LABORATORY MEMBERS:

                

 

Laboratory Director,

Interests in Signaling and Trafficking, Neurodegeneration, Translational Research, Learning and Memory

Dr. Marie W. Wooten

 

 

 

 

  Post Doctoral Fellow

Luis Alberto Calderilla Barbosa

 

 

 

 

  Postdoctoral Fellow

 

Yifeng Du

 

 

 

 

  Ph.D. Student

Jin Yan

 

 

 

 

  Ph.D. Student

  

Ting Zhao

 

 

 

 

  Laboratory Assistant

 

Denise Landers

 

 

 

 

  Laboratory Assistant

Yan Hong

 

 

 

 

Laboratory Manager,

Research Associate

 

 

Lamar Seibenhener

 
MENTOR FOR POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES:
 
  • Elaine Coleman, D.V.M., Ph.D.
  • Jari E. Heikkila, Ph.D.
  • Michel L. Vandenplas, Ph.D.
  • Zhaobao Yin, M.D., PhD
  • Geetha Thangiah, PhD (Fellow, American Heart Association)
  • Tara Robinson, PhD
  • Yuping Wei, PhD
  • John Wang, PhD
  • Ramesh Babu, PhD
  • Michelle Lewis, Ph.D.

 
GRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISED AS MAJOR PROF:
 
  • Kimberly R. White, M.S. Zoology (1991)
  • M. Lamar Seibenhener, M.S. Cell Physiology (1992)
  • Elizabeth Dalmas Lloyd, M.S. Zoology (1992)
  • Christopher Brown, M.S. Zoology (1992) 
  • Yunjo Soh, Ph.D. Chemistry (1993)
  • Tracy L. Bridges, M.S. Cell Physiology (1994) 
  • Dora Brenner, Ph.D. Cell Physiology / DVM (1994)  (DOE Fellowship)
  • Laura H. Matthews, M.S. Cell Physiology (1995)
  • Guisheng Zhou, Ph.D. Zoology (1997)
  • Yong Ming Wang, M.S. Zoology (1998)
  • Sheree Finley, M.S. Chemistry (2000)
  • Wendy O. White, M.S. Biology Sciences (2001)
  • Shannon Compton, M.Z.S. Biological Sciences, non thesis (2001)
  • Meredith Arant, M.Z.S. Biological Sciences, non thesis (2001)
  • Vidya Mamidipudi, Ph.D. Biological Sciences (2002)
  • Chunru Lin, Ph.D. Biological Sciences (transferred  to Georgia State University 2003)
  • Kate Hu, Ph.D. Cell and Molecular Biology (Started 2003)

 
MENTOR FOR HOWARD HUGHES FELLOWS:
 
  • Starla Hunter, 1992-1994 (B.S. Zoology, Auburn University )
  • Elissa Mulrooney, 1995-1997 Transferred to Liberal Arts, BA Philosophy. 
  • Ivy Samuels, 1997-1999 (B.S., Molecular Biology)
  • Jennifer Roehm,1997- 1999 (B.S., Chemistry)

 
MENTOR FOR AU UNDERGRAD RESEARCH FELLOWS:
 
  • Ivy Samuels, 1999 - 2001 (B.S., Molecular Biology)
  • Juan Carmona, 2001 - 2002 (B.S., Molecular Biology)

 
TRUELOVE FUND FOR EXCELLENCE:
 
  • Anna Cunningham (1997-1998)
  • Matt Blaylock (1997-1998)
  • Ivy Samuels (1998- 1999)
  • Jennifer Roehm (1999)
  • Pallavi Reddy (2001)
MENTOR FOR HONORS THESIS:
 
  • Ivy Samuels (2001) �Functional Study of ZIP, a Zeta PKC Binding Protein� 
  • Juan Carmona (2003) �Regulation of ZIP1 and ZIP2" Howard Hughes Fellow
  • Michael Payne (in progress) "Regulation of p62 Aggregation"
  • Daniel Boyett (in progress)
MENTOR FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT:
  • Shiva Sankar, Effects of Aging on Nerve Growth Factor Expression.
MENTOR FOR AU UNDERGRAD RESEARCH EXPERIENCES:
 
Students who have formally participated in directed research problems in my laboratory 1987-present:

 

NAME

TOPIC

MAJOR

TIME SPENT

1

Angie Wooten

Western blotting

Lab Tech

1YR

2

Julie Reach

DNA Techniques

Zoology

2QT

3

Lisa Pouncey

Protein electrophoresis

Zoology

1QT

4

Trudy Swanda

Acetylcholine esterase expression

 

2QT

5

Joe Roberson

Tissue culture techniques

Zoology

3QT

6

Beth Beason*

Expression of RNA

Zoology

1YR

7

Roy Pinkard

Protein electrophoresis

Zoology

1QT

8

Cedric Barnes*

Acetylcholine esterase expression

 

1QT

9

Mike McManus*

Protein electrophoresis

Zoology

1QT

10

Ryan Morris*

General biochemistry

Zoology

1YR

11

Susie Strickland

Immunocytochemistry

MOB

1YR

12

Bill Bobo*

General molecular biology

MOB

1YR

13

Neil Lamb*

Pyramidal cell culture

MOB

1QT

14

Tracey Bridges*

Neuronal development

MOB

1YR

15

Tim Lindblom*

Gene expression

MOB

1YR

16

Starla Hunter*

Developmental expression

MOB

2YR

17

Grant Eudy

Cell Growth

BMS

1YR

18

Phillip Lackey

Column Chromatography

BMS

1YR

19

Emily Pauley

Advanced laboratory techniques

BMS

1YR

20

Jenny Stevens

Literature Review: Huntington 

PSY

2QT

21

Elissa Mulrooney

Advanced CMB techniques

BA

1YR

22

Ivy Samuels*

Advanced CMB techniques

MOB

2YR

23

Matt Blaylock*

Recombinant protein expression

MOB

1.5YR

24

Anna Cunningham*

Advanced CMB techniques

MOB

1YR

25

Jennifer Roehm*

PKC binding proteins

CH

1YR

26

Wendy White*

Advanced CMB techniques

MOB

1YR

27

Stacy Hall

Literature Review: SIDS

BMS

2QT

28

Dan Musch*

Advanced CMB techniques

CH

2QT

29

Gordon Meares*

Localization to the nucleus MOB

MOB

3SM

30

Anne Tatum

Huntington a Lit Review

BMS

1QT

31

Pallavi Reddy

p62 inclusion bodies

MOB

1YR

32

Jessica Paulk*

p62/NF-kB

ADS

1YR

33

Juan Carmona*

ZIP 1/2

MOB

2YR

34

Michael Paine

Aggregation

Biochemistry

starting

35

Catherine West

siRNA

MOB

1YR
36 Daniel Boyett Mutational Analysis MOB starting
* indicates student went on to a Ph.D. Program

 

Dr. Marie W. Wooten    Scharnagel Professor of Biology

Cell & Molecular Biology, Signal Transduction, Neurobiology

OFFICE: Funchess 344, LAB: Funchess 329, EMAIL: mwwooten@acesag.auburn.edu