Mike Cox's Lab
Current Lab News:
Vessela Petrova passed her prelim exam in April 2007. Congratulations Vessela!
Mike Cox and Dave Nelson completed the Principles of Biochemistry, Fifth Edition, as well as Mike and George Phillips completing the Handbook of Proteins: Structure, Function and Methods. Two books in one year, along with chairing the New Building committee, teaching, speaking, and all the other things a PI does. How does he find the time to do it all?
Awards:
Audrey Klingele received a 2007-2008 Vilas Travel Award to use to attend the Keystone Symposium on DNA Replication and Recombination in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in February 2008. She’ll attend the meeting with Mike Cox, Jong-Il Kim and Marielle Gruenig.
Comings:
Graduate students Asher Page and Khanh Ngo joined the lab after fall rotations.
Cédric Norais joined the lab as a postdoc in November 2007. He was previously a graduate student in the lab of Dr. Hannu Myllykallio at the University Paris-Sud. He received his PhD in July 2007. He is joined in Madison by his wife, Virginie and his son, Alban.
Welcome to the Cox Lab Cédric, Khanh and Asher.
Goings:
Dmitry Baytin left the Cox Lab to return to St. Petersburg, Russia and the lab of Vladislav Lanzov in July 2007.
Julia Cox defended her thesis February 2007 and is working as a patent scientist at Michael Best & Friedrich, LLC. Congratulations Julia – we miss you.
Dennis Harris defended his thesis in May 2007 and is currently a postdoc in the Miro Radman Lab, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM). On the evening of the day that Dennis defended his thesis, he and Yeajin Song were married - a day full of excitement and instant memories. Congratulations to both Dennis and Yeajin! Dennis sent us an email in September 2007 soon after they arrived in Paris, saying that they have a full view of the Eiffel Tower right outside their apartment window and that they get a light show every night before they go to sleep. Nice!
Past Lab News:
Kevin Rice is now an Assistant Professor at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. His website is: www.colby.edu/chemistry/Rice/Welcome.html.
Sarita Jain is now at PDL BioPharma, Inc in Fremont, California. She said she’s on the Corporate and Business Development team.
Brian Webb now works for Thermo in Roscoe, Illinois. He leads a group of scientists developing antibody arrays and siRNA products.
Former Cox Lab undergrad news:
Mike Modica wrote a note in early 2007 saying he finished up medical school and was in the process of interviewing for medical residency. He said he’s interested in molecular imaging as a research focus during residency. Reece Goiffon joined the MD/PhD program at Washington University in St. Louis.
Babies and Weddings:
As mentioned above Dennis Harris and Yeajin Song were married in May 2007. They had another ceremony in Maryland on a beautiful day in August to include all family and friends. Immediately following the ceremony they were off to Paris.
Kevin Rice, Anna, and TJ gave us news that they are now a family of four. Jenna was born on March 21, 2007 and weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces. Welcome to the Cox Lab family Jenna. Kevin sent us a note in July saying that along with all his other news, he and Anna just purchased their first house too. What a year for the Rice family!
Julie Schultz (Bork) wrote that she and Todd are now the proud parents of Jessica Lena Schultz, born October 11, 2007 and weighed 6 pounds 7 ounces. Julie says Jessica has lovely red hair and that their lives will never be the same. Congratulations to Julie, Todd, and Jessica - all the best to you.