Research Projects 2009
Stanford Summer Research Program/Amgen Scholars Program
Research Projects 2009
Elucidation of Novel Binding Partners for the Neuroligin (NL) Family of
Postsynaptic Proteins
Jessica Hadwin, University of Washington
Professor & Lab Mentor: Thomas Sudhof, Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Quantifying Global Human Host Response to Viral Infection Through Genomic
and Transcriptomic Data
Luke Yancy Jr., Morehouse College
Professor: Atul Butte, Biomedical Informatics
Lab Mentor: Silpa Suthram
Do Tip47 and Adipophilin Inhibit Calcineurin?
Abeselom Mekonnen, University of Oklahoma
Professor: Martha Cyert, Biology
Lab Mentor: Francisco Pina
Assembly of Protein Complex in Caulobacter Crescentus
Eseosa Ighodaro, University of Kentucky
Professor: Lucille Shapiro, Developmental Biology
Lab Mentor: Grant Bowman
The Role of B Cells in Inducing Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in
Pulmonary Vascular Disease
John Mark Gubatan, Michigan Technological University
Professor: Marlene Rabinovitch, Developmental Biology
Lab Mentor: Yu-Mee Kim
Sleep Disruption in Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Abena Bruce, Stanford University
Professor & Lab Mentor: Jamie Zeitzer, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Investigating the Function of Novel NKG2D Antibodies On Natural Killer Cell Function
Brenda Torres, Saint Edwards University
Professor: Sheri Krams, Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation
Lab Mentor: Lu-En Wai
Genetic Screen for Actomyosin-Ring-Independent Cytokinesis Pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Sayo Akinyosoye, Xavier University
Professor: John Pringle, Genetics
Lab Mentor: Masayuki Onishi
Injection of Secretory Proteins by Toxoplasma Gondii Does Not Require Subsequent
Invasion
Jason Melehani, University of California, Los Angeles
Professor: John Boothroyd, Microbiology and Immunology
Lab Mentor: Anita Koshy
Identifying Novel Syntenic RNA Transcripts Among Saccharomyces Yeast Species
Jennifer Guerrero, University of California, Los Angeles
Professor: Gavin Sherlock, Genetics
Lab Mentor: Katja Schwartz
Finding the Link Between Candidate Genes and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Analysis of Published Results from Mouse and Human Experiments
Duriel Hardy, Brown University
Professor & Lab Mentor: Amar Das, Genetics
The Role of Calcium in Ischemic Brain Damage
Gily Raz, University of Georgia
Professor & Lab Mentor: Bruce MacIver, Anesthesia
Using the Stereotypy of Seizures to Map the Propagation of Seizures
Stefany Acosta- Torres, Wellesley College
Professor & Lab Mentor: Josef Parvizi, Neurology
Measurement of 13C/12C Isotope Ratios in Organic Compounds using Cavity-Ring Down Spectroscopy
Amber Peden, Kalamazoo College
Professor & Lab Mentor: Richard Zare, Chemistry
Construction of Two Lentiviral Plasmids to Differentiate Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Neurons
Joshua Schwartz, Transylvania University
Professor & Lab Mentor: Ricardo Dolmetsch, Neurobiology
Identification and Isolation of Escherichia coli Cell Shape Mutants
Amber Kofman, University of California at Santa Cruz
Professor & Lab Mentor: Kerwyn Huang, Bioengineering
Structural Characterization of the BoNT/B LC – VAMP-2 Complex
Denisse Meza, University of Texas at El Paso
Professor: Axel Brunger, Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Lab Mentor: Jorge Zuniga
Elucidating the role of Mediator 20 in Drosophila spermatogenesis
Sergio Davila, University of California Los Angeles
Professor: Margaret Fuller, Developmental Biology
Lab Mentor: Alicia Shields
How are Glial Cell Domains Established in the Nervous System?
Ciara Gimblet, Howard University
Professor: Will Talbot, Developmental Biology
Lab Mentor: Julie Perlin
MARCKS participation in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Phagocytosis
Oscar Vazquez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
Professor: Doug Vollrath, Genetics
Lab Mentor: David Strick
Determining the Binding Region of Smoothened Inhibtors
Jametria Howard-Jones, Florida State University
Professor: Matthew Scott, Developmental Biology
Lab Mentor: Tyler Hillman
Oligodendrogenesis following Hypoxic-Ischemic Stroke in Mouse Brain
Cameron Waites, University of Michigan-Flint
Professor: Marion Buckwalter, Neurology
Lab Mentor: Kereshmeh Taravosh-Lahn
Identification of the Leukemic Stem Cell in HoxA9-Meis1 Driven
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Chase Richard, Stanford University
Professor: Garry Nolan, Microbiology and Immunology
Lab Mentor: Kenny Gibbs
Mechanism and Route of Aminoglycosides Entry in Hair Cells of the Inner Ear
Taiyabah Naeem, Gallaudet University
Professor & Lab Mentor: Tony Ricci, Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Modeling Effect of Decoy Proteins on Executioner Caspase Activation
Konstantinos Sebekos, Florida International University
Professor & Lab Mentor: David Paik, Radiology
p120-Catenin: Defining the Regulatory Component of Adherens Junctions at Cell-Cell Contacts
Michael Valdez, San Diego State University
Professor: James Nelson, Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Lab Mentor: Andrea Hartsock
Functional Connectivity in the Human Brain Identifies the Presence or Absence of Pain
Enmanuel Perez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Professor: Sean Mackey, Anesthesia
Lab Mentor: Justin Brown
Biophysical Characterization of FKBP12 Destabilizing Domains
Peter Robinson, Baylor University
Professor: Tom Wandless, Chemical and Systems Biology
Lab Mentor: Rishi Rakhit
A Novel Assay to Measure Base Excision Repair of Oxidative DNA Damage In Vivo
Tarek Salih, University of Wyoming
Professor: James Ford, Oncology
Lab Mentor: Elizabeth Alli
sHRNA Mediated Knockdown of Placental Ghrelin-1 and Fibronectin-1
Nayla Delgado, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Professor: Anna Penn, Pediatrics - Neonatology
Lab Mentor: Danielle Leuenberger
Toxicity of ER Stress with Autophagy Inhibitors in ALL Cells
Fatemeh Yousefi, University of California, Irvine
Professor & Lab Mentor: Nicholas Denko, Radiation Oncology
