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The Attendees of the Summer Research Internship Program, their undergraduate schools, and summer research project titles (if known).

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	2007
	Christer Akouala Appalachian State University Interaction of HP1 Chromodomain with Histone Tails ~~~ Sohrab Amiri Delaware State University Role of Adenosine A₁ Receptor in Modulation of Ischemia-Mediated Angiogenesis ~~~ Amanda Amoateng Xavier University of Louisiana Sickle Cell Anemia ~~~ Patrick Benitez Princeton University Modeling the Fatigue Response to Sleep Deprivation ~~~ Sheila Boateng University of Maryland, Baltimore County Neointima Formation in Id3 Null Mice in Response to Vascular Injury ~~~ William Boysen Amherst College The Role of Bcl-xL/p65 Interaction in the Anti-apoptotic Pathway of Tumor Cells ~~~ Faith Brown Howard University GnRH2 and GnRH1: A Link in the Mammalian Brain Signaling Pathway ~~~ Lauren Buford Spelman College Does the Nervous System Play a Role in Follicle Formation? ~~~ Darnelle Delva Brooklyn College of the City University of New York Identification of dsbA and dsbB homologs in Francisella tularensis ~~~ Clarissa Durand-Rougely Houston Community College Temperature-Dependent Ultrasound Substrate Material using Epoxy Resin Blends ~~~ Kelly Edebiri St. John's University Visualization of Chromatin and Analysis of Ribosomal RNA Gene Transcription in Entamoeba histolytica and Saccharomyces cerevisiae ~~~ Felicia Ezikpe North Carolina Central University Salmonella Pathogenesis: THE INVASION!! ~~~ Natasha Ferguson Hampton University The Effect of Anthrax Lethal Toxin on Hepatocytes ~~~ Michelle Gray Lincoln University The Effects of Denys-Drash Mutations on the Post-transcriptional Function of Wilms' Tumor 1 (WT1) Protein ~~~ Yekaterina Gurnevich State University of New York at Stony Brook The Role of SCAMPs in the Regulation of Membrane Properties in the Endocytic Pathway ~~~ Carla Hegwood State University of New York at Stony Brook TSC-Induced Metabolic Reflow: A Novel Therapeutic Candidate for Early Intervention in Stroke ~~~ Krystle Lambert Delaware State University Is the P2X7 Receptor Involved in Amoebic Induced Cell Death? ~~~ Stephanie Marshall Delaware State University ECT2 Expression Levels in Breast Cancer Cells ~~~ José Raúl Mercado Matos University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus Invasin- and YadA-mediated Uptake of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis by Macrophages Through the α4β1 Integrin Receptor ~~~ Ricardo Molero Bravo University of South Florida The Effect of Oxidized Phospholipids on Macrophage Survival in Atherosclerosis ~~~ Katie Murray Virginia Tech Effects of Nitric Oxide on Actin-Myosin Interaction ~~~ Rachel Niederer Cabrillo College A Role for DNA Replication in the Inheritance of rDNA Silencing ~~~ Abiola Oki Howard University The Effects of Macronutrient Composition and Dietary Fiber on Postprandial Triglyceridemia ~~~ Kevin Ouma Rust College Transcriptional Control Of Megakaryocyte Development ~~~ Candice Perry Alcorn State University Characterization of Adipose Stem Cells from eGFP Rats ~~~ Ricquita Pollard Tuskegee University Role of Fibronectin in the Development of Atherosclerosis ~~~ Jessica Posey Spelman College G2A Deficiency and LXR: Target Gene Expression ~~~ Jaime Rivera Rotger Universidad Metropolitana Study of the Expression of Smooth Muscle Myosin Heavy Chain and Smooth Muscle Alpha Actin in Cryopreserved Transgenic Mice ~~~ Parisa Samimi New York University Towards Increasing Expression of Integral Membrane Proteins: Overexpression of F₁F_O ATP Synthase Subunit b Counteracts the Toxic Effects of Subunit c in BL21(DE3) E. coli ~~~ Brandon Shepherd University of Memphis Sonorheometry: A Novel Analysis of Clotting Behavior ~~~ Russell Taylor Sundby Haverford College Lipid Mediated Regulation of ABCG1 Protein Expression ~~~ Feven Tameire University of Virginia Zds2 Protein Regulates Cell Polarity and Morphology in Baker's Yeast Cell, Saccharomyces cerevisiae ~~~ Kerton Victory The City University of New York Brooklyn College Expression Analysis of Genes Encoding Three Major Outer Pembrane proteins of Legionella pneumophila ~~~ Michael Watson Grambling State University Effects of TNFα and LPS on Gb₃
	2006
	Krystal Dominique Allen Howard University New Immunohistochemical Techniques To Detect Factors That Influence Beta Cell Formation ~~~ Martin Vander Burks IV University of Virginia Thermosensitive Injectable Hydrogels ~~~ Marangelie Criado-Marrero University of Puerto Rico, Ponce High Fat Diet May Advance Puberty ~~~ Osayamen Ovbokhan Edigin Prairie View A&M University Heterotopic Neurogenesis in a Rat with Cortical Heterotopia ~~~ Rosemary Ann Lopez Gonzaga Swarthmore College Self-Tolerance & Melanoma Therapy ~~~ Jennifer Louise Hammel American River College Elusive Ebola: Creating, Testing and Characterizing Receptor Binding Mutants of Ebola virus ~~~ Ashlyn Lorraine Hankey Duke University Expression of CD36 in SAMP1/YitFc Macrophages ~~~ Charity Haynes Delaware State University Analysis of the Effects of Peroxynitrite on Microtubules and Kinesin-Driven Motility ~~~ Joseph Ikechukwu Ifokwe Houston Community College System Mechanisms of Rac Membrane-cytosol Exchange ~~~ Louis David Jamtgaard University of Missouri Isolating the Active Region of tau That Enables Pre-fibrillar β-amyloid to Hypersensitize Microtubules ~~~ Anthony Presley Leonard Emory and Henry College Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptor Expression in Glioblastomas ~~~ Sabra Chrystina Lewsey University of Virginia The Effect of Hypoxia on Induction of CD39 and ICAM-1 in a Mouse Model of Sickle Cell Disease ~~~ Rolinda Tera McIntosh Medgar Evers College Correlating Host Ion Channel Expression with Entamoeba histolytica Infectivity ~~~ Rachel Orion Niederer Cabrillo College Regulatory Mechanisms of RNA Polymerase I ~~~ Lenore Goto Pipes Swarthmore College AutoDecon: a Novel Program for Hormone Pulsatility Analysis by an Automatic Multi-parameter Deconvolution Method ~~~ Javier Ramos Rossy University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Learned Helplessness as a Model for Depression ~~~ Danielle Denea Roberson University of Michigan Anxiety as a Behavioral Implication of the P53 Transgene ~~~ Amir Ali Sherkat University of Maryland, Baltimore Co. Ubc4 Knockdown in Mouse Pituitary Gonadotropes ~~~ Antea Cherron Singleton Saint Joseph's University Preliminary Functional Analysis of RNA Interference on the Innate Immunity of Caenorhabditis elegans ~~~ Alexandriana Tanisha Spivey Shaw University Entamoeba histolytica, Bacterial, and Cytokine Interaction in vitro ~~~ Frances Diane Valencia St. Mary's University Analysis of Francisella tularensis Mutants Defective in Intracellular Survival ~~~ Dayne Marco West Delaware State University Helicobacter pylori and Syndecan Shedding ~~~ Shvian Samone Whitfield Virginia Commonwealth University Helicobacter pylori: Cloning, Overexpression and Purification of Flavodoxin Protein ~~~ Shameika Raishawn Wilmington The University of Iowa Who Cares about CARA? Understanding the Role of RRN3 in Transcription
	2005
	Oma Nnenna Agbai Emory University The Role of Adenosine Receptor in Dendritic Cell Maturation and Function ~~~ Oluwadamilola Susan Akinnifesi University of Miami Entamoeba histolytica: Role of Neuraminidase in the Interaction with Host Cells ~~~ Tyesha Nicole Burks University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Effects of Peroxynitrite on Contractile Proteins ~~~ Melissa Marie Castaneda University of Texas, San Antonio Characterization of a Rhesus Monkey Rhadinovirus Protein by Knocking Down its Expression Using Short Interfering RNAs (siRNA) ~~~ Eric Salvador Diaz University of California, San Diego Ligand Independent Activation of Androgen Receptor in Endothelial Cells Mediated by Shear Stress ~~~ LaTia Shaquan Etheredge Virginia Union University Mitochondria and Neurodegenerate Diseases ~~~ Julianna Nancy Harvey Lehigh University Shear Stress Regulation of GRP78 in Human Endothelial Cells ~~~ Suzanne Marie Harvey Sweet Briar College Analysis of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Data of a Type 1 Diabetic Patient Pre and Post Islet Transplantation ~~~ Aurora Nicole Hill North Carolina State The Influence of Hyperhydration On ₁H-NMR Signals Along With a Segmentation Quantification ~~~ Krystal LaToya Hill Clemson University Preliminary Characterization of Motility, Biofilm Formation, and Carbon Source Utilization in Epidemic Burkholderia dolosa Strains ~~~ Adaora Ikwuagwu Delaware State University Mechanistic Studies to Improve the Targeting of Tubulin Binding Agents ~~~ Emmanuel Chaettle Konde State University of New York, College at Westbury Effects of Adenosine A_2A Agonist on Liver Injury ~~~ Tricia Monique Lemelle Xavier University The Role of Leptin in the Life-Span Regulation of Mammals ~~~ Junaid Nizamuddin University of Virginia Phosphocholine: In Search of a Partner in Pseudomonas aeruginosa ~~~ Sharene Jennell Patterson Voorhees College Inflammatory Cytokines Regulate Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Gene Expression:Implications in Atherosclerosis ~~~ Natalie Marie Perez Smith College Building a Genetic Model of Salmonella Virulence ~~~ Jasmine Pettiford Duke University Potential Dominant Negative Effect of Mutant Huntingtin on Wild-type Huntingtin ~~~ Yonesha Val Phair Fayetteville State University Targeting the Metabolic Pathways of Entamoeba histolytica via Investigation of Methionine γ-Lyase (MGL) ~~~ Jeanita Shauntae Pritchett Tennessee State University The Effect of Oxybutynin on the Deposition of β-Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer’s Disease Cybrids ~~~ Syed Amanullah Qadri University of Virginia Temperature dependence of cardiac function in Homarus Americanus (American Lobster) ~~~ Yina Patricia Rodriguez-Ocasio University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus The Genetics of Amebiasis ~~~ Audra Rochelle Siegel George Washington University Respiratory O₂ and CO₂ Sensitivity in TASK Channel Knockout Mice ~~~ Justin Ross Thaler Yale University Functional Comparison of HIV-I Clade B and Clade C Rev ~~~ Kristen Renee Tillerson Spelman College The Effect of Sam68 Expression on Gagpol CTE and HIV Rev Mediated Export of Intron-Containing RNA ~~~ Irimar Torres-Zapata University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Caenorhabditis elegans - A Novel Host for Staphylococcus aureus Pathogenesis ~~~ James Edward Trower Jr. Delaware State University Shiga Toxin Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 ~~~ Chenwi Kenne Zony Delaware State University Analysis of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Data of a Type 1 Diabetic Patient Pre and Post Islet Transplantation Back to Top
	2004
	Crystal Agi Duke University The Effects of Growth Factors and Phorbol Ester on PKC and MMP Expression in Pituitary Adenoma Cells ~~~ Francisca Amankwah Delaware State University Evaluating Obese Diabetic Mouse Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation ~~~ Christina Arenas University of Virginia Improving Physician-Patient Communication & Relationships: A Proposal for Incorporating Patient Preferences and Decision-Making Styles in Electronic Medical Records ~~~ Frederick Attobrah Binghamtom University Protection from Myocardial Hypertrophy with Adenosine A₁ Receptor Activation ~~~ Natalie Bennett University of Notre Dame Bacterial Genotyping in Burkholderia dolosa Outbreak Isolates Among Cystic Fibrosis Patients ~~~ Tiffany Bolden Xavier University Role of ZEB1 on GnRH and Estrogen Regulated Transcription of the Rat a-Subunit Gene ~~~ Sandra Bonne-Annee St. John’s University Constructing a Bivalent Vaccine Against Entamoeba histolytica ~~~ Joseph Camacho University of Virginia Comparing the Neurophysiology of the Common Inhibitor And Opener Inhibitor in Homarus Americanus (lobster) ~~~ Ebony Coats University of Miami The Role of GITR-L in the Gastrointestinal Tract ~~~ Lindsey Denning North Carolina A&T State University The Use of CD4-Zeta T-Cells to Potentially Combat HIV ~~~ Jeffrey Gagan University of Virginia Derivatives of the Mammalian Neural Crest ~~~ David Mark Oberlin College The Effect of Nef Alleles on HIV Infectivity ~~~ Amber McCurdy Voorhees College [g 35S]GTP binding Assay for the Characterization of Orphan G-Protein Coupled Receptors ~~~ John Mkpa Claflin University Do We Ever Outgrow the Need For Chaperones?: Hsp70 in Alzheimer’s Disease ~~~ Hussein Musa University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Identification of HDAC in E. histolytica ~~~ Chelsea Ngongang North Carolina State University Examination of the NELF Expression Levels in Cell Lines ~~~ Jennifer L. Novotny Pennsylvania State University Syndecan-IV Expression in Gastrointestinal Epithelial Cells and Macrophages ~~~ Alex Nwokeabia Old Dominion University Importance Of Glycolysis And the Respiratory Chain in Human Blood Platelet Function ~~~ Sharene Patterson Voorhees College The Role of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate in SMC Phenotypic Modulation ~~~ Linsey Phillips Syracuse University Calibration of Nitric Oxide Detection by Fluorescence Microscopy ~~~ Dalia Potosme University of Miami Novel Products from Antibiotic Inactivation: Developing New Aminoglycoside Derivatives as Chemotherapeutic Agents to Treat Protozoan Disease and Cancer ~~~ Samuel Quaynor University of Virginia Does Metformin Act Centrally to Change Firing Rate of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons? ~~~ Yogita Tailor University of Maryland – Baltimore County Structure and Function of Chromodomains ~~~ Jason Unger Brandeis University Cloning of Aegerolysin-like (Hemolysin) PA 0122 Protein in Pseudomonas aeruginosa ~~~ Viviana Vazquez-Rivera Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico The Effect of RSV Infection on IL-12 Production in Lymph Nodes ~~~ Kristal Wilson North Carolina State University Mechanics of Tether Formation via PSGL-1 from HL-60 Cells ~~~ Back to Top
	2003
	Adetoun Abisogun University of Virginia β-regulation in Calcium Channels ~~~ Mike Acheampong Xavier University Identification of Proteins Associated with the Gal/GalNAc Lectin of Entamoeba histolytica ~~~ Joel Adrianna Bass Grambling State University Developing Secure Survey Instruments to Probe Health Disparities ~~~ Anita Carter Claflin University D5, a Variant of Estrogen Receptor-a(ERa), Found in Uterine Cancer ~~~ Allison Chamberlain University of Virginia Stem Cells from Processed Human Adipose Tissue (PHAT) ~~~ Sean Clarke University of Maryland – Eastern Shore The Role of 12/15 Lipoxygenase (12/15-LO) in Cultured Murine Myeloid Dendritic Cells ~~~ Noopur Gangopadhyay University of Virginia Investigating the Role of Schwann Cells and Multipotent Stem Cells in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration ~~~ Corinne Hoffman Christopher Newport University Do Mammalian siRNAs Preferentially Target Actively Translating RNAs? ~~~ Brandi Jacobs Grambling State University Studies of Protein Binding Activities of Human Copine I ~~~ Patience Karikari Morgan State University Role of the Bromo Domain of GCN5 in Nucleosome Acetylation ~~~ Ariel Lane Spelman College The Differentiation of Giardia lamblia Isolates using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ~~~ Milos Lazic College of Charleston Analyzing Interactions of FTY720-P and Other S1P Agonists With Human S1P₁ and S1P₂ Receptors ~~~ Kara Malone University of Virginia RNAi to Address the Role of Transcriptional Repressors TDP-43 and Pur ain SP-10 Gene Expression ~~~ Patrice Moreland Grambling State University Protein Expression and Purification: Expressing Beta 1-141 Proteins in Escherichia coli ~~~ Tionanatasha Newell Tennessee State University Comparative Analysis of Quantitative Real-time PCR Measurement of Infectious Murine Cytomegalovirus in Infected Tissues Using Either SYBR green or Taqman® Probe Detection ~~~ Jaime Rolle Bethune-Cookman College Analysis of SPAN-X in Cancer Cell Lines ~~~ Melecia Simpson Benedict College Presence of Caveolin 1aand Caveolin 2 in Human and Mouse Spermatozoa ~~~ Yogesh Surendranath University of Virginia Rational Mutagenesis for High Throughput Structural Genomics ~~~ Ryan Susa Rochester Institute of Technology Comparative Analysis of Mice and Chick Utricle’s Hair Cell Proliferation ~~~ Domenic Turco Washington & Jefferson College Preparation of Ligand-Binding Domains of Nuclear Receptors FXR and PPAR g ~~~ Kimberly Wiggins Fayetteville State University Analysis of the Epididymal Putative Anti-microbial Protein, Beta-Defensin 28 ~~~ Back to Top
	2002
	Anthea Anita Aikins Delaware State University The Effects of Over Expressed 8-Cysteine Fragments of Fibrillin in Frog Embryos and Its Possible Relationship to Marfan Syndrome and CCA ~~~ Christian Banchs University of Florida Immobilization of E. coli F1-Atpase ~~~ Carrie Belfield Delaware State University Yeast Two-Hybrid Screen for mTOR and PHASI/4E-BPI Interacting Proteins ~~~ Beth Brantley Duke University Investigating the Therapeutic Potential of Processed Lipoaspirate Cells ~~~ Christina Chen Louisiana State University Investigating the Mutant FANCA and FANCG Proteins of Fanconi Anemia ~~~ Leon Coleman, Jr. University of Virginia Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) and Platelet Function ~~~ Yvette Diaz The University of Arizona PLC-e May Be Stimulated By Ras, Gbg and/Or Ga12/13??? ~~~ Courtney Esinhart Massachusetts Institute of Technology DNA Microarray Analysis of a Cellular Model for Parkinson’s Disease ~~~ Jonathan Farrell University of Virginia The Study of Molecular Dynamics Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ~~~ Craig Foster University of Virginia Protein Phosphorylation During Mouse Sperm Capacitation ~~~ Pierre Gordon CUNY York College Sperm Protein-10 Gene Knockout ~~~ Sarah Hockensmith College of William & Mary Distinguishing (Dis)Similar Peptides By Mass Spectral Analysis ~~~ Elorice Horam Xavier University PLC Inhibition and Its Effects On Rho A Activation and Ca+2 Sensitization in Permeablized Smooth Muscle Tissue of Portal Vein ~~~ Jeniter Hughes Delaware State University The Apoptotic Response in HL-1 and H9c2 Cells to Induced Oxidative Stress ~~~ Andrae Ivy Grambling State University Platelet Aggregation Under Low Shear (Venous) Conditions ~~~ Jessica Kessler University of Virginia BMP-9 Transduced Prefabricated Muscular Flaps in the Treatment of Critical Size Calvarial Defects ~~~ Maridelle B. Millendez University of Virginia Peptide Preparation Using an E. coli Expression System ~~~ Michelle Morse University of Virginia Partial Cloning of Two Uncharacterized Genes Suspectedly Involved in Fertilization and Related to Egg-Derived Tyrosine Phosphatase ~~~ Denise O’Donnell St. Mary’s University Requirement of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor For Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor- Mediated Signaling Pathways ~~~ Katherine Ostapoff Emory University RSV Detection System Development Using Mouse Monoclonal Antibodies for N Protein ~~~ Matt Sampson Duke University Characterization of an Inhibitor of a DNA-Dependent ATPase ~~~ Sergio Sanchez Brigham Young University The Effect of the Esa-1 Gene in the Transcription of rDNA in S. cerevisiae ~~~ David Simpson University of Virginia Determining Expression Profiles for CXCR6 and CXCL16 in Human Blood ~~~ Thing Rinda Soong University of California - Berkeley Effect of Acute and Chronic Hypoglycemia on Expression of Leukocyte 12-Lipoxygenase in Rodent Brain ~~~ Sanet Torres-Torres University of Puerto Rico Development of a Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Assay for the SPAN-X Gene Family ~~~ Rozie Townsend Delaware State University Monitoring Cell Proliferation Inhibition of E-47 Under BrdU Analysis in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ~~~ Victor Julian Valdes National Autonomous University of Mexico LRS4 Silencing of HMR in Yeast ~~~ Nia Washington-Plaskett Rutgers University Fluorescent Lipid Analog Probes: A Tool to Study Capacitation-Associated Changes in the Fluidity of Mouse Sperm Plasma Membranes ~~~ Back to Top
	2001
	Nnaemeka U. Anayadike Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Effect of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage on Cerebrovascular Gene Expression ~~~ Regan Blackwood Sweet Briar Col. Investigating Spindle Checkpoint Genes in S. Cerevisiae ~~~ Taniesha L. Buffin Xavier Univ. Separation Of Testicular Cell Types Using The STAPUT Method ~~~ Kevin Douglas Cartwright Virginia Wesleyan Col. Annexins and Neurospora ~~~ Leon Coleman Univ. of Virginia Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) and Platelet Function ~~~ Wilfredo Cosme Univ. of Puerto Rico Interaction of Human Alpha-2- Macroglobulin With Growth Factors ~~~ Malarie Cummings Hampton Univ. Risk Analysis of Blood Glucose Data ~~~ Zoe R. Donaldson UCLA Mechanisms and Genetics Underlying Lupus Pathogenesis ~~~ Quatrisa Douglas Alcorn State Univ. Glycocalyx ~~~ Ugochi C. Ekeocha Morgan State Univ. Investigation of Human Sperm Proteins Solubilized with TX-100 at Different Temperatures ~~~ Quintesia L. Grant Xavier Univ. of Louisiana Cas and Src Association in Breast Cancer Cell Lines ~~~ Eline E. Haenebalcke Washington & Lee Univ. Sperm Cell Selection System for Forensic DNA Analysis of the Male Component ~~~ Ashleigh M. Hicks Morgan State Univ. Edg Receptor Signaling ~~~ Alyssa A. Ingmundson Univ. of Georgia Construction and Verification of FliC Type II Mutant in Burkholderia cepacia ~~~ Denise C. Mayo Morgan State Univ. Characterization of Novel Cancer-Testis Antigens ~~~ Natalie Melrose Truman State Univ. Cloning And Characterization Of Sodium Bicarbonate Cotransporter (NBC) Believed To Play A Role In Sperm Capacitation ~~~ Marrielle Myers Hampton Univ. Genotyping Essential Hypertension in Humans ~~~ Sean Nedd Morgan State Univ. NGF Mediated Signaling in Alzheimers Disease Cybrids ~~~ Bernadette Ramone Univ. of New Mexico Developing a Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Semenogelin Expression in Small Cell Lung Cancer ~~~ Carol Rivera-Lopez Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Puerto Rico Cloning and Purifying Proteins: HP1 (Heterochromatin-associated Protein 1) ~~~ Yendi Serrano-Irizarry Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Puerto Rico Cloning DBD of Orphan Nuclear Receptors SF-1 and ROR-alpha2 ~~~ Roxana Soltero Univ. of Puerto Rico - Mayaquez Domains Involved In Localization Of SHP-1 To Lipid Rafts ~~~ Najl Valeyev Kazan State Univ. Molecular Mechanisms Of Smooth Muscle Contraction ~~~ Dennis Ding Hwa Wang Univ. of California Regeneration of Hair Cells ~~~ Tomma L. Winder Univ. of Virginia Visualization of Yeast Ribosomal Genes Using Light Microscopy ~~~ Back to Top

	2000

Brooks Brodrick
University of Texas at Austin
Isolation and Characterization of R5 pre-AIDS and R5 AIDS-associated
HIV-1 nef Genes.
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Jeremy Bowling Daniel
Green State University
Intracellular Dynamics of Copine, A Novel Ca2+-Dependent,
Phospholipid-Binding Protein.
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Daniel Decker
Baylor University
Molecular Investigations of Neuroprotective Strategies.
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Nicole Michelle Fields
Hampton University
Lacritin: A Novel Extracellular Protein With a Potential Role in
Lacrimal Tear Secretion.
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Christopher Alan Gisler
Washington & Jefferson College
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor & Prostate Cancer.
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Patrice Green
Delaware State University
The Role of Membrane Cholesterol in the Muscarinic Activation of Potassium Channels.
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Alex Greninger
Stanford University
Th-3210 & Lg-1: Preliminary Cancer Drug Testing .
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Janice Hobbs
University of Virginia
Dnase I Hypersensitivity Assay to Examine the Promoter
Activity of the SP-10 Gene
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Kathryn Hoover
Whitman College
Regulation of Nerve Growth Factor Secretion By Reactive Oxygen Species.
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LaRhonda Mae Jackson
Grambling State University
Characterization of A Novel Testis-specific Serine/Threonine Kinase
that Participates in Spermatogenesis.
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Renata Jarosz
Kean University
Molecular Pharmacology of Lysophosphatidic Acid.
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Kathryn Ann McGlynn
University of Virginia
The Role of FGFs in Development of the Sagittal Suture in Rat Calvaria.
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Loi’y H. Mustafa
University of the Virgin Islands
Determining the Subnuclear Localization of Fanconi Anemia Proteins
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Kwame Osei-Sarfo
Xavier University of Louisiana
Studies on SP-10 GFP Transgenic Mice: PCR to Identify GFP Positive Mice,
and In Vitro Transcription Using Mouse Testes Nuclear Extracts.
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	Victoria Celeste Porter Florida A&M University Construction of Ca Channel (II-III loop) Fusion Protein. ~ ~ ~
	Cherry Rivera University of Hawaii at Manoa The Role of Basic Helix-Loop-Helix (bHLH) Proteins in Vascular Biology. ~ ~ ~
	Rachael Simpson Grambling State University Cloning of MOP17. ~ ~ ~
	Melissa Stokes Lycoming College Use of 2-D Proteomics in the Identification of Sperm Antigens for the Development of An Immunocontraceptive. ~ ~ ~
	Tiffany Jewel Williams University of Virginia Pho23 A Potential Histone DeacetylaseComplex Component ~ ~ ~

1999

Ronald J. Copeland
Norfolk State University
Preliminary Testing of a Novel Antiproliferative Ca 2+ Channel Blocker.
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Gregory Dairyko
Univ of Michigan
Transcriptional Regulation during Spermatogenesis
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Dana Davis
Norfolk State University
How GnRH Neurons are Affected in Epileptic Rats
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Amy E. DeZern
University of Texas at Austin
The Telokin Brief
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Michelle Dunn
Williams College
Mechanisms of Estrogen Receptor Activation in Pituitary Cells
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Renee Enriquez
Montclair State University
Over-expression of the Adapter Molecular p130(CAS) in HeLa Cells
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James Frenel
Brooklyn College
Compartmentalization in the rat Caputepididymal Interstitium
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Mark Eric Galvez
College of William and Mary
Anti-Inflammatory Effects of A2-Adenosine Receptor Activation on Cultured Macrophages
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Chethan Gangireddy
Illinois Institute of Technology
Developing a Clincal Tool For Early Detection of the Onset of Neonatal Sepsis
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Keinya Holmes
Norfolk State University
Antisense to FGFRs1&2 Blocks Fusion of the Intrafrontal Suture.
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Anna E. Jackson
Harvard University
The Relevance of p53 Status on the Androgen Reponsiveness of Target Genes in Prostate Cancer.
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Sucharit Joshi
Princeton University
Detection of a Laminin-Binding Protein in Entamoeba Histolytica.
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Erica Kasper
St. Mary's Univ
The Localization of Zp3 to the Plasma Membrane of CV1 Cells Transfected With pcZp3.
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Lataya Keene
University of Virginia
A TCR Transgenic Mouse Model to Study TCR Selection among l EL Intraepithelial Lymphocytes.
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Girish Kori
University of Virginia
Role of Adenosine In Vascular Endothelial Cells
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Anna Mary Leung
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Playing God: Creation of Controllable Diseases
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Benjamin Levy
University of Virginia
Cholinergic Stimulation of Striatal Output Neurons
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Kanchan Mirchandani
University of Texas at Austin
Generation of a Small Functional Fragment of the Receptor Binding Domain of a Viral Fusion Protein
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Matthew O'Connor
College of William & Mary
HSP 20 Phosphorylation and its Role in Smooth Muscle Relaxation.
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Sharon Percival
City College of New York
Comparison of Bacterial Versus Mammalian Recombinant Collagen Production of Experimental Autoimmune Glomerulonephritis in Rats.
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Rajesh Swaminathan
Duke University
The Role of PSD-95 in synaptogenesis.
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Roslyn Thomas
Norfolk State University
The Purification and Characterization of the Regl Protein in FY250 and MCY 3278 Yeast Cells.
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Tresa Thompkins
Howard University
Active rZP3 to the Plasma Membrane of Transfected CV1 Cells.
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Sheron Wyatt
Norfolk State University
Basal NGF Secretion in Response to Basal Activation of Transcription Factors NFkB and AP-1
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Desale Yacob
University of Virginia
Cloning of a Protein Tyrosine Phophatase in the Inner Ear Epithelia.
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1998

Rashaan Ali-Jones
Cal State Domiquez Hills
Determining the role of BRCA1 mutants in replication and transcriptional regulation
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Anita Arora
Louisiana State University
Chemokine receptor expression in human thymocytes
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Mary Brinig
Yale University
Production of an attenuated strain of pseudomonas aeruginosa for vaccine use
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Fred Cesar
Florida International University
Determination of surface localization of two novel human sperm antigens I-54 and I-55 by cytotoxicity assay using antibodies against the recombinant proteins generated in E. Coli.
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Georganna Davis
University of Texas at Austin
Monoclonal antibody production and the detection of Id3a in smooth muscle cells
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Kenyon Duncan
Xavier University of Louisana
Conditional regulation of gene expression in transgenic mice using a LAC Operon system
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Sayeh Farivar
UC Los Angeles
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) regulation by cell density
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Yolanda Green
Bennett College
An in vitro study on the effect of ET18 on MDA468 cells
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Nieka Harris
Dillard Univeristy
The immunocharacteristics of anti-lectin serum
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Ricky Haywood-Watson II
Xavier University of New Orleans
Role of NGF in control of growth and apoptosis of neurons from Alzheimer's patients
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Leeann Hinkle
College of William and Mary
Identification of diabetes susceptibility genes in NOD mice using speed congenics
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Weiting Hsu
Univ of TX Austin
The antigen processing of the membrane protein tyrosinase
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Tara Jackson
Eckerd College
Cloning of sequences that mediate nuclear export of c-myc RNA
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Erica L. Kinney
College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Promoter analysis of testis-specific gene SP-10 in transgenic mice
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Andriy Kudryavtsev
SUNY Buffalo
Regulation of LPA receptor gene expression
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Elizabeth Leath
St. Mary's University
Effect of hypothermic preconditioning on caldastatin immunoreactivity
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Allen Moton
Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy
Inflammation: The leukocyte adhesion cascade
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Alicia Pilgrim
Delaware State University
The role of the C-terminus of PKC isozymes degradation
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Matthew Rose
University of Virginia
Vestibular hair-cell repair investigated by cracking and scanning electron microscopy
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Tericka Smith
Barry University
Surface localization of calreticulin (CRT) to the mouse oolema and effect of (CRT)-Ab on in vitro fertilization
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Robert Tamburo
Delaware State Univeristy
Microvascular network modeling and simulated hemodynamics of the rat soleus muscle
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Jason Washington
Morehouse College
Synthesis and characterization of a novel calcium channel blocker
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Sarah Elisabeth Wiener
University of Kentucky
Isoforms of fertilin alpha on mouse sperm
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1997

Shane Anderson
Stanford Univ
Cloning of a Cell specific Promoter for the Expression of a Green Fluorescent Protein
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Jenny Berzai
Case Western Reserve Univ
Screen for Extragenic Suppressers of a Histone H4 Mutant Defectant in DimerTetramer Interactions
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Douglas Davis
St. Mary's Univ
Differential Induction and Intracellular Sorting of Immediate Early Genes in the Central Nervous System
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Glenn Davis
California Lutheran Univ
Promoter Analysis of a Testes Specific Gene Using Transgenic Technology
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Vincent Herlihy
Univ of Virginia
Coupling the Proton Motive Force to Catalysis of ATP Synthesis: Role of the Gamma Subunit of the F0 F1
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Harold Lawson
Elizabeth City State Univ
The Effect of Phosphorylation on the Binding of the Annexin I N-Terminus to Adrenal Cytosolick Proteins
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Shirley Liu
UC-Berkeley
The Role of CAS in Cell Adhesion
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John Mayo
Virginia Union Univ
CArG Dependent Regulation of the Smooth Muscle alpha actin Gene
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Wilma Medina Perez
Univ of Puerto Rico
Kinase Phosphatase Dependent Cell Signalling
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Santosha Odoms
Morgan State Univ
GnRH1/Androgen Effects on LHB in an Immortal Gonadotrope Cell Line
~ ~ ~
Emeka Ofobike
Case Western Reserve Univ
Molecular Mechanisms of Synapse-Specific Transcription
~ ~ ~
Stephen Rubendall
Valdosta State Univ
V5V-G Pseudotyped Retroviral Vectors used in HIV-1 Gene Therapy: Transduction vs. Pseudotransduction
~ ~ ~
Arundathi Shenoy
Univ of Texas-Austin
Expression and Isolation of HIV-I Proteins and Their use in Generation of Polyclonal Antibodies
~ ~ ~
Kimberley Simpson
Univ of Texas-Austin
Identification of a Putative Receptor Complex That Cross-reacts with a alpha Karyophenin-beta Monoclonal
~ ~ ~
Adrienne Smith
Bennett College
Immunolocalization of Plasma Cells in Spleen and Reproductive Tract Tissue from Female Cynomolgus
~ ~ ~
George Stickney
Univ of Arizona
Cellular Interactions Important in Neutrophil Rolling
~ ~ ~
Tamara Tatum-Broughton
Xavier Univ
Rev + RRE Interactions in Nuclear Export
~ ~ ~
Justin Turner
Vanderbilt Univ
Modeling Adenovirus E1A Function in saccharomyces Cerevisiae-A two-hybrid Interactor Hunt for E1A-binding
Proteins
~ ~ ~
Sunita Venketeswaran
Univ of Texas-Austin
Proteosome Involvement in the Generation of Peptides that Bind to Class I MHC
~ ~ ~
Andrew White
Univ of Texas-Austin
The Role of FGF's in coronal Suture Development
~ ~ ~
Mollie Williams
Kentucky State Univ
Identification of 2-D Patterns on Dominant Post-Obstruction Sperm Auto-antigens in the Rat Model
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1996

Carissa Baker
Howard Univ
Quantification of New Arteriolar Growth in Helaing Skin Wounds
~ ~ ~
Jacqueline Barrientos
Univ of Puerto Rico
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Joe Boyd
Northeast Louisiana Univ
~ ~ ~
Peter Chiu
UC Berkeley
~ ~ ~
Esther Garza
Texas Woman's Univ
The Identification of Novel Semaphorin Molecules Expressed During Xenopus Development
~ ~ ~
Glenn Gaviola
Duke Univ
~ ~ ~
Alice Liu
UC-Berkeley
The role of c-Myb in breast Carcinoma
~ ~ ~
Kimberly Loui
Univ of Arizona
Mapping the Sno gene in mice using interspecific backcross DNA
~ ~ ~
Carla Martinez
New Mexico State Univ
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Nikki Pessoa
Hampton Univ
Increases in antisperm autoantibodies at puberty in normal rats
~ ~ ~
Patty Shih
UC Berkeley
~ ~ ~
David Solkoff,
Pima County Community
~ ~ ~
Douglas Wallace
Duke Univ
Regulation of a lethal p44 gene by the lac repressor.
~ ~ ~

1995

Patrick E. Baker
Albany State College
An Immunohistochemical Analysis of Hemangiomas and Venous Malformations
~ ~ ~
Majin Miquel Castillo
St. Mary's Univ
Potential Synergy of Quinacrine and Taxol Against PC3,PC3M
~ ~ ~
Prateek A. Gupta,
Univ of Texas-Austin
Mutagenesis of PKC-alpha
~ ~ ~
Carlo E. Madrid
St. Mary's Univ
Conserved RNA Binding Domains of hnRNP Proteins: Role in Subcellular Localization
~ ~ ~
Kimyatta R. Morgan
Spelman College
TCR Signal Transduction Compared in three T-Lymphocyte Clones
~ ~ ~
Primrose Musingarimi
Univ of the District of Columbia
The Molecular Cloning of the N Terminus of PTP-N3
~ ~ ~
Hillary A. Tuttle
Univ of Arizona
Cloning of a Hydrophobic Protein of Candida Albicans
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1994

Gifty Asamani
Long Island Univ, Brooklyn
~ ~ ~
Hilma Benjamin
Univ of the Virgin Islands
~ ~ ~
Faraha Brewer
North Carolina Central Univ
~ ~ ~
Junko Dobson
St. Mary's Univ
~ ~ ~
Thomas A. Hall
Univ of the Virgin Islands
~ ~ ~
Rumey C. Ishizawar
Brown Univ
~ ~ ~
Denise Kresock
Cedar Crest College
~ ~ ~
Rene A. Reyes
Barry Univ
~ ~ ~
Hemant P. Sharma
Univ of Maryland Baltimore County
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1993

Ara Dawn Bryant
Mississippi Univ for Women
~ ~ ~
Veronica C. Estrella
Barry Univ
~ ~ ~
Willie Lamar Ozier
Lane College
~ ~ ~
Lavida Judith Thomas
Univ of the Virgin Islands
~ ~ ~
Michael Watson
Delaware State College
~ ~ ~

1992

Jacqueline Calderin-Delgado
Barry Univ
~ ~ ~
Ninette Lima
Barry Univ
~ ~ ~
Edwin H. Stickney
Univ of Arizona
~ ~ ~
Nilesh Uttambhi
Univ of Arizona
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2002

2001

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