Research Projects 2004
Developing a High Throughput Method for Gene Knockouts in Zebrafish
Jayson Morgan, Yale University
Professor William Talbot, Developmental Biology
Verification of Wnt targets using chick limb buds
Akanksha Chhabra, University of California, Los Angeles
Professor Roel Nusse, Developmental Biology
Genetic Analysis of Niemann-Pick Type C Disease in Drosophila
Alicia Shields, South Carolina State University
Professor Matthew Scott, Developmental Biology
Identification of DJ-1 single nucleotide polymorphisms in Parkinson’s disease patients
Kamun Chan, Bard College
Professor Richard Myers, Genetics
Functional Analysis of Protocadherins
Emily Abdoler, William Jewell College
Professor Rick Myers, Genetics
Determination of the p53 Effect on the Spectrum of Mutations in the hprt Gene:
A focus on the mutations that lead to exonic insertion and deletions
Melissa Hector, Mount Holyoke College
Professor James Ford, Oncology and Genetics
Does MYC Induce Apoptosis in the Absence of CyclinE/CDK2?
Troy McEachron, Arizona State University
Professor Dean Felsher, Oncology and Pathology
An Ectopic Screen for Myb Function in the Drosophila melanogaster Eye:
Uncovering the role of the Myb proto-oncogene in mammalian genetic processes
Ijah Mondesire-Crump, Harvard University
Professor Joe Lipsick, Cancer Biology
Cerebro-Cerebellar Activations During Verbal Working Memory
Courtnea Rainey, Spelman College
Professor John Desmond, Radiology and Neurosciences
A Search for Additional Genes Involved in Mechanotransduction
Daniel Lara, New Mexico State University
Professor Miriam Goodman, Molecular and Cellular Physiology
The Effect of Dendritic Cell Toll-like Receptor Stimulation on T-cell Homing and Cytokine Production
Kacey Sachen , Michigan State University
Professor Eugene Butcher, Pathology
Professor Bill Robinson , Immunology and Rheumatology
The Worm’s Defense: Genetics behind the pathogen-specific response in Caenorhabditis elegans
Nguyen Hong Linh , Dominican University of California
Professor Man Wah Tan, Microbiology & Immunology and Genetics
The Role of C. elegans daf-2 insulin-signaling in innate immunity
Dustin Hite, Virginia Tech
Professor Man-Wah Tan, Microbiology & Immunology and Genetics
Disruption of the b2AR-PDZ Motif: Impact upon cardiovascular physiology, mortality, and myocyte apoptosis
Monica Feliú-Mójer, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon
Professor Andrew Patterson, Anesthesia
Stimulation of the Innate Immune System with the Endogenous Lipid Squalene
Christina Fuentes, Massachussets Institute of Technology (MIT)
Professor Lawrence Steinman, Immunology and Neurosciences
The Affects of PCNA Mutation on DNA Replication And Repair
Latarsha Reid, Spelman College
Professor Karlene Cimprich, Molecular Pharmacology
Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation by the RNA Binding Protein Ssd1 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Joseph Capetillo, Florida Southern College
Professor Dan Herschlag, Biochemistry
Arthritis and the Ank gene: MicroCT and Phenotypic Analysis
Elizabeth Nguyen, MIT
Professor David Kingsley, Developmental Biology
The Winner/Loser Anomaly: Male Androgen Levels and Female Mate Preference
Justin Brown, University of California Los Angeles
Professor Russ Fernald, Psychology and Neurosciences
Synthetic Lethal Analysis and Mapping of Yeast Cell Cycle Mutants
Saima Mirza , Oklahoma State University
Professor Tim Stearns, Biological Sciences
The Role of XBP1 in Tumorigenesis
Josanne Alexander, Claflin University
Professor Albert Koong, Radiation Oncology and Cancer Biology
Tibial Rotational Alignment and Knee Extension
Adam Iddriss, University of Pittsburgh
Professor Scott Delp, BioEngineering and Mechanical Engineering
