Students

Maite Alvarez Rodriguez
image: Milo Carega

 

Email: malvarez015@gmail.com
Undergraduate institution: University of Basque Country, Leioa, Spain (B.S. Bio Sciences, M.S. Genetics)
Lab: William J. Murphy
Research interests: Immunotherapy and cancer immunology
Publications:

1. "Combination therapy using IL-2 and CD25 depletion results in augmented natural killer cell-mediated anti-tumor responses," William H.D. Hallett, Erik Ames, Maite Alvarez, Isabel Barao, Doug Redelman, Patricia A. Taylor, Bruce R. Blazar , and William J. Murphy. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV 89557, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV 89557, University of Minnesota Cancer Center and Department of Pediatrics, Division of BMT, Minneapolois, MN, 55455. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2008 Oct; 14(10):1088-99. PMID: 18804038 [PubMed - in process]

2. Differential response of melanoma B16 cell lines in the control of the mitotic arrest induced by proteasome inhibitors. Martin M., Martin E., Alvarez M., Castano JG., Garcia-Orad A. XIV European Cancer Conference (2007).

3. Defective chromosome segregation: cell type specificity of the proteasome inhibitors. M. Alvarez, E. Martin, M. Martin, L.Parada, A. Garcia-Orad. 6th European Cytogenetics Conference (2007).

4. Bortezomib: proposal of a new mechanism of action. M. Alvarez, E. Martin, M. Martin, I. Miguel, A. Garcia-Orad. XXIII Congreso Nacional de Genetica Humana (AEGH)(2006).

5. Inhibitors of proteasome: a possible inductors of aneuplody. Alvarez Rodrigues M., Martin Sanchez E., De Prado Romero E., Garcia-Orad Carles A. X Congreso Nacional de Aseica (2005).

6. Changes in the chromosome segregation pattern in response to cell treatment with the proteasome inhibitor MG-132. Martin Sanchez E., Alvarez Rodrigues M., De Prado Romero E., Garcia-Orad Carles A. 5th European Cytogenetics Conference (2005).

 

 

Roberto Barrozo
image: Roberto Barrozo

 

Email: rmbarrozo@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: San Francisco State University
Lab: Jay Solnick
Research interests: Host Pathogen Interactions
Publications: Khuu CH, Barrozo RM, Hai T, Weinstein SL. Activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) represses the expression of CCL4 in murine macrophages. Mol Immunol. 2007 Mar; 44 (7): 1598-605.

Carolyn Black
 

 

Email: cblack@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of Maryland, Baltimore
Lab: Dual Degree (M.D./Ph.D.)
Research interests:  
Publications:

 

Dan Braunschweig
image: Dan Braunschweig

 

Email: dnau@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Davis
Lab: Judy Van de Water
Research interests: Our lab investigates the role of the immune system in neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly autism. My focus is on the contribution of fetal exposure to maternal antibodies in the development of autism.
Publications:

1. Braunschweig D, Ashwood P, Krakowiak P, Hertz-Picciotto I, Hansen R, Croen LA, Pessah IN, Van de Water J. Autism: maternally derived antibodies specific for fetal brain proteins. Neurotoxicology. 2008 Mar;29(2):226-31.

2. Croen LA, Braunschweig D, Haapanen L, Yoshida CK, Fireman B, Grether JK, Kharrazi M, Hansen RL, Ashwood P, Van de Water J. Maternal Mid-Pregnancy Autoantibodies to Fetal Brain Protein: The Early Markers for Autism Study. Biol Psychiatry. 2008 Jun 19.

3. Martin LA, Ashwood P, Braunschweig D, Cabanlit M, Van de Water J, Amaral DG. Stereotypies and hyperactivity in rhesus monkeys exposed to IgG from mothers of children with autism. Brain Behav Immun. 2008 Aug;22(6):806-16.

4. Braunschweig D, Simcox T, Samaco RC, LaSalle JM. X-Chromosome inactivation ratios affect wild-type MeCP2 expression within mosaic Rett syndrome and Mecp2-/+ mouse brain. Hum Mol Genet. Jun 15 2004;13(12):1275-1286.

 

Candace Burke
image: Candace Burke

 

Email: candace.burke@gmail.com
Undergraduate institution:
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Lab: Rotation
Research interests:  
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Milo Careaga
image: Milo Carega

 

Email: mcareaga@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: Sacramento State University (MS)
Lab: Paul Ashwood
Research interests: immune regulation, and how this can contribute to the development of autoimmune disorders
Publications: NA

 

Patricia Castillo
image: Patricia Castillo

 

Email: pacastillo@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: San Diego State University (BS) and California State University, Los Angeles (MS)
Lab: Charles Bevins
Research interests: My research interest is to understand the specific role that alpha defensin neutrophil peptide-3 (NP3) plays in mucosal host defense
Publications: NA

 

Jeffrey Chan
image: Jeffrey Chan

 

Email: jefchan@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Davis
Lab: Satya Dandekar
Research interests: Innate immunity, Viral Pathogenesis, Immunopathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Publications: NA
Hiutung Chu
image: Hiutung Chu

 

Email: hiuchu@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Berkeley
Lab: Charles Bevins
Research interests: Defensins and the innate immunity of the intestinal tract; host-microbe interactions
Publications:

1.    Salzman, NH, Hung, K, Haribhai, D, Chu, H, Karlsson-Sjoberg, J, Amir, E, Teggatz, P, Barman, M, Hayward, M, Eastwood, D, Stoel, M, Zhou, Y, Sodergren, E, Weinstock, GM, Bevins, CL, Williams, CB, and Bos, NA, (2009). Enteric defensins are essential regulators of intestinal microbial ecology. Nat Immunol (advance online publication)
2.    Raffatellu, M, George, MD, Akiyama, Y, Hornsby, MJ, Nuccio, SP, Paixao, TA, Butler, BP, Chu, H, Santos, RL, Berger, T, Mak, TW, Tsolis, RM, Bevins, CL, Solnick, JV, Dandekar, S, and Baumler, AJ, (2009). Lipocalin-2 resistance confers an advantage to Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium for growth and survival in the inflamed intestine. Cell Host Microbe  5: 476-86.
3.    Mukherjee, S, Partch, CL, Lehotzky, RE, Whitham, CV, Chu, H, Bevins, CL, Gardner, KH, and Hooper, LV, (2009). Regulation of C-type Lectin Antimicrobial Activity by a Flexible N-terminal Prosegment. J Biol Chem 284: 4881-4888.
4.    Godinez, I, Raffatellu, M, Chu, H, Paixao, TA, Haneda, T, Santos, RL, Bevins, CL, Tsolis, RM, and Baumler, AJ, (2009). Interleukin-23 Orchestrates Mucosal Responses to Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium in the Intestine. Infect Immun  77: 387-398.
5.    Karlsson, J, Putsep, K, Chu, H, Kays, RJ, Bevins, CL, and Andersson, M, (2008). Regional variations in Paneth cell antimicrobial peptide expression along the mouse intestinal tract. BMC Immunol 9: 37.
6.    Raffatellu, M, Santos, RL, Chessa, D, Wilson, RP, Winter, SE, Rossetti, CA, Lawhon, SD, Chu, H, Lau, T, Bevins, CL, Adams, LG, and Baumler, AJ, (2007). The capsule encoding the viaB locus reduces interleukin-17 expression and mucosal innate responses in the bovine intestinal mucosa during infection with Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi. Infect Immun 75: 4342-50.
7.    Wehkamp, J, Chu, H, Shen, B, Feathers, RW, Kays, RJ, Lee, SK, and Bevins, CL, (2006). Paneth cell antimicrobial peptides: Topographical distribution and quantification in human gastrointestinal tissues. FEBS Letters  580: 5344-5350.
8.    Wehkamp, J, Salzman, NH, Porter, E, Weichenthal, M, Petras, RE, Shen, B, Schaeffeler, E, Schwab, M, Linzmeier, R, Feathers, RW, Chu, H, Lima, J, H., Fellermann, K, Ganz, T, Stange, EF, and Bevins, CL, (2005). Reduced Paneth cell alpha-defensins in ileal Crohn's disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A  102: 18129-18134.

 

Somkanya Chandreyee Das
image: Somkanya Das

 

Email: scdas@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of Calcutta
Lab: Camie Chan
Research interests: Autoimmunity.
Publications:

 

Myra dela Pena
image: Myra dela Pena

 

Email: madelapena@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: San Francisco State University
Lab: Kristina Abel
Research interests: Age-related differences of CD4+ T-cell functions on viral pathogenesis
Publications: Drexler A, Harris C, dela Pena MGA, Asuncion-Uchi M, Chung S, Webster S, Fuse M. Molecular characterization and cell-specific expression of an Ion-transport Peptide in the hornworm, Manduca sexta. Cell and Tissue Research 2007, 329(2); 391-408.

 

Monica Delgado
image: Monica Delgado

 

Email: mdel@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: California State University, Los Angeles (B.S Microbiology, M.S Biology)
Lab: Rotation
Research interests:  
Publications:  

 

Amy Dhirapong
image: Amy Dhirapong

 

Email: adhirapong@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Davis
Lab: M. Eric Gershwin
Research interests: Developing and optimizing a novel method of lanthanide nanoparticles probes as a detection technique
Publications:

1. Pathway analysis of kidney cancer using proteomics and metabolic profiling. Mol Cancer. 2006 Nov 24;5:64.

2. Perroud B, Lee J, Valkova N, Dhirapong A, Lin PY, Fiehn O, Kultz D, Weiss RH 2. TNF-alpha-mediated apoptosis in vascular smooth muscle cells, p73. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2005 Jul;289(1):C199-206. Tang V, Dhirapong A, Yabes AP, Weiss RH.

 

Tiffany Dickerson
image: Tiffany Dickerson

 

Email: tjdickerson@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: Michigan State University
Lab: Yoshikazu Takada
Research interests: Nutritional Immunology, Autoimmunity, Nueroimmunology
Publications: NA

 

Neha Dixit
image: Neha Dixit

 

Email: nedixit@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of Arizona
Lab: Scott Simon
Research interests: Exploring immune mechanisms in fighting against infectious diseases
Publications: NA

 

Mary (To Uyen) Do
image: Mary (To Uyen) Do

 

Email: mdo@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Santa Cruz
Lab: Andrew Vaughan
Research interests: Leukemogenesis
Publications:  

Marjannie Eloi
image: Marjannie Eloi

 

Email: mdeloi@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Riverside (BS) and California State University, Los Angeles (MS) Biology
Lab: Judy Van de Water
Research interests: Infectious Diseases, Innate Immunology, Mucosal Immunology, Host-Pathogen Infections and Cancer Immunology
Publications:  

 

Serena Eng
image: Serena Eng

 

Email: serena.j.eng@gmail.com
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Lab: Kirk Klasing
Research interests:  
Publications:  

 

Agnes Fermin
image: Agnes Fermin

 

Email: aafermin@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, San Diego
Lab: Fu-Tong Liu
Research interests: Role of galectin-3 in dendritic cells
Publications:

1. Redecke V, Hacker H, Datta SK, Fermin A, Pitha PM, Broide DH, Raz E. Cutting edge: Activation of Toll-like receptor 2 induces a Th2 immune response and promotes experimental asthma. J Immunol. 2004, 172(5): 2739-43.

2. Datta SK, Okamoto S, Hayashi T, Shin SS, Mihajlov I, Fermin A, Fierer J, Raz E. Vaccination with irradiated Listeria induces protective T cell immunity. Immunity. 2006, 25(1): 143-152.

3. Saegusa J, Hsu DK, Chen HY, Yu L, Fermin A, Fung M, Liu FT. Galectin-3 is critical for the development of the allergic inflammatory response in a mouse model of atopic dermatitis. Amer J Pathology. 2009, 174(3): 922-31.

4. Chen HY, Fermin A, Vardhana S, Weng I, Lo KFR, Maverakis E, Yang RY, Hsu DK, Dustin M, Liu FT. Galectin-3 translocates to the immunological synapse and negatively regulates TCR mediated activation of CD4+ T cells. PNAS, in press.

 

Rebecca Getachew
image: Rebecca Getachew

 

Email: rgetachew@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: Texas A&M
Lab: Tilahun Yilma
Research interests: enhancing the safety and efficacy of smallpox vaccine, vaccinia virus. I am working on inactivating multiple immunomodulatory genes to attenuate vaccinia virus and also expressing IFN-gamma as an adjuvant.
Publications: NA

 

Paula Goines
image: Paula Goines

 

Email: pegoines@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Davis
Lab: Judy Van de Water
Research interests: We are investigating the relationship between immune dysfunction and Autism Spectrum Disorders. For my project, I am analyzing cytokine profiles and brain-specific autoantibodies in newborn dried blood spots and plasma from ASD and control children.
Publications: 1. P. Goines, J. Schauer, L. Heuer, P. Ashwood, J. Van de Water. 2007. Beta-2-Microglobulin in Autism Spectrum Disorders. American Journal of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 3(2): 91-95.

 

Tim Hayes
image: Tim Hayes

 

Email: tlhayes@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of Georgia
Lab: Barbara Shacklett
Research interests: Cell-mediated immune responses to HIV and other viruses in mucosal tissues, and trafficking of lymphoid cells to mucosal tissues and the central nervous system
Publications: NA

 

Luke Heuer
image: Luke Heuer

 

Email: lsheuer@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Davis
Lab: Judy Van de Water
Research interests: Immunological aspects of autism
Publications: NA

 

Willy Hsu
image: Willy Hsu

 

Email: hsuw@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Davis
Lab: Eric Gershwin
Research interests: Effects of Anti-Mitochondrial Antibodies in the development of Primary Billiary Cirrhosis using a murine model
Publications:

1. Chou D.L, Daugherty BL, McKenna EK, Hsu WM, Tyler NK, Plopper CG, Hyde Schelegle ES, Gerhswin LJ, Miller LA. Chronic aeroallergen during infancy enhances eotaxin-3 expression in airway epithelium and nerves. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. Jul: 33(1):1-8, 2005

2. Hsu W, Rosenquist GL, Ansari AA, Gershwin ME. Autoimmunity andtyrosine sulfation. Autoimmun. Rev. Sep:4(7):429-35, 2005

3. Lin HC, Tsai K, Chang BL, Liu J, Young M, Hsu W, Louie S, Nicholas HB Jr, Rosenquist GL. Prediction of tyrosine sulfation sites in animal viruses. Biochem Biophy Res Commun Dec 26:312(4):1154-8, 2003

 

Li-Yin Hung
image: Li-Yin Hung

 

Email: lyhung@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: B.S.- Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University M.S.- Graduate Institute of Immunology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine
Lab: Reen Wu
Research interests: cytokines and regulation of immunity in airway epithelia
Publications: NA

 

Farina Mustaffa Kamal
image: Farina Mustaffa Kamal

 

Email: fmkamal@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Lab: Ellen Sparger
Research interests: Infectious Diseases
Publications: Kamal FM, Omar AR, Salim N, Wei T. A serological investigation of type A avian influenza virus subtype H5 specific antibody in domestic cats. In; 2nd Proceeding of the Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine UPM, 21-23, 2007.

 

Anthony Ernest Maida III
image: Anthony Ernest Maida III

 

Email: amaida@bioconddc.com
Undergraduate institution: BA - University of Santa Clare, 75, History BA - San Jose State University, 77, Biology MBA - University of Santa Clara, 78, Business MA - San Jose State University, 86, Toxicology
Lab: Kit Lam
Research interests: Development of a multiplex vaccine for the therapy of patients with melanoma
Publications:

 

Kinjal Maniar
image: Kinjal Maniar

 

Email: kmaniar@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Berkeley
Lab: Lisa Miller
Research interests: Mucosal and developmental immunology, primarily within the lung with a focus on respiratory disease development and pathogenesis in infants
Publications: NA

 

Shiloh Martin
image: Shiloh Martin

 

Email: smartin@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: Loyola University Chicago
Lab: Joseph Tuscano
Research interests: Tumor immunology and immunotherapies for cancer, particularly Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Publications:

1. Shiloh M. Martin, Robert T. O'Donnell, David L. Kukis, Craig K. Abbey, Hayes McKnight, Julie L. Sutcliffe, Joseph M. Tuscano. 2009.  "Imaging and Pharmacokinetics of 64Cu-DOTA-HB22.7 Administered by Intravenous, Intraperitoneal, or Subcutaneous Injection to Mice Bearing Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Xenografts".  Molecular Imaging and Biology 11: 79-87.

2. Robert T. O'Donnell, Shiloh M. Martin, Yunpeng Ma, William C. Zamboni, Joseph M. Tuscano.  2009.  "Development and Characterization of CD22-Targeted Pegylated-Liposomal Doxorubicin (IL-PLD)".  Investigational New Drugs (e-pub ahead of print).

3. Hornell, Tara MC, Shiloh M Martin, Nancy B Myers, Janet M Connolly. 2001. "Peptide Length Variants p2Ca and QL9 Present Distinct Conformations to Ld-restricted T Cells." The Journal of Immunology 167: 4207-4214.

4. Tuscano, Joseph M, Shiloh Martin, Kyle Song, and Theodore Wun. 2005. "B cell reductive therapy in the treatment of autoimmune diseases: A focus on monoclonal antibody treatment of rheumatoid arthritis." Hematology 10(6): 521-527.

 

Alexander Marquez
image: Alexander Marquez

 

Email: agmarquez@live.com
Undergraduate institution: United States Air Force Academy
Lab: Rotation Student
Research interests: Pathogen-host interactions and the immune responses involved.
Publications:  

 

Emily Mills
image: Emily Mills

 

Email: ejmills@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Davis
Lab: Rotation
Research interests:  
Publications:  

 

Jason Mooney
image: Jason Mooney

 

Email: jpmooney@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Lab: Rotation
Research interests:  
Publications:  

 

Lauren Nagy
image: Lauren Nagy

 

Email: lhnagy@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Lab: Satya Dandekar
Research interests: Microbial Pathogenesis and Stem Cells.
Publications:  

 

Phornnop Naiyanetr
image: Phornnop Naiyanetr

 

Email: pnaiyanetr@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (MD)
Lab: M. Eric Gershwin
Research interests: Nutritional immunology and autoimmune diseases
Publications: NA

 

Alanna O'Leary
image: Alanna O'Leary

 

Email: aoleary@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of Colorado, Boulder
Lab: Andreas Baumler
Research interests: Cancer Virology and Autoimmunity
Publications: Shock Modification of Organic Compounds on Carbonaceous Chondrite Parent Bodies, 2000 Abstract Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.

 

Nichole Olsen
image: Nichole Olsen

 

Email: ncolsen@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: Washington State University
Lab: Bill Lasley
Research interests: affects of triclocarban, an antimicrobial agent found in personal care products, on steroid receptors (estrogen, glucocorticoid)
Publications: NA

 

Charity Onore
image: Charity Onore

 

Email: ceonore@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Davis
Lab: Paul Ashwood
Research interests: Autoimmunity
Publications: Enstrom A, Onore C, Tarver A, Hertz-Picciotto I, Hansen R, Croen L, Van de Water J, Ashwood P. Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Production of BDNF following Mitogen Stimulation in Early Onset and Regressive Autism. American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology 4 (2): 121-129, 2008.

 

Anna Peter
image: Anna Peter

 

Email: akpeter@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: Mills College
Lab: Dual Degree student
Research interests:
Publications: Niazi KR, Ochoa MT, Sieling PA, Rooke NE, Peter AK, Mollahan P, Dickey M, Rabizadeh S, Rea TH, Modlin RL. Activation of human CD4+ T cells by targeting MHC class II epitopes to endosomal compartments using human CD1 tail sequences. Immunology. 2007 Dec;122(4):522-31.

 

Stephen Priest
image: Stephen Priest

 

Email: sopriest@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: Emory University
Lab: Nicole Baumgarth
Research interests: Innate mechanisms of B lymphocytes
Publications: NA

 

April Ross
image: April Ross

 

Email: aross@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: Undergrad:Iowa State University B.S. Graduate: University of California Davis, M.S.
Lab: Kent Pinkerton
Research interests: The effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure on the pulmonary immune system and infection
Publications: NA

 

Joe Russell
image: Joe Russell

 

Email: jmrussell@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Davis (BS 2000, MS 2007)
Lab: Charles Bevins
Research interests: Effector mechanisms of the innate immune response, regulatory mechanisms of inflammation
Publications:

1. Russell, JM, Stephenson, GS, Yellowley, CE, Benton, HP. "Adenosine inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced interleukin 6 secretion by the osteoblastic cell line, MG-63."Calcif Tissue Int. 2007 Oct;81 (4):316-26.


2. Ma, X., Jamil, K., MacRae, T., Clegg, J., Russell, J., Villeneuve, T., Euloch, M., Sun, Y., Crowe, J., Tablin, F., Oliver, A. "A small stress protein acts synergistically with trehalose to confer desiccation tolerance on mammalian cells." Cryobiology 51:15; 2005.

 

Gail Sckisel
image: Gail Sckisel

 

Email: gdsckisel@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, San Diego
Lab: William Murphy
Research interests: Host-pathogen Interactions, Disease pathogenesis, Virology, Cancer Biology
Publications: Varma Penmetsa R, Uribe P, Anderson J, Lichtenzveig J, Gish J, Nam Y, Engstrom E, Xu K, Sckisel G, Pereira M, Baek J, Lopez-Meyer M, Long S, Harrison M, Singh K, Kiss G, Cook D. The Medicago truncatula ortholog of Arabidopsis EIN2, sickle, is a negative regulator of symbiotic and pathogenic microbial associations. (2008) Plant J : 18435823 (P,S,E,B,D)

 

Can Sungur
 

 

Email: cmsungur@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of Minnesota, Morris
Lab: Dual Degree Student (M.D./Ph.D.)
Research interests:  
Publications:  

 

Win Surachetpong
image: Win Surachetpong

 

Email: wsura@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: Chulalongkorn University Thailand (DVM) University of Arizona (MS)
Lab: Shirley Luckhart
Research interests: Vector borne diseases and interaction between mammalian factors, malaria parasite and mosquito innate immunity
Publications:

1. Surachetpong W and Luckhart S, 2009. MAPK signaling regulation of mosquito innate  
immunity and the potential for malaria parasite transmission control
. Proceedings of the Seventy-Seventh Annual Conference of the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (review paper).

2. Surachetpong W, Singh N, Cheung KW, Luckhart S, 2009. MAPK ERK signaling
regulates the TGF-β1-dependent anti-malarial response in mosquitoes
.
PLoS Pathogens: e1000366.

 

Kristin Trott
image: Kristin Trott

 

Email: katrott@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: University of California, Berkeley
Lab: Kristina Abel
Research interests: The immunopathogenesis of co-infection with HIV-1 and Plasmodium falciparum.
Publications:

1. Mve-Obiang A, Lee RE, Umstot ES, Trott KA, Grammer TC, Parker JM, Ranger BS, Grainger R, Mahrous EA, Small PL. A Newly Discovered Mycobacterial Pathogen Isolated from Laboratory Colonies of Xenopus Species with Lethal Infections Produces a Novel Form of Mycolactone, the Mycobacterium ulcerans Macrolide Toxin. Infec Immun., 2005 June;73 (6): 3307-12

2. Rhodes MW, Kator H, McNabb A, Deshayes C, Reyrat JM, Brown-Elliott BA, Wallace R Jr, Trott KA, Parker JM, Lifland B, Osterhout G, Kaattari I, Reece K, Vogelbein W, Ottinger CA. Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii sp. nov., a slowly growing chromogenic species isolated from Chesapeake Bay striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2005 May;55(Pt 3):1139-47.

3. Trott KA, BA Stacy, BD Lifland, RM Harland, MK Khokha, TC Grammer, JM Parker. Characterization of a Mycobacterium ulcerans-like infection in a colony of African Tropical Clawed Frog (Xenopus tropicalis). Comp. Med. (2004) Jun;54(3):309-17.

4. MK Khokha, C Chung, EL Bustamante, LWK Gaw, KA Trott, J Yeh, N Lim, J Lin, N Taverner, E Amaya, N Papalopulu, JC. Smith, A Zorn, RM Harland, and TC Grammer. Techniques and probes for the study of Xenopus tropicalis development. Dev. Dyn. (2002) Dec; 225(4):499-510.

 

Hsing-Chuan Tsai
image: Hsing-Chuan Tsai

 

Email: jhctsai@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: National Taiwan University
Lab: Reen Wu
Research interests: Infectious Diseases
Publications:  

 

Elizabeth Waffarn
image: Hsing-Chuan Tsai

 

Email: eewaffarn@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: Amherst College
Lab: Nicole Baumgarth
Research interests: B-1 cell trafficking and functional roles in mucosal antiviral immunity
Publications:

Lev A, Takeda K, Zanker D, Maynard JC, Dimberu P, Waffarn E, Gibbs J, Netzer N, Princiotta MF, Neckers L, Picard D, Nicchitta CV, Chen W, Reiter Y, Bennink JR, Yewdell JW. The exception that reinforces the rule: crosspriming by cytosolic peptides that escape degradation. Immunity. 2008 Jun;28(6):787-98.

 

I-chun Weng
image: I-chun Weng

 

Email: iweng@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan
Lab: Fu-Tong Liu
Research interests: Role of galectin-3 in macrophage antibacterial function and early host defense
Publications: 1. Role of galectin-3 in mast cell functions: galectin-3-deficient mast cells exhibit impaired mediator release and defective JNK expression. Chen HY, Sharma BB, Yu L, Zuberi R, Weng IC, Kawakami Y, Kawakami T, Hus DK, Liu FT. J Immunol. 2006.177(8):4991-7
Chen-Yen Yang
image: I-chun Weng

 

Email: chnyang@ucdavis.edu
Undergraduate institution: National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Lab: Rotation
Research interests:  
Publications: