Training Record

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Graduates 1987 – present

2005

Allison Thiele, Ph.D. – Entering medical school at the College of Medicine , University of Saskatchewan , Canada – Graduate in June
Roberta Litavecz, M.S. – Technician in Dr. Barbara Hocevar’s Laboratory, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis , IN – Graduated in May
Qi Xu, M.S. – Living in California – Graduated in May
Sung Yoo Cho, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Dr. Melanie Ott’s lab, Gladstone Institute, San Francisco , CA – Graduated in April
Samantha Ciccone, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Wade Clapp’s Laboratory, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis , IN ; currently Postdoc, Dr. Rothstein’s Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, NY; – Graduated in January
Geling Li, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Dr. Hal Broxmeyer’s Laboratory, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN - Graduated in January

2004

Delu Zhou, Ph.D. – Postdoc, University of California , San Francisco , San Francisco , CA - Graduated in December
Patrick O’Donnell, Ph.D. - Finishing M.D. portion of MD/PhD degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis , IN - Graduated in June
Ying Zhou , Ph.D. - Postdoc, John Hopkins University , Baltimore , MD - Graduated in April
Andrew Faber, M.S. – Biologist, Cancer Research, Eli Lily and Company, Indianapolis , IN - Graduated in April

2003

Jonathan Howell, Ph.D. – Finishing M.D. portion of MD/PhD degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis , IN - Graduated in September
R. Nicholas Laribee, Ph.D. – Postdoc, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , NC - Graduated in April
Heather Bruns, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor, Ball State University , Muncie , IN - Graduated in August
Alicia Cecil, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Applied Biology, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute , IN - Graduated in August
Jason Gustin , Ph.D. – Postdoc, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis , MO - Graduated in August
Tonya J. (Roberts) Webb, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Dr. David Wilkes Laboratory, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, currently Postdoc, Drs. Schneck & Oelke laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD - Graduated in August
Kena A. (Woods) Swanson, Ph.D. – Postdoc, National Institutes of Health, Rocky Mountain Labs, Hamilton , MT - Graduated in August
Brian Freie, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center , Seattle , WA - Graduated in October
Esra Toussaint-Smith, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Dr. Van Meir’s Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Graduated in December 2003

2002

Jennifer Jayne , Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Biology, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT; currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, Earlham College, Richmond, IN
Hui Lin Chua, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Dr. Nakshatri’s Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Lisa Kohli , M.S. – Research Technician – Dr. Kenneth Knox, Medicine Department, Pulmonary Division, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Elizabeth Lehr, M.S. – Laboratory Supervisor, Dr. Darron Brown’s Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; currently Law clerk, Barnes and Thornburg, Intellectual Property Division, Indianapolis, IN

2001

Jonathan Hansen, Ph.D. – MD/PhD degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; currently Internal Medicine Resident at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Kelley Hiatt, Ph.D. – Finishing M.D. portion of MD/PhD degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Stacy Nelson, Ph.D. – Postdoc, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital Research Center, Memphis, TN
Robert Throm, Ph.D. – Postdoc, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital Research Center, Memphis, TN; currently in Dr. Clare Sample’s Laboratory, St. Jude’s Children Hospital Research Center, Memphis, TN

2000

John Lich, Ph.D. – Postdoc, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Shuli Zhang, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; currently Postdoc, DNAX Research Institute, Schering-Plough, Palo Alto, CA
Abing Wang, M.S. – Research Technician, Cell Genesys Inc., Foster City, CA

1999

Ihn-Kyung Jang, Ph.D. – Postdoc, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Diane N. Turvy, M.S. – Research Specialist, Sera Dyne, Corp., Indianapolis, IN
Jacqueline A. Hobbs, Ph.D. – Intern/Resident, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY; Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; currently at University of Florida at Gainesville, Gainesville, FL; as of September 1, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry here at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Gainesville, FL
John Michael Scherer, Ph.D. – Postdoc, U.S. Army at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, DC

1998

Lorraine A. Cramer, Ph.D. – Postdoc, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC; Instructor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Janine Terese Bryan, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Indiana University School of Medicine; currently Staff Scientist – MERCK, Philadelphia , PA
John Alexander Ritchie, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Scripps, LaJolla, CA, currently Scientific Review Administrator, National Institutes of Health-NIAID, Bethesda, MD
Jay Gaddy, Ph.D. – MD/PhD, Hematology Fellow, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Mathias N’Cho, Ph.D.- Sr. Biologist, Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN
Chang H. Kim, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; currently Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Cathryn S. Mah, Ph.D. – Postdoc, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

1997

José Carlos Hurtado, Ph.D. – Current position unknown
Benjawan Khuntirat, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; currently Chief of Molecular Biology, AFRIMS, Dept. of Entomology, Bangkok, Thailand
Byung-Soo Youn, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; Assistant Scientist Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine; currently Vice President/Scientific Director; KOMED Institute for Life Science, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea & Adjunct Professor, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
Dagmar M. Kube, Ph.D. – Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; Postdoc at Roche Pharmaceutical, Basal, Switzerland
Thomas James Hiltke, Ph.D. – Postdoc, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY; Assistant Scientist, Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY; currently Contract Scientific Review Administrator, LTS Corporation, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease, Bethesda, MD
Karla J. Biberstine-Kinkade, Ph.D. – Scientist track position, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; currently Research Associate, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Chandrika Kurpad, M.S. – Research Associate, Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN
Rema Ramani, M.S. – Research Analyst, Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

1996

Brian D. Reynolds, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor, Alma College, Alma, MI; started a company to place graduate trained scientists for temp jobs
Angela Horn Montel, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor, Bluffton College, Bluffton, OH
Scott Pattison, Ph.D. – Postdoc, St. Jude’s Hospital; Staff Scientist, Genetics Therapy, Inc, currently, Director of Molecular Biology, Kemp Biotechnologies, Inc., 7307 Governors Way, Frederick, MD

1995

William Scott Goebel, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; received M.D. at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; currently Lecturer in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Anne Trudy Quets, M.S. – Research Associate, Department of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Deborah Jane Fry Armstrong, Ph.D. – Received M.D. at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN ; currently Resident, Department of Dermatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Markian Roman Bochan, Ph.D. – Received M.D. at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN; currently at Vanderbilt University, TN
David E. Morgenstern, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; currently Associate Medical Program Coordinator, Merck Pharmaceutical, Indianapolis, IN
Burton J. Webb, Ph.D. – Postdoc, College of Medicine, Madison, WI; Assistant Professor, Indiana Wesleyan College; current faculty member at Ball State University, Muncie, IN

1994

Karen Kathleen Gerlach, Ph.D. – Postdoc, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; currently Program Leader, Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ

1993

Paul Curtis Hendrie, Ph.D. – Finished M.D., Intern and Residency at IU School of Medicine; currently Hematology Research Fellow/Clinical Acting Instructor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

1992

Catherine E. Carow, Ph.D. – Instructor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Piruz Nahreini, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Cold Spring Harbor, NY; currently Sr. Instructor, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver CO
Rodney G. Maze, M.S. – Finished Ph.D. in the Department of Medical Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; currently in Law School
Dan L. Wood, M.S. – Sr. Patent Technician, Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN
Michael Woody, M.S. – Research Tech, Department of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; currently an attorney

1991

Hidemi Amy Tomita, M.S. – Ciba Geigy Pharmaceutical Co., Basel, Switzerland
Abigail Farr, Ph.D. – Received M.D. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, Intern and Residency at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; currently Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

1990

Thomas G. Plant, M.S. – Received Law Degree, Patent Attorney at Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN
Mark A. Hughes, M.S. – Sr. Process Engineer, Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN, currently Associate Senior Biochemist at Research Triangle Park Laboratories, Eli Lilly & Co., Research Triangle Park, NC
Mark John Halvorson, Ph.D. – Postdoc, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; currently in Law School
Amiya Maria Shenoy, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; currently at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA

1989

Tony J. Fleming, Ph.D. – Postdoc, University of Florida at Miami; Postdoc and Scientist tract at National Cancer Institute
Wei-Min Tsai, Ph.D. – Postdoc at Salk Institute; currently a Faculty member at a Medical School in Taiwan
Bobbie Ann Collett-Sutton, Ph.D. – Postdoc, University of Kentucky; Received her M.D.

1988

Don Charles Dailey, Ph.D. – Postdoc, University of Texas Health Center, San Antonio, TX; currently Associate Professor., Department of Biology, Austin Peay University, Clarksville, TN
Timothy Arthur Steele, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Miami, OH; currently at Mercer School of Medicine, Mercer, GA
Susan T. Karimi, Ph.D. – Instructor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

1987

Scott Irwin Abrams, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; currently Senior Scientist, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Jr-Shin Twu, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; currently Research Scientist, GeneMed Biotechnology, San Francisco, CA