Hendekea Azene: Tulane University,  Chemical Engineering major
Mentor:  Dr. Vijay John, Chemical Engineering Department
Project:  "Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles using Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate/Phosphatidylcholine/Isooctane
Mixed Reverse Miccelles"

Latoya Barber:  Xavier University,  Biology major
Mentor:  Dr. Assaf Abdelghani and Dr. Clinton Hunt, Environmental Health Science
Project:  "Quantification of Arsenobetaine in Red Swamp Crawfish, Procambarus Clarkii, Tissues following
Long Term Exposure to Monosodium Methanearsonate"

D'Andra Davis: Louisiana State University,  Animal -Diary-Poultry Science major
Mentor: Dr. Mouhammed Awayda, Physiology Department
Project: "Adaptation of Oligo-dT Purification for ENaC Messenger RNA"

Darryl Dickerson: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor:  Dr. Glen Livesay, Biomedical Engineering Department
Project:  "Creation of a Soft Tissue/Bone Interface"

Jenifer Dye:  Xavier University,  Biology major
Mentor:  Dr. Arnold Brody and Dr. Deborah Sullivan, Pathology Department
Project:  "Transforming Growth Factor Beta (TGFB) Expression Mediated by Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNFA)
in Lung Fibroblasts"

Mary Flournoy: Tulane University,  Neuroscience major
Mentor: Dr. Paul Colombo, Psychology Department
Project: "Learning Induced c-fos Expression in the Hippocampus using the Social Transmission of Food Preference Task"

Jamie Granger: Tulane University,  Computer Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Enrique Barbieri, Electrical Engineering/Computer Science Department
Project: "Modeling and Control of Propulsion Test-Stand Components for NASA Stennis Space Center:  Improving the
Accuracy of the Mixer Subsystem Model"

Terrell Green:  Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Paul Ziehl, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Project:  "Study of Damage Progression in Fiber-Reinforced Polymers"

Karla Melendez: Tulane University, Neuroscience major
Mentor:  Dr. Mouhammed Awayda, Physiology Department
Project:  "The Effect of Intracellular Sodium Concentration on PKC Activity"
 
Rachel Mitchell: Xavier University,  Biochemistry major
Mentor:  Dr. Bill Alworth, Chemistry Department
Project:  "Synthesis of Compounds Designed to Inhibit Cytochrome P450C"

Okechukwu Okafor: Southern University at New Orleans, Physics major
Mentor:  Dr. Mark Sulkes, Chemistry Department
Project:  "Molecular Beam Studies of Reactive Chemical Species"

Natalie Praetorius: Tulane University,  Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major
Mentor:  Dr. Lee Dyer, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department
Project:  "Parasitoid Diversity in Tropical Rainforests"

 Jabari Robinson:  Southern University at Baton Rouge,  Physics major
Mentor: Dr. Brian Mitchell, Chemical Engineering Department
Project: "High Energy Ball Milling of Polymers"

Brandy Roy:  Xavier University,  Biology major
Mentor:  Dr. Marian Walters, Physiology Department
Project: "Cross-Talk between Estrogen Receptors and B-adrenergic Receptors:  Examining the Role of Cyclic
AMP on Estrogen Induced Gene Transcription"

Stephanie Sigers: Dillard University,  Physics major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical Engineering Department
Project:  "Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles using Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate/Phosphatidylcholine/Isooctane
Mixed Reverse Miccelles"

Hari Tunuguntla: Tulane University,  Neuroscience major
Mentor: Dr. Russell Schmehl, Chemistry  Department
Project: "Synthesis of Ligands and Metal Complexes for Application as Saturable Absorbers"
 
David Webb:  Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor:   Dr. Assaf Abdelghani and Dr. Clinton Hunt, Environmental Health Science
Project:  "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHS) in Crawfish, Procambarus Clarkii, Tissue:  Phase I
(Method Development)"

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