Present and Partial List of Past Laboratory
Research
Group [Updated January 2008]
Graduate Students (Department, Degree
Status,
Research, Current Location):
Current--
Jennifer
Carter, Pathology,
Fall 2004-present, breast cancer and adipocytes
Mark Gramling, Pathology,
Fall
2006-present, breast cancer cell signaling
Troy McEachron,
Pathology, Spring 2008-present, thrombosis and cancer
Jessica Cardenas,
Pathology, Spring 2008-present, thrombosis and aging
Previous--
Jill Rau,
Pathology, Fall 2003-2008,
M.D./Ph.D. student, thrombosis and serpin structure
Lea Beaulieu,
Pathology
Summer 2002-2007, Activated protein C, breast cancer and vascular
biology
Robert Campbell, Pathology, Winter 2005, serpins and pancreatic
cancer
Christopher Scull, IBMS, Winter 2005, recombinant protein C
inhibitorß
Devon Risher, Pathology, Fall 2004, Serpins and kidney cancer
Ellen Stevens, Pharmacology, Fall 2004, Statins and ovarian cancer
Brandi
Whitley, Pathology, 2000-2004, PAI's in cancer. Fellow at Cato
Pharmaceuticals
Jennifer Carter, Pathology, Spring 2004, serpins and cancer
Julie Støve Bødker, from Aarhus University, Denmark
(Fall
semester, 2003)
Laura DiMichele, IBMS
Summer
2002 rotation, APC cancer biology
Julie
Ryan, Pathology Spring 2002 rotation, breast cancer and polyphenols
Lea Beaulieu, Pathology Summer 2002, Protein C and breast cancer
migration
Holly
Gentry, IBMS Summer 2001 rotation, thrombin S/F
Jennifer
Jahn, Pathology Fall 2001 rotation, PCI expression
Jennifer Wemhoff ,
Pathology
Ph.D., 1997-Dec. 2001, HCII S/F; Postdoct., Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA
Alexis Henry, IBMS to
Pathology
M.S., 1998-April 2001, PCI S/F and thrombosis; Diosynth, Durham, NC
Diane Palmieri, Cancer
Center
to Pathology Ph.D., 1996-Nov, 2000, Serpins and breast cancer, NCI-NIH
Staff
Scientist
¥
Susannah
Bauman, Pathology/Prot. Eng., Ph.D., 1993-1999, HCII S/F &
atherosclerosis,
free-lance science writing
Matthew Sidovar, IBMS, Spring
rotation
1997, Mutagenesis HC2, Pharmacology Graduate, M.S. , Biotech firm in NYC
Angelina Ciaccia,
Pharmacology,
Ph.D., 1994-1997, HC2 S/F, Science Writer, Eli Lilly, IN
Nancy Melamed, Pathology, 1994-1997, HC2
S/F,
Resigned for family reasons
Laura
Neese,
Pathology, Ph.D., 1992-1997, PCI S/F-prostate cancer, Asst. Prof
Biology,
Winthrop University, SC
Rebecca Shirk, Pathology,
Ph.D.,
1989-1994, PCI S/F, Scientist CV/Women's Health Wyeth-Ayerst,
Collegeville,
PA
Laura Melton, Chemistry,
Ph.D.,
1988-1992, HC2, Chemistry Consultant, Durham, NC
*Herbert Whinna, Pathology,
M.D./Ph.D.,
1987-1992, HC2-thrombin, Assoc. Prof. Pathology, UNC-CH
Undergraduate Students (from 1990 to present;
Degree Major, Time in Lab, Research, Location):
Current--
Leah Hawkins, 2006-present, Breast cancer cell signaling,
Biology/History
major, UNC-CH, Senior<>
Shawna Kelly, 2007-present, Microparticle formation in breast cancer
cells,
Biology major, UNC-CH, Senior
Rachel Whinna, 2007-present, Model Heparin binding protein, Chemistry
major,
UNC-CH, Senior
Emir Sandhu, 2006-present, Breast cancer cell signaling, Economy major,
UNC-CH,
Junior
Previous
(Time in lab, Degree, Research, Current location)
Rebekah Bourland, 2006-2007, Model heparin binding protein, Chemistry
major,
UNC-CH, Medical School, UNC-CH
Candace Mitchell, 2006 summer, breast cancer cell migration,
Biochemistry
2007, Harvard University
Melissa Cooper, 2006 summer, heparin binding serpins, Biology 2007,
Campbell
University
Meghan Valentine, 2005-2006, Breast cancers and serpins, Biology major,
UNC-CH,
Medical School, UNC-CH
Ryan Bialas,
2004-2006, Serpin structure/function, Biology major, UNC-CH, Medical
School,
UNC-CH
Theodore Wiesner,
2003-2005, gene array of breast cancer, Biology major
#Jessica
Polka, 2003-2004, cancer biology, Sophomore, English-Biology
Elle Kielar, Summer
2004,
Expression of PCI mutants, Senior Chemistry-Biochemistry, U.
Wisconsin-La
Crosse
Lauren Cranford, Summer 2004, Inhibition of thrombin by PAI-1, Senior
Biological
Sciences, NCSU
#Catherine
Varner,
2000-2004, breast/Gyn cancer biology, Senior Chemistry-English (+
Creative
Writing in Poetry), UNC-CH, Medical School, UNC-CH
Anne Cook, 2002-2003,
thrombin,
serpins and thrombosis, B.S. Biology 2003, UNC-CH, Medical School,
UNC-CH
Nikki Binz, 2002-2003,
PAI-3
expression in cancer, B.S. Biology 2003, UNC-CH, MS1- UNC-CH School of
Medicine
Lauren Kilpatrick,
2002-2003,
IHC of serpins in cancer, B.S. Biology 2003, UNC-CH, MS1- Wake Forest
School
of Medicine
Molly Jeter, 2000-2002, RNA
aptamers
and thrombin, B.S. Biochemistry UNC-CH, Dental Sch. MUSC (2002)
#Leslie Bone, 2001-2002, breast/Gyn cancer biology, Senior
Biology,
UNC-CH
Kristy Roper, Summer 2001,
Polyphenols
and cancer, Senior B.S. Biol. Sci. Lousiana State Univ., Medical
School,
LSU Hlth Sci Center
Anne Lachiewicz, Summer 2001,
Anchored-antithrombins,
B.S. Washington & Lee Univ., Med. Sch. UNC-CH (2002)
Elizabeth George, Summer 2001,
B.S. Biology, general lab duties. High School science teacher, Orange
County,
NC
John Adams (2000-2001), B.S. Biology, Med. Sch. UNC-CH (2001)
#Nell Pollard,
(2000-2002),
B.S. Biology 2003, thrombosis, Chemistry, UNC-CH, Medical School,
UNC-CH
¥ Mary
Margaret
Shaffer, Summer 1999, PAI-2 and breast cancer, B.S.
Randolph-Macon
College, UVA Med Sch (2000)
Anne Schaap, Biology,
1998-2000,
HC2 S/F, B.S. Biol, Honor's program, Immunology Grad. Sch.
Stanford
Univ. (2000)
¥ Katie Gruchalla, Summer
2000,
HCII mutagenesis, B.S. Chemistry-Biology, Univ. New Mexico, Pharmacy
Sch.
(2002)
Sarah Rapisardo, B.S.
Biology,
2000, general lab duties, High School Science teacher, Sumter, SC,
Graduate
School, Duke Univ.
+Jennifer Alzos,
Chemistry,
1998-2000, Thrombin and PCI S/F, B.S. Chem., Medical School
Cornell
Univ. (2000)
+*¥ Jennifer Bushman,
Chemistry,
1998-1999, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and AT3, M.D./Ph.D.
UNC-CH
(2000)
¥ Carrie Holland, Summers 1998,
Thrombin
Aptamer, B.S. Biol., Mt. Holyoke, MA, Med School Loyola
University-Chicago
(2002)
#Melissa Johnson,
Biology,
1997-1999, AT3 mutagenesis, Penn Medical School (2000)
§++ Erin Bialas, Biology,
1997-1999,
HC2 mutagenesis, AT3-FXa S/F, UNC-CH Medical School (2000)
¥ Julie Harris, Biology,
Summer
1997, HC2, Graduate Student at Columbia
Edith Sonnenberg,
Chemistry,
1996-1998, HC2 S/F, Med Sch-1 Robert Wood Johnson Medical Sch., NJ
§ Stephanie Bialas, B.S.
Biology, 1995-1997,
PCI/cancer, M.D. UNC-CH
¥Tara Hooper, B.S. Biology,
Summer
1995, H.S. Sci. teacher, Brooklyn, NY
¥ Erin Cunningham , B.S.
Chem./Biochem.,
Summer 1994, HC2, Biophysics Grad. Sch., UCSF, CA
¥ Aimée Crago, B.S.
Chem./Math,
Summer 1993, Thrombin, Ph.D. Cambridge, UK (1999), Harvard Medical
School
(1999)
§ Tracy Jackson, B.S. Biology,
1993-1995,
PCI-uPA, M.D. UNC-CH
§+ Julia Tsang,
B.S. Chemistry 1992-1995, Thrombin, M.D., UNC-CH
¥ Susannah Rogers (Bauman),
B.S.
Chem/Psych, Summer 1992, Thrombin/HC2, Ph.D. Pathology, UNC-CH 1999
Jennifer Boyd, B.S. Chem,
1991-1993,
Molecular modeling APC, M.D. Med. Coll. GA, 1999
Medical Students (Time in lab, Research, Current
location)
Current--
Joshua Davis, Summer 2006, RNA aptamer project, MS-2 UNC-CH School of
Medicine
<>
Previous--
Laura Wynia,
Summer
2003, PAI-1 immunohistochemistry in ovarian cancer, MS-3 UNC-CH School
of
Medicine
**Melissa Johnson,
Summer 2003, In vivo model of thrombosis, MS-3 UNC-CH School of Medicine
* Jill Rau , Summer
2002,
HCII and atherosclerosis, MS-2 UNC-CH School of Medicine
~ Heather
Pennell,
Summer 2001, models of thrombosis, MS-4 UNC-CH School of Medicine
~ John Nicholls,
Summer
2000, alpha-1-antitrypsin mutant, MD, UNC-CH School of Medicine
^Christine Twerdi,
Summer 1999, Coagulation and Cancer, MD, UNC-CH School of Medicine
Beth Underwood, 1996-1998,
PCI
and endometial cancer, Intern, Internal Med., Salt Lake City, UT
£* Nancy Schafstedde,
1996-1997,
PAI-2 and apoptosis, Res. Ob/Gyn, Pittsburgh, PA
~Shawn Hocker, 1997,
genetic
AT3 variants, Surgery Resident, Duke University, NC
§Karen Grogg, 1995, PCI
immunohistochemistry,
Resident, Pathology, Mayo Clinic, MN
£*Cory Dunnick, 1994-1995,
PCI-ovarian
cancer, Dermatol. Resident, Vanderbilt Univ., TN
~*¥ Herbert Whinna, 1987-1994 ,
HCII-thrombin,
Asst. Prof Pathology, UNC-CH
*¥ Lisa Corbin, 1989,
Neutrophil
chemotaxis, Instructor Med., Univ. Colo. Health Sci. Center, Denver,
CO
Postdoctoral Fellows (Time in Lab, Research,
Current Position)
Current--
Jennifer Gibbons, Ph.D., 2005-present, breast cancer cell motility
and
microparticle formation
Previous--
Yolanda
Fortenberry
, Ph.D., 2001-2006, thrombin S/F, serpins and thrombosis, Asst. Prof.,
Pediatrics,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Sophie Rehault ,
Ph.D.,
2002-2003, PAI-1 and PAI-3 in gynecological cancers, Research
scientist,
National Institute for Research in Agronomy, Nouzilly, France
Herbert Whinna , M.D./Ph.D, 1997-2000, serpins S/F, Hem/Onc.
Fellow,
Assoc. Prof. Pathology, UNC-CH
Julie Oliver, Ph.D., 1998-2000, APC and hemostasis, Res. Scientist, Med
College
WI
Hai-feng Wu ,
M.D., 1993-1997,
lactoferrin-inflammation, Asst. prof Pathology, Ohio St. Univ., OH
Scott Cooper , Ph.D.,
1993-1995,
PCI, Prof., Dept. Biol., Univ. Wisconsin-LaCrosse, WI
Jeanne Phillips , Ph.D.,
1989-1993,
serpins, research scientist cell biology, Novartis, Boston, MA
Lisa Musmanno , Ph.D.,
1992-1993,
thrombin, Sen. Res. Scientist, Miles Clayton, NC
Charlotte Pratt , Ph.D.,
1987-1992,
serpins-proteases S/F, Science Textbook Author, Seattle, WA
B. Gail Macik, M.D., 1987-1989, coagulation proteases, Assoc. Prof.,
Medicine,
Univ. Virginia
Faculty Members (Time associated with Lab, Research)
Current--
Herbert Whinna ,
M.D./Ph.D,
2000-pres., serpins S/F, Asst. Professor, Pathology and Lab. Medicine
Hai-feng Wu ,
M.D., 1997-2001
(leave of absence, Columbia Univ), lactoferrin S/F, Asst. Prof. Ohio
State
Univ.
Technicians (Time in Lab, Academic Degree, Current
Position)
Current--
Romer Orada, 2006-present,
B.S.,
Biology, UNC-CH (2006)
Holly Mingus, 2006-present, B.S.,
Biology,
UNC-CH (2007)
Previous--
Amy Stuckey, Summer 2004-2006, B.S. Biology, UNC-CH (2004)
Virginia Bond, Spring
2002-2004, B.S. Biology, Davidson College, Medical School, UNC-CH (2004)
Megan Edwards, Fall
2003-2004, B.A. Biology, UNC-CH, Res Analyst, Psychiatry, UNC Hospitals
(2004)
Linda Ly, 2001-2003, B.S.
Biochem-Molec.
Biol., U. Calif-Berkeley, Dental School, UCSF (2003)
Lauren Holmes,
2001-2003,
B.S. Biology, UNC-CH, Medical School, UNC-CH (2003)
Jill Rau, Fall 1999-2001, Serpins Biochemistry, B.S. Duke
University
Psychology, MD/PhD Program, UNC-CH (2001)
Carrie Holland,
Summer
2000, Thrombin Aptamer and Serpins, B.S. Biol., Mt. Holyoke, MA, Med
School
Loyola University-Chicago (2002)
+Jennifer Bushman,
B.S.
Chemistry UNC-CH, 1999, ALL-AT3, and PCI and thrombosis, MD/PhD Program
UNC-CH
(2000)
Sally Metcalf, 1999-2000,
B.S.,
Biology UNC-CH, Serpins S/F, UNC-CH medical school (2000)
Kathryn Goettge,
1996-1998.,
B.S. Molec. Biol. Lehigh, AT3 S/F, Grad. Res. Asst. UTMB-Galveston,
contract
writer, NIH
Cozumel Southern, 1998,
B.S.
Biology UNC-CH, Res. Tech. Univ. Chicago, Med. Sch. Univ South. Illinois
Leilani Saum (Mullis),
1997-1999,
B.S. Chemistry, Milliken College, IN, MD UNC-CH, Resident Duke Univ
Kelly Faulkner, 1990-1992, B.S.
Biology,
St. Andrews Presb. College
Joan Woods, 1989-1992, B.S. Biology,
Univ.
Oregon, DrPH, Schl Public Health, Univ. Illinois, 1999, AAAS fellow,
D.C.,
US Aids, Africa
Rebecca Brown Tobin, 1987-1989, B.S. Biology, UNC-CH 1986, M.D. UNC-CH,
1993,
Family Practice, Chapel Hill, NC
Rita Treanor, 1987-1989, B.S. Appalachian State, 1986, M.D. UNC-CH
1994,
Family Practice, East Tenn
Herbert Whinna, 1986-1987, B.S. Chem., Ph.D. Pathology, M.D. UNC-CH,
Asst.
Prof Pathology, UNC-CH
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¥Katie, Mary Margaret, Carrie,
Julie,
Tara, Erin, Aimée, and Susie were SURE (Summer Undergraduate
Research
Experience) students from the Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Program,
UNC-CH. Aimée also received a Marshall Fellowship to
attend
graduate school in Cambridge, England to obtain her Ph.D.
+Jen A. (2000), Jen B. (1999) and Julia (1995) received
awards
for most outstanding Biochemistry-track undergraduate in the Department
of
Chemistry.
++Erin received the H.V.P. Wilson Award for excellence in
research
in Cellular and Molecular Biology for her Biology Honor's thesis
presentation.
#Melissa (1995-1999), Nell (1999-2003), Catherine
(2000-2004), Leslie (2000-2004) and Jessica (2003-2007) are
recipients of the Morehead
Scholarship.
§Julia (1995-96), Tracy
(1996-97),
Stephanie (1997-98), and Erin (2000-01) won the Merit Award for most
outstanding
MS-1, while Karen won both the Medical Alumni Loyalty Merit Award and
the
Riggins Scholarship for most outstanding MS-2 in 1995-96, and the
student
with the highest level of achievement for both MS-1 and MS-2.
£Cory (1995) and Nancy
(1996)
were Distinguished Medical Scholars at UNC-CH.
*Holderness Family Medical Fellowship Recipient: Herb (1992, 1993),
Cory
(1995), Nancy (1997), and Jill (2002). ** Melissa (2003)
supported
by short-term research for medical students (NIH).
*¥Herb (1988) and Lisa (1990)
were
awarded First Prize in the Oral presentation category during Student
Research
Day sponsored by the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
Jennifer
(2001) was awarded First Prize in the basic science poster category
during
Student Research Day (for her project from undergraduate-technician
time-period
in the lab).
^Chrissie was supported by the Cancer Education Program (CEP) in the
Lineberger
Comprehensive Cancer Center (Summer, 1999).
~Heather (2002), John (2000), Shawn (1999), and Herb
(1986)
were supported in their research by a summer fellowship from the
American
Society of Hematology.
