Angela Y. Au, Cypress, Texas
senior, biomedical engineering
"Evaluation of Thermally Reversible Polymer Gels as Cell Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering"
Sponsor: Carmelita Frondoza, associate professor, Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine

Allison Barker, Williamsville, N.Y.
senior, mathematical sciences
"Statistical Pattern Recognition of Alzheimer's Disease"
Sponsor: Carey Priebe, professor, Mathematical Sciences, Whiting School of Engineering

Brian R. Daniels, Topsfield, Mass.
senior, chemical engineering
"Biodegradable Synthetic Polymer Scaffolds for Application in Tissue Engineering"
Sponsor: Denis Wirtz, associate professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering

Terry Dean, Vineland, N.J.
senior, neuroscience
"The Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation on PFC Function and Mood in College Students"
Sponsor: Brenda Rapp, associate professor, Cognitive Science, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Adviser: Richard Allen, assistant professor, Neuroscience, School of Medicine

Rajiv Devanagondi, Essexville, Mich.
junior, neuroscience
"Functional Localization of Paroxysmal Dyskinesias in the Lethargic Mutant Mouse"
Sponsor: H.A. Jinnah, assistant professor, Neurology, School of Medicine

Daniell Dokko, La Canada, Calif.
senior, biomedical engineering
"Haptic Sensors in Robot-Assisted Surgery"
Sponsor: Allison Okamura, assistant professor, Mechanical Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering

Adam Dziorny, Mt. Airy, Md.
senior, biomedical engineering
"FMRI Protocol Development and Testing for the Study of Executive Attention"
Sponsor: Pat Barta, associate professor, Psychiatry-Neuroimaging, School of Medicine

Thomas Jonathan Foutz, Tucson, Ariz.
senior, biophysics
"Dissecting the Transforming Pathways of FLT3/ITD Mutations in Leukemia"
Sponsor: Donald Small, associate professor, Pediatric Oncology, School of Medicine

Hanh Ho, Milpitis, Calif.
senior, biophysics
"Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Heterologous Lipid Bilayer Interactions"
Sponsor: Jan Hoh, associate professor, Physiology, School of Medicine

Andrew Kim, Elmhurst, N.Y.
sophomore, neuroscience
"Glutamate Transporter Regulation of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in Hippocampal Astrocytes"
Sponsor: Dwight Bergles, assistant professor, Neuroscience, School of Medicine

Matthew V. Kroot, San Francisco
senior, anthropology
"Investigation of the Late Bronze Age Occupation at Tell Umm el-Marra, Syria"
Sponsor: Glenn M. Schwartz, professor, Near Eastern Studies, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Erik Lontok, Burbank, Calif.
senior, biology
"Biogenesis and Function of the Infectious Bronchitis Virus S Protein"
Sponsor: Carolyn Machamer, associate professor, Cell Biology, School of Medicine

Monica Lopez-Gonzalez, Baltimore
sophomore, psychology
"CD Recording of Ernesto Lecuona's Andalucia Suite"
Sponsor: Corey McVicar, faculty, Peabody Preparatory, Peabody Institute

Hyunmi Oh, Gwangju, South Korea
junior, biomedical engineering
"Phenotypic Characterization of FGFR2 Ser252Trp and Pro253Arg Mutant Mice"
Sponsor: Ethylin Wang Jabs, professor, Institute of Genetic Medicine, School of Medicine

Robert J. Oldt III, Woodbury, N.J.
junior, biophysics
"Molecular Generic Analysis of Intermediate Trophoblastic Tumors"
Sponsor: Ie-Ming Shih, assistant professor, Neuroscience, School of Medicine

Mark O'Leary, Ipswich, Mass.
senior, mechanical engineering
"The Art of Motion"
Sponsor: Gregory S. Chirikjian, professor, Mechanical Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering

Ashish Patel, Clarksville, Md.
sophomore, biomedical engineering
"Lord Tebbit's 'Cricket Test'--A Story of South Asian Marginalization in Britain"
Sponsor: Veena Das, Anthropology, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Sam Phillips, Randolph, Vt.
senior, civil engineering
"Using Evolutionary Algorithms to Optimize Structural Member Design"
Sponsor: Ben Schafer, assistant professor, Civil Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering

Jennifer Poti, Midlothian, Va.
senior, biology
"Alanine Scanning Mutagenesis of the G Subunit of the Chloroplast ATP Synthase"
Sponsor: Richard McCarty, William D. Gill Professor of Biology and dean emeritus, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Shiroman Prakash, Forest Hill, Md.
sophomore, physics
"Sequences of Voronoi Diagrams and Even Distributions of Points on the Sphere"
Sponsor: Mark Haskins, assistant professor, Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences

Ali Rabbani, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
senior, film and media studies
"Beyond America: A Visual and Auditory Exploration of the Artificial Nature of American Culture and What Lies Beyond"
Sponsor: Linda DeLibero, associate director, Film & Media Studies Program, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Jeanelle Roerkohl, Fairfield, Calif.
senior, nursing
"Attributional Styles of Children at Risk for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Their Caretakers"
Sponsor: Linda Lewandowski, graduate instruction, School of Nursing

Arun Sharma, Onalaska, Wis.
senior, biology
"The Role of Atypical Protein Kinase C (aPKC) Zeta in Hepatocyte Polarity"
Sponsor: Ann L. Hubbard, professor, Cell Biology, School of Medicine

Aidan J. Smith, Brewster, Mass.
senior, history
"Public Education and the Cold War: Constructing National Identity"
Sponsor: Ronald G. Walters, professor, History, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Suman Sureshbabu, Chelmsford, Mass.
senior, natural sciences and public health
"Microfinance in Africa: A Question of Sustainability"
Sponsor: Kellee Tsai, assistant professor, Political Science, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Khoi D. Than, Portland, Ore.
senior, natural sciences and public health
"Mutagenicity of Chloroacetamide Herbicides and Their Degradation Products"
Sponsor: A. Lynn Roberts, associate professor, Geography and Environmental Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering

Thomas T. Wang, Richboro, Pa.
senior, biomedical engineering
"Mechanism of Apoptotic Cell Death Induced by Shiga Toxin 1 B-Subunit"
Sponsor: Olga Koubasnjuk, assistant professor, School of Medicine

Julie Cho, La Canada, Calif.
senior, biophysics
"The Role of Precision-Cut 1Lung Slices for Elucidating the Airway Correction Mechanism"
Sponsor: Wayne Mitzner, professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health

Miho Hada, Shizuoka, Japan
junior, neuroscience
"Identification and Characterization of the Substrates of Parkin That Might Play an Important Role in Dopaminergic Cell Death in Parkinson's Disease"
Sponsor: Ted Dawson, professor, Neurology, School of Medicine

James Lee, Woodmere, N.Y.
junior, molecular and cellular biolog
y "Interaction of Lamin A with POM121"
Sponsor: Katherine Wilson, associate professor, Cell Biology, School of Medicine

Jessica Jinhee Lee, Ellicott City, Md.
sophomore, public health studies
"The Role of pp32 in Tumorigenesis & Differentiation"
Sponsor: Gary Pasternack, associate professor, Anesthesiology, Bayview Medical Center

Quan Lan Jasmine Lew, Singapore
senior, neuroscience
"The Functional Role of Apoptotic Inducing Factor in the Apoptotic Pathway Through Investigation of the Binding Partners of AIF"
Sponsor: Ted Dawson, professor, Neurology, School of Medicine

David McGovern, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
sophomore, biomedical engineering
"Design and Characterization of Cationic DNA-Carrying Nanoparticles"
Sponsor: Justin Hanes, assistant professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering

Christopher Nathasingh, Mesa, Ariz.
senior, public health studies
"Induction of Chemoprotective Phase 2 Enzymes by Berry Extracts"
Sponsor: Thomas Kensler, professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health

Kristin Olesen, Racine, Wis.
senior, behavioral biology
"Phosphorylation of cAMP Response Element Binding Protein (CREB) in the Canary Brain: Rapid Effects of Hormones in Relation to Song Behavior"
Sponsor: Gregory Ball, professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Jacob Raver, Scarsdale, N.Y.
senior, international studies
"Dividing Jerusalem: Pragmatic or Problematic?"
Sponsor: Steven David, professor, Political Science, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Deepthi Martha Reddy, Houston
junior, biophysics
"The Genetic Connection Between Drug Resistance and Intestinal Diseases"
Sponsor: Steven Brant, associate professor, Gastroenterology, School of Medicine

Luc Rougee, Tempe, Ariz.
junior, biology
"Association of Nitric Oxide Neuronal Chronic Preconditioning Against Cardiac Ischemia"
Sponsor: Nitish Thakor, professor, Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine

Taylor Tang, Shanghai, China
senior, biology
"Identification and Characterization of Novel Tumor Antigens and Their Role in Ovarian Cancer"
Sponsor: Richard Roden, assistant professor, Pathology, School of Medicine

Joel Samuel Weitzman, Easton, Pa.
sophomore, environmental engineering
"Sorption Rate Studies with Hazardous Organic Chemicals and Wood Char"
Sponsor: William Ball, professor, Geography and Environmental Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering

Byung (Jason) Chul Yoon, Fullerton, Calif.
junior, neuroscience
"Regulation of Apoptotic Genes by FLT3/ITD Expression"
Sponsor: Donald Small, associate professor, Pediatric Oncology, School of Medicine