2000

Program: Bioorganic Chemistry

Graduation Year: 2000

Thesis Advisor: George W. Gokel

Thesis Title: Synthetic Organic Model Systems to Probe Biochemical Interactions: Cation-pi and Aromatic-Oxygen Interactions

Program: Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Graduation Year: 2000

Thesis Advisor: Gary J. Weil

Thesis Title: "Gender Specific Gene Expression in Brugia malayi and Characterization of an Embryo-Associated Fatty Acid Binding Protein

Program: Neurosciences

Graduation Year: 2000

Thesis Advisor: Raphael Kopan

Thesis Title: "NOTCH RECEPTOR ACTIVATION: Regulation by Proteolysis and Oligomerization State Changes"

Program: Evolutionary and Population Biology

Graduation Year: 2000

Thesis Advisor: Barbara A. Schaal

Thesis Title: "Evolution in a Recently Arisen Species Complex: Phylogeography of Manihot esculenta Crantz (Euphorbiaceae)"

Program: Cell Biology & Biochemistry

Graduation Year: 2000

Thesis Advisor: Douglas D. Dean

Thesis Title: Understanding the Expression of VCAM-1 During Murine Cardiogenesis

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2000

Thesis Advisor: Kendall J. Blumer

Thesis Title: G Protein Coupled Receptor Structure and Activation

Program: Immunology

Graduation Year: 2000

Thesis Advisor: Andrew A. Chan

Thesis Title: The Role of BLNK in B Cell Development and Function

Program: Evolutionary and Population Biology

Graduation Year: 2000

Thesis Advisor: Jonathan B Losos

Thesis Title: Territoriality and Spatial Structure of the Eastern Collared Lizard, Crotaphytus collaris collaris. Spatial, Temporal, and Individual Variation

Program: Genetics

Graduation Year: 2000

Thesis Advisor: Timothy P. Fleming

Thesis Title: Characterization of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DPPIV) as an Inhibitor of Melanoma Invasion

Program: Immunology

Graduation Year: 2000

Thesis Advisor: Kenneth M. Murphy

Thesis Title: Structure, Function, and Regulation of GATA-3Th2 Development