Summer Undergraduate Research Program 2021

Quinn Ceilly

SUNY College at Oswego
Mentor: Alexander Gow, PhD
“The Misdiagnosis of Hypomyelinating Leukodystrophies as Cerebral Palsy, Proteolipid Protein 1, and Claudin-11: A Closer Look into Two Heterogeneous Disorders with a Similar Clinical Presentation”

Kaylee Howell

Cedarville University
Mentor: Francesca Luca, PhD
“C-reactive Protein and Aging: Analysis of Gene Expression in Immune Cells”

Amogh Kudva

Rutgers University
Mentor: Henry Heng, PhD
“Understanding the Complexity of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome”
11:10-11:20 a.m.

Areeba Maysun

University of Michigan
Mentor: Kezhong Zhang, PhD
“Molecular Analysis of ER Stress in Alzheimer's Disease”

Elizabeth Rooney

University of Michigan
Mentor: Alexander Gow, PhD
“Genetic Predisposition to Cerebral Palsy”

Kennedy Watson

Wayne State University
Mentor: Alexander Gow, PhD
“The Five Types of Cerebral Palsy and the Blood Brain Barrier”