J.R. Barrett (Johns Hopkins University)

STAR Mentor: Darren Browning, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Biochemistry and Melecular Biology

STAR Research Project:  Suspension of Colon Cancer Cells Leads to ROS Production and PKG Activation

Brittany Beck (High Point University)

STAR Mentor: Anatolij Horuzsko, MD, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Molecular Medicine

STAR Research Project: Role of Inflammatory Amplifier (TREM-1) in Neutrophils  

Mark Beckman (University of Georgia)

STAR Mentor: Jerry Buccafusco, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Pharmacology/Neuroscience

STAR Research Project: Comparison of Scopolamine-induced Impairment of a Working Memory Task Between AD-Transgenic and Wild-Type Mice

Christina Burchette (Emmanuel College)

STAR Mentor: Sally Atherton, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Cellular Biology & Anatomy

STAR Research Project:  Interferon-y in the HSV-1 Infected Eye

Scott Fites (University of Evansville)

STAR Mentor: Dr. Wen-Cheng Xiong, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Molecular Medicine/ Neuroscience

STAR Research Project: The Role of Neogenin in Mouse Spermatogenesis 

Matthew Giddens (University of Alabama)

STAR Mentor: Edward Inscho, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Physiology

STAR Research Project:  Anti-Inflammatory Treatment Preserves Renal Autoregulatoin in Ang II-Infused Hypertensive Rats

Priya Gulati (Oxford College of Emory University)

STAR Mentor: Darrell Brann, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Molecular Medicine/ Neuroscience

STAR Research Project: The Neuroprotective Role of Rac-1 Inhibitor in Attenuating NADPH Oxidase-Induced Superoxide Production in Male Rats Following Global Cerebral Ischemia

Trevor Hardigan (Colby College)

STAR Mentor: Carlos Isales,PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Molecular Medicine

STAR Research Project:  Amino Acids Directly Stimulate the Growth and Osteogenic Differentiation Capacity of Bone Marrow Stem Cells

Michael Judd (Clemson University)

STAR Mentor: Hernan Flores-Rozas, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Molecular Medicine

STAR Research Project: A Role for Oxidative Stress in the Sensitivity of Heat Shock Response Mutants to Doxorubicin

Timothy Lumpkin (Augusta State University)

STAR Mentor: W. David Hill, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Cellular Biology & Anatomy/ Neuroscience

STAR Research Project:  Microarray Analysis of Brain Microvasculature used to Identify Novel Markers for Pericytes

John Macon (Kennesaw State University)

STAR Mentor: Wendy Bollag,PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Molecular Medicine

STAR Research Project:  Protein Kinase D2 Assists in the Proliferation of Keratinocytes

John McCutcheon (University of The South- Sewanee)

STAR Mentor: William Caldwell, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Pharmacology

STAR Research Project: Diabetes-Induced Arginase Activity Contributes to Renal and Cardiac Fibrosis and Dysfunction

Diana Murro (University of Georgia)

STAR Mentor: Stuart Thompson, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

STAR Research Project:  Expression of the cj1461 Gene in Capylobacter jejuni Strain 81176

Jonathan Paek (Case Western Reserve University)

STAR Mentor: Almira Vazdarjanova, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Neuroscience

STAR Research Project: Emotionally Induced Remapping in the Hippocampus is Influenced by the Amygdala 

Maulikkumar Patel (Oxford College of Emory University)

STAR Mentor: Krishnan Dhandapani, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Neuroscience

STAR Research Project: Cinnamaldehyde Suppresses Growth of U87MG and T98G Human Glioblastoma Cells

Sumant Ponnala (Emory University)

STAR Mentor: Mark Hamrick, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Cellular Biology & Anatomy

STAR Research Project:  Role of Tenascins in Tendon Adaptation to Increased Muscle Mass

Nur-Taz Rahman (Wesleyan College)

STAR Mentor: Kebin Lui, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

STAR Research Project: pSTAT1 and IRF8 Interaction at the IRF8 Promoter Region Muscle Mass

Amanda Rowland (Duke University)

STAR Mentor: Patricia Schoenlein, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Cellular Biology & Anatomy

STAR Research Project: Critical Role for Sphingosine Kinase in Regulating Macroautophagy-Mediated Survival of Breast Cancer Cells Exposed to Antiestrogen Therapy 

Daniel Silberger (Georgia Institute of Technology)

STAR Mentor: Yukai He, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Molecular Medicine

STAR Research Project: Genetic Immunization with Recombinant Lentiviral Vector, li80-OVA-lvv, Elicits CD4+ T Cell Proliferation and Cytokine Production

Kathryn Stackhouse (Elon University)

STAR Mentor: Lawrence Layman, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Molecular Medicine

STAR Research Project: The Effect of NELF Mutations on Splicing in Patients With Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism and Kallmann Syndrome 

Voravut Tangpisuthipongsa (Emory University)

STAR Mentor: Lin Mei, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Molecular Medicine/ Neuroscience

STAR Research Project: Competition of Densin-180 and Erbin on Membrane Localization 

Kimberly West (Dallas Baptist University)

STAR Mentor: Richard White, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Pharmacology

STAR Research Project: A Novel Estrogen Receptor Agonist G1 Stimulates BK ca to Induce Relaxation

Lisa White (North Georgia College & State University)

STAR Mentor: Derek Schreihofer, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Physiology

STAR Research Project: The Effects of Acute Equol Treatment in an Experimental Endothelin-1 Induced Focal Ischemic Stroke Model

Jonathan Williams (Lee University)

STAR Mentor: Jin-Xiong She, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Genomic Medicine

STAR Research Project: High Throughput Drug Screening with FoxP3-GFP Transgenic Mouse Model as Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

Nicholas Woolf (Connecticut College)

STAR Mentor: Anil Cashikar, PhD

MCG Program Affiliation: Molecular Medicine

STAR Research Project: Protein Aggregation Dynamics in Mammalian Cells