Past Postoctoral Fellows
Postdoctoral fellows at Cincinnati Children's train under respected faculty members. When they finish here, postdocs find positions as faculty members, industrial scientists, research administrators, and more.
Here is a small sampling of our recent postdocs, what they researched and what they are currently doing.
- Teresa Whitaker, 1995-1997
(PhD, University of Cincinnati)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Cloning of uroguanylin gene
Currently: Procter and Gamble Co, Cincinnati, OH - Tonyia Eaves Pyles, 1998-1999
(PhD, University of Cincinnati)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Models of infectious colitis
Currently: Assistant Professor, UT Galveston - Phil Sanford, 1997-2001
(PhD, University of Cincinnati)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Targeting of the uroguanylin gene
Currently: Director, Transgenic Core, University of Cincinnati - Thomas Bugge, 1993-1996
(PhD 1993, University of Copenhagen)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Plasminogen deficiency in transcgenic mice
Currently: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH - Mary Jo Danton, 1993-2000
(PhD 1998, University of Kentucky)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Platelet receptor-directed plasminogen activators
Currently: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH - Angela Drew, 1997-2001
(PhD 1996, University Melbourne)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Roles of hemostatic factors in vascular remodeling and neointima formation
Currently: Assistant Professor, Genome Research Institute, University of Cincinnati - Michael Hughes, 1998-2000
(PhD 1998, University of Cincinnati)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Characterization of the receptor tyrosine kinase, Ron
Currently: Technical sales, Cetus-Perkins Elmer - Yading (William) Sun, 1994-1997
(PhD 1992, University of Edmonton)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Biological properties of prothrombin
Currently: Senior Scientist, University of Cincinnati - Susan Waltz, 1994-1997
(PhD 1994, Wright State University)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Regulation of hepatocyte growth factor-like protein
Currently: Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Surgery, University of Cincinnati - Cynthia Wetzel, 1999-2002
(PhD 1999, Wright State University )
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Regulation and biological function of the Ron receptor tyrosine kinase
Currently: Research Scientist, University of Cincinnati - Sundara Thevananter, 1994-1997
(PhD, Bowling Green University)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Characterization of novel ankyrin isoforms
Currently: Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine - Hiro Jikihara, 1992-1995
(MD 1985, PhD 1985, Osaka University)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Regulation of prolactin and renin expression by human decidua
Currently: Assistant Professor, OB/GYN, Osaka University - Yuki Kanda, 1995-1998
(MD 1988, PhD 1988, Osaka University)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Signal transduction in the placenta decidua
Currently: Assistant Professor, OB/GYN, Osaka University - Anatasis Stephanou, 1992-1994
(PhD 1992, Charing Cross & Westminister Medical School, University of London)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: The role of cytokines thyroid hormone and retinoids on tropho-blast differentiation
Currently: Senior lecturer, University of London, England - Cara Geary, 1999-2003
(PhD 1994, MD 1997, University of North Carolina)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Purinceptors and Surfactant
Currently: Assistant Professor, University of Texas-Galveston - Orlando Bueno, 2000-2002
(PhD 1999, University of Lousiana-Shrevport)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Cardiac signaling
Currently: Research Instructor, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation - Leon De Windt, 1999-2001
(PhD 1999, University Maastricht Netherlands)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Cardiac apoptosis
Currently: Assistant Professor, University of Utrecht, Netherlands - Qiangrong Liang, 2000-2003
(PhD 2000, University of North Dakota)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Cardiac signaling
Currently: Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota - Hae Lim, 1998-2001
(PhD 2000, University of Cincinnati)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Cardiac hypertrophy and apoptosis
Currently: Scientist at Pharmacia/Pfizer - Michael Bates, 1996-2000
(MD 1992, PhD 1991, Duke University)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Role of Hlx in mouse gastrointestinal liver development
Currently: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati - Michael Kern, 1990-1995
(PhD 1990, University of Kentucky)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: K-2, a novel homeobox gene
Currently: Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy, Med. University. of SC - Jeffrey Schrick, 1994-1998
(PhD 1994, University of Tennessee)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Hox genes and heart development
Currently: Scientist, Lexicon Genetics - Dorothy Supp, Pre-Doc, 1986-1994/Postdoc, 1994-1997
(BS 1986, PhD 1994, Cornell University, University of Cincinnati)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Situs inversus gene
Currently: Research Instructor, Shriners Burns Institute, Cincinnati - Melissa Colbert, 1994-1996
(PhD 1989, Duke University)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Retenoid target elements in the myosin heavy chain
Currently: Res. Assistant Professor, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation - Jason Fewell, 1995-1998
(PhD 1995, Florida State University)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Mutation of the phos-phorylatable sites of myosin light chain 2V
Currently: Staff Scientist, Valentis - W. Keith Jones, 1991-1996
(PhD 1987, University of Kentucky)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Gene targeting of the -myosin heavy chain
Currently: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati - Hansjörg Rindt, 1990-1995
(PhD 1990, Max Planck Institute)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Transgenic promoter analyses
Currently: Senior Scientist, Myogen Corporation - Xuejun Wang, 1997-2001
(PhD 1998, University of South Dakota)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Dissecting desmin-related cardiomyopathy with mouse transgenesis
Currently: Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota - Qinglin Yang, 1997-2000
(PhD 1997, Washington State University)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Myosin binding protein C;s role in normal and disease models
Currently: Assistant Professor, Morehouse College - Thomas Brown, 1994-1996
(PhD 1993, University of Cincinnati)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Retinoid-induced apoptosis and limb development
Currently: Assistant Professor of Physiology & Biophysics, Wright State University, Dayton, OH - Sui Lin, 1999-Present
(PhD 1997, University of Cincinnati)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Isolation of differentially expressed genes from embryonic lung
Currently: Research Assoc., March of Dimes - Masaki Fujita, 1996-1999
(MD, PhD, Kyushu University School of Medicine)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: TNF-alpha and lung injury
Currently: Assistant Professor, Kyushu University School of Medicine - Brian Hyatt, 2000-Present
(PhD 1998, University of Minnesota)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Effects of FGFs and BMPs on lung development
Currently: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Bethel College - A Horowitz, 1990-1994
(PhD 1982, University of New York)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Structure and function of surfactant protein SP-C
Currently: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp, Clinical Pharmacology, East Hanover, NJ - Anne-Karina Perl, 1999-2002
(PhD 1998, Research Inst of Molecular Pathology)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Dissecting molecular mechanisms during lung development using the tetracycline inducible system
Currently: Research Assistant Professor, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation - Barry Stripp, 1989-1994
(PhD 1989, University of North Carolina)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Transcriptional control in respiratory epithelial cells
Currently: Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Environmental Medicine and Oncology, University of Rochester, New York - Jay Tichelaar, 1995-1999
(PhD 1994, Mayo Graduate School, Rochester, Minnesota)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Role of FGFVII in lung morpho-genesis/HFH4 expression in mouse lung
Currently: Research Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati - Paul Bushdid, 2001-2003
(PhD 2001, Vanderbilt University)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Regulation of cardiomyocyte maturation by NFAT activity in mice
Currently: Research Scientist, Glaxo Smith-Kline Philadelphia, PA - Eric Vincent, 1997-1999
(PhD 1997, University of Iowa)
Research at Cincinnati Children's: Regulatory pathways that control cardiac lineage determination and nkx-2.5 gene expression
Currently: Technical specialist, Promega Corporation
Contact Us
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