Current Lab Personnel

Ruby
 Ruby Carrillo

Undergraduate Student

Investigation of conserved promoter elements in Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Telephone: (818) 677-7238
Wilber


Wilber Escorcia

Graduate Student

Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Telephone: (818) 677-7238
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Valentina

Valentina Korchagina

Graduate Student

Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Telephone: (818) 677-7238
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Peter 

Peter Holmquist

Research Associate

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

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Tina

Tina Ip

Undergraduate Student

Vector construction enabling investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Joe.pict

Joe Ireland

Graduate Student

Telephone: (818) 677-7238
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Thesis: Involvement of proteases in akinete formation and function in Nostoc punctiforme
Ani

Ani Julfayan

Graduate Student

Telephone: (818) 677-7238

B.S. CSU Northridge

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

Hugo Medina

Undergraduate Student

Telephone: (818) 677-7238

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

Daniel Nelson

Graduate Student

Telephone: (818) 677-7238
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Thesis: Characterization of akinete specific genes in Nostoc punctiforme                                                          
Alisa

Alisa Pisikayan

Graduate Student

Investigation of genes involved in Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction

Vanessa

Vanessa Powell

Undergraduate Student

  Over-expression of genes in Nostoc punctiforme
Jung

Jung Suh (and Prion friend)

Undergraduate Student

  Mutant confirmation in Nostoc punctiforme

  Sass

Sass Tamaddoni

Graduate Student

Telephone: (818) 677-7238
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Thesis: Characterization of akinete specific genes in Nostoc punctiforme                                                          

  Arash

Arash Yazhani

Graduate Student

Telephone: (818) 677-7238
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Thesis: Characterization of akinete specific genes in Nostoc punctiforme                                                          





Mike


Mike Summers

Principal Investigator


Telephone: (818 677-7146
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B.S. Biology, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, OH
Ph.D. Microbiology, University of California, Davis
                                                                                                                                                                                      
                             



Lab Alumni
Araceli's phtot

Araceli Vasquez

Graduate Student

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.
Jeneveive

Jenevieve Polin

Graduate Student


M.S. Biology, CSU Northridge (May 2009) Characterization of five putative akinete regulatory genes in Nostoc punctiforme                                                    
Inna

Inna Sherstnyova

Undergraduate Student

Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Fabiola

Fabiola Miranda

Graduate Student


                                                      
Lana Rose

Svetlana Rose

Graduate Student


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

Undergraduate Student

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

Undergraduate Student

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


Marisabel Oliveros

Undergraduate Student

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

Undergaduate Student


Investigation of lipid production in Nostoc pundtiforme
Monica

Monica Medrano

Undergraduate Student

Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Olivia


Olivia Ellis

Undergraduate Student

Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction
Ronak

Ronak Patel

Graduate Student


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

Graduate Student


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

Undergraduate Student

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 and Rebeka Hovanessian

Undergraduate Students

Project: Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme survival under extreme conditions

Julieta 


Julieta Aguilar

Undergraduate Student


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


Guadalupe Aguirre

Undergraduate Student


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


Socorro Aguirre

Undergraduate Student



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


Claudia Argueta

Research Technician


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


  Mahboubeh

Mahboubeh Azarmnia

Graduate Student


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, PhD

Graduate Student

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

Graduate Student

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

Christina Hwang

Graduate Student



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               Renee Munroe

Undergraduate Student             Graduate Student



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

Binita

Binita Panta

Graduate Student


B.S. Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

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


Laverne Ransom

Undergraduate Student



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

Zara 


Zara Summers

Undergraduate Student



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


Jana Bennett

Undergraduate Student

Project: Investigation of Nostoc punctiforme akinete induction

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