Some Visiting Students from Past Years |
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Carroll College Faculty mentor: Giovani Bosco, Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology Project: Fertility of CAP-H2 Mutant Drosophila melanogaster
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Faculty mentor: Christopher Rensing, Associate Professor, Soil, Water, & Environmental Sciences Project: Role of Genes in the Survival of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on Copper Surfaces
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Monmouth College Faculty mentor: Nancy Horton, Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Project: Investigating DNA Repair Mechanisms in Hyperthermophiles
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Whitman College Faculty mentor: Indreel Ghosh, Associate Professor, Chemistry Project: Optimization of Sequence-Enabled Reassembly
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Mercer University Faculty mentor: Dr. Roger Miesfeld, Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Project: Blood Meal Digestion in Aedes aegypti
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New College of Florida Faculty mentor: Danny Brower, Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology Project: Integrin Regulation of Tyrosine Phosphorylation and Dephosphorylation
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Washington & Jefferson College Faculty mentor: Carol Dieckmann, Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Project: Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Synthesis and RNase P RNA Processing in S. cerevisiae
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Amherst College Faculty mentor: Howard Ochman Project: The Dynamics of the Linear Bacterial Chromosome
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Lewis and Clark College Faculty mentor: Michael Wells, Regents Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Project: Identification of Proteins Synthesized During Digestion in the Midgut of Aedes aegypti Mosquitos
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Muhlenberg College Faculty mentor: Alan Nighorn, Assistant Professor, Neurobiology
My lab experience was enriching and was everything that I could have hoped for my first research experience. I learned so many things, from patience to techniques that will be applied in my future research projects. Although I had limited success, I had a great time and was satisfied with the amount of laboratory work in which I was involved.“ |
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Megan Gingrich |
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Skidmore College Faculty mentor: Hana Fares Project: Identifying Proteins which Physically Interact with CUP-4 Caenorhabditis elegans
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Nora Gutierrez |
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St. Thomas University Faculty mentor: Katerina Dvorakova Project: Oxidative Stress Induced by Low pH and Bile Acids in Human Esophageal Cells
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David Mosley |
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Florida A&M Faculty mentor: Jamie Collins, Assistant Research Professor, Pediatrics Project: Reporter Gene Studies of Dudonal Cytochrome B Gene Promoter
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Miriam Schoenfield |
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Brandeis Faculty mentor: Konrad Zinsmaier, Professor, Project: Analysis of Microtubule Structure in slim Mutants
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Shubin Shahab |
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Georgia Tech Faculty mentor: Robert Erickson, Professor, Pediatrics Project: A Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Approach of Quantifying Folates in Tissues Expressing N-Acetyl Transferase
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“The program made me realize that pursuing a graduate degree in biology is definitely suited to my future career interests. I had a very enjoyable time in the laboratory and I learned far more than I thought I would. Besides the phenomenal research experience, the program orientation, field trips and weekly meetings/seminars were very enjoyable.”
“This research experience has taught me patience and perseverance through conducting my research”
“Originally I was scared to work in a research laboratory because I had heard horror stories of how undergraduates were treated as personal slaves in labs. In reality, I found it to be quite the opposite. No one in my lab treated me as if I was inferior, and (they) were more than willing to help me when I needed it. I learned a lot of new lab techniques from the research that I know I will be using in research later on. The program also helped me think about what I intend to do for graduate school more, as it opened my eyes to the possibilities of working in the research field.”
“The well over 40 hours per week that I spent in the lab allowed me to
experience both the frustration and excitement of working in the field
of science. It was eye-opening to grasp how textbook knowledge can
actually be applied to yield results and discoveries.
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“This program easily exceeded my expectations for a summer research experience... it has furthered my interest in applying to
graduate school... immersion into a research lab is certainly a great way to learn about research in the biological sciences
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“While I had a great deal of direction and help in the lab, most of my
actual "lab" tasks were done independently. I had little experience
prior to this REU, but I am now quite familiar with SDS-PAGE, Western
blotting, cell culture, and working under sterile conditions. I
certainly feel more comfortable in a laboratory setting, and hope to
somehow incorporate research into my future career.
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“From this experience I have learned that even negative results have an important meaning in science. This helped me to see that although the results show that nothing had changed, they still were significant and did not mean that the experiment was a failure. This new knowledge, along with the techniques I have learned, has influenced me to pursue more biological research.”
“I have learned a lot about how biologists study molecular evolution today, and how important computers and the internet are to this field. I also learned that research often means doing the same thing over and over and many times realizing that something has gone wrong and must be done over again.”
“I learned not only lab techniques but also the challenges of solving problems/issues that arise every day. Critical thinking skills were also enhanced by this summer program. The main thing that I learned was that I really enjoy biological research and it helped to confirm my decision to take this path.”
Project: Application of RNA Interference to Silencing Faciclin II in Manduca sexta
“The lab experience was excellent, unlike anything I would be able to experience at my own college. Dr. Fares was able to communicate very effectively the purpose of my project to me. This program provided an invaluable research experience which I will need to further my understanding and education in the scientific community.”
“The program provided an ethics retreat which emphasized the importance of many different aspects of research. Its guest speakers were very enlightening and I really enjoyed the Thursday morning meetings where we could share what we learned as well as learn about the projects our peers were involved in. I am very grateful to have worked with top-notch researchers from the University of Arizona.”
“ I learned a lot about the process that a researcher goes through in order to yield results and publish papers. I learned that the process of research can take a long time. Things will fail, and results may not be seen for along time. Comprehensive results from my experiments are still forthcoming, but my feelings on this research experience are known and fixed. This has been a great experience!”
Miriam’s research at the University of Arizona provided her with the opportunity to gain insight into aspects of scientific research and enabled her to make valuable contributions to the rapidly developing field of neuroscience.
“My experience has taught me how to enjoy laboratory work. I have learnt some new techniques, learnt how to present scientific papers, but most importantly met some exceptional people.”