Current Lab Members
- Nagender Ledala, Ph.D.
- Sutthirat Sitthisak, Ph.D.
- Mrittika Sengupta, Ph.D.
- Kevin Howieson, M.S.
- Rebecca Steidl, M.S.
- Deepika Vullaganti
- Robert Stephenson, B.S.
- Lawrence Knutsson, B.S.
- Alexander Ko, B.S.
- Lawrence Hall, B.S.
- Robert Pollok, B.S.
Graduated Students
Marcel Fernandez, M.S. (1990).
Thesis Title: Molecular characterization of a Pseudomonas strain and analysis of its antifungal properties.
Luisa Visintin, M.S. (1991).
Thesis Title: A comparative study of two Pseudomonas cepacia strains which showed antagonism toward fungal phytopathogens.
Xin Wang, Ph.D. (1991).
Thesis Title: Molecular analysis of a S. aureus gene encoding a peptidoglycan hydrolase activity.
Yoon-Ik Lee, Ph.D. (1992).
Thesis Title: Cloning of a Staphylococcus aureus peptidoglycan hydrolase gene, and purification and characterization of the product.
Philip Tobin, M.S. (1992).
Thesis Title: A genetic and physiological analysis of the autolytic activity of S. aureus.
Scott Borchardt, M.S. (1993).
Thesis Title: Molecular analysis of the downstream region of a peptidoglycan hydrolase gene from S. aureus NCTC8325.
Andy Babwah, M.S. (1993).
Thesis Title: Genetic engineering of an insect-resistant sweet potato.
Nagraj Mani, Ph.D. (1995).
Thesis Title: Molecular analysis of the autolytic system of S. aureus.
Luckmini Weerakoon, Ph.D. (1995).
Thesis Title: Molecular analysis of the upstream region of a lysin gene (lytA) of bacteriophage f11 of Staphylococcus aureus.
John Bon, M.S. (1997).
Thesis Title: Isolation of an astaxanthin over-producing mutant of Phaffia rhodozyma & the effect of natural & synthetic astaxanthin on spontaneous, or glyoxal or streptonigrin-induced, reversion in Salmonella typhimurium strain TA104 using the Ames test.
Uriwan Vijaranakul, Ph.D. (1997).
Thesis Title: Osmoregulation in S. aureus: characterization of NaCl-sensitive mutant.
Lakshmi Ramadurai, Ph.D. (1998).
Thesis Title: Cloning and characterization of an unique autolysin of S. aureus.
Katherine Lockwood, M.S. (1999).
Thesis Title: Effects of a yeast killer toxin on the mammalian cell cycle.
Anita Quinn, M.S. (1999).
Thesis Title: Characterization of novel S. aureus virulence genes utilizingin vivo expression technology.
Anming Xiong, Ph. D. (2000).
Thesis Title: Regulation of gene expression by iron and zinc in S. aureus.
Stephanie Coates, M.S.(2000).
Thesis Title: Cloning and overexpression of SirR protein from S. aureus.
Michelle Uebel, M.S. (2001).
Thesis Title: Characterization of the fhu operon in S. aureus.
Sarah Scybert, M.S. (2002).
Thesis Title: Molecular characterization of a salt-sensitive mutant of S. aureus.
Roger Pechous, M.S. (2003).
Title: Molecular characterization of methionine sulfoxide reductase induction in response to cell wall-active antibiotics.
Vijaya Kasireddy, M.S (2005).
Title: Transcritional profiling of S. aureus in response to iron by microarray
Rebecca Steidl, M.S. (2007).
Title: Construction of lacZ fusion strains of S. aureus for use in high throughput screening for new antibiotics.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Ram S. Upadhyay (1990-1992): Professor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Dr. Guillermo Caberera (1999-2000): Professor, National Science and Technology Organization State of Queretaro, Mexico.
Dr. Vineet K. Singh, Research Associate (1997-2002): Assistant Professor, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, MO
Dr. Akhilesh Kumar, Research Associate (2001-2002): Research Associate, BHU, Varanasi, India.
Dr. Arunchalam Muthaiyan (2002- 2006): Research Associate, University of Arkansas, Fayatteville, AR.