1999-2000 Undergraduate Research Projects

MCDB 495 (Intensive Research)

Student
Project Title
Faculty Adviser

Emily Aaronson

Antisense inhibition of ROP2 and MIC1 proteins in the parasite Toxoplasma gondii

Keith Joiner

Megan Barry

Characterization of a novel transcription factor, SDE1

Michael Snyder

Windsong Bergman

Evolutionary relationships of giant Galapagos Tortoises using sequence DNA data from introns

Adalgisa Caccone

Michelina Cairo

Suggestion of retrograde flow in the cytoskeleton of human PMN

Stephen Malawista

Amy Chang

Investigation into the disruption of the ability of PKC to increase ca2+ - currents during intracellular dialysis

Leonard Kaczmarek

Lawrence Cheung

The role of ectopic PECAM-1 expression on the development of the mammory gland

Joseph Madri

Brian Contos

Characterizing H2-M3-restricted T cell responses in mice

Eric Pamer

Benjamin Drapkin

Investigation of the regulatory mechanisms of the S. cerevisiae g-tubulin homologue, Tub4p

Michael Snyder

Ryan Eckel

The role of magnesium in fluid retention after exercise

Gary Mack

Kristina Gremski

Genetic and molecular analysis of Papaver somniferum (Opium poppy)

Vivian Irish

Matthew Hale

Phenotypic macroarray analysis of yeast genes disrupted by a multipurpose minitransposon and use of the TRIPLES database to identify genes of interest

Kenneth Nelson

Gloria Hsu

The differential distribution of glutamate receptor subunits and glutamate receptor interacting proteins (GRIPs) in mice with various mutations in the age-related hearing loss (AHL) gene

Ilsa Schwartz

Matthew Janik

Involvement of c-AMP-dependent protein kinase in the nucleus accumbens in morphine conditioned place preference

David Self

Jason Knight

The effects of chromatin context on PEV markers

Stewart Frankel

Johannah Kone Provirus tagging for identification of oncogenes involved in friend-murine leukemia virus-induced myelomonocytic tumors Archibald Perkins

Trang La

Analysis of the expression of a novel AP-2 a IRES lac z knock-in allele during adult gonad and brain development< /FONT>

Trevor Williams

Mayseng Lee

Identification of additional genes responsible for photomorphogenic development in Arabidopsis thaliana

Xing-Wang Deng

Thomas Lo

Cellular localization of the novel transcription factor BEN and determination of its role in Hoxc-8 gene expression

Frank Ruddle

Laura Manjarrez

Investigation of a novel protein tyrosine phosphatase

Hong Sun

David Park

The search for genes encoding proteins that interact with the mammalian numb protein during mouse cortical neurogenesis

Weimin Zhong

Alexander Pastuszak

Determining the interactions between the P9 peripheral domain and the catalytic core of the Tetrahymena thermophila group I intron

Scott Strobel

Richard Redlinger

The role of estrogen on FAS and FAS-ligand expression in the thymus

Gil Mor

David Seelig

Signal changes in prefrontal cortex correlated with spatial working memory load in an event-related fMRI task

John Gore

Uma Thanarajasingam

Identifying oncogenes cooperating with evi-1 in murine myebid leukemias by retroviral insertional mutagenesis

Archibald Perkins

 

1999-2000 Undergraduate Research Projects

MCDB 475 (Research)

Student Project Title Faculty Adviser

Brian Abaluck

A study of TRAF3/LTb-R interaction

Jeffrey Bender

Maritza Baez

Screening a Rana pipiens brain-specific library for L1

Kenneth Nelson

Martha Bagnall

Maternal behavior and its effects on offspring in the 5-HT2A knockout mouse

Gerard Marek

Michelle Benitez

PCR mutation of listeria monocytogenes epitope p60 449-457 as a method for study of T-cell activation

Eric Pamer

Jonathan Bergman

Na+-H+ exchange in isoform NHE3: identification and classification of inhibitors to the apical membrane

Peter Aronson

Tamika Brandon

Expression and charactertization of hookworm virulence factors

Michael Cappello

Lilia Castro

Recovery of DNA methyltransferase mutations in T-DNA transformed Arabidopsis

Stephen Dellaporta

Jillian Catalanotti

MAG mucin expression abnormalities in endometrial biopsies predict IVF failure

Harvey Kliman

Roy Chan

The effects of amygdala lesions on multiple measures of fear; potentiation of the eyeblink reflex, freezing, and vocalization

Thomas Brown

Grant Chavin

Regulation of protein kinase A

Eric Nestler

Jeffrey Chi

Cloning and analysis of NM23-H6

Yung-Chi Cheng

Katherine Ching

Mineralization of osteoblast cultures from newborn mice: comparison of normal and rachitic derived cells

Thomas Carpenter

Gina Constantine

Brain morphology in Williams syndrome and autism

Robert Schultz

Qi Cui

Mechanism of T-cell differentiation inhibition by TGF-b

Richard Flavell

Jimmy Duong

Interactions between neuregulin (a cell surface growth factor) and the protein sorting factor amphiphysin II and its consequences for neuregulin function

David Stern

Kendall Enyard

The role of HSPs in ischemic recovery

Norman Siegel

Annie Eure

Study the relation of structure and function in proteins involved in the caffeate, to another, protocatechuate pathway by studying mutants

L.N. Ornston

Amir Fathi

Development of a gene therapy drug activating system

Giuseppe Pizzorno

Sarah Ferris

The role of HSPs in ischemic recovery

Norman Siegel

Jennifer Fisher

Study of an a1a-Adrenoceptor polymorphism in TouretteÌs Syndrome patients and world populations

Kenneth Kidd

Ashley Friedman

DNA ligase deoxyribozymes - structure and kinetics

Ronald Breaker

Christine Gagliardi

Mineralization of mature bone cells in vitro

Thomas Carpenter

Salvador Gallardo

Methods for treating cancer through specifically studying the cell cycle and the role of cycle regulators on transformed cells' division

Alan Garen

Theresa Gan

Neurodevelopmental differences in regional brain volumes in preterm infants

Bradley Peterson

Keelin Garvey

Effectiveness of community based alternative sanction programs for juvenile delinquency

Robert Murphy

Kristen Gengaro

Mineralization patterns in primary cultures of osteoblasts from osteocalcin-deficient mice

Caren Gundberg

Nancy Han

Function of TSSP in the thymus

Jeffrey Gruen

Courtney Hayes

Effects of estrogen on microglial cell distribution in the cerebellum of the female rat

Frederick Naftolin

Karen Huang

MHV coronavirus: optimizing and characterizing genetic immunization against the strain MHV-JHM

James Macy

Rhonda Hyde

Site directed mutagenesis and tagging of glutamate receptor subunits

James Howe

Molly Imber

The functional effects of moving argenine 695 in the yeast proton ATPase

Carolyn Slayman

Alexander Iribarne

The role of PTPases containing SH2 domains in cell differentiation and cell cycle progression

Anton Bennett

Powell Jose

Characterization of novel integrin-associated signaling molecules

Lucia Languino

Amy Kappelman

Regulation of liver gene expression by nuclear calcium signals

Saul Karpen

Dustin Khiem

Anti-thrombic mechanism of Schistosoma mansoni

Michael Cappello

Tashi Kinjo

TUC isoform expression in developing brain

Susan Hockfield

Johnny Kwon

Expression of two tsetse salivary growth factor genes TSGF-1 and TSGF-2 in a Drosophila expression system

Serap Aksoy

Betty Ky

Functional analysis of the role of ankyrin in protein trafficking

Jon Morrow

Jody Laporte

Locating a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase on the transcription factor GATA-3

Anuradha Ray

Sara Leitch

Mapping of a locus which modifies the Hydractinia allorecognition response

Leo Buss

James Lim

AE2 expression in mouse and human brain

Gabriel Haddad

Lavinia Lin

Cloning a full length cDNA for lamprey myosin V

Vincent Pieribone

Sarah Lowry

Invasive plants in the New Haven watershed area

Mark Ashton

Marko Lujic

Cloning of lamprey myosin V

Vincent Pieribone

Philip Mann

Structural analysis of TF111B

Paul Sigler

Sarah Masters

Intermediate term sensitization in Aplysia

Thomas Carew

Ellen Morrow

Characterization of Fas/Fas-L proteins in human placental tissue from all stages of pregnancy

Gil Mor

Shibani Mukerji

Behavior and anatomical coralates in children and adults with or without impulse related disorders

Bradley Peterson

Josh Mukhopadhyay

Identification of transcription factors regulating the regulation of the Hoxc-8 gene

Frank Ruddle

Amanda Munoz

The effects of FAS and FAS-ligand on thymus cells and the immune system

Gil Mor

Giulia Musolino

Catecholamine and second messenger regulation of higher cortical function

Amy Arnsten

Rajeev Muttreja

Kinetic analysis and structural characterization of a phospho-amidate cleaving deoxyribozyme

Ronald Breaker

Yamini Naidu

Does glutamate receptor phenotype influence the activity dependent plasticity of neurons?

Robert Kalb

Carolyn Nguyen

Tactile discrimination of softness

Robert LaMotte

Sarah Nyante

Localization of hCG nicking in the placenta

Harvey Kliman

Ifeoma Okafor

Effects of the presence and absence of morphine on Hippocampus neurogenesis in the adult rat

Amelia Eisch

Rebecca Pace

Investigation into the effect of antiibotics on tick survival

Durland Fish

Nam Paik

Obtaining pobA mutants which contain a single mutation using PCR mutagenesis and then to localize the mutations using nested deletions

L.N. Ornston

Kelly Poggio

The role of estrogen on Fas and Fas ligand expression and the induction of apoptosis in the thymus

Gil Mor

Deepa Prasad

An assessment of renal function during exercise performed in the supine position

Gary Mack

Sashank Prasad

Examining the connection between the transcription factor GATA-3 and the leukotriene production associated with airway inflammation

Anuradha Ray

Adrienne Proverb

An investigation of haplotype frequencies and linkage equilibrium at the DRD3 and CYP2E loci

Kenneth Kidd

Darashana Punglia

Detection of reverse transcriptase mutations

Karen Anderson

Matthew Robbins

In vitro method for the generation of DNA libraries using isothermal amplification of single DNA molecules

Paul Lizardi

Jeremy Royal

The expansion and diversity of mutations in dextran sulfate sodium induced colitis of the rat colonic epithelium

Jose Costa

Daniel Sanchez

The effects of posttraining estrogenic compounds in memory modulation

Mark Packard

Julianna Schantz-Dunn

Insulin resistance as a contributor to type II diabetes

Loretta DiPietro

David Smith

Linking substrates to kinases in S. cerevisiae

Kenneth Nelson

Divya Srivastava

Proteins involved in vesicle transport

Susan Ferro-Novick

Jennifer Su

Studies on the bovine papillomavirus ES proteins interaction with the platelet-derived growth factor b receptor

Daniel DiMaio

Matthew Teicher

How does the K289M mutation in polymerase B function in tumors

Joann Sweasy

Kalliope Tsirilakis

Screening a brain specific cDNA library for a frog homologue of brain derived neurotrophic factor

Kenneth Nelson

Benjamin Wei

Identification of genes expressed in early hematopoiesis

Diane Krause

Marc Wein

Characterization of RGS9-2: In vivo and in situ studies

Eric Nestler

Dana Weiss

PCR survey for Hox cluster organization of the skate, Raja eglanteria (Chondrichthyes)

Frank Ruddle

Yvonne Yang

Visualization of G-proteins in the neuron using jellyfish green fluorescent proteins

Thomas Hughes

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