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The Department of Microbiology and Immunology is grateful to all of its previous students for their efforts and contributions to further basic and clinical research within the department and the university.

Name Year
Current Contact Info
Advisor Thesis Title
Christina Nevel-McGarvey 1995
Instructor, Dept of Biology
Lycoming College
Alan Hudson Changes in the mitochondrial genetic system in rabbit urinary bladder after partial outlet obstruction
Joseph Kutza 1996
Associate Director
CMC Regulatory Affairs
Immunology/Infectious Diseases
MedImmune, Inc.
Donna Murasko The effect of aging on human natural killer and lymphokine activated killer cell activity
Janine Ferguson 1996
Nurse practitioner
New Jersey
Richard Rest Regulation of gonococcal sialyltransferase activity by in vivo signals and substrates
Timothy Henion 1996
Research Associate Professor
Shriver Center
UMass Medical School
Uri Galili Primate α1,3-galactosyltransferase: Structure-function analysis and application for the enhancement of vaccine immunogenicity
David McGee 1996
Associate Professor
Microbiology and Immunology
University of Alabama
Richard Rest Molecular analysis of the regulation of expression of gonococcal and meningococcal sialyltransferase gene(s)
Norman Waters 1996
Research Scientist
Div of Experimental Therapeutics
Walter Reed Army Inst of Research
Bill Bergman Identification of multiple substances of the Pho85 cyclin dependent protein kinase as key regulators of acid phosphatase expression and glycogen metabolism in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Maria Cristina Cruz 1996
Team Leader, Genomics
Pharmaceutical Development
Cardinal Health
Thomas Edlind Molecular basis for benzimidazole susceptibility and resistance in the opportunistic yeasts Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans
Yvette Murley-Henry 1996
Sr Clin Scientist, Global Clinical R&D
Wyeth Research
John LiPuma Cloning and characterization of the haemocin locus of haemophilus influenzae and assessment of its role in virulence
Le Wang 1996
 
Uri Galili Anti-Gal immunoglobulin genes
Xiao He 1996
Assistant Professor, Pathology
University of Utah
Donna Murasko Response of murine splenocytes to staphylococcal enterotoxin b in vitro: Effects of aging and cytokines
Ana Gabrea-Todor 1997
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry
Marymount University
Libby Blankenhorn Analysis of the high nitric oxide and high eosinophil phenotypes in the brown Norway rat
Mark Glaum 1997
Asst Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics
University of South Florida
Ed Schulman Expression and modulation of asthma-related cytokines by human lung mast cells
John Langell 1997
Asst Professor, General Surgery
Univ of Utah Health Science Center
Libby Blankenhorn Suppression of α1,3-galactosyl epitopes on mammalian cells
Denise LaTemple 1997
Vice President, Scientific Services
Curatio CME Institute LLC
Uri Galili Enhancement of tumor vaccine immunogenicity by the nature anti-gal antibody
Erica Bernstein 1997
Asst Professor, Medicine and Geriatrics
Boston University
Donna Murasko The role of cell-mediated immunity after influenza vaccination of healthy elderly individuals
Yang Kang 1997
 
Carole Long The 19-kDa Carboxyl-Terminal Region of Merozoite Surface Protein-1 as a Vaccine Candidate against Malaria
Melissa Bourque-Philion 1998
Biology Instructor
Quinebaug Valley Community College
Libby Blankenhorn Characterization of the EAE-resistant LER rat T cell response following immunization for EAE
Rocio Marchese 1998
Senior Research Immunologist
Vaccine and Biologics Research
Merck Research Laboratories
Kenneth Blank Immunogenetic Studies on the Mechanisms of Host Resistance against Experimental Vaginal Candidiasis
Anne Marie Martin 1998
 
Libby Blankenhorn The genetics of autoimmunity in the rat: The search for non-MHC-linked genes
Jessica Jenulis 1998
 
Ed Schulman Release of Chemokines from Human Lung and Human Mast Cells
Paul Artur Plett 1998
Department of Medicine
Division of Hemetology/Oncology
Indiana University
Donna Murasko Age-related decrease in murine natural killer cell activity after interferon-a/b stimulation
Dawn Maria Shell 1999
Assistant Professor
Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
Phila College of Osteopathic Medicine
Richard Rest Physical and immunologic characterization of neisserial sialyltransferases; the role of PIII (Rmp) in gonococcal adhesion and invasion.
John Williams 1999
Private Practice
Richard Rest Using the yeast two-hybrid system to identify human epithelial cell proteins that bind gonococcal opa proteins.
Naomi Vishnupad 2000
 
Libby Blankenhorn Factors that contribute to resistance and susceptibility to EAE in the rat.
Karl Henry 2000
Assistant Professor
Microbiology and Immunology
Drexel University College of Medicine
Thomas Edlind Molecular basis for tolerance to sterol biosynthesis inhibitors in Candida species and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Mohamed Elrafaei 2000
 
Donna Murasko The effect of aging on the immune response again E55+ murine leukemia retrovirus infection
John Leander Po 2001
Boston Medical Center
One Boston Medical Center Place
Donna Murasko Age-associated changes in influenza A virus-specific CD8+ lymphocyte response in C57BL/6 mice
Brian Cocca 2001
Intellectual Property Lawyer
Woodcock Washburn
Marko Radic Structural basis for autoantibody recognition of phosphatidylserine-Beta2 glycoprotein 1 and apoptotic cells.
Eric Scott Halstead 2002
Resident, Clinical Education
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Peter Katsikis Modulating CD8+ T Cell Responses in Vivo
Kerrianne Mello 2002
Research Fellow
Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Harvard School of Public Health
Bill Bergman Characterization of proteins that interact with the amino-termius of the plasmodium merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP-1)
Devrim Eren 2003 Senior Scientist,
SYANDUS INC.
Akhil Vaidya Plasmodium falciparum Enzymes Involved in Redox Balancing of Nicotinamide Nucleotides
Janine Knight 2003
Postdoctoral Fellow
National Cancer Institute
Bill Bergman The Regulation of Pho81p, a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ross Albert 2003
 
Libby Blankenhorn Signaling through serotonin 1B and 2C receptors on lymphocytes is essential for T cell activation and proliferation
Kim Metera 2003
Instructor, Biology
Durham Technical Community College
Bill Bergman Characterization of the YLR190w Gene Product in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Jeffrey Shannon 2003
Postdoctoral Fellow
Lab of Intracellular Parasites
Rocky Mountain Labs, NIAID, NIH
Richard Rest Characterization of Anthrolysin O, the Baccillus anthracis cholesterol-dependent cytolysin
Alfred Kim 2003
Resident in Internal Medicine Washington Univ School of Medicine
Peter Katsikis The role of CD40 in dendritic cell induced CD8+ T cell responses
Jason Stumhofer 2004
Postdoctoral Fellow, Pathobiology
University of Pennsylvania
Akhil Vaidya Characterization of a functional DNA repair enzyme from Plasmodium falciparum that displays gycolyase and AP-lyase activity
Annie Borowski 2005
Scientist
Rockland Immunochemicals Inc.
Peter Katsikis The role of CD28 costimulation in the reaction of memory CD8+ T cells
Mathanraj Packiam 2005
Postdoctoral Fellow
Microbiology and Immunology
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Richard Rest Differential expression and regulation of lipooligosacharide specific sialyltransferase in pathogenic neisseria
Qifang Shi 2005
Project Manager
International Division
Fosun Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd.
James Burns Characterization of merozoite surface protein-8 and evaluation of it’s potential as a blood-stage malaria vaccine candidate
Aikaterina Alexaki 2007 Postdoctoral Fellow
National Institute of Health
Brian Wigdahl Modeling bone marrow progenitor cell differentiation and susceptibility to HIV-1 infection
Elise Mosser 2007

Part-time faculty teaching Introductory Biology Lab for Science majors
Elizabethtown College

Richard Rest The Bacillus Anthracis Toxin Anthrolysin O Modulates Human Macrophage and Neutrophil Function
Christie Bucks 2008 Centocor Inc. Peter Katsikis CD8+ T cells: From Autoimmunity to antigen induced exhaustion
Yujie Liu 2008 Postdoctoral fellow
Microbiology and Immunology
Drexel University College of Medicine
Brian Wigdahl Impact of downstream C/EBP site on HIV-1 gene Expression and Pathogenesis
Heather Painter 2008 Postdoctoral Fellow
Microbiology and Immunology
Drexel University College of Medicine
Akhil Vaidya The Role of the Mitochondria in the Life and Death of Plasmodium falciparum
Devanshi Pandya 2008   Brian Wigdahl Study of the regulation of the human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) promoter formatted in the context of chromatin in T cells and monocytes
Nina Thakkar Rivera 2008 Med Student
Nova
Fred Krebs Mechanism of action studies defining the activity of the biguanide-based, human immunodeficiency virus
type 1 co-receptor inhibitor NB325

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