Summer Scholars Program in Biology and Biomedical Research, 2008 Fellows and Abstracts

Ginika Agbim
Sexually Dimorphic Gene Expression in the Dorsal Root Ganglia
Mentor: Dr. Gina Story, Anesthesiology

Wayne Banks
Purification of Antibodies Against C. elegans LET-42
Mentor: Dr. Tim Schedl, Genetics

Nicole Bobbitt
Measuring NO Metabolites in Hypoxic Conditions: An Investigation into High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Mentor: Dr. Allan Doctor, Pediatrics

Nai-Chung N. Chang
Subcellular Distribution of Calcium Binding Proteins in Tetrahymena Thermophila
Mentor: Dr. Douglas L. Chalker, Biology

Jeanie A. Chung
A Study of the Auditory Efferent Feedback System During Aging
Mentor; Dr.Jianxin Bao, Otolaryngology

May Fu
The Role of Liver Fatty Acid Binding Protein and Dietary Regulation of Gallstone Formation
Mentor: Dr.Nicolas Davidson Gastroenterology

Adam Hasz
Migraine Headaches and the Voltage-Gated Calcium Ion Channel
Mentor; Dr. Yu-Qing Cao, Anesthesiology

Mary Hinton
Neuronal Dissociations of Zebrafish and Zebrafish Husbandry
Mentor: Dr. Joshua Maurer, Chemistry

Brenden McDearmon
The Regulation of Osteoblast Survival and Differentiation by IGFBP6
Mentor; Dr. Daniel Link, Oncology

Bryce Miller
Identification of Novel Mouse Housekeeping Genes for Normalization in Gene Expression Studies
Mentor: Dr. Patrick Jay, Pediatric Cardiology

Derek Ngai
Prevention of Nuclear Cataracts
Mentor; Dr. David Beebe, Ophthalmology

Ehiamen Okoruwa
The Immunomodulatory Role of E.Coli YadC in Urinary Tract Infections
Mentor: Dr. David Hunstad,Pediatrics

Birce Onal
Effect of Epimorphin Deletion on Expression of Inflammatory Mediators by Myofibroblasts
Mentor: Dr. Deborah Rubin, Gastroenterology

Benton Reynolds
Creation of a Multipurpose Vector for Cell Surface Expression in Mammalian Cells
Mentor: Dr. Greg Lanza, Biology

Sammita Satyanarayan
Circadian Rhythms in Olfactory Sensitivity
Mentor: Dr.Erik Herzog, Biology

Katherine Stammer
Isolating cnk10 Revertants
Dr. Susan Dutcher, Genetics

Charles Wang
Fim Operon Deletions in Clinical Strains of E. Coli
Mentor: Dr. Scott Hultgren, Molecular Microbiology

Emilie Weisser
Wound Healing in Ril Mice
Mentor: Dr. Jim Cheverud, Anatomy and Neurobiology

Alex Willcockson
Variation in PEV Pattern in Drosophila Amelanogaster
Mentor: Dr. Sarah Elgin


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