Summer Undergraduate Research Program 2018

Nora Gibes

Hillsdale College
Mentor: James Granneman, PhD 
“Molecular Pharmacology of ABHD5: a Molecular Switch That Controls Fat Mobilization”

Leah Hardy 

University of Michigan
Mentor: Michael Tainsky, PhD
“An NBN Variant of Unknown Significance in African‐American Women with Early‐onset Breast Cancer”
3rd Place Winner: Oral Presentations - 2018 School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium

Philipp Hüttemann

University of Michigan
Mentor: Lawrence Grossman, PhD 
“Interaction of Mitochondrial Regulator MNRR1 With Cytochrome C”
2nd Place Winner: Oral Presentations - 2018 School of Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium 

Katherine Kim

Calvin College
Mentor: Maik Hüttemann, PhD
“The Expression and Purification of Actylmimetic Cytochrome C”

Marrisa Lobbia

University of Michigan
Mentor: Stephen Krawetz, PhD 
“Dioxin: Bad Things Come in Small Packages”

Amelia McGill

Michigan State University
Mentor: Siddhesh Aras, MBBS, PhD 
“Epstein‐Barr Virus and Mitochondria: A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed”

El Hussein Shamsa 

University of Michigan
Mentor: Kezhong Zhang, PhD
“Association of ER Stress Response Proteins with Non‐alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)”

Zachary Sharpe

University of Michigan-Flint
Mentor: Hong-Qiang Heng, PhD
“Redefining Biomarkers of Chromosomal Instability”

 

 

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