Graduate students
Marion Weir
Marion
is studying Semphorin/Plexin/Collapsin Response Mediator Protein
signaling and its roles regulating vertebrate neuronal migration. She also
is assisting
investigators with collaborative proteomics projects in UVM's Immunobiology COBRE.
Ryan Joy
Ryan is studying signaling mechanisms governing neuronal
migration during vertebrate brain development.
Undergraduate students
Peter Doubleday -- UVM Biology Major. Peter is using quantitative phosphoproteomic methods to study mammalian brain development.
Leah Damon --
Saint Michael's College Biochemistry Major. Leah is
studying signaling
mechanisms of Collapsin Response Mediator Proteins (CRMPs) and their
roles in brain development.
Zach Silberman --
UVM Integrated Biological Sciences Major. Zach is
studying
molecular mechanisms of PACAP signaling in collaboration
with Victor May.
Jonathan Karp -- UVM
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Major.
Jonathan is studying signaling mechanisms in
Ras-MAPK
signaling--a pathway
critical to cell proliferation, growth, survival
and differentiation. Ras-MAPK signaling is hyperactive in more than 30%
of all tumors and about twice this in pancreatic cancers and melanomas. These studies are in collaboration with Philippe Roux.
Collin Love--UVM Biology Major. Collin is studying regulatory mechansims of AGC Kinases (related to Protein
Kinases A, G and C) who play important roles a variety of cellular processes.
Hailee Tenander--UVM Integrated Biological Sciences Major. Hailee is studying regulatory mechansims of AGC Kinases (related to Protein
Kinases A, G and C) who play important roles a variety of cellular processes.
Hayden Casali--UVM Integrated Biological Sciences Major. Hayden is studying
Collapsin Response Mediator Proteins
(CRMPs) and
their regulation by phosphorylation.
Rachael Bassett--UVM Integrated Biological Sciences Major. Rachael is studying Semaphorin-Plexin signaling in vertebrate central nervous system development.
Liam Kelley--UVM Biochemistry Major.
Liam is conducting studies
on the molecular
characterization of novel blood group
antigens. These studies are in collaboration with Dr.
Lionel Arnaud.
UVM Signaling Sister Labs
Several signaling projects are being conducted in collaboration with the labs of Professor Alicia Ebert and Professor Paula Deming
Norwich University Sister Laboratory
Professor Karen Hinkle
Karen is studying novel regualtory
mechanisms of the Src family
of tyrosine kinases and their roles in neuronal migration using
biochemical, cellular and organsimal (c. elegans) approaches.
This work is in collaboration with Peter Juo.
Read about Karen's VGN Pilot Grant Award Here (page 4)!
Hinkle Lab Undergraduate Students
Liz Chapdelaine and Zac Fulton
Collaborative work at the interface of proteomics, genomics, ecology, evolution, phylogenetics, and environmental science:
Several NSF-funded projects are being pursued and have been collaborative studies with:
--Jim Vigoreaux, to study the evolved roles of Flightin in insect muscle.
--Jim Carpenter, Fernando Gelin, Federico Lopez-Osorio, Ingi Agnarsson and the late Kurt Pickett to study the systematics and phylogenetics of the wasp subfamily Vespinae.
--Nick Gotelli, Aaron Elison and Amanda Northrop to study tipping points in the miniature ecosystem of the Northern Pitcher Plant.
--Nick Gotelli, Aaron Elison, Sara Helms Cahan, Andrew Nguyen, et al. to study evolved and acute molecular changes in ants in response to climate change.
Alumni: 
Additional (Shorter Term) Alumni:
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Jonathan Aiwazian--Technician.
Marie Kenney--UVM Integrated Biological Sciences Major.
Anya Krymkowski--UVM Mathematics Major.
Caroline Casals--UVM Biology Major
James Schreffler--UVM Biology Major
Nick Thompson--UVM Biology Major
Dave Harris--Neuroscience Rotation Student
