MSTP Post PhD Years Students
MS2 (Post PhD)
Edward Haws
Brigham Young University
Neuroscience Graduate Program
Research Interest: The Role of Presynaptic RIM1a-dependent mossy fiber LTP in Learning and Memory
Mentor: Dr. Craig Powell
Medical Student - Second Year
michael.haws@utsouthwestern.edu
MS3
Ethan Baughman
Kansas State University
Immunology Graduate Program
Research Interest: CD8 T cells in multiple sclerosis.
Mentor: Dr. Nitin Karandikar
Medical Student - Third Year
ethan.baughman@utsouthwestern.edu
Robert Li
California Institute of Technology
Genetics and Development Graduate Program
Research Interest: Appetite control by the hypothalamus.
Mentor: Drs. Michael Brown & Joseph Goldstein
Medical Student - Third Year
robert.li@utsouthwestern.edu
Anna Patrick
University of Pennsylvania
Molecular Biophysics Graduate Program
Research Interest: Examining the co-translational folding of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane.
Mentor: Dr. Philip Thomas
Medical Student - Third Year
anna.patrick@utsouthwestern.edu
David Patrick
Trinity University
Genetics and Development Graduate Program
Research Interest: MicroRNA-21 Regulates the Cardiac Hypertrophic Response
Mentor: Dr. Eric Olson
Medical Student - Third Year
david.patrick@utsouthwestern.edu
Brian Skaug
Ouachita Baptist University
Cell Regulation Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Mechanisms Governing NG-KappaB Regulation by the Anti-Inflammatory Protein A20
Mentor: Dr. Zhijian (James) Chen
Medical Student - Third Year
brian.skaug@utsouthwestern.edu
Christopher Smith
Oklahoma State University
Genetics and Development Graduate Program
Research Interest: The role of PDGFR signaling in epicardial cell migration and differentiation.
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Tallquist-Seidel
Medical Student - Third Year
christopher.smith@utsouthwestern.edu
Jamie Walker
University of California, San Diego
Integrative Biology Graduate Program
Research Interest: Changes in gene expression and metabolism across the circadian cycle.
Mentor: Dr. Steve McKnight
Medical Student - Third Year
jamie.walker@utsouthwestern.edu
Michael Wang
Wheaton College
Integrative Biology Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: The Hydrophobic Handoff of Cholesterol between NPC2 and the N-terminal Domain of NPC1 in the Export of Cholesterol from Lysosomes.
Mentor: Drs. Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein
Medical Student - Third Year
michaelL.wang@utsouthwestern.edu
Daniel Zeve
Texas A&M University
Genetics and Development Graduate Program
Research Interest: Cellular and biochemical characterization of the adipocyte lineage
Mentor: Dr. Jon Graff
Medical Student - Third Year
daniel.zeve@utsouthwestern.edu
MS4
Nora Edwards Renthal
University of Texas, Austin
Genetics & Development Graduate Program
Research Interest: Investigation of non-classical MHC class I antigens at the maternal-fetal interface.
Mentor: Dr. Carole Mendelson
Medical Student - Fourth Year
nora.edwards@utsouthwestern.edu
Mark Etherton
Pennsylvania State University
Neuroscience Graduate Program
Research Interest: Investigating the role of synaptic cell adhesion molecules in autism spectrum disorders.
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Sudhof, Stanford University
Medical Student - Fourth Year
mark.etherton@utsouthwestern.edu
Bret Evers
Texas A&M University
Integrative Biology Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Role of Insig-Mediated Cholesterol Homeostasis in the Development of the Palate and Hair Follicles in Mice
Mentor: Drs. Michael Brown & Joseph Goldstein
Medical Student - Fourth Year
bret.evers@utsouthwestern.edu
Midhat Farooqi
Texas A&M University
Genetics and Development Graduate Program
Research Interest: The effects of aberrant cholesterol biosynthesis on mouse development.
Mentor: Drs. Michael Brown & Joseph Goldstein
Medical Student - Fourth Year
midhat.farooqi@utsouthwestern.edu
Rodney Infante
University of Florida
Cell Regulation Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Unraveling Niemann-Pick: A Disease of Cholesterol Transport
Mentor: Drs. Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein
Medical Student - Fourth Year
rodney.infante@utsouthwestern.edu
David Meredith
University of Tulsa
Genetics and Development Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Comparative Analysis of Developmental Programs Controlled by Ptf1a.
Mentor: Dr. Jane Johnson
Medical Student - Fourth Year
david.meredith@utsouthwestern.edu
Anthony Orvedahl
University of Colorado
Molecular Microbiology Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Autophagy in Antiviral Immunity.
Mentor: Dr. Beth Levine
Medical Student - Fourth Year
anthony.orvedahl@utsouthwestern.edu
Vera Paulson
Texas A&M University
Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: High-Resolution Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization Reveals Targets in Rhabdomyosarcoma
Mentor: Dr. Scott Cameron
Medical Student - Fourth Year
vera.paulson@utsouthwestern.edu
Alan Poole
Wake Forest University
Molecular Biophysics Graduate Program
Research Interest: Investigating the mechanisms of energetic and evolutionary coupling of residues in proteins.
Mentor: Dr. Rama Ranganathan
Medical Student - Fourth Year
alan.poole@utsouthwestern.edu
Daniel Schmidt
University of Texas, Arlington
Cell Regulation Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Bile Acids and Nuclear Receptors: Their Roles in Nutrition and Cancer.
Mentor: Drs. David Mangelsdorf and Steven Kliewer
Medical Student - Fourth Year
daniel.schmidt@utsouthwestern.edu
Jason Tuckerman
Ohio State University
Biological Chemistry Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Heme-based Oxygen Sensors in Commensal and Pathogenic Bacteria
Mentor: Dr. Marie-Alda Gilles-Gonzalez
Medical Student - Fourth Year
jason.tuckerman@utsouthwestern.edu