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Undergraduate Research Scholars Summer 2012 |
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Undergraduate Research Scholars Summer 2012 |
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Biology |
Zachary March, Chemical Engineering |
Laura Powell, Biology |
Kathleen Seip, Biochemistry |
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Hamza Bhatti, Biology |
Allison
McCague, Biology |
Torey Roesch, Biology |
Matthew Urban, Biochemistry |
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Jennifer Bruhns, Quantitative Biology |
Colleen Moens, Quantitative Biology |
Biomedical Engineering |
Matthew
White, Biochemistry |
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Amanda Grigoli, Biology |
Rohan Patel, Quantitative Biology |
Helen Schmidt, Biochemistry |
Jocelyn Zajac, Biochemistry |
| Nicholas Lombardi, Biology |
Monica Pirigyi, Biochemistry |
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 Hamza Bhatti Biological Sciences |
Research Mentor: Deni Galileo, Department of Biological Sciences Project Title: Measuring Cellular Interactions Between Chick Embryo Brain Cells and Invasive Glioma Cells Using Monolayer Cultures and Fluorescent Labeling
Honors, Awards, and Activities: National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Humanitarian Hospitality Society, Christiana Care College Volunteer, First Prize UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011Fall 2013: Undecided |
 Jennifer Bruhns Quantitative Biology 2013 |
Research Mentor: Richard Braun, Department of Mathematical Science Project Title: Models for Transport Between the
Tear Film and the Ocular Surface
Honors, Awards, and Activities: Math Club, Member of Society of Mathematical Biology, Red Cross Club, Chemistry Workshop Leader, |
 Amanda Grigoli Biology 2013 |
Research Mentor: Zhihao Zhuang, Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title:
Chemical
Synthesis of Di-ubiquitin through Different Linkages Fall 2013: |
 Nicholas Lombardi Biology 2013 |
Research Mentor: Erica Selva, Biological Sciences Project Title: Investigating the Role of Wntless Isoforms in Wingless Signaling Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2013 ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition in Boston, Fall 2013: Research Fellow in Sports Medicine at the Rothman Institute in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. |
 Zachary March Chemistry 2014 |
Research Mentor: David Colby, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Project Title: Detection and structural analysis of misfolded tau Honors, Awards, and Activities: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, American Chemical Society, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Presentations: UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011, University of Delaware Research Fund Annual Meeting 2011, 2012 ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition San Diego, 2013 ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition in Boston, |
 Allison McCague Biology 2013 |
Research Mentor: Erica Selva, Biological Sciences Project Title: The Role of N-Linked Glycosylation During Drosophila Development Honors, Awards, and Activities: Selected for a platform presentation EB 2012, Alpha Lamda Delta Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Tri-Beta Biological Sciences Honor Society, ASBMB Undergraduate Affiliates, Presentations: UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011, 2012 ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition San Diego, Thomas Jefferson University Chapter of Sigma Xi Student Research Day 2012, Honorable Mention in 2013 Undergraduate Poster Competition Boston, Richard M. Johnson Award and the Adair B. Gould Memorial Awards in biology. Honorable Mention 2013 ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition in Boston, |
 Colleen Moens Quantitative Biology 2013 |
Research Mentor: Pak-Wing Fok, Department of Mathematical Sciences Project Title: The Influence of oxLDL Dynamics on Artherogenesis Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2011 Carl J. and Eleanor K. Rees Scholarship, member of Tri-Beta and Golden Key Honor Societies, Fall 2013: Teach for America, secondary math in the Newark, NJ area. |
 Rohan Patel Quantitative Biology 2014 |
Research Mentor: Edward Lyman, Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Stability of native vs. mutant A2A adenosine receptor by molecular dynamics simulation Honors, Awards, and Activities: Tri-Beta and Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Societies, NUCLEUS, MEDLIFE, Interdisciplinary sciences award ABRCMS 2011,Presentations: UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011, ABRCMS 2011, |
 Monica Pirigyi Biochemistry 2013 |
Research Mentor: Neal Zondlo, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Synthesis of Functional Proteins via Multiple Bioorthogonal Ligations Honors, Awards, and Activities: National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Biochemistry PBL tutor, CHEM103 lab TA, Recipient of the Quaesita Drake Scholarship and James A. Moore undergraduate award in organic chemistry, and President/Founder of Cardio Hoop Dance Club, graduating with an honors degree in biochemistry with distinction. Presentation: UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011, 2012 UMBC Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2013 ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition in Boston, Fall 2013: Iintends to go to medical school forensic pathology, perhaps at UMDNJ and RWJMS. |
 Laura Powell Biology 2014 |
Research
Mentor: Fidelma Boyd,
Biological Sciences Project
Title: Osmotic
stress response in ompR mutant of Vibrio
parahaemolyticus
Honors, Awards, and Activities: Vice President of Tri-Beta Biological Sciences Honor Society, Presentations: Leadership Alliance National Symposium (Summer 2011), SRIP at University of Virginia, 2013 ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition in Boston, |
 Torey Roesch Biology 2013 |
Research Mentor: Randall Duncan, Biological Sciences Project Title: P2Y2 Receptor Desensitizes Osteoblasts Response to Mechanical Load through Phosphorylation of RhoA Honors, Awards, and Activities: National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Tri-Beta Honors Society, Christiana Care Volunteer, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity Fall 2013: Medical School at Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia |
 Anne Sanger Biomediucal Enginering |
Research Mentor: Catherine Leimkuhler Grimes, Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Interactions between NOD2's LRR domain and MDP
Honors, Awards, and Activities: Secretary-Biomedical Interest Group, Social outreach coordinator for the Perry Initiative Program which encourages high school girls to enter fields of engineering and orthopedics, UD Trap and Skeet clay targets team that competed in Texas for national ACUI event, Resident Assistant for honors freshman, |
 Helen Schmidt Biochemistry 2013 |
Research
Mentor: K.
Eric Wommack, Department of Plant and Soil Science Project
Title: Exploring Diversity of
Environmental Viral DNA Polymerases Honors, Awards, and Activities: Delaware Repertory Dance Co., National Society of Collegiate Scholars Member, Francis J. McConne Scholarship, Presentations: 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, NSF EPSCoR Annual Meeting 2011, Delaware Environmental Institute Annual Meeting 2010, 2013 ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition in Boston, Fall 2013: Doctoral Program Johns Hopkins. |
 Kathleen Seip Biochemistry 2014 |
Research Mentors: Michele Parent, Medical Technology and Catherine Leimkuhler Grimes, Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Title: Investigate How Vibrio parahaemolyticus Peptide Probes interact With NOD1, Resulting in Mammalian Cell activation
Honors, Awards, and Activities: American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Student Affiliate, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key Honor Society, NUCLEUS, |
 Matthew Urban Biochemistry 2014 |
Research
Mentor: Zhihao Zhuang,
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project Title: Molecular Mechanism of Eukaryotic Translesion Synthesis Honors, Awards, and Activities: Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society, Golden Key Honors Society, Sigma Nu Fraternity, 2012 Wallace H. Carothers Scholar, Christiana Care Volunteer, Chemistry Tutor, |
 Matthew White Biochemistry 2013 |
Research Mentor: Charles Riordan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Project
Title: Exploring Properties
and Reactivity of Nickel (I) trispyrazolylborate
Complexes with Elemental
Sulfur and Selenium
Honors, Awards, and Activities: National Merit Scholarship recipient, UD Distinguished Scholar 1743 Scholarship, Kevin Scott Beall Memorial Award in Chemistry (2009), ASBMB-UAN Secretary (2010-11) and president (2012-2013), Phi Βeta Κappa Society Alpha of Delaware Chapter Member, ΦΒK Clift and DeArmond Award, ASBMB Undergraduate Affiliates, Treasurer, Lori's Hands Volunteer Organization, Member, Treasurer, ACS Student Affiliates ACS Student Affiliates President 2012-13, U.D. Chapter AAUP Student Award, Elizabeth Dyer Award for Excellence in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Frank Collins Undergraduate Award in Biochemistry, Delaware Valley Science Fair Calvert Award Judge, U.D. General Honors Award, Biochemistry PBL tutor,
Presentation: 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Fall 2014: Recipient of an NSF Graduate Fellowship to attend graduate school in chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, |
 Jocelyn Zajac Biochemistry 2013 |
Research
Mentors: Melinda Duncan, Department
of Biological Sciences Project Title: The Regulation and Function of Sip1 in the Eye Lens Honors, Awards, and Activities: Biochemistry PBL tutor, Senior Thesis Presentation: Sigma Xi Student Research Day Conference and presented a poster. Fall 2013: GeneDx in Gaithersburg, MD as an array tech screening for rare genetic disorders. |
