Class of 2007

Research Experience

Joy-El

MMG197 – 2005 – Doug Johnson – “Potential anchoring proteins Skg6p and Tos2p affect localization of GFP-Cdc24p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae”

HELiX 2005 – Doug Johnson – “Cellular Pathways Used in the Inhibition of Budded-to-Hyphal Form Transition in the Pathogenic Yeast Candida albicans”

MMG197 – 2006 – David Pederson – ” Mechanism of action of a protein that functions in both DNA replication and mRNA metabolism”

MMG298 – 2007 – David Pederson – “Mechanism of action of a protein that functions in both DNA replication and mRNA metabolism”

CALS Distinguished Research - – 2007 – David Pederson – “Mechanism of action of a protein that functions in both DNA replication and mRNA metabolism”

Ty

Internship – Summer 2005 – Ben & Jerry’s – Quality Assurance Lab Assistant

Research – Spring 2006 – Catherine Donnelly (NFS) – “Evaluation of 3M Environmental

Listeria Plates for recovery of low level and injured Listeria from environmental surfaces”

James

MMG197 – 2006 – John Burke – “Fluorescent characterization of a protonated wobble-like GC⁺ base pair in RNA using pyrrolo-cytosine”

MMG298 – 2006 – John Burke - “Fluorescent characterization of a protonated wobble-like GC⁺ base pair in RNA using pyrrolo-cytosine”

CALS Distinguished Research – 2007 – John Burke - “Fluorescent characterization of a protonated wobble-like GC⁺ base pair in RNA using pyrrolo-cytosine”

John

MMG295 - 2005 – Internship – Mark Pendergrast – Research Assistant for a future CDC historical chronicle called "BioWarriors"

Erica

Internship – Summer 2006 – Miriam DiMaio – Yale Clinical Genetics

Nicole

MMG295 – Internship – VT Dept of Health – Joyce Oetjen – “Validation of Real-time PCR Detection for Bordetella pertussis”

MMG198 – 2006 – Joyce Oetjen – “Validation of Real-time PCR Detection for Bordetella pertussis”

MMG197 – 2006 – Joyce Oetjen – “Validation of Real-time PCR Detection for Bordetella pertussis”

MMG298 – 2007 – Joyce Oetjen – “Validation of Real-time PCR Detection for Bordetella pertussis”

CALS Distinguished Research – 2007 – Joyce Oetjen – “Validation of Real-time PCR Detection for Bordetella pertussis”

Parvez

Research – Tom Lewis

Class of 2006

Research Experience

Natasha

MMG197 – 2005 – Daniel Weiss – “Mechanisms of Adult Marrow-Derived Cell Recruitment to Lung Epithelium”

MMG198 – 2006 – Daniel Weiss – “Mechanisms of Adult Marrow-Derived Cell Recruitment to Lung Epithelium”

URECA Recipient – 2005/2006 – Rosanna Giordano (Biology) – A Phylogeographic and Bioindicator Study Using Springtails (Collembola; Insecta) from the Sandy Shores of Lake Champlain

Research – Summer 2005 - Omya Inc. - Working on the effects of calcium carbonate waste rock on plant growth

Alison

MMG197 – 2004 – Matthew Rand- “Phenotypic analysis of TIMP (Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases) In Drosophila”

MMG197 – 2005 – Chris Huston – “Expression of Calreticulin in Entamoeba histolytica Inhibits Activation of Complement and Confers Resistance to the Human Immune System”

MMG198 – 2006 – Chris Huston – “Expression of Calreticulin in Entamoeba histolytica Inhibits Activation of Complement and Confers Resistance to the Human Immune System”

Neuroscience Fellowship – Summer 2004 – Matthew Rand – “Elucidating the Notch/Delta interaction in Drosophila: Cloning of the Delta Receptor"

CALS Distinguished Research – Chris Huston – “Expression of Calreticulin in Entamoeba histolytica Inhibits Activation of Complement and Confers Resistance to the Human Immune System”

Greg

MMG197 – 2004 – Susan Wallace – “Synthesis, purification and characterization of EcNth variants”

MMG198 – 2005 – Susan Wallace – “Synthesis, Purification and Characterization of EcNth variants”

MMG198 – 2006 – Susan Wallace – “Synthesis, Purification and Characterization of E. coli Endonuclease III variants”

Research – Summer 2005 – Rockefeller University – SURF – Maria Karayiorgu “Characterization of the ProdH and Dgcr6 Transgenic Mouse Lines"

CALS Distinguished Research– Susan Wallace – “Synthesis, Purification and Characterization of EcNth variants”

Joe

MMG197 – 2004 – Tom Fowler – “Directed point mutagenesis in Schizophyllum commune pheromones for determination of amino acid functionality in GPCR”

MMG198 – 2004 – Tom Fowler - “Directed point mutagenesis in Schizophyllum commune pheromones for determination of amino acid functionality in GPCR”

URECA Recipient – 2004/2005 – Tom Fowler–  “Stimulation of Thousands of Sexes in Fungi; The Determination of Flexibility of Pheromone Recognition”

Research – Summer 2004 – NSF Funding - Tom Fowler -  “Directed point mutagenesis in Schizophyllum commune pheromones for determination of amino acid functionality in GPCR”

CALS Distinguished Research – Tom Fowler – “Directed point mutagenesis in Schizophyllum commune pheromones for determination of amino acid functionality in GPCR Activation”

Dov

MMG198 – 2006 – Robert Hondal – “Biosynthesis of Selenocysteine using OASS”

Research – Summer 2004 - Jeff Frolik (Electrical Engineering)  - “Wrote code for a Matlab program designed to analyze regions of tissue stress in CT (computer tomography) images of mouse lungs”

Research – Summer 2005 – Joe Schall (Biology) – 1) “Analyzed data collected over 25 years to determine if malaria infection in lizards was cyclic”  2) “Designed and developed testing methods in MatLab to determine how many different species of birds a given strain of malaria can infect”

URECA Recipient – 2005/2006 - Robert Hondal – “Biosynthesis of Selenocysteine using O-Acetylserine Sulfhydrylase (OASS)”

CALS Distinguished Research – Robert Hondal – “Biosynthesis of Selenocysteine using O-Acetylserine Sulfhydrylase (OASS)”

Josh

MMG197 – 2005 – Scott Morrical – “Dynamics of the Bacteriophage T4 UvsX Nucleoprotein Filament”

MMG198 – 2006 – Scott Morrical – “Dynamics of the Bacteriophage T4 UvsX Nucleoprotein Filament”

Short Internship – Summer 2005 – NH Crime Lab – 80 hours – Exposure to all aspects of forensics

Janne

MMG198 – 2006 – Susan Wallace – “β-Hairpin Activity in DNA Polymerase Exonucleotide Active Site Switching”

Matt

MMG198 – 2006 – Brenda Tessmann – “Identification of Pathogenic Bacterial Species on Wrestling and other Athletic Training Mats”

Peter

MMG197 – 2005 – Greg Gilmartin – “Possible Role for the Mammalian mRNA 3’ processing factor CF1_m in mRNA export”

MMG198 – 2006 – Greg Gilmartin – “Protein interactions of CF1_m”

Class of 2005

Research Experience

Denali

MMG197 – 2004 – Pat O’Neill – “HPRT gene mutations for Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome Diagnosis”

MMG197 – 2005 – Pat O’Neill – “HPRT Mutation Analysis for the Diagnosis of Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome Diagnosis”

Alicia

MMG197 – 2003

MMG197 – 2004

MMG198 – 2004

MMG198 – 2005 – Susan Wallace – “Escherichia coli Pol IV: Solitary Hypermutator or Co-Conspirator of Change?”

HELiX 2004 – Susan Wallace – “Escherichia coli Pol IV: Solitary Hypermutator or Co-Conspirator of Change?”

CALS Honors 2005 - Susan Wallace – “Escherichia coli Pol IV: Solitary Hypermutator or Co-Conspirator of Change?”

Amy

HELiX 2004 – Marc Greenblatt – “Generation and Functional Testing of p16/CDKN2A”

Jessica

MMG197 - 2004 – Sally Huber – ”CD4⁺ C25⁺ T regulator cells in myocarditis”

MMG198 – 2005 – Sally Huber – “CD4+CD25+ T Cell Induction and TNFa Effects”

HELiX 2003 – Sally Huber – “Natural Hormonal Fluctuations within Female Mice Influence Myocardial Infection”

CALS Honors 2005 – Sally Huber – “Exploration of CD4+CD25+ T Regulatory Cells in Coxsackievirus B-3 (CVB3) induced Myocarditis and Effects of TNFa”

Meaghan

MMG197 – 2005 – Jon Boyson – “Generation of recombinant mCD1 using a baculovirus expression system”

MMG197 – 2005 – Beth Kirkpatrick – “Mannose-binding lectin polymorphisms in human Cryptosporidium”