Student Profiles

Joanna Chaurette
 Joanna Chaurette

Anticipated Graduation Year:  2013

Hometown:   Overland Park, KS

College:   University of Massachusetts-Boston
Research Topic:   Undecided 

Thesis Advisor:   Undecided 

E-mail:
  joanna.chaurette@umassmed.edu  

Publications:  "Induction of host matrix metalloproteinases by Borrelia burgdorferi differs in human and murine lyme arthritis.", "Phospholipid synthesis in Borrelia burgdorferi: BB0249 and BB0721 encode functional phosphatidylcholine synthase and phosphatidylglycerolphosphate synthase proteins.", "Analysis of differences in the functional properties of the substrate binding proteins of the Borrelia burgdorferi oligopeptide permease (Opp) operon."

Kimberly LeBlanc
Kimberly LeBlanc

Anticipated Graduation Year:  2013
Hometown:   Webster, MA

College:   Clark University (Worcester, MA)

Research Topic:   Undecided

Thesis Advisor:  Undecided

E-mail:  kimberly.leblanc@umassmed.edu

Elizabeth Yu
Elizabeth Yu

Anticipated Graduation Year:   2013
Hometown:   Cupertino, CA

College:   Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)

Research Topic:   Undecided
Thesis Advisor:   Undecided
E-mail:  elizabeth.yu@umassmed.edu

Publications:  "Correlation of Protein and Gene Expression Profiles in a Rat Heart Transplant Model of Acute Cellular Rejection"