MSTP Post PhD Years Students

MS2 (Post PhD)

Joshua Owen
Texas A&M University
Integrative Biology Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Insulin Stimulation of SREBP-1c Processing in Liver:  Lessons from Transgenic Rats
Mentors: Drs. Michael Brown and Joe Goldstein
Medical Student – Second Year
joshua.owen@utsouthwestern.edu

MS3

Jenny Alexander-Barker
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Site-Specific Genome Engineering in Mouse Primary Fibroblasts
Mentor: Matthew Porteus, Ph.D.
Medical Student – Third Year
jenny.alexander@utsouthwestern.edu

Stan Atkin
Oregon State University
Cell Regulation Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Liver Receptor Homolog-1 Regulates Kisspeptin Expression in the Arcuate Nucleus to Promote Reproductive Axis Function”
Mentor: Drs. David Mangelsdorf and Steven Kliewer
Medical Student – Third Year
stan.atkin@utsouthwestern.edu

Edward Haws
Brigham Young University
Neuroscience Graduate Program
Research Interest: The Role of Presynaptic RIM1a-dependent mossy fiber LTP in Learning and Memory
Mentor: Craig Powell, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Student - Third Year
michael.haws@utsouthwestern.edu

Imran Mohiuddin
University of Florida
Immunology Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Preferential Regulatory T-cell Generation From Memory CD4 T-Cells is Deficient During Acute Exacerbation of Multiple Sclerosis
Mentor: Nitin Karandikar, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Student – Third Year
imran.mohiuddin@utsouthwestern.edu

Daniel Quiat
University of Texas, Austin
Genetics and Development Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Transcriptional Regulation of Muscle Contractility and Metabolism by a MicroRNA-Mediated Feed Forward Loop
Mentor: Eric Olson, Ph.D.
Medical Student – Third Year
daniel.quiat@utsouthwestern.edu

Oktay Rifki
North Carolina State University
Integrative Biology Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: RalGDS-Dependent Cardiomyocyte Autophagy is Necessary for Load-Induced Ventricular Hypertrophy
Mentor: Joseph Hill, Ph.D.
Medical Student – Third Year
oktay.rifki@utsouthwestern.edu

Swalpa Udit
University of Texas at Arlington
Integrative Biology Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Nav1.8+ Homeostatic Afferent Neurons:  Critical Roles in Diet-Induced Inflammation
Mentor: Joel Elmquist, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Medical Student – Third Year
swalpa.udit@utsouthwestern.edu

Richard Voit
University of Texas, Dallas
Cell Regulation Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Generation of HIV-Resistant T-cells & Correction of the Sickle Cell Mutation by Targeted Genome Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Porteus, Stanford University
Medical Student – Third Year
richard.voit@utsouthwestern.edu

Koriand'r Conyers Williams
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Integrative Biology Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: The antagonistic roles of miR-200 and miR-199a family members in the regulation of uterine contractility during pregnancy and labor
Mentor: Carole Mendelson, Ph.D.
Medical Student – Third Year
koriandr.conyers@utsouthwestern.edu

Dongbo Yu
Harvard University
Cell Regulation Graduate Program
Dissertation Topic: Chemically Modified Single-Stranded RNAs Engage RNAi and Allele-Selectively Inhibit CAG-Expansion Disease Genes
Mentor: David Corey, Ph.D.
Medical Student – Third Year
dongbo.yu@utsouthwestern.edu

MS4

Ethan Baughman
Kansas State University
Immunology Graduate Program
Research Interest: CD8 T cells in multiple sclerosis.
Mentor: Nitin Karandikar, M.D., Ph.D.
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: Philip Thomas, Ph.D.
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: Eric Olson, Ph.D.
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: Zhijian (James) Chen, Ph.D.
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: Michelle Tallquist-Seidel, Ph.D.
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: Steve McKnight, Ph.D.
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: Jon Graff, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Student - Third Year
daniel.zeve@utsouthwestern.edu