Brian Washburn [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., University of Georgia. Sponsor: S. Kushner
Period in Laboratory: 1992-2002
Research Topic: Mechanism of action of the UME6 developmental regulatory switch
Present Position: Senior Scientist, Immunetics, Boston, MA

Michael Primig [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., University of Vienna. Sponsor: Kim Nasmyth/Gustav Ammerer
Period in Laboratory : 1997-1999
Research Topic: Regulation of meiotic transcription
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Biozentrum & Institute of Bioinformatics, Basel, Switzerland

Roy Williams [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., University of Birmingham (UK). Sponsor: S. Busby
Period in Laboratory: 1997-1998
Research Topic: Whole-genome analysis of meiotic gene expression
Present Position: Research Scientist, Diversa, San Diego, CA

Jim Fackenthal [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., Indiana University. Sponsor: B. Raff
Period in Laboratory: 1994-1999
Research Topic: Role of the Spo13 protein in meiosis
Present Position: Research Associate (Assistant Professor), Medicine, University of Chicago, IL

Saul Honigberg [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., Yale University. Sponsor: C. Radding
Period in Laboratory: 1988 to 1993
Research Topic: The role of the SPO14 gene in commitment to meiosis
Present Position: Assistant Professor, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO

Richard Surosky [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., Cornell University. Sponsor: B. K. Tye
Period in Laboratory: 1987-93
Research Topic: Genetic control of early meiotic gene mRNA turnover
Present Position: Senior Research Scientist, Avigen, Alameda, CA

Brian Schutte [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., University of Wisconsin. Sponsor: M. Cox
Period in Laboratory: 1988 to 1991
Research Topic: Characterization of the SPO11 protein
Present Position: Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Robert McCarroll
Degree: Ph.D., University of Washington. Sponsor: W. Fangman
Period in Laboratory: 1988 to 1991
Research Topic: SPO13 and cell cycle control
Present Position: Research Scientist, Cereon Genomics, Cambridge, MA

Kristin Verschueren [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., University of Brussels, Belgium.
Period in Laboratory: 1987-1990
Research Topic: Analysis of rDNA chromatin in sir2 mutants
Present Position: Research Scientist, Celgen, University of Leuven, Belgium

Randy Strich [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Sponsor: J. Scott
Period in Laboratory: 1986-1991
Research Topic: Identification of negative regulators of meiosis
Present Position: Associate Professor, UMDNJ-SOM, Stratford, NJ

Michael Slater [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., University of Wisconsin. Sponsor: B. Craig
Period in Laboratory: 1986-1990
Research Topic: Genes regulating initiation of meiosis
Present Position: Senior Scientist, Promega Corporation, Madison, WI

Susan Frackman [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., University of Iowa. Sponsor: M. Feiss
Period in Laboratory: 1984-1986
Research Topic: Regulation of SPO12 and SPO16.
Present Position: Project Leader, Promega Corporation, Madison, WI

Hwa-Tang Wang [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., Indiana University. Sponsor: A. Roman
Period in Laboratory: 1983-1985
Research Topic: Cloning and molecular analysis of the SPO13 gene
Present Position: Principal Scientist, Biomerieux, Boston, MA

Beth DiDomenico [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., University of Chicago. Sponsor: S. Lindquist
Period in Laboratory: 1981-1985
Research Topic: Cloning and molecular analysis of the SPO11 gene
Present Position: Senior Research Scientist, Shearing Corporation, Bloomfield, NJ

Sue Klapholz [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., University of Chicago. Sponsor: R. Esposito
Period in Laboratory: 1980-1981
Research Topic: Analysis of spo11, spo12, spo13; spo11 mapping procedure; haploid meiosis
Present Position: Busy Mom, CA

Craig Giroux [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sponsor: M. Fox
Period in Laboratory: 1979-1982
Research Topic: Cloning of SPO11 and genetic analysis of modifiers of spo11-1.
Present Position: Associate Professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.

Roberta Farrell [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Sponsor: I.Gunsalus
Period in Laboratory: 1979-1980
Research Topic: Cloning of the SPO13 gene
Present Position: Professor, University of Waikato, New Zealand

Robert Malone [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., University of Oregon. Sponsor: F. Stahl
Period in Laboratory: 1977-1980
Research Topic: Genetic control of mitotic and meiotic recombination
Present Position: Professor, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Monique Bolotin-Fukuhara [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., University of Paris-South. Sponsor: J. Mounolou
Period in Laboratory: 1973-1974
Research Topic: Mitotic anti-mutator behavior of the spo7 meiotic mutant 
Present Position: CNRS Research Scientist, University of Paris-South, France

Gunnard Jacobson [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D., Oregon State University. Sponsor: L. Parks
Period in Laboratory: 1971 -1975
Research Topic: DNA breakage during meiotic recombination
Present Position: Quality Control Supervisor, Lesaffre Yeast Corporation, Milwaukee, WI
 

Catherine Atcheson [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D. 1991, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
Thesis: Molecular Analysis of SPO11: A Meiosis-Specific Rec Gene
Present Position: Housewife, volunteer, intending to pursue genetic counseling, CA

Lela Buckingham [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D. 1992, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
Thesis: Definition of the regulatory and promoter regions of the SPO13 gene
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Rush Presbyterian Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Dale Fast [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D. 1978, Department of Biology
Thesis: Premeiotic DNA synthesis and recombination in the yeast Saccharomyces
Present Position: Associate Professor, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL

Christian Fritze [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D. 1994, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
Thesis: PFX: A gene controlling position effect gene expression
Present Position: Senior Manager, Technology Transfer, Covance, Richmond, CA

Shoshanna Gottlieb [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D. 1989, Committee on Genetics
Thesis: Genetic control of recombination between repeated genes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Present Position: Middle School Teacher, Swarthmore, PA

Sue Klapholz [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D. 1980, Committee on Genetics
Thesis: Genetic control of chromosome segregation during meiosis in yeast
Present Position: Busy Mom, CA

Diane Plotkin [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D. 1978, Department of Biology
Thesis: Commitment to meiotic recombination: A temporal analysis
Present Position: Senior Research Scientist, Merck, NJ

Rodney Rothstein [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D. 1977, Committee on Genetics
Thesis: Effect of ochre suppression on meiosis
Present Position: Professor, Columbia University, New York, NY

Camille Steber [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D. 1996, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
Thesis: The role of the UME6 gene in early meiotic gene expression
Present Position: Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

Joseph Wagstaff [ email ]
Degree: Ph.D. 1983, Committee on Genetics
Thesis: Studies on the genetic control of recombination in yeast
Present Position: Associate Professor, University of Virginia, VA