Summer Scholars Program in Biology and Biomedical Research, 2004 Abstracts

  1. Gene Therapy Project: DNA Road Trip, Tiffany Barbour, Mentor: Dr. Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University
  2. Making Connections: Role of Neurotrophic Factors in the Development of Connections between the Brain and Inner Ear. A. Chem and D.D. Simmons, Department of Otolaryngology and the Central Institute for the Deaf, Washington University School of Medicine
  3. Does overexpression of ZO-1 alter the gap junction permeability in bone cells?, Tony Chen, Thomas H. Steinberg, Washington University School of Medicine, Infections Diseases Division
  4. The Pharmacological Effects of Levodopa in Patients with TouretteSyndrome and Parkinson's Disease. Claire Devine, Mentor: Dr. Kevin Black, Neuroimaging Laboratory, Mallinckrodt Institute
    of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine
  5. The Role of Actin in Cardiac Looping in the Chick Embryo, Camille Edelen Biomedical Engineering Lab of Dr. Larry Taber, Washington University in St. Louis.
  6. Association studies with ubiquilin and Alzheimer's Disease. Katherine Eriksen, Alison M. Goate, D.Phil (P.I.), Petra Nowotny Ph.D Department of Psychiatry, Washington University Medical School
  7. Mechanisms of Stem Cell Mobilization by Flt-3 Ligand, Nathan Everly, Mentor: Daniel Link M.D. Washington University School of Medicine
  8. Gene expression profiling of the developing mouse inner ear. Jing Geng, Samin Sajan and Michael Lovett, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine.
  9. Essentiality of the UDP-galactose transporter in Cryptococcus neoformans. Gregory A. Hill, Jr. Mentor: Tamara L. Doering, Washington University School of Medicine Department of Molecular Microbiology
  10. Dial "R" for RNAi : Silencing Stem Cell Proliferation in the C. elegans Germline Andy Ho1, Tim Schedl2, Momoyo Matsuyama2, Biology Department, Washington University, St. Louis, MO1, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine2
  11. Exploring the Endothelial Cell Origins in PNH Patients. Erica Jones, Martin Rogers, Dr. Monica Bessler, Dept. of Hematology, Washington University School of Medicine.
  12. The Mammalian Biological Clock: The Heterogeneous Nature of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. Lauren Krebs, Ute Abraham, Haoyi Wang, Alan Tseng, Erik Herzog, Biology Department, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
  13. Why do we move the way we do? Kyle Mairose, Mentor: Dr. Kurt Thoroughman, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University
  14. Evaluation of 4 - Sulfatase Activity in Fibroblasts Modified with a Gene Therapy Vector. Jason Metcalf, Biology Department, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Dr. Katherine Ponder, Bin Wang, Yuli Liu, Department of Hematology, Washington University School of Medicine
  15. Analysis of signal transduction pathways triggered by a surface receptor of T cells, termed GITR. Doris Romero1, Robert H. Arch2, Biology Department, Washington University, St. Louis, MO1, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology & Immunology, Washington University, School of Medicine2
  16. Virus and Allergy: Immunoglobulin E (IgE) and IgG2a Response to Sendai Virus (SeV) Infection in C57BL6/J Mice. Daniel Spiegel Mentor: Mitchell H. Grayson, M.D. Division of Allergy and Immunology, Dept. of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine
  17. Age-Related Changes in Creativity. Stephen Tourjee, Dr. Jianxin Bao, Ph.D., Laboratory of Prebyscusis and Aging,Department of Otolaryngology, Center for Aging Washington University School of Medicine
  18. Overexpression of PGC-1α Does NOT Reduce Glucose Uptake in Skeletal Muscle. Becky Wang, Paul J. Schaeffer, Daniel P. Kelly. Center for Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine
  19. ATP hydrolysis mediated by SUR - NBFs. Scott Wu, Mentors: Dr. Colin Nichols and Ricard Masia, Nichols Lab, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine
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