Research Projects 2005
The Effects Of b -Amyloid Precursor Protein C-Terminal Fragments On The Nerve Growth Factor Signaling Pathway In Pc12 Cells
Ann Wilson, University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Professor William Mobley, Neurology and Neurological Sciences
KIF1B Function in the Zebrafish CNS
Leslie Dowell, Oberlin College
Professor William Talbot, Developmental Biology
Thermotaxis and Feeding Behaviors are Related in C. elegans Strains
Adrienne Yanez, University of Notre Dame
Professor Miriam Goodman, Molecular and Cellular Physiology
The Role of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Innate Immunity of Caenorhabditis elegans
Janet Tai, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Professor Man-Wah Tan, Genetics
Using Genetics To Map Promoter Differences In Toxoplasma Gondii
Scott Harada, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Professor John Boothroyd, Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular Genetic Basis Of Dental Evolution In The Three-Spine Stickleback
Stephanie Nuñez, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Professor David Kingsley, Developmental Biology
Linkage Disequilibrium Mapping of the Regulatory Mutation Controlling Pelvic Reduction in Threespine Stickleback Fish
Guadalupe Villarreal Jr., Yale University
Professor David Kingsley, Developmental Biology
Modulatory Effects of CD30/CD30L Interaction on Activated Murine T Cells
Oliver Crespo, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Professor Olivia Martinez, Immunology
Targeted Knock-out of the Polyglutamine Tract in Huntingtin
LaGina Nosavahn , Delaware State University
Professor Richard Myers, Genetics
CHIP and Molecular Chaperone-mediated Modulation of Polyglutamine Expanded Huntingtin
LaToia Bryant, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Professor Judith Frydman, Biological Sciences
Pharmacological Modulation Of Thalamic Oscillations
Gunnar Kwakye, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Professor John Huguenard, Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Genetic Interactions Between Egfr and NfIb in Mus Musculus
Koriand’r Conyers, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Professor Greg Barsh, Genetics and Pediatrics
Healthy Female Donors In Allogeneic Transplants Show Antibody Reactivity To H-Y Proteins
Kevin Spencer, Morehouse College
Professor David Miklos, Immunology
Identification of Gene Copy Number Alterations in Human Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Elinor Velasquez, San Francisco State University
Professor Jon Pollack, Cancer Biology
Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption After Ischemic Stroke
Chinyere Nwaneri, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Professor Pak Chan, Neurosurgery
Identification Of C-Myb Target Genes In Colorectal Cancer Cells
Jeannine Darrow, California State University, East Bay
Professor Joe Lipsick, Cancer Biology and Genetics
Monitoring The Effects Of Increased Intracellular Calcium Levels And Growth Factors On Reactive Oxygen Species Formation
Oluwatobi Yerokun, Morehouse College
Professor Tobias Meyer, Molecular Pharmacology
Regulation of Apoptosis-Inducing Factor by Osteopontin in Activated T-cells
M. Edward Haws, Brigham Young University
Professor Lawrence Steinman, Immunology and Neurology and Neurological Sciences
The Role of HIF-2 a in the Programmed Hypoxia-Response of Renal Cells
Edwin Rodriguez, Stanford University
Professor Patrick Brown, Biochemistry
A Genome-Wide Screen of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae for Genes Causing Microsatellite Instability
Shannon Morales, Princeton University
Professor James Ford, Genetics and Oncology
Investigating the Effects of Tributyltin Chloride on Yeast
Maried Figueroa, University of Puerto Rico, Cayey
Professor Tim Stearns, Biological Sciences and Genetics
Bisphenol A Affects Growth, Microtubule Morphology And Mitotic Spindle In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae And Human Diploid Fibroblasts
Li Cai, Yale University
Professor Tim Stearns, Biological Sciences and Genetics
The Effects of STI-571 in Collagen Induced Arthritis
Fiona Thomas, Claflin University
Professor William Robinson, Immunology and Rheumatology
Establishing a Lateral Targeting Patch at the Site of Initial Cell-Cell Adhesion in Epithelial Cells
Laura Edgington, Transylvania University
Professor W. James Nelson, Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Disruption of the â2 Adrenergic Receptor PDZ
Binding Motif: Impact Upon Cardiac Structure and Function
Brandon Penn, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Professor Andrew Patterson, Anesthesia
Database-Derived Learning Of HIV-1 Drug Resistance Patterns To Support Clinical Treatment Recommendation
Sherika Sylvester, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Professor Amar Das, Biomedical Informatics
