2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Umass SRFPMay 31, 2010 - August 6, 2010

University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North- Room S3-104
Worcester, Massachusetts 01655-0132

Co-Program Directors:
Deborah Harmon Hines, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for School Services
and Professor of Cell Biology

and

Janet Stein, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell Biology

Karen J. Zirpola-Miller
Department Administrator
Program Administrator
Summer Research Program
School Services
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Telephone (508) 856-5033
Toll Free: (877) 395-3149
Fax: (508) 856-4888
Email: summer.research@umassmed.edu


Goals

  • Increase the number of applicants to the Graduate School of Biomedical Science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

  • Attract under-represented, disadvantaged and disabled students into biomedical and behavioral research careers in the area of heart, lung and blood disorders.

The University of Massachusetts Medical School Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity is a non-credit, ten-week, structured research experience that consists of "hands-on" laboratory research experience with an investigator serving as a mentor, role model and advisor.

The program is designed to provide participants in-depth exposure to the actual scientific research in the hopes that the excitement, challenge and creativity of the program will convince them to consider research in the sciences as a viable career choice.

Sponsored by the Office of School Services, the Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity program is funded by either the National Institute of Health (NIH) or the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) UMMS Office of Research.

There is no Massachusetts residency requirement for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences or the Graduate School of Nursing.

Eligibility

All participants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and at least eighteen years of age to apply. You can not be receiving funding from any other sources during the program. When submitting your application please check off one of the following funding sources, NIH or SURE.

Criteria

  1. If you meet at least ONE of the following eligibility requirements check off NIH on your application:

    • Member of a racial or ethnic group under-represented in biomedical research (African American, Native American [Hawaiian and Alaskan] and Hispanic/Latino

    • Family meets criteria for disadvantaged (economic or educational) status

    • Presently receive accommodations under the American With Disabilities Act

  2. If you do not meet any of the criteria above, check off SURE funding. 

2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Application Instructions:

A completed application, along with :

· Two (2) letters of recommendation (sent by email from the professional email account of the person writing the LOR or an original sealed letter (no copies) sent directly to the program mail address.

· Official college transcript(s) sent directly to us unopened.

· A personal statement (1-2 pages with your name on it describing some of your personal background and interests, also why you would like to be part of this research program.)

· Current resume

All materials must be received by March 12th in order to be eligible.

                         2009 Participants Projects

Participant

Mentor

Project

Lidetu Ambulo

University Of Maryland 2011

Guangping Gao Ph.D., Gene Therapy Center

Creation of Novel AAV Vectors

Laura Baldají-García

Cornell University 2010

Jose Lemos, PhD., Physiology

The Distribution and Role of Inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate Receptors in the Neurohypophysis

Thomas Beesley

Wagner College 2010

Michael Stalvey M.D., Ph.D. , Pediatrics

CFTR Deficiency Causes Disruption in Osteoblast Proliferation and

Differentiation in vitro

Gabriel Beluchukwu

University of North Carolina 2010

Elliot Androphy Ph.D., Medicine, Chair MD/PhD Program

Analysis Of hAda3 Binding and Degradation by HPV 16 E6

Mylorde Cherenfant

University of Massachusetts Amherst 2010

Anthony Poteete Ph.D., Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Cellular Target of Bacteriophage Lambda Red Recombination System

Naomie Delone

Brooklyn College 2011

William Marshall M.D., Ph.D., Infectious Disease

N1, an inhibitor of RIG-I and Cytoplasmic dsDNA Signaling Pathways

Malessa Dias

Harvard College2010

Michael Brodsky Ph.D., Gene

Function and Expression

The Role of mus308 and p53 in Telomere Fusion by Non-Homologous End Joining in Drosophila melanogaster

Jennifer Duong

Tufts University 2010

Robert Matthews Ph.D., Chair, Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology

Folding Properties of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Associated D125H Variant of Superoxide Dismutase

Sonja Gunderson

Drake College 2011

Terrence Flotte Ph.D., SOM

Dean, Gene Therapy Center

IgE- hypersensitivity Immune Response in CFTR Mice

Isaiah Iaea

University of Hawaii 2011

Gary Stein Ph.D. Chair, Cell

Biology

Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Runx2 Null Osteoblasts

Jumana Jaloudi

The College of New Jersey 2010

Angela Dolganiuc M.D., Ph.D., Medicine

Does Alcohol Binge Drinking Affect Livers Functions?

Hung Le

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Science 2011

Hong Zhang Ph.D., Cell Biology

Identification of senescence genes by genome-wide shRNA screen

David Allen Lindsay

Drew University 2012

Rachel Gerstein Ph.D., Molecular Genetics & Microbiology

The Effect of IFN-α/β – inducer Poly (I:C) on Pro-B Cell Proliferation

Shonneau Lippett

University of Massachusetts Amherst 2010

Pranoti Mandrekar Ph.D.

Rheumatology/Internal Medicine

Acute Alcohol Exposure Inhibits NFκB Activation in Macrophages: Role for Hsp70

Chui Shan Lo

Colgate College 2010

Angela Dolganiuc M.D., Ph.D., Medicine

Acute Ethanol Exposure Inhibits LPS-induced Macrophage Activation

Pasil Madany

College of the Holy Cross 2010

Gerald Schwarting Ph.D., Cell Biology

Gene Expression Changes Associated with Cell Death in β3GnT1 Null Mice

Jose Martinez

College of the Holy Cross 2010

Jean King Ph.D., Psychiatry/Neuro-imaging Center

Imaging Brain Networks Associated with Emotional Fear in the Rat

Nurah Morgan

Stoney Brook University 2011

Amy Wachholtz Ph.D., Psychiatry

Psycho-Social Coping Mechanisms: An Effective Method for Dealing with Migraine Pain

Johnathan Nobles

Saint Vincent College 2010

Zheng Zheng Bao Ph.D., Endocrinology

Establishing In Vitro Culture Systems to Screen for Compounds that Can Promote Optic Nerve Regeneration

Orville Pemberton

University of South Florida 2011

Terrence Flotte Ph.D., SOM

Dean, Gene Therapy Center

Polymerization of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin in Macrophages

Justin Pespisa

University of Massachusetts Amherst 2010

Gyongyi Szabo M.D., Ph.D., Rheumatology/Internal Medicine

Fatty acids induce NALP3 inlammasome activation and sensitize to LPS-induced interleukin-1β secretion in hepatocytes

Danjuma Quarless

Whitworth University 2010

George Witman Ph.D., Cell Biology

Deflagellation Induced Gene Expression In Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Chaunhi Van

University of Florida 2010

Brian Lewis Ph.D., Gene Function and Expression

The Role of GDF-15 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis

Tsz Wong

Smith College 2010

Jie Song Ph.D., Orthopedics

A Surface Functionalization Strategy Towards Tissue-engineered Bone-Cartilage Interface

Roop Dutta

Williams College 2012

Lucia Languino Ph.D., Cancer

Biology

Co-localization of Trop2 and Integrins at focal contacts in prostate cancer cells.

Dan Erkes

Skidmore College 2011

Anthony Imbalzano Ph.D., Cell Biology, Director, Cell Biology Graduate Program

The Effect of the Dominant Negative Brg1 on Histone Methylation and Transcription Factor Expression

Casey Anna Growcock

Missouri University of Science and Technology 2009

Stephen Jones Ph.D., Cell Biology

MdmX Suppresses Proliferation and Chromosome Loss in p53-null Tumor Cells

Caitlin Lawrence

Providence College 2010

Robert Woodland Ph.D., Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

The magnitude of antibody synthesis correlates with microRNA-155 expression in primary B lymphocytes

Soyeon Park

University of Pennsylvania 2010

Guagping Gao Ph.D., Gene Therapy Center

Discovery of Novel AAV and rAAV Tissue Specificity Regulated by miRNA

Jacob Schrum

Truman State University 2010

Jon Goguen Ph.D., Molecular

Genetics and Microbiology

Comparison of Methods for Genetic Manipulation in Yersinia pestis: Deletion of the y0237 Gene

Rachel Sievert

University of Texas 2009

Jeffery Nickerson Ph.D., Cell

Biology

Changes in the Binding of RNA Splicing/ Export Proteins at Speckles After PI3 Kinase Inhibition

Colin Smith

Sacred Heart University 2011

Jean King Ph.D., Psychiatry/Neuro-imaging Center

Varenicline Attenuates Prodromal Olfactory Deficits in Toxin Induced Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease

Nerissa McKenzie, NIH MARC

University of Maryland 2010

George Witman Ph.D., Cell Biology

Characterization of novel BBS mutants in Chlamydomonas