STUDENTS Affiliated with Dr. Curtis' Lab

Current students are listed below; Past Students from Lab - This web link is under construction and will contain direct links to the Penn State Library system for details of thesis references; Industrial internships, and where they work. Contact information is maintained in a private database by Dr. Curtis. Student Awards for research presentations.
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e-mail:cornell REU-Su04: Transient Expression of Proteins in Tobacco Cultures
e-mail:RMA5000 Fa05: Fun with Algae
e-mail:JJC309 WISER > Lab Assistant: Co-transformation and genetic characterization of transgenic plant tissues for protien expression hosts
e-mail:JIC110 Ph.D. Thesis: Protein production in transgenic plants
e-mail:gatehouse Ph.D. Thesis: Application of surface aerators to enhance oxygen transfer in biological reactors
e-mail:EMG920 Bioreactor operation for clonal tree production
e-mail:Alex.Israel@colostate.edu REU Su06: Bioreactor Design ...
e-mail:ROSE-Hulman PhD Candidate: Transient Gene Expression In Plant Cell Culture
e-mail:DRL168 Development and characterization of Agrobacterium auxotrophs by transposon mutagenesis
e-mail:CXL320 Production of nanoparticle catalysts using anaerobic bacteria
e-mail:JDM322 Honors Thesis: Application of metabolic control analysis to resource allocation in germinating seeds
e-mail:dwolson@iastate.edu REU Su06 - Transient gene expression
e-mail:KMO157 Thesis: Bioreactor control in Cell Culture
e-mail:PPP111 Biomass Fermentation
e-mail:BDP140 Biomass Fermentation
e-mail:BDP140 startup w/ Rhodobacter
e-mail:AMS477 Honors Thesis: Protein expression in transgenic tobacco for animal vaccination (graduated Sp'2004)
e-mail:KES292 Work study extraordinare - wanabe
e-mail:Jnstover0721@yahoo.com REU Su06 - Cell line Development / Clandestine Collections
e-mail:BRS179 Root Culture Symbiosis
e-mail:SUS158 To be determined, tissue culture / transgenics
e-mail:RRS187 Ph.D. Thesis: Bioreactor Design & Operation for Clonal Tree Propagation
e-mail:Rutgers REU-Su04: Use of transient expression for functional gene testing.
e-mail:BTS160 Honors Thesis: Purificaiton of MAbs from transgenic plant tissue using functionalized membranes
e-mail:KAS527 Marine Algae Culture
e-mail:KLT172 Great work-study ... helps with all aspects of lab management / organization
e-mail:Rockford Anaerobic bacterial growth for nanoparticle catalysts
e-mail:djt5071 Rhodobacter basics ....
e-mail:KansasSt REU-SU05: Replicase enhanced expression in transgenic N.benthamiana plants
e-mail:ALT183 Honors Thesis: Transgenic plants for protein production
e-mail:BCW137 Honors Thesis: Statistical analysis of blood cells disrupted in turbulent flow
e-mail:BJW202 Establishing Transgenic Tissue Cultures


Collaborators

top Simon Gilroy - (PSU Biology) - Image Ananalysis Aficionado
Nina Fedoroff (PSU, Biology) - Master Molecular Biologist
Joe Chappell - (U. Kentucky, Agronomy) - Sesquiterpene Specialist
Art Humphrey - Biochemical Engineer Extraordianaire
Hector Flores - (PSU, Plant Pathology / Biology) - Radical Root Biologist
Channa Reddy
Jack Schultz - (PSU, Entomology "Bug Guy") - Defense Chemical Connoisseur
Gurmeet Singh - (IIT, Dehli, Department of Biochemical Engineering, "Elicit Thoughts") - Elicitation of secondary metabolism
Robert Berghage - (PSU, Horticulture) - Wetlands Wizard / Greenhouse Guru
Usha Mukandan Ramniranjan College, Mumbai, INDIA (visiting scientist 5/97-1/98) Scale-up of pigment production in root cultures. S.V. Ramakrishna - INDIA
Jonah Gavrelli - ISREAL
Floryn Bacani La Salle University, PHILIPPINES (visiting scientist 8/97-12/98) Development of low capital investment bioreactor systems.
... and all the other smart people who take their time to share what they know with my students and I