Molecular Cell Biology Students


Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Immunology & Microbiology

Neuroscience

Genetics

Molecular Cell Biology

Physiology & Pharmacology


Akinyi

Alpatov

Butler

Crisp

Deng

Falcon

Guthrie

Harris

Harrison

Hong

Hurst

Joo

Jung

Kearns

Miller

Pi

Rodic

Sassi

Singh

Sutter

Totten

Witek

Wu

Zheng


Linnet Akinyi

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Lei Xiao, Ph.D.

Department

Anatomy & Cell Biology

Enrolled 

August 2001

Lab Room

R4-191

Lab Phone

846-0159

E-mail

violet29@ufl.edu

Education

 M.S.,  Biology, Morgan State University

Dissertation Research

Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Roman Alpatov

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Stephen P. Sugrue, Ph.D.

Department

Anatomy & Cell Biology

Enrolled 

August 2000

Lab Room

B1-2

Lab Phone

392-3461

E-mail

ralpotab@ufl.edu

Education

B.S., Biological Sciences, University of Michigan, Dearborn

Dissertation Research

Publications

Zimowska G, Shi J, Munguba G, Jackson MR, Alpatov R, Simmons MN, Shi Y, Sugrue SP. Pinin/DRS/memA interacts with SRp75, SRm300 and SRrp130 in corneal epithelial cells. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2003 Nov;44(11):4715-23.  abstract

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Jason M. Butler

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Edward W. Scott, Ph.D.

Department

Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

Enrolled 

August 2002

Lab Room

R4-240

Lab Phone

846-0548

E-mail

j8338@ufl.edu

Education

B.S.,  Zoology, University of Florida

Dissertation Research

Publications

Sengupta N, Caballero S, Mames RN, Butler JM, Scott EW, Grant MB. The role of adult bone marrow-derived stem cells in choroidal neovascularization. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2003 Nov;44(11):4908-13.  abstract

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Melissa Crisp

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Brian Burke, Ph.D.

Department

Anatomy & Cell Biology

Enrolled 

August 2002

Lab Room

B1-30

Lab Phone

846-1431

E-mail

mcrisp@ufl.edu

Education

 B.S., Biology, Western Carolina University

Dissertation Research

Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Jie Deng

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Bryon Petersen, Ph.D. 

Department

Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine

Enrolled 

August 1999

Lab Room

M-641

Lab Phone

846-1486

E-mail

dengjie@ufl.edu

Education

Dissertation Research

Publications

Deng J, Steindler DA, Laywell ED, Petersen BE. Neural trans-differentiation potential of hepatic oval cells in the neonatal mouse brain. Exp Neurol. 2003 Aug;182(2):373-82.  abstract

Petersen BE, Grossbard B, Hatch H, Pi L, Deng J, Scott EW. Mouse A6-positive hepatic oval cells also express several hematopoietic stem cell markers. Hepatology. 2003 Mar;37(3):632-40.  abstract

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Alaric A. Falcon

http://plaza.ufl.edu/alaricf

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

John P. Aris, Ph.D.

Department

Anatomy & Cell Biology

Enrolled 

August 1999 - May 2004

Lab Room

B1-3

Lab Phone

392-4563

E-mail

alaricf@ufl.edu

Education

 B.S., Biochemistry, University of Florida

Dissertation Research

Building an episomal model of aging in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Publications

Falcon AA, Aris JP. Plasmid accumulation reduces life span in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem. 2003 Oct 24;278(43):41607-17.  abstract

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory, Molecular Biology of Aging, "Plasmids reduce yeast life spans", 2002

Honors & Awards

Ellison Medical Foundation, Sponsorship to Molecular Biology of Aging Course, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, 2001

Eillison Medical Foundation, New Opportunities Award, 2002


Steven M. Guthrie

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Edward W. Scott, Ph.D.

Department

Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

Enrolled 

August 2001

Lab Room

R4-240

Lab Phone

846-0548

E-mail

sguthrie@ufl.edu

Education

B.S., Biology/Philosophy, Albright College

Dissertation Research

Publications

Fisher RC, Slayton WB, Chien C, Guthrie SM, Bray C, Scott EW. PU.1 supports proliferation of immature erythroid progenitors. Leuk Res. 2004 Jan;28(1):83-9.  abstract

Cogle CR, Wainman DA, Jorgensen ML, Guthrie SM, Mames RN, Scott EW. Adult human hematopoietic cells provide functional hemangioblast activity. Blood. 2004 Jan 1;103(1):133-5.  abstract

Cogle CR, Guthrie SM, Sanders RC, Allen WL, Scott EW, Petersen BE. An overview of stem cell research and regulatory issues. Mayo Clin Proc. 2003 Aug;78(8):993-1003.  abstract

Grant MB, Caballero S, Brown GA, Guthrie SM, Mames RN, Vaught T, Scott EW. The contribution of adult hematopoietic stem cells to retinal neovascularization. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2003;522:37-45.  abstract

Grant MB, May WS, Caballero S, Brown GA, Guthrie SM, Mames RN, Byrne BJ, Vaught T, Spoerri PE, Peck AB, Scott EW. Adult hematopoietic stem cells provide functional hemangioblast activity during retinal neovascularization. Nat Med. 2002 Jun;8(6):607-12.  abstract

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Jeffrey Harris

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Edward W. Scott, Ph.D.

Department

Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

Enrolled 

August 2002

Lab Room

R4-240

Lab Phone

846-0548

E-mail

jharris8@ufl.edu

Education

B.S.,  Biology,  Virginia Technical

Dissertation Research

Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Rachael Harrison

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Stephen P. Sugrue, Ph.D.

Department

Anatomy & Cell Biology

Enrolled 

August 2002

Lab Room

B1-3

Lab Phone

392-3431

E-mail

tetrakis@ufl.edu

Education

B.S.,  Molecular Biology & /Microbiology,  University of Central Florida

Dissertation Research

Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Kwon-Ho Hong

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Paul Oh, Ph.D.

Department

Physiology & Functional Genomics

Enrolled 

August 2002

Lab Room

D5-34

Lab Phone

392-7818

E-mail

hong@ufl.eduu

Education

B.S., Animal Science, Kon Kuk University

Dissertation Research

Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Irene R. Hurst

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

L. Shannon Holliday, Ph.D.

Department

Orthodontics, College of Dentistry

Enrolled 

August 2001

Lab Room

D7-16

Lab Phone

392-3723

E-mail

rhurst@dental.ufl.edu

Education

D.D.S., Science Education/ Biology,  University of South Florida

Dissertation Research

Publications

Jiang J, Zuo J, Hurst IR, Holliday LS. The synergistic effect of peptidoglycan and lipopolysaccaride on osteoclast formation. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2003 Dec;96(6):738-43.  abstract

Chen SH, Bubb MR, Yarmola EG, Zuo J, Jiang J, Lee BS, Lu M, Gluck SL, Hurst IR, Holliday LS. Vacuolar H(super)+-ATPase binding to microfilaments: regulation in response to phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity and detailed characterization of the Aactin binding site in subunit B. J Biol Chem. 2003 Dec 8 [Epub ahead of print]  abstract

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


JeongHoon Joo

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Stephen P. Sugrue, Ph.D.

Department

Anatomy & Cell Biology

Enrolled 

August 2001

Lab Room

B1-3

Lab Phone

392-3431

E-mail

jpjhjh@ufl.edu

Education

B.S., Biology,  Dongguk University

Dissertation Research

Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Youngmi Jung

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Bryon Petersen, Ph.D. 

Department

Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine

Enrolled 

August 2002

Lab Room

M-641

Lab Phone

846-1486

E-mail

prettyym@ufl.edu

Education

B.S., Biology,  EWHA Womans University

Dissertation Research

Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Sean M. Kearns

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Dennis A. Steindler, Ph.D.

Department

Neuroscience

Enrolled 

August 2001

Lab Room

L3-132

Lab Phone

392-6754

E-mail

skearns@ufl.edu

Education

B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Florida

Dissertation Research

Publications

Kearns SM, Laywell ED, Kukekov VK, Steindler DA. Extracellular matrix effects on neurosphere cell motility. Exp Neurol. 2003 Jul;182(1):240-4.  abstract

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Laura Miller Schroder

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

William A. Dunn, Jr., Ph.D.

Department

Anatomy & Cell Biology

Enrolled 

August 2001

Lab Room

B1-3

Lab Phone

846-3389

E-mail

lamille3@ufl.edu

Education

B.S., University of South Florida

Dissertation Research

Protein sorting to the lysosome (equivalent to the mammalian lysosome)

Publications

Miller LA, Baumgart LE, Chew GH, deLong MA, Galloway LC, Jung KW, Merkler KA, Nagle AS, Poore DD, Yoon CH, Merkler DJ. Glutathione, S-substituted glutathiones, and leukotriene C4 as substrates for peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2003 Apr 1;412(1):3-12.  abstract

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Liya Pi

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Bryon Petersen, Ph.D. 

Department

Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine

Enrolled 

August 2000

Lab Room

M-641

Lab Phone

392-2829

E-mail

piliya@pathology.ufl.edu

Education

M.S., Genetics

Dissertation Research

Publications

Petersen BE, Grossbard B, Hatch H, Pi L, Deng J, Scott EW. Mouse A6-positive hepatic oval cells also express several hematopoietic stem cell markers. Hepatology. 2003 Mar;37(3):632-40.  abstract

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Nemanja Rodic

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Naohiro Terada, M.D.,Ph.D.

Department

Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine

Enrolled 

August 2001

Lab Room

M-652

Lab Phone

392-2690

E-mail

nemanja@ufl.edu

Education

B.S., Molecular Biology,  University of  Central Florida

Dissertation Research

Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Slim Sassi

 

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Steven A. Benner, Ph.D.

Department

Anatomy & Cell Biology

Enrolled 

August 2000

Lab Room

B1-3

Lab Phone

392-6036

E-mail

slim@ufl.edu

Education

 B.S., IDS Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Florida

Dissertation Research

Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Amar Singh

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Naohiro Terada, M.D.,Ph.D.

Department

Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine

Enrolled 

August 2002

Lab Room

M-652

Lab Phone

392-2690

E-mail

singha@pathology.ufl.edu

Education

B.S., Microbiology & Cell Science, University of Florida

M.S., Medical Sciences, University of Florida

Dissertation Research

Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Benjamin Sutter

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Lei Xiao, Ph.D.

Department

Anatomy & Cell Biology

Enrolled 

August 2002

Lab Room

R4-191

Lab Phone

846-0159

E-mail

sutter9@ufl.edu

Education

B.S., Biochemistry E. Mennonite University

Dissertation Research

Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Kristi Totten

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

William A. Dunn, Jr., Ph.D. 

Department

Anatomy & Cell Biology

Enrolled 

August 2000

Lab Room

B1-3

Lab Phone

846-3389

E-mail

ktotten@ufl.edu

Education

B.S., Biology, University of Alabama

Dissertation Research

Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards

Third Place, Ph.D./Post-doc Research Award, University of Florida College of Dentistry Research Day, April 2, 2004. 


Rafal Witek

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Bryon Petersen, Ph.D. 

Department

Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine

Enrolled 

August 2001

Lab Room

M-641

Lab Phone

846-1486

E-mail

rwitek@ufl.edu

Education

B.S.,  Microbiology, University of  Georgia

Dissertation Research

Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Song Wu

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

William Stratford May, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.

Department

Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)

Enrolled 

August 2001

Lab Room

R4-236

Lab Phone

846-0607

E-mail

songwu@ufl.edu

Education

B.S.,  University of Science & Technology of China (P.R. China)

Dissertation Research

Publications

Abstracts Presented at Meetings

Honors & Awards


Donghang Zheng

Advanced Concentration

Molecular Cell Biology

Mentor

Bryon Petersen, Ph.D. 

Department

Anatomy & Cell Biology

Enrolled 

August 2000

Lab Room

M-641

Lab Phone

846-1486

E-mail

zheng@pathology.ufl.edu

Education

Dissertation Research

Publications

Hatch HM, Zheng D, Jorgensen ML, Petersen BE. SDF-1alpha/CXCR4: a mechanism for hepatic oval cell activation and bone marrow stem cell recruitment to the injured liver of rats. Cloning Stem Cells. 2002;4(4):339-51.  abstract