Courses

Biochemistry 410 Seminar in Biochemistry
Review of current literature; individual presentation of research or classical science topics.

Advising and Training in Research at University of Missouri-Columbia

Postdoctoral fellows

Hisashi Shibuya 1996 - 1997
Debjani Ghosh 1997 - 1998
Ed Curran 1997 - 2000
Brian Morin 2000 - 2001

Graduate student trainees

Doug Laux 1995 - M.S. May 1998
Brian Philips 1996 - present
Scott Kimsey 1996 - 1997
Cheryl S. Rosenfeld 1996 - present
J. Kevin Day 1997 - present
Kendall Lewis 1997 - present
Xiaohui Yuan 1998 - present
Pete Ansell 1999 - present
Yi Zhuang 2001 - present
Wei Zhou 2001 - present

Graduate student thesis committees
I have been on the Master's or Doctoral Program Committees of a total of 13 graduate students in various departments. These students are listed below with their current status. Their major advisor and department are listed in parentheses.

Nicole Ferguson-Kohout, 1998, MS (Roger Sunde in Biochemistry)
Kris Thayer, current (Fred VomSaal in Biological Sciences)
Po-Ching Liu, 1997, PhD (Gary Johnson in Veterinary Pathobiology)
Susan Nagel, 1998, PhD (Fred VomSaal in Biological Sciences)
Latisha Love, current (Charlotte Phillips in Biochemistry)
Tony Vomund, current (Charlotte Phillips in Biochemistry)
James MacLean, 2000, PhD (Mike Roberts in Biochemistry)
Yi-Wen Chen, 1999, PhD (Gary Johnson in Veterinary Pathobiology)
Shoji Ichikawa, current (Ching Wang in Biochemistry)
Patrick Ryan, 1999, MS (Bill Trout in Animal Science)
Jun Liu current (Gary Weisman in Biochemistry)
Anyong Xie current (Bill Folk in Biochemistry)
Helen MacLean 1998, PhD (Outside reader University of Melbourne, Australia)
Jianfeng Xu current (Charlotte Phillips in Biochemistry)
Brent Pfeifer current (Charlotte Phillips in Biochemistry)
Xiaodi Chen current (Mike Roberts in Animal Science)
Dorian Jones MS, 2000 (Ruth MacDonald in Nutrition - Master's)
Sonia Houston 1998-2000 (Virginia Huxley in Physiology)
Zeming Jin current (Ruth MacDonald in Genetics Area Program)

Medical and Veterinary student trainees

Kim Prevallet, summer, 1997
David Leighr, summer 1997
Tracy Peckham, winter 1998
Kerri O'Keefe, winter 1998
Julie Smithson, winter 1998
Lisa Brennaman, summer 2000

Graduate student rotations

James MacLean Biochemistry Winter 1995
Doug Laux Biochemistry Fall 1995
Brian Philips Biochemistry Fall 1995
Scott Kimsey Biochemistry Fall 1995
Latisha Love Genetics Area Program Winter 1995/96
J. Kevin Day Genetics Area Program Fall 1996
Xiaohui Yuan Biochemistry Start Winter 1996 to Fall 1997
Jun Liu Biochemistry Fall 1997
Nellie Chuunga Biochemistry Winter 1997
Anyong Xie Biochemistry Winter 1997
Shoji Ichikawa Biochemistry Winter-Summer 1997
Olga Bolden Animal Sciences (Co-Mentor w/ Bill Trout) Summer 1997
Dorian Jones Biochemistry Fall 1997-Winter 1998
Zeming Jin Genetics Area Program Fall 1997-Winter 1998
Jermaine Jenkins Biochemistry Fall 1999
Pete Ansell Biochemistry Fall-Winter 1999-2000
Richard Akindele Biochemistry PBS student rotation Winter - Summer 2000.
Ann E. Newman Genetics Area Program - Spring 2000
Yi Zhuang Biochemistry Fall 2000
Wei Zhou Biochemistry Fall-Winter 2000-2001

Undergraduate student trainees / Undergraduate technician trainees:
(I have trained over 100 Biochemistry and Biological Sciences majors in my laboratory.

David Leighr, Howard Hughes Intern - 1995-1996. Now in Vet school at UMC.
Marty Perry, CAFNR Fellowship - 1995-1996. Now a tech at Stowers Institute.
Scott Schultz, 1995-1996. Now in Medical School at UMC.
Albert Lumpkins, Jr. Xavier University NSF Intern Summer - 1995 and 1996
Jennifer L'Hote, Howard Hughes Intern - 1995-1997. Now a technician at Monsanto.
Kim Prevallet, CAFNR Fellowship - 1996 - 1997 Now in Medical School at UMC
Laura Williams, Prairie View A&M University NSF Intern - Summer 1996
Marla Trice, Howard Hughes Summer EXPRESS 1996
Ivy Lynch, Howard Hughes Summer EXPRESS 1996
Michelle Azu, McNair Scholar - Fall 1996 - 1997 & Howard Hughes 1997-1998. MU Med School
Levi Rice, Jr., University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff NSF Intern - Summer 1997
Christina Harris, Howard Hughes Summer EXPRESS 1997
Ryan Hartman, CAFNR Fellowship Fall 1996 to 1999.
Demetrius Wyatt Started Fall 1995. Left lab Summer 1996.
Daniel Daily Started Fall 1995. Left lab Summer 1996.
Amber Stelling Started Fall 1995. Left lab. end of Fall 1995.
Amber Reed Started Winter 1996. Left lab Fall 1996.
Kim Wrigley Started Fall 1995. Left lab. end of Fall 1995.
Rachel Nevils Started Winter 1996. Left lab Summer 1996.
Jamon Simmons Started Winter 1996. (EXPRESS Freshman Howard Hughes Program.) Left lab Summer 1996.
Kim Prevallet Started Winter 1996. Left Summer 1997 for Medical School.
Amanda Paulus Started Summer 1996 - January 2001. Conley scholar.
Khadar Abdi Started Fall 1996 - present. Work study. McNair. Applying Grad Schools
Erin Stevens Started Fall 1996. Work study. Left lab May 1997.
Julie Caffrey Started Fall 1996. Conley scholar. Left lab December 1997.
Julie Shern Kardis, JD Started Fall 1996. Left June 1997 to be a patent attorney.
Eric Johnson Started Fall 1996. Left lab winter 1997.
Geoff Custer Started Winter 1997. Left lab May 1997.
Lisa Witt (Brennaman)Started Winter 1997. Conley Scholar/Howard Hughes. MU Med School
Beth Weisz Started Winter 1997. Left lab May 1997.
Shannon Carpenter Started Winter 1997. Left lab May 1997.
Nicholas Miller Started and left Winter 1997.
Angie Curt Started Summer 1997 - 1999. Sales at Merck
Stephanie Gibson Started Summer 1997. Left lab February 1998.
Christina Harris Started Summer 1997 - 1998
Mark Miller Started Fall 1997. Left lab in December 1997.
Elizabeth Amend Started Fall 1997 - 1998.
Martha Hufford Started Fall 1997 - Became Research Specialist. Left lab in August 2000.
Mark Gorelik Started Fall 1997 - August 1999
Gretchen Simmer Started Fall 1997 - 1999. Now working as a tech for Mark Martin.
Jack Borrok Started Winter 1998 - 1999
Sommer White Started Winter 1998. Left lab May 1998.
Jon Easterwood Started Winter 1998 - November 2000
Sonja Palmer Started Winter 1998 - 2000
Bryan Burns Started Winter 1998 - 2000
Tim McMann Started Winter 1998 - Summer 2000. Dental school.
Yohan Peck Started Winter 1998.
Leslie White/Mallott Started Winter 1998 - 1999
Ann Newman Started Summer 1998. NSF Summer Intern.
Paula Whitehead (Boettler) Started Summer 1998. Howard Hughes Summer Express. McNair
Ingrid Palmer Started Summer 1998 - August 2000
Emilie Reisenbichler Started Summer 1998 -2000. CAFNR fellow
Sybil Williams Started Fall 1999 - 2000.
Vedika Nehra Fall 1998 - Present. CAFNR fellow. Fall 2000 and Winter 2001
Bryan Burns Started Winter 1998 - October 1999
Mickey Curran Started summer 1998 - 1999
Jason Brunton September 1998 - May 1999
Shelly Pasternak September 1998 - May 1999
Keith Rauch September 1998 - May 1999
Brian Swierczek September 1998 - September 1999
Steve Adams Work study. Fall 1998 - July 1999
Jennifer Heidt Fall 1998 - Spring 1999
Kevin Clary December 1998 - September 1999. Accepted to Medical Schools
George Stevenson December 1998 - September 1999
Nick Vernetti December 1998 - Present
Amanda Little Winter 1999 - September 1999
Jennifer Gibbons January 1999 - January 2001
Kim Jordan January 1999 - Present
Tony Saporita January 1999 - Present
Judy Lundberg July 1999 - Present
Angela DeMeo August 1999 - Present
Andy Bauer Fall 1999 - Present. CAFNR fellow. Summer 2000
Ali Abtahi September 1999 - December 1999, work study
Amanda Brown September 1999 - December 1999
Nicole Dyel September 1999 - January 2000
Brad Thompson September 1999 - Present
Sybil Williams September 1999 - December 1999, work study
Karrie Milam Fall 1999 - Spring 2000
Sarah Thomas Fall 1999 - December 1999
David Wax Fall 1999 - December 1999
Vineesha Arelli December 1999 - May 2000
Fred Black December 1999 - Spring 2000
Susanna Curran December 1999 - 2000
Rachel Newton Just over the Christmas 1999 holidays.
Peter Crites January 2000 - Present
Sarah Lowrey January 2000 - Spring 2000
Leslie Newton January 2000 - June 2000. Now a Research Specialist in my lab.
Stephanie Crooks February 2000 - Spring 2000
Andy Linsenbardt April 2000 - Present
Kara Forsee May 2000 - Present
Cammie Aikens May 2000 - December 2000
Andrew Ballage May 2000 - December 2000
David Dusek Summer 2000 - January 2001
Kolleen Orphe Summer 2000 NSF intern
John Gleeson September 2000 - Present
Julia Kopeikina September 2000 - January2001
Mary Olomon September 2000 - Present
Lucas Bradley November 2000 - January 2001
Teresa Elliott January 2001 -
Michelle Anderson February 2001 -
Claudia Espinosa-Nicolas February 2001