Robert Kuiack

(2018 – Present)

Role of GraS sensor kinase in S. aureus sensing
and responding to signals of innate immunity

Heba Alnaseri

(September 2012 – 2017)

Role of TetR family transcriptional regulator in response
of S. aureus to antimicrobial fatty acids.

Nicholas Nickerson

(September 2002 – November 2008)

Molecular analysis of a novel cysteine protease
inhibitor encoded by the serine protease operon
of Staphylococcus aureus.

Kelly Rice

(June 1996 – August 2001)

Regulation of colonization and invasive phenotypes by protease activity in Staphylococcus aureus.

Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Nebraska 

Masters Students

Katherine Ferguson

(September 2018 – 2020)

Regulation and function of RND family efflux pumps
in Staphylococcus aureus

Robert Kuiack

(September 2017 – 2018) Reclassification to PhD. Stream

Role of GraS sensor kinase in S. aureus sensing
and responding to signals of innate immunity

Jamie Halucha

(September 2015 – 2017)

Function of RND family efflux pumps in Staphylococcus aureus

James Schneider

(September 2013 – 2015)

(Co-supervised with David Heinrichs)

Regulation of a fatty acid efflux pump in Staphylococcus aureus

Piraveina Gnanasunthram

(September 2011 – 2013)

Differential response of S. epidermidis and S. aureus
to acidic pH and antimicrobial fatty acids

Vithooshan Vijayakumaran

(September 2011 – 2013)

(Co-supervised with David Heinrichs)

Role of lipase function in growth and virulence of CA-MRSA

William Ngai

(September 2009 – 2011)

Role of Staphopain cysteine protease in promoting toxin
dissemination in Staphylococcus aureus systemic infection

Yue Zhu

(September 2009 – December 2012)

Contribution of Staphylococcal serine protease operon
to tissue invasion

Benjamin Arsic

(September 2010 – September 2012)

(Co-supervised with David Heinrichs)
Response of CA-MRSA to antimicrobial fatty acids

Emily Xiong

(May – August 2019)

Katherine Ferguson

(May – August 2017); DUROP

Robert Kuiack

(May – August 2015); SURF

John Lee

(May – August 2012 & 2013)

Justin Um

(May – August 2012); NSERC USRA

Heba Alnaseri

(May – August 2010)

Julie Kaiser

(May – August 2009)

Project Course Students

Garrie Peng

(September 2019 – April 2020)
MMI4970E

Camryn Bonn

(September 2019 – April 2020)
MMI4970E

Henry Cheung

(September 2018 – April 2019)
MMI4970E

Sara Chenier

(September 2017 – April 2018)
BIO4999E

Katherine Ferguson

(September 2017 – April 2018)
MMI4970E

Alex Steinke

(September 2017 – April 2018)
MMI4970E

Robert Kuiack

(September 2016 – April 2017)
MMI4970E

Razvan Paraschiv

(September 2014 – April 2015)
MMI4970E

Utbah Kazi

(September 2014 – April 2015)
MMI4970E

Zachary Scinocca

(September 2013 – April 2014)
MMI4970E

Lee Anne Hiltz

(September 2012 – April 2013)
MMI4970E

Erik McRae

(September 2011 – April 2012)
MMI4480

Seung-Won Lee

(September 2010 – April 2011)
MMI4480

Ben Arsic

(September 2009 – April 2010)
MMI4480