SERC-URGP and SERC-URGP Plus RECIPIENTS SPRING 2009

BIOLOGY

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Miraie Wardi	Dr. Akkaraju	The Effects of Hepatitis C Virus protein NS5A on Apoptosis

CHEMISTRY

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Pradeep Budhathoki	Dr. Ryu	In vitro selection of peptides that recognize riboswitch conformational changes from combinatorial phage display libraries
Kiran, Butt	Dr. Ryu	Fluorescence-based riboswitch binding assay as a tool of antibiotic drug discovery and biochemical sensing
Grant Gillaspy	Dr. Annunziata	Determination of phase boundary on Enzyme Activity
Kasun Jayarathna	Dr. Hanna	Synthesis of Bismuth Aryloxides
Anne Pennebaker	Dr. Montchamp	Inhibitors of Aspartate Transcarbamoylase as Anticancer Compounds
Bimal Pudasini	Dr. Annunnziata	The solubility of Protein Lysozyme in aqueous salts, protein crystallization, common ion effect and crystal thermodynamics.
Arunendra Saha Ray	Dr. Coffer	Loading of Active Antimicrobial Compounds into MesoporousSilicon
Fatima Reem Sahyouni	Dr. Ryu	Biochemical identification of recombinant protein N-acetyltranferase in E. coli

GEOLOGY

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Clayton Winkler	Dr. Hanson	Formation of an Ancient Basaltic Vent in Big Bend National Park, West Texas: Implications for Explosive Behavior During Eruption of Basaltic Lava Fields (URGP Plus)

PHYSICS

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Pankaj Kumar	Dr. Strzhemechny	Photoluminescence Spectroscopy of Optically Active Infrared Transitions in Pristine and Doped ZnO Crystals (URGP Plus)
Nabiha Yousef	Dr. Strzhemechny	Size Separation of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles

PSYCHOLOGY

Student	Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Merlyn Antony	Dr. Papini	Effects of Early Experiences on Oxytocin Level
Caitlin Bataillon	Dr. Cross	Effects of Different Types of Interactions with Romantic Partner on Oxytocin Level
Shannon Cossio	Dr.Papini	Memory for frustrating event: The effects of inhibiting protein synthesis
Heather Hartigan	Dr. Petursdottir	Effects of Physical Contact on Resting Cortisol & Positive/Negative Affect (URGP Plus)
Thomas Ramos	Dr. Papini	Coping with stress: Effects of anxiolytics on behavioral suppression and stress hormones