Undergraduate Research Scholars Summer 2010 |
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Donald Allen, Biochemistry |
Timothy Gilpatrick,
Biochemistry |
Catherine Nguyen, Biology |
Nicholas Audette,
Biochemistry |
Jessica Gryga, Chemical
Engineering |
Ryan Penn, Medical
Technology |
Erin Bange, Biology |
Frank Shen, Math &
Economics |
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Erica Boetefuer, Biology |
Zariel Johnson, Quantitative Biology |
Wuroh Timbo, Biology |
Cory Bovenzi, Biology | Devan Turner, Chemistry | |
Brandon Boyer, Biology |
Dylan Lowe, Biology |
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Nicholas Marze, Chem Engineering | Wayne Wilke, Biology | |
Amy Chevalier, Chemical
Engineering |
Suranjit Mukherjee, Biology | |
Alex D'Angelo, Biology |
Ricardo Nieves, Neuroscience |
Donny Allen Biochemistry 2011 |
Research Mentor: Tatyana Polenova, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title:
Structural
Studies of Microtubule Assemblies: Dynein and Dynactin Presentations: 2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2011: pursuing an M.D. at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. |
Nicholas Audette Biochemistry 2012 |
Research Mentor: Tatyana Polenova, Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Solid State NMR Analysis of Cytoskeleton-Associated Proteins Honors, Awards, and Activities: Presentations: 2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Symosium, 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011, Fall 2012: Graduate School in Biology at Carnegie Mellon University |
Erin Bange Biological Sciences 2012 |
Research Mentor: Patricia DeLeon, Biological Sciences Project Title: Charaterization of Hyaluronidase3 in Human Sperm Honors, Awards, and Activities: Women of Promise 2010, Phi Kappa Phi graduate fellowship, Presentations: 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2012: Thomas Jefferson Medical School |
Erica Boetefuer Biological Sciences 2012 |
Research
Mentor: Erica
Selva, Biological Sciences Project Title: The role of endocytosis in signal
transduction pathways during Drosophila development
Honors, Awards, and Activities: Women of Promise 2010, First Place UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011 Presentations: 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium 2010, ASBMB Poster Competition Experimental Biology 2011, UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011, Thomas Jefferson University Chapter of Sigma Xi Student Research Day 2012, ASBMB Poster Competition Experimental Biology 2012, |
Cory Bovenzi Biology 2011 |
Research Mentor: Deni Galileo, Department of Biological Sciences Project Title: The Role of Bcl-2 in
neuronal survival and migration in developing chick midbrain Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2009 HHMI Summer Research Scholar, 2009 General Honors Award, Presentations: 2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition Experimental Biology Meetings 2011, <>Internship in neuroscience at Imperial College summer 2011 through the UD exchange program Fall 2011: .Plans to enter allopathic medical school in 2012. |
Brandon Boyer Biology 2012 |
Research Mentor: Wenlan Wang, Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children Project Title: Embryonic stem cell-differentiated
motor neurons as a model for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Honors, Awards, and Activities: |
Michael Brister Biochemistry 2012 |
Research Mentor: Neal Zondlo, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Conformational Effects of Glycosylation on Tau Protein Structure Honors, Awards, and Activities: American Chemical Society Student Affilate member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Biochemistry PBL tutor, and Vice President (2010-2011) American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Affiliate, Second Prize UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, First Prize in Proteins and Enzymes Division ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition Expreimental Biology Meetings 2011, First Prize UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011, First Prize ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition 2012. Presentations: 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition Experimental Biology Meetings 2011, ASBMB Poster Competition Experimental Biology 2012, Fall 2012: Applying to Medical School |
Amy Chevalier Chemical Engineering 2011 |
Research Mentor: Anne Robinson, Department of Chemical Engineering Project Title: Effect of Genetic Mutations on G-Protein Coupled Receptors
Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2009 General Honors Award, Presentation: 2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting, 2009 Delaware Membrane Protein Symposium, 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2011: Graduate School in Chemical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania with an NSF graduiate Fellowship. |
Alex D'Angelo Biology 2012 |
Research Mentor: Anje Nohe, Department of Biological Sciences Project Title: Radiation and Osteoblast Differentiation
Honors, Awards, and Activities: Undergraduate Writing Fellow, Delaware Sängerbund German 106 Award, |
Timothy Gilpatrick Biochemistry 2012 |
Research Mentor: Brian Bahnson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Examining the Binding of Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase with Biotinylation Honors, Awards, and Activities: Deltones, Kevin Scott Beall Memorial Award, Wallace H. Carothers Scholarship, ASBMB Undergraduate Affiliate, Qigong and Taoist Studies Club, 2011 UD Goldwater Scholar, ASBMB Summer Research Fellowship at Harvard Medical School, Chi Omega Lambda national Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Honor Society, Barry Goldwater Scholarship, Presentations: 2010 Undergraduate Research Symposium, UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, 75th Intercollegiate Chemists Conference at West Chester University 2011, UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011, Fall 2012: NIH Post-baccalaureate Program in immumnology NIAID |
Jessica Gryga Chemical Engineering 2012 |
Research Mentor: Christopher
Roberts, Department of Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Protein Aggregation Honors, Awards, and Activities: Presentation: 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2012: Process Engineer Air Products and Chemicals |
Sepehr Sedigh Highighat Biology 2011 |
Research Mentor: Bruce Bowman, Department of Biological Sciences Project Title: Study of microRNA expression in normal colonic epithelium and colon cancers Honors, Awards, and Activities: Presentations: 2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, American Association for Cancer Research-Washington DC April 2010, 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2011: attending Medical School |
Zariel Johnson Quantitative Biology 2011 |
Research Mentor: John Pelesko, Department of Marthematical Sciences and Christopher Williams, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology Project Title: Effect of Density Dependent Feedback Across Latitudes Honors, Awards, and Activities: UD Messenger article, Presentation: 2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2011: PhD Program in Systems Biology at Thomas Jefferson University |
Brendan LoGiurato Biochemistry 2011 |
Research Mentor: Neal Zondlo, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project
Title:
Using
4-fluoroprolines to investigate cis/trans isomerization in tau peptides Honors, Awards, and Activities: Alpha Lambda Delta National First Year Honor Society, 2009 HHMI Summer Research Scholar, 2009 Gereral Honors Award, Biochemistry PBL Tutor, Merck Index Award. Presentations: 2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2011: Stony Brook University School of Medicine, plans to pursue an MD with Distinction in Research |
Dylan Lowe Biology 2011 |
Research Mentor: Catherine Kirn-Safran, Department of Biological Sciences Project
Title:
Study of the importance of unfolded protein response in cellular
mechanisms underlying cartilage defects in perlecan mutant mice Honors, Awards, and Activities: First Place UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011 Presentation: 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition Experimental Biology Meetings 2011, UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011, Fall 2011: MS program in Biology University of Delaware |
Nicholas Marze Chemical Engineering 2011 |
Research
Mentor: Maciek
Antoniewicz,
Department of Chemical Engineering Project
Title: Elucidating the Role
of Mitochondrial Transporters in Regulating Lipogenesis in Adipocytes
Honors, Awards, and Activities: Mr, & Mrs. James F. Kearns Scholarship in Chemical Engineering 2009, 2009 HHMI Summer Research Scholar, 2009 General Honors Award, Caldwell's 2nd Fife and Drum Corps, 2011 Second Prize Edward Rosenberry Undergraduate Writing Award. Presentations: 2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2011: PhD program, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University |
Suranjit Mukherjee Biology 2011 |
Research Mentor: Anja Nohe, Department of Biological Science Project Title: Examining the Distribution of Silver Nanoparticles in an Animal Model Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2009 HHMI Summer Research Scholar, 2009 General Honors Award, Presentations: 2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2011: Ph.D in pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College |
Ricardo Nieves Neuroscience 2012 |
Research Mentor: Brian Bahnson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Enzymatic Response of Platelet-activating Factor Acetylhydrolase-II Under Oxidative Stress Honors, Awards, and Activities: UD Men's Crew, Presentations: 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2012: University of Pittsburgh Medical School |
Catherine Nguyen Biological Sciences University of Guam |
Research Mentor: Melinda Duncan, Department of Biological Sciences Project Title: Characterization of the Lens in Bin3
Knockout Mice Honors, Awards, and Activities: Presentation: 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, |
Ryan Penn Medical Technology Interest 2012 |
Research Mentor: Mary Ann McLane, Department of Medical Technology Project Title:
Integrin
Expression of Melanoma Cells in 2D and 3D Environments Honors, Awards, and Activities: Presentation: 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium,Fall 2012: Transfusion Services Laboratory at Christiana Care Hospital |
Frank Shen Mathematics 2012 |
Research Mentor: Prasad Dhurjati, Chemical Engineering Project
Title: Algorithmic
Deconvolution of Gut Microbial Fatty Acid Signatures Honors, Awards, and Activities: Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications' Mathematical Contest in Modeling, 2010 Carl J. Rees and Eleanor K. Rees Scholarship, Presentation: 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2012: PhD program in Statistics, Pennsylvania State University |
Wuroh Timbo Biology 2011 |
Research Mentor: David Edwards, Department of Health, Nutrition, and Excercise Sciences Project Title: Oxidative Stress and Microvascular Function in Chronic Kidney Disease
Honors, Awards, and Activities: HHMI 2009 Summer Scholar, 2009 Ronald E. McNair Scholar of Promise, NUCLEUS, Secretary of Making Doctors, 2009 General Honors Award, African American Student of Distinction, Alpha Phi Alpha's Distinguished Collegian award, Membership Vice President of Making Doctors, Presentations: 2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2009 UMBC Undergraduate Symposium, 2009 ABRCMS in Phoenix, 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2011: MD program, University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Devan Turner Chemistry 2011 |
Research Mentor: Isiah Warner, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Louisiana State University Project
Title: Honors, Awards, and Activities: African-American Student of Distinction, HHMI 2009 Summer Scholar, Alpha Lambda Delta National First Year Honor Society, Ronald E. McNair Scholar, HHMI EXROP Scholar 2010, NUCLEUS, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) Phoenix, Presentations: 2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2009 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students meeting Arizona, 2009 National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers Meeting-Boston MA., UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2011: PhD program in Chemistry, University of Pennsylvannia |
Matthew White Biochemistry 2013 |
Research Mentor: Sharon Rozovsky, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project
Title: Examining the Effects
of Selenium Incorporation into GB1
Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2010 Secretary American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Bioloogy Undergraduate Affiliate, |
Wayne Wilke Biology 2012 |
Research
Mentors: Sharon
Rozovsky, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title: Develping a protocol for maximum selenium incorporation for 77Se NMR Honors, Awards, and Activities:Presentation: 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2012: Applying for MD-PhD programs |