Alumni

2009

Jessie Shi Shujie (Jessie) Shi, Ph.D.
Nankai University, B.S. 1999, M.S. 2002.
Advisor: Ned Ballatori, Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Identification of Human Gene Products Containing Pro-Pro-x-Tyr (PY) Motifs that Enhance Glutathione and Endocytotic Markers Uptake in Yeast.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh
Zhengyu Yin Zhengyu Yin, Ph.D.
Anhui Medical University, B.S. 2000. Fudan University, M.S. 2003
Advisor: Thomas Gasiewicz, Ph.D.
Thesis Title: (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, Found in the Green Tea Extract, is a Novel Hsp90 Inhibitor.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Jamie Bernard Jamie J. (O’Brien) Bernard, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, B.S. 2004
Advisor: Richard Phipps, Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Mechanisms of Megakaryopoiesis and Platelet Production: Implications for Inflammation and Disease.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Diego
Sara Saperstein Sara Saperstein, Ph.D.
SUNY Binghamton, B.S. 2003
Advisor: Jacob Finkelstein, Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Modulation of TNF-α-mediated Acute Lung Inflammation: A Role for IL-1β and Soluble TNF Receptors.
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University
Sophia Fang Fang (Sophia) Fang, Ph.D.
Zhongshan (Sun Yat-Sen) University, B. S. 2000
Advisor: Ned Ballatori, Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Functional Characterization of the Heteromeric OSTα-OSTβ Transporter, a Potential Steroid Hormone Conjugate Transporter in the Adrenal Gland and Brain.
Current Position: Pharmacist in Seattle, WA
Brent Kobielush Brent Kobielush, Ph.D.
Bethel College, B.S. 2004
Advisor: Thomas Gasiewicz, Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Serine 395, a Site Important for Regulating Transcriptional Activity of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR),
is Phosphorylated by Protein Kinase A.
Current Position: Manager of Toxicology, General Mills