Alumni

Name

Pre

Post

Time in lab

Degree, year, institution

Title of Project

Current Position/

Source of Support

K Fujiwara

Post

1973-78

PhD, 1973, U Penn

Cytoplasmic myosin localization

Prof Medicine U Rochester Med Sch

L Griffith

Pre

1976-81

PhD, 1979, Harvard

Actin microtubule interactions

Administrative staff, NIH

ME Porter

Tech

1975-77

PhD U Penn

Proteins of the contractile ring

Prof of Biology, U Minnesota

M Mooseker

Post

1977-78

PhD, 1977, U Penn

Brush border myosin

Professor of MCD Biology, Yale

I Herman

Post

1978-83

PhD, 1978, Tulane

Actin localization in cells

Prof of Physiology Tufts Med Sch

G Isenberg

Post

1979-80

PhD, 1979, U Bonn

Capping protein

Retired from Tech U Munich

D Kiehart

Post

1980-85

PhD, 1980, U Penn

Myosin antibodies

Dean Natural Sciences, Duke U

S Hagen

Post

1983-87

PhD, 1983, U Michigan

Localization of myosin-I

Assoc Prof Med, Harvard Med Sch

N Crisona

Post

1980-81

PhD, 1980, UC Berkeley

Actin localization in motile cells

Res Assoc MCD Biol UC Berkeley

J Cooper

Pre

1981-86

MD/PhD 1985 Johns Hopkins

Profilin & actophorin

Prof Cell Biol, Chr Biochem, Washington U Sch Med

SC Selden

Post

1981-83

PhD, 1981, U WA

Actin-microtubule interactions

Staff, Office of the Director, NIH

D Rimm

Pre

1982-89

MD/PhD 1989 Johns Hopkins

Molecular biological studies of myosin-II

Prof of Pathology, Yale Med Sch

C Van Dang

Med

1982-83

PhD Georgetown

Cytoskeleton

Director, Abramson Cancer Center, U Penn Med School

M Runge

Med

1982-83

PhD Vanderbilt

Profilin characterization

Executive Dean UNC Sch of Med

M Sato

Post

1983-86

PhD, 1983, Dartmouth

Rheology of actin filament gels

Retired from Eli Lily Research Labs

R Adams

Post

1984-88

PhD, 1984, King’s College Univ London

Interaction of myosin-I with membranes

Lecturer, Anatomy, Cambridge University

J Sinard

Pre

1984-90

MD/PhD 1990 Johns Hopkins

Assembly of myosin-II

Professor of Pathology, Yale Med Sch

D Bhandari

Post

1985-87

PhD 1985 U Birmingham

Actomyosin cycle intermediates

Staff Scientist, FMBRA, Herts UK

K Magnus

Post

1985-89

PhD 1979 Johns Hopkins

Structure of profilin

Sci staff, Duke U Marine Laboratory

L Satterwhite

Pre

1986-92

PhD 1992 Johns Hopkins

Myosin regulation by cell cycle

Res Assoc, Dept of Medicine, Duke U

S Maciver

Post

1987-91

PhD, 1987, UCL

Characterization of actophorin

Lecturer, U Edinburgh, Scotland

D Wachsstock

Pre

1987-93

MD/PhD 1993 Johns Hopkins

Biophysics of actin filaments

Pediatrician, St Louis

P Goldschmidt-Clermont

Post

1988-91

MD, 1980, Univ Libre de Bruxelles

Interaction of profilin with phosphoinositides

Dean, University of Miami Medical School

H Zot

Post

1988-91

PhD 1986 U Miami

Myosin-I interaction with lipids

Chr & Prof Biology, W GA U

S Doberstein

Pre

1988-93

PhD 1993 Johns Hopkins

Interaction of myosin-I with membranes

Sr VP & Chief Sci Officer, Nektar Therapeutics, San Carlos CA

L Machesky

Pre

1988-93

PhD, 1993, Johns Hopkins

Interaction of profilin with lipids and proteins, Arp2/3 complex

Professor Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow

S Yonemura

Post

1989-90

PhD, 1988, U Tokyo

Localization of myosin isozymes

Team Leader, RIKEN Center, Kobe JP

S Almo

Post

1990-93

PhD, 1989, Harvard

Structure of profilin

Prof Biochem A Einstein Col Med

S Atkinson

Post

1990-94

PhD 1990 U Cambridge, UK

Actin related proteins

Chair & Prof Biol, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

S Quirk

Post

1991-94

PhD 1991 Johns Hopkins

Structure of actophorin

Dir R & D, Kimberly Clark Corp

S Bresnick

Post

1991-96

PhD 1991 Albert Einstein

Regulation of cytokinesis

Prof Biochem A Einstein Col Med

E Petrella

Post

1992-96

PhD, 1991, Georgetown

Profilin polyproline interactions

Staff sci, 3-D Pharmaceuticals, PA

V Vinson

Post

1992-96

PhD 1992 Johns Hopkins

Structure of profilin

Associate Editor, Science Magazine

J Kelleher

Pre

1992-97

PhD 1997 Johns Hopkins

Actin-related proteins

Scientific staff, Novartis, Boston

J Xu

Pre

1992-97

PhD 1997 Johns Hopkins

Biophysics of actin filaments

Staff Scientist, USDA, Peoria, IL

E M Ostap

Post

1993-96

PhD, 1992, U Minnesota

Mechanism of myosin-I ATPase

Prof Physiology, U Penn Med School

E De La Cruz

Pre

1993-97

PhD 1997 Johns Hopkins

Actin filament assembly

Prof Molec Biophys Biochem, Yale

V Wolff-Long

Post

1994-95

PhD, 1994, Brandeis

Myosin phosphorylation

Scientist, Chesapeake Labs, Baltimore

R D Mullins

Post

1994-98

PhD, 1995, U Kentucky

Function of Arp2/3 complex

Prof Pharmacology, UCSF

W-L Lee

Pre

1995-01

BS, 1995, U Iowa

Myosin-I and membranes

Assoc Prof Biology U Mass

Jia Lu

Pre

1995-01

MD, Bejing

Functional analysis of profilin

Scientist, Watson Pharmaceuticals, UT

K Turbedsky

Pre

1995-01

BS 1995 Bloomsburg St

Assembly of myosin-II filaments

Maternal leave of absence

L Blanchoin

Post

1996-01

PhD, 1996, U Paris

Actin filament severing by cofilin

Dept Chair, CNRS, Grenoble, France

M Bezanilla

Pre

1996-01

BS, 1995, UCSB

Genetics of cytokinesis

Assoc Prof Biology U Mass

H Higgs

Post

1997-01

PhD, 1997, U WA

Function of Arp2/3 complex

Prof Biochem, Dartmouth Med Sch

J-B Marchand

Post

1999-01

PhD

Regulation of Arp2/3 complex

Scientist, Avidis Corp, France

K Amann

Post

1999-01

PhD, 1999, U WI

Regulation of Arp2/3 complex

Assoc Prof Zool & Molec Biol, U WI

E Andrianantoandro

Pre

2000-05

BA Williams Col 1999

Mechanism of ADF/cofilin

Editor, Trends in Biotechnology

V Sirotkin

Post

2001-07

PhD, Rutgers

Function of myosin-I

Asst Prof Cell Devel Biol, Upstate Med Center, Syracuse

C Beltzner

Pre

2001-07

BS, UC Davis

Dynamics of Arp2/3 complex

Biotech Consultant Portland OR

R Mahaffy

Post

2001-06

PhD, U Texas

Regulation of Arp2/3 complex

Lost contact

D Kovar

Post

2001-06

PhD, Purdue U

Cytokinesis biochemistry

Assoc Prof MCG & MB Biochem U Chicago

R Littlefield

Post

2001-02

PhD, Scripps Res Inst

Arp2/3 complex structure

Asst Prof U So Alabama

M Lord

Post

2001-05

PhD, Oxford U

Myosin-II in cytokinesis

Assoc Prof Physiology U Vermont

J-Q Wu

Post

2001-06

PhD, U N Carolina

Cytokinesis genetics

Assoc Prof Mol Gen, Ohio State U

J Kuhn

Post

2001-06

PhD, U Texas

Microscopy, actin dynamics

Adj. Asst prof, Virginia Tech

I Fujiwara

Post

2003-06

PhD, Waseda U Tokyo

Actin dynamics

Res Associate NIH

B Nolen

Post

2003-08

PhD, UCSD

Arp2/3 complex structure

Assoc Prof Chem, U Oregon

J Friend

Pre

2003-08

BA, Kenyon Col

Myosin-II in cytokinesis

Technical staff, Epic Systems Corp

A Downs

Pre

2003-10

BA, Kenyon Col

Yeast actin dynamics

Lost contact

A Paul

Pre

2004-09

PhD, U Penn

Formin mechanisms

Postdoc, Harvard Sch Pub Health

D Vavylonis

Post

2004-06

PhD Columbia U

Models of formins & cytokinesis

Assoc Prof Physics Lehigh U

P Dalhaimer

Post

2004-09

PhD, U Penn

Arp2/3 complex dynamics

Asst Prof Bioengineering, U TN

C Chan

Pre

2005-09

BA College of Wooster

Mechanism of cofilin

Associate, Biotechnology Equity Research, RBC Capital Markets

C McCormick

Pre

2006-13

BA U MD Baltimore Co

In vivo equilibrium constants

Postdoc, NIH

O Ezezika

Post

2006-08

U Georgia

Structure of profilin

McLaughlin Rotman Global Health

J, Baum

Post

2006

U Oxford

Malaria formins

Reader Cell Biol Imperial Col London

R Arasada

Post

2006-

PhD, Ludwig-Maximilians U

Cdc15p in cytokinesis

NIH GM26132

Q Chen

Post

2006-15

PhD U Texas Austin

Functions of cofilin in yeast

NIH GM26132

S Ti

Pre

2007-11

National U Taiwan

Mechanism of Arp2/3 complex

Postdoc, Rockefeller U

S Shaha

Pre

2007-12

IIT Kharagpur

Anillin Mid1p in cytokinesis

Postdoc, MPI Dresden

J Berro

Post

2007-13

PhD Inst App Math Grenoble

Modeling of endocytosis

Asst Prof Mol Biophys Biochem Yale

C Laplante

Post

2008-

PhD, McGill

Structure of the contractile ring

NIH GM26132

N Cortemanche

Post

2008-15

PhD, John Hopkins

Mechanism of formins

Asst Prof Genetics, Cell Bio, Devel, UMN

I Reynolds-Tebbs

Pre

2008-13

BA, U Virginia

IQGAP Rng2p in cytokinesis

Staff, FDA

J Goss

Post

2009-13

PhD, Yale

Functions of Blt1p

Asst Prof Biology, Wellesley Col

C Jurgenson

Post

2009-13

PhD, Cornell U

Structure of Arp2/3 complex

Asst Prof Chem Delta State U

M Akamatsu

Pre

2010-15

Brown U

Contractile ring assembly

Postdoc, UC Berkeley

S Nag

Post

2011-15

PhD, Nat U Singapore

Structure of anillin Mid1p

NIH GM066311

S Espinosa-Sanchez

Pre

2012-

Peru U

Arp2/3 complex conformations

AAUW International Fellowship

S Chou Post 2015- PhD, Chinese Acad Sciences Structure of cytokinetic nodes NIH GMO26132
W. Sayyad Post 2015- PhD, S Advanced Studies Italy    
M. Chatterjee Post 2015- U Hamburg, Germany    
S. Dey Post 2015- India Assoc Cultivation of Sci    
H. Sun Pre 2015- Fudan U, Shanghai