2002 Summer Scholars Program

1. Melissa Beally
   Characterization of G-CSF Receptor Signaling Pathways
   Mentor: Daniel Link, M.D., Department of Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine
   
2. Emily Chu
   Gene Regulation in Sacchromyces yeast
   Mentor Mark Johnston Ph.D., Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine
   
3. Brian Draper
   Mentor: Eduardo A. Groisman, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine
   Antimicrobial Peptide Resistance in Salmonella Typhimurium
   
4. Kelli Grim
   The Role of Palmitoylation of CD36 in the Uptake of Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein
   Mentor: Douglas Lublin M.D. Ph.D., Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine
   
5. Noëlle Holmes
   Relationship Between Heterochromatin Protein 1 (HP1) and Heterochromatin Protein 2 (HP2)
   Mentor: Sarah C.R. Elgin, Ph.D., Christopher Shaffer, Ph.D., Carolyn Craig, Department of Biology, Washington University
   
6. Rajat Jain
   The Role of Lia1 in the DNA Deletion Process of Tetrahymena thermophila
   Mentor: Douglas Chalker, Ph.D., Department of Biology, Washington University
7. Jennifer Lee
   Alzheimer’s Disease
   Mentor: Alison Goate Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
8. Felix Lui
   Mapping Notch1 Activity in Embryonic Mouse Development using V1744 Antibody
   Stacey Huppert, Ph.D., and Maxene Garcia, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine
9. Jennifer Ann Luke
   Alzheimer’s Disease and γ-Secretase Cleavage: The Effect of PS1-FAD Mutations on γ-Secretase Cleavage of Notch and APP
   Mentors: Alison Goate, Ph.D., and Silva Hecimovic, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
10. Juan Narvaez
    Hearing and Balance Disorders
    Mentor: Michael Lovett Ph.D., Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine
11. Obinna Anthony Ndum, Jr.
    The Effects of an Olfactory Bulbectomy on Circadian Rhythm Regulation
    Mentor: Erik Herzog, Ph.D., and Daniel Granados-Fuentes, Ph.D., Department of Biology, Washington University
12. Jevon Plunkett
    Screening a Family with Hereditary Congenital Cataract for Mutations in Q9UKB5
    Mentor: Alan Shiels, Ph.D., Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine
13. Sonal Singhal
    Screening for Negative Regulators of GLP-1/Notch Signaling in C. elegans
    Mentor: Jessica Amrozowicz Ph.D., Tim Schedl Ph.D., Developmental Biology Program, Washington University School of Medicine
14. Kai Sun
    Actin Cytoskeleton In Cell Growth Control
    Mentor: Kathleen Miller Ph.D., Department of Biology, Washington University
15. Veronica Thomann
    Regulation of Cytoskeletal Actin During Airway Epithelial Cell Differentiation
    Mentor: Steven L. Brody, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine
16. Jamie A. E. Thomas
    Optimizing RNA Interference in Cryptococcus neoformans
    Mentor: Tamara L. Doering, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine
17. Lindsay Weber
    Melanocyte Development in Danio rerio
    Mentor: Steve Johnson Ph.D., Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine
18. Aaron Weiss
    Echocardiographic Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Hypertension and Heart Failure
    Mentor: Davila-Roman Ph.D., Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of Medicine