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Research Projects of Current Ph.D. Candidates
Jordan Blacktop; Grand Valley State University; Allendale, MI; “CRF regulation of dopaminergic neurotransmission and cocaine seeking.”
Jennifer Bray; University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Stevens Point, WI; "GABAB receptor modulation of voltage gated calcium current.”
John L. Brenner; Humboldt State University; Arcata, CA; “Exploring function of developmentally regulated miRNAs in C. elegans.”
Radhika Gopal; University of Madras; Chennai, India; “Control mechanism of flagellar beating.”
Evan Graf; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison, WI; “The role of organic cation transporter 3 (OCT3) in stress related behaviors using rodent models.”
Anjali Gupta; Holkar Science College; Indora, India; “Elucidating the role of LC8 in the assembly of molecular complexes.”
Jonathan Hill; The College of Saint Rose; Albany, NY; “Cellular mechanism of rapid glucocorticoid action on neuronal physiology and Behavior.”
Qian Huang; Wuhan University; Wuhan, China; “Investigation of muscle function in different organisms and its underlying contraction mechanism.”
Andrew Karls; University of Wisconsin-Green Bay; Green Bay, WI; “Identification of signal transduction pathways underlying GABAB-mediated changes in calcium currents.”
Jasvinder Kaur; Madurai Kamraj University; Madurai, India; “Functional analysis of the mitospecific region of Mrp20 protein of yeast Mitochondrial ribosomes.”
Kevin Koenigs; University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Oshkosh, WI; The molecular basis of cocaine addiction and schizophrenia.”
Sudhanshu Kumar; Manipal Academy; Kamatka, India; Investigating the catalytic mechanism of Pyruvate Carboxylase by X-ray Crystallography, kinetics and protein engineering.”
Kurt Laha; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison, WI; “The identification of novel residues that influence the agonist-bound state of GABA-A receptors.”
Xi Li; Shandong Agriculture University; Beijing, China; “Investigation of the role of mir-237 in developmental timing C. elegans.”
Adam Lietzan; Western Maryland College; Westminster, MD; “The mechanism of allosteric regulation in pyruvate carboxylase activity.”
Xiaoqian Liu; Shandong University; Qingdao, China; “Mechanism of environmental neurotoxins.”
Victoria Lutgen; Marquette University; Milwaukee, WI; “The role of the cystine-glutamate antiporter in schizophrenia.”
Aric Madayag; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA; “Mechanisms underlying regulation of cystine-glutamate exchange and neuronal plasticity.”
Rachel Morris; University of Augusta-Maine; Augusta, ME; “Methanogenesis in anaerobic digesters.”
Jon Resch; University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Minneapolis, MN; “Hypothalamic circuitry involved in energy balance.”
Travis Rush; Marquette University; Milwaukee, WI; “Environmental neurotoxin mechanisms in cortical culture.”
Christine Sansone; Western Maryland College; Westminster, MD; “Rescuing the phenotypes of the gene drop-dead in Drosophila.”
Priyanka Sivadas; Anna University; Chennai, India; “The integration of chemical and mechanical signaling for the control of Flagellar beating.”
Phu Tran; Marquette University; Milwaukee, WI; “Ethanol modulation of GABA-A receptor.”
Mei Wei; Huazhong University of Science & Technology; Wuhan, China; “Molecular interactions of radial spoke proteins and Flagellar beating.”
Ru Ya; East China Normal University; Shanghai, China; “The regulation of oocytes maturation.”
Chao Zhang; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Taiyuan, China; “The role of ESX10 in regulation of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor mRNA splicing.”
Yu Zhang; China Pharmaceutical University; Shanghai, China; “Regulation of smooth muscle contraction.”
Incoming Graduate Students, Fall 2009
Carisa Berger; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Milwaukee, WI
Keerthi Cherukuri; University of Florida Gainsville; Gainsville, FL
Tiezheng Li; South China Agricultural University; Beijing, China
Yan Li; Agricultural University of Hebei; Hebei, China
Yi Lin; Jiangnan University; Beijing, China
Prince Mathai; Allahabad Agricultural University; Delhi, India
Cassandra Peller; Indiana University School of Medicine; Indianapoli, IN
Mitchell Romens; Viterbo University; La Crosse, WI
Deepa Valsangkar; University of Pune; Maharashtra, India
Yulin Zhao; Shandong Normal University; Shandong, China
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