department of chemical engineering @ the university of michigan

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Khamir Mehta Graduated: 2009 Ph.D. Thesis: Data inference for bone tissue engineering Current Location: Merck Geeta Mehta Graduated: 2007, co-advised with Shuichi Takayama (Biomedical Engineering) Ph.D. Thesis: Microenvironmental control in microfluidic bioreactors for long term culture of bone marrow cells Current Location: Research Scientist, University of Michigan Wendy Ankrom Comisar Graduated: 2007, co-advised with David Mooney (Harvard) Ph.D. Thesis: Engineering surfaces to control osteogenic differentiation through cell adhesion Current Location: Merck Stewart Chang Graduated: 2007, co-advised with Denise Kirschner (Microbiology and Immunology) Ph.D. Thesis: Receptor Dynamics during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection Current Location: Postdoc, U. Washington Prasanna Thwar Graduated: 2007, co-advised with Mark Burns Ph.D. Thesis: A microfluidic approach for studying transient cell signaling Current Location: Advanced Liquid Logic, NC Christopher Brinkerhoff Graduated: 2006 Ph.D. Thesis: Theoretical investigation of the role of membrane protein spatial arrangements in cellular signaling. Current Location: Postdoc, Rutgers University Tamara L. Kinzer-Ursem Graduated: 2005 Ph.D. Thesis: The role of ligand and cell specific parameters in influencing G-protein coupled receptor states and cell responses Current Location: Postdoc, Caltech (soon to start as an Asst. Prof. of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University) Peter Chang Graduated: 2004 Ph.D. Thesis: Quantification of the Role of G-proteins in Modulating Cellular Responses of the Human Netrophil Current Location: Postdoc, UC Santa Barbara Peter Woolf Graduated: 2001 Ph.D. Thesis: Computational Analysis of G-protein Coupled Receptor Screening, Dimerization and Desensitization Current Location: CEO, FoodWiki Anna Waller Graduated: 2001 Ph.D. Thesis: Ligand Binding and Ligand Efficacy in the N-formyl Peptide Receptor System on the Human Neutrophils Current Location: Scientist, University of New Mexico. James Cunningham Graduated: 2001 Ph.D. Thesis: Focal adhesions as mechanotransducers: Differential localization of focal adhesion components in response to mechanical strain Current Location: Merck Todd Riccobene Graduated: 1999 Ph.D. Thesis: Analysis of G-Protein Coupled Receptor Signaling: The Relationship Between Signaling Parameters and Cellular Responses Current Location: Forest Laboratories, Inc. Lonnie Shea Graduated: 1997 Ph.D. Thesis: Kinetics of Receptor, Ligand, and G-Protein Interactions for Signal Transduction: A Modeling Study Current Location: Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University. Grenmarie Agresar Graduated: 1996 Ph.D. Thesis: A Computational Environment for the Study of Circulating Cell Mechanics and Adhesion Current Location: High school teacher, Ann Arbor, MI Nancy Berry Agrawal Graduated: 1996 Ph.D. Thesis: Quantification of Helper T Lymphocyte/Antigen-Presenting Cell Interactions: A Single Cell Study Current Location: Merck Julie Hoffman Graduated: 1995 Ph.D. Thesis: A Quantitative Characterization of ligand, Receptor, and G-Protein in Signal Transduction Current Location: Calypte Biomedical Corp James Adams Graduated: 1995 Ph.D. Thesis: The Dynamics of Stimulated Actin polymerization in Human Neutrophils Current Location: Ford Motor Company Patricia Relue Graduated: 1994 Ph.D. Thesis: Signal Transduction in Single Cells: Digital Fluorescence Imaging and Mathematical Modeling Current Location: Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Department of Bioengineering, University of Toledo. Debra Singer Graduated: 1991 Ph.D. Thesis: A Quantitative Investigation of the Events of Antigen Processing and Presentation Current Location: Dupont