Yousef Alghothani
Major: Biology and Arabic
Mentor: Don Benson, MD, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Project: Characterization of PD-L1 expression in multiple myeloma
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Zeenath Ameen
Major: Biology
Mentor: Greg Lesinski, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Project: Dietary Soy in Prostate Cancer Patients: An Investigation of the Anti-Cancer Properties of Soy Isoflavones
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Parker BrumfieldMajor: Biochemistry and Japanese
Mentor: Ramesh Ganju, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Pathology
Project: Chemokine Receptor CXCR4 as a Novel Target Against Small Cell Lung CancerProject Summary 
Lindsay Cannon
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Jan Kiecolt-Glaser, PhD, College of Medicine, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research
Project: Cancer Treatment Type, Heart Rate Variability, and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors
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Meng Chun Chen
Major: Biology & Chinese
Mentor: Michael Frietas, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology
& Medical Genetics
Project: Novel Approach for Profiling Compartmentalization and Redistribution of Histone H1 Phosphorylation in Cancer Cells
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Veda Chokshi
Major: Molecular Genetics
Mentor: Gustavo Leone, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology
& Medical Genetics
Project: The Role of E2F7 and E2F8 in Cell Cycle Control and Tumorigenesis
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Shauna Collins
Major: Biomedical Science
Mentor: Don Benson, MD, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Project: Targeting CS1 to enhance natural killer cell function against multiple myeloma: elucidation of mechanism of elotuzumab, a novel anti-CS1 antibody
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Nicholas Denton
Major: Biomedical Science
Mentor: Balveen Kaur, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
Project: Investigation of acid sphingomyelinase contribution to glioblastoma multiform biology and response to radiation and chemotherapy
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Ryan Dixon
Major: Chemistry
Mentor: Helen Chamberlin, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Molecular Genetics
Project: Visualizing the dynamic localization and behavior of the Ras/MAPK pathway in germline apoptosis of C.elegans
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Michael Dworkin
Major: Mathematics
Mentor: Jayajit Das & Ciriyam Jayaprakash, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Project: Extracting Mechanistic Insight From Large Biochemical Networks Via Statistical Analysis
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Benjamin Kaumeyer
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Helen Chamberlin, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Molecular Genetics
Project: Identification of cell specific target genes for a Pax transcription factor in C elegans
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Danielle Kelly
Major: Engineering Physics
Mentor: Rick Freeman, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics
Project: Identification of cell specific target genes for a Pax transcription factor in C elegans
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Christine Knopp
Major: Exercise Science
Mentor: Carmen Swain, PhD, College of Education and Human Ecology, Department of Physical Activity and Educational Services
Project: One Goal: To Prevent Cancer Incidences in Women through the Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles
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George Koutras
Major: Biology
Mentor: Susan Mallery, DDS, PhD, College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Surgery, Pathology and Anesthesiology
Project: Evaluation of fenretinide and its metabolites for oral squamous cell carcinoma chemoprevention
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Jonathan Lee
Major: Molecular Genetics
Mentor: Maki Asano, MD, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Molecular Genetics
Project: A Genome-wide Screening of Drosophila melanogaster to Identify Endoreduplication-specific Factors
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Melissa Mauntel
Major: Molecular Genetics & International Studies
Mentor:Gustavo Leone, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology
Project: AKT-1 Independent Functions of Tumor Suppressor PTEN
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Joseph M. Meyers Jr.
Major: Human Nutrition Science
Mentor: Ouliana Ziouzenkova, PhD, College of Education and Human Ecology, Department of Human Nutrition
Project: Effect of Vitamin A Metabolites on the Transcriptional Regulation of Immunoglobulin Synthesis in B Cells
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Jeffrey Miller
Major: Biology
Mentor: Kamal Pohar, MD, College of Medicine, Department of Urology
Project: Exploring Novel Functions of E2F3 in Bladder Cancer
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Sean Moore
Major: Finance
Mentor: Subha Raman, MD, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Project: Novel Markers of Anthracycline-Induced Myocardial Damage
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Ryan Orlosky
Major: Biology
Mentor: Kamal Pohar, MD, College of Medicine, Department of Urology
Project: Study of the H-Ras-Rb Axis in Oncogene Induced Senescence
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Carlee Schaefer
Major: Molecular Genetics
Mentor: Debbie Parris, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology
& Medical Genetics
Project: Use and Optimization of TAP-tagged Herpesvirus Protein to Identify Novel Host Protein Interactions
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Nandini Sharma
Major: Molecular Genetics
Mentor: Michael Ostrowski, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Project: The Role of PKCβ in Breast Cancer Progression
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Ron Siebenaler
2012 Goldwater Scholar
Major: Biomedical Science
Mentor: Michael Caligiuri, MD, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Project: Personalized Medicine in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Targeting AML with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Epigenetic Modifiers
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Breonna Slocum
Major: Microbiology & Spanish
Mentor: Helen Chamberlin, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Molecular Genetics
Project: Establishing the Link between Pax Transcription Factors and Acyl-CoA Synthetase in Cancer Biology
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Alexander Smith
Major: Computer Science and Engineering
Mentor: Metin Gurcan, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Project: Development of a consensus-establishing software tool for skin cancer research
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Erica Toivonen
Major: Exercise Science
Mentor: Carmen Swain, PhD, College of Education and Human Ecology, Department of Physical Activity and Educational Services
Project: Reduce the Risk: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Males with an Increased Risk of Cancer
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Daniel Yanes
Major: Biology
Mentor: Michael Caligiuri, MD, PhD, College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
Project: Analysis of the Role of MLL-PTD in Hematopoesis Using a Mouse Model
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