Alumni Program

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2017

Thesis Advisor: Scott J. Hultgren

Thesis Title: Understanding the paradox of genetic diversity in uropathogenic E. coli: the uncommon evolution of a common pathogen

Program: Neural Sciences

Graduation Year: 1986

Thesis Advisor: Edward G. Jones

Thesis Title: "Observations and Experiments on the Development of the Corticospinal Tract in the Rat"

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 1991

Thesis Advisor: Edwin E. McCleskey

Thesis Title: Calcium Currents in Rat Sensory Neurons and Their Modulation by MU Opioids

Program: Developmental Biology

Graduation Year: 2001

Thesis Advisor: Raphael Kopan

Thesis Title: Characterization of the Intramembrane Proteolysis of the Notch Receptor and the Amyloid Precursor Protein

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2014

Thesis Advisor: Peter A. Crawford

Thesis Title: Cardiomyocyte-Specific Deficiency of Ketone Body Metabolism Promotes Accelerated Pathological Remodeling

Program: Evolution Ecology and Population Biology

Graduation Year: 2015

Thesis Advisor: Tiffany M. Knight

Thesis Title: Habitat Size Mediates The Effects of Environmental Factors on Species Richness

Program: Computational and Systems Biology

Graduation Year: 2014

Thesis Advisor: Patrick Y. Jay

Thesis Title: Understanding the mechanism of maternal age’s influence on congenital heart defects

Program: Cell Biology & Biochemistry

Graduation Year: 1993

Thesis Advisor: Leonard L. Banaszak

Thesis Title: The Structure of Escherichia coli D-3- Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase

Program: Evolutionary and Population Biology

Graduation Year: 2001

Thesis Advisor: Jonathan B Losos

Thesis Title: A Phylogenetic and Ecological Analysis of Iguanian Lizard Evolution

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2020

Thesis Advisor: Tammie Benzinger

Thesis Title: Understanding emerging biomarkers and lifestyle factors in aging and Alzheimer disease.