Research Projects 2003
Mutagenesis of the Zebrafish HD gene
Rudel Saunders – Clafin University
Professor Rick Myers – Genetics
Identification of Rare Functional Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Endothelial Cell-Derived Lipase (EDL)
Ivelisse Cajigas – University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Professor Rick Myers – Genetics
Exploring the relationship between DeltaC and differentiation of neurons and oligodendrocytes
Christopher Fields - Washington University
Professor William Talbot – Developmental Biology
Genetic Control of Lateral Plate Reduction in the Threespine Stickleback
Guadalupe Villareal, Jr. – Yale University
Professor David Kingsley – Developmental Biology
The role of YAF9 in Gross Chromosomal Rearrangements
Jennifer Smith – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Professor Martin Brown – Radiation Oncology
The Saccharomyces cerevisae SLT2 MAP Kinase Pathway Mediates Survival to ER Stress Through Calcium Signaling
Anthony DeGiacomo – Dominican University
Professor Albert Koong – Radiation Oncology
Utilization of RNAi to inhibit expression of Drosophila melanogaster NF-kB-like transcription factors Relish, Dorsal, and Dif during Salmonella typhimurium infection of S2 cells
Ray Joe – University of New Mexico
Professor David Schneider – Microbiology and Immunology
Combining Statistical and Linguistic Approaches to Find Biologically Relevant Documents
Veronica Rotemberg – Harvard University
Professor Russ Altman – Biomedical Informatics
Dissociation of syntaxin1A-neuronal-Sec1 complex
Brianna Burden – University of California, Los Angeles
Professor William Weis – Structural Biology
It’s a Jungle in There: Probing the Dynamics of Cytoplasmic Structure in Keratocytes
Lia Gracey – Northwestern University
Professor Julie Theriot – Biochemistry
New Model Mortality Pattern for Pre-industrialized Populations
Michelle Figgs – University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Professor Shripad Tuljapurkar – Biological Sciences
RNA Interference in Mammalian Cells
Salma Kaochar – University of Arizona
Professor Tim Stearns – Biological Sciences
The Role of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor-II in the Pathobiology of Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension
Maria Fan – University of California, Berkeley
Professor Marlene Rabinovitch – Pediatric Cardiology
Analysis of Bid Cleavage Mutants by Cell-Free Cleavage Assays: Implications in Liver Transplant Rejection
Faith Okpotor – Hampshire College
Professor Olivia Martinez – Immunology
IFN-a Inducible Autoantigens in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
TaiJuana Sylvester – San Francisco State University
Professor P.J. Utz - Immunology
Sensitivity of Drosophila AlkB Mutants Towards Methyl Methanesulfonate (MMS)
Jessica Mukes – Florida A&M Univeristy
Professor Joseph Lipsick – Cancer Biology
Neurosecretory regulation of immunity in C.Elegans
Kelly DeLaTorre – University of California, Santa Cruz
Professor Man Wah Tan – Genetics
Determination of Salmonella typhimurium factors important for pathogenesis in the calf and Caenorhabditis elegans models by gene inactivation
Jaime McKinney – Xavier University (OH)
Professor Man Wah Tan – Genetics
Does the Victor Get the Spoils?: The Role of Observational Learning in Mate Choice
Dora Guzman – Smith College
Professor Russell Fernald – Neurosciences
Implicit Emotion Regulatory Styles and Cardiovascular Reactivity to an Anger Induction
Ana Blossom Inos – University of Hawaii, Manoa
Professor James Gross – Psychology
The Role of MafA in Pancreas Development and Insulin Production
Robert Bolash – Wagner College
Professor Seung Kim – Developmental Biology
