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Previous Trainees

Stephen Adam
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1987-91
Research: Nuclear localization sequence receptor identification
Current position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University School of Medicine
Geza Ambrus-Aikelen
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2005-10
Research: Small molecule inhibitors of importin beta, Functional interactions of HIV Rev
Current position: Principal Scientist, Jecure Therapeutics
Angelique Aschrafi
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2004-05
Research: Rev-mediated export of HIV mRNA
Current position: Initiative Director, National Cancer Institute
Janna Bednenko
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1999-2005
Research: Structural basis for cargo recognition by importin b
Current position: Research Scientist, Tetragenetics 
Anja Bubeck
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2004-05
Research: Inner nuclear membrane proteins regulating myogenesis
Current position: Scientist, Gen-Probe
Iris Ben-Efraim
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1997-2002
Research: Karyopherin interactions during nuclear protein import
Brian Burke
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1983-85
Research: In vitro nuclear assembly with mammalian cell extracts
Current position: Principal Investigator, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore
Aurelia Cassany
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2004-07
Research: Import of adenovirus genome into the nucleus
Current position: Staff Scientist, University of Bordeaux
Brandon Chen
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2004-06
Research: Inner nuclear membrane proteins regulating myogenesis
Current position: Head of Research and Development, Snap Bio
Esther Choi
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2005-07
Research: Small molecule inhibitors of importin beta
Gino Cingolani
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1999-2003
Research: Structural basis for cargo recognition by importin b
Current position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University Medical College
Charmian Cher
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2005-07
Research: Import of adenovirus genome into the nucleus
Current position: Field Applications Scientist, Agilent Technologies
Hui-Yi Chu
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2013-17
Research: Interactions of HIV Rev in virus trafficking
Current Position: Scientist, Fate Therapeutics
Achim Dickmanns
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1996-98
Research: Crm1 functions in nuclear export in vitro
Current Position: Staff Scientist, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, University of Göttingen
Carol Featherstone
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1986-89
Research: Functions of O-linked glycoproteins of the nuclear pore complex
Current position: Freelance Science Editor and Writer
Kazuhiro Furukawa
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1993-95
Research: Characterization of Lamina Associated Polypeptide 2
Current position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Niigata University
Roland Foisner
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1991-92
Research: Nuclear lamina-associated transmembrane proteins and mitosis
Current position: Professor, Max Perutz Laboratories, Medical University of Vienna
Christian Fritze
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1994-97
Research: Characterization of Lamina Associated Polypeptide 2
Current position: Mergers and Acquisitions Consultant, Nonprofit Director, San Francisco
Phyllis Frosst
Graduate Student, 1996-2001
Research: Tpr and functions in nucleocytoplasmic trafficking
Current position: Head, Policy and Program Analysis at National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH
Charles Glass
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1991-94
Research: Chromatin interaction of nuclear lamins
Current position: President, Tega Therapeutics
James Glass
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1987-91
Research: Chromatin interaction of nuclear lamins 
Current Position: Principal Scientist, Seashell Nanotechology
Urs Greber
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1988-1991
Research: Functions of nuclear envelope transmembrane protein gp210
Current position: Professor, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich
Tianhua Hu
Graduate Student, 1994-97
Research: Characterization of proteins of the Nup62 complex
Current position: Director, Statistical Programing, Kindred Biosciences
Kimon Kanelakis
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2002-05
Research: Mechanisms of virus translocation through the nuclear pore
Current position: Toxicology Reviewer, Federal Drug Administration
Ralph Kehlenbach
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1996-2000
Research: Crm1 and RanBP1 functions in nuclear export in vitro
Current Position: Junior Group Leader, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Göttingen
Susan Lyman
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1996-2001
Research: Functional dissection of nucleocytoplasmic transport via importin b
Current Position: Senior Scientist, CytomX Therapeutics
Michael Huber
Postdoctoral Fellow (2006-2013)
Research: Functions of Lem2 and erlins
Current Position: Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
Rohit Mahajan
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1993-98
Research: Characterization  of Small Ubiquitin Related Modifier (SUMO)
Current Position: Associate Director, PaxVax
Frauke Melchior
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1992-98
Research: Characterization of the Ran GTPase and Small Ubiquitin Related Modifier in nuclear import
Current position: Senior Group Leader, Center for Molecular Biology, University of Heidelberg
Souad Naji
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2007-13
Research: Structural Biology Center for HIV/host interactions in trafficking and assembly
Current position: Senior Scientist, Singular Genomics
Tomoyuki Ohba
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2000-03
Research: Transport of integral proteins to the inner nuclear membrane
Current position: Assistant Chief, Saitama University
Bryce Paschal
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1992-96
Research: Molecular characterization of Nuclear Transport Factor 2
Current position: Professor, Dept. of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Virginia
Fabienne Pirollet
Visiting Scientist, 1992-94
Research: INSERM Researcher, Grenoble
Andrew Saphire
Graduate Student, 1994-98
Research: In vitro import of adenovirus genome into the nucleus
Current position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute
Eric Schirmer
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1997-2004
Research: Functional properties of nuclear lamins and inner nuclear membrane proteins
Current position: Group Leader, University of Edinburgh
Iris Schmitt
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1998-2000
Research: Nuclear export in vitro by NXF-1
Rachel Sterne-Marr
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1989-90
Research: In vitro nuclear import in permeabilized cells
Current position: Professor, Dept. of Biology, Siena College
Frank Suprynowicz
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1984-89
Research: In vitro nuclear disassembly with mammalian cell extracts
Current position: Staff Scientist, Dept. of Pathology, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Deborah Sweet
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1993-95
Research: GTPases in nuclear protein import
Current position: Vice-president of Editorial, Cell Press
Hideo Taniura
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1991-94
Research: Chromatin interaction of nuclear lamins
Current position: Professor, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ritsumeikan University
Olga Tapia
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2012-15
Research: Functions of inner nuclear membrane protein Lem2
Current position: Senior Fellow, University of Cantabria
Paul Vesely
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009-14
Research: Regulation of lipogenesis by erlins
Current position: Senior Fellow, Department of Pathology, Medical University of Graz
Joanne Westendorf
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1989-94
Research: Characterization of novel mitosis-specific phosphoproteins
Harald Wodrich
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2000-04
Research: Import of adenovirus genome into the nucleus
Current position: INSERM Assistant Professor, University of Bordeaux
Li Yang
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1995-98
Research: Fate of nuclear membrane proteins in mitosis
Current position: Principal Scientist, Amgen

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