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Health Science Campus - 2007 Defenses
Xuesong Huang, Ph.D.  Dr. Huang completed his Ph.D. in Infection, Immunity and Transplantation (IIT), September 13, 2007.  Thesis title: "The study on signal mechanism of protein kinase C Zeta-involved NF-KB activation in LPS-stimulated TLR4 signaling pathways."   His major advisor is Dr. Z. Kevin Pan.  Xuesong has accepted a Postdoctoral position in the lab of Dr. Wen-Ming Chu, Dept. of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at Brown University, Providence, R.I.  
John Lazarus, Ph.D.  Dr. Lazarus completed his Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, August 3, 2007.  Thesis title:  "A role for interleukin-10 in the murine model of lyme disease"...major advisor:  Dr. R. Mark Wooten.  John will begin his studies to become a medical doctor at The University of Toledo, Health Science Campus.  

Kylie Roach, M.S.  Kylie completed her M.S. Degree in Biomedical Sciences, July 19, 2007.  Thesis title:  "A role for igIC in the growth and persistence of Francisella tularensis within macrophages" ... major advisor: Dr. R. Mark Wooten.   Kylie will be moving to Chicago to attend Pacific College of Oriental Medicine to pursue a degree in: Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine.

Rachel Balder, Ph.D. Dr. Balder was awarded a Ph.D. Degree in Biomedical Sciences, April 3, 2007.  Thesis title: "Type V secretion system exoproteins and their roles in the adherence of the gram-negative bacterial pathogens Moraxella catarrhalis, Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei" ...major advisor: Dr. Eric Lafontaine.  Rachel has accepted a Post-doctoral Fellow position at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA in the laboratory of Dr. Lafontaine.

Brian Bullard, Ph.D. Dr. Bullard was awarded a Ph.D. Degree in Biomedical Sciences, April 4, 2007.  Thesis title:  "Characterization of the Moraxella catarrhalis Hag Adhesin"... major advisor:  Dr. Eric Lafontaine.  Brian has accepted a position at Ohio State University as a Post-doctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Dr. John Gunn.

Christine Akimana, Ph.D.  Dr. Akimana was awarded a Ph.D. Degree in Biomedical Sciences, April 16, 2007.  Thesis title:  "Structural and functional analysis of Moraxella catarrhalis adhesins MCAP and OMPCD"...major advisor:  Dr. Eric Lafontaine.  Christine has accepted a Post-doctoral Fellow position at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY in the laboratory of Dr. Yousef Abu-Kwaik.
Robert E. Lintner, Ph.D. Dr. Lintner was awarded a Ph.D. Degree in the Program in Molecular Basis of Disease, Bioinformatics & Proteomics/Genomics, April 17, 2007.  Thesis title:  "Comparative analysis and discovery of regulatory control"...major advisor: Dr. Robert M. Blumenthal.  Robert has joined MIT, Cambridge, MA as a Post-doctoral Fellow in the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.

Meenakshi K. Kaw, M.D., Ph.D.  Dr. Kaw was awarded a Ph.D. Degree in Biomedical Sciences, April 18, 2007.  Thesis title: Translational control in Escherichia Coli: HFQ and PVUII"... major advisor:  Dr. Robert M. Blumenthal.  Meena has accepted a Post-doctoral Fellow position with Dr. Beata Lecka-Czernik, Professor in the department of Orthopedics, The University of Toledo, HSC, located in the CeDER Center. 

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