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Graduate Certificate in Protein Biotechnology

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Program URL: http://nihbiotech.wsu.edu/%20

Faculty working with Students: 48

Students: 41

Students receiving assistantships or scholarships: 243.9%

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Fall
Spring

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Pullman: Yes

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Degree Description:

The NIH Protein Biotechnology Training Program at Washington State University offers interdisciplinary training to enhance the graduate experience and produce versatile scientists and engineers to address the future needs of biotechnology in academic, industrial, or government service.

The program provides state-of-the-art training in basic science relevant to biotechnology and an education in the applied aspects of biotechnology, with particular emphasis on protein science.

Trainees in the Program are admitted for graduate studies through one of the participating academic units, then nominated for a traineeship:

Trainee positions are supported by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, and contributions by Washington State University.

Admission Requirements:

There is no application process for this certificate. all Ph.D. students are in the NIH Training Program in order to qualify for the certificate. There are no tests required. Students take the required courses, perform an industrial extenship, and participate in the program during their Ph.D. career.

Faculty Members:

Abu-Lail, Nehal, Ph.D.

nehal@wsu.edu

Research Interests

Nanoscale Cellular Interactions and Mechanics

Berkman, Clifford, Ph.D.

cberkman@wsu.edu

URL: https://chem.wsu.edu/faculty/cliff-berkman/

Research Interests

Design, synthesis, and evaluation of inhibitors of proteases and peptidases related to cancer; design of novel enzymes inhibitors for the use in targeting tumor cells with diagnostic and therapeutic agents.

Beyenal, Haluk, Ph.D.

beyenal@wsu.edu

Research Interests

Biofilm and Fuel Cells

Black, Margaret, Emeritus Professor

blackm@wsu.edu

Research Interests

Molecular evolution, pathway engineering and extensive in vitro and in vivo analyses to improve and evaluate suicide genes for gene therapy of cancer.

Brayton, Kelly A, Ph.D.

kbrayton@wsu.edu

URL: https://vmp.vetmed.wsu.edu/people/faculty/profile/kelly-a-brayton

Research Interests

Functional genomics of vector-borne pathogens.

Browse, John A, Ph.D.

jab@wsu.edu

URL: https://mps.wsu.edu/dr-john-browse/

Research Interests

Lipid and membrane biochemistry, pathways and regulation of lipid synthesis and membrane formation in higher plants, chilling and freezing tolerance in plants.

Brozik, James, Ph.D.

brozik@wsu.edu

URL: https://chem.wsu.edu/faculty/james-a-brozik/

Research Interests

Biophysics, Material Science, Biosensors, Instrument Design and Fabrication.

Call, Douglas Ruben, Ph.D.

drcall@wsu.edu

URL: http://globalhealth.wsu.edu/Our-Team/faculty/profile/douglas-call

Research Interests

Mechanisms that lead to the emergence, amplification, persistence and dissemination of antibiotic resistance in food animal production systems.

Carabeo, Rey, Ph.D.

rey.carabeo@wsu.edu

Research Interests

Chlamydia trachomatis-epithelium interaction using 3D cell culture systems, Molecular biology of iron-dependent repression of transcription in Chlamydia – No longer accepting new student.

Celli, Jean, Ph.D.

jean.celli@wsu.edu

URL: http://waddl.vetmed.wsu.edu/people/faculty-test/profile/jean-celli

Research Interests

Molecular mechanisms of Brucella abortus modulation of host cell functions.

Croteau, Rodney, Regents Professor

Research Interests

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1997, expertise is plant sciences, specifically isolated genes involved in the biosynthesis of Taxol, important in treating cancer.

Dhingra, Amit, Ph.D.

adhingra@wsu.edu

URL: http://horticulture.wsu.edu/people/dhingra/

Research Interests

Horticultural genomics, plastid transformation, organelle genomics, photobiology and photosynthesis.

Dong, Wenji, Ph.D.

dongwenji@wsu.edu

URL: https://voiland.wsu.edu/Faculty/WDong.html

Research Interests

Cardiac Muscle Biology and Mechanics, Protein Chemistry and Engineering, Fluorescence Techniques, Computer Modeling, Nanoscale Biosensor Design and Engineering

Ficklin, Stephen, Ph.D.

stephen.ficklin@wsu.edu

URL: https://mps.wsu.edu/stephen-ficklin/

Research Interests

System genetics

Gang, David R, Ph.D.

gangd@wsu.edu

URL: http://ibc.wsu.edu/research-faculty-2/gang-lab/

Research Interests

Our research seeks to elucidate the biosynthetic pathways that produce novel and important plant specialized metabolites in aromatic plants, to uncover the mechanisms responsible for the evolution of these pathways in the plant kingdom and to understand the function of a given natural product in the biology and physiology of a given plant species.

Goodman, Alan, Ph.D.

alan.goodman@wsu.edu

URL: http://www.smb.wsu.edu/faculty-trainees-and-staff/faculty/alan-g-goodman

Research Interests

Animal models of microbial infection, Computational models for functional genomics and signaling pathways

Haseltine, Cynthia A, Ph.D.

chaseltine@wsu.edu

URL: http://www.smb.wsu.edu/faculty-trainees-and-staff/faculty/profile/cynthia-haseltine

Research Interests

Mechanisms of homologous recombination and cellular responses to DNA damage in hyperthermophilic archaeal microbes.

Kahn, Michael L, Ph.D.

kahn@wsu.edu

URL: https://mps.wsu.edu/dr-michael-l-kahn/

Research Interests

Biochemistry, genetics and physiology of metabolism in the nitrogen-fixing symbiosis between rhizobia and legume plants.

Kang, Chulhee, Ph.D.

chkang@wsu.edu

URL: https://chem.wsu.edu/faculty/chulhee-kang/

Research Interests

SR Calcium Regulation in Cardiac Muscle
Biochemical approaches for cancer-associated proteins and UV-damaged DNA to develop anticancer drugs. Enzyme and Plant engineering for effective generation for biofuel.

Kim, Kwanhee, Ph.D.

khkim@wsu.edu

Research Interests

Vitamin A signaling circuitry in reproductive organs, Reproductive toxicology by plasticizer phthalates.

Kirchhoff, Helmut, Ph.D.

kirchhh@wsu.edu

URL: https://mps.wsu.edu/dr-helmut-kirchhoff/

Research Interests

Photosynthesis, Molecular Architecture and Dynamics of Photosynthetic Membranes

Knodler, Leigh, Ph.D.

leigh.knodler@wsu.edu

URL: http://waddl.vetmed.wsu.edu/people/faculty-test/profile/leigh-knodler

Research Interests

Salmonella-intestinal epithelial cell interactions.

Kostyukova, Alla S, Ph.D.

alla.kostyukova@wsu.edu

URL: https://voiland.wsu.edu/Faculty/AllaKostyukova.html

Research Interests

Regulation of actin dynamics by actin-binding proteins, protein structure and protein-protein interactions, circular dichroism.

Kunz, Hans Henning, Ph.D.

henning.kunz@wsu.edu

URL: https://mps.wsu.edu/dr-hans-henning-kunz/

Research Interests

Investigate chloroplast ion transport and homeostasis, discover and characterize new chloroplast ion transporters, design of organelle specific gene family targeting amiRNA library

Lange, Bernd M, Ph.D.

lange-m@wsu.edu

URL: https://mps.wsu.edu/dr-mark-lange/

Research Interests

Characterizing the interface between primary and secondary metabolic pathways, with particular emphasis on the biosynthesis of terpenoids.

Lewis, Norman G, Ph.D.

lewisn@wsu.edu

URL: https://mps.wsu.edu/dr-norman-g-lewis/

Research Interests

Bichemistry of natural and medicinal products in plants, biochemistry of plant cell-wall synthesis and unique plant constituents, effects of gravity on metabolic pathways in plants.

Magnuson, Nancy S, Emeritus Professor

magnuson@wsu.edu

Research Interests

One of the first to identify how th ePIM-1 gene contributes to cancer development.

Main, Doreen, Ph.D.

dorrie@wsu.edu

URL: http://horticulture.wsu.edu/people/main/

Research Interests

Bioinformatics, plant comparative genomics, development of a comparative mapping database for rosaceaous crops, synteny conservation of resistance genes in Rosaceae, global analysis of functional units in plant chromosomes, development of plant bioinformatics analysis tools.

Mancini, Rock, Ph.D.

rmancini@wsu.edu

URL: https://chem.wsu.edu/faculty/mancini-rock/

Research Interests

Molecular control of synthetic targets to effect macroscopic changes in biological and physical systems. Organic chemistry; polymer chemistry; chemical biology.

Neff, Michael, Ph.D.

mmneff@wsu.edu

URL: https://mps.wsu.edu/dr-michael-neff-chair/

Research Interests

Molecular, genetic and biochemical approaches to uncover and describe the interactions between various signaling pathways that modulate plant development.

Nicola, Anthony, Ph.D.

anthony.nicola@wsu.edu

URL: http://vmp.vetmed.wsu.edu/people/faculty/nicola

Research Interests

Cell biology of virus-host interactions, herpesviruses, viral entry, membrane fusion, envelope glycoproteins, viral pathogenesis

O'Connor, Roberta

rob.oconnor@wsu.edu

URL: https://vmp.vetmed.wsu.edu/people/faculty/profile/roberta-o-connor

Research Interests

Marine natural product drug discovery for parasitic diseases

Omsland, Anders, Ph.D.

anders.omsland@wsu.edu

URL: http://globalhealth.wsu.edu/Our-Team/faculty/anders-omsland

Research Interests

Biology of bacterial obligate intracellular parasites, virulence, metabolic capabilities, and regulation of bacterial morphological transitions

Palmer, Guy Hughes, DVM, Ph.D.

gpalmer@wsu.edu

Peters, John

jw.peters@wsu.edu

Reeves, Raymond, Emeritus Professor

Roberts, Steven, Ph.D.

steven.roberts2@wsu.edu

URL: http://www.smb.wsu.edu/faculty-trainees-and-staff/faculty/steven-roberts

Research Interests

Genome dynamics: mechanisms of mutation and chromosome alteration that contribute to human disease. Mutagenesis of ssDNA in cancer.

Sanguinet, Karen, Ph.D.

karen.sanguinet@wsu.edu

URL: https://mps.wsu.edu/dr-karen-sanguinet/

Research Interests

Research focus on factors that modulate growth and development. Study of root architecture of the Pooideae subfamily of temperate grasses using developmental, genetic and genomics approaches.

Shah, Devendra Hansraj, BVSc, PhD

dshah@wsu.edu

URL: http://vmp.vetmed.wsu.edu/people/faculty/profile/devendra-h-shah

Research Interests

Food and water-borne bacterial diseases; avian infectious diseases.

Shelden, Eric A, Ph.D.

eshelden@wsu.edu

URL: http://www.smb.wsu.edu/faculty-trainees-and-staff/faculty/profile/eric-shelden

Research Interests

Cytoskeletal regulation and dynamics during injury, migration and differentiation of mammalian cells.

Smerdon, Michael J, Ph.D.

smerdon@wsu.edu

URL: http://www.smb.wsu.edu/faculty-trainees-and-staff/faculty/profile/dr.-michael-smerdon

Research Interests

Our broad objective is to understand the molecular details of an important defense mechanism (DNA repair) against phenotypic changes in cells, and its modulation by different chromatin domains.

Smertenko, Andrei, Ph.D.

andrei.smertenko@wsu.edu

URL: https://mps.wsu.edu/dr-andrei-smertenko/

Research Interests

Our work combines a variety of complex investigative procedures including biochemical techniques, molecular biology, genetics, live cell imaging, and cell biology. The findings of our projects will be harnessed for the development of new technologies aiming at improving traits of crops and industrially important plant species.