2000 Prefreshmen Biology Summer Scholars

1. Florence T. Baluyot
   Study of Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate in the Retinal Dystrophy Mouse
   Mentor: Dr. Judith M. Ogilvie

2. Stephanie W. Chen
   Intragenic Second Site Suppressor Mutations for p53 Cancer Mutations
   Mentor: Dr. Rainer Brachmann

3. Vanessa H. Clark
   Physiology of Dopa-Induced Dyskinesias: A Case Study with Pharmacologic Activation PET
   Mentor: Dr. Kevin Black

4. Tricia R. Cottrell
   RNA Interference in Cryptococcus neoformans
   Mentor: Dr. Tamara Doering

5. Jason C. D'Souza
   A Cross-eyed View of Development
   Mentor: Dr. Tanya Wolff

6. Laura M. Ernst
   Functional Analysis of 26-Hydroxybrassinolide, the Theoretical Product of BAS1/CYP72B1
   Mentor: Dr. Michael Neff

7. Christopher T. Fields
   Facilitation of First Analysis: Alpha-10 Migration in the Developing Rat Cochlea
   Mentor: Dr. Dwayne Simmons

8. Scott M. Flaherty
   Sequencing of the tau Gene in Frontotemporal Dementia with Prominent Aphasia
   Mentor: Dr. Alison Goate

9. Elizabeth A. Fowler
   Limb Patterning: A Study in Polydactyly
   Mentor: Dr. Scott Saunders

10. Lauren G. Holden
    Gene Identification for Proteins with Known Function
    Mentor: Dr. Danny Kohl

11. Hope E. Karnes
    The Expression of Signaling Molecules Lefty-1, Lefty-2, and Pitx-2 in HFH-4 Knockout Mouse Embryos.
    Mentor: Dr. Brian Hackett

12. Craig H. Mermel
    A Potential Role for CCAAT Enhancement Binding Protein-Epsilon (C/EBP-e) in the Regulation of Granulocytic Differentiation by G-CSF
    Mentor: Dr. Daniel C. Link

13. Justine M. Pompey
    Is a RovA-Regulated Gene Responsible for Oxidative Stress Resistance in Yersina enterocolitica?
    Mentor: Dr. Virgina L. Miller

14. Grace M. Richter
    Identification of Novel Peroxidases In Vivo
    Mentor: Dr. Jay Heinecke

15. Trina L. Rowe
    Is the a_vß₃ Integrin Necessary for Bone Mineralization?
    Mentor: Dr. Keith Hruska

16. Arash Sabet
    Mago's Role in Embryological Development
    Mentor: Dr. Kristen Kroll

17. Laura M. Seger
    Comparison of Manual Cell Counts and Fluorescence Plate Readings in Determining Neuronal Cell Density
    Mentor: Dr. Kevin A. Roth

18. Omar M. Young
    Changes in Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 (HNF-4) during Liver Failure: Understanding the Alpha (a) and the Gamma (g) Forms
    Mentor: Dr. Katherine Ponder

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