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Davies Agyekum (Emmanuel
College in Franklin Springs, GA)
STAR Mentor:
Vadivel Ganapapthy, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
STAR Research
Project: The novel effect of nicotine in
NCM-460 cell shines light on an unkown pathway of protection
from Ulcerative Colitis |
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Joseph Banning
(Augusta State University in Augusta, GA)
STAR Mentor:
David Pollock, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Vascular Biology
STAR Research
Project: The ETA Receptor and Oxidative Stress
in DOCA-salt Hypertension |
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Kelli Beitler
(Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA)
STAR Mentor:
Derek Schreihofer, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Physiology
STAR Research
Project: Vascular Effects of Dietary Soy on
Ovariectomized Female Rats |
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Anna Campbell (Emmanuel
College in Franklin Springs, GA)
STAR Mentor:
Brenda Lilly, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Vascular Biology
STAR Research
Project: Characterization of the NOTCH
Signaling Pathway in Angiogenesis |
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Monica Davis
(Erskine College in Due West, SC)
STAR Mentor: R.
Rudic, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Pharmacology
STAR Research
Project: Susceptibility to thrombosis in mice
with a disrupted circadian clock |
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Adam Doss
(Augusta State University in Augusta, GA)
STAR Mentor:
John Wataha, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Dentistry
STAR Research
Project: Ni-induced Changes in Oxidative Stress
and Inflammatory Signaling Pathways |
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Emily Dykstra
(Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC)
STAR Mentor:
Lawrence Layman, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: IMMAG, Molecular Medicine
STAR Research
Project: KAL1 Mutations in Families with
Kallmann Syndrome |
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Patricia Faulkner
(North GA College & State University in Dahlonega, GA)
STAR Mentor:
Darren Browning, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
STAR Research
Project: The Regulation of
b-Catenin
by cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase |
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Jenna Fine
(College Misericordia in Dallas, PA)
STAR Mentor:
Richard Cameron, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: IMMAG; Molecular Medicine
STAR Research
Project: Myosin16b Displays Nuclear
Localization Independent of Chromosomal Condensation and
Segregation Events |
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Kelsey Finnie
(Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC)
STAR Mentor:
Lori Redmond, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Pharmacology
STAR Research
Project: HAT activity potentiates activity
induced neuronal morphology |
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Victoria Fratto
(College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA)
STAR Mentor:
Ellen LeMosy, MD/PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Cell Biology & Anatomy
STAR Research
Project: Integrin expression in follicle cells
of the Drosophila ovary |
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Stephen Goldman
(Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA)
STAR Mentor:
Karl Wenger, MD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Orthopedic Surgery
STAR Research
Project: Osteocyte Recovery Through Low Strain
Rate Compressive Loading |
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Elizabeth Hanson
(Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, GA)
STAR Mentor:
Gregory Liou, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Ophthalmology
STAR Research
Project: Neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory
effects of cannabidiol in a model of inflammatory retinal
disease |
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Vaishnavi Kundel
(University of Georgia in Athens, GA)
STAR Mentor:
Zheng Dong, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Cell Biology & Anatomy
STAR Research
Project: Activiation of PKC-δ
by SRC-Kinase during cisplatin induced tubular cell
apoptosis |
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Noah Morgan
(Wayne State University in Detroit, MI)
STAR Mentor:
Jennifer Pollock, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Vascular Biology
STAR Research
Project: Functional Role of NOS-1 in Carotid
Arteries from DOCA-Salt Hypertensive Rats |
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Stephanie Morris
(Chatham College in Pittsburg, PA)
STAR Mentor:
Shirley Poduslo, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: IMMAG; Molecular Medicine
STAR Research
Project: The Risk of Alzheimer's Disease Due to
the LBP-1c/CP2/LSF Transcription Factor |
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Amit Patel
(University of Georgia in Athens, GA)
STAR Mentor:
Wendy Bollag, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: IMMAG; Molecular Medicine
STAR Research
Project: Effects of the PKD Splice Variant in
308 cells in Response to CA2+ and Vitamin D3
Levels |
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Padmavathi
Sarvepalli (University of Miami in Miami, FL)
STAR Mentor:
Lynnette McCluskey, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: IMMAG; Molecular Medicine
STAR Research
Project: Upregulation of IL-1b
and TNF-α
in Degeneration of the Taste System |
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Arjun Sebastian
(Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH)
STAR Mentor:
Jerry Buccafusco, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Pharmacology
STAR Research
Project: Anti-RAGE Antibodies Protect Neural-like Cells
from the Cytotoxicity Induced by an AGE and by Amyloid Ab |
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Nakul Shekhawat
(Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN)
STAR Mentor:
David Fulton, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Vascular Biology
STAR Research
Project: Attenuation of endothelial nitric
oxide synthase activity by vasohibin and C-terminal Src
kinase |
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Anjali Shroff
(University of Georgia in Athens, GA)
STAR Mentor:
Richard White, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Pharmacology
STAR Research
Project: Dual Effect of E2 on K+
channels on Porcine Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells |
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Brandon Stauffer
(University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA)
STAR Mentor:
Deborah Lewis, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Pharmacology
STAR Research
Project: Neuroprotection by CB1 reversed by
overexpression of CRIP1a, a CB1 interacting protein |
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Cara Trammell
(Erskine College in Due West, SC)
STAR Mentor:
Anil Cashikar, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Cancer Center; Molecular Medicine
STAR Research
Project: Protein Aggregation Surveillance
Mechanisms Implications of Studies in Yeast to
Neurodegenerative Diseases |
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Michelle Tumbri
(Mercer University in Macon, GA)
STAR Mentor: R.
Clinton Webb, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: Physiology
STAR Research
Project: Characterization of the Contraction
Induced by the Endothelium-Derived Uridine Adenosine
Tetraphosphate (UP4A) in Rat Aorta |
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Blake Willis
(Darton College in Albany, GA)
STAR Mentor:
Carlos Isales, PhD
MCG Department
Affiliation: IMMAG; Molecular Medicine
STAR Research
Project: DPP IV Inhibitor Elevates Bone Density
in Diabetic Mice |
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