IBS-SRP

Program History: 2005

Student and Home Institution
Professor and Department
Final Paper Title (PDF Available)
and Mentor
Evelyn Arana
Brown University		 Stephen Gammie
Zoology		 Investigation of Modafinil as a Rescue Mechanism for Maternal Care in Lactating Mice

Mentor: Kimberly D'Anna
Utibe Bickham
Louisiana State University and A&M
 Paul Ahlquist
Genetics		 Characterization of Newly Identified Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) Transcripts

Mentor: Johan de Boon
Aaron Danison
Siena Heights University		 John Denu
Biomolecular Chemistry		 SIRT1 Purification, and the Effects of Oxidation on Activity and Function

Mentor: Margie Borra
André Francis
University of the Virgin Islands 		George Phillips
Biochemistry		 Crystallography and Multi Conformers

Mentor: Elena Levin
Jennifer Gall
Cornell University		 Rick Eisenstein
Nutritional Sciences
 A Novel Mechanism for Modulation of Iron Regulatory Protein-1 by Iron

Mentor: Aparna Vasanthakumar
Candice Hansey
University of Wisconsin-Madison 		Shawn Kaeppler
Agronomy		 Mapping and Cloning of Sugary Enhancer in Maize
Tiffany Hunt
Northland College		 Sara Patterson
Horticulture
Characterization of Five Pectin Methyl Esterase Genes Using Seedling Assays in Arabidopsis thaliana

Mentor: Brian Walsh
M. Leanne Lilly
Knox College		 Tom Sutula
Neurology
Selective Breeding for Resistance to Kindling-Induced Plasticity

Mentor: Jeff Ockuly
Phillip Lindholm
University of Wisconsin-Madison		 Garet Lahvis
Surgery
Using a Novel Imaging Approach to Connect Social Interaction with Brain Development in Mus musculus

Mentor: Elizabeth Hutchinson
Miriam Marlier
University of California, Los Angeles		 Christiane Wiese
Biochemistry		 Functional Analysis of Targeting Protein for Xklp2 in Xenopus Tissue Culture Cells

Mentor: Lori O'Brien
Margertha C. McLean
Tennessee State University		 Ian Bird
Obstetrics & Gynecology		 Investigating the Role of Cytochrome b5 in Enhancing the 17,20-Lyase Activity of Marmoset Adrenal Cytochrome P450c17

Mentor: Christina Pattison
Benjamin Meline
Knox College		 Tom Sutula
Neurology		 The Effects of 2-deoxy-D-glucose on Neuropathic Pain

Mentor: Jeffrey Ockuly
Tan Nguyen
University of California-Santa Barbara		 John Svaren
Comparative Biosciences
 The Role of Potential Sumoylation Sites in NAB2 for EGR2 Repression

Mentor: Gennifer Mager
Becky Ohman
Grinnell College		 Sara Patterson
Horticulture		 An Investigation into the Function of the Cell Wall Associated Gene Family, Endo-1,4-Beta-Glucanases, in the Model Organism Arabidopsis thaliana

Mentor: Amber Robertson
Eric Palecek
Wabash College		 Ron Kalil
Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
 Characterization of Rat Neural Stem Cell Proliferation and Differentiation in a Three-Dimensional Protein Scaffold
Axel O. Ramírez Madera
University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez		 Jean-Michel Ane’
Agronomy
Subcellullar Localization of the SUNN Protein in Medicago truncatula

Mentor: Nicole Buckner
Jennifer Reiman
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota		 John Parrish
Animal Science
 Characterizing Equine Sperm Morphology Using Fourier Harmonic Analysis
Tamara Reyes Robles, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Patrick Masson
Genetics
Mechanosensation in Arabidopsis thaliana

Mentor: Carolyn Neal
Dianaliz Santiago
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico		 Christiane Wiese
Biochemistry		 TACC Domain Analysis of the Centrosomal Protein Maskin Using Fluorescent Microscopy

Mentor: Alison Albee
Portia Taylor
Grambling State University 		Meyer Jackson
Physiology
Imaging and Analyzing Long-Term Potentiation Induced by Stimulation at the CA2 Region of the Hippocampus

Mentor: Payne Chang
Say Thao
University of Wisconsin-Madison		 Cindy Czajkowski
Physiology		 Role of Salt Bridges in GABAA Receptor Activation

Mentor: Jeremy Bushman
Amy Thurber
Kenyon College		 Ahna Skop
Genetics		 Role of DIP-1 During Cytokinesis in Caenorhabditis elegans

Mentor: Maggie Forrestal
Jessica Torres
University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez		 Heidi Kaeppler
Agronomy		 Analysis of Deviations from Expected Mendelian Ratios Observed in Transgenic Maize

Mentor: Alvar Carlson
Christine Vigeland
Grinnell College		 Denise Ney
Nutritional Sciences		 The Role of Capsaicin-Sensitive Vagal Afferents in Small Intestinal Adaptation in Response to Fasting and Refeeding in Rats

Mentor: David Nelson
Pedro P. Warff
University of Wisconsin - Madison		 Cindy Czajkowski
Physiology		 Searching for Salt Bridges Critical to Activation of the GABAA Receptor

Mentor: Srinivasan Venkatachalan

Contact

Program Coordinator
Brian Asen
beasen@wisc.edu
(608) 262-5267
Program Director
Dr. Janet Branchaw