Graduate

Degree

Year

Mentor

Dissertation/Thesis Title                            

Position

Duygu Sag

Ph.D.

2009

Jill Suttles, Ph.D.

Regulation of macrophage inflammatory function by AMP-activated protein kinase

Carlos Garcia

Ph.D.

2009

Michael Martin, Ph.D.

Multiple Roles for Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 in Human CD4+ T cell Responses

Souhaila Al Khodor

Ph.D.

2008

Yousef Abu Kwaik, Ph.D.

Characterization of an F-box containing ankyrin protein of L. pneumophila and its role in polyubiquitination

Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of M&I, University of Louisville

Archana Bukka

M.S.

2008

James Graham, Ph.D.

Crystal Davis Cox

Ph.D.

2008

James Graham, Ph.D.

Global Analysis Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Rna Expression In A Murine Latency Model

,

Kunal Rehani

Ph.D.

2008

Michael Martin, Ph.D.

The Role of the PI3-kinase Pathway in Regulating Toll-like receptor-mediated Inflammatory Responses

Innovation Acceleration Fellow, Entrepreneurship Center, Washington University in St. Louis

Panagiota "Yota" Stathopoulou

Ph.D.

2008

Denis Kinane, Ph.D.

The effect of dental plaque bacterial species on gingival epithelial cells

Private practice limited in Periodontics Research Associate and Clinical Instructor

Elangovan Krishnan

2008

Hari Bodduluri, Ph.D.

Inflammation and Cancer: Roles of D6 and Leukotriene B4 Receptors

Jean Manirarora

Ph.D.

2008

Pascale Alard, Ph.D.

Manipulating Antigen-Presenting Cell Function to Restore Immune Regulation in Autoimmune-Prone Mice

Postdoctoral Research Associate Fellow, St Jude Children's Research
Hospital, Memphis, TN

Arlixer McGhee Coleman

Ph.D.

2008

Robert Mitchell, Ph.D. & Jill Suttles, Ph.D.

Cooperative Regulation by Cytokine Family Members MIF and D-DT in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer-derived Angiogenic Growth Factor Production

Brooklyn Hacker

M.S.

2007

James Snyder, Ph.D. & Richard D. Miller, Ph.D.

Comparison of a Real Time PCR Assay with Coventional Culture for the detection of three common respiratory viruses

certified pharmacy technician, Baptist Hospital East Pharmacy, Louisville, KY

Yuan Zhao

Ph.D.

2007

Michele Kosiewicz, Ph.D.

Identifying the Defects in Mechanisms Regulating Effector : Regulatory Cell Equilibrium in a Mouse Model of Type 1 Diabetes

Postdoctoral fellow, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology , La Jolla, CA

Lichun Wang

Ph.D.

2007

Menq-Jer Lee, Ph.D.

Importin ß1 Interaction Mediates Nuclear Localization of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor 1

Postdoctoral fellow, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Padmini Jayaraman

Ph.D.

2007

Thomas Mitchell, Ph.D.

A Bcl-3 dependent survival pathway in adjuvant stimulated CD4 T cells

Postdoctoral Researcher, Med Crb GI and Renal Sections, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Sudeep Basu

Ph.D.

2007

Hari Bodduluri, Ph.D.

Structure-Function Analysis of the Leukotriene B4 Receptor: BLT1

Postdoctoral fellow, Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville

Joseph Reynolds

Ph.D.

2007

Jill Suttles, Ph.D.

Regulation Of Inflammation And Autoimmune Disease By The Adipocyte And Epidermal Fatty Acid-
Binding Proteins

Postdoctoral fellow, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX

Stephanie Watkins

Ph.D.

2007

Robert D. Stout, Ph.D.

Therapeutic Targeting of Tumor Associated Macrophages

Postdoctoral fellow,National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD

Mohammad Al-Zohairy

Ph.D.

2007

Jim Graham, Ph.D.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Intracellular Gene Expression

Assistant Professor, King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Kutlu Elpek

Ph.D.

2007

Haval Shirwan, Ph.D.

A novel form of 4-1BB ligand for immunomodulation

Postdoctoral fellow, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA

Steven Mathis

Ph.D.

2007

Hari Bodduluri, Ph.D.

Non-Redundant and Critical Roles for Leukotriene B4 Receptors Blt1 And Blt2 In Mouse Models Of Inflammatory Arthritis

Postdoctoral fellow, Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville

Emily Bewley

M.S.

2007

James Graham, Ph.D.

Osmotic Stress Response of Mycobacterim tuberculosis

vet student at School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University

Kari Janell Bronger

M.S.

2006

James Snyder, Ph.D.

Geographical Comparison of Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY

Muhamad Ali K Shakhatreh

M.S.

2006

George Hajishengallis, Ph.D.

Mouse Model of Porphyromonas gingivalis Infection: Association With Proinflammatory Cytokines Induction and Periodontal Alveolar Bone Loss

Veronica Mata-Haro

Ph.D.

2006

Thomas Mitchell, Ph.D.

T cell responses elicited by selected TLR agonists: Implications in vaccine development and tumor immunotherapy

Research Associate, Centro de Investigacion en Alimentación y Desarrollo
(Center for Food Research and Development) Carretera a la Victoria Km. 0.6 Hermosillo, Sonora MEXICO

Smita Karandikar-Ghare

Ph.D.

2006

Shirish Barve, Ph.D./ Jill Suttles, Ph.D.

Mechanisms of ethanol associated immunosuppression: Effect on activation-induced lipid raft-mediated TCR signal transduction in CD4+ T lymphocytes

Post-doctoral Fellow, Dr. McClains /Dr. Barve's lab,  University of Louisville School of Medicine