HHMI 
 Undergraduate Research Scholars 
 Summer 2015
 
         
The following 17 students are funded in whole or in part for the Summer 2015 by the HHMI Undergraduate Science Education Program.



Jessica Bursler
Biological Sciences
Quenton Dubroff
Chemical Engineering
Thomas Keane
Chemistry
Justin Paloni
Chemical Engineering
David Chiat
Biological Sciences
Gabriel Gregorzak
Chemistry
Priyha Mahesh
Biological Sciences
Dominic Santoleri
Biochemistry
Robert Cipolla
Chemical Engineering
Lauren Harper
Biological Sciences
Alexander Northrup
Chemistry
Nazanin Scapoulaki
Biological Sciences
Katherine Dillon
Biological Sci & Neuroscience
Tyler Heiss
Biochemistry
Cristina Padovani
Medical Laboratory Science
Jay Subramoney
Biochemistry



Hannah Wastyk
Biochemistry


Sophomore, junior, and senior HHMI Scholars who are having their first research summer research experience at the University of Delaware are expected to attend the weekly Enrichment Program.




Jessica Bursler
Biological Sciences 2018

Research Mentors:  Trevor Daly and Mark Baillie,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ISE Lab

Project Title: Development of a Microbial Fuel Cells Lab


Honor, Awards, and Activities: 
Dean's List and College of Health Sciences STAR Ambassador.

 


David Chiat
Biology 2018



Research Mentors: Anne Turrell and Alenka Hlousek-Radojcic,

Department of Biological Sciences and ISE Lab

Project Title:  Integration of biology experiments into chemistry based on biofuels educational lab

Honors, Awards, and Activities:  Delaware Anglers Association, Dean's list,  Phi Delta Epsilon

 


 

Robert Cipolla
Chemical Engineering 2018

Research Mentor:
Maciek Antoniewicz, Department of Chemical Engineering

Project Title: Metabolic flux analysis of thermophiles

Honors, Awards, and Activities: University of Delaware Honors Program, Dean’s List, 2015/16 Munson Fellow, Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Member, Society of Collegiate Scholars Member, Fencing Club Member





Katherine Dillon
Biological Science
& Neuroscience 2016




Research Mentor:
Julia Maresca, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Project Title: Insights into 7TM helix protein function: Biophysical simulation, and biochemical experiments

Honors, Awards, and Activities:
Phi Delta Epsilon International Representative, Biology LLC mentor, VP of MEDLIFE, Medical Scholars, and scheduler for Lori’s Hands






Quenton Dubroff
Chemical Engineering 2017



Research Mentor:  David Colby, Department of  Chemical Engineering

Project Title: Engineering Cells and Proteins for Biomedical Applications

Honors, Awards, and Activities: Tennis, Dean's list.



 






Gabriel Gregorzak
Chemistry 2017

Research Mentors: 
Catherine Leimkuhler Grimes, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Project Title: Synthesis of Artificial Bacteria Cell Wall Fragments as Tools to Study the Innate Immune System

Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2014 HHMI Summer Scholar, 2014-2015 Public Relations Officer of UD ACS Student affiliates, 2015-2016 Web Master of UD ACS Student affiliates, Interdisciplinary Science Learning Laboratories (ISLL) Chemistry Workshop Leader, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Tutor, Second place in chemical sciences at 2014 UMBC Undergraduate Poster Symposium, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.

Presentations:   2014 University of Delaware Undergraduate Research Symposium; 2014 UMBC Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium, 2015 ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition at Experimental Biology Meetings in Boston, MA,


 
Lauren Harper
Biological Sciences
Pre-Veterinary Medicine & Animal Biosciences 2017

Research Mentor: Anje Nohe, Department of Biological Sciences
Project Title: Role of BMP in Stem Cell Differentiation
Honors, Awards, and Activities: Member of the Fightin' Blue Hen Marching band and pep band, President of the Blue Hen horn club, studio fellow with the biology department, bio ambassador






Tyler Heiss
Biochemistry 2016

Research Mentor: Catherine Leimkuhler Grimes, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Project Title: Synthesis of Bacterial Cell Wall Fragment Derivatives in order to Investigate the Promiscuity of the Mur Enzymes

Honors, Awards, and Activities: University of Delaware Honors Program student, member of UD Chorale, Dean's List, President of Vision a cappella, Office of Academic Enrichment Tutor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Tutor







Thomas Keane
Chemistry 2016

Research Mentor:  Joel Rosenthal, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Project Title: Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to CO

Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2015-2016 President of UD ACS student affiliates; 2015 ACS award in Inorganic Chemistry; 2015 C. Franck Shaw III Undergraduate Inorganic Research Fellowship; 2015 Wallace H. McCurdy Jr. Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry; 2015 Gene J. and Francis E. Schiavelli Undergraduate Research Fellowship; 2015 Delaware Academy of Science award in science and technology; First place in chemical sciences at 2013 and 2014 UMBC Undergraduate Poster Symposia; 2014 Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Sustainability Prize; 2014 Wallace H. Carothers Scholarship; 2013 Kevin Scott Beall Memorial Award

Presentations: 2013 and 2014 UMBC Undergraduate Poster Symposia; 2013 and 2014 University of Delaware Undergraduate Research Symposia; 2014 ISC Convention at Albright College.





Priyha Mahesh
Biological Science 2017

Research Mentor: Melinda Duncan, Department of Biological Sciences

Project Title: The role of hyaluronan and it's receptors in posterior capsule opacification

Honors, Awards, and Activities:  University of Delaware Woman of Promise 2015, Deans List, Tribeta Biological Honors Society, Phi Delta Epsilon, Gen Chem Workshop Leader, University Teaching Assistant.






Alexander Northrup
Chemistry 2016


Research Mentor: Tatyana Polenova,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Project Title:  MAS NMR and Structure Solving of HIV CA Protein and OAA Anti-HIV Protein

Honors, Awards, and Activities: 




Cristina Padovani
Medical Laboratory Science 2018

Research Mentors: 
Christina M Wesolek and Adebanjo Oriade, Department of Physics and ISE Lab.

Project Title: Sound and SCEN

Honors, Awards, and Activities:  Dean’s List, Gamma Phi Beta sorority member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars member, Society for Collegiate Leadership & Achievement member, American Cancer Society and PanCan Philadelphia volunteer

 






Justin Paloni
Chemical Engineering 2016

Research Mentor:
Chistopher KloxinDepartment of Chemical Engineering

Project Title:  Click Nucleic Acid (CNA) Hydrogels for Targeted Drug Delivery



Honors, Awards, and Activities: Ernest A Mettenet Scholarship, Dean's List, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Member, Playing Marimba



Dominic Santoleri
Biochemistry 2017


Research Mentor:  Sharon Rozovsky, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Project Title: Measuring the Activity of Selenoprotein Mutants

Honors, Awards, and Activities: 2014 Plastino Scholar, 2014 UMBC Symposium, Dean's List





Nazanin Sarpoulaki
Neuroscience 2017

Research Mentor:  Robin Morgan,
Department of Biological Sciences and College of Agriculture

Project Title:  Expression of IFN Genes when Exposed to HVT and Recombinants

Honors, Awards, and Activities: Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity, Chemistry Workshop Leader, Academic Enrichment Tutor, Medical Scholars 





Jay Subramoney
Biochemistry 2017

Research Mentors: 
Sharon Rozovsky, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Project Title:  Reductase Activity of Selenoproteins

Honors, Awards, and Activities: Shambala Foundation at UD - Public Relations Executive, Introductory Chemistry Workshop leader, University of Delaware Honors Program, Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity, Delaware Scholar, UMBC Symposium - 2nd place in presentation - Biochemistry

 





Hannah Wastyk
Biochemistry 2017

Research Mentors: 
Catherine Leimkuhler Grimes, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Project Title: Characterizing the Biochemical Interaction between Nod2 and Hsp70, Two Proteins involved in Crohn's DIsease

Honors, Awards, and Activities: University of Delaware du Pont Distinguished Scholar, University of Delaware Honors Program, Dean's List, President of ASBMB UD Chapter, Student Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Sciences, Teaching Assistant for the Dept. of Chem/Biochem, 2015  Wallace Carothers Scholarship, 2015 Hofmann Scholar Research Endowment, 2015 ISC Symposium - 2nd Place in Biochemistry, 2014 UMBC Symposium - 2nd Place in Biochemistry, Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity 



 



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