People

Program affiliation
Immunology
Cancer Biology

Research summary
My laboratory is focused on the molecular mechanisms regulating natural killer cell activation, novel methods to use NK cells as immunotherapy for cancer, and lymphoma genomics.

Key words
cancer, cytokine, immunology, innate immunity, NK cells, small noncoding RNAs, immunotherapy, lymphoma, genomics

Program: Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Graduation Year: 2011

Thesis Advisor: Dong Yu

Thesis Title: “The Role of Viral Protein pUL21a in HCMV Infection”

Program: Plant Biology

Graduation Year: 2006

Thesis Advisor: Robert G. Kranz

Thesis Title: Heme Delivery in the System I and System II Cytochrome c Biogenesis Pathways

Mary is responsible for scheduling applicant interviews for all DBBS programs as well as MSTP.

Program: Molecular Biology

Graduation Year: 1984

Thesis Advisor: Elliot L. Elson

Thesis Title: "Mechanics of the mOtion of the Leading Edge of Animal Cells Attached to Glass"

Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences

Research summary
Pathogenesis of multidrug resistant bacteria and biogenesis of bacterial vesicles in the human gut

Key words

Program: Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Graduation Year: 2020

Thesis Advisor: Daniel S. Ory

Thesis Title: Post-lysosomal cholesterol trafficking: novel tools and insights

Program: Plant Biology

Graduation Year: 1994

Thesis Advisor: Roger N. Beachy

Thesis Title: Characterization of Two Tobamovirus Movement Proteins and Their Role in Host Range Determination

Program: Neurosciences

Current advisor: Harrison W. Gabel, PhD

Undergraduate university: Washington University, 2024

Program: Computational Biology

Graduation Year: 2009

Thesis Advisor: Garland R. Marshall

Thesis Title: Systematic sampling improves docking accuracy