Postdoctoral Associates
Interested in pursuing postdoctoral work in the Ballif Lab?
I am currently accepting applications for a postdoctoral associate with whom I will work to obtain a fellowship.
Graduate students
Mujeeburahiman Cheerathodi
Mujeeb
is studying the Reelin/Disabled-1 signaling pathway, a pathway critical
to the proper positioning of neurons during the development of the
central nervous system.
Madhurima Saha
Rima
is studying regulatory mechanisms of the Ras-MAPK pathway, a central
signaling pathway critical to cell proliferation, differentiation,
migration, survival and death in diverse tissue types.
Bior Bior
Bior
is studying Reelin/Disabled-1 signaling, focusing on protein:protein
intreactions involving the Crk/CrkL family of adaptors.
Violet Roskens.
Violet is studying the evolutionary relationships between the wasps and yellow jackets of the family Vespidae.
Violet is taking a holistic approach to systematics, drawing on
classical methodolgies as well as genomic and proteomic
information. (Primary Advisor: Dr. Kurt Pickett)
Undergraduate students
Tyler
Aten--UVM Biology Major. Tyler is studying the cooperative signaling
mechanisms of Src family tyrosine kinases and the adaptor proteins Crk
and CrkL.
Jeanine Maniscalco--UVM Biology Major
Marie Kenney--UVM Biology Major
Jeanine
and Marie are studying regulatory mechanisms of the Src family of
tyrosine kinases, whose diverse regulatory roles continue to amaze ever
since the initial identification of c-src as the proto-oncogenic
counterpart of the transforming agent in Peyton Rous' sarcoma virus.
Anh-Thu Lam--UVM Biochemistry Major.
Anh-Thu is studying the phospho-regulation of Collapsin Resonse
Mediator Proteins (CRMPs), key effectors downstream of neuronal
guidance cues.
Caroline Casals--UVM Biology Major
James Schreffler--UVM Biology Major
Caroline
and James are conducting proteomic studies related to social behaviours
exhibited by ant queens. This work is in collaboration with Dr. Ken Helms and Dr. Sara Helms Cahan.
