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Cohort 9

Bridge Scholar: Darriel Andabati-Eyaa

Darriel

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Xiaoyu Xue
Thesis Topic: Mechanisms of human ZGRF1 helicase in replication fork protection and R-loop resolution

Cohort 8

Ayyam Ibrahim

Ayyam

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Karen Lewis
Thesis Topic: Validation of enriched sequence motifs as ligands for the RNA binding protein LaRP6

Nakya Mesa-Diaz

Nakya

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Liqin Du

Thesis Topic: Developing miR-506-3p analogs with enhanced differentiation-inducing activity

Mitchell Myhre

Mitchell

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sean Kerwin

Thesis Topic: Intermolecular Interactions of G-triplex DNA

Marc Rodriguez

Marc

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sean Kerwin

Thesis Topic: Sequence effects and ligand selectivity in targeting non-canonical DNA structures

Tionna Scott

Tionna

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sean Kerwin

Thesis Topic: N-Alkynylazoles as amide coupling reagents

Cohort 7

Pete Camacho

Pete

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steve Whitten

Thesis Topic: Conformational preferences of the charged amino acids in intrinsically disordered proteins

Jesse Durham

Jesse

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Xiaoyu Xue

Thesis Topic: Function of Mte1 on Rad51-made D-loop formation in budding yeast

Victoria Parra

Victoria

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alexander Kornienko

Thesis Topic: Innovative Compounds for Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance

Diego Valdez-Oranday

Diego

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kevin Lewis

Thesis Topic: Development of new assays for assessment of DNA double-strand break repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Cohort 6

Breana Laguera

Breana

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alexander Kornienko

Thesis Topic: Novel Neuroblastoma Differentiating Agents

Alejandro Oviedo

Alejandro

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Liqin Du

Thesis Topic: Characterizing the activity of three novel differentiation-inducing compounds in neuroblastoma cells.

Elisia Ari Paiz

Ari

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steve Whitten

Thesis Topic: Defining the conformational bias in the denatured states of proteins

Cohorts 1-5

StudentResearch MentorCohortThesis Title
Melissa CarrizalesDr. Karen Lewis5Divergence of RNA binding domains in vertebrate LARP6 proteins
Rebecca MarksDr. Ron Walter5Gene expression analysis in the skin of male Xiphophorus couchianus at varying wavelengths of light (50 nm ranges)
Taryn OlivasDr. Ron Walter5Using specific light wavebands to modulate biochemical pathways in skin and liver of zebrafish (Danio rerio
Elisa Ari PaizDr. Steve Whitten5Defining the conformational bias in the denatured states of proteins
George ParraDr. Steve Whitten5Phosphorylation effects on hydrodynamic size in intrinsically disordered proteins
Brandie TaylorDr. Sean Kerwin5Glucuronide prodrug synthesis and attachment of cytotoxic nature product
Ellysa VogtDr. Ron Walter5Genetic responses from Danio rerio organs in situ after exposure to 4,100K fluorescent light
Keith GarciaDr. Ron McClean4A meta-genomic approach to bacterial communication in aquatic environments
Trevor GonzalezDr. Ron Walter4Kinetics of fluorescent light-induced modulation of global gene expression profiles in various organs of zebrafish
Geraldo MedranoDr. Liquin Duu4Determining the Role of ATP6V0E1 of the Vacuolar-ATPase in Regulating Neurobastoma Cell Survival and Differentiation
Eleuterio PenaDr. Karen Lewis4Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Domains in the Posttranscriptional Regulator LARP6
Oluwatoyosi AdewunmiDr. Rachel Booth3Indentification of accessory proteins that impact the expression of the epithelial sodium channel
Francisco BetancourtDr. Karen Lewis3Recombinant expression and purification of LARP6 proteins from Arabidopsis thaliana
Taylor DismukeDr. Rachel Booth3Identification of critical residues in the extra cellular domain of beta epithelial sodium channels
Ben RicardDr. Steve Whitten3Investigating the site-specific effects of proline to glycine substitutions on the hydrodynamic radius of intrinsically disordered proteins
Eliseo SalasDr. Karen Lewis3Characterization of ligand specificity of the RNA-binding protein LARP6
Jose CastroDr. Karen Lewis2Biochemical analsyis of evolutionarily divergent vertebrate LARP6 Proteins
Elia LopezNihal Dharm2Characterization of IBR5-ROP GTPase (ROP2/ROP6) Interaction in Plant Auxin Response
Christopher D. MunozDr. Tania Betancourt2Synergistic targeting of nanoparticles to cancer cell by utilizing multiple targeting agents
Angelica RiojasDrs. Karen Lewis and Ron Walter2Roles of genes affecting telomere lengths, nucleosome remodeling, and cell cycle checkpoints in maintenance of chromosome stability in yeast yku70 mutants
Kaela CaballeroDr. Ron Walter1Differential Gene Expression in the Skin of Xiphophorus Maculitus JP 163 B in Response to Full Specturm (10,000 K) Fluorescent Light
Romel PerezDr. Steve Whitten1Contributions of Alanine Residues to the Hydrodynamic Radius of p53
Blanca RodriguezDrs. Karen Lewis and Corina Maeder1Investigation of the binding affinity of RNA molecules for hydrotalcite and montmorillonite as potential RNAi therapy delivery systems