MARGARET KOVACH, PhD
Principle Investigator
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OLIVIA MORRISON
Departmental Honors Student
(2018 - 2020)
Effects of E-cigarette Alkaloids on Gene Expression and Cell Viability in Lung Cells
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Current Position:
PhD Candidate (Emory University)
Genetics and Molecular Biology
REID DOTSON
Undergraduate Student
(2019 - 2020)
Effects of Variations in Microsatellite Repeat Length on Gene Expression of Cancer-Associated Oncogene FGF18
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Current Position:
MS Candidate (University of Alabama-Birmingham)
Biomedical Science
CHRISTINE HALE
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Departmental Honors Student
(2015-2017)
Effects of E-cigarette Exposure on Cell Viability and Gene Expression
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Current Position:
PhD Candidate (University of Maine)
Biomedical Science
MAX MARLOWE, MD
UTHSC Medical School
Departmental Honors Student
(2015-2016)
Thesis:
Effects of Alkaloids Found in Electronic Cigarette Refill Solutions on Cell Growth and Gene Expression
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Current Position:
Pediatric Residency
(University of Washington)
ANDREW PATTERSON
Undergraduate Student
(2014 - 2015)
Research Study:
In vitro Characterization of a Nanofiber-based Bone Repair Device
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Current Position:
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MANUEL BERNAL, MD
Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
Departmental Honors Student (2012 - 2013)
An Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes in the Context of Cochlear Malfunction in Charcot-Marie Tooth Syndrome
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Current Position:
Emergency Medicine Residency (Chicago)
EMMA HALL, MD
Departmental Honors Student
(2012-2013)
Thesis:
A Further Investigation of the Role of PMP22 and Other Genes of Interest in Sensoineural Deafness
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Current Position:
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COLLEEN MIKELSON, MS
University of Tennessee@Chattanooga
Graduate Student
(2010 - 2013)
Thesis:
Placental 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Expression: Correlations with Birth Weight and Placental Metal Concentrations
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Current Position:
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REID BOLUS, PhD
Vanderbilt University
Departmental Honors Student (2010 - 2011)
Thesis:
Function of peripheral myelin protein 22 (PMP22) in the context of tissue development and cellular differentiation
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Current Position:
Postdoctoral Scholar (UCSF; Diabetes Center)
GEORGE CAMPBELL, PhD
Scripps Research Institute
Departmental Honors Student
(2010-2011)
Thesis:
Searching for Genetic Control: A closer look at microsatellites and methylation patterns in colon cancer
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Current Position:
Senior Research Technologist
(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital )
TYLER WALKER, MD
UTHSC Medical School
Departmental Honors Student
(2009 - 2010)
Thesis:
Comparative analysis of PMP22 localization and expression patterns throughout murine development
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Current Position:
Emergency Medicine Specialist
(Dalton, GA)
GARY TACKLING, MD
Undergraduate Student
(2009 - 2010)
Research Study:
Microsatellite variability, CGI methylation and differential expression patterns in colon cancer
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Current Position:
White-Wilson Internal Medicine Clinic
(Fort Walton Beach, FL)
CARRIE WIESE, PhD
Vanderbilt University
Departmental Honors Student
(2007-2009)
Thesis:
Evaluation of Gene Expression Patterns Associated with Genomic Instability in Colon Cancer
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Current Position:
Postdoctoral Scholar (UCLA; Karen Reue Lab)
Human Genetics
BRETT LOMENICK, PhD
UCLA
Departmental Honors Student
(2006 - 2007)
Thesis:
Correlation of gene expression levels with microsatellite variability in colon cancer cells
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Current Position:
Senior Research Technician in Proteome Exploration
(Caltech)
CHARLES PHILLIPS, MD
Vanderbilt University
Departmental Honors Student
(2006 - 2007)
Thesis:
Correlation of Microsatellite variability with CpG methylation in colon cancer
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Current Position:
Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist
(Philadelphia)
BETHANY (ANDREWS) RHOTEN, PhD, RN
Vanderbilt University
Departmental Honors Student
(2006-2007)
Thesis:
Differential gene expression due to mutation in peripheral myelin protein-22 (PMP22)
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Current Position:
Assistant Professor
(Vanderbilt University)
IAN MAYNE, MD
University of Toronto
Departmental Honors Student
(2005 - 2006)
Thesis:
Examination of the AMPD1, ACE, and ACTN3 Genes in UTC Varsity Athletes and Sedentary Students
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Current Position:
Orthopaedic surgeon
(Toronto)
MATTHEW PULLEN, MD
UTHSC Medical School
Departmental Honors Student
(2005 - 2006)
Thesis:
The Rate of DNA Degradation in Soft Tissue of Sprague-Dawley Rats in Varied Environments
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Current Position:
Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine
(Minneapolis)
TANGEE DAVIS, OD
Southern College of Optometry
Departmental Honors Student
(2004-2005)
Thesis:
Mutation analysis of candidate genes of Hereditary Neuralgic Amyotrophy (HNA)
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Current Position:
Optometrist
(Clarksville, TN)