Below is a list of the 2010 Pelotonia Undergraduate Fellows with links to their project summaries.
Philip Allen
Major: Comparative Studies
Project: One Story at a Time
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Jason Carrier
Major: Computer Science and Engineering
Project: Modeling structural robustness of tumor cells
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Lori Devereux
Major: History
Project: The Radical Mastectomy of Nabby Adams Smith; Living and Dying with Dignity in the Public Shadow of Two U.S. Presidents.
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Clint Christman
Major: Molecular Genetics
Project: Identification & Characterization of Atg1 Substrates Important for Autophagy
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Tyler Church
Major: Chemistry and Molecular Genetics
Project: Matrix Metalloproteinases: A Target for Catalytic Degradation
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Shauna Collins
Major: Biomedical Science
Project: The role of CS1 in the natural killer cell versus multiple myeloma effect
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Jinna Deslandes
Major: Molecular Genetics
Project: Regulation of ABC Transporter Systems by a Rho GTPase
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Dustin Gable
Major: Biomedical Science
Project: Ets1 as a Potential Target of MicroRNA-1 in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Molly Gallagher
Major: Evolution, Ecology, Organismal Biology and Anthropology
Project: Confirming targets and unraveling pathways of the regulatory Pax2/5/8 transcription factor EGL-38
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Kate Gordon
Major: Biochemistry
Project: Targeting Protein Arginine Methytransferase 5 (PRMT5) Overexpression in Glioblastoma Multiforme
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Kelsey Gray
Major: Biomedical Science
Project: Role of DCPS In Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Paul Gruenbacher
Major: Biology
Project: Moving through the neighborhood - examining the role of brain epidermal growth factor signaling on glioma progression in vitro and in vivo
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Andrew Gruenzel
Major: Molecular Genetics/Chemistry
Project: The Role of E2F3 Phosphorylation in Rb-mediated Tumorigenesis
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Alex Hissong
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Project: Developing Brain Biomimetic Material for In Vitro Tumor Studies
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Kevin Kaufman
Major: Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics
Project: Antibody Ligation to Pulmonary Polymeric Microparticles for the Treatment of Lung Cancer
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Anthony Kiragu
Major: Biology
Project: MicroRNAs, lin-28 and Cancer
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Jonathan Lee
Major: Molecular Genetics
Project: A Genome-Wide Screening of Drosophila melanogaster to Identify Endoreduplication Specific Genes
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Grace Miller
Major: Molecular Genetics
Project: Identification of E2f1, E2F3a and E2F3b target genes in mouse liver development/cancer
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Kevin Murnan
Major: Molecular Genetics
Project: Suppression of an Intestinal Tumor Phenotype In Vivo by the BLM Helicase
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Mariya Nudel
Major: Biology Mathematics
Project: A Connection Between Cell Cycle Regulation and Cytoplasmic-Nuclear Dynamics of tRNA
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Thach Pham
Major: Molecular Genetics
Project: Tumorigenesis and Protein Stability of Knockin PTEN Mutations in Mice
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Jason Pradarelli
Major: Biomedical Science
Project: The effects of tetrathiomolybdate and oncolytic virus combination therapy in vivo
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Ronald Siebenaler
Major: Biomedical Science
Project: Analysis of Epigenetic Modifiersin a Mouse Model of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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Cassandra Skinner
Major: Microbiology
Project: Targeting Melanoma via the Innate Immune System
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Kathryn Takamura
Major: Chemistry and Spanish
Project: Eccentric Cleavage Products of Lycopene: Dietary Carotenoids as Cancer Chemopreventive Agents
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Elizabeth Ulm
Major: Biology
Project: Coordination of cell fates within a tissue by a Pax2/5/8 transcription factor
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Linghan Wang
Major: Communications
Project: Design Effective Anti-Smoking PSAs Targeting African Americans:A Dynamic Motivational Activation Model
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Jennifer Wittwer
Major: Molecular Genetics and Chemistry
Project: Synthesis of Natural Product Derivatives for Anticancer Treatment
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Emily Wong
Major: Microbiology
Project: Methanobrevibacter smithii RNase P - a model for archaeal mesophilic type A RNase P and a possible antiobesity target
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