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President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards 2004–2005

 

Biological Sciences

Fatema Legrand

Education: B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, Biology; M.S., Harvard University, Biology; Ph.D., University of California, Davis, Comparative Pathology/Designated Emphasis on Biotechnology

Dissertation: Vaccinia Virus Pathogenesis

Thesis Advisor: Tilahun D. Yilma, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Davis

Research Topic: Elucidating the role of cellular immune response in pediatric HIV infection

Mentor: Douglas F. Nixon, Professor of Virology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco

Current Position: Research Scientist II, Research Division, Bavarian Nordic Immunotherapeutics

 

Lorena Navarro

Education: B.S., University of California, Davis, Biological Sciences; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, Biological Sciences

Dissertation: The Role of Interferon Regulatory Factor-3 in Innate Immunity

Thesis Advisor: Michael David, Professor of Biology, University of California, San Diego

Research Topic: Functional Analysis of ACYS, a Novel Deubiquitinating Enzyme, and its Potential Role in Yersinia Pathogenesis

Mentor: Jack E. Dixon, Professor of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego

Current Position:  Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego

 

Trinh T. Tran

Education: B.S., University of California, Davis, Nutrition Science; Ph.D., University of California, Davis, Nutrition

Dissertation: Effects of high dietary manganese intake of neonatal rats on tissue minerals and behavior

Thesis Advisor: Bo Lonnerdal, Professor of Nutrition, University of California, Davis

Research Topic: Genetic Analysis of Minerals in a Drosphila Model System

Mentor: Jane Gitschier, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco

Current Position:  Full-time Instructor – Faculty, Department of Biology, City College of San Francisco


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