Thesis Defenses 2010-2011

May 31, 2011
Erin L. Stanley
"Leydig cell stem/progenitor cells in neonatal, adult and aged testes"
Advisor: Dr. Barry Zirkin

February 11, 2011
Ronald J. Stamper
"Regulation of the Biosynthesis of Glycosylphosphatidyl lnositol
Anchors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by the small G-protein Ras2"
Advisor: Dr. Valeria Culotta

December 10, 2010
Sara E. Beese
"Regulation of the Fps1 glycerol channel in
Saccharomyces cerevisiae"
Advisor: Dr. David Levin

December 3, 2010
Patrick G. Shaw
"Proteomic Profiling of Epigenetic Signaling and Malignant
Progression in Breast Cancer"
Advisor: Dr. Nancy Davidson

October 7, 2010
Jacqueline D. Goeres
"Investigating the Dynamic Interactions of SENP2 at Nuclear Pore
Complexes and Kinetochores"
Advisor: Dr. Michael Matunis

September 14, 2010
Erica Hlavin Bell
"Effects of Cross-link Structure on Replication-independent DNA Interstrand
Cross-link Repair in Mammalian Cells"
Advisor: Dr. Paul Miller

September 3, 2010
Michael Smeaton
"Interstrand cross-links are repaired in adistortion-dependent manner"
Advisor: Dr. Paul Miller

Thesis Defenses 2009-2010

August 5, 2010
Brenda Salerno
"Coordinated assembly of the Streptococcus pneumoniae
SsbA and SsbB proteins on single-stranded DNA"
Advisor: Dr. Floyd R. Bryant

June 30, 2010
Timra Gilson
"Targeting DNA Repair Protein DNA Ligase IV for Degradation by Adenoviral
E4-34k and E1B55k Oncoproteins"
Advisor: Dr. Gary Ketner

June 28, 2010
Valerie Olmo
"Transport and localization of the fusion promoting protein Prm1 during
mating in S. cerevisiae"
Advisor: Dr. Eric Grote

June 18, 2010
Raymond Enke
"A novel role for Dicer-dependent small RNAs in maintaining
H3 K9 methylation and DNA methylation in Arabidopsis"
Advisor: Dr. Judith Bender

March 30, 2010
Abigail E. Witt
"Adhesion Dependent Kaiso-Mediated Transcriptional Regulation of the MTA Family
in Mammary Epithelial Cells"
Advisor: Dr. Nancy Davidson

December 18, 2009
Matthew R. Marcello
"Insights into Mammalian Sperm-Egg Adhesion and
Fusion from Studies of Knockout Mouse Models of Male Infertility"
Advisor: Dr. Janice Evans

September 1, 2009
Maroya D. Spalding
"The Role of lipoylation in Plasmodium falciparum survival"
Advisor: Dr. Sean Prigge

August 31, 2009
Matthew Steele
"Inhibition of Isopeptidase T by UBB+1"
Advisors: Dr. Cecile Pickart and Dr. Michael Matunis