The Johns Hopkins Gazette: March 29, 1999
Mar. 29, 1999
VOL. 28, NO. 28

  

Undergraduate Provost Awards
Fall 1998 Projects

Johns Hopkins Gazette Online Edition

Niharika P. Bansal, Bethesda, Md.
Senior, biology
"The Role of Fertilin in Mouse Fertilization"
Sponsor: Janice P. Evans, assistant professor, Biochemistry, School of Public Health

Christopher Baugh, San Rafael, Calif.
Senior, biology
"Mutagenesis and Crystallization of TraY"
Sponsor: Joel Schildbach, assistant professor, Biology, School of Arts and Sciences

Matthew A. Bernabei, Malvern, Pa.
Senior, neuroscience
"Adenovirus Mediated Gene Transfer in utero"
Sponsor: Paul Kessler, assistant professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine

Donna Bilu, Miami Beach, Fla.
Junior, natural science behavioral biology
"The Effects of Stress on Immune Function in Mice..."
Sponsor: Randy Nelson, professor, Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences

Stephen D. Brady, Downey, Calif.
Junior, chemistry
Sponsor: Solomon H. Snyder, Distinguished Service Professor and director, Neuroscience, School of Medicine

Richard Burwick, Gardena, Calif.
Senior, biology
Calcineurin-Dependent Repressors of Gene Expression"
Sponsor: Kyle Cunningham, assistant professor, Biology, School of Arts and Sciences

Joseph Jen-Sho Chen, Arcadia, Calif.
Junior, biology
"Identification of an ER Retention Motif in the Resident Protein, Ste24p"
Sponsor: Susan Michaels, associate professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine

Sam Clanton, Worthington, Ohio
Sophomore, biomedical engineering
"Post-Production Phase/YARDSALE: A Homegrown Documentary"
Sponsor: Jerome Christensen, professor, English, and director, Film and Media Studies, School of Arts and Sciences

Avni Desai, Needham, Mass.
Senior, biology
"The Role of HMG-I/Y in the Development of Human Malignancies"
Sponsor: Linda M.S. Resar, assistant professor, Pediatrics, School of Medicine

Matthew B. Friese, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Senior, biophysics
"Effect of DNA Sequence Composition on Spontaneous Mutation Frequency"
Sponsor: Denise Montell, assistant professor, Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine

Kevin Janes, Ridgewood, N.J.
Senior, biomedical engineering
"Intravenous Delivery of Chitosan-Mediated Gene Therapy in vivo"
Sponsor: Kam W. Leong, associate professor, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering

Ganesh Kamath, Jacksonville, Fla.
Senior, biomedical engineering
"Influence of Crosslinking on Sustained Gene Delivery Using DNA-Gelatin Nanosphere Technology"
Sponsor: Kam W. Leong, associate professor, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering

Walter Lin, Brea, Calif.
Senior, neuroscience
"Ganglioside-Mediated T-Cell Responses in the CNS"
Sponsor: David Irani, assistant professor, Neurology, School of Public Health

Tanya Merchant, Johnstown, Pa.
Junior, bassoon
"Exploring Russian Baroque Music for Woodwinds"
Sponsor: Susan Weiss, faculty, Conservatory, Peabody Institute

Thomas M. Noone, Bronx, New York
Junior, classics
"Helping Hands or Sticky Fingers?"
Sponsor: Joel B. Grossman, professor, Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences

Mahesh B. Shenai, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Senior, biomedical engineering
"An Advanced 2-D Computer Model of Myocardial Ischemia"
Sponsor: Nitish Thakor, professor, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering

Thach-Giao Truong, Simpsonville, S.C.
Senior, anthropology
"The Involvement of Rac1 in TNFa-Induced Apoptosis of Cardiac Myocytes"
Sponsor: Kaikobad Irani, assistant professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine

Michael Ty, Atherton, Calif.
Senior, neuroscience
"GRASP-1, A Novel Adapter Protein in AMPA Receptor Mediated Cell Responses"
Sponsor: Richard Huganir, professor, Neuroscience, School of Medicine


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