Graduate Students
Graduate
students enrolled in our program number approximately
35 with a female:male ratio of about 50:50. Although
about half come from Texas, many regions of the U.S. are
represented.
Current Graduate Students
Alonso, Jesus Antonio: B.S.; Biology, St. Edward's University, Austin, TX
Amen, Melainie: B.S.;
Benavides, Adriana: B.S.; Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio
Bonnel, Caroline: B.S.;
Carlisle, Patricia L.: B.S.; Molecular Biology, University of Texas-Dallas
Childers, Brandon: B.A.; Biology, M.S.; Anthropology, Schreiner University
Childress, Catherine: B.S.; Biology, Prairie View A&M University
Cortez, Roberto: B.S.; Biology, University of Texas-San Antonio
Embry, Addie: B.S.; Genetics, Texas A&M University
Feuerbacher, Leigh Ann: B.S.; Biology, Missouri Western State College
Flores, Rhonda L.: B.S.; Biology, University of Texas-Pan American
Herrera, Delle: B.S.;
Hurtgen, Brady: B.S.; Applied Science, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Khalil, Marwa: B.S.; Biochemistry, Ain Shams University, M.S.; Biochemistry, University of Helwan
Kious, Mark: B.S.;
Kuhne, Kurt: B.S.; Biology, Trinity University
Lei, Lei: B.S.; Biotechnology, M.S.; Microbiology, Wuhan University
Li, Qiuhua: D.V.M.; Huazhong Agricultural University, Nanjing Agricultural University
Lizcano, Anel: B.S.;
Medina, Jorge: B.S.;
Mgbemena, Victoria: B.S.;
Mishra, Pramod K.: B.Sc.; Chemistry, Botany, Ewing Christian College, Allahabad University; M.Sc.; Biotechnology, Centre for Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Morris, Ian: B.S.; Biology, M.S.; Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio
Murthy, Kruthi: B.S.;
Rose, Lloyd F.: B.A.; History, B.S.; Microbiology, University of Texas-Austin
Sabbah, Ahmed: B.S.; Biology, University of Utah
Sanchez, Carlos: B.S.; Biology, B.S.; Chemistry, Texas A&M Intl University, M.S.; Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio
Segovia, Jesus: B.S.;
Signarovitz, Aimee: B.S.;
Sexton, Valerie: B.S.; Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio
Stahl, Stacey: B.S.;
Thompson, Delma S.: B.S.; Biology, Schreiner University
Valera, Maria Soledad: Biochemist, University of Buenos Aires
Zhang, Wenbo: M.S.; Pathogenic Biology, Hebei Medical University, Nanhua University
Graduates, where are they now?
Abplanalp, Allison: *
Ajibade, Adetola, M.S.: Medical Student, Howard College of Medicine, Washington, DC
Alvarez, Rene, Ph.D.: Microbiologist, Postdoctoral Associate, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, Agriculture Res. Srvcs., USDA, Athens, GA
Archer, Angela, Ph.D.: Field Sales Representative, MJ Research, Inc., Reno, NV
Archin, Nancie, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Dallas, TX
Ayola, Brick D., Ph.D.: Technical Operations Leader, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL
Balasubramanian, Sowmya: Postdoctoral Fellow, U T Health Science Center San Antonio
Barker, Jeffrey: *
Bassett, Suzanne, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas
Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Benson, Andrew K., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska
Bigger, John, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical
Research, San Antonio, TX
Bramanti, Thomas, D.D.S., Ph.D.: Associate Professor, University of California, San Francisco, CA
Bright, Robert, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX
Bryant, Sandra: *
Bubeck, Sarah, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio
Bundoc, Virgilio G., M.S.: Research Biologist, Amgen Biotechnology Co.,
Newbury Park, CA
Cardona, Astrid, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Neuroscience, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Carlson, Helene, Ph.D.: Student, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
Carrion, Jr., Ricardo, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Scientist, BSL-4 Laboratory Scientific Manager, Dept. of Virology & Immunology, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX
Carroll-Portillo, Amanda, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Chang, Ju-Fay, Ph.D.: Research Fellow, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Chen, Ding: *
Chen, Yi-Ywan, Ph.D.: Research Fellow, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Correa, Nidia, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Bacteriology & Mycobacteriology Unit, Corporacion para Investigaciones Biologicas, CIB, Medellin, Columbia
Crouch, Marie-Laure, Ph.D.: Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Dongari-Bagtzoglou, Anna, D.D.S, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor,
Columbia University, New York, NY
Engbring, Jean, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH/NIDR, Bethesda, MD
Ernani, Fred, Ph.D.: Director of Marketing at Agilent Technologies.
Ezzo, Paul, D.D.S., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Research, Texas A&M University System,
Baylor College of Dentistry-Dallas, TX
Gornalusse, German: Postoctoral Fellow, U T Health Science Center San Antonio
Greene, Whitney, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas Health Science Center, Pediatrics/Infectious Diseases Division, San Antonio, TX
Hinnebusch, Joe, Jr., Ph.D.: Research Fellow, Rocky Mountain Labs, NIH, Hamilton, MT
Jones, Scott, Ph.D.: Manager, NAT Lab, South Texas Blood & Tissue
Center, San Antonio, TX
Johnson, Coreen: *
Ju, Jingliang, Ph.D.: Research Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Keller, Suzanne, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Researcher, The Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO
Khoshnan, Ali M., Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, City of Hope National Medical
Center, Duarte, CA
Kinder, Susan A., D.M.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, UCLA School of Dentistry,
Los Angeles, CA
Kitten, Todd O., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Oral & Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Kruppa, Michael, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgetown University Medical
Center, Washington, DC
Lott, Lisa, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX
Lowe, Mario A., M.S.: Research Associate, MAST Immuno Systems, Inc., Mountain
View, CA
Mares, Chris: *
Martin, Daniel W., Ph.D.: Research Assistant Professor, East Carolina School
of Medicine, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, Greenville, NC
Martin, David W., Ph.D.: Assistant Scientist, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical
Research, San Antonio, TX
Martinez, Luis: *
McBride, Shonna, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard, Boston, MA
Mohr, Christian, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Novak, Karen, Ph.D.: Associate Professor, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Lexington, KY
Ogg, Monica, Ph.D.: Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
Ojeda, Sandra: *
Parida, Bijaya: Postdoctoral Fellow, U T Health Science Center San Antonio
Parker, Ashley: *
Pan, Ping-Ying, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University, New York, NY
Pennington, Pamela: Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical Entomology Research Unit/CDC,
Guatamala
Peters, Howard K., Ph.D.: ABL-Basic Research Program, NCI-FCRDC, Frederick, MD
Pina, Sophia, Ph.D.: Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
Prouty, Angela, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Prouty, Michael, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Provenzano, Daniele, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Texas-Brownsville, TX
Quitugua, Teresa, Ph.D.: Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
Reeves, Adam, Ph.D.: Professor, Northwest Vista Community College San Antonio, TX
Restrepo, Blanca, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Research, Regional Academic Health Center, McAllen, TX
Reyna, Sara, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Medicine/Diabetes, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
Romanelli, Anna: *
Saldarriaga, Omar: *
Scott, Janelle, Ph.D.: Forensic Scientist, Oregon State Police Forensics Division, OR
Sexauer, Azeneth, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Virology & Immunology, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX
Shandley, Sabrina: *
Spitznagel, John, D.D.S., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Periodontics, University of Tennesse, Memphis, TN
Standifer, Nathan, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Tamayo, Rita,Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Molecular Microbiology, Tufts University, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Boston, MA
Stegall, Timothy, Ph.D.: Assistant Director, Molecular Diagnostics, Reliagene Technologies, New Orleans, LA
Subler, Mark, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Cancer Therapy and Research
Center, San Antonio, TX
Terry, James, Ph.D.: Supervisory Microbiologist, Oregon Health Division,
Center for Public Health Labs, Portland, OR
Timmons, Brenda, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Austin College, Sherman, TX
Wang, Beinan, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Wargo, Erica, Ph.D.: Captain, Division of Bacteriology, USAMRIID U.S. Army, Fort Detrick, MD
Warren, Wendy, Ph.D.: Laboratory Director, Food Safety Net Services, Ltd., San Antonio, TX
Weatherford, Trudie: *
Wick, KeriLyn, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
Woodbury, Robyn, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University Medical School, Atlanta, GA
Xu, Xiaoping, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Periodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
Yamasaki, Lili, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Columbia University, New York, NY
Zoda, Thomas E., Ph.D.: Executive Director, PPD, Inc., Austin,
TX