2008-2009 Award Recipients
Summer 2009 UROP Award Recipients
- Abi-Karam, Andrea
Hippocampal Remapping in the Rodent Entorhinal Cortex by Electrophysiological Exploration of Spatial Tasks
Professor: Hasselmo, Michael - Abrams, Emily
Sleep Architecture and Dreaming in Depression
Professor: McNamara, Patrick - Agboola, Tunde
Analysis and Development of Over-The-Air Programming and Peer-to-Peer Network Algorithms for Smartphones
Professor: Trachtenberg, Ari - Ali, Robert
The Effectiveness of Pregnanolone Hemisuccinate on the Attenuation of Cocaine Seeking Behavior in the Cue Induced Model of Cocaine Reinstatement
Professor: Farb, David - Amin, Bakr
Role of E-Cadherin N-linked Glycosylation of DPAGT1 and RAC1 in Cellular Discohesion
Professor: Kukuruzinska, Maria - Anghelescu, Andrei
Medumba: An Initial Study
Professor: O’Connor, Cathy - Ansok, Chase
Effects of Daily Activity on Cognitive Function in Parkinson’s Disease
Professor: Cronin-Golomb, Alice - Baggsen, Leslie
Optimizing Virus Capture for Biosensing Applications
Professor: Unlu, Selim - Bartram, Chelsea
Graphene’s Electrical Abberations at the Quantum Level
Professor: Goldberg, Bennett - Bene, Nicholas
Distinguishing Flavin and Disulfide Contributions to Redox Chemistry of Thioredoxin
Professor: Elliot, Sean - Bettencourt, Samantha
The Role of Mint Proteins in Seizure-Associated Alzheimer’s Disease
Professor: Ho, Angela - Betz, Daniel
Automated Piezoelectric Microdrive Electrode for Study of the Auditory Cortex
Professor: Gardner, Timothy - Bhandari, Ashish
Light Dependent Translocation of Gqa in Drosophila Retina
Professor: Tsunoda, Susan - Bobra, Neraj
Studying Protein-DNA Interaction Using Nanopores-Applications in Genomics
Professor: Meller, Amit - Borogovac, Azra
Labeling RNA in Mammalian Cells by Protein Complementation Technique
Professor: Broude, Natalia - Branco, Anthony
Determination and Characterization of Cognin Associated Extracelluar Proteins in Retina Cells
Professor: Hausman, Robert - Chan, Brian
A Modeling Study of Notch Noise Responses on Type III Units in the Awake Gerbil Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus
Professor: Voigt, Herb - Clancy, Caitlin
Density and Distribution of GABA and Glutamate Receptor Subunits and Synaptic Markers in the Cerebellum in Individuals with Autism
Professor: Blatt, Gene - Clark, Joseph
A Witness to Change: The Legal Career of Conrad Lynn, 1940-1975
Professor: Chernock, Arianne - Cohen, Ian
3D Modeling of the Emission of Jupiter’s Aurora in the Ultraviolet and Infrared Wavebands
Professor: Clarke, Ian - Davidoff, Katie
Dissecting the Angiotensin-ll Responsive Region of MEF2A and the Effects of STAT1 on the Interaction Between MEF2a and Angiotensin-ll
Professor: Naya, Francisco - Davidow, Jennie
Assessing the Role of Paraprofessionals and Family Members as Coaches in the CBT Treatment of Compulsive Hoarding
Professor: Muroff, Jordana - Desai, Hetal
Polystrene Chemistry – Using Polystyrene as a Source for Fine Chemical Development
Professor: Snyder, John - DiLauro, Anthony
Novel Synthesis of Tapentadol HCI
Professor: Schaus, Scott - Donnelly, Christopher
Protein-Protein Interactions in the Artemin/GFRa3/RET Receptor System
Professor: Whitty, Adrian - Doyle, Erin
The Inhibition of Ketohexokinase as a Treatment for Hereditary Fructose Intolerance
Professor: Tolan, Dean - Driscoll, Harry
12-Month, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Nutritional Supplements for Persons with Early Alzheimer’s Disease: The N-SEAD Study
Professor: Emerson Lombardo, Nancy - Enzer, Katelyn
Measuring Apoptotic Purinje Cells in Autistic Cerebella
Professor: Bauman, Margaret - Eriksen, Ryan
Measuring the Oxygen Diffusion Through a Porous Substrate Used in Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Professor: Gopalan, Srikanth - Evans, Daniel
Synthesis of Transition Metal Complexes Containing Triaryl Methane Ligand System
Professor: Doerrer, Linda - Fellows, Spenser
Home Range Analysis of the Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) to Determine the Effects of Mercury Contamination
Professor: Kunz, Thomas - Feng, Jiazuo
Synthesis, Characterization and In Vitro Studies of Photo-Caged Charge-Reversal Amphiphiles for Applications in Gene Delivery
Professor: Grinstaff, Mark - Finkel, Michael
Activation of FoxP3 Promoter with IL-16 Stimulation
Professor: Cruikshank, William - Fitzpatrick, Casey
An Elusive Matter: Philosophical Investigations in Quantum Dynamics
Professor: Bokulich, Peter - Ford Dacus, Molly
High Surface Area Nano-Whiskers for Hydrogen Storage
Professor: Sarin, Vinod - Fountoulakis, Nicholas
Micro-Fluidic Flow Through Device for Rolling Circle Amplification
Professor: Smith, Cassandra - Fraine, Andrew
Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy in the Infrared
Professor: Sergienko, Alexander - Garay, Darrien
Mirror Neuron Activity During Imitation Learning of Game Strategies
Professor: Bullock, Daniel - Gaumond, Jillian
API Women’s Sexual Health Initiative Project
Professor: Hahm, Hyeouk Chris - Gillmor, Susan
The PULSE of Boston College: Developing Social Responsibility through Philosophy, Theology, and Service
Professor: Seider, Scott - Glynn, Peter
Task Modulated Neural Activation Patterns in Chronic Stoke Patients with Aphasia
Professor: Kiran, Swathi - Go, Christina
The Early Role of ZO-1 in Establishing Panes of Polarity During Duct Formation in Submandibular Glands
Professor: Kukuruzinska, Maria - Golden, Rachel
Mapping the Phylogenetic Evolution of Innate Immunity in Pocilopora damicornis (Lace Coral)
Professor: Kaufman, Les - Grant, Trevor
The Role of Tanscription Factor LSF in the Resistance to Chemotherapy Observed in Malignant Melanoma
Professor: Hansen, Ulla - Hanrahan, Brian
Examining the Effects of an Economic Disruption on the Educational Process: A Case Study on Argentina
Professor: Cati, Regina - Hendershott, Melissa
Post Transcriptional Regulation of mRNA Decay by the P13-Kinase Pathway
Professor: Cooper, Geoffrey - Herwig, Kelsey
Suppression of Neurogenesis in the Zebra Finch
Professor: Gardner, Timothy - Hodge, Austin
Hobbes’ Theory of Resistance Rights
Professor: Sreedhar, Susanne - Hoesing, Ashley
Recording of the Logic-Transitivity-Task-Associated Neurons in the Hippocampus and the Entorhinal Cortices in Rats
Professor: Eichenbaum, Howard - Hoffman, Abbey
Coping and Health Outcomes Among Women with HIV and Those at Risk
Professor: Brody, Leslie - House, David
Automated Tracking of Cell Populations to Understand their Spatio-Temporal Behavior in Response to Physical Stimuli
Professor: Betke, Margrit - Hunter, Ryan
Relative Motion of Robots as a Means for Signaling
Professor: Baillieul, John - Ing, Alexander
Investigating Possible Parapatric Speciation in Anolis marmoratus
Professor: Schneider, Chris - Ingraham, Katilin
Centrifugal Inputs from the Medial Amygdala Transmit Information to the Accessory Olfactory Bulb About Volatile Odors in Mice: A Behavioral and Neuro-anatomical Study
Professor: Cherry, James - January, Kathleen
Characterization of Unique and Overlapping Functions of Three Estrogen Receptor Genes During Early Development Using Morpholino Knock-down Strategies in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Professor: Callard, Gloria - Jiang, Ning
Use of Site-directed Mutagenesis to Identify Residues that Affect DNA Binding in Two Naturally-occuring Alleles of NF-kB in the Sea Anemone Nematostella vectensis: Implications for Natural Selection
Professor: Gilmore, Thomas - Jordan, Chloe
Social Deficits, Cognition, and Special Interests: Investigating the Autistic-Neurotypical Continuum
Professor: Harris, Catherine - Kalina, Stephanie
Establishing a Baseline Visual Field in Rats
Professor: Passaglia, Christopher - Kanter, Benjamin
The Role of NMDA Receptor Hypofunction in Schizophrenia
Professor: Eichenbaum, Howard - Katz, Elizabeth
Race and Gender in Literature of Francophone Africa
Professor: Cazenave, Odile - Keenan, Maureen
3D Localization of a Fluorescent Source
Professor: Andersson, Sean - Klein, Adam
Elucidation of Control Mechanisms of Stress Induced Mid Stage Cell Death in Drosophila melanogaster
Professor: McCall, Kim - Kozma, Robert
Novel Mathematical Principles of Coding: Construction of Self-Dual Coaes Based on the Theory of Elliptic Curves
Professor: Previato, Emma - Lee, Kristen
The Effect of Substrate Stiffness on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype
Professor: Wong, Joyce - Li, Christy
Characterization of Dcp-1 Mutants in Drosophilia melanogaster
Professor: McCall, Kim - Long, Adra
Characterization of Kisspeptin and GPR54 in Placental Development and Function
Professor: Kuohung, Wendy - MacDuff, Sabrina
The Use of Complementary and Alternative/Integrative Medicine Among Refugees and Torture Survivors: A Review of the Literature and Pilot Study Proposal
Professor: Grodin, Michael - Madhusudha, Nikhil
Effects of Oxidation State on the Structure and In Vitro Fibril Formation Capacity of Wild Type Transthyretin and its Variant Valine-30-Methionine
Professor: Costello, Katherine - Maksimenko, Yevgeniy
Generating MEF2D-Specific Short Hairpin RNAs for Knockdown Analysis in Muscle Cells
Professor: Naya, Frank - Magelky, Erica
E. coli Induced IL-6 Expression is Regulated by Brf1
Professor: Mizgerd, Joseph - Mallat, Ashley
Human AlphaB Crystallin: A Potentiator of Alpha-Synuclein Toxicity in Parkinson’s Disease
Professor: Goldstein, Lee - Mathur, Monika
Effects of Winter Climate Change on Belowground Productvity and Forest Nutrient Retention in a Northeastern Hardwood Forest
Professor: Templer, Pamela - McDonagh, Erin
Sonnets in Translation: Pamphile le May and Les Gouttelettes
Professor: Kelly, Dorothy - Moreau, Julie
Study of a Star Cluster in the Inner Milky Way
Professor: Clemens, Dan - Munday, Emily
Determining Existence of Alternate Ecological States and Assessing Recovery Potential in Two Potential in Two Belizean Coral Reefs Based on Species Composition
Professor: Kaufman, Les - Murphy, Caitlin
Autism and Religion Project at Boston University: Understanding the Religious Belief Systems of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Professor: Harris, Catherine - Nabhan, Morgan
Effects of Mercury Contamination on the Ontogeny of Flight, Flight Maneuverability, and Food Composition in Little Brown Bats
Professor: Kunz, Thomas - Okafor, Janeiro
Investigating How Genetic Deficiency of Type 1 IFN Signaling Affects Inflammatory T Cell Activity in Autoimmune Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Associated Atherosclerosis
Professor: van Seventer, Jean - Pade, Daniel
LHC Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment
Professor: Bose, Tulika - Paik, David
Investigating an Unexpected Property of Y-Familiy DNA Polymerases: a 3′ -> 5′ Exonuclease Activity
Professor: Loechler, Edward - Patch, Adam
Exploring Strain-Induced Superconducting Parameters in Boron-Doped Diamond
Professor: Mohanty, Raj - Patel, Amar
Synaptic Pathways from the Amygdala to the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus in Rhesus Monkeys
Professor: Barbas, Helen - Patel, Hiren
Mechanism of Envelope Glycoprotein Independent Interactions of Enveloped RNA viruses with Dendritic Cells
Professor: Gummuluru, Suryaram - Pease, Michael
The Nathanael Seidel and Christian Georg Andrease Oldendorp Translation Project
Professor:Thornton, John - Pierce, Cori
Correlating the Shape of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell with Contractility
Professor: Wong, Joyce - Pysczynski, Ashley
Effect of Sustained Connexin-43 Downregulation on Retinal Vascular Lesions in Diabetic Retinopathy
Professor: Roy, Sayon - Rabinowicz, Samantha
The PULSE of Boston College: Developing Social Responsibility through Philosophy, Theology and Service
Professor: Seider, Scott - Ramirez, Steve
Mechanisms of Episodic Memory in the Rat Hippocampus
Professor: Eichenbaum, Howard - Robinson, Natalie
Breaking Down the System of International Giving in the 25 Largest United States Foundations
Professor: Barman, Emily - Rooker, Debra
In Vivo Synthesis, Enrichment via “Click-Chemistry” and Analysis of Trans-5-azido Geranyl 1,6-DHN
Professor: Liu, Pinghua - Rose, Dylan
Data Management and Analysis for Outcome Evaluation in an HIV High-Risk Mobile Health Initiative
Professor: Lundgren, Lena - Ross, Erik
The Requirement of Tsg for Axial and Neuronal Development, BMP Transport and SMAD Nuclearization
Professor: Bradham, Cynthia - Russell, Joshua
Adrenomedullin Signaling Pathways in Normal and Diabetic Retinas
Professor: Eldred, William - Schiller, Andrew
Decomposer Soil Fauna Species Population Diversity and Abundance Trends in Response to Simulated Future Climate Conditions in Northeast Temperature Deciduous Forests
Professor: Templer, Pamela - Seth, Abhishek
The Letters of Paul Laurence Dunbar
Professor: Jarrett, Gene Andrew - Shah, Nikhil
Mutation of the Double-Lanthanide-Binding Tag Ubiquitin Protein Construct to Improve Crystallization
Professor: Allen, Karen
- Shastri, Nishita
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Collaborative Project
Professor: Tolan, Dean - Sherzer, Brandon
Synthesis, Functionalization, and Characterization of 10-15 nm Silver Nanoparticles
Professor: Reinhard, Bjorn - Sheth, Akash
Measuring Speech in Noise for Normal-Hearing Listeners with Simulated Hearing Loss (SHL)
Professor: Colburn, Steven - Sohail, Aisha
Ion Current Mechanisms of Neural Oscillations in Entorhinal Stellate and Pyramidal Cells Simulated to Examine Underlying Properties of Grid Cell Firing
Professor: Hasselmo, Michael - Soni, Diptesh
The Interrelationship between Domestic Workers & the Household in Urban South Africa
Professor: Lindholm, Charles - Sperry, Megan
Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of Healing Tissues through Nanoindentation
Professor: Morgan, Elise - Steinberg, Barrett
Manipulation of Host Fecundity in Drosophila by Intracellular Bacteria Wolbachia
Professor: Frydman, Horacio - Tarvin, Rebecca
Foraging Behavior and Growth of Small and Large Red-Eyed Treefrog Froglets
Professor: Warkentin, Karen - Thomas, Nicholas
Functional Characterization of SAL1, an Aminotransferase Implicated in Auxin Homeostasis in Plants
Professor: Celenza, John - Tomczyk, Monika
Effects of Ionic Strength on Oligomeric DNA Hybridization Kinetics in Monovalent and Divalent Cations Solutions
Professor: Georgiadis, Rosina - Trudeau, Kyle
The Effects of Insulin Treatment on Reversing High Glucose-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfuction in Retinal Endothelial Cells: a Therapeutic Strategy for Decreasing Vascular Cell Loss in Diabetic Retinopathy
Professor: Roy, Sayon - Wang, Young-Sheng
Musically Cryptic – Exploring the Significance of Discrete Mathematics in Music Theory, and Applications to Cryptography
Professor: Homer, Steve
Spring 2009 UROP Award Recipients
- Baubock, Michi
Calibrating and Aligning the Muon Detectors of the ATLAS Experiment
Professor: Ahlen, Steve - Beatty, Catherine
Wolbachia Tropism for Different Stem Cell Niches
Professor: Frydman, Horacio - Borogovac, Azra
Labeling RNA in Mammalian Cells by Fluorescent Protein Complementation
Professor: Broude, Natalia - Brahmbhatt, Meera
Genomic Analysis of BRAF Mutations in Proliferative Nodules of Congenital Nevi
Professor: Mahalingam, Meera - Bruce, Amy
The influence of Schistosoma japonicum Paramyosin in Human B Cell Differentiation
Professor: Ganley-Leal, Lisa - Butler, Naomi
Phylogenetic Analysis of Brood Parasites using Mitochondrial DNA Sequences
Professor: Sorenson, Michael - Carper, Matthew
The Dissemination of Computerized Therapy: An Empirical Examination of Client Attitudes
Professor: Barlow, David - Cifelli, Jessica
Experimental Validation of the Electron Transfer Mechanism for [4+2] Cycloaddition of Chalcones
Professor: Porco, John - Cooper, Shelly
Neuroimaging Studies of Memory in Early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease
Professor: Stern, Chantal - Curtis, Caitlin
Central Lydia Landscape Preserve
Professor: Luke, Christina - Davidoff, Katie
Dissecting the Angiostensin-II Responsive Region in MEF2A
Professor: Naya, Francisco - Djermoun, Anisa
Age, Experience and Olfaction in the Development of Nursing in the Ant Pheidole dentata: the Role of Biogenic Amines
Professor: Traniello, James - Donnelly, Christopher
Protein-Protein Interactions in the Artemin GFRa3/RET Receptor System
Professor: Whitty, Adrian - Fabian, Denise
Therapeutic Potential of Neuroprotective Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles using Established in vivo Models of Parkinson’s Disease
Professor: Goldstein, Lee - Fellows, Spenser
Thermal Energetics of Tadarida brasiliensis during Emergence and Return Flights from Frio Cave Texas
Professor: Kunz, Thomas - Finkel, Michael
Acitvation of FoxP3 Promoter with IL-16 in CD4+ Expressing T Cell Lines
Professor: Cruikshank, William - Flaten, Jan
Production of Transparent Stronium and Barium Hafnate Scintillating Ceramics
Professor: Sarin, Vinod - Ford Dacus, Molly
Fabrication of Materials for Hydrogen Storage and Delivery in Real World Conditions
Professor: Sarin, Vinod - Fraine, Andrew
Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy in the Infrared
Professor: Sergienko, Alexander - French, Katherine
A History of Jesus, an Adulteress, and the Gospel of John
Professor: Knust, Jennifer - Gandhi, Himali
Understanding the Mentor Process
Professor: Spencer, Renee - Gaumond, Jillian
Major Depressive Disorder and Suicidal Ideation among Asian-American by Gender
Professor: Hahm, Hyeouk Chris - Gibbons, Rachel
Investigating the Mutations for Hereditary Fructose Intolerance in Non-European Ethnic Groups
Professor: Tolan, Dean - Gifford, Samantha
Bostonian Penguins and the Fate of Nitrogen – Using the New England Aquarium’s Penguin Exhibit as a Mesocosm for Answering Fundamental Questions about the Nitrogen Cycle
Professor: Fulweiler, Robinson - Godfrey, Karen
Compositional Dependence of Seismic Wave Velocities in Obducted Slices of the Earth’s Upper Mantle
Professor: Faul, Ulrich - Goretkin, Guilherme
Tracking Fluorescently-tagged mRNA Molecules in a Bacterial Cell
Professor: Andersson, Sean - Grunenfelder, Denise
Studies towards the Asymmetric Synthesis of Usnic Acid
Professor: Porco, John - Guo, Chao
Imprinting Effects of Androgens
Professor: Jasuja, Ravi - Haggerty, Jessica
Cycle Kids
Professor: Quatromoni, Paula - Harris, Michael
Demand or Supply Factors? An International Analysis of Female Employment Earnings
Professor: Olivetti, Claudia - Horton, Brendan
Identification of Novel Target Genes of the Oncogenic Transcript Factor REL, which may be Involved in Human Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Professor: Gilmore, Thomas - Hunter, Ryan
Relative Motion of Robots as a Means for Signaling
Professor: Baillieul, John - Jareczek, Francis
Fabrication and Integration of an Automated Valve-Regulated Pressure-Driven Flow System for Microfluidic Applications
Professor: Klapperich, Catherine - Jezmir, Julia Regulation IL-1B transcription by the IRF Switch and IL-8 Production by Cell Surface Receptors
Professor: Nikolajczyk, Barbara - Kanter, Benjamin
The Role of the Medical Prefrontal Cortex and Hippocampus in Relational Memory in Mice
Professor: Eichenbaum, Howard - Kwok, Belinda
Effects of Naturally Occuring Prenylated Flavanoids on Gastrin-Releasing peptide Receptors (GPR-) mediated Human Pancreatic and Prostate Cancer Cell Proliferation
Professor: Weber, Christian - Laing, Genevieve
Steerable Needle Drive System Used for Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
Professor: Dupont, Pierre - Le, Laura
Mapping the Home Range of the Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus) through Stable Isotopic Analysis of their Pelage and Insect Diets
Professor: Kunz, Thomas - Madhusudhan, Nikhil
Effects of Peroxynitrite on the Structure and In Vitro Fibril Formation Capacity of Wild Type Transthyretin and its Vairant Valine-30-Methionine
Professor: Costello, Catherine - Mallat, Ashley
Human AlhaB Crystallin: A Potentiator of Alpha-Synuclein Toxicity in Parkinson’s Disease
Professor: Goldstein, Lee - Marottoli, Felecia
Physiological Role of Mint/X11 Proteins in APP Trafficking and Alzheimer’s Disease
Professor: Ho, Angela - Mathur, Monika
Effects of Winter Climate Change on Below Ground Productivity and Forest Nutrient Retention in a Northeastern Hardwood Forest
Professor: Templer, Pamela - Matsuura, Bryan
Developing Chemical Methodology for In Situ Ligation of Biomolecules to Nanoparticles
Professor: Stephenson, Corey - Mountain, Rebecca
analysis of Plant Macro-remains from Archaeological Sites
Professor: Borojevic, Ksenija - Notini, Jillian
Biogenic Amines and Division of Labor in the Leaf-Cutter Ant, Acromyrmex octospinosus
Professor: Traniello, James - Olmos, Julian David Janna
Intramolecular Inverse Electron Demand Diels-Alder Reactions of Tryptophan Derivatives in Antiviral Synthesis
Professor: Snyder, John - Sacks, Joelle
Small Molecule Inhibitors of Protein-Protein Interactions
Professor: Whitty, Adrian - Salmon, Verity
The Effects of Tannins on Organic Nitrogen Cycling in Eastern Hemlock Forest Soils
Professor: Finzi, Adrien - Santarelli, Brunella
FTIR and GC/MS Analysis of Burned Archaeological Bones and Fat-derived Char
Professor: Berna, Francesco - Sassani, Jessica
The Relationship between Depression, Acculturation and HIV Risk Behaviors among Young Minority Women
Professor: Hahm, Hyeouk Chris - Shastri, Anita
Application of Photoredox Catalysis in Synthesizing Indole Alkaloids and Radical Mediated Reduction Reactions
Professor: Stephenson, Corey - Sibley, Adam Designing and Implementing a Strategy for Validating Global Land Cover Data Sets Derived from Remote Sensing
Professor: Friedl, Mark - Sneeringer, Margaret
Maps and Materials: GIS and Archaeological Finds Research in Western Turkey
Professor: Roosevelt, Christopher - Thomas, Nicholas
Functional Characterization of SAL1, an Aminotrasferase Implicated in Auxin Homeostatsis in Plants
Professor: Celenza, John - Trivedi, Shivani
Cognitive Style and Depressive Symptoms: The Moderating Impact of Gender and Pubertal Status
Professor: Tompson, Martha - Tsai, Aurora
A GIS-based Habitat Distribution Model of Lobseters (Homarus americanus) in Coastal Areas of Rhode Island
Professor: Atema, Jelle - Tuthill, Lauren
Optical Imaging of Coral Regeneration at the Cellular Level
Professor: Kaufman, Les - Welsh, Andrea
Graphene Fabrication and Spectroscopy
Professor: Goldberg, Bennett
Fall 2008 UROP Award Recipients
- Abdulkerim, Noora
Identifying Effective Values and Practices in Special Education Programs in Urban Public Schools
Professor: Katzman, Lauren - Borogovac, Azra
Determination of Reversibility of Fluorescent Protein Complementation Technique
Professor: Broude, Natalia - Butler, Naomi
Phylogenetic Analysis of Brood Parasites Using Mitochondrial DNA Sequences
Professor: Sorenson, Michael - Caldwell, Colleen
Creation of a Multimedia Database for the International History Institute
Professor: Nolan, Cathal - Chappell, Scott
Evaluation Growth Factors the Regulate Muscle and Bone Cell Lineage Commitment in a Mouse Injury Model
Professor: Montano, Monty - Cifelli, Jessica
Experimental Validation of the Electron Transfer Mechanism for [4+2] Cycloaddition of Chalcones
Professor: Porco, John - Cohn, Nicholas
Identifying Mixing in the Earth’s Mantle using Laboratory Fluid Dynamic Models
Professor: Hall, Paul - Connor, Caitlin
Optimization and User Testing of Camera Mouse with Automated Recovery from Breakdown of HCI for Users with Severe Disabilities
Professor: Betke, Margrit - Cornelius, Eric
American Sign Language Lexicon Querying System
Professor: Sclaroff, Stan - Curtis, Caitlin
The Lydian Antiquities Market and the Looting Behind it
Professor: Luke, Christina - Daaboul, George
Capturing Vesticular Stomatis Virus Using Antibody Based Immunoassay For a Plasmonic Biosensor
Professor: Altug, Hatice - Davidoff, Katie
Dissecting the Angll-Responsive Region in MEF2A
Professor: Naya, Francisco - DeNapoli, Jessica
Characterization of the NrrF Orthologue in Neisseria gonorrhea
Professor: Genco, Caroline - Dietrich, Scott
Experimental and theoretical Investigation of High Temperature Superconductors
Professor: Zimmerman, George - Djermoun, Anisa
Age, Experience and Olfaction in the Development of Nursing in the Ant Pheidole dentata: the Role of Biogenic Amines
Professor: Traniello, James - Donnelly, Christopher
Protein-Protein Interactions in the Artemin/GFRa3/RET Receptor System
Professor: Whitty, Adrian - Fabian, Denise
Therapeutic Potential of Neuroprotective Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles using Established in vivo Models of Parkinson’s Disease
Professor: Goldstein, Lee - Finkel, Michael
Activation of FoxP3 Promoter with IL-16 Stimulation
Professor: Cruikshank, William - Fraine, Andrew
Time-resolved Fouofescence Correlation Spectroscopy in the Infrared for Biophotonics Applications
Professor: Sergienko, Alexander - Fredman, Alexina
Role of Structural Heterogeneity on Vertebral Strength and Failure to Behave
Professor: Morgan, Elise - Gaumond, Jillian
Perceived Racial Discrimination, Family Cohesion, and Lifetime Suicidal Ideation among Asian Americans Nationwide
Professor: Hahm, Hyeouk Chris - Gersten, Zachary
The Effect of Predation Alarm Cue on the Dispersal of Juvenile Convict Cichlid Fish
Professor: Abate, Maria - Gibbons, Rachel
Investigating the Mutations of Hereditary Fructose Intolerance in Non-European Ethnic Groups
Professor: Tolan, Dean - Gifford, Samantha
Bostonian Penguins and the Fate of Nitrogen – Using the New England Aquarium’s Penguin Exhibit as a Mesocosm for Answering Fundamental Questions about the Nitrogen Cycle
Professor: Fulweiler, Robinson - Gill, Natasha
A Structural Approach to Understanding NF-kB Signaling: Expression and Purification of NEMO, the NF-kB Essential Modulator
Professor: Gilmore, Thomas - Golden, Rachel
Quantitative Analysis of Resilience in P. damicornis (lace coral): Can Stress Facilitate Coral Growth?
Professor: Kaufman, Les - Grunenfelder, Denise
Studies Toward the Copper-Mediated Asymmetric Synthesis of Usnic Acid
Professor: Porco, John - Guo, Chao
Imprinting Effects of Androgens
Professor: Jasuja, Ravi - Haggerty, Jessica
CYCLE Kids
Professor: Quatromoni, Paula - Harding, John
Characterization of Genes Encoding Tryptophan Synthase Alpha in Arabidopsis thaliana
Professor: Celenza, John - Harris, Michael
Demand or Supply Factors? An International Analysis of Female Employment Earnings
Professor: Olivetti, Claudia - House, David
Microorganism Tracking and Analysis: The Introduction, Application, and Continued Development of an Automated System for Tracking Cells anc Cell Populations
Professor: Betke, Margrit - Hu, Liane
Investigating the Influences of Mass Media on the Political Positions, Opinions and Candidate Choices of Residents in the Greater Boston Area
Professor: Wu, H. Denis - Hussein, Khalil
Analyzing Racial Disparities in Prescription Drug Expenditures Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Professor: Ellis, Randall - Ing, Alexander
Determining Potential Parapatric Seciation in Anolis marmoratus
Professor: Schneider, Chris - Jareczek, Francis
Design and Fabrication of a Pressure-Driven Flow System for Microfluidic Applications
Professor: Klapperich, Catherine - Jezmir, Julia
The Role of B Cells in Inflammatory Diseases and TLR4 in Systemic Inflammation
Professor: Nikolajczyk, Barbara - Kelly, Andrew
Aptamer Targeting of Carcinoembryonic Antigen
Professor: Smith, Cassandra - Kim, David
Brain Activity During Odor Recognition in Rats
Professor: Eichenbaum, Howard - Klepner, Stephen
Determination of the Factors Responsible for Cholinergic Neuron Differentiation
Professor: Blusztajn, Jan Krzysztof - Langlitz, Joseph
Analysis of Palaeoethnobotanical Remains from Vinca, Serbia
Professor: Borojevic, Ksenija - Leavitt, Alexander
Bridging Contemporary Literature and Modern Entertainment in the 20th Century: Yoshiya Nobuko Across Mediums
Professor: Frederick, Sarah - Lee, Kathleen
Synthesis of Analogs of Human PDE5 Inhibitor, Slidenafil
Professor: Pollastri, Mike - Lomask, Laurie
An Edition of the Personal Letters of Benito Perez Galdos
Professor: Smith, Alan - Madhusudhan, Nikhil
Effects of Peroxynitrite on the Structure and in vitro Fibril Formation Capacity of Wild Type Transthyretin and its Variant Valine-30-Methionine
Professor: Costello, Catherine - Mallat, Ashley
Human AlphaB Crystallin: A Potentiator of Alpha-Synuclein Toxicity in Parkinson’s Disease
Professor: Goldstein, Lee - Medina, Megan
Structure and Calponin Binding Activity of Supervillin 1823-2073
Professor: McKnight, C. James - Notini, Jillian
The Influence of Biogenic Amines on Social Behaviors and Task Allocation in Acromyrmex octospinosus
Professor: Traniello, James - Olmos, Julian David Janna
Intramolecular Inverse Electron Demand Diels-Alder Reactions of Tryptophan Derivatives in Antiviral Synthesis
Professor: Snyder, John - Patch, Adam
Exploring Suspended Josephson Junctions using Boron Doped Diamond
Professor: Mohanty, Pritiraj - Patel, Hiren
Mechanism of Envelope Glycoprotein Independent Interactions of Enveloped RNA Viruses with Dendritic Cells
Professor: Gummuluru, Suryaram - Patel, Vishal
Elucidating the Molecular Nature of the Loss of Function Mutation, Using Genetic and Molecular Manipulations
Professor: McCall Kim - Pham, Hannah
“Metal-Breathing” in Biology: Understanding the Electron Transfer Processes of Shewanella oneidensis
Professor: Elliott, Sean - Pilon, Daniel
Metamaterial Micro-Electrical Mechanic Systems (MEMS) Components for Spectroscopic Detection and Identification Using Terahertz Radiation
Professor: Averitt, Richard - Portalatin, Manuel
Localizing 5HT-2C Receptors in GABAergic Neurons in the Xenopus Brain
Professor: Yamaguchi, Ayako - Puttachi, Arun
The role of TAp63 in Nutlin-3-induced Cancer Cell Growth Arrest and Death
Professor: Xiao, Jim - Ramirez, Steve
Protein Interactions Between Human aB Crystallin and AB and its Fole in Alzheimer’s Disease
Professor: Goldstein, Lee - Rana, Kunjan
Behavior-Based Key Frame Extraction
Professor: Saligrama, Venkatesh - Rosenthal, David
Coordination of Glycolosis and Gluconeogenesis in E. Coli
Professor: Kornberg, Hans - Sacks, Joelle
Small Molecule Inhibitors of NF-kB Essential Modulator (NEMO)
Professor: Whitty, Adrian - Salmon, Verity
The Effects of Tannins on Organic Nitrogen Cycling in Eastern Hemlock Forest Soils
Professor: Finzi, Adrien - Santarelli, Brunella
FTIR and GC/MS Analysis of Burned Archaeological Bones and Fat-Derived Char
Professor: Berna, Francesco - Sassani, Jessica
The Relationships between Depression, Acculturation, Family Cohesion and STI/HIV Risk Behaviors among Asian American Women
Professor: Hahm, Hyeouk Chris - Searles, Darcey
Finding the Right Balance: Freedom, Autonomy, and Accountability in Education
Professor: Glenn, Charles - Sibley, Adam
Designing and Implementing a Strategy for Validating Global Land Cover Data Sets Derived from Remote Sensing
Professor: Friedl, Mark - Sneeringer, Margaret
Maps and Materials: GIS and Archaeological Finds Research in Western Turkey
Professor: Roosevelt, Christopher - SooHoo, Sandra
Hollywood Endings: Closure in Commercial Cinema
Professor: Monk, Leland - Thomas, Claire
Measuring the Quantum Hall Effect in Graphene
Professor: Goldberg, Bennett - Trudeau, Kyle
High Glucose Effect on Mitochondrial Connexin43 Expression: Potential Mechanism for Retinal Endothelial Cell Apoptosis in Diabetic Retinopathy
Professor: Roy, Sayon - Tuthill, Lauren
Optical imaging of Coral Lesioning Repair at the Cellular Level
Professor: Kaufman, Les - Vedula, Rahul
Label-Free Immunoassay for Global Health
Professor: Unlu, Selim - Welch, Mackenzie
Community and the Public Library
Professor: Preston, Carrie - Wojnarowicz, Mark
Rescue of Body Weight in Food-Restricted Mice
Professor: Widmaier, Eric - Yu, Kevin
Visualization and Qualification of Fibrous Networks in Native and Engineered Blood Vessels using Confocal Miscroscopy
Professor: Zhang, Katherine - Zimmerman, Jonah
The Response of Acoustically Driven Oscillating Bubbles Suspended in Xanthan Gel
Professor: Porter, Tyrone