| Student's Name |
MCDB 475 (Research) Project Title |
Faculty Advisor |
| Alexander Abdo |
An analysis of HB10D jusulin secretion in non-beta cells | Priscilla Dannies (Pharmacology) |
| Nevine Ali |
Aromatse and sulfatase enzymes, foam cells, and breast cancer | Bonnie King (Ther Radiology) |
| Laura Beckert |
Identification of novel sites of proviral insertion in mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV)-induced mammary tumors | Archibald Perkins (Pathology) |
| Brigid Boland |
Characterization of the homodimerization of the RAG1 protein | David Schatz (Immunobiology) |
| Amanda Brewster |
Transmission of tick-borne pathogens | Durland Fish (Epid/Public Health) |
| Claire Brickell |
Dopamine dysregulation and the eye-tracking deficit in a primate model for schizophrenia | Patricia Goldman-Rakic (Neurobiology) |
| Steven Cabrera |
Analysis of transcription factors affecting the expression of MMP-2 in PECAM positive and negative cells |
Joseph Madri (Pathology) |
| Marc Callender |
Generation of a TS-knockout human colon cancer cell line using an RNA interference strategy | Edward Chu (Int Med) |
| Alex Candelario | Inhibition of FCR-mediated platelet clearance in ITP using dsRNA strategies against FCR protein subunit IIa |
Diana Bearsley (Pediatrics) |
| Bikram Chatterji | Modeling a population response to illusory contours in early visual cortex | Anna Roe (Neurobiology) |
| Frank Chen | Investigating cofactor(s) of HOXA10FLAG protein | Hugh Taylor (OB-GYN) |
| Alia Chisty | Microcirculation of skeletal muscle in mice | Steven Segal (Physiology) |
| Matthew Chu |
Role of HIF-1a signaling of IGF-1 response in the vasculature |
Frank Giordano (Int Med) |
| Christine Chung | Ductal lavage for BRCA mutation carriers | Bonnie King (Ther Radiology) |
| Keira Cohen | Protein partners of PIPKIg | Pietro De Camilli (Cell Biology) |
| Daniela Cohen | The role of Eph/ephrin signaling in cortical parcellation: In vitro studies of cell differentiation | Maria Donoghue (Neurobiology) |
| Anke Doan | Degradation signal in Drosophila cell cycle gene Fizzy | Iain Dawson (MCDB) |
| Caroline Drewes | Transport kinetics of fetal meconium into amniotic macrophages | Harvey Kliman (OB-GYN) |
| Joshua Dunn | Phylogenetic analysis of extinct Galapagos tortoise populations | Adalgisa Caccone (EEB ) |
| Kyle Dunn |
Efficacy of a sweat patch at detection of recent drug use | Marek Chawarski (Psychiatry) |
| Angela Early | Characterization of the promoter of an antimicrobial peptide gene | Liangbiao Zheng (Epid/Public Health) |
| Margaret Fonder |
Effects of the nicotinic receptor antagonist mecamylamine on smoking cue reactivity in schizophrenic versus control smokers | Tony George (Psychiatry) |
| Vivek Garg |
The stress response in mammalian renal epithelial cells: HSP72 knockout in injured cells via iRNA | Michael Kashgarian (Pathology) |
| Melissa Garren |
Patterns of distribution of five Symbiodinium taxa in three species of Montastraea throughout the Bocas del Toro region of Panama | Adalgisa Caccone (EEB) |
| Jennie Garver |
Development of an NFkB consensus sequence - linked GFP promoter construct | Ruslan M Medzhitov (Immunobiology) |
| Steven Gibbons |
Role of plant Beclin 1/APG6 homolog in plant disease resistance | S.P. Dinesh-Kumar (MCDB) |
| Karen Gluck |
Efficacy of endometrial developmental markers in predicting pregnancy outcomes | Harvey Kliman (OB-GYN) |
| Carolyn Graeber |
Exploring the utility of wheat germ agglutinin in tracing the neural circuits of Drosophila melanogaster | Haig Keshishian (MCDB) |
| Mark Hanudel |
Global variation in haplotype frequencies and linkage disequilibrium in loci downstream of the HOXB gene cluster | Kenneth Kidd (Genetics) |
| Phuong Huynh |
The role of the polycystin 1 tail in activating signaling pathways | Michael Caplan (Physiology) |
| Rajesh Jaganath |
Application of new technologies to classify human cancer | David Rimm (Pathology) |
| Rachel Jeffrey |
Studies on translocation of polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM) in rats and humans | Frederick Naftolin (OB-GYN) |
| Sang Jeong |
Functional genomics of Arabidopsis thaliana gene family TSL 1-12 | Stephen Dellaporta (MCDB) |
| Misaki Kiguchi |
Development of index measuring the geo-graphical spread of HIV in different districts in India | Kent Buse (Epid/Public Health) |
| Sanjit Konda |
Characterizing the MHC class I MOMP antigen processing pathway for the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis | Paula Kavathas (Lab Med) |
| Ellen Laves | Saccharomyces cerevisiae myolas orthologue of S. pombe Myp2p |
Thomas Pollard |
| Christina Lee | Effects of peripheral galanin on morphine withdrawal and sensitization |
Marina Picciotto (Psychiatry) |
| Julia Lipton | Chromosomal deletions on the EVI1 gene of mouse chromosomes |
Archibald Perkins (Pathology) |
| Jen-Jane Liu | Behavioral consequences of nicotine and thanol coadministration |
Marina Picciotto (Psychiatry) |
| Rebecca Lynch | Effect of LFA-1 activation on cyclin mRNAs | Mark Collinge (Int Med) |
| Margaret McCrann | Identification of novel leukemia genes | Archibald Perkins (Pathology) |
| Lindsay Mitchell | Transmission of multiple tick-borne pathogens | Durland Fish (Epid/Public Health) |
| Fleurise Montecillo | Investigating the role of soluble immunoglobulin in the process of B cell maturation |
Charles Janeway (Immunobiology) |
| Renika Montgomery | Micro-array gene expression analysis in a mouse mammary tumor model |
Deborah Dillon (Pathology) |
| Tung Huu Nguyen | Agrin localization in hippocampal neurons | David Wells (MCDB) |
| Laura Oh | Role of the homeobox gene Hex in B cell development | David Schatz (Immunobiology) |
| Amy Palin |
Characterization of response to vaccination with VSV- IL2 Ig |
John Rose (Pathology) |
| Sohil Patel | Mapping cortical and subcortical brain regions involved in spike-wave seizures using fMRI and EEG |
Hal Blumenfeld (Neurology) |
| Elizabeth Picinic | Possible functional role for surface electropositivity in ATIC |
G. Peter Beardsley (Pediatrics) |
| Brandon Reynolds | T cell repertoire: A possible link between MHC II I-Ab and TH2 response to human collagen IV |
Charles Janeway (Immunobiology) |
| Hsien-Yeang Seow | Osteoclast function: Cbl, Pyk2 and Src effects on dynamin interactions and GTPase function |
Roland Baron (Orthopaedics) |
| Sangini Shah |
RFX3 transcription factor in mouse LR development |
Martina Brueckner (Pediatrics) |
| Naomi Shinoda |
Using DNA microarrays to assess stress-induced gene expression in ammonia-oxidizing bacteria |
Roger Ely (Chem Engineering) |
| Joanna Spencer |
Interactions of the renal potassium channel ROMK with tetraspanins |
Michael Caplan (Physiology) |
| Jennifer Staple |
Biomineralization |
Andrew D. Hamilton (Chemistry) |
| Robert Su |
Sickle cell disease and KCC1 gene expression |
Patrick Gallagher (Pediatrics) |
| Rebecca Swann |
Isolation and characterization of diptericin gnee in tsetse fly |
Serap Aksoy (Epid/Public Health) |
| Marietta Tan |
Analysis by fluorescence in situ hybridization of the position effect in holoprosencephaly associated with a balanced chromosomal translocation | Matthew State (Child Study Ctr) |
| Amber Wheeler |
Identification of candidate target genes for the zinc finger protein, EVI1 |
Archibald Perkins (Pathology) |
| Alexei Zhadkevich |
Evaluation of IL-4 in asthma bystander model |
Kim Bottomly (Immunobiology) |
| Student’s Name |
MCDB 495 (Intensive Research) Project Title |
Faculty Advisor |
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| Margaret Ebert |
Genetic control by metabolite-binding mRNAs |
Ronald Breaker (MCDB) |
| David Gimbel |
NOgo and Alzheimer’s Disease | Stephen Strittmatter (Neurology) |
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| Andrew Hung | Role of ezrin in rat reproductive aging | Frederick Naftolin (OB-GYN) |
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| Bluma Lesch | Investigation of let-7 microRNA binding factors | Frank Slack (MCDB) |
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| Ashley Morris | An epigenetic study of the VCFS region of chromosome 22 | Matthew State (Child Study Ctr) |
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| Thomas Ni | The effect of intervening cell number and size in bristle spacing in Drosophila melanogaster | Tian Xu (Genetics) |
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| Fatima Soliman | Molecular mechanism for dendritic protein synthesis in the cerebellum | David Wells (MCDB) |
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| Sherzana Sunderji | ABC transporters and cholesterol acquisition by malaria | Keith Joiner (Int Med) |
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| Grace Teng | The biological function of Arabidopsis protein phosphatase 5 | Stephen Dellaporta (MCDB) |
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| Andrew Thurston | Targeting neurogenesis through immunohistochemistry | Ronald S. Duman (Psychiatry) |
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| Hansel Tookes | Telencephalin: Promoter of dendrite outgrowth? | Charles Greer (Neurosurgery) |
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| Jennifer Trinh | Development of genetic markers for early breast cancer detection in ductal lavage | Bonnie King (Ther Radiology) |
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| Steven Tsai | Interactions between Chk2 and Asf1 in vivo |
David F. Stern (Pathology) |
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| Suzana Zorca | Inhibition of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by dendrimeric fullerene derivative, DF-1 | Karen S. Anderson (Pharmacology) |
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