Previous Undergraduate Student Pelotonia Scholars

2011 Undergraduate Student Pelotonia Scholars

Learn more about the undergraduate students who received a scholarship award in 2011.

Yousef Alghothani
Project – Characterization of PD-L1 Expression in Multiplem Myeloma

Zeenath Ameen
Project – Dietary Soy in Prostate Cancer Patients: An Investigation of the Anti-Cancer Properties of Soy Isoflavones

Parker Brumfield
Project – Chemokine Receptor CXCR4 as a Novel Target Against Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lindsay Cannon
Project – Cancer Treatment Type, Heart Rate Variability and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors

Meng Chun Chen
Project – Novel Approach for Profiling Compartmentalization and Redistribution of Histone H1 Phosphorylation in Cancer Cells

Veda Chokshi
Project – The Role of E2F7 and E2F8 in Cell Cycle Control and Tumorigenesis

Shauna Collins
Project – Targeting CS1 to Enhance Natural Killer Cell Function Against Multiple Myeloma: Elucidation of Mechanism of Elotuzumab, a Novel Anti-CS1 Antibody

Nicholas Denton
Project – Investigation of Acid Sphingomyelinase Contribution to Glioblastoma Multiforme Biology and Response to Radiation and Chemotherapy

Ryan Dixon
Project – Visualizing the Dynamic Localization and Behavior of the Ras/MAPK Pathway in Germline Apoptosis of C Elegans

Michael Dworkin
Project – Extracting Mechanistic Insight From Large Biochemical Networks via Statistical Analysis

Benjamin Kaumeyer
Project – Identification of Cell Specific Target Genes for a Pax Transcription Factor in C Elegans

Danielle Kelly
Project – Identification of Cell Specific Target Genes for a Pax Transcription Factor in C Elegans

Christine Knopp
Project – One Goal: To Prevent Cancer Incidences in Women Through the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles

George Koutras
Project – Evaluation of Fenretinide and Its Metabolites for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Chemoprevention

Jonathan Lee
Project – A Genome-Wide Screening of Drosophila Melanogaster to Identify Endoreduplication-Specific Factors

Melissa Mauntel
Project – AKT-1 Independent Functions of Tumor Suppressor PTEN

Joseph M. Meyers Jr.
Project – Effect of Vitamin A Metabolites on the Transcriptional Regulation of Immunoglobulin Synthesis in B Cells

Jeffrey Miller
Project – Exploring Novel Functions of E2F3 in Bladder Cancer

Sean Moore
Project – Novel Markers of Anthracycline-Induced Myocardial Damage

Ryan Orlosky
Project – Study of the H-Ras-Rb Axis in Oncogene-Induced Senescence

Carlee Schaefer
Project – Use and Optimization of TAP-tagged Herpesvirus Protein to Identify Novel Host Protein Interactions

Nandini Sharma
Project – The Role of PKCβ in Breast Cancer Progression

Ron Siebenaler
Project – Personalized Medicine in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Targeting AML With Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Epigenetic Modifiers

Breonna Slocum
Project – Establishing the Link Between Pax Transcription Factors and Acyl-CoA Synthetase in Cancer Biology

Alexander Smith
Project – Development of a Consensus-Establishing Software Tool for Skin Cancer Research

Erica Toivonen
Project – Reduce the Risk: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Males With an Increased Risk of Cancer

Daniel Yanes
Project – Analysis of the Role of MLL-PTD in Hematopoesis Using a Mouse Model