Graduate Students:
- Chi-Ying Lee (Ph.D., 1994): Vitellogenesis in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, (Decapoda: Crustacea): site and
regulation of vitellin synthesis.
- George C. Hayes (M.S., 1995): Stimulation of ecdysteroidogenesis by small prothoracicotropic hormone: role of
calcium.
- Heidi R. Umphrey (M.S., 1997): Molecular cloning of a cDNA encoding molt-inhibiting hormone of the Dungeness
crab, Cancer magister.
- Stelline Y. Pedoto (M.S., 1999): Regulation of ecdysteroidogenesis in insects and crustaceans: a comparison.
- Kara J. Lee (Ph.D., 2001): Neuroendocrine regulation of crustacean molting: studies of molt-inhibiting hormone of
the blue crab Callinectes sapidus.
- Deug Woo Han (Ph.D., 2005): Regulation of ecdysteroidogenesis in blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, Y-organs by molt-inhibiting hormone (MIH).
- Junying Zheng (Ph.D., 2006): Studies of a receptor and ligands involved in regulation of crustacean (Callinectes sapidus) growth and metabolism.
Postdoctoral Associates:
- Choel Young Choi (2003-2004): Molecular cloning of crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (CHH) from the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus.
- Teruaki Nakatsuji (2004-2006): Cell signaling pathways linked to ecdysteroidogenesis in crustacean Y-organs.
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