Students

David M. Thal

Graduate Student
Research Advisor: John Tesmer
B.S., Biochemistry
Cohort: 2005-2006
E-mail: davidmt@umich.edu

Awards

American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship- Midwest Affiliate, 2009-2010 (2 years)

Publications

1. Shankaranarayanan A., Thal D.M., Tesmer V.M., Roman D.L., Neubig R.R., Kozasa T and Tesmer J.J., "Assembly of high order G alpha q-effector complexes with RGS
proteins", J. Biol. Chem., 2008. [Full Text]

2. Gu, S., He, J., Ho, W.T., Ramineni, S., Thal, D.M., Natesh, R., Tesmer, J.J.G., Hepler, J.R. and Heximer, S.P., "Unique hydrophobic extension of the RGS2 amphipathic helix domain imparts increased plasma membrane binding and function relative to other RGS R4/B subfamily members", J. Biol. Chem., 2007. [Full Text]

3. Hanes, J.W., Thal, D.M. and Johnson, K.A., "Incorporation and Replication of 8-Oxo-deoxyguanosine by the Human
Mitochondrial DNA Polymerase", J. Biol. Chem., 2006, 281, 36241. [Full Text]

Presentations

1. Thal, D.M., "Regulation of Galpha q by GRK2 and RGS
Proteins", 2007, ChemBio 800 Seminar.