| Student |
Mentor |
Project |
| Brian M. Dulmovits |
Dr. Ira Herman, Tufts Medical School |
Microvascular Remodeling and Pathological Angiogenesis: A Role
for Bioactive Lipids |
| Jessica L. Awerman |
Dr. Michael Romero, Biology Department |
The effect of chronic psychological stress on the blood
chemistry of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Joanna A. Wroblewska |
Dr. David Kaplan, Biochemical Engineering |
The Immunomudulatory properties of APE, a Purified
Polysaccharide from Acinetobacter venetianus |
| Monica R. Mugnier |
Dr. Mercio PereiraPerrin |
Cloning and Expression of Neurotrophic Trypanosoma cruzi
Ribosomal Proteins |
| Sophia A. Kostelanetz |
Dr. Michael Romero, Biology Department |
The Effect of Chronic Stress During Molt on Heart Rate and
Heart Rate Variability of European Starlings |
| Emily E. Nagy |
Dr. Juliet Fuhrman, Biology Department |
CHS-1 Activity and Chitosan Localization in C. elegans |
| Sarah E. Bettigole |
Dr. David Kaplan, Biochemical Engineering |
Formation and Characterization of Nanoparticles Produced by
Ionic Complexation of DNA and Protein with an Exopolysaccharide Isolated
from Acinetobacter venetianus RAG-1 |
| Michael I. Orloff |
Dr. Edouard Vannier, Tufts Medical School |
Determinants of Host Resistance to Babesiosis, an Emerging
Infectious Disease |
| Sze Ham Chan |
Dr. Mitch McVey, Biology Department |
Involvement of DNA polymerase theta in alternative end-joining
repair of DNA double-strand breaks in Drosophila melanogaster |
| Walter Barry |
Dr. Leonard Guarente, MIT |
A possible link between AB42 production associated with
Alzheimer's Disease and SIRT1 |
| Ivy Vo |
Dr. Kelly McLaughlin, Biology Department |
The effect of ivermection on the development of the pronephric
kidney in Xenopus laevis larvae |
| Edwin Peck |
Dr. Barry Trimmer, Biology Department |
A Study on the relationship of body length, force exertion and
internal body pressure and its role in the locomotion and gross movement
of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta |
| Paul Cavallaro |
Dr. Barry Trimmer, Biology Department |
The context-dependency and modulation of the proleg withdrawal
reflex in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta |
| Michael Shusterman |
Dr. Mitch McVey, Biology Deparrtment |
The Role of pol32 in Double Strand Break Repair in Drosophila
melanogaster |
| Nicole Cherng |
Dr. Sergei Mirkin, Biology Department |
Expansions of spinocerebellar ataxia type 10 (ATTCT)n (AGAAT)n
repeats in a S. cerevisiae experimental system |
| Robert Matera |
Dr. Sergei Mirkin, Biology Department |
Contractions of Friedreich's ataxia (GAA)n (TTC)n repeats in a
S. cerevisiae experimental system |
| Christopher Perrone |
Dr. Philip Starks, Biology Department |
A Morphological and Genetic Analysis of Polistes versicolor:
the Paper Wasp Invading the Galapagos Islands |
| Geoanna Bautista |
Dr. Philip Starks, Biology Department |
Energetic Costs of Ovarian Maintenance in Polistes dominulus |
| Sara Bell |
Dr. Juliet Fuhrman, Biology Department |
Cloning and in vitro transcription of the chitin binding
domain of the chtin deacetylase gene lgx-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans |
| Caroline Roma |
Dr. Colin Orians, Biology Department |
Plant Responses to Environmental Stress: Herbivore-Induced
Senescence |
| Holly Ponichtera |
Dr. David Cochrane, Biology Department |
LAD Cell Stimulation and Desensitization via Mas-Related Gene
Receptors |
| Thomas Browne |
Dr. Francie Chew, Biology Department |
Latent effects: Larval diet, mate choice and nuptial gift
quality in Pieris rapae butterflies |
| Imahn Moin |
Dr. David Cochrane, Biology Department |
Test for the Presence of Leptin Transcripts, and the Effect of
Neurotensin on Leptin Expression and VEGF Release in Human Mast Cells |
| Alex Landy |
Dr. Ippolita Cantuti-Castelvetri |
Effects of over-expression of alpha-synuclein in male and
female neuroblastoma on the TGF-β and Wnt-Frizzled signaling pathways |
| Robert Matera |
Dr. Sergei Mirkin, Biology Department |
Large Scale Contractions of (GAA)300 and (GAA)215 in a Yeast
Model System |
| Laura W. Glassman |
Dr. Michael Romero, Biology Department |
Behavioral responses of an endangered songbird and its common
relative to human and naturalistic disturbances and The Effect of
Captivity on the Flight or Fight Response of House Sparrows |
| Caroline Roma |
Dr. Colin Orians, Biology Department |
Herbivore-Induced Senescence Part II: Effects of Prolonged
Herbivory on Senescence in Tomatoes, Solanum lycopersicum |
| Lauren Verra |
Dr. Catherine Freudenreich Biology Department |
The Role of Trf4 in the Maintenance of Trinucleotide Repeats |
| Sara N. Bell |
Dr. Juliet Fuhrman, Biology Department |
RNAi directed against the chitin binding domain of the chitin
deacetylase gene lgx-1 in C. elegans |
| Saurabh Sinha |
Dr. David Cochrane, Biology Department |
Neurotensin induces chemotaxis of HMC-1 mast cells |
| Laurence Yen |
Dr. Juliet Fuhrman, Biology Department |
In vitro Transcription of Chitin Deacetylase Gene Fragments
and MalE gene for RNAi in Caenorhabditis elegans |
| Will McLean |
|
Distribution of the Na,K-ATPase α Subunit in the Rat Spiral
Ganglion and Organ of Corti |
| Yuantee Zhu |
Dr. Alan Kopin, Tufts Medical School |
Membrane-tethered ligands for exploring class A G
protein-coupled receptor function |
| Mike Schecht |
Dr. David Kaplan, Biochemical Engineering |
Transdifferentiation of bMSC-derived adipocytes into
osteoblasts in monoculture |
| Caitlin Kearney |
Dr. Michael Romero, Biology Department |
The effect of noninvasive corticosterone administration in
modifying behavior of female house sparrowws (Passer domesticus); data
analysis in progress |
| Jonathan Moy |
Dr. Catherine Freudenreich Biology Department |
The effect of histone acetylation/deacetylion on CAG/CTG
trinucleotide repeat tract fragility |
| Thomas Browne |
Dr. Francie Chew, Biology Department |
Greedy Male Caterpillars: A Strategy to Maximize Nuptial Gift
Quality? |
| Lucas Schlager |
Dr. Catherine Freudenreich Biology Department |
The SCA10 Pentanucleotide Repeat (ATTCT) increases Chromosome
Fragility in S. cerevisiae |
| Michael Shusterman |
Dr. Mitch McVey, Biology Deparrtment |
the Pol32 subunit of polymerase δ is involved in double-strand
break repair in Drosophila melanogaster |
| Justin Wage |
Dr. Samuel Kounaves, Chemistry Dept. |
Preliminary Investigation of the Ability of the Microbial
Detection Array (MiDA) to Detect Bacterial Growth |
| Ruth Singer |
Dr. Michael Romero, Biology Department |
The Role of Shading in Object Discrimination in Starlings (Sturnus
vulgaris) |
