Chan, David C.

Committee Member — 73 thesises

• Rojansky, Rebecca Bloom — A Core Mitophagic Machinery Promotes Selective Degradation of Paternal Mitochondria in Mouse Embryos and MEF Cells (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nguyen, Thang Xuan — A Study of Protein Targeting Reveals Insights into Mitigating Protein Aggregation (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tan, Fayth Hui — Animal Regeneration and its Loss: the Mouse as a Model of Limited Regeneration (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Giannetti, Anthony Michael — Biochemical, Biophysical, and Cellular Investigations of the Interactions of Transferrin Receptor with Transferrin and the Hereditary Hemochromatosis Protein, HFE (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rice, Adrian Edward — Biophysical and Cell Biological Studies Characterizing the Vertebrate Iron Exporter Ferroportin (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Li, Qi Wen — Biophysical Characterization of an ABC L-methionine Transporter (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Stevens, Taylor Anthony — Characterization of a Novel Membrane Protein Insertase in the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Blythe, Emily Elizabeth — Characterization of Adaptor Binding and Substrate Processing by VCP/p97 (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Yun Elisabeth — Characterizing the Regulation of Mitochondrial Nucleoids (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Thompson, John Warren Lenzi — Chemical Tools for Studying O-GlcNAc Glycosylation at the Systems Level (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Shuai — Co-Translational Protein Targeting and Insertion by SecA (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yang, Zhi — Conformational Plasticity of HIV-1 Env and Implications for Vaccine Design (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lu, Carole Chih-Chen — Cranial Neural Crest Cell Migration in the Avian Embryo and the Roles of Eph-A4 and Ephrin-A5 (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Choi, Eun Jung — Development and Applications of Computational Protein Design (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Jue (Phyllis) — Direct Visualization of Cellular Protein Complexes in situ by Fluorescence-Guided Cryo-FIB-SEM and Cryo-ET (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kym, Eugene Yongshik (Gene) — Engineered Discoidin Domain from Factor VIII Binds αvβ3 Integrin with Antibody-like Affinity (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Keeffe, Jennifer Rae — Engineering Cyanovirin-N for Enhanced Viral Neutralization (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ghosh, Srimoyee — Establishing the C. elegans Uterine Seam Cell (utse) as a Novel Model for Studying Cell Behavior (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Basta, David Wagdi — Genetic Determinants of Growth Arrest Survival in the Bacterial Pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the Role of Proteases (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Abdel-Haq, Reem — Gut Microbiome Modulates Microglia Physiology in Homeostatic and Disease States (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Murrey, Heather Elizabeth — Identification and Characterization of the Plasticity-Relevant Fucose-α(1-2) Galactose Glycoproteome from Mouse Brain (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Ruohan — Identification of New OPA1 Cleavage Site Reveals that Short Isoforms Regulate Mitochondrial Fusion (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ding, Ke — Imaging Neuropeptide Release and Localization with Genetically Engineered Reporters (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shen, Yue — Interkingdom Communication of a Bacterial Mutualist and its Mammalian Host (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Andrew Chih-Kae — Investigating the Role of O-GlcNAc Glycosylation in Neurodegeneration (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gristick, Harry Benjamin — Investigating the Role of the GET3-GET4/GET5 Interaction During Tail-Anchor Protein Targeting (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Brown, Joshua Micah — Investigation of Receptors for the Modulation of Neuronal Growth by Chondroitin Sulfate (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Parker, Rell Lin — Lynx1 Modulation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liu, Raymond — Mechanisms of Drp1 Recruitment to Mitochondria (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Griffin, Erik Edmund — Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Fusion and Fission (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rosencrans, William Max — Mechanisms of Pharmacological and Cellular Regulators of Mitophagy (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rao, Meera — Mechanisms of Regulation and Fidelity in Tail-Anchored Membrane Protein Targeting (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mosadeghi, Ruzbeh — Mechanistic Dissection of the Cop9 Signalosome’s Deneddylation Activity on Cullin-RING Ligases (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Varuzhanyan, Grigor — Mitochondrial Dynamics and Mitophagy during Male Germline Development (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gold, Daniel A. — Molecular Characterization of the Dbf4/Drf1-Dependent Kinase (DDK) and the DNA Replication Checkpoint Mediator Claspin in Xenopus Egg Extracts (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Huang, Xiawei — Molecular Function and Regulation of Aub Arginine Methylation in the piRNA Pathway (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Olson, Clifford Anders — mRNA Display Selection Using a Combinatorial 10FnIII Protein Library for Detection and Modulation of Cellular Processes (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gomez, Tara Adele — Mutational Analysis of Ubiquitin Shuttle Receptor Docking Sites on the 26S Proteasome (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jafari, Matiar — Neural Correlates of Sensorimotor Control in Human Cortex: State Estimates and Reference Frames (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ng, Cai Tong — Optimizing Treslin-MTBP for Cryo-EM Analysis (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bowers, Clifford Russell — Parahydrogen and Synthesis Allow Dramatically Enhanced Nuclear Alignment (1991, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Akopian, David — Phospholipids and a Protein-Conducting Channel Regulate Cotranslational Protein Targeting (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jaru-Ampornpan, Peera — Post-Translational Membrane Protein Targeting by the Chloroplast Signal Recognition Particle (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Su, Christina Janet — Principles of Addressing Specificity in Promiscuous Ligand-Receptor Systems (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Koo, Jin Mo — Probing the Biological Interactions of a Therapeutic Small Peptide at the Tissue, Cellular, and Molecular Levels for Treating Retinal Diseases (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tang, Yi — Protein Engineering Using Unnatural Amino Acids: Incorporation of Leucine Analogs into Recombinant Protein in vivo (2002, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kolawa, Natalie J. — Proteomic Analysis of the Cdc48/Ubx Network Identifies a Role for Ubx2 in the Regulation of Lipid Biosynthesis (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Reichermeier, Kurt Michael — Quantitative Characterization of Composition and Regulation of Cullin-RING Ubiquitin Ligases (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Trisnadi, Nathanie Alna — Regulation of Gastrulation Through Dynamic Patterning in the Drosophila Embryo (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Loson, Oliver Calvin — Regulation of Mitochondrial Division by the Drp1 Receptors (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mah, Angie Siu Yee — Regulation of Protein Kinase Dbf2 in Mitotic Exit (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cope, Gregory Allan — Regulation of SCF Ubiquitin Ligases by Jab1/Csn5 and the Cop9 Signalosome (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chang, Chieh — Signal Transduction, Regulation, and Developmental Logic of EGFR Signaling in C. elegans (2001, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhu, Zikun — Spatiotemporal Regulation of Nascent Protein Targeting (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Leung, Thomas Hin-Chai — Specificity of Transcription Activation by NF-kB Subunits (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yang, Zheng — SpLacZ-MERCS-Coupled CRISPRi Screening Identifies Novel Mitochondria-ER Contact Sites Regulators (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yi, Lynn Donglin — Statistical Methods for Gene Differential Expression Analysis of RNA-Sequencing (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Borths, Elizabeth Loraine — Structural and Biochemical Characterization of the Vitamin B₁₂ ABC Transporter, BtuCD-F (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Idigo, Chinenye Abiodun — Structural and Biophysical Characterization of Variants of the Mechanosensitive Channel of Large Conductance (MsCL) (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ambroggio, Xavier Ignacio — Structural and Functional Studies of Jamm Domain Proteins and Their Role in the Ubiquitin System (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wu, Yunji — Structural Characterizations of the Dimeric Anti-HIV Antibody 2G12 and the HIV-2 Envelope Glycoprotein (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dam, Kim-Marie Anh — Structural Insights into the Conformational Plasticity and Antibody Recognition of HIV-1 Env (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kamajaya, Aron — Structural Study of Piezo Channel, a Unique Family of Eukaryotic Mechanosensitive Channel (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pinton Tomaleri, Giovani — Structure and Mechanism of the Human ER Membrane Protein Complex (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fan, Chengcheng — Structure, Function, and Application of Bacterial ABC Transporters (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Vu, Tran Minh Tri — Studies of the N-end Rule Pathway in Bacteria and Mammals (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shnek, Deborah Rebecca — Targeting of Proteins and Protein Analogs to Metal-Chelating Lipid Vesicles (1996, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mock, Jee Young — The Bag6 Complex: Biological Complexity through Modularity (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Poon, Yan Shuen — The Characterization and Structure of Mechanosensitive Channels of Small Conductance (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rome, Michael Evan — The Get3 ATPase Drives Unidirectional Targeting of Tail-Anchored Membrane Proteins (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Detmer, Scott A. — The Role of Mitofusin Proteins in Mitochondrial Fusion and Disease (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dobro, Megan J. — The Structural Biology of HIV Budding and Maturation (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pham, Anh Hoang — Tools for Assessing Mitochondrial Dynamics in Mouse Tissues and Neurodegenerative Models (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))