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MIKE McGRATH
Advisor: Dr. Frank Burton
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: Monday, July 10, 2000
Dissertation Title: Characterization of a transgenic model of compulsive
behavior and tics
Position after graduating: Staff Engineer, Biotechnology Patents, Marchant & Gould,
Minneapolis, MN
RICHARD LUNDBERG
Advisor: Dr. Colin Campbell
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: Wednesday, September 27, 2000
Dissertation Title: Characterization of DNA end-joining in extracts from
Fanconi anemia fibroblasts
Position after graduating: Forensic Scientist, Bureau of Criminal Investigation,
St. Paul, MN
DANIEL J. KIM
Advisor: Dr. Stanley Thayer
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: Friday, June 9, 2000
Dissertation Title: Cannabinoids inhibit neurotransmitter release and
prevent the induction of new synapses
Position after graduating: Scientist, R & D Systems, Minneapolis, MN
ROBERT WILD
Advisor: Dr. S. Ramakrishnan
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: Tuesday, May 23, 2000
Dissertation Title: Strategies in Anti-Angiogenic Cancer Therapy: Exploiting
the Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in Tumor Growth and Endothelial
Cell Survival
Position after graduating: Research Scientist, Oncology Drug Discovery,
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ
AMANDA YE
Advisor: Dr. Dan Romero
Degree: Ph.D.
Date of Final Defense: Friday, Wednesday, April 5, 2000
Dissertation Title: Characterization of telomerase activity in Paramecium
tetraurelia
Position after graduating: Medical Residency, Obsetrics/Gynecology, Oakwood
Hospital, Michigan