Graduate Students
The Konkel Lab welcomes graduate students interested in a rotation and finding a research home.
| Graduate Student | Degree Awarded / Semester | Title of Dissertation/Thesis | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Steve Garvis | Ph.D. Spring 1999 | Identification and characterization of the Campylobacter jejuni CadF adhesin | Laboratoire de Biologie et Modelisation de la Cellule (LBMC). Lyon, France |
| Dr. Sean Gray | Ph.D. Fall 2000 | Genetic analyses of the molecular basis of Campylobacter jejuni pathogenesis | Vice President at PAI Lifesciences., Inc, Seattle, Washington |
| Julie Yoon, MD | M.S. Spring 2001 | The role of CadF in the binding of Campylobacter jejuni to host cells | Internal Medicine of Brighton Rochester, NY |
| Dr. Vanessa Rivera-Amill | Ph.D. Fall 2001 | Characterization of Campylobacter jejuni entry-promoting proteins. | Associate Dean Biomedical Sciences. Professor. Ponce Health Sciences University, Puerto Rico |
| Dr. Marshall Monteville | Ph.D. Spring 2003 | Characterization of the translocation of Campylobacter jejuni across polarized cells | CAPT Marshall Monteville, Executive Officer at NAMRU-South East Asia, Singapore |
| Gary Flom | M.S. Spring 2004 | Identification and characterization of Campylobacter jejuni two-component regulatory systems | Microbiology Technical Specialist at PeaceHealth Laboratories, Eugene, Oregon |
| Alison Lane | M.S. Spring 2007 | Campylobacter jejuni motility is regulated by co-culture with epithelial cells | |
| Dr. Preeti Malik-Kale | Ph.D. Spring 2007 | Investigation of the mechanism that Campylobacter jejuni uses to survive within mammalian cells | Senior Contract Manager at Denali Therapeutics, San Francisco, California |
| Becky C. Flanagan | M.S. Spring 2009 | Characterization of Campylobacter jejuni secreted proteins | |
| Sophia A. Pacheco | M.S. Spring 2010 | Investigation of CiaB: A substrate of the Campylobacter jejuni type III secretion system | Oregon Health & Science University |
| Dr. Charlie Larson | Ph.D. Spring 2010 | Investigation of the Campylobacter jejuni CadF protein as an agent for reducing Campylobacter carriage in chickens | Microbiologist, Laboratory of Bacteriology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH, Hamilton, Montana |
| Dr. Jason Neal-McKinney | Ph.D. Spring 2011 | Use of Lactobacillus as a delivery agent for the Campylobacter jejuni CadF protein to reduce Campylobacter carriage in chickens | Research Microbiologist, Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Dr. Derrick Samuelson | Ph.D. Spring 2013 | Identification and characterization of Campylobacter jejuni secreted proteins | Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE |
| Dr. Tyson Eucker | Ph.D. Spring 2014 | Campylobacter jejuni invasion of epithelial cells is dependent upon focal complex components and Rac1 activation | Poultry BacT Project Leader Kansas City, CEVA SANTE ANIMALE, Kansas City, KS |
| Dr. Nicholas Negretti | Ph.D. Spring 2010 | Investigation of Campylobacter jejuni gene expression in response to host-like conditions | Postdoc at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee |
| Courtney Klappenbach | M.S. Spring 2021 | Campylobacter jejuni modulates the composition and function of focal adhesions | Technician, Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, Washington State University, Pullman, WA |