Past Lab Members


Tanya

Tanya Markary

Undergraduate Student

 Characterization of a Nostoc punctiforme mutant during stationary phase and akinete formation
Rafael


Rafael Lorenzo Flores

Undergraduate Student

  Characterization of lipid droplet protein-protein interactions in Nostoc punctiforme
Felix

Felix Awoyele

Undergraduate Student

Physiology and genetics of Nostoc punctiforme

Jon

Jon Challacomb

Postbactoral Researcher

  Sigma/ Anti-sigma factor interactions in Nostoc punctiforme

Bryan

Bryan Benedict

Undergraduate Student

Lipid droplet protein localization studies in Nostoc punctiforme

Anantha

Anantha Peramuna, MS

Research Associate

Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme for use as a biofuel
Corina

Corina Calderon

Graduate Student

 Investigation of a small heat shock protein induced during Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Nareen

Nareen Manookian

Undergraduate Student

finding sigma factor / anti-sigma factor protein interactions
Devon

Devon Terraciano

Undergraduate Student

  protein-protein interaction studies in Nostoc punctiforme

Yvonne

Yvonne Nunez

Undergraduate Student

 Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme transcriptional regulation
Kara

Kara Jew

Undergraduate Student

 Investigation of transcriptional regulation during Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Karyll

Karyll Capistrano

Undergraduate Student

  protein-protein interaction studies in Nostoc punctiforme

Stepnanie

Stephanie Drafahl

Undergraduate Student

 Investigation of sigma-factor/anti-sigma factor interactions in Nostoc punctiforme
Aziz

Aziz Abadsafian

Undergraduate Student

 Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction

Alisa

Alisa Pisikayan

Graduate Student

Investigation of genes involved in Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction

Sandra

Sandra Sanchez

Undergraduate Student

Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete formation


  Sass

Sass Tamaddoni

Graduate Student


Thesis: Characterization of akinete specific genes in Nostoc punctiforme                                                          


  Virginia

Virginia Tran

PostBac Student


Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete formation                                                          

Joe.pict

Joe Ireland

Graduate Student


Thesis: Involvement of proteases in akinete formation and function in Nostoc punctiforme

Nicole


Nicole Cassel

Graduate Student

Sigma factor involvement in Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Ani

Ani Julfayan

Graduate Student

Telephone: (818) 677-7238

B.S. CSU Northridge

Thesis: Peptidoglcyan recycling in Nostoc punctiforme

  Arash

Arash Yazhani

Graduate Student


Thesis: Characterization of akinete specific genes in Nostoc punctiforme                                                          
Angelica

Angelica Cardenas

Postbac Student

 Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction

  Arash

Maheshi Wijayarathe

PostBac Student


Project: Determining gene regulation common to both akinete and heterocyst development in Nostoc punctiforme                                                          
Valentina

Valentina Korchagina

Graduate Student

Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Peter 

Peter Holmquist

Research Associate

B.S. Zoology, East Illinois University
M.S. CSU Northridge: "Regulation of photosynthesis by cyclic AMP"
JP
John Paul Sine

Undergraduate Student

Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Vanessa

Vanessa Powell

Undergraduate Student

   Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete formation

Hugo

Hugo Medina

Undergraduate Student



 Project: Confirmation and characterization of ECF sigma factor mutants in Nostoc punctiforme
Daniel

Daniel Nelson

Graduate Student


Thesis: Characterization of akinete specific genes in Nostoc punctiforme                                                          

Wilber


Wilber Escorcia

Graduate Student

M.S. Biology, CSU Northridge (July 2010)
 Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Tina

Tina Ip

Undergraduate Student

Vector construction enabling investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Ruby
 Ruby Carrillo

Undergraduate Student

BS CSU Northridge

Senior Honors Thesis:
Role of a novel conserved palindrome in Nostoc punctiforme akinete gene regulation
Jung

Jung Suh (and Prion friend)


  Mutant confirmation in Nostoc punctiforme
Araceli's phtot

Araceli Vasquez, MS


M.S. Biology, CSU Northridge (December 2008)
 Project: Characterization of genes under the regulation of the cAMP receptor protein in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803.

Inna

Inna Sherstnyova


Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Fabiola

Fabiola Miranda


Confirmation of mutants


                                                      
Lana Rose

Svetlana Rose, MS



M.S. Biology, CSU Northridge (December 2008)
Thesis: Characterization of Nostoc punctiforme genes up-regulated in akinetes          
Kim

Kim Luong

Undergraduate Student

Over-expression of genes involved with Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Karen LeGrand

Karen LeGrand, BS


BS CSU Northridge
Senior Honors Thesis: Environmental stress response in Nostoc punctiforme involved and ECF sigma factor and a helix-turn-helix transciptional regulator
Adrian


Adrian Paz, BS


BS CSU Northridge
Senior Honors Thesis:  Confirmation of akinete-specific expression for highly expressed genes Fo784 and R3708 in Nostoc punctiforme
Marisabel


Marisabel Oliveros, BS


BS Biology CSU Northridge
Senior Honor Thesis:  Characterization and confirmtion of akinete-specific expression of genes NpF1453 and NpF1516 in the cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme
Kanako

Kanako Otomo, BS



Investigation of lipid production in Nostoc pundtiforme
Monica

Monica Medrano


Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Olivia


Olivia Ellis, BS


Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Ronak

Ronak Patel, MS



BS/MS. Sardar Patel University
M.S. Biology, CSU Northridge
Thesis research: Characterization of a zinc protease associated with the development of hormogonia and akinetes in Nostoc punctiforme 
Kumuda's pict

Kumuda Murthy, MS



B.S./MS. Bangalore University
M.S. CSU Northridge
Thesis research: Identification of genes in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 under the regulation of the cAMP receptor protein.
Dennis' photo

Dennis Narcisco, BS


Telephone: (818) 677-7238

Project: Characterization of genes in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 involved in PHB metabolism.

Katie and Rebeka

Katie Duong, BS and Rebeka Hovanessian, MS


Project: Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme survival under extreme conditions

Julieta 


Julieta Aguilar, BS



  Project: Characterization of genes under the regulation of the cAMP receptor protein in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803.
Guadalupe 


Guadalupe Aguirre, BS


  Project: Characterization of genes under the regulation of the cAMP receptor protein in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803.
Socorro 


Socorro Aguirre, BS



Project:   Characterization of genes under the regulation of the cAMP receptor protein in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803.
Claudia


Claudia Argueta, MS

former Research Technician


B.S Microbiology, CSU Northridge
                                                                                                                                         
M.S Microbiology, CSU Northridge                                                                                                     


  Mahboubeh

Mahboubeh Azarmnia, MS



B.S. Biology, CSU Northridge
M.S. Biology, CSU Northridge
Thesis: Identification alternate metabolic pathways in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803.



  Kamile

Kamile Yuksek, MS, PhD


M.S. Biology, CSU Northridge
Thesis: Construction and testing of GFP transcriptional reporter vector and confirmation of akinete-expressed genes in Nostoc punctiforme.

Ph.D. University of Southern California (Aug. 2008)

Jen's pict

Jennifer Hedger, MS

M.S. Biology, CSU Northridge
Thesis: Crp regulated genes in Synechocystis 6803
Christina 

Christina Hwang, MS




B.S. Biology, Stanford University
M.S. Biology, CSU Northridge
Thesis project: Identification of cyanobacterial genes under the regulation of Crp.
 Tasha and Renee

Natasha Kotko, BS              Renee Munroe, BS

           



Project: Characterization of alternate pathways of glucose catabolism in Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803.

Binita

Binita Panta

former Graduate Student


B.S. Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Project: Characterization of akinetes and akinete specific genes of the cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme.
Laverne


Laverne Ransom, BS




Project: Identification of environmental conditions affecting transcription of gdhB in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803.

Zara 


Zara Summers, BS




Project: Mutation of akinete specific genes and phenotypic analysis of mutants in Nostoc punctiforme.
Jana Bennett


Jana Bennett, BS


Project: Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction

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