Research Projects 2008
Stanford Summer Research Program/Amgen Scholars Program
Research Projects 2008
Computational Deconvolution of Gene Expression from Mixed Tissue
Nick Perry, Stanford University
Professor Atul Butte, Biomedical Informatics
Lab Mentor Shai Shen-Orr
Characterization of Met-induced Cell Motility
Kendra Vann, Langston University
Professor Jennifer Cochran, Bioengineering
Lab Mentor Douglas Jones
Recombinant Expression and Analysis of Engineered Agouti-Related
Protein Clones
Marcus Parrish, Yale University
Professor Jennifer Cochran, Bioengineering
Lab Mentor Adam Silverman
miR181a Regulation In Developing T Cell
Gabrielle McRae, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Professor Mark Davis, Microbiology and Immunology
Lab Mentors Peter Ebert and Qi-jing Li
Characterization of EB1-P150 Glued Interactions
David Nanyes, University of Houston Downtown
Professor Yanmin Yang, Neurology
Lab Mentors Mridu Kapur and Wei Wang
Matrix Metalloproteinases following Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia in
SOD2-Deficient Mice
T.Newsome, Morehouse College
Professor Pak Chan, Neurosurgery
Lab Mentor Carolina Maier
The Role of RCK/p54 in HCV Gene Expression
Mia Lassiter, Winston-Salem State University
Professor Peter Sarnow, Microbiology and Immunology
Lab Mentor Cara Pager
Studying Mechanotransduction through RNAi Knockdown in
Caenorhabditis elegans
Nicole Titus, Chaminade University of Honolulu
Professor Miriam Goodman, Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Lab Mentor Juan Cueva
Dual Substrate Micopatterning to Explore Vinculin Function in Cell-Cell Adhesion
Paige Cooper, Spelman College
Professor W. James Nelson, Biology
Lab Mentor Nicolas Borghi
Characterization of Wnt signaling from Embryonic Retinal Development to Adulthood
Zerita Buchanan, Spelman College
Professor Jill Helms, Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Lab Mentor Scott Rooker
Development of Encapsulated Nanoparticles Using Supercritical Fluid Technology
Jude Phillip, City University of New York City College
Professor Richard Zare, Chemistry
Lab Mentor Gunilla Jacobson Andrews
TSG-6 Protein Expression in the Pancreatic Islets of NOD Mice
Jennifer Paige, Winston-Salem State University
Professor and Lab Mentor Magali Fontaine, Pathology
Isolation of CENP-A/H4 Tetramer-Specific Binding Factors
Christian Santa Maria, University of California, Davis
Professor Aaron Straight, Biochemistry
Lab Mentor Kristina Godek
High Opioid Levels Decrease Pain Thresholds
Kiley Trott, Stanford University
Professor Sean Mackey, Anesthesia
Lab Mentor Jarred Younger
Impact of Acute Disruption of mGluR7/PDZ Interactions on Thalamic Oscillations
Luke Rampersad, Swarthmore College
Professor John Huguenard, Neurology
Lab Mentor Julia Brill
Cernunnos Promotes the Ligation of mismatched or non-cohesive DNA Ends
Pablo Crespo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor Gilbert Chu, Medicine and Biochemistry
Lab Mentor Chun Tsai
The Differential Effects of Tethered and Soluble Jagged-1 on Muscle Stem Cell Fate
Nghi Nguyen, Stanford University
Professor Helen Blau, Microbiology and Immunology
Lab Mentor Penney Gilbert
The Detection of Cell-Sized Objects with Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)
Akil Jackson, Morehouse College
Professor Richard Zare, Chemistry
Lab Mentor David Altman
Antimicrobial Peptide Expression in Listeria-infected Drosophila Mutants with
Defense or Endurance Defects
Milana PeBenito, University of California, Santa Cruz
Professor and Lab Mentor David Schneider, Microbiology & Immunology
Rituximab Infusion after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Delays
B-Cell Reconstitution
Fernando Pimentel, Stanford University
Professor David Miklos, Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Lab Mentor Bita Sahaf
Noradrenergic System in Ts65Dn Mouse Model of Down Syndrome
Jessenia Laguna Torres, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Professor William C. Mobley, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Lab Mentor Ahmad Salehi
Polymorphism of Pseudouridine Synthase 1 Reveals Function in Toxoplasma gondii Differentiation
Michelle Kriner, University of Washington
Professor John Boothroyd, Microbiology and Immunology
Lab Mentor Matt Anderson
Determining the Gene Expression Profiles of Male and Female Mouse Embryos
Jesus Guardado, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor Arend Sidow, Genetics
Lab Mentor Cheryl Smith
Mapping Proximal and Distal Cell Type Marker Domains in Developing Mouse Lung
Alexandria Scott, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Professor Mark Krasnow, Biochemistry
Lab Mentor Tushar Desai
Developing a Yeast-Based Assay for Tubulin Isotype Specific Antimicrotubule Drugs
Jason Espinoza, University of Arizona
Professor Tim Stearns, Biology and Genetics
Lab Mentor Nolan Ko
Identification of Novel Protein-Protein Interactions Involved in the Actomyosin-Ring-Independent Cytokinetic Pathway of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Damien Abreu, Yale University
Professor John Pringle, Genetics
Lab Mentor Masayuki Onishi
The Effect of Mutations in the HLA-DM/HLA-DO Interaction Domain on
MHC Class II Peptide Loading
Starlynn Clarke, University of California, Irvine
Professor Elizabeth Mellins, Pediatrics - Immunology
Lab Mentor Taejin Yoon
Development of an Assay to Measure an Ex Vivo Immune Response to
MMR Vaccine in Human Subjects
Rachel Knopp, University of Maryland, College Park
Professor Firdaus Dhabhar, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Lab Mentor Jean Tillie
Investigation of T and B Cell Profiles in Tumor Draining Lymph Nodes of
Breast Cancer Patients
Ar'Lena Smith, Hampton University
Professor Peter Lee, Hematology
Lab Mentor Francesca Setiadi
Functional Analysis of Hypoxia Induced Histone Demethylases
Sully Fernandez, Hunter College of City University of New York
Professor Amato Giaccia, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Biology
Lab Mentor Adam Krieg
The Role of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling in the Transformation of Normal
Cerebellar Cells to Tumor Cells
Leonard Addae, Alcorn State University
Professor Matthew Scott, Developmental Biology
Lab Mentor Eunice Lee
The Effect of Vaccenic Acid on C. elegans Infection by P. aeruginosa
Jessica Ferreyra, Duke University
Professor Man-Wah Tan, Genetics
Lab Mentor Madhumitha Nandakumar
Gluten Peptide-Based Biomarkers for Measuring Therapeutic Efficacy in Celiac Sprue
Monica Crespo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor Chaitan Khosla, Chemical Engineering
Lab Mentor Michael Bethune
