Annie Pei-Fen Chiang Comparative and integrative genomic approach toward disease gene identification:  application to Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics Consultant
Bridget M. Riley-Gillis The FGF Signaling Pathway's Contribution to Cleft Lip and Palate Principal Research Scientist II, Human Genetics, AbbVie
Marwan K. Tayeh Elucidating the Molecular Pathogensis of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) Utilizing Animal Models Zebrafish and Mice Associate Professor of Clinical Medical & Molecular Genetics, Director of the IU Diagnostic Genomics Laboratory, Indiana University, School of Medicine
Karrie A. Heins Mechanisms of Gene Silencing By Hetrochromatin Protein 1 Genetics Counselor, Dept. Obstetrics & Gynecology, Indiana University Hospital
Glenn M. Borchert MICRORNAS: Functional and Regulatory Insights Based on Orgin Associate Professor, Dept. of Biology, Univ of South Alabama
Jennifer A. Barlett The Role of PLUNC and LPLUNC1 in Airway Host Defense Assistant Research Scientist, Dept. of Pediatrics, UIOWA
Andreas Beyer Protective Effects of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma in the Vascular Wall: Insights From Mice Expressing Dominant Negative Mutants Assistant Professor of Medicine and Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Nicholas K. Rorick The Structure and Function of Interferon Regulary Factor 6 (IRF6) and the Identification of Potential Downstream Targets Dentist, Sycamore Hills Dentistry
Douglas Dylla “Arenavirusesand LentiviralGene Transfer: Host and Vector Properties Influencing Efficacy” Principle Medical Writer, Global Medical Publishing, ABBVIE
Ryan Kavlie Touch insensitive larva B, A Gene Necessary for Hearing and Male Fertility in Drosophila melanogaster Encodes a Conserved Ciliary Protein Research Associate, Ear Institute, Univ College London
Jeremiah D. Hackett Endosymbiosis and Genome Evolution Associate Dean, Graduate & Postoctoral Affairs, Dept of Ecology and Evolutional Biology, Univ of Arizona