IDP Students


	Advanced Concentration	Genetics
	Mentor	Alexandra R. Lucas, M.D.
	Department	Medicine
	Enrolled	August 2006
	Lab Room	P6-32
	Lab Phone	(352) 392-3302
	E-mail	jadavids@ufl.edu
Education
B.S., Biochemistry, Knox College
Dissertation Research
Serp-2 regulates apoptotic gene expression in models of atherosclerosis
Publications
Davids, JA; Munuswamy - Ramunujam, G; Liu, LY; Dai, E; Lucas, A.Viral Anti-Inflammatory Proteins: The Potential for Immunotherapeutic Applications in Cancer. Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Formerly Current Medicinal Chemistry - Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Allergy Agents). June 2008, 7(2):130-149.
Alexandra Lucas,* Liying Liu, Erbin Dai, Ilze Bot, Kasinath Viswanathan, Ganesh Munuswamy‑Ramunujam, Jennifer A. Davids, et al. The Serpin Saga; Development of a New Class of Virus Derived Anti‑inflammatory Protein Immunotherapeutics. Pathogen-derived Immunomodulatory Molecules, edited by Padraic Fallon. ©2008 Landes Bioscience.
Alexandra Lucas, Xing Li, Heather Schneider, Andrew Peters, Colin Macaulay, Elaine King, Yunming Sun, Liying Liu, Erbin Dai, Jennifer A. Davids, Grant McFadden. Heparin Alters Viral Serpin, Serp-1, Anti-Thrombolytic Activity to Anti-Thrombotic Activity. The Open Biochemistry Journal. 2008, 2(1): 6-15
Abstracts Presented at Meetings
Davids, JA; Munuswamy-Ramunujam, G; Dai, E; Liu, L; Lucas, A. Viral serpins alter gene expression of human apoptotic pathways. American Heart Association’s Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. April 2008. Atlanta, GA
Davids, JA; Munuswamy-Ramunujam, G; Dai, E; Liu, L; Lucas, A. Viral serpins alter gene expression of human apoptotic pathways. Canadian Cardiovascular Congress. October 2008. Toronto, Canada.
Davids, JA; Munuswamy-Ramunujam, G; Dai, E; Liu, L; Lucas, A. Myxoma viral serpins alter gene expression of common human monocyte and T-cell apoptotic pathways. Serpins2008. July 2008. Leuven, Belgium

Honors & Awards
Alumni Fellowship, 2006-2010