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University of Iowa
Department
of Biological Sciences
300, 301, 303, 307, 310 Old Biology
Building
Roy
J. Carver Center for Comparative Genomics
Iowa City, IA 52242-1324
USA
Office: 319-335-1082
Lab: 319-335-1083
Fax: 319-335-1069
john-logsdon at uiowa.edu
old address:
Emory University
Department of Biology
Atlanta, GA 30322
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People in the Logsdon lab:
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John
Logsdon, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator.
Trying to keep his and everybody else's
act together.
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Andrew
Schurko, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist.
Cloning meiotic genes from putative asexuals.
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Arthur
Pightling, B.S.
Ph.D. Candidate.
Evolutionary analyses and cloning of the
protist meiotic machinery, including RecA, MutL, Snf2 and Rad52
genes.
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Taylor
Raborn, B.Sc. (Hons.)
Ph.D. Candidate.
Systematic analysis of transcription start
sites and 5' untranslated regions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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Amanda
Owings, B.S.
Volunteer part-time research assistant.
Analysis of ancient gene duplications in
a protein-coding gene.
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Cindy
Brochu, M.A., M.A.T.
Research Assistant II.
Lab management, sequencing, and isolation
of protist actin, alpha- & beta-tubulin, RPB1, RPB2 and SSU
genes for inference of the tree of eukaryotic life.
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Elizabeth
Savelkoul, B.A.
PhD Student.
Evolution of lichen meiotic genes.
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Danielle
Mazur, B.S.
PhD Student.
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics.
Evolution of animal cohesin genes.
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Emily
Petruccelli, B.S.
Research Assistant I.
Isolation and sequencing of rotifer meiotic
genes.
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Ramon
Galindo, B.S.
Volunteer Research Assistant.
Yeast 5' UTR analyses, with T. Raborn and
R.E. Malone.
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Sara
Hanson, B.S.
PhD Student.
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biosciences.
Isolating animal meiotic genes with A.
Schurko.
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Olaf
Mueller, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar.
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Undergraduate Students (2008):
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Abram
Doval,
University of Iowa Honors student.
Part-time undergraduate research and technical
assistant.
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Alex
Marlow
University of Iowa junior and part-time
research assistant.
Lab maintenance: preparing sterile media,
solutions and lab supplies, dishwashing, waste management and
supporting lab personnel.
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Becca Hernan |
Former Lab Members:
Postdoctoral researchers:
- Marilee Ramesh, Ph.D. Isolation and comparative analysis of Giardia
meiotic genes and Spo11 homologs from diverse protists.
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- Eli Stahl, Ph.D.
Evolutionary genetics of rare plant species in association with
the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
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- John
Besemer, Ph.D. Bioinformatic
analysis of prokaryotic genomes to establish rates and patterns
of lateral gene transfer.
Xiaoxu
Han, Ph.D.
Mathematical modelling of phyloinformatic issues.
Robert Moore,
Ph.D. Analysis of meiotic genes and the tree of life.
Zheng Wang, Ph.D.
Evolutionary relationships of protist RPB2
genes and fungal meiotic genes.
Shehre-Banoo Malik, Ph.D. Early evolution of core meiotic genes by
duplication. Evolutionary analyses of protist RPB1 genes.
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Doctoral students:
- Linda Demma, Ph.D. 2003, PBEE, Emory University, co-supervised
by Silvija
Staprans and Mark Feinberg. Evolution of SIV populations
in natural and non-natural hosts.
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- Andrew Stewart,
Ph.D. 2003, PBEE, Emory University, co-supervised by Steve Kelley.
Experimental viral evolution to understand the relationship between
virulence and mode of tranmission.
Shehre-Banoo Malik,
Ph.D. 2007, Biology, University of Iowa. Established inventory
of 34 conserved meiotic genes in eukaryotes. Cloning & evolutionary
analyses of gene duplication of protist RPB1, Spo11 & MutS
homologs. LGT analysis of IMPDH.
Vandy Vanderford,
Ph.D. 2007, PBEE, Emory University, co-supervised by Silvija
Staprans. Evolution of SIV populations in natural and non-natural
hosts.
John McQuiston,
Ph.D. 2008, PBEE, Emory University, co-supervised by Rob
Tauxe, CDC. Salmonella antigen evolution and lateral transfer of the
genes involved.
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Master's students:
- Jing Yuan, M.S.
2007. Isolated protist RPB1 for inference of the tree of eukaryotic
life.
Glenn
Morse,
M.S. 2007. Isolation of Apusozoan RPB1 genes and analyses of
yeast introns.
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Undergraduates:
- Joel Boggan, 2003, High Honors, Emory University. RNA polymerase
phylogeny of protists.
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- Betsy Chaitkin,
2004, High Honors, Emory University. SURE
student, 2003. Evolution of Salmonella, with J. McQuiston,
CDC.
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- Josh Doyle, 2004, High Honors, Emory University. Summer student,
2003. Molecular phylogeny of Salmonella, with J. McQuiston,
CDC.
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- Amanda
Lee,
2005, Honors. Organization of meiotic genes in yeast.
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- Fadi Towfic,
2006, Honors. Bioinformatic analysis of multimeric proteins.
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- Erika Takle,
2006, Honors. Cloning fly cohesins.
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- Nevin Sebastian,
2003-6. Protist RecA and RPB1.
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- Kate McKiernan,
2007. Excavate RPB1 isolation with B. Malik.
Rob Adams, 2007.
Yeast 5' UTR analyses, with T. Raborn.
Trina Wellendorf, 2007. Honors. Isolation of rotifer meiotic genes.
Jonathan Edwards,
2007. Morehouse College senior and A.G.E.P. (Alliance for Graduate
Education in the Professoriate) summer student. Functional analysis of 5' UTR introns in S.
cerevisiae with T. Raborn.
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Rotating graduate students:
- KariAn
Lee, Biological Sciences, Cloning
rotifer Mnd1, MutS and RecA.
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- Bill Lanier,
Genetics, Bioinformatics of eukaryotic RecA homologs.
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- Cristina Liggett,
Biological Sciences, Cloning and bioinformatics of fly &
yeast meiotic genes.
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- Sarah McMordie,
BioSciences, Organization of meiotic genes in yeast.
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- Rebecca Hart-Schmidt,
Biological Sciences. Cloning rotifer
RecA and Snf2.
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- Nidhi Sahni,
Biological Sciences. Cloning protist
RecA homologs.
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- Alissa Hulstrand,
Genetics. Bioinformatic analysis
and cloning of protist Spo11 homologs.
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- Ramesh Ratnappan,
Biological Sciences. Cloning rotifer
MutS genes.
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- Derek
Peters, Biological Sciences. PCR of rotifer meiotic genes.
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- Nagnath Jadhav, Biological
Sciences. Database of meiotic genes.
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Emory Rotating graduate
students:
- Carla Boulianne, PBEE, PCR of DMC1 genes.
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- Diane Genereux, PBEE, PhD 2005. Horizontal gene transfer and modeling
gene duplication.
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- Jerry Palmer, GMB, Bioinformatics of meiotic proteins and software
development.
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- Tonya Mixson,
PBEE, PhD 2006. PCR of DMC1 genes.
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- Andy Bennett, GMB, Bioinformatic analyses of oligomeric proteins.
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- Justin Cotney, GMB, Organization of meiotic genes in yeast.
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- Andrea McCollum,
PBEE, Cloning rotifer Spo11 & RecA.
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- Chad Wilson, PROMISE program, PCR of protist RNA polymerase
genes.
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Research Assistants:
- Mike Polignano (Work-study)
- Shehzad Ali (Work-study)
- Donald Pham (Work Study)
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- Shana Kerr.
Sequencing and independant and
collaborative research projects. Also a 2002 SURE
student.
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- Courtney Smith. (Work-study)
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- Lauren Stefaniak.
Cloning, sequencing and BLAST of protist meiotic genes.
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- Cristina Liggett.
Meiotic gene bioinformatics.
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- Elizabeth Johnson.
PCR of three genes from three protists
for the tree of life project.
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- Sonja Smith.
Genetic analysis of yeast meiotic proteins, jointly with
Dr. Bob Malone's lab.
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- Jonathan Thompson.
Isolation of protist RPB2 homologs.
Nicole Adams.
Sequencing and independant and collaborative research projects.
Aaron Fishburn. Lab
maintenance and DNA sequencing.
Trina Wellendorf,
Assistant to A. Schurko.
Thao
Kieu. (Work-study)
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Visiting Scientist:
Sujatha Seenu. Bioinformatic analysis of intron evolution.
Secondary Student Training Program:
Justine Olszewski, 2005. Cloning and analysis of MutS genes with
B. Malik.
Lily Zeng, 2006. Hsp90 amplification with N. Adams.
Lavanya Singh,
2007. Actin, alpha- and beta-tubulin
and SSU amplification with C. Brochu.
Volunteers:
Daria Kieffer, West
High School junior. Degenerate PCR of Dictyostelium spp.
RecA homologs, with A. Pightling.
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Copyright © 2008 John M. Logsdon Jr.
Last modified 18th June 2008.
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