Robert E. Andrews, Jr
GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POST-DOCS
As Major Professor
Kathlene C. Ferris*, A comparison of plasmid profile analysis, serotyping, phage
typing and antibiotic sensitivity of Salmonella dublin. Co-major
professor with C. O. Thoen M. S. Degree, Immunobiology, 1986. Current address: National Veterinary
Services Laboratory, Ames, Iowa.
* Co-major professor with C. O. Thoen, Department of Veterinary
Microbiology, ISU
Margaret M. Bibilos, Protease activation of the entomocidal parasporal crystal
toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis. M.S.
Degree in Microbiology, 1986.
Present position: Self-employed
J. Michael Hurley, RNA polymerase promotor recognition
in Bacillus thuringiensis. Ph.D.
in Microbiology, 1989. Present position: Research Scientist, Five Prime ® Three Prime, Boulder, CO.
Joseph G. Naglich, Transposon mutagenesis in Bacillus thuringiensis. Ph.D in Microbiology
1987. Present Postion: Research
Scientist, Squibb Pharmacuticals.
Diana L. Whipple, Isolation and restriction
endonuclease analysis of chromosomal DNA from Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. M.S. degree in
Microbiology, 1987. Present
position: National Animal Disease Center, USDA, Ames, Iowa.
Tracy J. Goist,
Expression of Mycobacterium
promoters in E. coli. M. S. in Microbiology, 1989. Present position: Microbiologist, Merck, Philadelphia
Keith T. Schreiber, Tn916 mediated mutagenesis of Bacillus thuringiensis. M. S. in Microbiology,
1989. Present position Research
Scientist, Midwest Research Laboratories, Kansas, City, MO.
Sasha A. Showsh,
Functional Comparison of Tn916
and Tn925. Ph. D. in Microbiology, 1995. Present Position: Assistant Professor, University of
Wisconsin, Eau Claire.
John P. Bannantine, Cloning and Characterization of
Promoters from Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. Ph. D.
in Microbiology 1996. Present Position:
Research Scientist, USDA National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa
Bradly J Haack. Tn916 Mediated Genetic Exchange in Soil. Ph. D. in Microbiology,
1996. Present Position: Research Scientist, U. S. Department of Defense, Dugway
Proving Grounds, Utah.
Suganda Loe. Ph. D. 1998 Identification of genes in Tn916 that are Essential for Conjugation. Ph. D. in Microbiology, 1998 Present
Position: Self employed.
Jay M. King.
Detection of Tn916 in
soil. M. S. in Microbiology, 2003.
Present
Graduate Students
Ginger Shipp. Topic under consideration
Direction of Post-Doctoral/Visiting Scientist
Research
Dr. Yeheskel Halpern. Sabbatical fellow, Stauffer Chemical Co, 1982. Cloning and expression of the crystal
toxin gene of Bacillus thuringiensis. Present
position: Professor and Chair,
Department of Molecular Biology, The Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical
School, Jerusalem, Israel.
Dr. Farouk Ali.
Post-doctoral peace fellow, Iowa State University, 1986-1987. Expression of the Alpha-Amylase gene
from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens in alternative hosts. Present position: Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture, El-Minia
University, El-Minia, Egypt.
Dr. Jenny K. Pierce. Research Associate, Iowa State University, 1987 to
1988. Vaccine Development in Mycobacterium
paratuberculosis. Co-advisor with Dr. C. O. Thoen,
Department of Veterniary Microbiology, ISU. Deceased. Position
at time of death: Assistant
Professor, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville MO.
Dr.
Ferruccio Gadani. EniChem
Visiting Scientist, 1987 to 1989. Molecular basis for resistance of Soybean
Cultivars to Soybean Mosaic Virus.
Present Position: Director
of Biotechnology. RJ. Reynolds,
Europe.
Dr. John Bamrick. Visiting Scientist, Iowa State University, 1987.
Introduction of Tn916 into
selected Bacillus thuringiensis isolates.
Present Position: Professor,
Department of Biology, Loris College, Dubuque, Iowa.
Dr. J. Barry Jewell. 1999-2001. Post-doctoral research associate. Genetic exhange among soil
microflora.