| Student Name |
Research Interest |
Professor |
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| Hasan Alhaddad |
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Leslie Lyons |
| Johnathon D. Anderson |
Developing mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow as a therapeutic for two diseases, peripheral arterial disease and Huntington's disease; in part by engineering a newly characterized cell-to-cell communication system mediated by secreted vesicles termed exosomes. Our lab is currently in the process of taking several MSC based therapies through pre-clinical studies and operates a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) facility for cellular based therapies. |
Jan Nolta |
| Sarah Anderson |
Genomics of the Maternal to Zygotic Transition in Rice |
Venkatesan Sundaresan |
| Erin Arms |
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Dina St. Clair |
| Barbara Bailus |
Gene Therapy through use of Zinc Finger Artificial Transcription Factors. Currently working on gene therapy for Autism Spectrum Diseases, Angelman Syndrome and Rett Syndrome. |
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| Christopher Beitel |
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| Adam Blattler |
I am studying a group of evolutionarily related KRAB-zinc finger proteins between mouse and human. |
Peggy Farnham |
| Yana Blokhina |
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| Scott Brandl |
I am interested in using DNA barcodes to answer ecological questions. In practice, this can mean a number of things, including detecting prey in a predator’s stomach or residual DNA in water samples, among others. |
Bernie May |
| Daniel Chu |
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Sean Burgess |
| Edwin Chuck |
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| Phillip Conklin |
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Anne B. Britt |
| Rochelle Coulson |
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Janine LaSalle |
| Michelle Curtis |
Phytophthora capsici resistance in pepper |
Dina St. Clair |
| Keith Dunaway |
Epigenetics, Bioinformatics, and Aging. |
Janine LaSalle |
| Yen Duong |
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| Daphne Gille |
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Holly Ernest |
| Hyrum Gillespie |
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Abhaya M. Dandekar |
| Steven Gore |
role of Rad55-57 in Rad51-DNA filament formation |
Wolf-Dietrich Heyer |
| Daniel Gregory |
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| Matt Grimmer |
Investigating genomic binding patterns of transcription factors and subsequent effects on epigenetic regulation in human disease. Contributing member of the ENCODE and REMC national consortia. Characterizing the specificity and activity of artificial transcription factors (based on zinc fingers and TALEs) as candidate epigenetic therapies which can inactivate oncogenes or activate tumor suppressor genes. Integrating and comparing the effects on disease-related gene expression based on changes in DNA methylation, histone modifications, and transcription factor binding. Bridging the gap between molecular biology and bioinformatics. |
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| Stella Hartono |
CpG Island Promoter, Mammalian Genomics, Epigenetics & Gene Expression, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. |
Ian Korf |
| Genki Hayashi |
Elucidating the pathogenesis of Friedreich's Ataxia with the emphasis on the Nrf2 antioxidant pathway. |
Gino Cortopassi |
| Brittany Hazard |
I am interested in crop improvement, trait development, and plant breeding. I am currently working with TILLING mutants in pasta and bread wheat to increase the amount of resistant starch (~fiber) in the grain. |
Jorge Dubcovsky |
| Tyson Howell |
Cloning of a gene located on the short arm of chromosome 1 from rye (1RS) which confers drought resistance when translocated into bread wheat |
Jorge Dubcovsky |
| Vicki Hwang |
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Flora Tassone |
| Joseph Jacobs |
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| Robyn Jimenez |
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Martin L. Privalsky |
| Tae Hyun Kim |
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Huaijun Zhou |
| Allen Kovach |
Comparative genomics, bioinformatics, evolutionary genetics, conifer genomics. |
Ian Korf |
| Angelica Kowalchuk |
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| Shaunese Lambel |
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| Jan Lim |
Plant breeding/genetics. Improving seedling vigor in chickpea and large lima. Early development in legumes. Sustainable agriculture. |
Paul Gepts |
| Yoong Wearn Lim |
Using a genomic approach to understand human diseases |
Frederic Chedin |
| Katrina Linden |
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Judy Callis |
| Erick Loomis |
Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS), Fragile X Syndrome, Molecular Genetics, Epigenetics |
Paul Hagerman |
| Paul Lott |
Computational Biology |
Ian Korf |
| Karl Lund |
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M. Andrew Walker |
| Hannah Lyman |
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| Marla McPherson |
I am interested in the genomic state of virulent and vaccine strains of Marek's disease virus in host (chicken) lymphocytes |
Mary Delany |
| Amory Meltzer |
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James Hildreth |
| Nuradilla Mohamad Fauzi |
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James D. Murray |
| Atefeh Mousavi Nik |
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Ebenezer Yamoah |
| Nicole Narayan |
gut microbiota and implications towards immune function |
Dennis Hartigan-O'Connor |
| Jillian Ng |
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| Rebecca Nitcher |
Plant breeding and flowering time, vernalization and photoperiod in wheat and barley. |
Jorge Dubcovsky |
| David O'Donnell |
Study the effects of host-microbe interactions on overall growth in maize landraces. |
Alan B. Bennett |
| Matthew Porter |
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Ian Korf |
| Juan Reyes |
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| Sebastian Reyes Chin Wo |
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Richard Michelmore |
| Gavin Rice |
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Artyom Kopp |
| Charmaine Robinson |
Viral integration and host genomic instability, using Marek's disease virus (MDV) as a model. |
Mary Delany |
| Rosalinda Savoy |
My project involves Androgen Receptor regulation of gene transcription in prostate cancer. During the course of prostate cancer and metastasis the Androgen Receptor begins to regulate a different set of genes that allows it to become resistant to treatment. We are interested in finding out how this change occurs and how to prevent it. |
Paramita Ghosh |
| Brian Scott |
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| Alaric Smith |
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| Lattha Souvannaseng |
Study of MAPK phosphatases in the African mosquito Anopheles gambiae and their role in malaria parasite development and transmission. |
Shirley Luckhart |
| Surapun Tepaamorndech |
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| Kumitaa ThevaDas |
Using zinc fingers as a method of detection and to overcome diseases. |
David Segal |
| Nicholas Thomas |
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Pamela Ronald |
| Ted Toal |
Discovery and analysis of gene regulatory networks directing root development. |
Siobhan Brady |
| Katharine Tomalty |
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Bernie May |
| Laura Vann |
My research focuses on understanding population structure, divergence, and systematics of Yucca brevifolia (Joshua tree). I am using a combination of analyses of morphological traits and next-gen sequencing technologies to answer questions concerning divergence and speciation within Joshua tree. I am also exploring the ecological genetics of tb1 in natural populations of teosinte in Mexico. |
Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra |
| Dianne Velasco |
I am investigating the evolution and domestication of peach, almond, and their wild relatives in Prunus subgenus Amygdalus by resequencing the genomes of twelve individuals. In addition to publicly available resequencing data, I aim to better understand the relationship of represented species, as well as their demographic and domestication histories. |
Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra |
| Donnelly West |
Genetic and chemical responses of plants to their environments, competitors and predators. |
Neelima R. Sinha |
| Garima Yagnik |
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Simeon Boyd |
| Ingrid Youngworth |
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Mary Delany |
| Carolyn Yrigollen |
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| Abigail Yu |
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Ian Korf |