Undergraduate Research Scholars Summer 2003 |
Jennifer Arseneau |
Research Mentor: Gary
Laverty, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Ion transporters on Chick Renal Proximial Tubules: NH4+ or Cl-? Honors and Awards: Alpha Lambda Delta |
Elizabeth Bell Chem Engineering '05
|
Research Mentor: Anne Skaja Robinson,
Department of Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Cellular Stress During Recombinant Protein Expression Honors and Awards: Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta,
Summer
2003 HHMI Undergraduate Research Scholar, Barry
M.
Goldwater Scholarship. Secretary, Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor
Society,
Amerada Hess Corporation Award, American Institute of Chemical
Engineers
Junior Award. Publication: D. Raden, , S. Hildebrandt, P. Xu, Elizabeth Bell, Frank J. Doyle, III and Anne S. Robinson (2005) Analysis of cellular response to protein over-expression, IEE Proc Syst Biol 152(4): 285-9. |
Daniella Betts |
Research Mentor: Erica Selva, Department of Biological Sciences Project Title: Posttranslational
Interactions by way of the 7H24 Mutation |
Chelsea Bridgewater Biology '04, Lincoln U |
Research Mentor: Carlton
Cooper, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Hyaluronan Expression in LNCaP Progression Models |
Alaina Brown* |
Research Mentor: Neal Zondlo, Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Project Title: Examination of Type II Polyproline Helices in Peptides Poster Presentation: A Thermodynamic Propensity Scale
for Type II Polyproline Helices, Experimental
Biology Meetings, San Diego, CA. April 11-15, 2003. |
William Dunworth |
Research Mentor: Uhlas Naik,
Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Uncovering
the mystery of SNAP Honors and Awards: 2004 Honors degree
in Biology with distinction |
Heather Egolf-Fox |
Research Mentor: Thomas Beebe,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title: Study of Neuron Growth on Surfaces by Atomic Force Microscopy Presentations and Awards: 68th Annual
Intercollegiate
Student Chemists' Conference, Hood College, Frederick, MD, April 24,
2004. First
Place Biochemistry II: |
Joseph Fotos |
Research Mentor: Deni
Galileo, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Role of Secreted NgCAM in Glioma Invasiveness Honors and Awards: Alpha Lambda Delta |
Brian Gladnick
|
Research Mentor: George
Molloy, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Protection of dopaminergic neurons from MPTP neurotoxicity. Honors and Awards: Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, George and Margaret Collins Steitz Award, Richard M. Johnson Jr. Memorial Award in Biology |
Lawrence Hall |
Research Mentor: Norman Karin,
Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title:
SERCA1a expression stimulates SR formation |
Afeez Hazzan |
Research Mentor: Erica Selva,
Department of Biological Sciences . Project Title: Use of FLP/FRT system to study 7H24 mutation Awards: Second Place Lincoln LASER Program Annual Poster Competition October 3, 2003 |
Sookhee Hwang |
Research Mentor: Junghuei Chen,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title:
Homologous Recombination with Molecular Biology |
Adoara Ikwuagwu |
Research Mentor: Catherine
Davies, Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Project Title: Changes to food during processing and storage Conference Presentation: Adoara
Ikwuagwu, Cathy Davies, Edmund Nowak, |
Rahul Jawa |
Research Mentor: Robert Sikes,
Department of Biological Sciences Project Title: Generation of Constitutive & Inducible Prostate Cancer Lines |
Christine Kosman |
Research Mentor: Daniel
Simmons, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title:
Preparation of DNA polymerase for studies of DNA Replication |
Kholiswa Laird* |
Research Mentor: Mary Wirth,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title: The Study of Chromatographic Tailing of Peptides in HPLC Conference Presentation:
Kholiswa L. Kaird and Mary Wirth, "The Study of Honors and awards: Graduated May 2004 with a B.S.in
Chemistry and minor in
Women's studies. Fall 2004 Plans: Attend University Maryland Baltimore County and obtain an M.S. degree in Chemistry. |
Peter Lazzopina* |
Research Mentor: Deni
Galileo, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title:
Attenuation of NgCAM in the developing chick brain Honors and Awards: 2004 Honors degree
in Biology and Liberal Studies (Medical Scholars Program) with
distinction Fall 2004 Plans: Enter the M.D. Program at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia |
Pelumi
Magbagbeola |
Research Mentor: Clifford Robinson,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title: A2a receptor: Cloning, expressing, and purifying TM domains |
David Manna |
Research Mentor: Daniel
Simmons, Department of Biological Sciences Project Title: Interactions
Between SV40 Replication Initiation Proteins Honors and Awards: Graduated with a bachelors of
science in biotechnology Fall 2004 Plans: Entering University of Delaware's
accelerated Biotechnology M.S. program. |
Chris McAndrew |
Research Mentor: Brian Bahnson,
Departmkent
of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title: The
structure and esterase/peroxidase activity of PON1 Honors and
Awards: Honors
Degree with Distinction B.S. in Biochemistry with minors in Biological
Sciences and Biochemical Engineering May 2004. Fall 2004 Plans: Entering Chemistry/Biochemistry Ph.D. program at University of California, San Diego. |
Asif Mohammed |
Research Mentor: Gary
Laverty, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Ammonia Transport in Avian Proximal Tubule Cells |
Daniel Nadel |
Research Mentor: George
Molloy, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Creatine kinase ATP regeneration and neurotoxicity Honors and Awards: Alpha Lambda Delta |
David Nation |
Research Mentor: Mary
C.
Farach-Carson, Department of Biological Science
Project Title:
Identification of L-type Ca2+ channels in cancer cells Honors and Awards: Phi Beta Kappa, 2004 Honors degree in Biology with distinction with a minor in Psychology Presentations: Poster at the ASBMB meetings in Boston, June 2004
|
Elizabeth Oeffinger
|
Research Mentor: Anne Skaja Robinson,
Department of Chemical Engineering
Project Title: A Study of in vitro Refolding of the p53 Protein Honors and Awards:
Merck Outstanding First-Year Chemical Engineering Student Award,
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Sophomore Award, Merck Engineering and Technology
Scholar, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, |
James O'Leary |
Research Mentor: Melinda
Duncan, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: SELDI
Profile of Pseudoexfoliation Aqueous Humor Honors and Awards: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, 2004 Honors degree
in Biology with distinction
|
James Parris |
Research Mentor: Ulhas Naik,
Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Expression of JAM-1 during Mouse Development Awards: Kevin Scott Beall Memorial Award Presentations: "Developmental Expression Pattern of
Junctional Adhesion Molecule-1 (JAM-1): Expression during Early
Organogenesis" J. J. Parris, P. B. Kelley, M. K. Duncan, U. P. Naik at
the American
Society for Cell Biology Meetings, San Francisco, December 12-17,
2003. |
Shweta Patel |
Research Mentor: Douglass Taber, Department
of
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title: Modifications on Morphine Synthesis by Wittig-Prevost Sequen Honors and Awards: Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Kappa Phi Presentations: 68th Annual
Intercollegiate Student Chemists Conference, Hood College,
Frederick, MD, April 24,
2004. Organic
Chemistry I Division: "Vanillin
Synthesis from Molecular Br2 and p-hydroxybenzaldehyde" Publication: (2007) Vanillin
Synthesis from 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde, J. Chem. Educ. 84, 1158-60.
|
Amanda Peters |
Research Mentor: David Usher,
Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Roles of ECM and Cytoskeleton in Adipocyte Differentiation Honors and Awards: Alpha
Lambda Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Quaesita Drake Scholarship |
Freddie Pruitt |
Research Mentor: Carlton
Cooper, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: The Immunity Response of Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma Cells Conference Presentation: Freddie
Pruitt, Carlton R. Cooper, Angelo Evans, |
Sarah Redding
|
Research Mentor: Colin Thorpe, Department
of
Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: New assay methods for sulfhydryl oxidases Honors and Awards: Alpha
Lambda Delta Presentations and Awards:
Second Place,
Biochemstry I Division of the 68th Intercollegiate Student Chemists'
Conference, Hood College, Frederick, MD, April 24, 2004, |
Kari Reese* |
Research Mentor: Mary Beth Miele,
Medical
Technology
Project Title: Possible Melanoma Metastasis Suppression by HDAC2 and CITED2 <>Honors and Awards: Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa, 2004 Honors degree in Biology with distinctionPublication:>Reese Kari L, Aravindan RG, Griffiths GS, Shao M, Wang Y, Galileo DS, Atmuri V, Triggs-Raine BL, Martin-Deleon PA (2010). Acidic hyaluronidase activity is present in mouse sperm and is reduced in the absence of SPAM1: evidence for a role for hyaluronidase 3 in mouse and human sperm. Mol Reprod Dev. 77(9):759-72. |
Matthew Roberts |
Research Mentor:
Clifford Robinson,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title: Helix-Helix Interactions Between Transmembrane Peptides of Adenosine A2a Receptor. Talk Honors and Awards:
Alpha Lambda Delta, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Summer
2003 HHMI Publications: Thevenin, D.,
Lazarova, T., Roberts, M. F., Robinson C. R,
(2005) Oligomerization of the fifth transmembrane domain from the adenosine
A2A receptor. Protein Science 14, 2177-2186. |
Julie
Schwarzwalder |
Research Mentor: Klaus Theopold,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title: Synthesis
of
Tris(pyrazolyl)borate Complexes Presentations and Awards:
First Place,
Inorganic Division of the 68th Intercollegiate Student Chemists'
Conference, Hood
College, Frederick, MD, April 24, 2004, |
Stacy Shertok |
Research Mentor: Patricia
DeLeon, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Analysis of the Expression of Mouse Hya15 Honors and Awards: Beta
Beta Beta (Biology) Presentation: Expression
of a Seventh Hyaluronidase Gene, Hyal 5, in the Mouse, with H. Zhang, M.
Eaton, and P.A. Martin-DeLeon at the American
Society of Andrology Meetings, Baltimore, MD, April 2004. |
Apoorva Srivastava |
Research Mentor: Mary Ann McLane,
Department of Medical Technology
Project Title: Targetted mutagenesis in Eristostatin |
Jane Ullah |
Research Mentor: Mary
C.
Farach-Carson, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Development of a non-isotopic Protein Kinase C (PKC) assay. Awards: First Place Lincoln LASER Program Annual Poster Competition October 3, 2003 |
Amy van Fossen |
Research Mentor: Anne Skaja Robinson,
Department of Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Expression of membrane proteins with GFP Honors and Awards: Chemical Engineering Class of 1950 Scholarship, Graduated May 2004 with an Honor's Degree with Distinction in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Biochemical Engineering. Fall 2004 Plans: Entering Ph. D. Program in Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University |
Allison Wojcik |
Research Mentor: Daniel
Simmons, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Replication of SV40 DNA using the Bipolymerase System |
Alisha Yallowitz* |
Research Mentor: Melinda Duncan, Biological Sciences Project Title: Ability of deltaEF1 to regulate betaB1-crystallin production Awards,
Honors, and Activities: Beta Beta Beta Biology Honor
Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key, 2004 Honors degree
in Biology with distinction
with a concentratiuon in Cellular and Molecular Biology and Genetics
with
a minor in Chemistry, HHMI Summer Research Awards 2002
and 2003
and
Winter 2004. Attended the Thomas Jefferson Sigma Xi Student
research
day for 2003 and 2004. |
Claire Zelinskas |
Research Mentor:
Mary Ann
McLane, Department of Medical Technology
Project Title: The Molecular Basis of Metastasis Inhibition. Poster Honors, Awards,
and Activities: Alpha Lambda Delta, Health and Nursing Sciences
Alumni Honors Day Book Award, Writing
Fellow for the University's Honors Program, Private Tutor for
Organic
Chemistry and General Physiology, Delaware State Student Representative
for the American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science, MBNA Delaware
Scholar, American Red Cross Volunteer, Woman of Promise Award
recipient, Alumni Enrichment Award recipient, Medical
Technology
Alumni Award recipient, Summer
2003 HHMI Undergraduate Research Scholar, Peter G. Anderson
Scholarship, W. Robert Bailey Memorial Award for academic achievment in
allied health. Recipient
of 4.0
index award at graduation. |