Congratulations to
Student Research Grant Awardees
HHMI Grant 1999-2002
2002
Anderson, Richard - Functional Analysis of Neuropilin and Xenopus Mesenchymal Serpentine Receptor (XMSR) in Xenopus laevis (Margaret Saha - Biology)
Cochran, Elizabeth - Cloning of the Glutamate Transporter cDNA (Margaret Saha - Biology)
Cox, Elizabeth - Isolation of the Genomic DNA Sequence of the Glutamate Transporter in Xenopus laevis (Margaret Saha - Biology)
Crutchley, John - Nuclear Import of TRalpha (Lizabeth Allison - Biology)
Delong, Laura - Oncogenic Conversion of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor: Altered Nuclear Export Capabilities of the Oncoprotein v-ErbA (Lizabeth Allison - Biology)
Dondeti, Vijay - Glutamate Transporter Expression Analysis in Xenopus laevis (Margaret Saha - Biology)
Dunn, Sam - Small Animal Gamma Ray Imaging (Robert Welsh - Physics)
Ewart, Elizabeth - Construction of Genomic Library Using Genomic DNA from Xenopus laevis in Order to Isolate the Promoter Region of the GABA Transporter (Margaret Saha - Biology)
Fink, Erin - Nucleocytoplasmic Localization of a Chimeric Thyroid Hormone Receptor Mutant (Lizabeth Allison - Biology)
Gwinn, Barbara - Subcellular Localization of the C122A Mutant of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor (Lizabeth Allison - Biology)
Haskins, Kylie - Amebacization of the Green Fluorescence Protein (Gene Godbold - Biology)
Kallman, Jillian - The Effects of Anxiety on Pain Perception (Pamela Hunt - Psychology)
Legore, Kara - The Direct Interaction of Thyroid Hormone Receptor and p53: Effects of Nucelocytoplasmic Shuttling of Thyroid Hormone Receptor (Lizabeth Allison - Biology)
McAteer, Rebecca - Expression of GABA Transporter in Xenopus laevis (Margaret Saha - Biology)
Riemer, Briana - Fluorescent Probes for FLICK, xFli, and Xangio (Margaret Saha - Biology)
Settle, Holly - Effects of Unloading on Nerve Terminal Branching Patterns in Young and Aged Muscle (Michael Deschenes - Kinesiology)
Solomon, David - Developmental Characterization of the GABA Neurotransmitter System in Xenopus laevis (Margaret Saha - Biology)
Wright, Melissa - Anterior-Posterior Differentiation and Plasiticity of the Central Nervous System (Margaret Saha - Biology)
2001
Richard Anderson - Functional Analysis of Neuropilin-1 in Xenopus laevis (Margaret Saha - Biology)
Jessica Armstrong - The Effect of Feather Degrading Bacteria on Birds in a Natural Environment (Dan Cristol - Biology)
Alexander Chen - Investigation of the Interaction of the Oncoprotein v-ErbA with the Retinoid X Receptor (Liz Allison - Biology)
Elizabeth Cochran - Cloning of the Glutamate Transporter cDNA in Xenopus laevis (Margaret Saha - Biology)
John Crutchley - Nuclear Import of TRalpha (Liz Allison - Biology)
Laura DeLong - Characterization of the Nuclear Export Pathway of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor (Liz Allison - Biology)
Barbara Gwinn - Subcellular Localization of the C122A Mutant of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor (Liz Allison - Biology)
Kylie Haskins - Mutagenesis of GFP for Expression in E. histolytica (Gene Godbold - Biology)
Fiona Horgan - Subcellular Trafficking of a Thyroid Hormone Receptor Mutant Associated with Resistance to Thyroid Hormone Syndrome (Liz Allison - Biology)
Jeffrey Iwig - The Role of Phosphorylation in the Nucleocytoplasmic Shuttling of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor (Liz Allison - Biology)
Zachary Kohutek - Preparation and Testing of DsRed2-v-ErbA for Dual Transfection Studies (Liz Allison - Biology)
Erin Matney - The Effects of Aging on the Physiological and Psychophysiological Responses to Contant Intensity Cycle Ergometry (Michael Deschenes - Kinesiology)
Emilie Snell-Rood - The Effect of Prior Residency on Social Status: A Test of a Mechanism and Consequences for Flocks of Wintering White-throated Sparrows (Dan Cristol - Biology)
David Solomon - Developmental Characterization of the GABA Nuerotransmitter System in Xenopus laevis (Margaret Saha - Biology)
Carolyn Tepolt - Retinoid X Receptor Beta and Tuberculosis Susceptibility (Liz Allison - Biology)
Meredith Wilson - Expression of Synapse Regulating Molecules During the Adaptation of Neuromuscular Junctions to Disuse in Young Adult and Aged Rats (Michael Deschenes - Kinesiology)
Melissa Wright - Anterior-posterior Differentiation of the Vertebrate Central Nervous System (Margaret Saha - Biology)
2000
Aitken, Sarah - Full Genomic Sequence of cyp17 in Peromyscus maniculatus, the Prairie Deermouse (Eric Bradley - Biology)
Barone, Bethany - Molecular Imprinting: Polymer Enzyme Analogs (Robert Orwoll - Chemistry)
Carpenter, Michael - Design and Test of a Reliable Metronome and Footswitch System to Measure Walking (Raymond McCoy - Kinesiology)
DeLong, Laura - Characterization of the Nuclear Export Pathway of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor (Lizabeth A. Allison - Biology)
Dovey, Serena - Factors Associated with Nuclear Retention of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor (Lizabeth Allison - Biology)
Feldmann, John - In Vivo Imaging of [125I]RTI-55 Uptake in the Mouse (Robert Welsh - Physics)
Feldmann, John - Single-Photon Computed Tomography Imaging (Robert Welsh - Physics)
Gruber, Erika - The Role of HIF-1a Xenopus laevis Development (Margaret Saha - Biology)
Gwinn, Barbara - Subcellular Localization of C122A, a DNA Binding Mutant of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor (Lizabeth A. Allison - Biology)
Hall, Ashley - Lysozyme Activity as an Indicator of Bacterivory in Hydrothermal Vent Invertebrates (Cindy Van Dover - Biology)
Hollingshead, Nicholas - Analysis of the Effects of Trans-Activiation Defects in Thyroid Hormone Receptor on the Subnuclear Localization of Thyroid Hormone Receptor (Lizabeth Allison - Biology)
Hollingshead, Nicholas - Thyroid Hormone Receptor and Nucleocytoplasmic Distribution (Lizabeth A. Allison - Biology)
Kanthula, Ruth - Cloning of the Peromyscus Glucocorticoid Receptor (Eric Bradley - Biology)
Knott, Kevin - Single-Photon Computed Tomography (Robert Welsh - Physics)
Knudson, Alexandra - The Effect of Heterodimerization with the Retinoid X Receptor on Nuclear Import of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor (Lizabeth A. Allison - Biology)
Kramer, Sabrina - Screening a trout CDNA library to isolate trout Pax-5 (Patty Zwollo - Biology)
Lim, Czer - The role of X-msr in vascular development in Xenopus laevis (Margaret Saha - Biology)
Majumdar, Sohini - Characterization of Cyclic Dipeptide Dynamics (Deborah Bebout - Chemistry)
Maust, Donovan - Mechanisms of Thyroid Hormone Receptor Nuclear Import in Mammalian Cells (Lizabeth A. Allison - Biology)
Ng, Luke - Pinhole Collimators in Small Animal Imaging (Robert Welsh - Physics)
Osterberg, Joshua - Field research using the deep-submergence vehicle Alvin (Cindy VanDover - Biology)
Phillips, Jessicah - The Orienting Response as a Measure of Autonomic Nervous System Damage in Rats Following Postnatal Ethanol Exposure (Pamela Hunt - Psychology)
Purdy, Alexandra - The Developmental Determination of the Anterior-Posterior Neural Axis in Xenopus (Margaret Saha - Biology)
Ranck, Amoreena - Mulitmodality Small Animal Imaging (Robert Welsh - Physics)
Reif, David - Changes in the Relative Concentrations of Pax Isoforms with Age (Patty Zwollo - Biology)
Satterlee, Sarah - The Chemical Attraction of Mites to Their Passalid Beetle Hosts (Norman Fashing - Biology)
Snell-Rood, Emilie - The Attractive and Disorienting Effects of Light Color and Flash Frequency on Migrating Birds (Daniel Cristol - Biology)
Solomon, David - Characterization of a GABAA Receptor Family in Early Development of Xenopus laevis (Margaret Saha - Biology)
Szeles, Robert - Readaptation of Muscle Morphology Following Prolonged Spaceflight (Michael Deschenes - Kinesiology)
Weaver, Brian - Effects of the Heat Shock Protein-90 Binding Agent Geldanamycin on v-ErbA, the Oncogenic Homolog of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor (Lizabeth Allison - Biology)
Weinlein, John - Biochemical Adaptations to Unloading in Young and Old Muscle (Michael Deschenes - Kinesiology)
1999
Bierl, Cynthia - Melatonin Receptors and the Effects of Exogenous Melatonin on the Reproductive Photoresponsiveness of the Fischer 344 Rat (Paul Heideman - Biology)
Chandler, Whitney - The Effects of Decreased Activity on Neuromuscular Junctions of Young and Aged Rats (Michael Deschenes - Kinesiology)
Curatola, Michael - Why Don't Juvenile Herring Gulls Forage Optimally? (Daniel Cristol - Biology)
Donnelly, Elise - The Effects of Food Acquisition and Status on Feather Symmetry in White-Throated Sparrows (Dan Cristol - Biology)
Flinn, Kathryn - Ecological Factors in the Geographical Distribution and Habitat Specificity of North American Ginseng, Panax quinquefolius (Martha Case - Biology)
Fox, Donald - Segregation of Sperm-Specific Components during C. elegans Spermatogenesis (Diane Shakes- Biology)
Freidinger, Kathryn - Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Distribution of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor in Response to the Silencing Mediator for Retinoid and Thyroid Hormone Receptors (Lizabeth Allison - Biology)
Galvez, Mark Eric - Biologically Relevant Photoperiodism in the Common Lab Rat (Paul Heideman - Biology)
Giles, Jennifer - Adaptation to Muscle Unloading in Older and Younger Adults (Michael Deschenes - Kinesiology)
Hawana, Joanne - The Effect of a Variant Chromosome 9 with Additional Centromeric Heterochromatin on Mitotic and Meiotic Nondisjunction Frequencies (Stan Hoegerman - Biology)
Hawley, Dana - The Effect of Dominance Status on Feather Growth Rate (Dan Cristol - Biology)
Holt, Gayle - Heat Shock Effects on C. elegans Embryogenesis (Diane Shakes - Biology)
Hoke, Kristina - Developmental Characterization of a Novel GABA Transporter in Xenopus laevis (Magaret Saha - Biology)
Koyanagi, Hilary - Photoperiodic Reproductive Responses and Growth Hormone Secretion in F344 and F344/BNF1 Rats (Paul Heideman - Biology)
Mackereth, Melinda - A Comparison of Subcellular Trafficking Patterns and a Distribution of Thyroid Hormone Receptor and Its Oncogenic Counterpart V-ErbA (Liz Allison - Biology)
Mansourian, Nouneh - Serum DHEA and DHEA-SO4 Levels in Reproductively Inhibited Peromyscus maniculatis (Eric Bradley - Biology)
Neidig, Jessica - Analysis of Nucleocytoplasmic Shuttling of Thyroid Hormone Receptor Using Transient Transfection Heterokaryons (Lizabeth Allison - Biology)
Rascher, Jessica - Transport Mechanism of the Retinoid Receptor (Liz Allison - Biology)
Reynolds, Erica - A Comparison of Spatial Memory in Migratory and Non-Migratory Dark-Eyed Juncos (Daniel Cristol - Biology)
Saunders, Robert - Modification of a Gamma-Ray Imaging System for Small Animal Research (Robert Welsh - Physics)
Shinaishin, Furkan - The Effect of Heterodimerization of the Retinoid X Receptor with Nuclear Import and Retention of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor (Liz Allison - Biology)
Shumann, Elizabeth - Factors Influencing the Degradation Kinetics of the Fungicide Chlorothalonil and Its Metabolites in Agricultural Runoff (Robert Unger - Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science)
Stankiewicz, Tracy - The Determination of Energy and Temperature Requirements of Subcellular Localization of Thyroid Hormone Receptor in NIH/3T3 Cells (Liz Allison - Biology)
Wille, Lucia - Reverse Genetic Analysis of the Anaphase Promoting Complex in C. elegans (Diane Shakes - Biology)