Molecular Biology Program - Current Students
Chhavi Chauhan
M.S. Biotechnology
Maharaja SayaiRao University
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2003
Advisor: Andrew Dingwall, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Dissertation Topic: Characterisation of Conserved Nuclear Receptor Coactivators in Cancer and Development
Lu Hao
B.S. Biotechnology
Sichuan University
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2004
Advisor: Lucio Miele, M.D., Ph.D.
Ph.D. Dissertation Topic: Transcriptional Regulation Mediated by Notch on Estrogen Responsive Promoters in Estrogen Receptor Positive Breast Cancer Cells
Laurie Risner
B.S. Science/Pre-Professional Studies
University of Notre Dame
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2004
Advisor: Nancy Zeleznik-Le, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Dissertation Topic: The Role of MLL's CSSC Domain in Leukemogenesis
Shilpa Keerthivasan
B.S. Human Biology
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2005
Advisor: Caroline Le Poole, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Dissertation Topic: Role of Notch Signaling in T Cell Polarization in Allo-Graft Rejection
Vipin Yadav
B.A. Biotechnology
Anna University, Tamilnadu, India
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2005
Advisor: Mitchell Denning, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Dissertation Topic: Regulation of PKC delta in Human Keratinocytes and Skin Carcinogenesis
Rohit Malik
B.Sc. Microbiology
Panjab University
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2006
Advisor: Adriano Marchese, Ph.D.
Gayathree Raman
B.S. Microbiology
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2006
Advisor: Manuel Diaz, M.D.
Fareena Bilwani
M.D. University of Karachi
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2006
Advisor: Katherine Knight, Ph.D.
Kinnari Mehta
M.S. Illinois Institute of Technology
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2007
Advisor: Clodia Osipo, Ph.D.
Shuang Liang
B.S. Engineering Hebei University
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2007
Advisor: Maurizio Bocchetta, Ph.D.
Alyson Lokker
B.S. Biology
University of St. Thomas
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2008
Advisor: Nancy Zeleznik-Le, Ph.D.
Yousaf Mian
B.S. Biology
Baylor University
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2009
First Year Student
Rita Verma
B.S. Biotechnology
University of Mumbai, India
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2009
First Year Student
Sonia Olikara
B.S. Biochemistry, Spanish
DePauw University
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2009
First Year Student
Allison Rogowski
B.S. Biochemistry, Psychology
Rockhurst College
Molecular Biology Graduate Program 2009
First Year Student
| Graduated | Degree | Current Position |
| 2000 | Ph.D. | Adjunct teaching at several local colleges and universities. |
| 2001 | Ph.D. | Graduated from DePaul Law School. Currently studying to sit for the Vermont Bar Exam. Will practice patent law. |
| 2001 | Ph.D. | Manager - Sarawak MediChem Pharmaceuticals |
| 2001 | M.S. | Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR |
| 2001 | Ph.D. | University of Erlangen-Nűrnberg, Germany |
| 2002 | Ph.D. | Tech Transfer Office, Boston, MA |
| 2002 | Ph.D. | Morgan Lewis Law Firm, Washington, D.C. |
| 2002 | Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow - MIT, Cambridge, MA |
| 2002 | Ph.D. | Office of Technology Commercialization - Purdue Research Foundation |
| 2003 | Ph.D. | Humacyte Biotech Company |
| 2003 | Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow - Argonne National Laboratories |
| 2004 | Ph.D. | Instructor - Biology, Loyola University Chicago |
| 2004 | Ph.D. | Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
| 2004 | Ph.D. | Technology Transfer Branch, NIH |
| 2004 | Ph.D. | Diagnostic Science Specialist - Abbott Laboratories |
| 2004 | Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 2004 | Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow - Northwestern University, Chicago, IL |
| 2004 | Ph.D. | Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations - Loyola University Chicago |
| 2005 | Ph.D. | Homemaker |
| 2006 | Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Chicago |
| 2006 | Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Georgia |
| 2007 | M.S. | Beckman Coulter, Inc., Miami, FL |
| 2007 | Ph.D. | Instructor- Triton College, River Grove, IL |
| 2007 | Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 2008 | Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Fellow - New York University |
| 2008 | Ph.D | Postdoctoral Fellow - Northwestern University, Chicago, IL |