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2012 Scholars

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Name

School

Lab

Project

Lynn Andreas

Missouri State University

Jaspersen

The Exploration and Characterization of Two Nuclear
Export Mechanisms Using Split GFP in Saccharomyces
cerevisiae

Mitchell Blenden

Georgia Institute of Technology

L. Li

Using Wnt/¬-catenin and PI3-K/Akt Inhibitors to treat
Leukemic Mice

Matthew Bruce

Texas A&M University

Yu

Implantable Electrode for Chronic Recording of Neural
Activity in Olfactory Bulb

Brittany Coonce

University of Missouri- Kansas City

Xie

Regulation of germ cell development

Shivang Desai

Brown University

Baumann

The role of the LSm2-8 ring in TER1 biogenesis
and telomerase activity

Lindsey Fong

Carnegie Mellon University

Sanchez

Establishment of Culturing Conditions in
S. mediterranea Embryos

Daniel Friedman

Washington University

Yu

Investigating the Pheromone Ligands for the V1Rj2/V1Rj3
Receptor in Mus musculus

Julia Hacker

University of Vienna

Gibson

Establishment of an inducible gene expression system
in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis

Megan Hoffman

Truman State University

Yu

Using TALEN in the Mouse Embryos to Edit Receptor
Expression in Vomeronasal Neurons

Alexandra Keane

Washington University

Jaspersen

Identification of Inner Nuclear Membrane Proteins in
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Utilizing a Split-GFP Approach

Zachary Lee

Rockhurst University

Washburn

Effect of Affinity Tag on Bait Associated Proteins Pulled
Down by Affinity Purification and Analyzed by MudPit
Mass Spectrometry

Chen Li

Wuhan University

Mak

Regulation of lipid droplet size by the ER tubular network

Jennifer Li

Washington University

Trainor

Disruption of vasculogenesis in the ENU-induced mouse
mutant orvieto leads to apoptosis and decreased neural
crest cell migration

Yifan Lu

Wuhan University

Zeitlinger

Genetic analysis of zygotic gene activation in Drosophila
embryos

Shijun Ma

Wuhan University

Kulesa

Tracing the dynamics of gene expression in human
melanoma

Scott McMahon

Truman State University

Piotrowski

Characterization of the KT28 Mutant in Danio rerio

Ana Mitchell

Scripps College

Hawley

Transmission of B Chromosomes in Three Drosophila
melanogaster Meiotic Mutants

Nimish Mittal

Rice University

Yu

Development of Optogenetic Instruments and
Techniques to Remotely Control Mouse Behavior

Chloe Moreau

University Pierre and Marie Curie
Paris 6

Trainor

Gene expression analyses in mouse embryos

Hillary Mullan

Oberlin College

Krumlauf

HoxB Gene Regulation by Retinoic Acid Response
Elements During Neural Tube Development

Karthikeyan Murugesan

Indian Institute of Technology

Yu

Functional Analysis of Mouse Olfactory Epithelial
RNA-Seq data

Svenja Niehus

Georg-August University

Zeitlinger

Dpp target gene regulation in Drosophila melanogaster

Yoshiya Nishimoto

Kyoto University

Xie

Piwi function in germ cells

Erin O'Grady

University of Kansas

Krumlauf

Lrp4 and Wise in Mammary Gland, Hair Follicle and
Palate Development

Wei Peng

Lanzhou University

Zeitlinger

Establishing a chromatin Immunoprecipitation protocol
for early zebrafish embryos

Monica Saha

University of Kansas

Trainor

The ENU-induced mutant palloncino identifies novel
roles for sarcomere proteins in early muscle differentiation.

Sri Karthika Shanmugam

Anna University

Yu

Adeno-Associated Viral Vector Mediated Gene Delivery

Axel Shum

Princeton University

Zeitlinger

Automation of a high-throughput developmental timing
assay in Drosophila

Suriyasri Subramanian

Anna University

Si

Orb2A Interacts directly with CCR4 -NOT complex

Anne Tjaden

Loyola University

Trainor

Investigation of Genetic and Environmental Modifiers
of the Treacher Collins Syndrome

Adrienne Van Antwerp

Willamette University

Si

A molecular basis of memory for food

Erica Vlasic

University of Oklahoma

Gibson

Cannibalistic activity among slow developing mutants
and wild type Drosophila larvae

Thomas White

University of Colorado

Washburn

Characterization of the Interactions Between Histones
and YDL156w Using High Mass Accuracy Proteomics

Monique Williams

Oakwood University

Sanchez

Comparative Analysis of Multi-Species Planarian
Regeneration

Joshua Wilson

Truman State University

Si

Role of Drosophila Orb2 in neuronal growth

Andrew Winegarner

California Baptist University

Piotrowski

Condensation from the Zebrafish Lateral Line Placode
to the Lateral Line Primordium

Zheng Xing

Jilin University

Yu

Developing a Toolbox of Recombinant Adeno-associated
Viruses for Gene Delivery

Yue "Jerry" Yin

University of Wisconsin

Yu

Computer-Controlled Olfactometers for Behavioral Assays
of Mice and Electrophysiological Studies of Olfaction

Jaclyn Yu

University of Illinois

L. Li

Imprinted gene H19 maintains quiescent hematopoietic
mouse ES cells

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