Xinyi Fu, 2019 - 2023
Yuxiao Tan, PhD, 2018 - 2023
Dissertation: Dynamic Physiological Remodeling in Post-Prandial Burmese Pythons
Lindsey Lee, PhD, 2017 - 2022
Dissertation: Functional Divergence of the Atypical Sarcomeric Myosin Myh7b Supports Specialized Biological Roles across Species
Lindsey Broadwell, PhD, 2017 - 2021
Dissertation: The Ancient Myosin Gene MYH7b Is Repurposed by Alternative Splicing to Be a Regulatory Long Non-Coding RNA in the Human Heart
Cierra Walker, PhD, 2016 - 2021
Dissertation: Signaling from Matrix Stiffness to the Cells of the Heart
Tova (Christensen) Ceccato, PhD, 2015 - 2020
Dissertation: Physical and Biochemical Cues Initiate Pathological Signaling in Cardiac Fibroblasts
Deanna Langager-Muehleman, PhD, 2013 - 2019
Dissertation: Biological Sex Differences in a Rodent Model of Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy and Regression
Carlos Vera, PhD, 2012 - 2019
Dissertation: Functional Characterization of Disease-Causing Mutations in Human Myosin Heavy Chain Genes
Kelsey Spaur, MD, 2017 - 2018
Veronica Dengler, PhD, 2015 - 2017
Dissertation: Transcriptional Regulation in Cancer-Driven Cellular Stress & Functional Specialization of a Myosin Heavy Chain Protein, MYH7B
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Carlos Vera, PhD, 2012 - 2019
Dissertation: Functional Characterization of Disease-Causing Mutations in Human Myosin Heavy Chain Genes
Christa (Blenck) Trexler, PhD, 2011 - 2017
Dissertation: Biological Sex Differences in the Gene Expression and Contractile Function of Cardiac Myocytes
Jason Magida, PhD, 2011 - 2015
Dissertation: The Application of Novel Metabolic Therapies to the Improvement of Cardiac Function and Architecture
Emily Pugach, PhD, 2010 - 2015
Dissertation: Sexually dimorphic cardiac adaptation is mediated by Cre expression, independent of estrogen-receptor-α expression
Martin Guess, PhD, 2009 - 2014
Dissertation: Characterization of microRNA Function During Skeletal Myogenesis
Dave Busha, PhD, 2007 - 2014
Dissertation: Development of a novel technology for the display and affinity selection of human/mammalian proteins
John Deacon, PhD, 2007 - 2013
Dissertation: Fast kinetics of human myosin heavy chain contraction in health and disease
Huan (Sharon) Wang, PhD, 2006 - 2012
Dissertation: Signaling from matrix elasticity and TGF-β1 to cells of the cardiac valve
Pippa Cosper, MD, PhD, 2006 - 2011
Dissertation: Cardiac atrophy due to cancer: Characterization, Mechanisms and Sex Differences
Matthew Bell, PhD, 2001 - 2011
Dissertation: The role and regulation of sarcomeric myosin heavy chain genes and their intronic microRNAs
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Thomas Armel, PhD, 2003 - 2009
Dissertation: Characterization of disease causing mutations in the rod region of β-myosin heavy chain
Travis Hughes, PhD, 2003 - 2009
Dissertation: Naked plasmid DNA as a vector for delivery of genes to the intrathecal space: Expression and immune response
Elizabeth Luczak, PhD, 2003 - 2008
Dissertation: Modifiers of cardiac adaptation
Daniel Resnicow, PhD, 2002 - 2007
Dissertation: Functional diversity among human skeletal myosins and a myopathic mutation
Jamie Sheren, PhD, 2001 - 2007
Dissertation: Identifying functional lox sequences: A genomic search and randomized libraries
Doris Heidysch Beylkin, PhD, 2001 - 2006
Dissertation: Regulation of developmental myosin heavy chain transcription in cardiac and skeletal muscle
Brooke Harrison, PhD, 1999 - 2003
Dissertation: Regulation of developmental myosin heavy chain transcription in cardiac and skeletal muscle
Peter Mariner, PhD, 1999 - 2003
Dissertation: Repression of the rat α-myosin heavy chain promoter by the multifunctional transcription factor yin yang-1
Gennyne Walker, PhD, 1996 - 2003
Dissertation: Regulation of contractile gene expression in myofibroblasts and skeletal muscle cells
Jason Carnes, PhD, 1996 - 2002
Dissertation: RNA-based strategies to prevent translation termination at nonsense mutations
Kurt Haubold, PhD, 1995 - 2002
Dissertation: The impact of desmin mutations on the structure and function of muscle
Michael Strauss, PhD, 1993 - 2002
Dissertation: Characterization of the assembly competent domain of myosin heavy chain
Ghislaine Mayer, PhD, 1992 - 1999
Dissertation: Sarcomeric gene expression and contractility in myofibroblasts
Current: Professor, Biology, Manhattan College, Bronx, NY
Allison Weiss, PhD, 1991 - 1997
Dissertation: Sequences and genomic organization of the human myosin heavy chain family
Robert Welikson, PhD, 1991 - 1997
Dissertation: Structure function analysis of cardiac troponin T and myosin heavy chain
Alyson Kass-Eisler, PhD, 1990 - 1995
Dissertation: Plasmid DNA and recombinant adenoviruses as vectors for foreign gene transfer to the heart
Brian Lu, MD, PhD, 1990 - 1995
Dissertation: The adult fast myosin heavy chains isoforms: Studies in development and consequences of gene disruption
Stephanie Seiler, PhD, 1990 - 1995
Dissertation: The impact of MyBP-C family members on sarcomeric MyHC organization
Claudia Saez, PhD, 1987 - 1993
Dissertation: Molecular genetic characterization of nonmuscle myosin heavy chain
Regina Sohn, PhD, 1986 - 1991
Dissertation: Sequence requirements for the thick filament assembly of sarcomeric myosin
Rebecca Feghali, PhD, 1985 - 1990
Dissertation: Changes in human myosin heavy chain gene expression in development and disease
Current: Retired
Robert Kraft, PhD, 1985 - 1990
Dissertation: The sequence diversity and transcriptional activity of members of the mouse 4.5 S RNA gene family
Stewart Frankel, PhD, 1984 - 1990
Dissertation: Expression of actin in Escherichia coli, its preparation in a soluble form, and its functional characterization
Diana Heller, PhD, 1984 - 1990
Dissertation: Organization and expression of mouse repetitive DNA sequences
Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD, 1983 - 1990
Dissertation: Mapping functional domains in myosin
Lino Saez, PhD, 1981 - 1986
Dissertation: Human Myosin Heavy Chain Gene Organization and Expression
Current: Deceased