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Undergraduate Research Scholars Summer 2008 |
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Undergraduate Research Scholars Summer 2008 |
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| Christina Antonopoulos,
Biochemistry |
Kyle Hoffmann, Chemical Engineering | Matthew Richards, Biology |
| Edward Bayley, Biology |
Lauren Isaacs, Biology | Daniel Sandusky, Biochemistry |
| Tyler Bazzoli, Biochemistry |
Upasana Joneja, Biochemistry |
Kevin Sforza, Biochemistry |
| Ann Benavidez, Chemistry |
Eiffel Manzano, Biology (Univ of Guam) |
Laura Sloofman, Quantitative Biology |
| Kyle Davis, Biochemistry |
David Meninger, Chemistry | Jaime Stull, Biology |
| Seth Finger, Animal Science |
Stephanie Myrick, Biochemistry | Stephen Tierniak, Chemistry |
| Megan Fisher, Biology | Aivi Nguyen, Biology | Sara White, Biochemistry |
| Kyle Green, Biology |
Kristin Nuzzio, Chemistry | Meghan Woods, Biochemistry |
| Heather Hartman, Biology |
Kelly Pippins, Quantitative Biology |
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 Christina Antonopoulos Biochemistry 2009 |
Research Mentor: Roberta F. Colman, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Characterization and
Hybridization of of Mutant K246E Human Adenylosuccinate Lyase Honors, Awards, and Activities: Varsity Track and Cross Country Teams, Dr. Marian E. Wiley Memorial Award in German, Quaesita Drake Scholarship 2009, Presentations: Summer 2008 Symposium, ASBMB Poster Competition Experimental Biology 2009, Fall 2009: PhD Program in Pathology at Case Western Research University |
 Edward Bayley Biological Sciences 2010 |
Research Mentor: Ulhas Naik, Department of Biological Sciences Project Title: Investigation into the Function of CIB Family Members Honors, Awards, and Activities: Arak Award in Freshman English, Students for a Democratic Society, Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society, Gold Key Society member of the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, 2008 General Honors Award, Presentation: Summer 2008 Symposium, Fall 2010: Dental School, Unioversity of Pennsylvania |
 Tyler Bazzoli Chemistry 2010 |
Research Mentor: Steven Brown, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Identifying Biomarkers of the MHC
Gene to Investigate Chemosensory Discrimination Honors, Awards, and Activities: First Prize 10th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society, 2007 HHMI Summer Research Scholar, First Prize 11th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry PBL Peer facilitator, Presentations: Summer 2007 Symposium, 2007 UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, ASBMB Poster Competition Experimental Biology 2008, 72nd Intercollegiate Student Chemists' Conference, Summer 2008 Symposium, 2008 UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2011: Officer Candidate School in Ft. Benning, GA. |
 Ann Benavidez Chemistry 2009 |
Research Mentor: Joseph Fox, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Helical Salens as Mechanistic Probes of Catalytic Asymmetric Reactions
Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2007 Plastino Chemistry Alumni Scholar, Quaesita Drake Scholarship in Chemistry, Women of Promise award, Study Abroad-France, James A. Moore Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry 2009, Gene J. and Frances E. Schiavelli Undergraduate Research Fellowship 2009, Phi Beta Kappa Nationial Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship for First-Year Graduate Study, Harward Fellow, Presentations: 2007 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008 UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2009: Graduate School in Chemistry at Princeton University |
 Kyle Davis Biochemistry 2010 |
Research Mentor: Neal Zondlo, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Short Linear Motifs and their Application to Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Nucleur Hormone Receptors Honors, Awards, and Activities: Varsity Soccer Team, 2008 General Honors Award, Presentation: 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2010: Research on water resources in forestry in Nigeria. Fall 2011 enter PhD Program in Environmental Science, University if Virginia. |
 Seth Finger Animal Science 2009 Biology Minor |
Research Mentor: Ulhas Naik, Department of Biological Sciences Project
Title: Identifying
the CIB1 Compensatory Molecule Honors, Awards, and Activities: NIH Summer Intern 2007, UD Animal Science Club, Presentation: 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2009: University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. |
 Megan Fisher Biology '09 |
Research Mentor: Melinda Duncan, Department of Biological Sciences Project
Title: The
role of Beta-B2 crystallin in epithelial mesenchymal transition in eye
lens cells Honors, Awards, and Activities: Summer 2007 Symposium, 2007 HHMI Summer Research Scholar, Dr. Marion E. Wiley Memorial Award in German 2009, Presentations: 2007 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008 UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Phi Beta Kappa Nationial Honor Society, Fall 2009: Received a Fullbright Scholarship to study in Munich, Germany. |
 Kyle Green Biology 2009 |
Research Mentor: Mary C. Farach-Carson, Department of Biological Sciences Project
Title: ECM
Production by Human Salivary Cells Honors, Awards, and Activities: Alpha Lambda Delta, Volunteer at Dental Clinic at Wilminton Hospital, Intramural Sports, Presentations: 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2009: University of Maryland Dental School |
 Heather Hartman Chemistry 2010 |
Research Mentor:
Joel Schneider,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title: Oral Antibacterial Assays of
ß-Hairpin Hydrogel MAX1 Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2008 General Honors Award, Quaesita Drake Scholarship 2009, Presentation:
2008
Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2010: Medical School, Jefferson Medical College |
 Kyle Hoffmann Chemical Engineering '09 |
Research Mentor: Prasad Dhurjati, Department of Chemical Engineering Project
Title: Mathematical
Models for Simulation of Dynamic Gene Expression Patterns Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2007 Merck Outstanding Chemical Engineering Student Award, Alpha Lambda Delta First Year Honor Society, National Starch and Chemical Company Undergraduate Scholarship, 2007 HHMI Summer Research Scholar, Tau Beta Phi Chemical Engineering Honor Society. Presentation: 2007 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2009: Graduate School in Chemical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin |
 Lauren Isaacs Biology '09 |
Research Mentor: Melinda Duncan, Department of Biological Sciences Project Title: Protein-Protein Interactions of Prox1 and Arid2 Honors, Awards, and Activities: Alpha Lambda Delta First Year Honor Society, Undergraduate Honors Program Senior Fellow, 2007 HHMI Summer Research Scholar, President Beta Beta Beta Biology Honor Society, Biological Science Academic Excellence Award 2009, Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Presentations: Summer 2007 Symposium, 10th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2009: Thomas Jefferson School of Pharmacy |
 Upasana Joneja Biochemistry 2009 |
Research Mentor: Wenlan Wang, A. I. DuPont Children's Hospital Project
Title: Structural
Characterization of Survival motor Neuron(SMN) protein. Honors, Awards, and Activities:Phi Beta Kappa Nationial Honor Society, Presentation: 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2009: Medical School at Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine |
 Eiffel Manzano Biology 2009 (University of Guam) |
Research Mentor: Gary Laverty, Department of Biological Sciences Project Title: The Potential Role of DRA (Down Regulated in Adenoma) Transporter in HCO3– Secretion of Chick Proximal Tubule (PT) Cells
Honors, Awards, and Activities: Presentation: 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, |
 David Meninger Chemistry 2010 |
Research Mentor: Sandeep Patel, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Modeling of a K+ ion transfer chamber Honors, Awards, and Activities: Delaware Lacrosse Club, 2008 General Honors Award, Hypercube Scholar Award 2009, Presentation: 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Publication: Brad A. Bauer, Yang Zhong, David Meninger, Joseph E. Davis, and Sandeep Patel (2010) Phase-Transfer Energetics of Small-Molecule Alcohols Across the Water-Hexane Interface: Molecular Dynamics Simulation Using Charge Equilibration Models. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modeling, in press. Fall 2010: Youth Pastor, Christ Communitty Church |
 Stephanie Myrick Biochemistry '09 |
Research Mentor: Millicent Sullivan, Department of Chemical Engineering Project
Title:
Design of a Cell-Responsive De-PEGylation DNA Delivery System Honors, Awards, and Activities: Alpha Lambda Delta First Year Honor Society, Quaesita Drake Scholarship in Chemistry, 2007 HHMI Summer Research Scholar, First Prize 11th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, Honorable Mention ASBMB Poster Competition Experimental Biology 2009, Frank W. Collins Undergraduate Award in Biochemistry 2009, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, Elizabeth Dyer Award for Excellence in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Presentations: 2007 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008 UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, ASBMB Poster Competition Experimental Biology 2009 Fall 2009: Medical School at Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine |
 Aivi Nguyen Biology '09 |
Research Mentor: David Usher, Department of Biological Sciences Project
Title: Role
of ApoC-I in Cholesterol Efflux of Adipocytes Honors, Awards, and Activities: Peer Tutor, 2007 HHMI Summer Research Scholar, President VSA, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Presentations: 2007 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Imperial College London Undergraduate Exchange Porgram 2009, Fall 2009: Medical School at Thomas Jefferson Medical College |
 Kristin Nuzzio Chemistry 2009 |
Research Mentor: Tatyana Polenova, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project
Title: VHPO
Mutants: Characterization by 51V Solid-State NMR Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2007 Plastino Chemistry Alumni Scholar, Second Place 2007 UMBC Symposium, Boggle Club, President ACS-Student Affiliate, Carl A. von Frankenberg Undergraduate Award in Chemistry Education, Presentations: Summer 2007 Symposium, 2007 UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008 Lilly East Conference, 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2009 Intercollegiate Student Chemists' Conference, Fall 2009: Graduate School in Chemistry at the University of Illinois |
 Kelly Pippins Quantitative Biology 2010 |
Research
Mentor: Gilberto
Schleiniger, Department of Marthematical
Sciences
Project Title: Cell Distribution in Human Colonic
Crypts: Experiments and Mathematical Modeling Honors, Awards,
and Activities: Presentation: 2008
Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2010: M.S. in Sustainable Development & Conservation Biology at the University of Maryland
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 Matthew Richards Biology '09 |
Research Mentor: Mary C. Farach-Carson, Department of Biological Sciences Project
Title: Transcriptional
Regulation of Perlecan in Prostate Cancer. Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2007 HHMI Summer Research Scholar, Presentations: 2007 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, ASBMB Poster Competition Experimental Biology 2009, Phi Beta Kappa Nationial Honor Society, Fall 2009: Medical School |
 Daniel Sandusky Biochemistry 2009 |
Research Mentor: Robert Akins, A. I. DuPont Children's Hospital Project Title: An Evaluation of Myocardial Cell Growth, Proliferation, and Function in Serum Free Media
Honors, Awards, and Activities: Alpha Lamba Delta Honors Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, General Chemistry Laboratory TA, Treasurer and Vice President of the Delaware Men's Club Volleyball Team, 2007 Keystone State Games Volunteer Medical Staff Coordinator, Fall 2009: Medical School at Temple University School olf Medicine |
 Kevin Sforza Biochemistry 2010 |
Research Mentor: Zhihao Zhuang, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Expression and characterization of RAD5 HIRAN domain in DNA damage repair and chromatin remodeling Honors, Awards, and Activities: Tri-Beta, General Chemistry TA, Dept. of Chemistry/Biochemistry Tutor, Tutoring For Tomorrow (TFT), Vice-President Presbyterian Campus Ministry (PCM), 2008 General Honors Award, Biochemistry PBL Peer facilitator, Presentations: 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2010: Molecular Biologist-Scientist 1- SDIX Company |
 Laura Sloofman Quantitative Biology 2010 |
Research
Mentor: Catherine
Kirn-Safran, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Effects
of diminished protein synthesis on bone anabolic response to load in
RPL29-deficient mice Presentation: 2007 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Buffalo and Geneseo SUNY Undergraduate Biomathmatics Day, April 18-19, 2008, 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008 UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, ASBMB Poster Competition Experimental Biology 2009 Publications: Daniel
S. Oristan, Laura
G. Sloofman,
Xhaozhou Zhou , Liuyun Wang , Mary C. Farach-Carson , Catherine B. Kirn-Safran (2008)
Ribosomal protein L29/HIP deficiency
delays osteogenesis and increases fragility of adult bone in mice. J
Orthop Res.
Published
on-line. Laura G. Sloofman
, Verdelis
K, Spevak
L, Zayzafoon
M, Yamauchi
M, Opdenaker
LM, Farach-Carson
MC, Boskey
AL, Kirn-Safran
CB. (2010) Effect of HIP/ribosomal protein L29 deficiency on
mineral
properties of murine bones and teeth. Bone 47:
93-101. |
 Jaime Stull Biological Sciences 2010 |
Research Mentor: Melinda Duncan, Department of Biological Sciences Project
Title: Cx50
Defect and Relation to the Unfolded Protein Response Honors, Awards, and Activities: Member National Honor Society, Cancer Research Training Award at NCI-Frederick (2006-2008), TriBeta Biology Honor Society, Making Doctors premedical Club, Intramural field hockey, Volunteer at A. I. DuPont Children's Hospital, Presentation: 2008 Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2010: Peace Corps
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 Stephen Tereniak Chemistry 2009 |
Research Mentor: Charles Riordan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Complexes Supported by a New Phosphinodithioether Ligand for Bioinorganic Modeling Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2007 Plastino Chemistry Alumni Scholar, Alpha Lambda Delta, American Institute of Chemists Award in Chemistry, C. Frank Shaw III Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry 2009, Phi Beta Kappa Nationial Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, American Chemical Society Award in Chemistry, Phi Kappa Phi, Boggle Club, First Prize 11th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, ACS Undergraduate Affiliate,Presentations: 2007 Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008 UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2009: Graduate School in Chemistry at the University of Minnesota |
 Sara White Biochemistry 2009 |
Research Mentor: Neal Zondlo, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project
Title:
Design of a Protein Kinase Inducible Domain for CDK5. Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2007 Science and Engineering Scholar, Presentations: 2007 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 10th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, Fall 2009: Graduate Program in Urban Affairs at the University of Delaware. |
 Meghan Woods Biochemistry '09 |
Research Mentor: Xinqiao Jia, Department of Materials Science Project
Title: Synthesis and
Characterization of Elastin-Mimetic Hybrid Hydrogels for Vocal Fold
Tissue Engineering Honors, Awards, and Activities: Alpha Lambda Delta First Year Honor Society, Undergraduate Honors Program Senior Fellow, Co-chair of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, 2007 HHMI Undergraduate Research Scholar, President of ASBMB-Undergraduate Affiliate 2008-9, Quaesita Drake Scholarship 2009, Presentations: Summer 2007 Symposium, 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 72nd Intercollegiate Student Chemists Conference, ASBMB Poster Competition Experimental Biology 2009, Fall 2009: Graduate School in Pharmacology at Duke University |