2011 Clare Boothe Luce Awardees
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Catherine Chan-Tse, an Electrical Engineering major, conducted research with Dr. Sean Andersson (ENG Mechanical Engineering) to develop improved methods for the tracking of single cell molecules inside living cells.
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Megan Garland, a Chemistry major with a specialization in Biochemistry, conducted research with Dr. Karen Allen (CAS Chemistry) focusing on the purification and structural determination of proteins via X-ray crystallography. She studied the dullard/lipin1 and nem1p/Smp2 complexes, regulators in the biological cascade of membrane and cholesterol biogenesis through the conversion of phosphatidic acids to diacylglycerides within humans and yeast, respectively.
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Maureen Leninger, a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major, conducted research with Dr. Pinghua Liu (CAS Chemistry) in chemical studies of N-demethylation, which is a process that regulates enzyme activity.
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Elissa Mueller, a Mechanical Engineering major, conducted research with Dr. Theodore Fritz (CAS Astronomy) on the Boston University Student-satellite for applications and training. This project sought to develop improved camera imaging techniques for satellite-based assessment of weather patterns.
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Lani Rush, a Chemistry major, conducted research with Dr. John Straub (CAS Chemistry) in using chemical approaches to understand the role of water micelle interfaces in protein aggregation. Their research may have applications to understanding how proteins aggregate in certain neurological diseases.
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Jennifer Ryan, a Biomedical Engineering major, conducted research with Dr. Serge Roy, (SAR Physical Therapy & Athletic Training) using electrical sensing methods to assess human motor movements. Their research is likely to have applications to the development of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for persons with neurological disorders.
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Brittany Yelenik, a Mathematics major, conducted research with Dr. Eric Kolaczyk (CAS Mathematics & Statistics) on the statistical inference and analysis of networks inherent in different internet applications.