Past Students
| Name | Dissertation | Started Sort ascending | PhD earned | Current position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariana Jimenez | MS - Investigating the role of transfer RNA fragments during murine gammaherpesvirus 68 infection | Research Specialist-Lead, Emory University | ||
| Sequoia Crooks | Investigating the basic mechanisms underlying memory CD8 T cell function and persistence | Research Associate, Genentech | ||
| Andrew Dosch | The Role of Tim3 on CD8 T cells Following Influenza A Virus Infection | |||
| Shakoora Sabree | Beyond Dose: The Impact of Intratumoral Injection Volume and Diluent on In Situ Immunization of Cancer | Medical School: University of Iowa (MSTP) | ||
| Roger Berton | Sepsis-Induced Alterations of Naïve CD8 T Cell Compartment | |||
| Mitchell LeFebvre | Enhancing Whole Parasite Plasmodium Vaccination Strategies | Medical School: University of Iowa (MSTP) | ||
| Laura Pietrok | Activating the localized immune response in respiratory syncytial virus and cancer | |||
| Dana Bohan | Investigating early events during enveloped RNA virus infection: understanding cell tropism, routes of infection and virus utilization of cellular receptors | Scientist I, SARS-CoV-2, Vir Biotechnology | ||
| Joseph Skurski | The role of iRhom2 in the regulation of inflammation in innate immunity and inflammation-associated pathologies | Scientist-Platform Development, Nkarta, Inc | ||
| Fionna Surette | Development and Function of Plasmodium-specific memory CD4 T cells | Scientist, Flagship Pioneering (FL72) | ||
| Kody Waldstein | The Role of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Modulating Early Innate Immune Responses | Scientist, Counter-WMD, Department of Defense | ||
| Aline Sandouk | Nuclear GRB2 as a Transcriptional Regulator and Functional Modulator of T Cells Biography | |||
| Michael Pisano | Analysis of Mouse Models of Multiple Myeloma | Senior Research Associate, Microbiology & Immunology A.T. Still University | ||
| Tina Arkee | Role of TRAF3-CD28 Interactions in the Regulation of T Cell Signaling | Medical School: University of Iowa (MSTP) | ||
| Amy Whillock | The Role of TRAF3 in BCR Signaling | Medical School: University of Iowa (MSTP) | ||
| Murphy Keller | The composition and Function of Extracellular Vesicles in Leishmaniasis | Scientist, Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory | ||
| Samantha Jensen | Phytoestrogen Metabolizing Bacteria Alter Central Nervous System Autoimmunity | Postdoctoral Fellow, Weill Cornell School of Medicine | ||
| Stephanie Silva-Del Toro | Functional Consequences of Helicobacter pylori-induced Neutrophil Subtype Differentiation | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Missouri | ||
| Isaac Jensen | NK cell responses control and define the sepsis-induced cytokine storm and immunoparalysis state | Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University Irving Medical Center | ||
| Alan Sariol | Regulatory T cells in MHV infection | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Iowa | ||
| Derek Danahy | Polymicrobial sepsis influences CD8 T cell responses and alters host susceptibility to infection and cancer | Associate Scientist, In Vivo Pharmacology, Agios Pharmaceuticals | ||
| Megan Schmidt | Assessing T cell responses in respiratory syncytial virus infection and vaccination | Medical Writer, MedThink SciCom | ||
| Ashley Brate | The Role of CNS-Specific CD8+ T cells in Relapsing-Remitting Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis | Associate Scientist, Cygnal Therapeutics | ||
| Emma Hornick | The Contributions of NLRs to Pathogenic and Protective Immune Responses during Influenza Virus Infection | Postdoctoral Associate, Microbiology and Immunology University of Iowa | ||
| Jhanelle Johnson (Markes) | Scientist II, Boehringer Ingelheim | |||
| Zeb Zacharias | Induction and maintenance of diverse humoral and cellular immune responses following influenza A virus infection and vaccination | Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Pathology University of Iowa | ||
| Hailie Fowler | Production Scientist, Integrated DNA Technologies | |||
| Nurbek Mambetsariev | Mechanisms of TRAF3 Mediated Regulation of B Cell Survival | Resident, Internal Medicine PSTP McGraw Medical Center of Northwestern University | ||
| Jodi Gullicksrud | T Cell Factor-1 Regulates CD4+ and CD8+ T Cell Responses in a Stage-specific Manner | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania | ||
| Dorthea Wheeler | Understanding Microglia in the Immune Response to Mouse Hepatitis Virus Infection | Resident, Psychiatry University of Iowa | ||
| Alicia Wallis | TRAF3 as a Regulator of T Lymphocyte Activation | Scientist, Process Development Atara Biotherapeutics | ||
| Farah Itani | Infection with Neuroantigen-encoding Listeria: Induction of CD8 T Cell Responses and Suppression of Demyelinating Disease | Scientist, Cellular Immunology Johnson & Johnson | ||
| Brett Gross | Therapeutic Vaccination for the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer | Postdoctoral Associate, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | ||
| Marie Kim | Manipulation of Effector and Memory CD8 T Cells Via IL-2-antibody Complexes | MD, Internal Medicine University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics | ||
| Aldo Vacaflores Salinas | New Roles for an Old Cytokine: Characterizing How Exposure to IL-12 Alters Human CD4 and CD8 T Cell Responses | CEO, Laboratorios de Diagnóstico de alta complejidad e Importadora especializada en transferencia tecnológica Laboratorio Plexus | ||
| Mohanad Nada | Cancer Immunotherapy with Human Vγ2Vδ2 T Cells | Assistant Professor & Director of Medical Laboratory Science Program, ImunoPathology American University of Iraq-Sulaimani (AUIS) | ||
| Breanna Scorza | Interaction of Human Keratinocytes with Leishmania spp.: A Comparative Study of Leishmania infantum and Leishmania major | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Iowa | ||
| Matthew Martin | Time-dependent Alterations in Memory CD8 T Cell Function after Infection | Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Urology University of Minnesota | ||
| Shaniya Khan | The generation and differentiation of memory CD8 T cell responses in health and disease | Associate Manager, Medical Writing Advanced Clinical | ||
| Rahul Vijay | Prostaglandin Modulation of Immune Responses | Assistant Research Scientist, Microbiology University of Iowa | ||
| Richard Davis | Neutrophil Responses to Infection with Leishmania Parasites: MHC Class II-expression and Parasite Life-stage Interactions | Director, Clinical Microbiology Providence Sared Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | ||
| Ann Janowski (Miller) | Inflammasome-independent Role of NLRC4 in Suppressing Melanoma Progression | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Oncology University of Iowa | ||
| Mahmood Bilal | The Role of Grb2 family members in T cell Receptor (TCR)-mediated signaling events | Associate of Pathology, HLA Laboratory Director in Training University of Iowa | ||
| Amani Makkouk | Biodegradable Microparticles for in situ immunization against Cancer | Senior Scientist, Adicet Bio, Inc. | ||
| Farrah Steinke (Phillips) | Novel Roles for TCF-1 and LEF-1 in Directing CD4+ T Cell Fate and Silencing CD4 Genes in CD8+ T Cells | Associate Research Scientist, Animal Nutrition and Health Kemin Industries | ||
| Samuel Lifton | Uncovering new tumor progression genes in B cell lymphoma using insertional mutagenesis | Graduate Student, Statistics University of Iowa | ||
| Delila Peri | Third Generation Monoclonal Antibodies and Their Mechanisms of Action Against B Cell Lymphomas | Senior Medical Writer, Medtronic | ||
| Kayla Weiss | The Induction and Regulation of CD4 T Cells Following Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection | Senior Scientist, Pfizer | ||
| Qiong He | Mechanism of Linezolid-induced NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation | |||
| Corey Parlet | Mechanisms by which chronic ethanol consumption impairs cutaneous immunity | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Microbiology University of Iowa |