Recent Graduates

  Name Degree Received Thesis Defense Date and Title Advisor
2010        
Chehade Karam PhD

10/18/10
Cardiac Myofilament Regulation by Kappa-Tropomyosin: a Newly Discovered Isoform in the Human Heart

 Solaro
         
Heather Wilson MS

 8/17/10
Ovarian specific role of the long isoform of the prolactin receptor in transgenic mice		 Gibori
         
Jamie Le PhD

07/26/10
Prolactin signaling through the long form of its receptor and its role in ovarian and adipocyte function

 Gibori
         
Benjamin Avner MD/PhD 07/22/10 (PhD Defense)
Modification of cardiac myofilaments by reactive oxygen species and cardiac pathophysiology		 Solaro
         
Evangelos Mavrommatis PhD 06/09/10
The Behavior and Function of the MGF E-domain, A Splice Variant of IGF-1		 Goldspink
         
Amin Rmeileh MS 05/27/10
The Effects of TIEG-1 on Myocardial Isometric Tension and Myofilament Phosphorylation		 Solaro
         
Amika Singla PhD

04/20/10
Mechanisms Underlying Upregulation of Intestinal Apical CI- / OH- Exchange Activity by LPA

 Dudeja
         
Kristine Ansenberger PhD
03/30/10
The Laying Hen and Flaxseed: a Model for Dietary Intervention of Human Ovarian Cancer		 hales
         
Yalda Afshar MD/PhD 03/16/10 (PhD Defense)
The Role of Notch1 in Endometrial Receptivity and Decidualization		 Fazleabas
         
2009        
Witchuda Saengsawang PhD

06/22/09
Molecular, Cellular and Physiological Aspects of Complexes between Gs Alpha-Tubulin

 Rasenick
         
KITTIPONG TACHAMPA Tachampa, Kittipong PhD 06/01/09
Impact of Cardiac Tropoin I Subdomains on Cross-Bridge Cycling Kinetics and Myofilament Function 		DeTombe
         
STACEY SCHWARTZ Schwartz , Stacey Master's 04/14/09
Effects of the Ala2Val Mutation of Human Cardiac Troponin I on Myofibrillar Regulation		 Solaro
         
PRAJNA BANERJEE Banerjee, Prajna PhD

01/22/09
Maternal Fetal Communication: Signal Transduction By Chorionic Gonadotropin In The Endometrial Epithelium

Asgerally Fazleabas
         
2008        
         
Roberto Agis-Balboa Agis-Balboa, Roberto PhD 12/18/07
Targeting Emotional Brain Circuits with Neurosteriod Modulators of GABAA Receptor Function 		Guidotti
         
Olga Chernaya Chernaya, Olga PhD

The role of the actomyosin based cytoskeleton in the regulation of physiological cell responses.

de Lanerolle
         
Rahul Dave Dave, Rahul PhD

Molecular mechanisms of functional Gs alpha-tubulin interactions

Rasenick
         
Liliana Grajales Grajales, Liliana MS

08/06/08
Passage number and c-kit expression determine bone marrow-derived cell differentiation.

Geenen
         
Yilmaz Mehmet Mehmet , Yilmaz PhD The Roles of Sex Steroids and Their Receptors in the Regulation of Brain Aromatase Expression Bulun
         
Rosalba Satta Satta, Rosalba PhD

Nicotine targets epigenetic mechanisms in selected populations of telencephalic GABAergic neurons.

Guidotti
         
SARAH SCRUGGS Scruggs , Sarah PhD Modulation of cardiac contractility by regulatory light chain phosphorylation: The thick of the matter Solaro/Buttrick
         
Aurora Shehu Shehu, Aurora PhD

Regulation and function of HSD17B7 enzyme in tumorigenesis and fetal survival.

Gibori
         
Lauren Taglia Taglia, Lauren PhD

Gastrin releasing peptide receptor mediates its morphogenic properties via ICAM-I and Hsp72

Benya,
         
Jixiang Zheng Zheng , Jixiang MS Modulation Of Cyclooxygenase-2 And Prostaglandins In Inflammation And Host Defense  
         
2007        
         
Allen, John Allen, John PhD 10/19/07
Regulation of Heterotrimeric G protein signaling by Lipid Microdomains 		Rasenick
         
Ross, James Ross, James PhD 09/21/07
Purinergic Modulation of LPS-induced Cardiac Dysfunction and TNF-alpha mRNA Expression 		Law
         
Wu, Steven Wu, Steven PhD 06/26/07
Characterization of Protein Kinase C (zeta) as a Modulator of Sarcomeric Proteins 		Solaro
         
2006        
         
LEI BAO Bao, Lei PhD Roles of Decidual Prolactin and Interleukin-11 in Pregnancy Gibori

       
RASHAD BELIN Belin, Rashad PhD Molecular Mechanisms of Left Ventricular Myofilament Dysfunction in Experimental Congestive Heart Failure DeTombe

BETH CONLON Conlon, Beth PhD Regulation of Macrophage TNFa: Are the Adenosine Receptors and Adenosine Deaminase working together” Law
         
PATTI ENGEL Engel, Patti PhD Near N-Terminal Region of Troponin I is Critical in Modifying Feedback Effects of Cross-bridge Activation Solaro
         
DORIS ESPIRITU Espiritu, Doris PhD Molecular Determinants of Sodium Bicarbonate Cotransporter I Activity Arruda
         
EIAS JWEIED Jweied, Eias PhD Cardiac Myofilament Function in Human DeTombe
         
DAVID RAMSEY Ramsey, David MD/PhD Modulation of the GABA Signaling Pathways Qian
         
ANDREY TSVETKOW Tsvetkov, Andrey PhD The Roles of Microtubule-Associated Proteins in Establishing Initial Neural Polarity. Popov
         
2005
         
ROLI PRASAD Prasad, Roli PhD Regulation of Chloride Transport in the Mammalian Colon: The Role of Tyrosine Kinase cascades Rao
         
YITAO MIA Ma, Yitao PhD Regulation of microtubule dynamics in nerve processes Rasenick
         
JI-EUN OH Oh, Ji-Eun PhD Structural and Mechanistic View of Signaling between 2 GTPases: Heterotrimeric G Protein and Tubulin Rasenick
         
SUSAN VAHEBI Vahebi, Susan PhD Regulation of Cardiac Myofilament Mechano-Energetics by G-Protein Signaling Solaro
         
TESS WASHINGTON Washington, Tess MD/MS Dietary NaCl Regulates Renal Aminopeptidase N: Relevance to Hypertension in the Dahl Rat Solaro
         
2004        
         
TANJA ANDRIC Andric, Tanja MS   Popov
         
HAYTHAM MANSOUR Mansour, Haytham PhD Mechanism of Cardiac Remodeling Using a Three-Dimensional Culture Model Russell
         
THOMAS NABHANI Nabhani, Thomas MD/PhD Involvement of calcium channel a1 and a2/d subunits in excitation-contraction coupling Garcia
         
VIRGINIA RODRIGUEZ-MENENDEZ Rodriguez-Menendez, Virginia MS Nucleosomal Histone Code in Neurons: An Histochemical Study Guidotti
         
2003        
         
EILEEN BURKART Burkart, Eileen PhD Effects of pkc phosphorylation and mutations linked to familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the heart Solaro
         
SUSAN GERGUSON-GOTTSCHALL Ferguson-Gottschall, Susan MS The anti-apoptotic effect of prolactin in rat decidua Gibori
         
ANDREW GERMANOVICH Germanovich, Andrew MS Protein Kinase C ßII: From DNA to function Solaro
         
MICHAEL RISK Risk, Michael MD/PhD Molecular mechanisms regulating estradiol production in the rat corpus luteum Gibori
         
2002        
         
RANA ABRAHAM Abraham, Rana MS Transcriptional Regulation of the Human Muscle-Specific Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit Vla-H Gene Kennedy
         
KRIS ALDEN Alden, Kris MD/PhD Calcium Channel Regulation: Roles of Alpha-2/Delta Garcia
         
KIMBERLY CHANEY Chaney, Kimberly MD/PhD P40/LBP:Interactin with actin and tubulin at the centrosome Rasenick
         
  Smith, Leslie MS Steriodogenic Regulation of Angiogenesis in the Corpus Luteum of the Rat Gibori
         
VERONICA RUNDELL Rundell, Veronica PhD Impact of myosin heavy chain isoform expression and cardiac disease on cross-bridge cycling kinetics Detombe
         
2001        
         
WILLIAM ASHLEY Ashley, William MD/PhD Molecular Control of Skeletal Muscle Adaptation Russell
         
JONNA FRASOR Frasor, Jonna PhD Prolactin Signaling in the Regulation of Estrogen Receptor Gene Expression Gibori
         
JOHN KONHILAS Konhilas, John PhD Molecular Mechanisms of Length-Dependent Activation in Striated Muscle Detombe
         
Li, Ge PhD Functional Domains of Cardiac Troponin I and the Molecular Mechanisms of Myofilament Deactivation by Acidic pH Solaro
         
DAVID MONTGOMERY Montgomery, David PhD

PKC-Mediated Phosphorylation and Altered Primary Structure of Troponin Modulate Cardiac Myofilament Activation

Solaro
         
BETH NARDULLI Nardulli, Beth MS The cAMP Regulated Transcriptional Induction of Murine Cyp 17 Gene Hales
         
         

11/19/10