Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama

Graduate student directory



Al-ebous, Hana 315 Biology 348-1819 alebo001(at)bama.ua.edu Jordan
Localization of inositol phosphate biosynthesis in the developing brain of wild-type and curly tail mice (Johnson)

Armagast, Jafa 126 Biology 348-9993 jarmagast(at)bama.ua.edu Erie, PA
Investigation of potential bacterial sources of dopaminergic neurotoxicity in C. elegans (Caldwell)

Apodaca, Joseph 410 Bryant apoda002(at)bama.ua.edu Orlando, FL
(Rissler)

Bailey, Melissa 439 Biology 348-7599 baile078(at)bama.ua.edu Marianna, FL
Developmental toxicity of chromium picolinate and picolinic acid (Rasco)

Beshera, Kebeda kabeshera(at)bama.ua.edu
(Harris)

Bessler, Scott 403 Biology Building 348-1809 smbessler(at)bama.ua.edu Alexandria, KY
Pulmonary and digestive physiology, vertebrate biology (Secor)

Bowling, Kevin 314 Biology 348-7738 Bowli005(at)bama.ua.edu Moulton, AL
Studying proteins involved in the Drosophila dopamine biosynthesis pathway (O'Donnell)

Burgess, Elizabeth A229 Bevill 348-4439 burge020(at)bama.ua.edu Chattanooga, TN
(Findlay)

Chen, Pan 102 Biology Building 348-9120 pchen3(at)bama.ua.edu
(Caldwell)

Chung, Namil A225, Bevill 348-1803 chung005(at)bama.ua.edu Busan, Rep. Korea
Interaction between aquatic fungi and insects (Suberkropp)

Clark, Matthew Nott Hall clark004(at)bama.ua.edu Marathon, FL
Immunological characterization of ZSP protein found in various streptococcal species (LeBlanc)

Culp, Jacob A126 Bevill 348-9035 jacobculp(at)hotmail.com Paducah, KY
Movement of channel catfish correlated to occurrence of glochidia in drift in Sipsey River (Arrington)

Cunningham, Heather 410 Bryant 348-5828 cunni026(at)bama.ua.edu Moundville, AL
Behavioral ecology (Rissler)

Farris, Heath 113 Biology 348-7709 Heath.Farris(at)ua.edu Lynn, AL
Assessing the biochemical potential of uncultured bacteria through cultivation and recombinant DNA technologies (Olson)

Ferdousy, Faiza 314 Biology ferdo001(at)bama.ua.edu Tuscaloosa, AL
(O'Donnell)

Gargis, Amy 320 Nott 348-1012 shirl012(at)bama.ua.edu Northport, AL
Sequence analysis and characterization of the lysostaphin-producing plasmid pACK1 from Staphylococcus simulans biovar staphylolyticus. (Sloan)

Gargis, Shaw 322 Nott 348-1012 gargi004(at)bama.ua.edu Muscle Shoals, AL
Mechanisms of resistance to extracellular bacteriolytic enzymes (Sloan)

Goff, Kerry 301 Biology 348-1818 krevans(at)gmail.com Mobile, AL
Functions of the atl7 and crp1 genes in Arabidopsis (Ramonell)

Graves, Patrick A110 Bevill 348-4883 grave001(at)bama.ua.edu Huntsville, AL
Comparison of mayfly and stonefly distribution to that of other aquatic fauna along the course of the Cahaba River (GM Ward)

Gray, Rosianna 312 Nott 348-1011 rowgray(at)yahoo.com Moundville, AL
Characterization of the hut genes from Pseudomonas acidovorans (Heath)

Hamamichi, Shu 126 Biology 348-9993 hamam0001(at)bama.ua.edu Yokohama, Japan
Watching what you eat: use of RNAi to identify gene products that affect proteins implicated in human movement disorders (G. Caldwell)

Hodges, Tyler 144 Biology 348-7709 hodge002(at)bama.ua.edu Greenwood, MS
The role of actinophage in secondary metabolite production (Olson)

Hodgson, Jay A231A Bevill 348-1821 hodgs001(at)bama.ua.edu Green Bay, WI
Paleolimnology and climate change: reconstructing anomalous post-industrial climate shifts using biotic and biogeochemical proxies (A Ward)

Hubbard, Gregory gkhubbard(at)bama.ua.edu
(Harris)

Inamdar, Ajinkya 313 Biology 348-1841 inamd002(at)bama.ua.edu Satara, MH, India
Studying bcd mRNA localization (Stephenson)

Inamdar, Arati 314 Biology 348-7738 inamd003(at)bama.ua.edu Satara, MH, India
Pioneering Drosophila as a model for drug discovery for Parkinson's Disease (O'Donnell)

Johnson, Tiffany 315 Biology 348-1819 johns043(at)bama.ua.edu Chicago, IL
Localization of MIPS in protoplasts of Arabidopsis thaliana (Johnson)

Karnik, Nirmala 253 Nott 348-1011 nirmala.karnik(at)ua.edu Mumbai, India
(LeBlanc)

Kennedy, Tom A110 Bevill 348-4883 kenne033(at)bama.ua.edu California
Energy pathways and seasonal food web profiles of the Sipsey River fish community, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (Benke/Arrington)

Khudamrongsawat, Jenit A110 Bevill 348-4883 jenjit(at)ua.edu Trat, Thailand
Restoration project of the vermilion darter (Harris)

King, Jonathan 311 Nott king055(at)bama.ua.edu Killen, AL
Exercise and the immune response (LeBlanc)

Koonce, Cassidy 321 Nott 348-1012 koonc001(at)bama.ua.edu Greenhill, AL
Production of bacteriolytic enzymes and their immunity factors (Sloan)

Kautu, Bwarenaba 102 Biology 348-9993 bbkautu(at)bama.ua.edu Republic of Kiribati (South Pacific)
Molecular basis of epilepsy in C. elegans (Caldwell)

Lawal, Hakeem 308 Biology 348 7738 hakeem.o.lawal(at)ua.edu Lagos, Nigeria
Role of the cathecholamines in trachea development of Drosophila melanogaster (O'Donnell)

Livingston, Josh 301 Biology 348-1818 livin013(at)bama.ua.edu Columbiana, AL
Find the functions of atl7 and crp1 genes in Arabidopsis (Ramonell)

Mahato, Simpla 416 Biology 348-0381 mahat002(at)bama.ua.edu Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Role of actin in Phagocytosis in Tetrahymena (Smith Sommerville)

Makowsky, Robert 306 Bryant 348-4039 makow003(at)bama.ua.edu Stone Mountain, GA
Understanding reptilian and amphibian biodiversity in the southeastern United States (Rissler)

McGarvey, Daniel A114 Bevill 348-7747 mcgar002(at)bama.ua.edu Columbus, OH
A continental gradient of fish diversity and community saturation: relative effects of local and regional processes on fish assemblage structure in pacific northwest, southwest, and southeast rivers (GM Ward)

Morgan, Adam 114 Biology 348-4097 adam.morgan(at)ua.edu Belfast, TN
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation in mycobacterium sp. Strain CH1 and CH2 (Churchill)

Mosher, Jen A229 Bevill 348-4439 moshe001(at)bama.ua.edu Salem, OH
The influence of biotic and abiotic factors on microbial communities in headwater streams (Findlay)

Noble, Sarah Marie 308 Bryant 348-5844 noble001(at)bama.ua.edu Cornville, AZ/ New Market, VA
Investigations on the subaerial green algal order Trentepohliales (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) in the Southeastern USA (Lopez-Bautista)

Ott, Brian 401 Biology 348-1809 ott009(at)bama.ua.edu Goshen, IN
Evolution of the digestive physiology of the python genus Python (Secor)

Parker, Stephanie A225 Bevill 348-1803 parke003(at)bama.ua.edu Standish, ME
Effects of natural disturbance on Arctic stream communities (Huryn)

Pollock, Jeffrey A113C Bevill 348-1801 pollo001(at)bama.ua.edu Roswell, GA
Biodiversity and secondary production of stream macroinvertebrates (Benke)

Porter, Chris 102 Biology 348-9993 jcporter(at)bama.ua.edu Knoxville, TN
Torsin SNPs and protein-protein interactions between Torsin and other proteins (Caldwell)

Pugh, Sarah 113 Biology 348-7709 daily004(at)bama.ua.edu West Chester, OH
Rhizosphere bacterial composition related to invasive and native plants (Olson/A Ward)

Rantala, Heidi A225B Bevill 348-1803 ranta001(at)bama.ua.edu Oulu, WI
Stream processes on glacial surfaces of different ages, arctic Alaska (Huryn)

Rypel, Andrew A126C Bevill 348-9035 rypel001(at)bama.ua.edu Milwaukee, WI
Temperate floodplain ecology (Findlay) Andrew's personal webpage

Sandel, Michael 406 Bryant 348-1788 sande023(at)bama.ua.edu Mansfield, OH
Investigation of a potential hybridization-speciation event in Lepomis (Centrarchidae) (Harris)

Shiffler, Mike 313 Biology 348-1841 shiff001(at)bama.ua.edu Kihei, HI
GAL4 UAS mediated RNAi in Drosophila / YIP2:Swallow interactions In Drosophila (Stephenson)

Steele, Erika 319 Biology 348-2735 steel006(at)bama.ua.edu Northport, AL
The subcellular localization and membrane topology of MIPS in Saccharomyces cervisiae (Johnson)

Stubblefield, Katie 403 Biology 348-1809 stubb005(at)bama.ua.edu Northport, AL
Metabolic and intestinal response to hibernation for the eastern garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis (Secor)

Thiele, John A250, Bevill 348-1803 thiel002(at)bama.ua.edu Keene, NH
Effects of urbanization on the macroinvertebrate communities in first order tributary streams of the upper St. John's River, Florida (Huryn)

Thornton, Brett 312 Nott 348-1011 thorn036(at)bama.ua.edu Reform, AL
Isolation of the zif protein (Heath)

Tolley-Jordan, Lori A225 Bevill 348-1803 tolle004(at)bama.ua.edu Texarkana TX
Biology of Elimia in the Cahaba River Basin (Huryn)

Tucci, Michelle 102 Biology 348-9120 mtucci1(at)bama.ua.edu Meridian, MS
Developing Tools and Techniques for Parkinson's Disease Research in C. elegans (Caldwell)

Valentine, Lori A126 Bevill 348-9034 lori.m.valentine(at)ua.edu Cleburne, TX
Estuarine restoration on Andros Island, Bahamas (Arrington)

Wakefield, William 327 Biology 349-1816 wakef002(at)bama.ua.edu Double Springs, AL
(Powell)

Wooten, Jessica 401B Biology 348-1809 woote009(at)bama.ua.edu Worthington, KY
The effects of metamorphosis on organ structure and performance in Ambystoma tigrinum (Secor)

Wright, O'Neil 314 Biology 348-7738 wrigh002(at)bama.ua.edu Tuscaloosa, AL
Drosophila melanogaster: A model system for Parkinson's Disease (O'Donnell)

Wright, Scott A114 Bevill 348-7747 wrigh047(at)bama.ua.edu

Wynn, Timothy A113 Bevill tdwynn(at)bama.ua.edu
(Benke)

Yang, Xin 301 Biology 246-4296 yangxin1983224(at)gmail.com Hei Longjiang, China
Characterization of Arabidopsis receptor kinases involved in fungal innate immunity (Ramonell)


17 December, 2007