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Adams, David (1993/2000)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Clinical Investigator, National Human Genome Research Initiative
NIH, Bethesda MD

Education:

PhD Mentor: Olson, MaynardDepartment: Molecular Biotechnology
Dissertation Title: THE LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR AS A MODEL FOR STUDYING CANDIDATE-LOCUS LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM AND ALLELIC ASSOCIATION

MD,University of Washington
BS, Molecular Biology, University of Washington
BA, English, Whitworth College

Aggarwal, Sunil (2002/2010)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
New York University, New York NY

Education:

PhD Mentor: Mayer, JonathanDepartment: Geography
Dissertation Title: "The Medical Geography of Cannabinoid Botanicals in Washington State: Access, Delivery, and Distress"

BA, BS, Philosophy, Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
None, None, Bulter University
None, None, Baylor University

Alexander, Kenneth (1982/1989)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Professor, Microbiology
Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC

Professor, Pediatrics & Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
University of Chicago, Chicago IL

Education:

PhD Mentor: Storm, DanielDepartment: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN CAL- MODULIN AND NEUROMODULIN

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biochemistry, Washington State University

Baca, Arthur (1994/2002)
Current Position(s):
Postdoctoral Scholar, Lab Medicine & Pathology
University of California (San Francisco), San Francisco CA

Lab Director
Berkeley Heartlab, Inc., Alameda CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Hol, W.Department: Biological Structure and Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE FROM MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS

MD,University of Washington School of Medicine
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico

Baeten, Jared (1995/2003)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Infectious Diseases
University of Washington, Seattle, Wa

Associate Professor, Global Health
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Kreiss, JoanDepartment: Epidemiology
Dissertation Title: HIV SHREDDING IN WOMEN: TRIAL OF VITAMIN A

MD,University of Washington
BA, Biochemistry, Washington University
BA, Religious Studies, Washington University
None, None, St. Norbert College

Barsh, Gregory (1977/1984)
Current Position(s):
Associate Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford CA

Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics and Genetics
Stanford University, Stanford CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Byers, PeterDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF NORMAL AND ABNORMAL HUMAN ALPHA 1 (I) COLLAGEN GENES

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, University of California-Irvine

Beals, Chan (1983/1990)
Current Position(s):
Director, Clinical Development
Pfizer, Inc., CT

Executive director
Merk & Co Head, Experimental Medicine, New Jersey

Education:

PhD Mentor: Perlmutter, RogerDepartment: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: MOLECULAR GENETIC ANALYSIS OF HUMAN GI SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PROTEINS: POTENTIAL REGULATORS OF LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION

MD,University of Washington
BS, Chemistry, MIT

Beaulieu, Christopher (1982/1989)
Current Position(s):
Chief of Musculoskeletal Radiology
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford CA

Professor, Radiology
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Clark, JohnDepartment: Biological Structure
Dissertation Title: NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE STUDIES OF LENS TRANSPARENCY

MD,University of Washington School of Medicine
BS, Chemistry, University of Washington
None,Shoreline Community College

Beier, David (1977/1985)
Current Position(s):
Associate Physician
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston MA

Professor, Medicine
Harvard Medical School, Boston MA

Acting Chief, Genetics Division, Dept. of Medicine
Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Boston MA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Young, EltonDepartment: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: IDENTIFICATION OF DNA SEQUENCES REQUIRED FOR REGULATION OF THE ADH GENES OF S. CEREVISIAE

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biochemistry, Harvard University

Bender, Michael (1982/1990)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Director
Odessa Brown Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Gelinas, RichardDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: VIRUS MEDIATED GENE THERAPY FOR HUMAN BETA-THALAS- SEMIA AND SICKLE CELL DISEASE

MD,University of Washington
BA, Biology, University of California, San Diego

Bergstrom, Donald (1994/2003)
Current Position(s):
Associate Director, Dept. of Clinical Molecular Profiling
Merck Research Laboratories, West Point PA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Tapscott, StephenDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: WHAT MAKES A MUSCLE? SPECIFICATION AND DIFFERENTIATION IN SKELETAL MYOGENESIS.

MD,University of Washington
BA, Biophysics, English, Johns Hopkins University

Bernstein, Bradley (1992/1999)
Current Position(s):
Affiliated Faculty
Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge MA

Associate Professor, Dept. of Pathology
Harvard University, Cambridge MA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Hol, W.Department: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATIONS OF PHOSPHOGYLCERATE KINASE FROM THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF SLEEPING SICKNESS.

M.D.,University of Washington
BS, Physics, Yale University

Blattman (Nowbar-Nekahi, Negin A.), Negin (2000/2007)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Infectious Diseases
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Corey, LawrenceDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: The role of NFkB in Human Herpes Virus 8 replication

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biochemistry, University of Washington

Blish, Catherine (1993/2001)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases
Stanford University, Stanford CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Fink, PamDepartment: Immunology
Dissertation Title: MODULATION OF T CELL FUNCTION AND T CELL RECEPTOR REPERTOIRE DURING PERIPHERAL TOLERANCE INDUCTION

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biochemistry, University of California, Davis

Bodoia, Rodger (1979/1985)
Current Position(s):

Olympia Eye Clinic, Olympia WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Detwiler, PeterDepartment: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: POWER SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE LIGHT- SENSITIVE CHANNEL OF RETINAL RODS FROM PATH CLAMP RECORDINGS


Bonham, Michael (1996/2006)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Pathology
UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Nelson, PeterDepartment: Molecular Biotech
Dissertation Title: Identification of tumor cell growth inhibitory compounds within the herbal extract PC-SPES

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, Syracuse University
None, Biology, The American University

Bowdle, Andrew (1974/1980)
Current Position(s):
Professor, Dept. of Anesthesiology and Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Pharmace
University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Levy, R.Department: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: FACTORS AFFECTING THE CLEARANCE OF THE ANTI- CONVULSANTS, PHENYTOIN AND VALPROIC ACID

M.D.,University of Washington School of Medicine
BS, Biology, University of California, Davis

Brown, Elizabeth (1999/2008)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Emergency Medicine
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Wald, AnnaDepartment: Epidemiology
Dissertation Title: Consequences of genital Herpes Simplex Virus infection among vulnerable populations

BA, Biochemistry, Rice University
None, None, CASA Language Institute
None, None, Mississippi State University

Buelow, Benjamin (2002/2011)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Pathology
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Scharenberg, AndrewDepartment: Immunology
Dissertation Title: ADP-ribose: a novel oxidative stress second messenger in lymphocytes

BA, Classics, Grinnell College

Burmer, Glenna (1978/1983)
Current Position(s):
Affiliate Assist. Professor, Dept.Pathology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer
LifeSpan BioSciences, Inc., Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: George Martin/Tom NorwoodDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: IN VITRO CELLULAR SENESCENCE: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE MECHANISM OF CELL CYCLE ARREST IN HUMAN DIPLOID CELLS

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, University of Washington

Canfield, William (1976/1982)
Current Position(s):
Associate Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City OK

Senior Vice President
Genzyme Pharmaceuticals,

Education:

PhD Mentor: Davie, EarlDepartment: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: THE PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVATION AND INACTIVATION OF BOVINE COAGULATION FACTOR


Carlson, Cheryl (1994/2004)
Current Position(s):
Clinical Assistant Professor, Hematology
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC

Education:

PhD Mentor: Lieber, AndreDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: CREATING FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC REARRANGEMENTS IN FIRST-GENERATION ADENOVIRAL VECTORS VIA HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Oregon State University

Certain, Laura (2001/2009)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Internal Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Sibley, CarolDepartment: Genome Sciences
Dissertation Title: Genetic profiling of drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum

BA, Chemistry, Princeton University
None, Chemistry, University of St. Andrews
,Butler University
,University of Wisconsin, Madison

Cheng, Heather (1998/2007)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Overbaugh, JulieDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: Envelope and Receptor Determinants for Infection by an Immunodeficiency-Associated Feline Leukemia Virus

BA, Molecular Biology, Princeton University

Cheng, Laurence (1996/2004)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics
University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Greenberg, PhilDepartment: Immunology
Dissertation Title: IL-2 IN THE GENERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CD8+ T CELL RESPONESES TO ANTIGEN.

MD,University of Washington
BA, Molecular and Cellular Biology, UC Berkeley

Chessler, Steven (1986/1994)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Byers, PeterDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: FOLDING AND INTERACTION WITH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM-RESIDENT PROTEINS OF MUTANT TYPE I PROCOLLAGEN MOLECULES

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biochemical Sciences, Harvard University

Cheung, Clement (1993/2001)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Adjunc Professor, Pediatrics
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Steiner, RobertDepartment: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: FAT AND SEX: LEPTIN'S INTERACTION WITH THE NEUROENDOCRINE REPRODUCTIVE AXIS.

BS,University of Oregon

Cheung, Ronald (1995/2006)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Heme-Onc, Dept. of Pediatrics
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Fausto, NelsonDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: Contrasting tumorigenic growth interactions of apoptosis-deficient MYC alleles with TGF-alpha

BS, Biology, Biochemistry, University of Washington

Chisholm, Karen (2001/2009)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Pathology - Anatomic & Clinical
Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: King, Mary-ClaireDepartment: Genome Sciences
Dissertation Title: Genetic backgrounds susceptible to genomic deletio ns: Alu-mediated mutations of BRCA1 as a model

MD,University of Washington
BA, Molecular Biology, Pomona College

Choe, Juno (1996/2005)
Current Position(s):
Radiation Oncologist
MultiCare Health System, Auburn WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Van Den Engh, GerDepartment: MBT
Dissertation Title: GENOMIC ANALYSIS BY SINGLE CELL FLOW SORTING

MD,University of Washington
BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT

Choy, Elizabeth (1978/1984)
Current Position(s):
Ophthalmologist
The Polyclinic, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Daling, JanetDepartment: Epidemiology
Dissertation Title: VASECTOMY AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE


Cimino, Patrick (2004/2011)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Clinical and Anatomic Pathology
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis MO

Education:

PhD Mentor: Tom MontineDepartment: Neurobiol & Behavior Program/Pathology
Dissertation Title: Targeting Innate Immunity in Alzheimer's Disease

BS, Biochemistry & Neurobiology, University of Washington
AA, None, Green River Community College

Clark, Richard (1972/1977)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Consulting Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC

Associate Consulting Professor, Dept. of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC

Senior Director, Metabolic Therapeutic Area, Clinical Pharmacology and Disc
Metabolic CEDD, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, Durham NC

Education:

PhD Mentor: Roosen-Runge, E.Department: Biological Structure
Dissertation Title: ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDIES ON THE RAT TESTIS; ORGANIZATION OF THE INTERSTITIAL TISSUES AND EFFECT OF HEAT ON THE SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM.

MD,University of Washington
MA, Zoology, Duke University
BS, Biology, Occidental College

Collie, Angela (1999/2008)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Pathology Anatomic & Clinical
Cleveland Clinic Fdn. , Cleveland OH

Education:

PhD Mentor: Stayton, PatDepartment: Bioengineering
Dissertation Title: The Macrophage Response to Biomaterial Topography: Gene Expression, Integrin Signaling, and Surface Adhesions

BH, Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University

Combs, C. Andrew (1976/1984)
Current Position(s):
Perinatologist
Obstetrix Medical Group, San Jose CA

Amniocentesis Practitioner, Early Amniocentesis Practitioner, Consultative
California Genetic Disease Branch, CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Smith, OrvilleDepartment: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: BEHAVIORAL MODULATION OF BARORECEPTOR RFELEX CONTROL OF RENAL BLOOD FLOW.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biological Sciences, Stanford University

Cook, Daniel (1971/1977)
Current Position(s):
Research Professor, Physiology & Biophysics
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Adjunct Research Professor, Biological Structures
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Crill, WayneDepartment: Physiology and Biophysics
Dissertation Title: PANCREATIC BETA CELL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

MD,University of Washington
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan

Cousin, Sydney (1996/2006)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Medicine/Pediatrics
East Carolina University Hospitals, Greenville NC

Education:

PhD Mentor: Roberts, MarilynDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: Macrolide resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

BS, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Cox, David (1971/1975)
Current Position(s):
Consulting Professor, Genetics
Stanford University, Stanford CA

Chief Scientific Officer
Perlegen Sciences, Inc., Mountain View CA

Associate Chair, Medicine - Genetics
Stanford University, Stanford CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Gartler, StanleyDepartment: Genetics
Dissertation Title: A STUDY OF THE MECHANISM OF PYROXIDINE RESPONSIVENESSS IN HOMOCYSTINURIA.

MD,University of Washington
MMS, Medical Science, Brown University
AB, Biology, Brown University

Coy, David (1992/2000)
Current Position(s):
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Radiology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Radiologist, Dept. of Radiology
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Howard, JonathonDepartment: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: BIOPHYSICS AND CELL BIOLOGY OF THE MOTOR PROTEIN KINESIN.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Chemistry, Pacific Lutheran University
BA, Biology, Pacific Lutheran University

Crouch, Ericka (1972/1979)
Current Position(s):
Professor of Pathology & Immunology with tenure
Washington University, St. Louis MO

Attending Pathologist
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis MO

Education:

PhD Mentor: Bornstein, PaulDepartment: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: THE SYNTHESIS AND SECRETION OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE PROTEINS BY AMNIOTIC FLUID CELLS IN CULTURE.

MD,University of Washington
BS,Washington State University

Daifuku, Richard (1974/1983)
Current Position(s):
Consultant
Various Companies, Mercer Island WA

Vice President, Discovery and Preclinical Development, Acting Chief Medical
Sonus Pharmaceutical, Bothell WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Stamm, WalterDepartment: Epidemiology
Dissertation Title: E. COLI ADHERENCE TO UROEPITHELIAL CELLS.

MD,University of Washington
MS, Environmental Health Science, Harvard School of Public Health
BA, Biology, Boston University

Datar, Sanjeev (1992/2001)
Current Position(s):
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA

Assistant Adjunct Professor
Dept. of Pediatrics, UCSF, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Edgar, BruceDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: DEVELOPMENTAL REGULATION OF GROWTH AND CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER: A LARVAL GROWTH ARREST SCREEN, AND MOLECULAR AND GENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE CYCLIN D/CDK4 COMPLEX

MD,University of Washington
BS, Molecular Physics and Biochemistry, Yale University

De, Smita (2001/2010)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Urology
Stanford, Palo Alto CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Hannaford, BlakeDepartment: Bioengineering
Dissertation Title: The grasper-tissue interface in minimally invasive surgery: stress and acute indicators of injury

BS, Biomedical/Electrical Engineering, Duke University

Deftos, Michael (1993/2003)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Pathology
UCSF, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Bevan, MichaelDepartment: Immunology
Dissertation Title: NOTCH SIGNALING IN T CELL DEVELOPMENT

BA, Molecular Biology, UC San Diego

Dorer, Russell (1990/1998)
Current Position(s):
Staff Pathologist
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Hartwell, LelandDepartment: Genetics
Dissertation Title: SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE CELLS EXECUTE A DEFAULT PATHWAY TO SELECT A MATE IN THE ABSENCE OF PHEROMONE GRADIENTS

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, UCLA

Dossett, Michelle (1999/2008)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Dept. of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston MA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Greenberg, PhilDepartment: Immunology
Dissertation Title: Generation and Expression of High Affinity, Tumor Antigen-Specific Mouse and Human T Cell Receptors to Genetically Modify CD8+ T Cells for Adoptive Immunotherapy of Cancer

BS, Cellular Biology, University of Washington

Dublin, Sascha (1993/2001)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Investigator, Center for Health Studies
Group Health, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Weiss, NoelDepartment: Epidemiology
Dissertation Title: RISK OF EPITHELIAL OVARIAN CANCER IN RELATION TO USE OF BENZODIAZEPINES, ANTIDEPRESSANTS, AND OTHER MEDICATIONS ACTING ON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

MD,University of Washington
AB, Renaissance Studies, Brown University

Eggerman, Thomas (1975/1983)
Current Position(s):
NIH Clinical Staff, Molecular Disease Branch
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda MD

Director, Clinical Islet Transplantation Program, Division of Diabetes, End
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda MD

Education:

PhD Mentor: Robertson, PaulDepartment: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: PLATELET PROSTAGLANDINS

MD,University of Washington
BS, Chemistry and Mathematics, University of Washington

Erickson, Jay (1990/1998)
Current Position(s):
Staff Neurologist, Medical Corps, US Army
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma WA

Director of Research, Neurology Service
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma WA

Director of Stroke Center
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma WA

Quality Improvement Officer, Neurology Service
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma WA

Clinical Neurology Instructor, Neurology Residency Training Program
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma WA

Assistant Professor, Neurology
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Washington DC

Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Director, Neurology Residency Training Program
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Palmiter, RichardDepartment: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: ANALYSIS OF APPETITE AND BODY WEIGHT REGULATION IN NEUROPEPTIDE Y KNOCKOUT MICE

MD,University of Washington
BA, Biology, John Hopkins University

Feig, Daniel (1987/1995)
Current Position(s):
Chief of Pediatric Hypertension Program, Texas Children's Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Chief of Pediatric Hypertension Program, Ben Taub General Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Associate Professor, Pediatrics Renal Section
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Education:

PhD Mentor: Loeb, LawrenceDepartment: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: MECHANISMS OF REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES INDUCED MUTAGENESIS

BS,Baylor College of Medicine
MS, Clinical Investigation, Baylor College of Medicine
MD,University of Washington
BS, Molecular Biology, Princeton University

Fink, Susan (1999/2009)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Dept. of Immunobiology
Yale University, New Haven CT

Education:

PhD Mentor: Cookson, BradDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: "Pyroptosis: Caspase-1-Dependent Programmed Proinflammatory Cell Death"

BS, Biology, University of Hawaii, Manoa
None,University of Massechusetts, Amherst

Fowler, Carla (2002/2011)
Current Position(s):
Resident, General Surgery
Stanford University, Stanford CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Greenberg, PhilDepartment: Immunology
Dissertation Title: "Cell-Intrinsic Regulation of CD8 T Cell Responsiveness by the Tyrosine Phosphatase SHP-1

BA, Human Biology, Brown University

Gaggar, Anuj (1999/2006)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Infectious Disease
UCSF, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Lieber, AndreDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: Characterization of adenovirus serotype 35 for gene therapy

BS, Chemistry, Stanford University

Garbern, Jessica (2003/2011)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Pediatrics
Children's Hospital-Boston, Boston MA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Stayton, PatDepartment: Bioengineering
Dissertation Title: The synthesis & characterization of pH- & temperature-responsive hydrogels to provide spatiotemporal control of angiogenic growth factor delivery to ischemic tissue

BSE, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan

Garden, Gwenn (1987/1994)
Current Position(s):
Associate Professor, Neurology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Bothwell, M. and Rubel, E.Department: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: THE REGULATION OF RNA AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS DURING NEURONAL DEATH

MD,University of Washington
BA, History, Northwestern University

Garfinkle, Andrew (1977/1984)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Striker, GaryDepartment: Biomedical Engineering
Dissertation Title: IMPROVEMENT OF SMALL DIAMETER VASCULAR GRAFT PERFORMANCE WITH GLOW DISCHARGE TREATMENT


Garton, Kyle (1997/2004)
Current Position(s):
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dermatology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Raines, ElaineDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: ADAM-MEDIATED ECTODOMAIN SHEDDING OF INFLAMMATORY CELL SURFACE PROTEINS

BA, Biochemistry, Carleton College

Gauthier, Verlene (Joyce) (1977/1984)
Current Position(s):
Clinical Assistant Professor, Rheumatology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Mannik, M.Department: Microbiology/Immunology
Dissertation Title: THE ROLE OF ANTIBODY AND ANTIGEN CHARGE IN THE DEPOSITION OF PREFORMED IMMUNE COMPLEXES IN RENAL GLOMERULI


Gerber, Anthony (1990/1998)
Current Position(s):
Molecular Medicine Fellow
UCSF, San Francisco CA

Clinical Instructor, Pulmonary Division
UCSF, San Francisco CA

Assistant Professor, Medicine
UCSF, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Tapscott, StephenDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: MYOD INDUCES CHROMATIN REMODELING: IMPLICATIONS FOR LINEAGE DETERMINATION AND TUMOR FORMATION.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Mathematics, MIT

Glassberg, Andrea (1992/1999)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Pulmonary Medicine (Mentor: Anita Stewart)
UCSF, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Jonson, AlbertDepartment: Bioethics
Dissertation Title: GENETIC TESTING FOR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER: A CASE STUDY OF CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING IN MEDICAL GENETICS.

BA,Yale University

Golob, Jonathan (2001/2011)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Internal Medicine
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Murry, ChuckDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: Mechanisms of Cell Fate Acquisition in the Differentiation of Pluripotent Stem Cells

BS, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

Greene, Charles (1987/1995)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Crill, WayneDepartment: Physiology and Biophysics
Dissertation Title: PROPERTIES AND ION MECHANISMS OF A METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR MEDIATED AFTER DEPOLARIZATION IN LAYER V NEOCORTICAL NEURONS


Greiling, Teri (2004/2011)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Dermatology
Yale Univeristy, New Haven CT

Education:

PhD Mentor: Clark, JohnDepartment: Biostructure
Dissertation Title: "Development and Maturation of the Ocular Lens"

BS, Neurobiology, University of Washington
None, None, South Puget Sound Community College

Guo, Haiwei (1997/2006)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Nuclear Medicine (Radiology)
Stanford University, Stanford CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Loeb, LarryDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: Random Mutations, Protein Mutability, and DNA Repair: Understanding protein tolerance to random amino acid change through directed evolution

BS, Biology, MIT

Haglund, Michael (1981/1987)
Current Position(s):
Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery
Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC

Surgical Director, Duke Epilepsy Center
Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC

Education:

PhD Mentor: Schwartzkroin, P.Department: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: THE ROLES OF POTASSIUM REGULATION AND INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS IN SEIZURES AND SPREADING DEPRESSION

MD,University of Washington
BS,Pacific Lutheran University

Hamilton, Brian (1971/1976)
Current Position(s):
Chief Medical Officer, Vice President, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge MA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Hellstrom, K.Department: Pathology
Dissertation Title: STUDIES ON THE ANTI-DONOR IMMUNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF RATS OPERATIONALLY TOLERANT OF SKIN ALLOGRAFTS.

MD,University of Washington

Haselton (Hewitt), Dana (1980/1995)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Bassingthwaihte, JamesDepartment: Bioengineering
Dissertation Title: CALCULATION OF THE ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL IN AN IDEALIZED MODEL OF TRANSCAPILLARY EXCHANGE


Haycox, Claire (1986/1993)
Current Position(s):
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dermatology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Dermatologist, President
Valley Dermatology, P.S., Inc, Sequim WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Ratner, BuddyDepartment: Bioengineering
Dissertation Title: IN VITRO' EVALUATIONS OF PLATELET INTERACTIONS WITH BIOMATERIALS

MD,University of Washington
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Washington

Hernandez, Rafael (1999/2008)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Dept. of Pediatrics
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Moens, CeciliaDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: Retinoic acid patterning of the vertebrate hindbrain

BA, Biology, Dartmouth College

Hill, John (1984/1994)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Morris, DavidDepartment: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: REGULATION OF TRANSLATION OF S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE


Horwitz, Marshall (1982/1990)
Current Position(s):
Professor, Medical Genetics
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Pathology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Genome Sciences
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Loeb, L.Department: Pathology
Dissertation Title: PROMOTERS SELECTED FROM RANDOM DNA SEQUENCES AND THEIR REGULATION BY DNA SUPERHELIX-INDUCED CRUCIFORM EXTRUSION

MD,University of Washington
BA, Chemistry, Revelle College, University of California, San Diego

Huang, Eugene (1995/2005)
Current Position(s):
Staff Physician
Therapeutics Clinical Research, San Diego CA

Clinical Instructor, Dermatology
University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Bevan, MichaelDepartment: Immunology
Dissertation Title: NOTCH SIGNALING DURING EARLY THYMOCYTE DEVELOPMENT

BA, Chemistry, Carleton College

Hwang, Dick (1997/2007)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Dept. of Pathology
Harvard University, Cambridge MA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Green, PhilDepartment: MBT
Dissertation Title: Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo phylogenetic analysis of mammalian evolution reveals varying substitution patterns along the sequence and across lineages

BS, Biology, Math Computer Science, Stanford University
AA, Biology, Simon's Rock of Bard College

Ibrahim, Sherrif (1996/2005)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Professor, Dermatology
University of Rochester, Rochester NY

Education:

PhD Mentor: Van Den Engh, GerDepartment: MBT
Dissertation Title: CHARACTERIZATION OF MURINE HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS THROUGH SURFACE PHENOTYPING AND DYE EFFLUX

BS, Chemical Engineering, MIT
,Long Island University

Jaax, Kristen (1994/2003)
Current Position(s):
Medical Director
Boston Scientific, Los Angeles CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Hannaford, BlakeDepartment: Bioengineering
Dissertation Title: MECHATRONIC MODELING OF THE MAMMALIAN MUSCLE SPINDLE.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

James, Leonard (1993/2002)
Current Position(s):
Medical Oncology Fellowship
Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York NY

Medical Director, Oncology
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, New York NY

Education:

PhD Mentor: Eisenman, RobertDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: TARGET GENES OF THE DNA BINDING PROTEINS MYC AND MAD

MD,University of Washington
BS, Microbiology, Cornell University

James, Scott (2002/2011)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Internal Medicine
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Greenberg/PressDepartment: Immunology
Dissertation Title: Tumor cells with artificial (chimeric) T cell receptors (cTCR)

BS, Biochemistry, UCLA

Johnstone, Duncan (1992/2001)
Current Position(s):
Clinical Lecturer and Research Fellow, Nephrology
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor MI

Education:

PhD Mentor: Thomas, J.Department: MCB
Dissertation Title: ION CHANNELS AND MUTANT NEMATODES

MD,University of Washington
BA, History and Science, Harvard University

Judge, Luke (2000/2008)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Div. of Neonatology, Dept. of Pediatrics
University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Chamberlain, JeffDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: Dissecting the signaling and mechanical functions of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex in skeletal muscle

BA, Chemistry, Pomona College
,University of Idaho

Kern, Donald (1979/1990)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Greenberg, PhillipDepartment: Microbiology
Dissertation Title: AN IN VITRO INVESTIGATION OF MACROPHAGE-T CELL IN- TERACTIONS REQUIRED FOR IN VIVO DTH-RESPONSES

MD,University of Washington
MS, Immunology, University of Washington
BA, Natural Sciences, John Hopkins University

Kerner, James (1990/1998)
Current Position(s):
Hospital Staff Appointment
Emerson Hospital, Concord MA

Hospital Staff Appointment
New England Baptist Hospital, Boston MA

Hospital Staff Appointment
Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach NY

Hospital Staff Appointment
South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside NY

Clinical Practice Affiliate
Island Dermatology, Long Beach NY

Education:

PhD Mentor: Perlmutter, RogerDepartment: Immunology
Dissertation Title: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BRUTON TYROSINE KINASE IN MULTIPLE STAGE OF B LYMPHOPOIESIS.

BS, Biology, Yale University
MD,University of Washington

Killen, Paul (1973/1980)
Current Position(s):
Associate Professor, Pathology
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor MI

Director, Electron Microscopy Laboratory
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor MI

Education:

PhD Mentor: Striker, GaryDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: SYNTHESIS OF EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX CONSTITUENTS BY HUMAN GLOMERULAR CELL IN VITRO.


Kimbrough, Tyler (1995/2004)
Current Position(s):
Private Practice
Puget Sound: Ear Nose and Throat, Edmonds WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Miller, SamDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: CONTRIBUTION OF THE PRGHIJK OPERON TO THE ASSEMBLEY OF THE SPI1 TTSS OF SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM.

BS, Biochemistry, University of Washington

Klesert, Todd (1993/2001)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Doheny Retina Institute
University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Tapscott, S.Department: Pathology
Dissertation Title: THE DMAHP/SIX5 GENE IN MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, Alma College

Kussick, Steven (1985/1994)
Current Position(s):
Director of Flow Cytometry
Phenopath Physicians, PLLC, Seattle WA

Clinical Affiliate Assistant Professor, Lab Med
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Cooper, JonathanDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: A BIOCHEMICAL AND GENETIC ANALYSIS OF 'DROSOPHILA SRC'

MD,University of Washington
None,Royal Free Hospital
M.Sc., Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
BS, Environmental Studies, Brown University

Lanciault, Christian (1998/2007)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Surgery
Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN

Education:

PhD Mentor: Champoux, JamesDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: The effects of duplex RNA on reverse transcription and retroviral recombination

BS, Biochemistry, University of Rochester

Landis, Daniel (1994/2001)
Current Position(s):
Radiation Oncologist
Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Loeb, LawrenceDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: HUMAN THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE: ENGINEERING 5-FLUOROURIDINE RESISTANCE FOR BONE MARROW PROTECTION.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Physics, University of California, San Diego

Lauring, Adam (1994/2002)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Infectious Diseases
UCSF, San Francisco CA

Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases
UCSF, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Overbaugh, J.Department: Microbiology
Dissertation Title: PATHOGENIC MECHANISMS OF ONCOGENIC AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUSES.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, Yale University
BS, History of Science/Medicine, Yale University

Lee, Sandra (1990/2001)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Klevit, RachelDepartment: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: NMR STUDIES OF CALMODULIN FROM S. CEREVISIAE.

MD,University of Washington
BS,University of California, Berkeley

Leidy, John (1973/1979)
Current Position(s):
Professor, Medicine
Marshall University, Huntington WV

Full-time Staff Physician
Huntington Veterans Administration Medical Center, Huntington WV

Research Coordinator
Huntington Veterans Administration Medical Center, Huntington WV

Education:

PhD Mentor: Koerker, D.Department: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: EFFECT OF LYSOSOMAL PROTEASE INHIBITORS ON SKELETAL MUSCLE PROTEOLYSIS IN VITRO.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biophysics, Brown University

Levine, Fred (1979/1986)
Current Position(s):
Member
UCSD Cancer Center, San Diego CA

Adjunct Professor
The Burnham Institute, La Jolla CA

Professor, Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Pious, D.Department: Genetics
Dissertation Title: GENETIC ANALYSIS OF HLA CLASS III MOLECULES

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biochemistry, Harvard University

Levine, Henry "Hank" (1974/1981)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Sarason, I.Department: Psychiatry
Dissertation Title: THE EFFECTS OF SOCIALLY SUPPORTIVE GROUPS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING OF INCOMING FRESHMAN.

MD,University of Washington
BA, Human Biology, Stanford University

Liles, Conrad (1980/1987)
Current Position(s):
Professor & Director of Infectious Diseases
University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario

Professor, Allergy & Infectious Diseases
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Affiliate Professor, Allergy & Infectious Diseases
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Senior Scientist
Toronto General Research Institute, Toronto Ontario

Senior Scientist
McLauglin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, McLaughlin Centre for Molecular, Toronto Ontario

Vice-Chair of Medicine, Medicine
University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario

Head, Infectious Diseases
University Health Network, Toronto Ontario

Education:

PhD Mentor: Nathanson, NDepartment: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: CELLULAR MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN THE REGULATION OF THE NEURONAL MUSACARINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR.

MD,University of Washington
BA, Chemistry, Williams College

Loh, Ern (1998/2008)
Current Position(s):
Intern, Internal Medicine
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Resident, Dermatology
University of California, Davis, Davis CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Loeb, LarryDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: Dissecting genetic and structural determinants of accurate DNA synthesis by DNA polymerase I

BS, Biology, Stanford University

Lord, James (1992/2001)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Gastroenterology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Greenberg, P.Department: Immunology
Dissertation Title: PROLIFERATIVE SIGNALING BY THE INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biochemistry, Brown University

Lowe, Robert (1993/2004)
Current Position(s):
Assisant Professor, Pediatrics
U. of Alabama, Birmingham AL

Education:

PhD Mentor: Lernmark, AkeDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: AT-REPEAT POLYMORPHISMS OF THE HUMAN CTLA-4 GENE: ASSOCIATIONS WITH AUTOIMMUNE DIABETES AND ALLELE-SPECIFIC VARIATION OF EXPRESSION.

BA, Biology, University of Pennsylvania

Lundstrom, Brian (2002/2011)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Neurology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Fairhall, AdrienneDepartment: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: The response of single neurons to varying stimulus statistics"

BS, BA, Biophysics, Music, Walla Walla College

Marks, Daniel (1988/1995)
Current Position(s):
Director, Genetic's Core
Center for the Study of Weight Regulation, Portland OR

Director, Sequencing Core
Oregon Health Research Council, Portland OR

Associate Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology
OHSU, Portland OR

Scientist, OHSU Center for the Study of Weight Regulation
OHSU, Portland OR

Education:

PhD Mentor: Steiner, R.Department: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: REGULATION OF GALANIN GENE EXPRESSION IN GNRH NEURONS

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, University of Oregon

Matthews, Randolph (1990/1998)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia PA

Assistant Physician, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition
The Children's Hopsital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA

Education:

PhD Mentor: McKnight, S.Department: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: SECOND MESSENGER-MEDIATED KINASES AND THE CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Mazurek, Mark (1995/2006)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Professor, Biology
Metropolitan State College of Denver , Denver CO

Education:

PhD Mentor: Shadlen, MarkDepartment: Neurobiology & Behavior
Dissertation Title: Influence of prior probability on decision-making in a motion discrimination task

BS, Biology, California Institute of Technology

McCullough, Brendan (1999/2007)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Radiology
University of Washington (Swedish Hospital), Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Tempel, BruceDepartment: Neurobiology & Behavior
Dissertation Title: The deafwaddler mouse as a model for human hearing loss

BS, Biology, Stanford University

McFarland, Bentson (1972/1979)
Current Position(s):
Senior Scientist
Oregon Research Institute, Portland OR

Professor of Pharmacy
Oregon State University College of Pharmacy, Corvallis OR

Professor of Psychiatry
Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, with indefinite tenure
Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland OR

Adjunct Investigator
Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, Portland OR

Private Practice
Psychiatry, Portland OR

Associate Director of Research, Public Psychiatry Training Program
Dept. of Psychiatry, OHSU, Portland OR

Consultant
Mulnomah County Involuntary Commitment Program, Portland OR

Consultant Geropsychiatrist
Oregon State Hospital, Salem OR

Consultant Geropsychiatrist
Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland OR

Consultant Psychiatrist
Mental Health Services West/Cascadia Behavioral Care, Portland OR

Program Consultant
Oregon State Mental Health and Developmental Disability Services Division/O, Salem OR

Education:

PhD Mentor: Fisher, L.Department: Biomathematics
Dissertation Title: MISSING DATA PROBLEM IN BIOSTATISTICS.

M.Sc, Epidemiology, University of London
MD,University of Washington
MS, Biology, California Institute of Technology
BS, Biochemistry, Yale University

Mefford, Heather (1995/2003)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Medical Genetics
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Trask, BarbaraDepartment: Genetics
Dissertation Title: EVOLUTION AND BIOLOGY OF A MULTICOPY, POLYMORPHIC SUBTELOMERIC REGION CONTAINING AN EXPRESSED PR GENE.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Chemical Engineering, Washington University

Menza, Timothy (2001/2011)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Medicine-Pediatrics
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston MA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Golden, MatthewDepartment: Epidemiology
Dissertation Title: From etiology to effectiveness: approaches to HIV prevention among men who have sex with men

BS, Biology, Williams College

Miao, Edward (1994/2004)
Current Position(s):
Senior Research Scientist
Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Miller, SamDepartment: Microbiology
Dissertation Title: IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM EFFECTOR PROTEINS TRANSLOCATED BY THE SPI1 AND SPI2 TYPE III SECRETIONS SYSTEMS.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Microbiology, UC Davis

Miller, Daniel (1990/1996)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Miller, DustyDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: IDENTIFICATION OF A FAMILY OF PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTERS THAT SERVE AS RETROVIRUS RECEPTORS

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, Whitman College

Miller, Francis (1971/1981)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Koerker, D.Department: Endocrinology
Dissertation Title: EFFECTS OF THYROTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE, THYROXINE, TRIIODOTHYRONINE ON IN VITRO SECRETION OF GROWTH HORMONE & THYROTRORPIN BY PITUITARIES.


Miller, Kai (2000/2011)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Neurological Surgery
Stanford University, Stanford CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Marcel den NijsDepartment: Physics
Dissertation Title: Characteristic changes in electrocorticographic power spectra of the human brain

BS, Physics, Applied Mathematics, University of California, San Diego

Moen, Robert (1972/1979)
Current Position(s):
Member, Board of Directors
Copernicus Therapeutics, Inc., Cleveland OH

President & Chief Executive Officer
Copernicus Therapeutics, Inc., Cleveland OH

Education:

PhD Mentor: Palmiter, RichardDepartment: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: GENE EXPRESSION DURING PRIMARY STIMULATION OF THE CHICK OVIDUCT.


Moshiri, Ala (2000/2006)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Retina and Vitreous Surgery
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore MD

Education:

PhD Mentor: Reh, TomDepartment: Neurobiology & Behavior
Dissertation Title: Sonic Hedgehog in the Vertebrate Retina

BS, Chemistry, UC Berkeley
AA, World Order Studies, Landegg Academy

Mostad, Sara (1992/1999)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Infectious Diseases
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases
Harborview Medical Center, Seattle WA

Physician
Northwest Infectious Diseases Consultants, Bellingham WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Kreiss, J.Department: Epidemiology
Dissertation Title: SHEDDING OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE I (HIV-1) IN THE FEMALE GENITAL TRACT

MD,University of Washington
BA, Biochemistry, Reed College

Muczynski, Kimberly (1976/1984)
Current Position(s):
Associate Professor, Medicine-Nephrology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Attending nephrologist
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Striker, GaryDepartment: Pathology
Dissertation Title: NONSPECIFIC PHOSPHOLIPID EXCHANGE PROTEINS: A TOOL IN MEMBRANE RESEARCH

MD,University of Washington
BA, Chemistry, Pacific Lutheran University
None,Green River Community College
,Creighton University

Muehlenbachs, Atis (1999/2008)
Current Position(s):
Pathology Resident
UWMC, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Duffy, PatrickDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: Maternal-fetal conflict during placental malaria: hypertension, trophoblast

BS, Biochemistry, Cellular Biology, UC San Diego

Murphy, Paul (2002/2010)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Radiology
University of California San Diego, San Diego CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Baker, DavidDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: "Alteration of Enzyme Specificity by Computational Loop Remodeling and Design"

BS, BA, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Rice University

Nepom, Gerald (1972/1978)
Current Position(s):
Professor, Immunology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Member and Scientific Director
Virginia Mason Research Center, Seattle WA

Associate, Immunology and Rheumatology
Virgina Mason Clinic, Seattle WA

Director
Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Davie, E.Department: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: SERUM BLOCKING FACTORS: PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES.

MD,University of Washington
A.B., Biochemistry, Harvard University

Neumaier, John (1983/1990)
Current Position(s):
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Chavkin, C.Department: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: ENDOGENOUS OPIOID PEPTIDES AS NEUROTRANSMITTERS IN THE RAT HIPPOCAMPUS

MD,University of Washington
BA, Biology, Reed College

Newman, John (2000/2008)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Geriatrics
University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Weiner, AlanDepartment: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: The progeroid Cockayne syndrome as a model for comparative genomic analysis of complex disease

BS, MS, Molecular Biophysics, Biochemistry, Yale University

Nguyen, Thien (1990/1999)
Current Position(s):
Acting Staff Physician, Neurology
John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore MD

Acting Staff Physician, Neurology
John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD

Assistant Professor, Neurology
John Hopkins University, Baltimore MD

Education:

PhD Mentor: Pedro VerdugoDepartment: Bioengineering
Dissertation Title: DYNAMICS OF CYTOSOLIC AND COMPARTMENTALIZED Ca2+ DURING SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION

MD,University of Washington
BSE, Bioengineering, University of Washington

Northrop, Jennifer (1987/1997)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Postdoctoral Fellow
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Education:

PhD Mentor: Kimelman, D.Department: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: THE REGULATION OF XCAD-3 BY THE FGF AND BMP-4 SIGNALING PATHWAYS IN XENOPUS LEAVIS

MD,University of Washington
MA, Russian Literature, Bryn Mawr College
BA, Biology, Haverford College

Novak, Erik (1997/2003)
Current Position(s):
Private Practice
Valley Orthopedics Associates, Renton WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Lernmark, AkeDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: TRACKING ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC IMMUNE RESPONSES IN HUMAN INFECTION AND DISEASE.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, University of Washington
BA, Swedish, University of Washington

O'Hear, Carol (2001/2006)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Foote, JeffDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: Antibody Buffering: A Novel Mechanism of Drug Delivery

BA, Chemistry, Washington University

Oakley, John (1994/2001)
Current Position(s):
Acting Assistant Professor, Neurology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Director, Clinical Neurophysiology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Crill, W.Department: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: THE ROLE OF CA2+-SPIKES IN NEOCORTICALPYRAMIDAL CELL DENDRITES: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TRANSDUCTION OF DENDRITIC CURRENT INTO SPIKE OUTPUT.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biochemistry, Pacific Lutheran University

Ornitz, David (1981/1988)
Current Position(s):
Professor, Dept. of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology
Washington University, St. Louis MO

Alumni Endowed Professor of Molecular and Biology
Washington University, St. Louis MO

Interim Head, Dept. of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology
Washington University, St. Louis MO

Education:

PhD Mentor: Palmiter, R.Department: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: CHARACTERIZATION OF A REGULATORY ELEMENT FOR PAN- CREATIC ACINAR CELL-SPECIFIC GENE EXPRESSION AND ITS USE FOR THE DIRECTED ONCOGENESIS OF THE MOUSE PANCREAS

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biochemistry, University of California, Davis

Orozco, Johnnie (1997/2006)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Hematology-Oncology
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Galloway, Denise/PathologyDepartment: Bioengineering
Dissertation Title: "Characterizing the Humoral Immune Response to Human Papillomavirus type

BS, Chemical Engineering, UCLA

Osborn, Tristan (1996/2007)
Current Position(s):
Physician
Northwest Hospital, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Davie, EarlDepartment: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: A role for vitamin-K dependent proteins in ubiquitination and signal transduction

BS, Biochemistry, Mathematics, University of Washington

Owens, James (1989/1998)
Current Position(s):
Developemental Brain Disorders Research Post-doctoral Fellow
Cain Foundation Laboratories, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Director, Core Neurology Clerkship
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Education:

PhD Mentor: Schwartzkroin, P.Department: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: EFFECTS OF NORMOTHERMIC AND HYPERTHERMIC HYPOXIA ON THE IMMATURE RAT HIPPOCAMPUS: AN ACUTE MODULATORY ROLE OF EICOSANOIDS

MD,University of Washington
BA, Psychology, Whitworth College

Page, Stephanie (1991/1999)
Current Position(s):
Associate Professor, Medicine, Div. of Metabolism, Nutrition, Endocrinology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Pullen, AnnDepartment: Immunology
Dissertation Title: SIGNALING AND LINEAGE RELATIONSHIPS DURING INTRAEPITHELIAL LYMPHOCYTE DEVELOPMENT

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biological Sciences, Stanford University

Palanca-Wessels, M. Corinna (1992/2001)
Current Position(s):
Acting Assistant Professor, Hematology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Research Associate, Clinical Research Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Rabinovitch, P.Department: MCB
Dissertation Title: IN VITRO ANALYSIS OF CULTURED BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS CELLS: INISGHTS INTO MECHANISMS OF GENOMIC INSTABILITY AND POSSSIBLE THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, University of Washington

Park, Frederick (1995/2006)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Priess, JamesDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: Establishment of Pop-1 Asymmetry, a Binary code for Cell Fate Decisions

BA, Chemistry, Princeton University

Patel, Premal (1994/2002)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Medical Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City NY

Assistant Medical Director of Exploratory Clinical Development.
Genentech , San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Loeb, L.Department: Pathology
Dissertation Title: EVOLUTION OF THE DNA POLYMERASE ACTIVE SITE

MD,University of Washington
BS, Pharmacy, Rutgers University

Paulovich, Amanda (1989/1998)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Member, Clinical Research Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA

Assistant Professor, Oncology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Member, Cancer Consortium
FHCRC and University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Hartwell, L.Department: Genetics
Dissertation Title: THE REGULATION OF S PHASE PROGRESSION RATE IN YEAST IN RESPONSE TO DNA DAMAGE.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, Carnegie Mellon University

Penn, Bennett (1997/2006)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Internal Medicine
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford CA

Infectious Disease Fellow
University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Tapscott, StephenDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: Promoter-Specific Restriction of MyoD Binding, and Feed-Forward Regulation Cooperate to Promote a Multi-Staged Transcriptional Program During Skeletal Myogenesis

BA, Biology, Northwestern University

Perez, Francisco (1998/2007)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Palmiter, RichardDepartment: Neurobiology & Behavior
Dissertation Title: Generation and evaluation of Parkin-deficient mice as a model for Parkinson's Disease

BA, Neurobiology, Harvard University

Phelps, Randall (1992/2001)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
OHSU, Eugene OR

Education:

PhD Mentor: Hockenbery, DavidDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: LACK OF AN EARLY S PHASE DELAY FOLLOWING DNA CROSS-LINKING PRECEDES P53-MEDIATED G2 ARREST AND APOPTOSIS IN FANCONI ANEMIA CELLS.

BA,Wesleyan University

Piantadosi, Anne (2002/2011)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Internal Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Overbaugh, JulieDepartment: Pathobiology
Dissertation Title: Sources and implications of HIV-1 diversity within women in Mombasa, Kenya

BA, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University

Pineda, Mario (1997/2007)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, OBGYN
Northwestern University, Chicago IL

Education:

PhD Mentor: Overbaugh, JulieDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: The Role of Host Cell Factors in Entry and Post-Entry Events in the Replication Cycle of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

BS, Biology, University of San Francisco

Pinsky, Benjamin (1998/2007)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology
Stanford U., Stanford CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Biggins, SueDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: Characterization of the Ipl1/Aurora Protein Kinase in Chromosome Segregation and the Spindle Checkpoint

AB, Biochemistry, Harvard University

Plowman, Gregory (1981/1987)
Current Position(s):
Sr. Director, Tumor Biology and Angiogenesis
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Brown, J.Department: Pathology
Dissertation Title: CHARACTERIZATION AND EXPRESSION OF THE MELANOTRANSFERRIN (P97) GENE

MD,University of Washington
BA, Biology and Chemistry, Whitman College

Press, Oliver (1973/1979)
Current Position(s):
Member, Clinical Research Division
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA

Chair, Lymphoma Research
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA

Professor, Medicine and Biological Structure
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Associate Director, MSTP
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Adjunct Professor, Biological Structure
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Director, Clinical Research in Hematology
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Rosse, C.Department: Biological Structure
Dissertation Title: CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PHYTO-HEMAGGLUTININ RESPONSIVE POPULATION OF CELLS IN MOUSE BONE MARROW.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, Stanford University

Pritchard, Colin (1998/2007)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Lab Medicine
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Nelson, PeterDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: The Molecular Program of Mouse Prostate Development

BS, Biochemistry, University of Washington
BA, Philosophy, University of Washington

Rabinovitch, Peter (1972/1980)
Current Position(s):
Professor, Pathology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Joint Member
FHCRC, Seattle WA

Director, Flow Cytometry Laboratory, Hospital Pathology
University Hospital, Seattle WA

Director,, Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Cost Recovery Center, Pathology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Director
Nathan Shock Center for Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging, Seattle WA

Director, Genetic Approaches to Aging Training Grant
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Faculty Advisor, Cytometry Shared Resource
FHCRC, Seattle WA

Co-Director
Seattle Cancer and Aging Program, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Martin, G.Department: Pathology
Dissertation Title: SOMATIC CELL GENETIC AND IN VIVO STUDIES OF CELLULAR SENESCENCE.

MD,University of Washington
BS,University of Washington

Raskind, Wendy (1971/1978)
Current Position(s):
Professor, Medicine
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Professor (Joint), Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Adjunct Professor, Genome Sciences
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Research Affiliate
Center on Human Development and Disability, Seattle WA

Attending Physician
UWMC, Seattle WA

Active Medical Staff member
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Gartler, S.Department: Genetics
Dissertation Title: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENE PLOIDY AND MUTATION RATES.

MD,University of Washington
BA, Mathematics, Brown University

Ravanpay, Ali (2000/2009)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Dept. of Neurosurgery
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Olson, JimDepartment: Neurobiology & Behavior
Dissertation Title: Insights into the interactions of the neurogenic basic helix loop helix transcription factor, neuroD2, and the molecular mechanism of regulation of a key target, RE-1 Silencing Transcription factor

BA, Biochemistry & Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Berkeley

Rayl, Judith (1988/1997)
Current Position(s):
Internal Medicine & Family Medicine
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Winslow WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Weiss, N. & Williams, M.Department: Epidemiology
Dissertation Title: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF RISK FACTORS FOR PREECLAMPSIA


Redell (Simmons), Michele (1990/1998)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Hematology-Oncology
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Education:

PhD Mentor: Chavkin, CharlesDepartment: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: MECHANISMS OF DYNORPHIN RELEASE AND ACTION IN THE HIPPOCAMPUS

MD,University of Washington
BS, Neural Science, Brown University

Ritchie, Kindred (1978/1985)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Storb, UrsulaDepartment: Microbiology & Immunology
Dissertation Title: IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE EXPRESSION AND REGULATION OF REARRANGEMENT IN KAPPA TRANSGENIC MICE


Roach, Jared (1990/1999)
Current Position(s):
Senior Research Scientist
Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Hood, L.Department: Immunology
Dissertation Title: THE VERTEBRAE TRYSPSINOGENS: A MULTIGENE FAMILY IN ACTION.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biochemistry, Cornell University
Baccalauréat C,Lycée du Mont Blanc

Robey, Thomas (2001/2009)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Emergency Medicine
Yale University, New Haven CT

Education:

PhD Mentor: Murry, Chuck (Pathology)Department: Bioengineering
Dissertation Title: Reducing Fibrosis and Cell Death in Cardiomyoplasty

BSE, BA, BS, Bioengineering, History and Philosophy of Science, Biology, University of Pittsburgh

Ronald, James (2002/2009)
Current Position(s):
Postdoctoral Fellow, Jarvik Lab
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Akey, JoshuaDepartment: Genome Sciences
Dissertation Title: Analysis of naturally occurring cis-acting gene ex pression variation in the yeast Saccharomyces cere visiae

BS, Applied Math, Biology, Brown University

Ronald (Scanlin, Leah D.), Leah (2003/2010)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Dermatology
Duke University, Durham NC

Education:

PhD Mentor: Sokurenko, EvgeniDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: "Analysis of Pathoadaptive Mutations in Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli"

BS, Biology, Duke University

Rooke, T.G. Alec (1973/1980)
Current Position(s):
Professor, Anesthesiology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Staff Anesthesiologist
Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle WA

Attending Anesthesiologist
University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Feigl, E.Department: Physiology and Biophysics
Dissertation Title: STROKE VOLUME AND CONTRACTIBILITY AS CORRELATESOF CANINE LEFT VENTRICULAR OXYGEN CONSUMPTION.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Physics, Stanford University

Ross, Douglas (1985/1994)
Current Position(s):
Chief Scientific Officer
Applied Genomics Inc., Sunnyvale CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Eisen, H.Department: Pathology
Dissertation Title: ANALYSIS OF THE 'TRYPANOSOMA EQUIPERDUM' VARIABLE SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN EXPRESSION SITE

MD,University of Washington
BA, Political Science, University of Washington

Rubinstein, Jay (1982/1987)
Current Position(s):
Faculty Appointment, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience PhD Program
University of Iowa, Iowa City IA

Associate Professor with Tenure, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surg
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City IA

Associate Professor, Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics
University of Iowa, Iowa City IA

Associate Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
University of Iowa, Iowa City IA

Virginia Merrill Bloedel Professor and Director
Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle WA

Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Professor, Bioengineering
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Spelman, F.Department: Bioengineering
Dissertation Title: QUASI-STATIC ANALYTICAL MODELS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF THE AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM

MD,University of Washington
MS, Engineering, Brown University
BS, Engineering, Brown University

Ruff, Robert (1971/1976)
Current Position(s):
National Director for Neurology, Chief, Neurology Service, Wade Park Div.
US Department of Veterans Affairs, Cleveland Ohio 44106

Education:

PhD Mentor: Crill, W.Department: Physiology and Biophysics
Dissertation Title: A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF LOCAL ANESTHETIC ALTERATION OF MINIATURE END-PLATE CURRENT FLUCTUATIONS.


Sakano, Hitomi (2001/2010)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Otolaryngology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Buck, LindaDepartment: Neurobiology & Behavior
Dissertation Title: "Odorant Receptor Associated Proteins and Axon Pathfinding in the Mouse"

BA, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley

Salipante, Stephen (2003/2011)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Clinical Pathology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Horwtiz, MarshallDepartment: Genome Sciences
Dissertation Title: Using somatic mutation to retrospectively trace cellular lineages in mammals and other higher organisms

BS, Microbiology/Bacteriology, University of Rochester

Schmidt, Rodney (1977/1984)
Current Position(s):
Adjunct Associate Professor, Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Associate Professor, Pathology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Medical Staff, Pathology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Director Medical Informatics
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Glomset, JohnDepartment: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: NOVEL NON-STEROL PRODUCTS OF MELAVONIC ACID AND THEIR POSSIBLE IMPORTANCE TO DNA REPLICATION AND CELL MORPHOLOGY

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, Bethel College

Schmitt, Michael (2002/2011)
Current Position(s):
Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Pathology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Loeb, LarryDepartment: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: "The role of DNA polymerase accuracy in health and lifespan"

BS, Mathematics, Chemistry, University of Chicago

Schultz, Brian (2003/2011)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Psychiatry
Northwestern University, Chicago IL

Education:

PhD Mentor: Chamberlain, JeffDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: Properties and Techniques of Intravascular rAAV6 Gene Delivery to Striated Muscle

AB, Biology, Washington University
BS, Computer Science, Washington University

Sherman, Scott (1979/1985)
Current Position(s):
Associate Professor, Neurology
University of Arizona, Tuscon AZ

Hospital Appointment
University Medical Center, Tuscon AZ

Hospital Appointment
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Institute of Tuscon, Tuscon AZ

Hospital Appointment
Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Tuscon AZ

Hospital Appointment
Tuscon Medical Center, Tuscon AZ

Director
Movement Disorders Clinic, Tuscon AZ

Director, Parkinson's Disease Program
Rehabilitation Institute of Tuscon, Tuscon AZ

Education:

PhD Mentor: Glomset, J.Department: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: THE DEVELOPMENTAL REGULATION OF VOLTAGE-SENSITIVE SODIUM CHANNELS IN RAT SKELETAL MUSCLE

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biochemistry, Brandeis University

Smart, Sharon (1990/1998)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Bruce Tempel, Ph.D.Department: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: INVOLVEMENT OF SHAKER-LIKE POTASSIUM CHANNELS IN CONTROL OF NERVOUS SYSTEM HYPEREXCITABILITY


Smith, Wade (1982/1989)
Current Position(s):
Professor, Clinical Neurology
UCSF, San Francisco CA

Director, Neurovascular Service
UCSF, San Francisco CA

Medical Director, Neurological Intensive Care Unit
UCSF, San Francisco CA

Medical Co-Director, Vascular Laboratory
UCSF, San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Chavkin, C.Department: Physiology and Biophysics
Dissertation Title: SYNAPTIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN IDENTIFIED MOTOR CORTEX NEURONS IN THE ACTIVE PRIMATE

MD,University of Washington
BS, Elec. Engineering, University of Washington

Speelmon, Emily (1999/2008)
Current Position(s):
Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI

Education:

PhD Mentor: McElrath, JulieDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: Innate mechanisms of HIV-1 protection in highly exposed, seronegative individuals

BS, Chemistry, Boston College

Spencer, David (2002/2010)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Clinical Pathology
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis MO

Education:

PhD Mentor: Olson, MaynardDepartment: Genome Sciences
Dissertation Title: A Conceptual Framework for Analyzing Individual Genome Sequences

BS, Biochemistry, University of Washington

Stafstrom, Carl (1976/1985)
Current Position(s):
Professor, Pediatrics and Neurology
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI

Faculty, Neuroscience Training Program
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI

Pediatric Neurologist
University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison WI

Education:

PhD Mentor: Crill, WayneDepartment: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: MEMBRANE PROPERTIES, FIRING CHARACTERISTICS, AND IONIC CURRENTS OF LAYER V NEURONS FROM CAT SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX RECORDED IN VITRO

MD,University of Washington
AB,University of Pennsylvania

Stern, Howard (1990/1998)
Current Position(s):
Pathologist
Genetech Inc., South San Francisco CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Hauschka, StephenDepartment: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: CHARACTERIZATION OF NEURAL TUBE/NOTOCHORD SIGNALS THAT PROMOTE PARAXIAL MESODERM MYOGENESIS IN CHICK EMBRYOS

MD,University of Washington
BA, Chemistry, Pomona College

Sunderman, Elizabeth (1990/2000)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Zagotta, W.Department: Physiology and Biophysics
Dissertation Title: SINGLE CHANNEL KINETIC ANALYSIS OF THE ALLOSTERIC TRANSISITION OF ROD CYCLIC NEUCLEOTIDE-GATED CHANNELS.

BA,Mount Holyoke College

Szekely, Daniel (1972/1978)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Professor, OB-GYN
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor MI

Education:

PhD Mentor: Department:
Dissertation Title:


Tasch, Michael (1991/2000)
Current Position(s):
Fellowship, Nephrology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Research Associate
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Perlmutter, R.Department: Immunology
Dissertation Title: MECHANISMS OF lCK-DEPENDENT PROLIFERATION DURING THYMOCYTE DEVELOPMENT.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, Tufts University

Test, Test2 (2010/0000)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Department:
Dissertation Title:


Thomas, Patrick (1999/2009)
Current Position(s):
Psychiatry Resident
UCLA, Los Angeles CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: LaSpada, AlbertDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: The normal function of the androgen receptor plays a role in the pathology of Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy.

BA, Biology, Rice University

Thompson, Susan (1987/1991)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Hauschka, S.Department: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: EXPRESSION OF NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR IN NEURAL AND NON-NEURAL TISSUES


Traub, Oren (1993/2001)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Berk, B.Department: Pathology
Dissertation Title: FLOW-MEDIATED SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION IN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS.

BA,University of Michigan

Tribble, Guy (1975/1983)
Current Position(s):
Vice President of Software Technology at Apple Inc
Apple Inc, Cupertino CA 95014

Education:

PhD Mentor: Wayne CrillDepartment: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: THE REDUCTION IN INHIBITION NECESSARY FOR PRODUCTION OF CONVULSANT INDUCED SEIZURES IN THE CAT."


Turner, Eric (1980/1986)
Current Position(s):
Staff Psychiatrist
VAMC San Diego, San Diego CA

Associate Professor IR, Psychiatry
University of California, San Diego, San Diego CA

Professor IR, Psychiatry
University of California, San Diego, San Diego CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Weiss, N.Department: Biochemistry
Dissertation Title: OVOTHIOL: A REDOX-ACTIVE THIOLHISTIDINE FROM SEA URCHIN EGGS

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, Stanford University

Ulge, Umut (2003/2011)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Internal Medicine
Indiana University, Indianapolis IN

Education:

PhD Mentor: Monnat, Ray (Pathology)Department: MCB
Dissertation Title: "Designing Proteins for Genomic Engineering"

BA, Biology-Genetics, Philosophy, Cornell University

Van LobenSels (Mates), Elizabeth (1989/1996)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Hlastala, M.Department: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: ANALYSIS OF GAS EXCHANGE DURING PARTIAL LIQUID VENTILATION IN HEALTH AND DISEASE


Vary, James (1998/2005)
Current Position(s):
Acting Instructor, Dermatology
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Tsykiyama, ToshioDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: Characterization of the Isw1a and Isw1b ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes from the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Veatch, Joshua (2001/2010)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Internal Medicine
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Gottschling, DanDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: A Crisis Caused by the Loss of the Mitochondrial Genome in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

BA, Integrated Science, Chemistry, Northwestern University

Ward, Raymond (1991/1999)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Dorsa, D.Department: Pharmacology
Dissertation Title: STRIATAL SEROTONIN RECEPTORS AND MECHANISMS OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUG ACTION

BS,Brigham Young University

Wender, Regina (1996/2002)
Current Position(s):
Senior Fellow & Acting Instructor, Anesthesiology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Private Practice
Bellingham Anesthesia Associates, Bellingham WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Ransom, B.Department: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: Astrocyte--axon interactions in central white matter energy metabolism: The roles of glycogen and lactate

MD,University of Washington
BA, History, Western Washington University

Whiting, Sam (1990/1999)
Current Position(s):
Assistant Member, Division of Clinical Research
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA

Assistant Professor, Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Gastrointestinal Oncology
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Champoux, J.Department: Microbiology
Dissertation Title: STUDIES INTO THE CHARACTERISTICS AND MECHANISM OF STRAND DISPLACEMENT SYNTHESIS BY RETROVIRAL REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE

BS, Chemistry, Lewis and Clark College

Widrow, Robert (1992/2000)
Current Position(s):
Internist
Olympia Internal Medicine, Olympia WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Laird, C.Department: MCB
Dissertation Title: FRAGILE SITES AND VERY LATE DNA REPLICATION: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER?

BA,Northwestern University

Williamson, Timothy (1970/1975)
Current Position(s):
Education:

PhD Mentor: Hlastala, M.Department: Physiology & Biophysics
Dissertation Title: ANALYSIS OF GAS EXCHANGE DURING PARTIAL LIQUID VENTILATION IN HEALTH AND DISEASE.


Wolgamot, Gregory (1992/2000)
Current Position(s):
Pathologist
Northwest Pathology, Bellingham WA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Miller, D.Department: Pathology
Dissertation Title: DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A RETROVIRUS ENDOGENOUS TO WILD MICE.

MD,University of Washington
BS, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University

Wong, David (1994/2002)
Current Position(s):
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Epithelial Biology
Stanford University, Stanford CA

Clinical Assistant Professor, Dermatology
Stanford University, Stanford CA

Education:

PhD Mentor: Reid, B.Department: MCB
Dissertation Title: METHYLATION OF THE P16 CPG ISLAND DURING NEOPLASTIC PROGRESSION

BS,Brown University

Wu, Albert (1995/2005)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Ophthamology
University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT

Clinical Fellow, Ophthalmic Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery
Dept. of Opthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario

Education:

PhD Mentor: Beavo, JosephDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: MOLECULAR MECHANISM OF CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE BINDING TO THE GAF DOMAINS OF PHOSPHODIESTERASES 2 AND 5.

BS, Molecular Biophysics, Biochemistry, Yale University

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