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2008 Summer Research Projects

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For information about 2008 Summer Research Projects in Proteomics, Genomics, or the Marine Life Sciences please visit:

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Investigatorr

 

Summer Research Project Title

 

 

 

Fatemeh Akhlagi, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Drug Disposition

 

 

 

Joseph Bliss MD, Ph.D.

Women & Infants Hospital

 

The Role of Antibody to Augment Function of Newborn Neutrophils Against Candida albicans

 

 

 

Geoffrey Bothun, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Multifunctional liposomes for advanced diagnostics and therapy

 

 

 

Bongsup Cho, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Structural studies of DNA Damage

 

 

 

Wen-Ming Chu, Ph.D.

Brown University

  Improve the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis By Enhancing the Therapeutic Efficacy and Limiting Detrimental Side Effects of Administered or Induced Interferon Beta
     

Clinton Chichester, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Lubricin Expression in Articular and Non-articular Tissue and its Relationship to Arthritis

     

Paul Cohen, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Nutitional Basis of E. coli Colonization of the Mouse Intestine

 

 

 

Brenton DeBoef, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Development of New Synthetic Methods

 

 

 

Joseph Friedman, Ph.D.

Brown University

 

Olfaction and rhinorrhea: a comparison of people with Parkinson's disease and osteoarthritis

 

 

 

Stephen Gregory, Ph.D.

Brown University

 

The Role of  NKT cells in Mucosal Immunity to Francisella tularensis

 

 

 

Niall Howlett, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Investigating the molecular causes of the rare cancer susceptibility syndrome Fanconi Anemia

 

 

 

Steven Irvine, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Discovering the Gene Regulatory Network for Epidermis in a Simple Chordate

 

 

 

Shahid Karim, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Characterization of differentially expressed microRNAs during pathogen infection in an arthropod model

 

 

 

Roberta King, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

  Substrates for tick salivary gland sulfotransferases
   

Identification of key binding cavity features defining specificity in human sulfotransferases

     

Abraham Kovoor, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Clozapine-Induced Agranulocytosis

 

 

 

Kerry LaPlante, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Evaluating new antiobiotics and inhibiting virulence factors of the bacterial superbug, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

 

 

 

David Laux, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Molecular and nutritional basis for E. coli colonization of the intestine

 

 

 

Ingrid Lofgren, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Established and Emerging Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in Young Adults

 

 

 

Urike Mende, MD

Rhode Island Hospital & Brown Medical School

  Heart Cell Behaviour in Micropatterened Cultures
     

David Nelson, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Regulation and roles of the metalloprotease and cytotoxin virulence factors in Vibrio anguillarum

 

 

 

Keykavous Parang, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Development of Src Kinase Inhibitors as Anticancer Agents

 

 

 

Wolfgang Peti, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Intrinsically Unstructured Proteins - They Should Not Exist

 

 

 

Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Actions of hormones and nutrients on the heart

 

 

 

David Rowley, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Toxic Metabolites Produced by Marine Microorganisms

 

 

 

Becky Sartini, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Regulation of oocyte gene expression by alternative polyadenylation

 

 

 

Zahir Shaikh, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

To be announced

     

Angela Slitt, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

To be announced

     

Matthew Stoner, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

In vitro identification of novel nuclear receptor ligands

 

 

 

Jay Tang, Ph.D.

University of Rhode Island

 

Isolation and testing of a potentially new superglue secreted by a common species of bacterium

 

 

Imaging and Stiffness Probing of White Blood Cells Using an Atomic Force Microscope

 

 

Direct Measurement of Adhesion between a Human Neutrophil and Yeast Hyphe Using a Micromanipulation Technique

 

 

 

Daniel Weinreich, Ph.D.

Brown University

 

Bacterial Persisters and the Evolution of Drug Resistance

 

 

 

Mark Zervas, Ph.D.

Brown University

 

Cell Fate Determination of the Gbx2 Lineage in Mouse Spinal Cord Development

 

 

Establishing a Quantitative 3-Dimensional Map of Dopaminergic Neurons

 

 

Determining the Loss of Dopamine Neurons in Mice with a Mutation in Wnt1

 
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Important Dates
 

Upcoming Seminar

5/15/08 - Tamara Minko, Ph.D., Rutgers University

"Targeted Multifunctional Nanocarriers for Tumor Treatment and Imaging"


5/27/08 - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program Orientation


6/3/08 - Emerging Biomedical and Life Sciences Research in RI

Registration Form

Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI


8/4/08 - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Meeting & Faculty Retreat

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI


8/6/08 - 8/8/08 - 2nd Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence

Wardman Park Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C.


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