People Type: Alumni

Marengo, PhD, Matthew

Biography Alumni News Matthew recently received a patent – Marengo, M.S., and Garcia-Blanco, M.A., inventors; Duke University, assignee. (2016). Synthetic regulation of gene expression. US patent 9,284,575. Matthew Marengo previously worked at GrassRoots Biotechnology: GrassRoots’ mission is to employ cutting-edge expertise in agricultural biotechnology to create better biofuel, food and industrial crops. GrassRoots is an agricultural biotechnology …

Martowicz, PhD, Melissa

Biography Employment: Lytic Solutions specializes in E.coli-produced single chain antibody (scFv) production and has provided research, support, and scFv products for pharmaceutical companies and DARPA agencies. Lytic’s in-house fed-batch fermentation capabilites can produce multiple gram quantities of properly folded and fully functional scFvs. We also offer custom protein expression and purification. Specialities: Mammalian cell culture, …

Maurer, MD, PhD, Lisa M.

Biography Alumni News In May 2013, Lisa graduated from Medical School. She was a Resident in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California-San Francisco, School of Medicine. Publications Moussavi-Harami SF, Annis DS, Ma W, Berry SM, Coughlin EE, Strotman LN,Maurer LM, Westphall MS, Coon JJ, Mosher DF, and Beebe DJ (2013). Characterization of …

McCool, MD, PhD, Kevin W.

Biography Publications McCool KW and Miyamoto S (2012). DNA damage-dependent NF-kB activation: NEMO turns nuclear signaling inside out. Immunol Rev. 246311-26. PMCID: PMC3311051 McCool K and Miyamoto S (2009). A PAR-SUMOnious mechanism of NEMO activation. Mol Cell. 36349-50. PMID:19917242 McCool KW, Xu X, Singer DB, Murdoch FE, and Fritsch MK (2007). The role of histone …

Mehl, MS, Christopher

Meline, MS, Benjamin

Mellman, JD, PhD, David

Biography Publications Mellman DL and Anderson RA (2009). A novel gene expression pathway regulated by nuclear phosphoinositides. Adv Enzyme Regul. 49:11-28. Review PMCID: PMC3302184 Gonzales ML,Mellman DL, and Anderson RA (2008). CKIalpha is associated with and phosphorylates star-PAP and is also required for expression of select star-PAP target messenger RNAs.J Biol Chem. 283:12665-73. PMCID: PMC …

Méndez, PhD, Natasha

Mesquitta, PhD, Walatta

Biography Research Interest Exploring small molecule regulation of the expansion, and lineage specific differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC) derived hematopoietic progenitor cells

Meyer, PhD, Kassondra

Biography Publications Gunsalus KT, Wagoner MP, Meyer K, Potter WB, Schoenike B, Kim S, Alexander CM, Friedl A, and Roopra A., 2012, “Induction of the RNA Regulator LIN28A is Required for the Growth and Pathogenesis of RESTless Breast Tumors,” Cancer Res., 72:3207-3216. PMCID: PMC3539431