Undergraduate Studies in Cell Biology (Prior Years)

Independent Study Students
Spring 2006


Independent Study Students
Summer 2006


Independent Study Students
Fall 2006


Independent Study Students
Spring 2007


Independent Study Students
Summer 2007


Susan Bai
Role of Tbx-18 in cardiomyocyte regeneration in Danio rerio. Howard Hughes Research Fellow. Instructor, Ken Poss.

Riva Das
Effects of blood sugar and cholesterol on Atherosclerosis in the aorta. Instructors, Pascal Goldschmidt and David Seo.


Jonathan Fay
Different classes of proteins and lipids cluster into certain regions in the cell plasma membrane. Instructor, Tom McIntosh.


John Webster Gilbert
OCD in DAT-KO Mice. Instructor, William Wetsel.


Jianghai Ho
-tubulin localizes to Drosophila mototic spindle. Howard Hughes Research Fellow. Instructor, Sharyn Endow.

Ann Koulova
Wnt signaling in the stomach. Instructor, Brigid Hogan.

Daoxun Lin
Cloning small RNAs that interact with Drosophila PIWI. Instructor, Haifan Lin.


Erin McClellan
Behavioral psychiatry individual study. Instructor, William Wetsel.

Maria Mikedis
Model for Sertoli cell development. Instructor, Blanche Capel.

Bolin Niu
Creation of deletional mutation in Drosophila gene cg7082 using P-element excision. Instructor, Haifan Lin.


Kevin Su
The role of MCAK motor protein. Howard Hughes Biology Forum Student. Instructor, Sharyn Endow.

Mariam Totonchy
Trafficking of GRP94 and HTPG. Instructor, Christopher Nicchitta.

Rebecca Dodd
Stress responses in glioblastomas. Instructor, Christopher Nicchitta.


Olessia Zorina
TA1 receptor ligands . Instructor, Marc Caron.

Susan Bai
Role of Tbx-18 in cardiomyocyte regeneration in Danio rerio. Howard Hughes Research Fellow. Instructor, Ken Poss.

Riva Das
Osteopontin and atherosclerosis. Instructor, David Seo.


Denise Domowicz
Using ChIP to develop cDNA library. Instructor, Jun Zhu.


Gelareh Homayounfar
Gene expression profiling of AMD. Instructor, Catherine Bowes-Rickman.


Mark Jelly
CD44: Splice isoform library. Instructor, Jun Zhu.

Ann Koulova
Wnt signaling in the stomach. Instructor, Brigid Hogan.

Wenjing Liu
Cobl localization in epidermis. Instructor, John Klingensmith.


Maria Mikedis
FGF9 in testis development. Instructor, Blanche Capel.

Bolin Niu
UPR in human brain tumors. Instructor, Christopher Nicchitta.


Weiyi Tan
Bulbus arteriosus development. Instructor, Christopher Nicchitta.

Mariam Totonchy
Trafficking of GRP94 and HTPG. Instructor, Christopher Nicchitta.

Verne Tsang
miRNA fxn during regeneration. Instructor, Ken Poss.

Gregory Westcott
Aquaporin and Connexin sorting. Instructor, Tom McIntosh.


Frank Wong
miR-199 and cartilage development. Instructor, Brigid Hogan.


Olessia Zorina
Trace amine receptor ligands. Instructor, Marc Caron.

Susan Bai
miRNA FXN during regeneration. Howard Hughes Research Fellow. Instructor, Ken Poss.

Rui Jun Chen
EC-SOD's effect on asthma . Instructor, Rodney Folz.


Riva Das
Osteopontin and atherosclerosis. Instructor, David Seo.


Ashley Dunfee
fgf8 signaling in the arterial pole. Instructor, Margaret Kirby.


Gelareh Homayounfar
Assessing synaptic regression. Instructor, Catherine Bowes-Rickman.


Ann Koulova
Wnt signaling in the stomach. Instructor, Brigid Hogan.

Wenjing Liu
Cobl localization in epidermis. Instructor, John Klingensmith.


Denise Lopez Domowicz
Using ChIP to develop a cDNA library. Instructor, Jun Zhu.


Maria Mikedis
Cell proliferation/testis develpment. Instructor, Blanche Capel.

Bolin Niu
UPR in human brain tumors. Instructor, Christopher Nicchitta.


Mariam Totonchy
Trafficking itinerary of GRP94. Instructor, Christopher Nicchitta.

Verne Tsang
miRNA fxn during regeneration. Instructor, Ken Poss.

Gregory Westcott
Aquaporin and Connexin and sorting. Instructor, Tom McIntosh.


Frank Wong
miR-199 and cartilage development. Instructor, Brigid Hogan.

Jason Zhu
beta-Arrestin in mechanotransduction Instructor, Howard Rockman.


Olessia Zorina
Trace amine receptor ligands. Instructor, Marc Caron.


Michael Cools
Agression in Tph2 mice. Instructor, William Wetsel.

Steven Fuller
Role of AT1 in the collecing duct. Instructor, Thomas Coffman.

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