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MBP Class of 2007-2008/9

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Aaron Bowling

• BS Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) - Champaign, IL
• MBP Research Project: Hematopoietic stem cell differentiation regulation, neurite outgrowth enhancement, and glial scar disinhibition (L. Shea)
• Continued Education: JD Patent Law (Biotechnology Focus), Trademark Law, Copyright Law, George Washington University - Washington DC (2010 - 2013)

Steven Chen

• BS Biomedical Engineering & BS Economics, Northwestern University - Evanston, IL
• MBP Research Project: Development of antifungal paint using copper nanoparticles (B. Grzybowski)

Arpit Jain

• BTech Biotechnology, Sathyabama University - Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India)
• MBP Research Project: Transcriptome profiling of depression in selectively bred rat models (R. Kroes & J. Moskal)

Parawee Kaewsa-ard

• Bpharm Pharmaceutical Technology, Silpakorn University - Bangkok, Thailand
• MBP Research Project: Simplified DGS procedure for large-scale genome structural study (S.M. Wang)

Jason Kanter

• BS Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California (Los Angeles) - Los Angeles, CA
• MBP Research Project: Development and characterization of a sialyltransferase 7e (SIAT7e) expressing adenoviral vector for the treatment of glioblastoma (R.Kroes & J. Moskal)
• Continued Education: JD Intellectual Property, University of California, Hastings College of the Law - San Francisco, CA (2009 - 2012)

Jessica Lee

• BS Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University - East District, Hsinchu City (Taiwan)
• MBP Research Project: Characterization of photo-active bionanomembranes for application in vision (D. Ho)
• Continued Education: MBA, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) - Pudong Xinqu, Shanghai (China)

Trusha Patel

• BS Biotechnology, Sardar Patel University - Anand, Gujarat (India)
• MBP Research Project: The new mouse model of the human disease- type II diabetes (J. Bass)

Ayesha Pergadia

• BS Science, Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN
• MBP Research Project: In vitro and in vivo analysis of α-mannosidase 2A2 (MAN2A2) as a potential therapeutic for Glioblastoma (R.Kroes & J. Moskal)

Christopher Plescia

• BS Clinical Laboratory Science and Medical Technology, Eastern Illinois University - Charleston, IL
• MBP Research Project: Molecular identification of gram-negative rods in clinical blood cultures (K. Kaul)

Carl Radosevich

• BS Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) - Champaign, IL
• MBP Research Project: Circadian gene network's involvement in pancreatic β-Cell Function (J. Bass)

KaReisha Robinson

• BS Biochemistry, Bradley University - Peoria, IL
• MBP Research Project: Is low-copy mRNA biologically significant to a cell? (S.M. Wang)

Yoshimi Shionome

• BS Biology, St. Cloud State University - St. Cloud, MN
• MBP Research Project: Characterization of new diabetes mutations in phono-type driven mouse mutagenesis (J. Bass)

Jayashree Subramanian

• BTech Biotechnology, SRM University - Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India)
• MBP Research Project: Identification of a novel brain tumor therapeutic- in vitro evaluation of shRNA to knockdown the expression of POFUT1 involved in glioma genesis (R. Kroes & J. Moskal)

Wan-Jung Wu

• BS Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University - Da’an District, Taipei City (Taiwan)
• MBP Research Project: Fabrication of photoelectricity generating polymers for nanomedicine (D. Ho)

Eric Young

• BS Biology, Loyola University - Chicago, IL
• MBP Research Project: Anisotropic solid microetching (B. Grzybowski)
• Continued Education: DDS Dentistry, Marquette University School of Dentistry - Milwaukee, WI (2009 - 2013)

Tony Yuan

• BA Biology, University of Texas (Dallas) - Dallas, TX
• MBP Research Project: Characterization of glucokinase trans-inhibitor (J. Bass)
• Continued Education: PhD Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas (San Antonio) & University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio (UTHSCSA) - San Antonio, TX (2011 - 2015)