Previous Graduate Student Pelotonia Scholars

2014 Graduate Student Pelotonia Scholars

Learn more about the graduate students who received a scholarship award in 2014.

Paula Agudelo
Project – Influence of HAT1 in Protein Acetylation and Cell Metabolism

Yuntao Bai
Project – Exposure to Fine Particulate Matters (PM2.5) Promotes Vasculogenesis and Tumor Growth Mediated by Tumor-Associated Macrophages (TAMs) in an Orthotopic Lung Tumor Model

Kyle Beckwith
Project – Targeting CD37 and Elucidating Its Role in B-Cell Malignancy

Heather Derry
Project – Cognitive Function and Cardiorespiratory Fitness During Breast Cancer Survivorship

Priscilla Do
Project – The Role of CTLA-4 in Promoting Leukemic Cell Survival in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Julia Harris
Project – Regulation of the BLM Topoisomerase IIalpha Interaction via BLM Phosphorylation

Kyle LaPak
Project – Unraveling the Driving Mechanisms of 9p21.3 Tumor Susceptibility

Dongju Park
Project – PALB2 and Its Role in BRCAs-Mediated Tumor Suppression

Jason Pitarresi
Project – Fibroblast Specific Deletion of Smoothened Accelerates Kras-Driven Pancreatic Tumorigenesis

Kristen Roberts
Project – Black Raspberry Bioactives and Cancer: Novel Foods, Biodistribution and Impact

Steven Scoville
Project – The Role of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Natural Killer Cell Development

Benjamin Sunkel
Project – Inhibiting CREB1/FoxA1 Target Gene-Driven Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Kanu Wahi
Project – Examining the Role of mir-125a in Post-Transcriptional Regulation of the Notch Pathway

Chao Wang
Project – Discovering Integrative Biomarkers for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Catherine Waters
Project – Fhit Loss-Induced DNA Damage Facilitates APOBEC-Mediated Mutagenesis

Jian Wu
Project – High-Throughput Structural and Functional Analysis of RNA 3D Structures

Bo Zhang
Project – Characterization of the Localization of Hrr25/CK1δ to P-Bodies

Yihua Zhu
Project – Characterization of a Novel Protein Rng13 in Maintaining Contractile Ring Stability and Cell Integrity During Fission Yeast Cytokinesis