MSTP Alumni 1984-1989
| Class of 1984 | Class of 1986 | Class of 1987 |
| Class of 1988 | Class of 1989 |
Class of 1989
Richard Rembecki
Dissertation Topic: Genetic analysis of hemopoetic histocompatibility (Hh1 antigens)
Mentor: Michael Bennett, M.D.
Current Position: Director of KidLungs, Pediatric Pulmonary PA; Assistant Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy Program, Collin County Community College; Medical Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Lab, Trinity Medical Center
Current Affiliation: KidLungs Pediatric Pulmonology, PA (Frisco, TX)
Barbara Joy Snider
Dissertation Topic: The complex class of nonadenylated polysomal RNA from rodent brain
Mentor: M. Morrison-Bogorad, M.D.
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Neurology; Adult Neurology Residency Program Director; Director of Hope Center Viral Vectors Core
Current Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine
Class of 1988
Andrew R. Zinn
Dissertation Topic: Yeast Mitochondrial DNA Recombination
Mentor: R. Butow, Ph.D.
Current Position: Professor of Internal Medicine and McDermott Center for Human Growth & Development; Associate Dean, Medical Scientist Training Program
Current Affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Class of 1987
John B. Williams
Dissertation Topic: The Role of Retinoic Acid in Vitamin A-Mediated Differentiation: F9 Embryonal Carcinoma Cells as a Model System
Mentor: JL Napoli, Ph.D.
Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Current Affiliation: University of Tennessee School of Medicine; Endocrinology Consultants of East Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)
Class of 1986
Christen M. Anderson
Dissertation Topic: Regulation of the Synthesis and Activity of Cholesterol Side Chain Cleavage Cytochrome P-450 in the Adult and Fetal Testis
Mentor: Carole Mendelson, Ph.D.
Current Position: Vice President of Clinical Development
Currrent Affiliation: Arena Pharmaceuticals (San Diego, CA)
Debra Jeske Zack
Dissertation Topic: Molecular Mapping of Idiotopes and the Antigen Combining Site in A/J Anti-p-Azophenylarsonate Antibodies
Mentor: JD Capra, Ph.D.
Current Position: Executive Director of Global Development, Inflammation Therapeutic Area
Current Affiliation: Amgen, Inc. (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Class of 1984
Dianna McGookey Milewicz
Dissertation Topic: Aspects of Cholesterol Metabolism involved in the Cholesteryl Ester Cycle in Macrophage Foams Cells and the Endocytic Pathway in Human Fibroblasts
Mentor: Ron Anderson, M.D.
Current Position: Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics; Doris Duke Distinguished Clinical Scientist; George Bush Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine; Director, Division of Medical Genetics; Director, M.D./Ph.D. Program
Current Affiliation: University of Texas Houston Health Science Center
Kevin J. Petty
Dissertation Topic: The Role of Sodium-Potassium-Activated Adenosine Triphosphatase in the Mechanism of Mineralocorticoid Hormone Action in the Mammalian Nephron
Mentor: J. Kokko, M.D., Ph.D.
Current Position: Senior Director and Head of Clinical Pharmacology Translational Medicine
Current Affiliation: Centocor R&D (Malvern, PA)