Paul Dunman, Ph.D.
Ph. 402 559-7745
Fx. 402 559-4077
E. pdunman@unmc.edu
Paul received his B.S. in Biology from Delaware Valley College and his Ph.D. from the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. His thesis research focused on studying mechanisms of inducible mutagenesis within Dr. Zafri Humayun's laboratory. He obtained post-doctoral training in Dr. Steven Projan's laboratory in the Infectious Disease Department of Wyeth Research. He obtained additional training as a Research Scientist and as a Senior Research Scientist in the antibacterial drug discovery and bacterial vaccines groups at Wyeth before moving to the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Anna Jacobs, Graduate Student
Ph. 402 559-7746
E. acjacobs@unmc.edu
Anna received her B.S. degree in Genetics from Iowa State University. She is currently a fourth year graduate student. Anna is characterizing
Acinetobacter baumannii virulence factors.
Eric Miller, Graduate Student
Ph. 402 559-7746
E. ewmiller@unmc.edu
Eric received his B.S. degree in Biology from Wayne State College. He is currently a third year graduate student. He also leads the laboratory's small stable RNA projects.
John Morrison, Graduate and Medical Student
Ph. 402 559-7746
E. jmorrison@unmc.eduJohn received his B.S.E. in biomedical engineering from the University of Iowa and is beginning the third year of his MD/PhD training. The research arm of his work focuses on studying bacterial mRNA turnover and its relation to bacterial pathogenesis. John's clinical interests include pathology, infectious disease, cardiology, and hematology/oncology.
Tess Eidem, Graduate Student
Ph. 402 559-7746
E. tmeidem@unmc.edu
Tess received her B.S. in Biology from University of Nebraska-Omaha. Tess joined the lab in July and is a third year graduate student.
Patrick Olson, Undergraduate Student
Ph. 402 559-7746
E. c_eagles16@yahoo.com
Patrick is a recent graduate of University of Nebraska-Lincoln and will be attending medical school in the fall. He is interested in defining the enzymes that modulate
S. aureus RNA metabolism. He enjoys fishing.
Christelle Roux, Post Doctoral Fellow
Ph. 402 559-7746
E. croux@unmc.edu
Jessica Berry, Research Technician
Ph. 402 559-7746
E. jlberry@unmc.edu
Jessica received her B.S. in Biological Engineering from Louisiana State University. She is currently isolating and purifying proteins of interest.
PAST LAB MEMBERS:
Lisa Kuechenmeister
Lisa received her B.A. from Dordt College and laboratory training from
Sioux BioChemical Inc., before joining our group. Lisa was the Senior Research Technician in the lab, leading all
collaborative and internal Affymetrix experiments. Currently Lisa is in her first year of the Physician Assistant program at UNMC.
Kelsi L. Anderson, Ph.D.
Kelsi received her B.S. in Biology from North Park University. Kelsi's thesis work focused on defining mechanisms that modulate the stability of
S. aureus virulence factor transcripts. Currently Kelsi is obtaining post-doctoral training with Dr. Mary O'Riordan at the University of Michigan.
Tami Lewis
Tami is currently in the nursing program at Nebraska Methodist College. Tami has played a crucial role in prioritizing members of our compound library and designing target based assays for antimicrobial chemotherapeutic development.
