Taylor Brooks
Major: Molecular Genetics
Mentor: William Carson, MD, College of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Project: Characterization and Immortalization of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells
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Michael Chang
Major: Molecular Genetics
Mentor: Deborah Parris, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics
Project: Control of Fidelity by the Herpes Simplex Virus DNA Polymerase-Associated Exonuclease
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Danielle Chappell
Major: Microbiology
Mentors: John Byrd and Natarajan Muthusamy, MD & DVM, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Project: Pulling the Molecular Lynchpin of CLL Microenvironment Chemotaxis by Blocking Phosphorlyation of Lymphocyte Cytosolic Protein 1 (LCP1)
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Robert Easterling
Majors: Microbiology & Philosophy
Mentor: Michael Bailey, PhD, College of Dentistry, Division of Oral Biology
Project: Examination of Stressor-Enhanced Inflammatory Macrophages: Implications for Colorectal Cancer
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Ryan FitzGerald
Major: Biology
Mentor: David Cohn, MD, College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Project: Impact of PTEN Status on c-Met pathway in Endometrial Cancer
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Ben Hemmelgarn
Major: Molecular Genetics
Mentor: Gustavo Leone, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics
Project: Dissecting the Intersection Between the RB and MYC Pathways in vivo
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Brian Hurwitz
Major: Biomedical Science
Mentor: Balveen Kaur, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
Project: Enhancing Therapeutic Efficacy of Oncolytic Viruses with Proteosome Inhibitor, Bortezomib
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Mariam Hussain
Majors: Neuroscience & Psychology
Mentor: Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, PhD, College of Medicine, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research
Project: An Investigation into the Link Between Heart Rate Variability and Intrusive Thoughts: Implications for Cancer Survivors
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Srirama Josyula
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Michael Caligiuri, MD, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Project: MicroRNA-155: Role in CD16 mediated NK cell function in vivo against cancer
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Cally McGee
Major: Anthropology
Mentor: Jian-Qiu Wu, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Molecular Genetics
Project: A conserved role for Rho GTPases in fission yeast contractile-ring assembly
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Kinshuk Mitra
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Mentors: Ronald Xu and Michael Tweedle, PhDs, College of Engineering and College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Department of Radiology
Project: Novel medical device for enrichment and detection of circulating tumor cells
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Marilly Palettas
Major: Molecular Genetics
Mentor: Michael Ostrowski, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Project: The Role of PKC β in Breast Cancer Tumor Progression
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Ravi Patel
Major: Microbiology
Mentor: Albert de la Chapelle, MD, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics
Project: miR-3151 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Target gene identification and analysis of the pathophysiologic consequences of miR-3151 overexpression
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Emilia Plevris
Major: Molecular Genetics
Mentor: Gustavo Leone, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics
Project: Study of DEN induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma using E2F transgene mouse model
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Tyler Siekman
Major: Biomedical Science
Mentor: Amanda Toland, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics
Project: Identification of a Novel Intronic Enhancer in Hdac9 Leading to Skin Tumor Susceptibility
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Divya Subramanian
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Mitch Phelps, PhD, College of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutics
Project: The Role of Nucleoside Transporters in Immunomodulatory Drug Therapy
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Justin Tossey
Major: Microbiology
Mentor: Andrea Doseff, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Project: The Role of Flavones in Hsp27-Regulated Apoptosis in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas
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Rachel Weiskittle
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Sharla Wells-Di Gregorio, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Project: The Impact of Palliative Care for Cancer Patients and their Family Members
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