SERC-URGP RECIPIENTS FALL 2009

BIOLOGY

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Christopher Alonzo	Dr. Chumley	Mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease brain
Sarah Barnard	Dr. Misamore	Fertilization and early development of the freshwater bivalve Dreissena bugensis
James Barry	Dr. Hartman	SNP mapping of DEET resistant mutants in Caenorhabditis elegans
Jay Blasingame	Dr. Chumley	The effects of maternal age on neonatal stem cell number in the mouse hippocampus
Bich Dieu	Dr. Misamore	Identifying and determining the function of lectin-labeled carbohydrates present on Chlamydomonas mating structures
Akshaya Maller	Dr. Akkaraju	Screening drugs against the hepatitis C virus protein- NS5A
Mary Martin	Dr. Chumley	The relationship between the behavorial effects of antidepressants and hippocampal neurogenesis
Jeffrey Mitchell	Dr. Chumley	Binding of BODIPY to amyloid peptides in animal tissues
Louis Ndupu	Dr. Williams	Genetic matching of a biological control agent to the invasive Brazilian peppertree
Yen Phan	Dr. Misamore	Characterizing mating behavior of Chlamydomonas mutants IDA 5 (mt-) and Fus HA (mt+) and screening their offspring for cross-over events
Kelsey Shideler	Dr. Chumley	Role of EphB1 in learning and memory
Kim Tran	Dr. Akkaraju	Examining the effect of controlled gene expression of Heptatis C Virus NS5A on cell death and the antiviral response
Christopher Trinh	Dr. Chumley	Role of EpB1 on the organization of adult hippocampus stem cell niche

CHEMISTRY

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Spencer Eggen	Dr. Annunziata	Interactions of biomacromolecules with hydrogel particles of poly(vinyl alcohol)
Laramie Jameson	Dr. Ryu	Fluorescence-based riboswitch binding assay as a tool of antibiotic drug discovery and biochemical sensing
Ali Tareen	Dr. Ryu	In vitro selection of peptides that recognize riboswitch conformational changes from phage display peptide libraries

GEOLOGY

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Ella Angue Abaa	Dr. Alsleben	Geologic mapping of the northeastern part of the Sombrero Peak quadrangle, Brewster County, Texas
Jonathon Roberts	Dr. Hanson	Ancient submarine lava flows in the Marathon fold belt of West Texas

MATHEMATICS

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Sneha Popley	Dr. Hatcher	Formalization of SASyLF, an educational proof assistant, in M2+, a logical framework

NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Jennifer Gavia and	Dr. Dart	The Longhorn Ironman 70.3 triathlon study
Jennifer Becker

PSYCHOLOGY

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Katie Bain	Dr. Cross	Infant’s touch behaviors & attachment style
Sarah Calinova	Dr. Papini	Effects of the inhibition of protein synthesis on unexpected incentive loss
Amy Hendrickson	Dr. Boehm	The effect of LPS and poly (I:C) on sickness behavior in aged and young animals
Anahita Kalianivala	Dr. Cross	Exploratory study on the effectiveness of group activities on problem behaviors in at-risk school-age children
Claire Kirk	Dr. Petursdottir	Motivation with external reward on a drawing task
Lizzie Richardson	Dr. Papini	Brain mechanisms underlying incentive loss: Protein-synthesis inhibition and endogeneous opioid release in the amygdala
Brighton Richie	Dr. Boehm	The effects of D-Cycloserine on LPS- Induced alterations in learning and memory and adulthood neurogenesis
Atisha Thomas	Dr. Cross	Variations in the effects of self-touch and touch of romantic partner on cortisol reduction among individuals with different attachment styles