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Mentor List

Name	Mentoring	Dates	Degree	Research Project
Steve Georas	Postdoc and faculty	1991-93	M.D.	Eosinophil adhesion molecules
Edward Knol	Postdoc	1992-93	Ph.D.	Function of L-selection on human eosinophils
Michael Viksman	Postdoc	1992-95	M.D.	Monocytes/macrophages in allergic inflammation
Michael Wein	Postdoc	1992-95	M.D.	Ligands for P-selectin on eosinophils & neutrophils
Sabine Werfel	Postdoc	1993-94	M.D.	Regulation of T-cell activation and re- cruitment to the skin
Kenji Matsumoto	Postdoc	1993-95	M.D./Ph.D.	Adhesion and signal transduction via integrins on eosinophils
Mitchell Grayson	Postdoc	1994-97	M.D.	Function of a newly discovered alpha d beta 2 integrin adhesion molecule
Kelly Davenpeck	Postdoc	1994-97	Ph.D.	Intravital video microscopy of leukocyte rolling in the rat
Sarbjit Saini	Postdoc and faculty	1994-97	M.D.	K08:Basophil adhesion to extra- cellular matrix proteins;role of the beta chain in regulating IgE dependent basophil IgE receptor expression
Mi-Kyeong Kim	Postdoc	1993-94	M.D./Ph.D.	In vitro activity of selectin antagonists
M. Cristina Seminario	Postdoc and faculty	1995-98	M.D./Ph.D.	Studies of eosinophil adhesion and expression of FceRI
Marcia Taylor	Postdoc	1996-98	Ph.D.	Phenotyping of alveolar macrophages in human lung diseases
Hiroshi Tachimoto	Postdoc	1998-00	M.D.	Effect of chemokines on eosinophil adhesion to VCAM-1; mast cell adhesion molecule phenotyping
Matsuo Kikuchi	Visiting Scientist	1998-99	Ph.D.	Regulation of alpha d beta 2 integrin function
Ross Andersen	Faculty	1999- present	Ph.D.	Obesity etiology, assessment, treatment and prevention
Annabel Bolos-Sy	Postdoc	1998-99	M.D.	Chemokine receptors on human and lung leukocytes
Lina Lim	Postdoc	2000-02	Ph.D.	Basophil rolling and adhesion
Hideyuki Aizawa	Visiting Scientist	2001-02	Ph.D.	Mouse orthologs of human Siglec-8
T. Esra Nutku	Postdoc	2001-	M.D./Ph.D.	Function of Siglec-8 on human eosinophils,basophils & mast cells
Jean Kim	Faculty	2002-	M.D./Ph.D.	K08: Pathophysiology of chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis
Zheng Liu	Visiting Scientist	2002-04	M.D.	Expression patterns of various genes in nasal polyposis
Hidenori Yokoi	Postdoc	1/4/04- 3/31/06	M.D./Ph.D.	Expression & function of human mast cell Siglecs
Tao Zheng	Assistant Professor	9/04- 10/07	M.D.	K08: Transgenic Cytokines in COPD
Hyun Hee Lee	Visiting Scientist	4/1/05- 5/30/06	M.D./Ph.D.	Siglec-8 signal transduction in RBL cells
Jin Ping Guo	Postdoc	7/1/05- 6/30/07	M.D./Ph.D.	Siglec-F and its ligands in murine pulmonary Th2 inflammation
Stephan von Gunten	Postdoc	10/1/06- 9/30/07	M.D./Ph.D.	Identification of natural endogenous ligands for Siglec-8.
Linfu Zhou	Postdoc	10/18/07- 04/1/08	M.D./Ph.D.	Siglec-8 genetics
Hui Mao	Postdoc	7/25/08- 6/30/09	Ph.D.	Role of miRNA in eosinophil apoptosis
Chang-Shin Park	Visiting Scientist	9/1/08- 8/31/09	Ph.D.	Function of Siglecs on human basophils
Ho Jeung Na	Postdoc	9/22/08- 2/30/09	Ph.D.	Purification and biochemical characterization of lung ligands for Siglec-F and Siglec-8

PhD Thesis Committee Section

Audrey Grant	Postdoc	6/30/07	Ph.D.	Genetic Factors Influencing Immunoglobulin E Levels And Burden Of Schistosoma Mansoni Infection In An EndemicPopulation In Brazil, Thesis Defense Committee
Susan Napier	Postdoc	6/30/07	Ph.D.	Characterized selectin/ligand interactions to cancer metastases from a biochemical and biophysical perspective. Thesis Defense Committee
Daphne Macapagal	Postdoc	6/30/07	Ph.D.	Measuring the effects of a B-7 family costimulatory molecule on an asthma model in mice. Thesis Defense Committee