Past Predoctoral Trainees
| Trainee and Prior Institution | Training Period and Preceptor | Title of Project | Current Position |
| Diana Albu University of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
1999-2004 Preceptor: Dennis W. Metzger | IL-12 as a Mucosal Adjuvant for Enhancement of HIV-1 and Influenza Virus Immune Responses | Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Cell Biology & Cancer Research, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY |
| Paul Arnaboldi College of St. Rose, NY |
1999-2005 Preceptor: Dennis W. Metzger | Mucosal B Cell Dysfunction in IgA Deficiency | Postdoctoral Fellow, Immunobiology Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY |
| Bernard Arulanandam Mankato State University, Mankato, MN |
1995-1999 Preceptor: Dennis W. Metzger | Effects of IL-12 on Mucosal and Neonatal Immunity | Associate Professor of Immunology, Department of Biology, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX |
| J. Matthew Buchanan Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
1993-1996 Preceptor: Dennis W. Metzger | Influence of Interleukin-12 on Antibody Isotype Expression | Supervisor, Quality Control, North American Science Associates, Toledo, OH |
| Renee M. Buchanan Miami University, Oxford, OH |
1995-1999 Preceptor: Dennis W. Metzger | Influence of IL-12 on Antibody Responses to T-Independent Antigens | Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical College of Ohio, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Toledo, OH |
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Adriana Caballero Muniz LaMolina National Agrarian University, Peru
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2001-2007 Preceptor: James R. Drake |
Functional and Structural Requirements for B Cell Receptor-mediated Antigen Internalization and Trafficking
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Loyola University, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Chicago, IL
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Christopher Collins Houghton College |
2002-2006 Preceptor: James R. Drake |
Update and Trafficking of Franciscella tularensis in Macrophages | Graduate Student, State University of NY at Albany, NY |
| Kip Connor American International College |
2000-2005 Preceptor: J. Andres Melendez | Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Regulates the Malignant Phenotype through the Production of Mitochondrial Derived Hydrogen Peroxide | Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Boston, MA |
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Jaya Dasgupta Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, India |
2002-2008 Preceptor: J. Andres Melendez |
Age-Dependent Induction of Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 is a Redox-Sensitive Process Requiring the Activation of the C-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Pathway | Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY |
| Lori DeFreest State University of New York at Albany, NY |
2000-2005 Preceptor: James A. Bennett | Binding Sites and Mechanistic Pathways for a Novel Human Anti-Breast Cancer Peptide | Medical Student, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY |
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Stephen M. Festin Villanova University and Temple University |
1992-1997 Preceptor: James A. Bennett | Antiestrogenic Portion of Alpha-fetoprotein Localizes to Domain III | Senior Manager, Molecular Analysis, Taconic-Albany Site, Rensselaer, NY |
| Victor C. Huber Northern State University |
1997-2001 Preceptor: Dennis W. Metzger | Mechanisms for IL-12 Influence on Mucosal Immunity | Assistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion, SD |
| Dawn M. Jelley-Gibbs SUNY Plattsburgh, NY |
1993-1998 Preceptor: Edmund J. Gosselin | Immune Targeting and the Role of Fc-gamma Receptor and Human IgG Subclasses in Enhanced Presentation of IgG-Antigen Complexes | Research Assistant Faculty, Trudeau Institute, Inc., Saranac, NY |
| Kevin Leahy Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY |
1995-1998 Preceptor: Dana R. Crawford | Identification and Characterization of a Novel Stress-induced Gene, adapt78 | Resident, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
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Ling Lu Tianjin Medical University, China |
2001-2006 Preceptor: Jing-Ren Zhang |
Identification of the Molecular Mechanisms of CbpA-mediated Pneumococcal Pathogenesis |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology and Immunology, Wadsworth Center, NYS Dept. of Health, Albany, NY |
| Fassil Mesfin State University of New York at Old Westbury |
1997-2001 Preceptor: James A. Bennett | Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Anti- estrogenic and Anti-breast Cancer AFP-derived Peptides | Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY |
| Valerie Nappi Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY |
1997-2002 Preceptor: Lisa M. Petti | The BPV E5/PDGF b Receptor Connection: A Model in Transmembrane Protein-Protein Interactions | Assistant Professor, Biology Department, St. Joseph's College, Patchogue, NY |
| Kristen Nelson Luther College, Regina, Saskatchewan , Canada |
1999-2004 Preceptor: J. Andres Melendez | The Mechanism of Manganese Superoxide Dismutase-regulated Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 Expression Revealed? | Postdoctoral Fellow, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Molecular Targets Group, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY |
| Eiji Okubo Indiana University |
1995-2002 Preceptor: Thomas D. Friedrich | Negative Regulation of Mitotic Promoting Factor by SV40 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pathology; NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY |
| Lisa M. Plitnick University of New York, Oswego, NY |
1994-1999 Preceptor: Edmund J. Gosselin | Inhibition of IL-2 by a Gram Positive Commensal Organism | Senior Research Toxicologist, Merck & Co., Inc., Department of Safety Assessment, West Point, PA |
| Mark Preissler Russell Sage College, Albany, NY |
1997-2004 Preceptor: Edmund J. Gosselin | Utilization of Receptors for IgG for the Inhibition and/or Elimination of Ag-specific B Cells | Director, Serology Laboratory, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, NY |
| Aparna Ranganathan University of Hyderabad, India |
1997-2002 Preceptor: J. Andres Melendez | Redox Regulation of Interleukin-1a Expression | Research Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY |
| Ana M. Rodriguez University of Extremadura, Caceres, Spain |
1997-2000 Preceptor: J. Andres Melendez | The Regulation of Tumorigenesis by Mitochondrial Oxidants | Postdoctoral Fellow, NYS Department of Public Health Wadsworth Laboratory, Albany, NY |
| Odeniel Sertil SUNY Stony Brook, NY |
2000-2006 Preceptor: Charles V. Lowry and Jeffrey A. Banas | Regulatory Mechanisms of Anaerobic Gene Expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Role of Mot3 and Rpd3 in Adaptation to Anaerobic Growth | Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY |
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Sita Subbaram University of Baroda, India |
2002-2008 Preceptor: J. Andres Melendez |
Redox-Control of Co-activators and Repressors of MMP-1 Transcription | Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany, NY |
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Keer Sun Lanzhou University, China |
2001-2006 Preceptor: Dennis W. Metzger | Interplay Between Respiratory Antibodies and Phagocytes in Protection Against Streptococcus Pneumonia | Research Associate, Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY |
| Victor H. Van Cleave University of Tennessee, Martin, TN |
1983-1987 Preceptor: Dennis W. Metzger | Immunochemical and Molecular Characterization of Monoclonal Internal Images | Vice President, Bioanalytical Research & Development, Wyeth Research, Cambridge, MA |
| Laura A. Vogel (Ling) Miami University, Oxford, OH |
1991-1995 Preceptor: Dennis W. Metzger | Influences of T cells and T Cell Regulatory Cytokines on B-1 Cell Function | Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Illinois State University, Bloomington, IL |
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Mary Walsh
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1997-2002 Preceptor: Edmund J. Gosselin |
Targeting Ag to FcgammaRI: A Modular Approach to Vaccines |
Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Center for Experimental Therapeutics and Reperfusion Injury, Boston, MA |
| Yanhang Wang Wuhan University, China |
1993-1996 Preceptor: Dana R. Crawford | Identification and Characterization of a Novel Oxidant-inducible Gene From Hamster HA-1 cells | Bioinformatics Student, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR |
| Justin Wilson Castleton State College, VT |
2003-2009 Preceptor: James R. Drake |
Effect of Francisella tularensis Infection on Macrophage Antigen Presentation | Postdoctoral Fellow, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC |
| Ying Zhang Shandong Medical University, China |
1997-2002 Preceptor: Lisa M. Petti | Apoptosis in Human Diploid Fibroblasts Expressing the BPV E5 Transforming Protein | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA |
