SURE: Web Posters from SURE 2001

2001 Posters

The poster titles for the SURE 2001 Fellows and Morehouse College Summer Neuroscience Research Program appear below. Click on the underlined titles to see a web version of the poster. Atlanta-area GIFT teacher participants are listed at the bottom of the page.

SURE 2001 Fellows
Authors Title
Mindy M. Albertini and Richard L. Segal Variance Decrease Suggests Homogeneity in Motor Unit Recruitment in Muscles Divided Proximal to Distal and not Compartmentalization.
Whitney M. Amyot, Susu M. Zughaier, and David S. Stephens Respiratory Burst of Monocytes Primed with Structurally Altered Meningococcal Lipo-oligosaccharides.
Ibironke Apata, Mari Groves, Jose Soria, and Dennis Liotta Studies Towards the Development of New Candidates for the Suppression of Tumor Growth and Angeogenesis.
Alison Artman, A. Fowler, and F.B.M. de Waal The Ability of Chimpanzees to Interpret Representational Media.
David Banach, K. Pierson, A. Whitney, and T. Popovic Species- and Serotype-specific PCR Assays for Haemophilus influenzae Using the Lightcycler Instrument.
Sophia Banton No Title Submitted.
Naomi F. Bramhall and T.J. Murphy Effect of Acidic Inhibitors on NFAT Transcription and Cell Growth in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells.
Matthew S. Bryington, Haining Wang, Jing Chen, and Haian Fu Isolation of the GTPase Rab13 as a Novel 14-3-3 Binding Protein.
Aaron L. Cecala and John W. Scott Olfactory Epithelium Responses to CO2 in Adult Rats.
Jason J. Chang and Curt H. Hagedorn In vivo Gene Expression of Mouse Polyomavirus Infected Bronchiolar Epithelial Cells.
Shelley Chapman No Title Submitted.
Laura L. Cheney, Renée J. Krohne, C. Harold King, and Karen M. Dobos
(Third Place Tie)
The Cytopathic Effect of M. ulcerans Culture Filtrate is Suggestive of a Type I Toxin.
Darryl Neill and Kristin B. Cochran Investigating the Effects of Acute Fluoxetine Treatment on Hippocampal Stimulation Reward as Related to Depression.
Candice C. Colby, George L. Freeman, Jr., and W. Evan Secor Investigation of Methods to Improve Protection from Schistosoma mansoni Infection in Mice.
Emily B. Crafton, Deanna M. Green, Anita H. Corbett, and Kavita A Marfatia Domain Analysis of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae hnRNP, Nab2p.
Carlos Cureton No Title Submitted.
Devak G. Desai, Gireesh Rajashekara, and June R. Scott Functional Role of Truncated CooD in 1 Pili Morphogenesis in Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.
Vi T. Do, S.A. Padove, H.T. Nguyen, E. Stodulkova, J.M. Nickerson, and J.H. Boatright Characterization of a cis-acting element in the IRBP promoter.
David G. Lynn, Xiaoyu Li, Jingdong Ye, and Kaya Erbil Template Directed Ligations: Towards the Development of a Two-stage Replication Cycle.
Jessica R. Franke, Caroline Welz-Voegel, and Sue Jinks-Robertson
(First Place)
DNA Sequence Analysis of Spontaneous and UV-induced Mutations of Integrated SUP4-o in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Ellen Furlong, Jaclyn McKenna, Kathy Chikazawa, Georgia Lea and Mark Wilson Independence and Play Behavior in Female Infant Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) Aged Two to Three Months.
Quentin Gaudry and Ronald L. Calabrese Neuromodulation of the Leech Heart Interneurons.
James Winslow, Pam Noble, Sheila Sterk, Kiran Rao, Meg Lawley, >Alicia Smith, Chris Glassbrook, and Sherrilyn D. Hicks Behavioral Effects of Early Adverse Experiences in Rhesus Monkeys.
Janet M. Gray, Allison H. Predecki, and Debra L. Mohler
(Honorable Mention)
Model Studies Towards Improved Anticancer Agents: Synthesis and DNA-Cleavage Studies of Diiron-aryl Complexes.
Svetlana Gurvich and Dieter Jaeger Analysis of Striatal and Globus Pallidal Spontaneous Activity and its Relation to Cortical EEG.
Ryan Harrington, S. Burova, and F. E. McDonald Synthesis of Polyketide Natural Products: RK-397: Preparative Route to Stereospecific 1,3-Polyol Modules.
Janice Hassett, Erin Siebert, and Kim Wallen An Investigation of Toy Preferences in Group-living Male and Female Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta).
Jeremy P. Holland JRFAS: The Java Remote File Access System, A Java Program Designed to Allow Concurrent Access to Specified Files on a Remote Host.
Samuel Hood and Anthony Martin Xiphosurid Behaviour and Population Data Represented by Trace Fossils from the Pottsville formation (Westphalian A), Union Chapel Mine Site, Alabama, USA.
Autumn B. Hostetter, Michael J. Wesley, and William D. Hopkins
(Honorable Mention)
Grip Morphology and Hand Preference in Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes): Evidence for a Left Hemisphere Specialization in Manual Skill.
Christie P. Johnson, Deanna M. Green, and Anita H. Corbett
(Honorable Mention)
Going Fishing with Nab2p as Bait: Identifying Protein-Protein Interactions using the Yeast Two Hybrid Screen.
Lloyd H. Johnson, II, Don Simmons and Darryl Neill The Effects of Dopamine Agonists on Reward Signaling in Amygdala- Nucleus Accumbens Interactions.
Jaclyn McKenna, Ellen Furlong, Kathy Chikazawa, Georgia Lea, and Mark Wilson Partner Preferences for Play Behavior in Female Infant Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta), Aged 2 to 3 Months.
Shaun Stewart, Jean Hu-Primmer, Thomas Rowe, and Jacqueline M. Katz Influenza Infection and Apoptosis of Mouse Lymphocytes.
Phillip R. Tennant, Deborah G. Culver, and Jonathan D. Glass The WLDS Gene Modifies Disease Course in the Transgenic Mouse Model of Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (FALS).
Hajar Kadivar, Geraldine L. Dodd, Ann E. Mayne, Aftab A. Ansari, and Pavel Bostik The Effects of SIV Infection on Telomerase Activity and Expression in CD4+ Cells In Vitro.
Rebecca A. Kluck, Thorsten R. Zeh, James K. Rilling, and Clinton D. Kilts Imaging the neural correlates of reward expectancy, response conflict, and response inhibition in the decision making process of the Prisoner’s Dilemma Game.

Renée J. Krohne, Karen M. Dobos, Laura L. Cheney, Andy Comer, and C.Harold King
(Third Place Tie)

Buruli Ulcer in Ghana: An Epidemiological Study of the Environmental Source of Mycobacterium ulcerans.
Laura J. Lee and William D. Hopkins Chimpanzees Use Social Referencing When Presented with a Novel Food.
Tameka Lundy, D.D. Francis, T.R. Insel and L.J. Young Is There a Relationship Between Vasopressin V1A Gene Structure, V1A Receptor Expression and Social Behavior in the Mongamous Prairie Vole?
Nael A. McCarty and M. Robert Marshall Thiocyanate Permeation and Interaction with TM6 Amino Acid Residues in the CFTR Channel Vestibule.
Bryce Mendelsohn, Kristen Riehman, and Judith Fridovich-Keil Eap1 is Synthetically Lethal with Scp160.
Monika Misra, L.A. Volpicelli, and A.I. Levey M2 Muscarinic Receptor Internalization in the Hippocampus.
Sunita N. Misra and David. D. Mott
(Third Place Tie)
Zinc Inhibition of Kainate Receptors.
Angela N. Mosley, Terry M. DeRouin, Jennifer A. Colquhoun, Henry M. Blumberg, and Susan M. Ray Determination of the Usefulness of Spoligotyping in Delineating the Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains With Three Copies of the IS6110 Insertion Element.
Catishia Mosley, Namir Kirma, and Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal Determination of Aromatase Overproduction in Transgenic Models and its Effect on Estrogen Receptor.
Hye Mee Na and Hillary Rodman CaBP positive dLGN neurons in Monkeys with Blindsight.
Claire Nerbun and Keith Berland Evaluation of S.cerevisiae Cell Morphology Using Two Photon Fluorescence Microscopy and Deconvolution Analysis.
Eun Y. Oh, Ami Lakdawala, James P. Snyder and Ralph A. Tripp Progress Toward the Discovery of Small Molecule Inhibitors of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection and Disease.
Shrinesh Patel,> Ainsley Nicholson, Balveen Kaur and Erwin Van Meir Identifying Overexpression of the VEGF and IL-8 Angiogenic Proteins and the TSP-1 Anti-angiogenic Protein in C9 Glioblastoma Cells.
Viraj V. Patel, D.M. Guidot, L.S. Brown and R. Polavarapu Microarray Analysis: Regulation of Genes that Metabolize Alcohol And Glutathione Homeostasis Lead to Oxidative Stress in Pulmonary Tissue of Ethanol-Fed Rats.
Nameeta Penkar, Anu Kumar, and Barry Yedvobnick Genetic Screens for Modifiers of the Notch Pathway Locus Mastermind.
Nicholas D. Pyenson and Anthony J. Martin Estimating Carboniferous Amphibian Population Structure Using Vertebrate Trackways from the Union Chapel Mine (Westphalian A) of Alabama.
Kelli Randon, Nameer Kirma, and Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal Characterization of c-fms Transgenic Mice.
Maria Rivas, Robyn Fivush, Lorraine Bahrick, and Janat Parker The Effects of Stress on Memory.
Shveta Shah, Melanie A. Sherman, and Melissa A. Brown Functions of STAT6 Isoform in Mast Cells.
Alexander C. Shkolnik and David A. Edwards Role of the Medial Nucleus of the Amygdala in Various Social Behavior of Male Mice.
Scott Siera, A. D’Costa, R. Reifegerste, and K. Moses
(Honorable Mention)
Characterization of the Phenotype for su(hh)3A, a Novel Gene Interacting with the Hedgehog pathway in Drosophila melanogaster.
Hector Sosa and W. Siede Transcriptional Regulation of the DNA-Damage-Bypass Polymerase RAD30 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Joshua F. Tusin, Charity Crews, and Judith Fridovich-Keil Molecular Basis of Galactose Toxicity as a Result of Galactosemia.
Sharad Virmani, D.G. Stein, and S.W. Hoffman The effects of Chronic Dihydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Administration on Recovery of Function after Traumatic Brain Injury.
April L. Wagner, J.M. Davis, A.S. Pollick, and F.B.M. de Waal
(Honorable Mention)
How Are Food Calls Fruitful?
Justin S. White and Michael J. Owens Affinity of Second-generation SSRI Antidepressant Escitalopram and Other SSRIs for the Serotonin and Norepinephrine Transporters.
Shuante Wilkes, S. Hamann, R. Herman, and K. Wallen Functional Neuroanatomy of Reactions to Visual Sexual Stimuli in Human Males.
Andrew Woods, A. Oran, J. Pickens, J. Smith, and H. Robinson Testing Polymer Adjuvants For Raised Immune Response to DNA Vaccines.
Heather L. Youhanaie, Susan M. Lessner, and Zorina S. Galis
(Honorable Mention)
Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 May Facilitate Monocyte Infiltration into the Arterial Wall During Atherosclerosis.
Jamie Zampell, Shanmugam Nagarajan, Leah Horton, Neil Poloso, and Periasamy Selvaraj Functional Significance of CD40 Upregulation in Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines.
Matthew Zuckerman, Zhu Guo, and Jeremy Boss
(Second Place)
Analysis of the Effect of BCL-6 on MCP-1 Induction by TNF.
   
Morehouse College Neuroscience Program Presenters
Authors Title
Willie Harrington The Effects of Neuregulin in Aorta Smooth Muscle Cells: Can Neuregulin Regulate Proliferation in Atherosclerosis?
Leonard Smith Effects of Galectin 1 on Smooth Muscle Cell Adhesion and Proliferation.
Jamison Murphy and Robert Butera Estimating Electrical Coupling between Neurons of Helisoma trivolvis.
Darryle Ferrar Intervention Programs and Decreasing Alcohol and Drug Use Among Teenage Males.
James Archibald and Makoye Pambi Behavioral Response to Light in Termites.
Kevin Mohammed, P.E. Campbell, Brandi Brandon, Yaa Aousouba, K. Parker Johnson, David Cooke III, and Duane Johnson Novel Isochalcones Exhibit Both Down Regulation of EGF and TGF-Beta1 Protein Expression and Antiproliferative Activity in Human Cancer Prostate Cell Line DU-145.
Brandon L. Mason Examining the Effects of GnRH and Vasotocin on Mate Choice in Sailfin Mollies (Poecilia latipinna).
Ashanti Johnson, Haiying Li, C.P. Wong A Novel Development in No-Flow Underfill Materials for Flip-Chip Technology.
Bryon Jackson No Title Submitted.
   
GIFT Program Presenters
Iv Bray Nancy Brannon Letitia Crosby Elaine Conklin
Barbara Durham Steven Fowler Sharon Harrell Kathryn Hajek
Lane Harrison Krista Herron Jehoshaphat K. Jones Angela Kamara
Essie McFarland Jim Nigrelli Peter-Claver Nwanze Andrea Robinson-Smith
Anita Patterson Ara John Parseghian Dorothy Smith