Summer Undergraduate Research Program 2009
Ruchi Amin, University of Michigan
Mentor: Henry Heng, Ph.D. & Kezhong Zhang, Ph.D.
The Relationship between Chromosome Fragmentation and Cell Death in a 14-3- 3s Mutant Background
Emily Grzybowski, University of Rochester
Mentor: Maik Hüttemann, Ph.D.
A Study on Tyrosine Phosphorylation and Regulation of Cytochrome c Oxidase Activity
Maria Kashat, Wayne State University
Mentor: Russell Finley, Jr., Ph.D.
An RNAi Screen for Genes that Regulate the Cell Cycle
Rhochelle Krawetz, University of Chicago
Mentor: Leonard Lipovich, Ph.D.
Explorations in the Genome: A study of Conservation in Gene Chains and the Evolutionary Significance of lncRNAs
Robert Lin, Wayne State University
Mentor: Li Li, Ph.D.
Dlx5 as a possible Repressor of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation
Erika Sims, Washington University
Mentor: Jeffrey Loeb, M.D., Ph.D.
GlyB4 as a Novel Neuregulin Antagonist to Disrupt Neuromuscular Development in Chicken Embryos
Natalie Wiseman, Bowling Green State University
Mentor: Alexander Gow, Ph.D.
Functional Analysis of Claudin 11 in Cochlear Basal Cells
Gina Zoratti, Michigan State University
Mentor: Michael Tainsky, Ph.D.
Epigenetic Control of Cellular Immortalization in Li-Fraumeni Cells
Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Center for Molecular Medicine & Genetics
3127 Scott Hall, 540 E. Canfield
Detroit MI 48201
surp@genetics.wayne.edu