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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


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

Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Chief, Section of Pediatric Infectious Dis
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

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

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

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 (1978/1990)
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):
Assistant Professor, Pathology
MGH and Harvard Medical, Boston MA

Assistant Pathologist & Member of Center for Cancer Research
Massuchusetts General Hospital, Boston MA

Associated Member
Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge MA

Affiliated Faculty
Harvard Stem Cell Institute, 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):
Education:
PhD Mentor: Corey, LawrenceDepartment: MCB
Dissertation Title: The role of NFkB in Human Herpes Virus 8 replication

BS, Biochemistry, University of Washington


Blish, Catherine (1993/2001)
Current Position(s):
Associate, Human Biology
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA

Acting Instructor, Medicine
University of Washington, Seattle WA

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):
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

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


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):
Fellow, Hematology and Oncology
University of Washington, Seattle WA

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


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):
Fellow, Allergy & Immunology
UCSF, 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):
Fellow, Pediatric Endocrine
UCSF, 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):
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


Choe, Juno (1996/2005)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Radiation Oncology
Case Western/University Hospitals, Cleveland OH

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


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


Combs, C. Andrew (1976/1984)
Current Position(s):
Perinatologist in Practice
Perinatologist in Practice, 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

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

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


Deftos, Michael (1993/2003)
Current Position(s):
Pathology Residency
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


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


Gaggar, Anuj (1999/2006)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Internal Medicine
UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco CA

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

BS, Chemistry, Stanford University


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):
Resident, Dermatology
University of Washington Medical Center, 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


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


Guo, Haiwei (1997/2006)
Current Position(s):
Resident, Radiology
Stanford University Medical Center, 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


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):
Resident, Dermatology
UCSD, 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):
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):
Resident, 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):
Manager, Emerging Indications
Advanced Bionicis, Valencia 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

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


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


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):
Resident, Otolaryngology
University of Minnesota, St. Paul MN

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):
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

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


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):
Resident, Pediatrics
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland OH

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


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):
Adjunct Professor, Biology
Guilford College, Greensboro NC

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):
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

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


Miao, Edward (1994/2004)
Current Position(s):
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.


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):
Resident, Ophthalmology
Johns Hopkins University Hospital, 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


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):
Associate Professor, Dept. 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


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):
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):
Resident, Internal Medicine
UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco CA

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):
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):
Senior Fellow, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
University of Washington, Seattle WA

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Div. of Metabolism, Nutrition, End
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):
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

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 (1991/1998)
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

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


Pineda, Mario (1997/2007)
Current Position(s):
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):
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 (1971/1987)
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):
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


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):
Scientific Director, High-throughput Data Analysis Laboratory
Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute, 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


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.


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


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 (1991/1998)
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


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


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


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):
Resident, 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


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 (1995/2002)
Current Position(s):
Senior Fellow & Acting Instructor, Anesthesiology
University of Washington, Seattle 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):
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

Instructor
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

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