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Deborah Lenschow, MD, PhD

John S. Daniels Professor

Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Research summary
Antiviral mechanisms of type I interferons and the role of interferons and viruses in autoimmune diseases

Key words
host-pathogen interactions, immunology, innate immunity, interferons, pathogenesis, virology, autoimmune disease, lupus

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Devjanee Lenz

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2013

Thesis Advisor: Justin C. Fay

Thesis Title: Dysfunctional gene regulation of the meiotic program in an interspecific yeast hybrid

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Jonathan Lenz

Program: Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Graduation Year: 2012

Thesis Advisor: Virginia L. Miller

Thesis Title: Characterization of the Yersinia autotransporter proteins (Yaps) and their roles in the pathogenesis of Y. pestis

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Carol Leonis

Program: Cell and Integrative Biology

Graduation Year: 1990

Thesis Advisor: Jeffrey I. Gordon

Thesis Title: Biochemical Characterization of the Mouse Fatty Liver Dystrophy Mutation.

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Shana Leopold

Program: Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Graduation Year: 2010

Thesis Advisor: Phillip I. Tarr

Thesis Title: Phylogenetic Illumination of Escherichia coli by Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Interrogation

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German Leparc

Program: Computational Biology

Graduation Year: 2007

Thesis Advisor: Robi D. Mitra

Thesis Title: Novel Approaches for the Discovery of Splice Variants with Cell-signaling Function

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Michele LeRoux, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
We study how bacterial defend themselves from their viral predators, bacteriophage.

Key words
bacteria, phage, bacteriophage, virus

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Philip Lessard

Program: Plant Biology

Graduation Year: 1992

Thesis Advisor: Roger N. Beachy

Thesis Title: "Transcriptional Regulation of the Soybean Beta- Conglycinin Genes"

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Katrin Leuer

Program: Genetics

Graduation Year: 1995

Thesis Advisor: Helen H. Donis-Keller

Thesis Title: Molecular Genetics of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 (MEN2)

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Daisy Leung, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Defining molecular mechanisms at the host-pathogen interface

Key words