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The Division of Life Sciences - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (DLS-SURF)

The Division of Life Sciences - Summer 2021 Undergraduate Research Fellowship (DLS-SURF)

This fellowship is intended for undergraduate DLS majors pursuing novel, independent research under the supervision of a DLS faculty member. This fellowship is funded by the Division of Life Sciences and by a generous endowment from Duncan and Nancy MacMillan.

First nameLast NameProject Title
CynthiaDautComparing Morphological Effects of a Point Mutation and Conditional Knockout in Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons
AllenFuCo-immunoprecipitation of NOS1AP with the nNOS-PSD-95 Complex
PranyaGaddipatiRole of the BMP/TGF-ß Signaling Pathway in Alzheimer’s Disease
AhriHanMapping Jub LIM-domains Required for Drosophila Wing-size Control
CadeHindleyThe Role of PTB1 in Regulating the Activation of Jurkat Cell Lines
AdityaJainGlymphatic Influx Is Impaired In TWIST1 CKO Mouse Models Of Craniosynostosis
ManavJainAssessing the Influence of Twist1 In Regulating Pial Basement Membrane Integrity and Projection Neuron Migration
CatherineKratkaDecreased Next Generation Sequencing PGT-A Content Results in Increased Noise
SiddhantKumarapuram GanapathThe Effects of Extracellular Stiffness on Neuronal Mitochondria
Po-LunKungTNF-alpha cytokine signaling regulates ZIKV-induced neurological gene expression
HannahLakePhysiological Role of Bacterial Filamentation During Antimicrobial Stress in Escherichia coli
LeyaMahalThe Role of SPC105R in Drosophila Female Oocytes
JilModiEffects of Loss of RME-8 on SNCA(A53T) in Neurons of C. elegans
ArchitaPadmanabhanHigh-throughput Whole-genome RNAi Screen Approach to Dissect Mechanisms of Neuronal Trash Management in C. elegans
NicholasPanzeraRIPK3 regulates neurotransmitter receptor internalization and transport following Zika virus infection
HiralPatelCharacterization of Potential Fertilization Mutant 9AA3 in C. elegans
NazirQureshiSignal Transduction by the Dachsous (ds) Cytoplasmic Domain (ICD)
StephenRatnerImpact of circadian rhythms on the outcome of traumatic injury in Drosophila melanogaster
AnushaShanabagThe Functional Roles of HOX13 in the Evolution of Digits
SahanaShekharExploring the Role of Phospholipid Translocases in Exophergenesis
MonicaTschangInvestigating Mimetics of a Peptide Derived from the Effector Domain of MARCKS as Possible Therapeutics for Spinal Cord Injury
MaximYacunMutant Huntingtin Aggregate Formation: Effects of Cold Shock and Microtubule Integrity
RichardYangThe Role of KAT2A and KAT2B in Interferon-Stimulated Gene Regulation in the Mouse Intestinal Epithelium
AshleyYangUsing Antibody Phage Display to Find Tumor Associated Antigens