Entering Class of 2007-2008 |
| Kapil Amernath |
Christopher Behrens |
Gregory Ducker |
1st lab rotation: Bertozzi
2nd lab rotation: Bustamante
3rd lab rotation: TBD
Thesis
Advisor: TBD
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1st lab rotation: Francis
2nd lab rotation: Bertozzi
3rd lab rotation: TBD
Thesis
Advisor: TBD |
1st lab rotation: C. Chang
2nd lab rotation: Shokat
3rd lab rotation: TBD
Thesis
Advisor: TBD |
| Katherine Engel |
Jason Hudak |
Alexander Kintzer |
1st lab rotation: Alber
2nd lab rotation: Elman
3rd lab rotation: TBD
Thesis Advisor: TBD
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1st lab rotation: C. Chang
2nd lab rotation: Marletta
3rd lab rotation: TBD
Thesis Advisor: TBD |
1st lab rotation: Krantz
2nd lab rotation: Isacoff
3rd lab rotation: TBD
Thesis Advisor: TBD |
| Charlie Liu |
Lars Plate |
Patrick Visperas |
1st lab rotation: Tijan
2nd lab rotation: Keasling
3rd lab rotation: TBD
Thesis Advisor: TBD
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1st lab rotation: Marletta
2nd lab rotation: Klinman
3rd lab rotation: TBD
Thesis Advisor: TBD |
1st lab rotation: Berger
2nd lab rotation: Bustamente
3rd lab rotation: TBD
Thesis Advisor: TBD |
Mark Walker |
Amy Weeks |
Leah Witus |
1st lab rotation: Cate
2nd lab rotation: M. Chang
3rd lab rotation: TBD
Thesis Advisor: TBD
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1st lab rotation: Klinman
2nd lab rotation: Marletta
3rd lab rotation: TBD
Thesis Advisor: TBD |
1st lab rotation: Francis
2nd lab rotation: C. Chang
3rd lab rotation: TBD
Thesis Advisor: TBD |
Entering Class of 2006-2007 |
| Katie Abole |
William Beeson |
Zac Carrico |
1st lab rotation: Trauner
2nd lab rotation: Groves
3rd lab rotation: Francis
Thesis Advisor: Trauner
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1st lab rotation: Clark
2nd lab rotation: Williams
3rd lab rotation: Marletta
Thesis Advisor: Marletta & Cate
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1st lab rotation: C. Chang
2nd lab rotation: Shokat
3rd lab rotation: Doudna
Thesis Advisor: Francis
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| Karen Dehnert |
Bryan Dickinson |
Galo Garcia |
1st lab rotation: Ellman
2nd lab rotation: Bertozzi
3rd lab rotation: Chang
Thesis Advisor:Bertozzi |
1st lab rotation: Marletta
2nd lab rotation: Chang
3rd lab rotation: Heald
Thesis Advisor: Chang |
1st lab rotation: Doudna
2nd lab rotation: Nogales
3rd lab rotation: Bustamante
Thesis Advisor: Nogales |
| Katie Hart |
Alber Lang |
Sarah Rodriguez |
1st lab rotation: Marletta
2nd lab rotation: Marqusee
3rd lab rotation: Krantz
Thesis Advisor: Marqusee |
1st lab rotation: Marqusee
2nd lab rotation: Klinman
3rd lab rotation: Krantz
Thesis Advisor: Klinman |
1st lab rotation: Bertozzi
2nd lab rotation: Keasling
3rd lab rotation: Clark
Thesis Advisor: Bertozzi |
| Richard Rymer |
Kimberly Sogi |
Michael Winter |
1st lab rotation: Brem
2nd lab rotation: Keasling
3rd lab rotation: Berger
Thesis Advisor: Berger |
1st lab rotation: Bertozzi
2nd lab rotation: Sarpong
3rd lab rotation: Chang
Thesis Advisor: Bertozzi |
1st lab rotation: Cate
2nd lab rotation: Marletta
3rd lab rotation: Marqusee
Thesis Advisor: Marletta |
Entering Class of 2005-2006 |
| Katherine Rawls |
Sarah Bell |
Stavroula Hatzios |
1st lab rotation: Ellman
2nd lab rotation: Bertozzi
3rd lab rotation: Chang
Thesis
Advisor: Ellman
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1st lab rotation: Chang
2nd lab rotation: Marletta
3rd lab rotation: Isacoff
Thesis
Advisor: Isacoff
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1st lab rotation: Marletta
2nd lab rotation: Bertozzi
3rd lab rotation: Alber
Thesis
Advisor: Bertozzi
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| Sean Cater |
Katie Berry |
Rachel Bernstein |
1st lab rotation: Collins
2nd lab rotation: Bustamante
3rd lab rotation: Cozzarelli/Bertozzi
Thesis Advisor: Francis
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1st lab rotation: Doudna
2nd lab rotation: Francis
3rd lab rotation: Berger
Thesis Advisor: Doudna |
1st lab rotation: Klinman
2nd lab rotation: Marqusee
3rd lab rotation: Marletta/Kuriyan
Thesis Advisor: Marqusee |
| Padma Gunda |
Hector Huang |
Dylan Domaille |
1st lab rotation: Marletta
2nd lab rotation: Shokat
3rd lab rotation: Bertozzi
Thesis Advisor: Doudna
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1st lab rotation: Nogales
2nd lab rotation: Berger
3rd lab rotation: Groves
Thesis Advisor: Groves |
1st lab rotation: Trauner
2nd lab rotation: Chang
3rd lab rotation:Francis
Thesis Advisor: Chang |
Entering Class of 2004-2005 |
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| Aaron Albers |
Katelyn Connell |
Aaron Esser-Kahn |
e-mail: aalbers@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Bertozzi
2nd lab rotation: Chang
3rd lab rotation: Cate
Thesis Advisor: Chang |
e-mail: kconnell@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Marletta
2nd lab rotation: Marqusee
3rd lab rotation: Wemmer
Thesis
Advisor: Marqusee |
e-mail: apekay@its.caltech.edu
1st lab rotation: Doudna
2nd lab rotation: Francis
3rd lab rotation: Keasling
Thesis
Advisor: Francis |
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| Nathaniel Ferhoff |
Sarah Hubbard |
Evan Miller |
| e-mail: etanfer@gmail.com
1st lab rotation: Marletta
2nd lab rotation: Klinman
3rd lab rotation: Marqusee
Thesis Advisor: Marletta |
e-mail: shubbard@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Healy
2nd lab rotation: Bertozzi
3rd lab rotation: Francis
Thesis Advisor: Bertozzi |
e-mail: evanmiller@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Francis
2nd lab rotation: Marletta
3rd lab rotation: Chang
Thesis Advisor: Chang |
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| Rebekah Miller |
Melissa Mott |
Sam Shen |
| e-mail: rmiller@alum.swarthmore.edu
1st lab rotation: Clark
2nd lab rotation: Yang
3rd lab rotation: Francis
Thesis Advisor: Francis |
e-mail: melissalynnm@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Collins
2nd lab rotation: Berger
3rd lab rotation: Nogales
Thesis Advisor: Berger |
e-mail: ilaplu@yahoo.com
1st lab rotation: Groves
2nd lab rotation: Marqusee
3rd lab rotation:Schekman
Thesis Advisor: Klinman |
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Erlca Wilson
e-mail: ewilson@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Bertozzi
2nd lab rotation: Trauner
3rd lab rotation: Berger
Thesis Advisor: Dirk Trauner |
Entering Class of 2003-2004 |
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| Meadow Anderson |
Ken Dong |
Jeff Hanson |
| e-mail: lmanders@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Marletta
2nd lab rotation: Marqusee
3rd lab rotation: H. Yang
Thesis Advisor: H. Yang
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e-mail: k77dong@yahoo.com
1st lab rotation: Klinman
2nd lab rotation: Berger
3rd lab rotation: Cate
Thesis Advisor: Berger
Research topic: Crystal structures of a Topoisomerase 2-DNA complex |
e-mail: jeffhansin@hotmail.com
1st lab rotation: Cate
2nd lab rotation: Wemmer
3rd lab rotation: H. Yang
Thesis Advisor: H. Yang
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Patrick Holder
e-mail: holder@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Francis
2nd lab rotation: Leary
3rd lab rotation: Bertozzi
Thesis Advisor: Francis
Research topic: Modification of self-assembling proteins for new conducting biomimetic light-harvesting complexes |
| Jessica Harvey |
“The Chemical Biology program was the main reason I came to Berkeley (ok that and the weather). While I found my early research experience fruitful, I only experienced one field within chemistry. On the other hand, this program allowed me to explore and evaluate the variety of personal attitudes, hot topics, and personalities I would not have grasped by walking into a social events and scientific collaborations. I can't praise enough how the program's directors foster a community of exploration and interdisciplinary pursuits. Not to mention they're super cool. Thanks ChemBio!” |
| e-mail: jharvey@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Trauner
2nd lab rotation: Marletta
3rd lab rotation: Kramer
Thesis Advisor: Trauner |
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Isaac Miller
e-mail:
ismiller@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Marletta
2nd lab rotation: Francis
3rd lab rotation: Kuriyan
Thesis Advisor: Bertozzi
Research topic: Exploring metabolic oligosaccharide engineering in cancer cells as a tool to overcome immune self-tolerance for tumor immunotherapy |
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| “Choosing a lab required me to consider how to best match my personality and scientific interests with that of a lab. Each lab is distinct not only in its research area but in the personalities and approaches of the lab members and professor. Sampling several labs through rotations made me sure that the lab I picked was my best choice. Had I not been in the chemical biology program, my choice would have just been my best guess.” |
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Dante Romanini |
| e-mail: dante@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Thorner
2nd lab rotation: Francis
3rd lab rotation: Keasling
Thesis Advisor: Francis
Research topic: Development of novel reactivity on proteins and self-assembling protein structures through selective bioconjugation |
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| Jason Rush |
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Sandra Villa |
| e-mail: jsrush@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Trauner
2nd lab rotation: Keasling
3rd lab rotation: Bertozzi
Thesis Advisor: Bertozzi |
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e-mail: chigidem@yahoo.com
1st lab rotation: Leary
2nd lab rotation: Mathies
3rd lab rotation: H. Yang
Thesis Advisor: Leary/Keasling
Research topic: Develop methods for profiling metabolites in Shewanella Oneidensis |
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Matt Volgraf
e-mail: volgraf@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Francis
2nd lab rotation: Trauner
3rd lab rotation: Marletta
Thesis Advisor: Trauner |
"The Chemical Biology Program was the perfect choice for me. As an incoming graduate student I knew there were research areas that interested me but that I never had any exposure to in the lab. With the opportunity to do rotations I was encouraged to try new things and learn skills that I could take with me after the rotations. At the end of my rotations I felt I had gained a better understanding of what I wanted to do with my graduate work and I could finally make an educated decision on what was right for me." |
Entering Class of 2002-2003 |
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Matt Banghart
e-mail: matt_b@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Trauner
2nd lab rotation: Kramer
3rd lab rotation: Wemmer
Thesis Advisor: Trauner
Research topic: "New Tools for Chemical Neurobiology: Light-Gated Ion Channels for Photocontrol of Neural Activity" (In collaboration with Professor Richard Kramer - MCB) |
| Nicholas Agard |
"The CBGP rotations allowed me to foster and develop inter-departmental collaborations that will serve as the foundation of my thesis research. In addition, I received training in a number of diverse techniques that I would never have been exposed to in a traditional program." |
| e-mail: Nicholas_Agard@yahoo.com
1st lab rotation: Bertozzi
2nd lab rotation: Francis
3rd lab rotation: Marletta
Thesis Advisor: Bertozzi
Research topic: The Development of Novel Tools for the Elucidation of O-Linked Glycosylation |
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Ravi Chandrasekaran
e-mail: ravic@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Francis
2nd lab rotation: Doudna
3rd lab rotation: Bertozzi
Thesis Advisor: Francis/Bertozzi
Research topic: Cell Surface Oligonucleotide Glycoconjugates for the Assembly of Addressible Cellular Arrays |
| Jimmy Blair |
"I'm so glad that I had the opportunity to participate in CBGP! The program was one of the principal reasons why I chose Berkeley, specifically, because of the opportunity to pick from such a diverse set of labs, coursework designed just for us, and the promise of a small, tight-knit group of graduate students all interested in research at the interface of chemistry and biology. It's all true! Being able to rotate through labs was particularly beneficial because it gave me exposure to various research and lab types, as well as allowed me to gain a valuable skill set that will aid me as I pursue full-time research in a lab. I can't say enough great things about the program, except thanks for such an amazing opportunity!" |
| e-mail: blairj@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Marqusee
2nd lab rotation: Francis
3rd lab rotation: Shokat
Thesis Advisor: Shokat
Research topic: "The Development of Irreversible Inhibitors for Analog-sensitive Kinases" |
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| Josh Gilmore |
Lisa Green |
Scott Laughlin |
| e-mail: jgilmore@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Keasling
2nd lab rotation: Bertozzi
3rd lab rotation: Francis
Thesis Advisor: Francis
Research topic: “Synthesis of small molecule amphiphiles for the coordination of cell surface proteins to supported lipid bilayers” |
e-mail: greenl@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Tinoco
2nd lab rotation: Marletta
3rd lab rotation: Marqusee
Thesis Advisor: Tinoco
Research topic: Single molecule studies of RNA |
e-mail: slaughli@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Ellman
2nd lab rotation: Bertozzi
3rd lab rotation: Francis
Thesis Advisor: Bertozzi
Research topic: “Using small molecule induced reconstitution of glycosyltransferases to reversibly control the polysaccharide architecture at the cell surface” |
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Carl Mieczkowski
e-mail: carlmax@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Leary
2nd lab rotation: Francis
3rd lab rotation: Alber
Thesis Advisor: Alber
Research topic: Various approaches in determining the substrates of eukaryotic-like kinases in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, as well as understanding the structural and biochemical basis behind their substrate specificities. |
“Given the intense graduate education and experience Berkeley offers in terms of courses, teaching, and research, becoming a part of the Chemical Biology Program and actually experiencing the environment of several laboratories in my first year was absolutely vital for me in making a legitimate decision as to which laboratory would be my home and what kind of research I wished to embark upon during my graduate career.” |
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Douglas Mitchell
e-mail: douglasm@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Bertozzi
2nd lab rotation: Marletta
3rd lab rotation: Cate
Thesis Advisor: Marletta
Research topic: Development of biochemical tools to study S-nitrosation: a redox-sensitive, post-translational modification |
“I think the chemical biology program the Department of Chemistry has initiated here is a really great idea for several reasons. First of all, students in the program do rotations with three labs, 10 weeks a piece, for their first year. Some people do not like this idea because they believe it sets back their PhD work - I have other thoughts on this. We get to sample a lab before making a 5 or 6 year commitment to them. We learn how that particular lab functions: how it is run, what the advisor and other students are like, etc. Also, since we are working on three different projects our first year, we learn about three other areas of science. More than likely, everyone will pick up new techniques our fellow chemistry-only researchers did not have the opportunity to learn about. This gives us a unique perspective. Another reason the chemical biology program is an especially good program is the fact that we are beginning to bridge the gap between chemists and biologists. With a working knowledge in both disciplines, we will have the tools in place to tackle all kinds of very interesting problems the world faces.” |
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Andrew Presley
e-mail: presley@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Francis
2nd lab rotation: Thorner
3rd lab rotation: Marletta
Thesis Advisor: Francis
Research topic: Study of Indium-Mediated Covalent Modification of Structural Proteins |
“I think the rotations have been a great opportunity to get hands-on experience in areas that I had previously only learned about in class, from books, etc.” |
Entering Class of 2001-2002 |
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Henry Chang
e-mail: chang88@hotmail.com
1st lab rotation: Mathies
2nd lab rotation: Bertozzi
3rd lab rotation: Marletta
Thesis Advisor: Marletta
Research topic: The transport properties of a histidine-rich protein in the heme detoxification pathway of Plasmodium falciparum |
| “I am very glad to be apart of the Chemical Biology Program in the Dept. of Chemistry here at Berkeley. This program has given me the opportunity to be apart of the forefront in research at the interface between chemistry and biology. This program brings together many professors with different backgrounds to form an alliance to explore the life sciences as they pertain to human health and disease. Because of this program, I was given the opportunity to rotate in three different labs before joining one as opposed to having only six weeks to decide as a regular chemistry graduate student. That is why I decided to explore three completely different areas in chemistry: physical, synthetic, and biological. Through this experience, I was able to gain a better perspective on what type of chemistry research I wanted to do in graduate school and beyond. As a result of the program, I am now working on protein biochemistry research studying the most virulent form of human malaria, Plasmodium falciparum.” |
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| Neel Joshi |
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Christina Shenvi |
| e-mail: njoshi@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Francis
2nd lab rotation: Bertozzi
3rd lab rotation: Marletta
Thesis Advisor: Francis
Research topic: Site Selective Modification of Tyrosine Residues on Protein Surfaces
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e-mail: clshenvi@berkeley.edu
1st lab rotation: Ellman
2nd lab rotation: Handel
3rd lab rotation: Cate
Thesis Advisor: Cate
Research topic: Structural studies of the eukaryotic ribosome with the CrPV internal ribosomal entry sequence (IRES) |
