Major:  Medical Technology

Research Mentor:  Mary Beth Miele, Medical Technology

Project Title:  Search for Metastasis Suppressor Genes in Malignant Melanoma

Awards and Honors: Dr. James Kakavas Acievement Award. Junior Medical Technology with the highest academic index.

Major:  Biology

Research Mentor:  David Usher, Department of Biological Sciences

Project Title: The Structural Conservation of the Turtle (P.scripta) Apolipoprotein C-III Gene

Major:  Chemical Engineering

Research Mentor:  Eric Furst, Chemical Engineering

Project Title: Characterizing the Synthesized Protein-Polymer Networks

Awards and Honors: Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honorary), Chemical Engineering Class of 1952 Scholarship.
 

Major: Biology

Research Mentor:  Deni Galileo, Departmkent of Biological Sciences
Project Title: The Role of L1 Cell Adhesion Molecule in Glioma Tumor Cell Invasion
Awards and Honors: Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Marion E. Wiley Memorial Award in German beyond the intermediate level. Delta Phi Alpha (German Honorary), Omicron Delta Kappa national honor society. 
Conference Presentation: A.Cretu; G.R.Molloy; D.S.Galileo, "Novel Chick Embryo Brain Xenograft Model for Study of Gliomas" Neuoroscience Meetings, Orlando FL. 2002 

Major: Chemical Engineering

Research Mentor: Eric Furst, Chemical Engineering 

Project Title: Novel Microfluidic Separations Using Optical Trapping

Awards and Honors: Amerada Hess Corporation Award for junior chemical engineering student with outstanding academic achievement, American Chemical Society Award in Chemical Engineering to junior for scholarship and achievement.

Major:  Biochemistry
Research Mentor: Eugene Mueller, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title: Structure of Mutant TruB in the Presence of Substrate tRNAs
Presentation: "Structural Analysis of Pseudouridine Synthesis by Circular Dichroism," 67th Intercollegiate Student Chemists' Convention, Villanova University, 5 April 2003
Awards and Honors: Top Index in the University of Delaware 2003 Graduating Class. Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa Clift and DeArmond Award. Honors Degree with Distiction.  American Chemical Society Award in Chemistry for outstanding scholarship and achievement in chemistry or biochemistry. Elizabeth Dyer Award for Excellence in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Wallace Carothers Award. Frank W. Collins Award in Biochemistry. Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry.  First Place Presentation in the Biochemistry Division 67th Intercollegiate Chemists' Convention.National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society.
Fall 2003: Chris will attend medical school at the University of Virginia.

Major:  Biochemistry

Research Mentor: Eugene Mueller, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title:  Examining Substrate Specificity of the Pseudouridine Synthase, RluA
Awards and Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi. Dean's List, Kevin Scott Beall Memorial Scholarship. Edward H. Rosenberry Writing Award. Merck Index Award.
Fall 2003: Todd will enter the PhD Program in Neurosciences at the University of Pennsylvania.

Major:  Biotechnology

Research Mentor:  Robert Hodson, Department of Biological Science

Project Title:  Sequence of Apolipoprotein A-II Gene of the Red-Eared Slider Turtle

Awards and Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Fall 2003: PhD Program in Genetics at the University of Michigan

Major:  Biology

Research Mentor: Allan Shapiro, Plant and Soil Sciences 

Project Title:  Genetic Characterization of HR Despite NOS Inhibitor (hdn) Mutants

Poster Presentation: Characterization of Arabidopsis mutants 
with alterations in disease resistance-associated PCD, Experimental Biology Meetings, San Diego, CA. April 11-15, 2003

Major:  Biology

Research Mentor:  Daniel Carson, Biological Sciences

Project Title:  Regulation of Osteopontin Expression in Ishikawa Cells.

Poster Presentation: Development of Methods to Discriminate
Between OPN Charge Forms in Biological Fluids, Experimental Biology Meetings, San Diego, CA. April 11-15, 2003

Major:  Biology

Research Mentor:  Norman Karin, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title:  Expression of Ca⁺⁺ Channels in Mouse Pre-Osteoblastic Cells.
Poster Presentation:  Karyn G Oberman, Timothy R Schwartz, John M David,  David C Usher, Norman J Karin.Expression of polycystin transcripts in mouse pre-osteoblasts and pre-adipocytes. Experimental Biology Meetings, San Diego, CA. April 11-15, 2003.
Awards and Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, University Honors Program Scholarship. J. Bayard Eliason Scholar Award. Golden Key.
Fall 2003: Entering the graduate Program in Biological Sciences at the University of Delaware.

Major: Biology

Research Mentor: Mary C. Farach-Carson, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Mechanical Load Effects on Voltage-Sensitive Calcium Channel mRNA Expression 
Poster Presentation: Mechanical Stimulation by Four Point Bending Device and Fluid Shear Increase Voltage Sensitive Calcium   Channel Cav1.2 Subunit mRNA Expression in Osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 Cells. Experimental Biology Meetings, San Diego, CA. April 11-15, 2003. First Prize in ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition.
Awards and Honors: AAUP Undergraduate Student Award, Richard M. Johnson Jr Memorial Award to a junior in Biological Sciences, Phi Kappa Phi. Phi Beta Kappa. Alpha Lambda Delta. Beta Beta Beta Biological Sciences Honor Society (officer). Biological Sciences Academic Excellence Award. American Association of University Professors Student Award.
Publication: J. J. Bergh, Y. Shao, Erwin Puente, Randall L. Duncan, Mary C. Farach-Carson (2006). Osteoblast Ca(2⁺) permeability and voltage-sensitive Ca(2⁺) channel expression is temporally regulated by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3). Am J Cell Physiol. 290(3), C822-31.
Fall 2003: Erwin will enter the MD/PhD program at Washington University, St. Louis.

Major:  Medical Technology Interest

Research Mentor: Mary Beth Miele, Department of Medical Technology
Project Title:  Evaluation of Putative Melanoma Supressor Genes at 6q16.3-6q23.
Poster Presentation: Courtney Smith, Carrie Paquette-Straub, and Mary E. Miele Evaluation of Putative Melanoma Metastasis Suppressor Genes  at 6q16.3-6q23.Experimental Biology Meetings in New Orleans, LA. April 20-24, 2002. 
Fall 2003: Courtney will enter the PhD Program at the University of Pittsburgh.

Major:  Biochemistry

Research Mentor: Douglass Taber, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title: Enatiomerically Selective Long Chain Enone Reductions Using TADDOL Lingands
Presentation: Synthesis of alpha-methylcarbonyl-
4,5-dimethyl-beta-tetralone from 4,5 dimethoxy-indenone via BF3 Oet2 mediated ring expansion" 67th Intercollegiate Student Chemists' Convention, Villanova University, 5 April 2003.
Awards and Honors: D. Kenneth Steers Memorial Award for academic excellence by a junior class member of the track and field team. All East Track and Field. America East Coinference Champion Discus (2000)
Fall 2003: Working at Pfizer

Major: Chemical Engineering

Research Mentor: Anne Skaja Robinson, Department of Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Mixing Studies and Protein Interactions
Poster Presentation: Investigating the Mixed-Chain Interactions of P22 Tailspike, Experimental Biology Meetings, San Diego, CA. April 11-15, 2003
Awards and Honors:Tau Beta Pi (Engineering honor society), Ameranda Hess Corporation Award for a junior demonstrating outstanding scholastic achievement, Phi Kappa Phi. Chemical Engineering Industrial Sponsors Undergraduate Research Award.
Fall 2003: Working at Merck Co. 

Major: Medical Technology

Research Mentor: Mary Anne McLane, Department of Medical Technology

Project Title: Binding of Eristostatin to Melanoma Cells

Awards and Honors: Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Kappa Phi.

Major:  Chemical Engineering

Research Mentor:  Anne Skaja Robinson, Chemical Engineering
Project Title:  The Effects of Point Mutations in the C-Terminus on Assembly of the P22 Tailspike Trimer.
Awards and Honors: Stanley Jacob Schechter Award to junior Chemical engineering student who has excelled in non-engineering courses, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi (Engineering honor society). Chemical Engineering Industrial Sponsors Senior Student Award Exceptional Scholarship and Extracurricular Student activities).

Major:  Chemical Engineering

Research Mentor:  Anne Skaja Robinson, Chemical Engineering

Project Title:  Site-Directed Mutagenesis in Bacteriophage P22 Tailspike Protein

Awards and Honors: Alpha Lambda Delta, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa, Honor's B.S. in Biochemistry with a minor in Biology,

Fall 2004 Plans: Enrolling at Rutgers University's School of
Pharmacy to pursue a four-year Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

Major:  Biochemistry

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. 
Awards and Honors: First Place Award in the ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition, San Diego. Quaseta Drake Scholarship. Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa Herbert Ellis Newman Award, Evelyn Holst Clift Award in History, William E. Meakin Memorial Award in History, Merck Index Award in Chemistry, James A. Moore Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry, Graduated May 2004 with an Honors B. S. degree in Biochemistry with distinction and a B.A. degree in History.
Fall 2004 Plans: Entering the M.D. Program at the University of Virginia School of Medicine

Major:  Biology

Research Mentor:  Mary Farach-Carson, Biological Sciences

Project Title:  Effect on the Expression and Regulation of B-subunits in Osteoblastic Cells

Honors and Awards: Phi Beta Kappa, Graduated May 2004 with a BA in Biology and a BA in Liberal Studies (Medical Scholars Program)

Fall 2004 Plans: Entering the M.D. Program at Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia

Major:  Biology

Research Mentor:  David Usher, Biological Sciences 

Project Title:  Apolipoproteins in Turtles

Major:  Chemistry

Research Mentor:  Mary Wirth, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Project Title:  Microfluidic Chips for Bioseparations

Presentations: Kholiswa L. Kaird and Mary Wirth, "The Study of
Chromatographic Tailing of Peptides in HPLC" ABRCMS Conference, San Diego, October 2003 and at National McNair Scholars Conference at the Univ of Delaware in October of 2003.

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. 

Major:  Biology

Research Mentor: Deni Galileo, Biological Sciences 

Project Title:  Chick NgCAM and L1 Adhesion Molecule in Humans

Honors and Awards: 2004 Honors degree in Biology and Liberal Studies (Medical Scholars Program) with distinction

Fall 2004 Plans: Enter the MD Program at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia

Major:  Biology

Research Mentor:  Mary Farach-Carson, Biological Sciences

Project Title:  Perlecan's Cell Adhesion Properties

Honors and Awards: Beta Beta Beta Biology Honor Society, Graduated with a B.A. majoring in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Economics

Publication: Mary C. Farach-Carson, Anissa J. Brown, Megan Lynam, J. B Safran, Daniel D. Carson  (2008) A novel peptide sequence in perlecan domain IV supports cell adhesion, spreading and FAK activation. Matrix Biol. 27(2):150-60.

Fall 2004 Plans: Entering School College of Podiatric Medicine in North Chicago, IL

Major:  Biology and Medical Technology 

Research Mentor:  Mary Beth Miele, Medical Technology

Project Title:  Human Melanoma Cell Line C8161

Awards and Honors: Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, 2004 Honors degree in Biology with distinction

Major:  Biology

Research Mentor:  Melinda Duncan, Biological Sciences

Project Title:  Create bB1-crystallin Promoter

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.
Presentations: Poster Summer 2002, Poster Summer 2003
Fall 2004 Plans: Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Major:  Lincoln University

Research Mentor:  Kamil Akanbi, Biological Sciences

Project Title:  Calcium Signaling in 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes

Major:  Delaware State University

Research Mentor: Catherine Kirn-Safran, Biology

Project Title: Creation of Tools to Generate a Conditional Allele for a Ribosomal Protein with Heparin/Heparan Sulfate Binding Properties: HIP/RPL29

Awards and Honors: Alpha Kappa Mu (Honor Society)

Major:  Biology, Delaware State University

Research Mentor: Eugene Mueller, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Project Title: Purification and crystallization of Variants of the Pseudouridine Synthase TruB