LS-LAMP Participants
If you are a former LS-LAMP participant, please take some time to fill out our
LAMP Summer Research Program Participant Tracking and Information Form.
All the information provided will be treated as confidential. Information will be released only in statistical summaries or in a way that does not identify information about any particular person.
Thank you.
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LS-LAMP Participants by year:
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
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Jarrett Bolden: Xavier University, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Henry L. Bart, Jr., EEO Biology
Project: "Influence of Flow Variability on Stream Fish Diversity in the Southeastern United States"
Latoia Davis: Grambling State University, Chemisty major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Allen Apblett, Chemistry
Project: "Catalytic Hydrolytic Dechlorination of Chlorocarbons"
Joan Green: Southern University of New Orleans, Physics major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. James MacLaren, Physics
Project: "Analysis of Low Energy Electron Defraction Data"
Ernest Harris: Xavier University, Physics major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Brent Koplitz, Chemistry
Project: "Understanding of Carbon Removal Pathways in the Photo Assisted Growth of Platinum Films"
Nakia Jackson: Xavier University, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Milton Fingerman, EEO Biology
Project: "Reproductive Toxicity Evaluation of Napthalene in Male Crawfish"
Deleshia Kinney: Grambling State University, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Allen Apblett, Chemistry
Project: "Remediation of Toxic Metal Ions Using Ammonium Titanates"
Talib Mahmoud: Grambling State University, Physics major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Ulrike Diebold, Physics
Project: "Scanning Tunneling Microscropy Studies of Defective Titanium Dioxide Surfaces"
Tamara Prater: Grambling State University, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Larry Byers, Chemistry
Project: "Inhibition of B/Glucosidase Using a 4/Methyl/5/Imidavolemethanol Hydrochloride Inhibitor"
Sonia Robinson: Dillard University, Computer Science major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Sciences
Project: "The Levels of Formaldehyde in Indoor Air and its Health Effects"
Nikia Sherman, Xavier University, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. William Hartley, Environmental Health Sciences
Project: "The Effects of 17 B-estradiol on Eye Development in the Japanese Medaka Fish"
Craig Stafford: Southern University at Shreveport, Chemistry major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Sciences
Project: "Chemical Characterization of Houses that Have Incidents of Cogenital Heart Disease"
Michele Walker: Southern University of New Orleans, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Milton Fingerman, EEO Biology
Project: "Role of Opioids in Molting of Crustaceans"
Stephanie Watson: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Linda Hyman, Biochemistry
Project: "Locating the Transcription Terminator"
Raillan Young: Dillard University, Engineering major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Brent Koplitz, Chemistry
Project: "Creation of Semiconductor Films Through the Laser Ablation/ Ionization of 135 Zintle Materials"
Sarah Acevedo: Tulane University, Cell and Molecular Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Charles Ide, Cell and Molecular Biology
Project: "The Role of Cytokines in Neural Development"
Brandon Broady: Xavier University, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Henry L. Bart, Jr., EEO Biology
Project: "Field Assessment of Abnormal Estrogenic Activity in Fish from the Bayou Trepagnier and Bayou Traverse Wetlands"
Keisha Flen: Xavier University, Electrical Engineering major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Slawomir Kwasik, Mathematics
Tulane Project: "Mathematical Model in Population Growth and Ecology"
Rhonda Freeman: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Allen Apblett, Chemistry
Tulane Project: "Novel Methods for Removal of Toxic Metals from Water"
Tonie Germany: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Sciences
Tulane Project: "A Proposed Study to Determine the Acute Toxicity of 2,
4- Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid to Crawfish Procambarus clarki"
Joan Green: Southern University of New Orleans, Physics major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Calvin Mackie, Mechanical Engineering
Project: "Rayleigh-Benard Stability of a Solidifying in Pure Metal"
Shakirra Hall: Xavier University, Engineering major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Slawomir Kwasik, Mathematics
Project: "Mathematical Model in Population Growth and Ecology"
Angel Hampton: Xavier University, Computer Science major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Billy Buckles, Electrical Engineering/Computer Science
Project: "Content Based Search Prototype"
Latoya Johnson: Xavier University, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Charles Ide, Cell and Molecular Biology
Project: "The Effects of Dibenz [a.h.] anthracene on the Metamorphosis of Xenopus laevis"
Melvenia Martin: Grambling State University, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Charles Ide, Cell and Molecular Biology
Project: "Field Assessment of Benithic Community Structure from Bayou Trepagnier"
Nicole Mikel: Xavier University, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Linda Hyman, Biochemistry
Project: "Determination of p15 Interaction with Saccharomyces cerevisiaew"
Danielle Mitchell: Dillard University, Physics major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. David Sailor, Mechanical Engineering
Project: "Heat Transfer Enhancement: Air Jet Impinging Orthogonal to a Heated Surface"
Kanina Norwood: Tulane University, Engineering major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Slawomir Kwasik, Mathematics
Project: "Mathematical Model in Population Growth and Ecology"
Jaqunda Patton: Tulane University, Enginering major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Victor Law, Chemical Engineering
Project: "The Effect of Wash Solution Concentrations on FCC Catalysts
in the DEMET Process"
Jabbar Rodney: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Brent Koplitz, Chemistry
Project: "Energetics of Pulse Laser Ablation Species as Determined by Quadropole and TOF Mass Spectrometry"
Susan Tran: Tulane University, Anthropology/Cell and Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Sciences
Project: "Determination of Physical and Chemical Constants of HCBD and HCB for a BioGeoChemical Model"
Stephanie Watson: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Ronald Anderson, Biomedical Engineering
Project: "Design of a Mini-Sled Aparatus to Measure the Effects of Impact on the Cervical Spine"
Monica Watts: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Slawomir Kwasik, Mathematics
Project: "Mathematical Model in Population Growth and Ecology"
Eric Williams: Southern University of New Orleans,
Physics/ Engineering major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Asher Rubinstein, Mechanical Engineering
Project: "Dynamic Imaging of Real Time Mechanics"
Koteshya Williams: Dillard University, Physics major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Brent Koplitz, Chemistry
Project: "Effects of Narrow Bandwidth Phtolysis on Photodissociation Dynamics of H2Se"
Dana Bageon: Southern University of New Orleans, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Julie Whitbeck, EEO Biology
Project: "The Impact of Lead on Buckwheat Plants for the Use of Phytoremediation"
Rose-Ann Blenman: Dillard University, Physics/Computer Science major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Brian Mitchell, Chemical Engineering
Project: "Surface Tension of Lead and Aluminum Measured by a Maximum Bubble Pressure Apparatus"
Dionne Brown: Southern University of New Orleans, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Julie Whitbeck, EEO Biology
Project: "The Effects of Lead Accumulation in the Radish Plant and Its Use
As an Instrument in Phytoremediation"
Monita Chambers: Xavier University, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Henry L. Bart, Jr., EEO Biology
Project: "Allometric Changes in Fin Proportions in Sunfishes"
Yvette Charles: Southern University at Baton Rouge,
Mathematics major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Sciences
Project: "Confirmation of Extraction and Fractionation Methodologies for the Determination of Organic and Inorganic Arsenic Concentractions in Marine Animal Tissue"
Margeaux Coleman: Xavier University, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Sciences
Project: "Development of Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) Methodology
for Extraction of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid from Fish Tissue"
Stacey Cox: Dillard University, Computer Science major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Bill Buckles, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Identifying Missiles Using Feature Selection Within Digital Image Processing"
Dishili Davis: Dillard University, Pre-Engineering major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Victor Law, Chemical Engineering
Project: "The Effects of Waste Water on DEMET"
Pamela Dickerson: Southern University of New Orleans, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Russell Schmehl, Chemistry
Project: "Ligands for the Development of Dye Sensitized Photoelectro-Chemical Cells"
Maria Florez: Tulane University, Biochemistry major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Nancy Hopkins, Pharmacology
Project: "The Metabolism of Anti-Malarials by Cytochrome P450"
Renae Garrett: Xavier University, Engineering major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Russell Schmehl, Chemistry
Project: "Detecting Metals by Turning on Luminescence"
Marcus Howard: Dillard University, Pre-Engineering/Physics major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Ronaldo Luna, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Project: "Digital Image Analysis for Soil/Fiber Materials Specimen Preparation and Evaluation"
Toni Johnson: Xavier University, Chemistry/Pre-Med major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Victor Law, Chemical Engineering
Project: "Regeneration of Hydrotreating Catalysts"
Daymond Lavine: Xavier University, Physics/Engineering major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Ulrike Diebold, Physics
Project: "Surface Science and the Construction of a Sulfur Source"
Rheneisha Mable: Xavier University, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Henry L. Bart, Jr., EEO Biology
Project: "Effects of Streamflow Variability on Fin Size Traits in a Pelagic Minnow"
Kanina Norwood: Tulane University, Computer Science major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Bill Buckles, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Probability and L-Systems"
Michelle Perkins: Xavier University, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Sciences
Project: "Determination of the Short Term Toxicity Effects of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid and Monosodium Methanearsonate Individually and in Combination on Freshwater Channel Catfish Ictalauras punctatus"
Derek Russ: Dillard University, Engineering major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Brian Mitchell, Chemical Engineering
Project: "Recycling of Glass Fibers from Electronic Circuit Boards"
Keisha Smith: Xavier University, Biology major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Nancy Hopkins, Pharmacology
Project: "The Metabolism of Anti-Malarials by Cytochrome P450"
Jessica Tyler: Dillard University, Pre-Engineering major
Tulane Mentor: Dr. Ronaldo Luna, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Project: "Digital Image Analysis for Soil/Fiber Materials Specimen Preparation and Evaluation"
Brandi Bean: Dillard University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Henry Bart, Jr., Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
Project: "Variation in Fin Sizes Between the Juvenile and Adult Cyprinella venusta Fishes from Different Flow Regimes"
Geminesse Dorsey: Xavier University, Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Science
Project: "Determination of the Soil and Sediment Adsorption/Desorption Isothern for 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid"
Monique Gibbs: Xavier University, Chemical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Victor Law, Chemical Engineering
Project: "The Effects of Varying Calcining Temperatures in the Regeneration Process of the FCC Catalyst"
Nieka Harris: Dillard University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Paul Guth, Pharmacology
Project: "Immunocytochemical Localization of Opioid Receptors and Peptides in Vestibular Periphery"
DeAndra Hayes: Xavier University, Computer Science major
Mentor: Dr. Bill Buckles, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Finding Rules to Search for Events within Images"
Karen Jack: Dillard University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Brian Mitchell, Chemical Engineering
Project: "The Calculation of the Surface Tension of High temperature Melts Using the Maximum Bubble Pressure Method"
Shantel Jackson: Xavier University, Physics major
Mentor: Dr. Calvin Mackie, Mechanical Engineering
Project: "Solving Differential Systems Describing Fluid Motion During Solidification in Manufacturing Processes"
Salah Jadid: Southern University at New Orleans,
Physics/Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Ulrike Diebold, Physics
Project: "Construction of a Br Source for Surface Science Studies"
Rafael Jarquin: Loyola University, Physics/Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Gardner, Physics
Project: "Non-Linear Dynamics of Electronic Circuit"
Dionne Mashia: Southern University at New Orleans, Mathematics major
Mentor: Dr. Peter Moore, Mathematics
Project: "Mathematical Tools for Analyzing Models in the Electrophysiology"
Fatema Nomanbhoy: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Philip Kadowitz, Pharmacology
Project: "Effects of Anglotensin II on AT1 and AT2 Receptors in Anesthetized CD-1 Mice"
Latoya Ogunyemi: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Mark Fink, Chemistry
Project: "Kinetic Studies of (dcpe)Pd(dba)"
Chika Okafor: Southern University at New Orleans, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Henry Bart, Jr., Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology
Project: "Effects of Flow Regime on Fin Size of Cyprinella venusta cercostigma and Notropis texanus"
Samuel Omorogbe: Southern University at New Orleans,
Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. William Alworth, Chemistry
Project: "Synthesis of Flavones"
Danielle Peikert: Southern University at New Orleans,
Mathematics major
Mentor: Dr. Peter Moore, Mathematics
Project: "Mathematical Tools for Analyzing Models in the Electrophysiology"
Derek Russ: Southern University at New Orleans, Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Mark Millonas, Physics
Project: "The Molecular Biophysics of Ion Channel Gating"
Tamara Singleton: Dillard University, Mathematics major
Mentor: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Science
Project: "Mixture Effects of 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid and Monosodium Methanearsonate"
Misty Watson: Xavier University, Physics major
Mentor: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Science
Project: "The toxicity of MSMA with and without Surfactant"
Lakeisha White: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Cheryl Nickerson, Microbiology and Immunology
Project: "The Effects of Environmental Stress on the Regulation of the yehV Gene"
Lekesha Williams: Southern University at New Orleans, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Bill Buckles, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Image Processing Techniques Applied to Plant Roots"
Daisy Woods: Xavier University, Biochemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Yu-Teh Li, Biochemistry
Project: "Studies of a Novel Blood Group A-Destroying Enzyme"
Theopholius Worrell: Xavier University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Victor Law, Chemical Engineering
Project: "The Effects of Varying Calcining Temperatures in the Regeneration Process of the FCC Catalyst"
Dodie Arnold: Xavier University, Biology/Pre Med major
Mentor: Dr. Henry Bart, Jr., Ecology and Evolution Biology
Project: "The Shape Evolution of Carpiodes carpio"
Michael Briscoe: Tulane University, Cell and Molecular Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Michael Schurr, Microbiology and Immunology
Project: "Alg R Isolation and Characterization"
James Broussard: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical Engineering
Project: "Magnetic Ferrite Polymers and Enzyme-Catalyzed Polymerization Using Microstructured Surfactants"
Noel Comrie: Tulane University, Mechanical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Stathis Michaelides, Mechanical Engineering
Project: "The Effects of Drag Coefficient on Particle Flow in a Fluid"
Shakia Davis: Xavier University, Biochemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Science
Project: "Air Pollution in South Louisiana: Is There a Significant Health Risk?"
Darryl Dickerson: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Science
Project: "Assessment of Cajunite (spent bauxite) as an Adsorbent for Arsenic Contaminated Ground Water"
Jamaal Granger: Dillard University, Physics/Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Gardner, Physics
Project: "Characterization and Optimization of a Magneto-Optical Atom Trap"
Kimberly Harris: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Brent Koplitz, Chemistry
Project: "Solar Cell Fabrication by Pulsed Laser Deposition"
Nieka Harris: Dillard University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Paul Guth, Pharmacology
Project: "Muscarinic Receptor-3"
Jonathan Hijuelos: Tulane University, Mechanical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical Engineering
Project: "Clathrate Hydrate Production in Reverse Micelle Solutions"
Tai-Renee Hooker: Dillard University, Physics/Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Brent Koplitz, Chemistry
Project: "Solar Cell Fabrication by Pulsed Laser Deposition"
NaTosha Jones: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. S. Thayumanavan, Chemistry
Project: "Light Emitting Devices Through Organic Chemistry"
Lakeisha Marsh: Xavier University, Biology/Pre Med major
Mentor: Dr. Michael Schurr, Microbiology and Immunology
Project: "The Characterization of Alg Z"
Charmekia McCoy: Dillard University, Biology/Pre Med major
Mentor: Dr. Victor Law, Chemical Engineering
Project: "Removal of Vanadium from Spent Cat Cracker Catalysts"
Roopa Nalam: Tulane University, Biological Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Harry Ensley, Chemistry
Project: "Synthesis of 1, 10-Phenanthroline Chelators"
Charisse Nelson: Tulane University, Biochemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Science
Project: "Assessment of Indoor Air Quality in Offices and Gyms"
Victoria Nwosu: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Glen Boyd, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Project: "Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississipi River"
Samuel Omorogbe: Southern University at New Orleans,
Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Mark Sulkes, Chemistry
Project: "Mixed Fullerenes-Silicon Clusters Formed by Chemical Reaction in a Supersonic Molecular Beam: Implications and Study of the Reaction"
Mark Pichon: Southern University at New Orleans, Mathematics major
Mentor: Dr. Laura Steinberg, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Project: "Well Water Systems and Arsenic Contamination"
Deante Preston: Xavier University, Biology/Pre Med major
Mentor: Dr. Glen Boyd, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Project: "Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississipi River"
Areah Rodgers: Xavier University, Mathematics major
Mentor: Dr. Calvin Mackie, Mechanical Engineering
Project: "Solving Differential Systems Describing Fluid Motion During Solidification in Manufacturing Processes"
Douglas Rudolph: Xavier University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Victor Law, Chemical Engineering
Project: "Removal of Vanadium from Spent Cat Cracker Catalysts"
Tamara Singleton: Dillard University, Mathematics major
Mentor: Dr. Calvin Mackie, Mechanical Engineering
Project: "Solving Differential Systems Describing Fluid Motion During Solidification in Manufacturing Processes"
Christine Tanjutco: Tulane University, Cell and Molecular Biology major
Mentor: Dr. S. Thayumanavan, Chemistry
Project: "Helical Polymers: A Synthetic Approach to Studying the Folding Properties of Proteins"
Suzanne Uwicyeza: Dillard University, Computer Science major
Mentor: Dr. Bill Buckles, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Digital Image Processing"
Tommietra Walker: Dillard University, Mathematics major
Mentor: Dr. James MacLaren, Physics
Project: "Magnetic Materials"
Sydeaka Watson: University of New Orleans, Mathematics major
Mentor: Dr. Calvin Mackie, Mechanical Engineering
Project: "Solving Differential Systems Describing Fluid Motion During Solidification in Manufacturing Processes"
Nina Williams: Xavier University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Bill Alworth, Chemistry
Project: "Synthesis and Characterization of Potential Inhibitors of Cytochromes P450 1A1 and 1B1"
Jadrien Young: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Mohammed Awayda, of Medicine
Project: "Transport Properties of MCF-7 Cells"
Brian Ashford: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Michael Schurr, Microbiology and Immunology
Project: "Cytotoxicity of Psuedomonas aeruginosa on Lung Epithelial Cells"
John Danzell: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Duncan Irschick, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Project: "The Effects of Loading on Animal Acceleration"
April Dennis: Dillard University, Physics/Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Abdalla Darwish, Dillard University
Project: "Optical Wave-Guide Fabrication using PMMA Doped with DCM"
Darryl Dickerson: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Glen Livesay, Biomedical Engineering
Project: "Effect of Sterilization Techniques and Time on the Mechanical Properties of Collagen Scaffolds"
April Ferchaud: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. S. Thayumanavan, Chemistry
Project: "Synthesis of Dendrimers for use as Hole-Transport Layers"
Lanna Fuselier: Xavier University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. S. Thayumanavan, Chemistry
Project: "Light Emitting Devices through Organic Chemistry"
Joyonna Gamble-George: Xavier University, Biochemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Karen Watanabe, Environmental Health Science
Project: "Comparison of the Mechanisms of Xenobiotic Metabolism between Humans and Freshwater Organisms"
Jamaal Granger: Dillard University, Physics/Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Abdalla Darwish, Dillard University
Project: "Optical Wave-Guide Fabrication using PMMA Doped with DCM"
Terrell Green: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Science
Project: "Metabolic Transformation of Monosodium Methanearsonate to Arsenobetaine in Edible Fish Tissues"
Brian Hannah: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Yu-Teh Li, Biochemistry
Project: "Isolation of GM2 from Human Tay-Sachs Brain"
Jonathan Hijuelos: Tulane University, Mechanical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical Engineering
Project: "Material Synthesis through Hydrate Production"
Anthony Hurst: Southern University at Baton Rouge, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Abdalla Darwish, Dillard University
Project: "Optical Wave-Guide Fabrication using PMMA Doped with DCM"
Martin Jiminez: Tulane University, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Duncan Irschick, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Project: "The Effects of Surface Diameter on the Acceleration of a Lizard: Anolis sagrei"
Jevon Johnson: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Mouhammed Awayda, Physiology
Project: "Affects of Doxyrubicin on MCF-7 Cells"
Rocquel Johnson: Southern University at New Orleans, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Bianchi, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Project: "The Composition of Plant Pigment as Biomarkers as Indicators of Phytoplankton in the Mississippi River Plume"
Kera Lawson: Xavier University, Biochemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Bill Alworth, Chemistry
Project: "Total Antioxidant Staus Determination of Zearalenone"
Taiesha Lewis (visiting scholar): Spelman College, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Lucy Cardenas-Freytag, Microbiology and Immunology
Project: "A Study on the Protection of a LT (R192G) and Heat-Killed C. albicans Vaccine against Vagina Candidiasis"
Ndidi Madu: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Victor Law, Chemical Engineering
Project: "The Regeneration of Deactivated Equilibrium Cat Cracker Catalysts"
Karla Melendez: Tulane University, Neuroscience major
Mentor: Dr. Henry Bart, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Project: "Morphometric Variance in the Species Carpiodes Carpio"
LaKeisha Myles: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Russell Schmehl, Chemistry
Project: "Synthesis of Materials for Electroluminescence Applications"
Roopa Nalam: Tulane University, Biological Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Harry Ensley, Chemistry
Project: "Synthesis of 1, 10-Phenanthroline Chelators"
Ihuoma Okezie: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Steven Darwin, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Project: "Exploration of Seed Rain in a Bottomland Hardwood Forest of Southeastern Louisiana: Its Affect on Forest Regeneration and Succession"
Amisha Poret-Peterson: Tulane University, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Jay Gulledge, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Project: "Methods in Microbial Biomass Carbon Determination"
Douglas Rudolph: Xavier University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Victor Law, Chemical Engineering
Project: "The Regeneration of Deactivated Equilibrium Cat Cracker Catalysts"
Apryl Scott: Tulane University, Cell and Molecular Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Glen Boyd, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Project: "Pharmaceutical Contaminants and Treatment Alternatives for the Lower Mississippi River"
David Webb: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. S. Thayumanavan, Chemistry
Project: "Light Emitting Devices through Organic Chemistry"
Nina Williams: Xavier University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Bill Alworth, Chemistry
Project: "Synthesis and Characterization of Potential Inhibitors of Cytochromes P450 1A1 and 1B1"
Demetrius Woods: Tulane University, Neuroscience major
Mentor: Dr. Mouhammed Awayda, Physiology
Project: "MCF-7: Hormonal Regulation in Epitheial Sodium Channel (EnaC) Activation and Transport"
Jadrien Young: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Kay C. Dee, Biomedical Engineering
Project: "Strength of Adhesion of Lung Epithlial Cells"
Hendekea Azene: Tulane University, Chemical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical Engineering
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
Project: "Adaptation of Oligo-dT Purification for ENaC Messenger RNA"
Darryl Dickerson: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Glen Livesay, Biomedical Engineering
Project: "Creation of a Soft Tissue/Bone Interface"
Jenifer Dye: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Arnold Brody and Dr. Deborah Sullivan, Pathology
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
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
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
Project: "Study of Damage Progression in Fiber-Reinforced Polymers"
Tracy Green: Nunez Community College, General Science major
Mentor: Dr. Lucy Cardenas-Freytag, Microbiology and Immunology
Project: "Immunogenicity of Soluble Antigens in Candida albicans"
Kiran Kaur: Tulane University, Neuroscience major
Mentor: Dr. S. Thayumanavan, Chemistry
Project: "Elucidating the Presence of Solvent in the Dendritic Core"
Karla Melendez: Tulane University, Neuroscience major
Mentor: Dr. Mouhammed Awayda, Physiology
Project: "The Effect of Intracellular Sodium Concentration on PKC Activity"
Rachel Mitchell: Xavier University, Biochemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Bill Alworth, Chemistry
Project: "Synthesis of Compounds Designed to Inhibit Cytochrome P450C"
Okechukwu Okafor: Southern University at New Orleans, Physics major
Mentor: Dr. Mark Sulkes, Chemistry
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
Project: "Parasitoid Diversity in Tropical Rainforests"
Jabari Robinson: Southern University at Baton Rouge, Physics major
Mentor: Dr. Brian Mitchell, Chemical Engineering
Project: "High Energy Ball Milling of Polymers"
Brandy Roy: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Marian Walters, Physiology
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
Project: "Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles using Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate/Phosphatidylcholine/Isooctane
Mixed Reverse Miccelles"
Hari Tunuguntla: Tulane University, Neuroscience major
Mentor: Dr. Russell Schmehl, Chemistry
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)"
Olumide Aruwajoye: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Anthony Lamanna, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Project: "Strengthening of Concrete Beams with FRP Strips and Strength of Straw as a Building Structure"
Angela Bailey: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentors: Dr. L. Gabriel Navar, Physiology
Project: "The Effect of Aldosterone Antagonism on Angiotensin II Hypertensive Rats"
Christine Carag: Tulane University, Chemical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "The Investigation of Enzyme Activity in an Immobilized Environment"
Jason Constantino: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentors: Dr. Paul Ziehl, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Project: "Formation of a Concise Accept/Reject Criterion for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Ring Specimens via Acoustic Emission"
Alex Davis: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Paul Colombo, Psychology
Project: "Role of Hippocampal/Neostriatal Systems in Multiple Forms of Memory"
Christal DeCuir-Charbonnet: Tulane University, Cell and Molecular Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Nancy Eddy Hopkins, Cell and Molecular Biology
Project: "Inhibition of the CYP 1A2 by Biphenyl Compounds in the Presence of Methoxyresorufin"
Stephen Fortson: Tulane University, Computer Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Brij Singh, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Electrical Modeling and Control for a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Distribution System"
Joseph Hicks: Dillard University, Physics/Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Russell Schmehl, Chemistry
Project: "Platinum (Methylphenylterpyridine) Chloride, Synthesis and Behavior"
Jennifer Miles: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Mark Fink, Chemistry
Project: "The Synthesis of Bisphosphine Palladium Complexes"
Larry Minor: Southern University at Baton Rouge, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Henry L. Bart, Jr., Ecology and Environmental Biology
Project: "Dtermining Shape Variation in carpiodes velifer Using Geometric Morphometrics"
Arthur Monroe: Southern University at Baton Rouge, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Mouhamed Awayda, Physiology
Project: "Role of AKAP in PKA Activation of ENaC in a Native Epithelium"
Yamini Natarajan: Tulane University, Computer Science major
Mentor: Dr. Boumediene Belkhouche, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Correlating Gene Function and Gene Expression"
Violet Ogana-Smith: Southern University-New Orleans, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Russell Schmehl, Chemistry
Project: "Synthesis of Materials for Electroluminescence Applications "
Jabari Robinson: Southern University at Baton Rouge, Physics major
Mentor: Dr. Brian Mitchell, Chemical Engineering
Project: "High Energy Ball Milling of Polymers"
Victor Opoku: Nunez Community College, Computer Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Uvais Qidwai, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Designing a Circuit to Generate Ultrasonic Probes for Position Sensing"
Stephanie Sigers: Dillard University, Physics major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical Engineering
Project: "Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles using Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate/Phosphatidylcholine/ Isooctane Mixed Reverse Miccelles"
Ella Scott: Southeastern Louisiana University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. S. Thayumanavan, Chemistry
Project: "Non-conjugated Dendrimers: Tools for Photoinitiated Electron Transfers"
Kendra Simpson: North Carolina State University, Chemistry major
Mentors: Dr. Michael J. Schurr, Microbiology and Immunology
Project: "Production of HCN by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Clinical Isolates vs. Laboratory Strains"
Danielle Solomon: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentors: Dr. J-K Francis Suh, Biomedical Engineering
Project: "Comparative Investigation into the Usage of Chondrocytes and Bone Marrow Stromal Cells in Conjunction with a Chitosan-GAG Scaffold to Generate Cartilage Tissue"
Meera Unnithan : Tulane University, Neuroscience major
Mentors: Dr. Assaf Abdelghani, Environmental Health Science
Project: "Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in Air Samples Obtained During Standard Coast Guard Inspections"
DeAnn Vessel: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Bradley Taylor, Pharmacology
Project: "The Use of Immunohistochemistry in the Study of Chronic Pain Treatment "
Robert Haydel : Dillard University, (LAMP Scholar)
Physics/Pre-Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Brent Koplitz, Chemistry
Project: "Investigation of Nonlinear Optical Properties of Ion Implanted ADN High Pulse Laser Deposition SiC:Ge:Waveguide"
Olivia Mitchell : Dillard University, (LAMP Scholar)
Physics/Pre-Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Abdalla Darwish, Physics
Project: "Investigation of Nonlinear Optical Properties of Ion Implanted ADN High Pulse Laser Deposition SiC:Ge:Waveguide"
Jason Benford : Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "Smart Materials: Hydrogels"
Vashti Bocker: Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles,
Biology major
Mentor: Dr. A.J. Englande, Environmental Health Science
Project: "Impact of Bacterial Contamination at Bonnabel Canal: Water Quality Assessment"
Harold Bouttè : Xavier University, Chemistry-Biochemistry major
Mentor: Dr. A.J. Englande, Environmental Health Science
Project: "Survival of Enterococci Faecalis in Estuarine Sediment "
Christine Carag: Tulane University, Chemical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Yunfeng Lu, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "Guided Growth of Electrodeposited Metallic Nanowires in Mesoporous Silica Templates"
April Carter: Southern University-Baton Rouge, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Henry L. Bart, Jr., Ecology and Environmental Biology
Project: "An Assessment of Shape Variation in Carpiodes velifer Species Complex Using Morphology and Geometric Morphometrics "
Vishnu Cuddapah: Tulane University, Neuroscience major
Mentor: Dr. Bradley Taylor, Pharmacology
Project: "Neuropeptide Y Y1-receptor Downregulation after Neuropathic Injury"
Alex Davis: Tulane University, Chemical Engineering major
Mentor:Dr. Yunfeng Lu, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "Guided Growth of Electrodeposited Metallic Nanowires In Mesoporous Silica Templates"
Amber Hall: Southern University-Baton Rouge, Microbiology major
Mentor: Dr. Russell Schmehl, Chemistry
Project: "Synthesis of Precursors for Artificial Photosynthesis "
Nelson Hawkins: Dillard University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Robert Reimers and Dr. Huei-Wang Jeng, Environmental Health Science
Project: "Application of Nitrous Acid and Chlorine Dioxide to Inactive Fecal Coliform and Ascaris Eggs"
Ayesha Henderson: Southern University-Baton Rouge,
Microbiology major
Mentor: Dr. Nancy Eddy Hopkins, Cell and Molecular Biology
Project: "Inhibition Cytochrome P450 "
Trevor Kennedy: University of New Orleans,
Mechanical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Anthony Lamanna, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Project: "Data Acquisition Systems and Sensor Instruments: An Investigation on their Use in Engineering Experiments "
Joseph McHenry: Morehouse College, Computer Science major
Mentor: Dr. Dale Joachim, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Acoustic Direction Finding Senor Assessment "
Kenie Moses : Soutern University-Shreveport, Pre-Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Dale Joachim, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Molecular Beam Studies of Reactive Chemical Species"
Tiffany Owens: Tulane University, Electrical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Raj Pandian, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Computer Control of a Prototype Underwater Robot for Environmental Monitoring "
Sarah Price: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. W.T. Godbey, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "Culture and Identification of Mouse fibroblast and Skeletal Muscle Tissue "
Jamie Simmons: Grambling State University, Computer Science major
Mentor: Dr. Brij Singh, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Centroid Fault Detection Analysis in Induction Machines "
Jason Ting: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Kai Pinkernell, Cardiology
Project: "Stem Cell Engineering: Characterization of Cardiomyocytes"
Nadiyah Majeed: Dillard University, (LAMP Scholar)
Physics-Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Abdalla Darwish, Physics
Project: "Fabrication of SiC:Ge: Wavelength-Selector using Ion Implantationand Laser Deposition"
Trivia Penns: Dillard University, (LAMP Scholar)
Physics-Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Brent Koplitz, Chemistry
Project: "Fabrication of SiC:Ge: Wavelength-Selector using Ion Implantationand Laser Deposition"
Alexis Barbarin : Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Lee Dyer, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Project: "Developing a Tri-Trophic Theory of Plant Defense: How Plant Chemistry Mediates Insect Predator Interactions "
Jeremiah Burton: Grambling State University, Computer Science major
Mentor: Dr. Raj Pandian, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Computer Control and Navigation of a Prototype Underwater Robot for Environmental Monitoring "
Vishnu Cuddapah : Tulane University, Neuroscience major
Mentor: Dr. Bradley K. Taylor, Pharmacology
Project: "Neuropathic Injury Downregulates Neuropeptide Y1 Receptor Expressio, but not Neuropeptide Y2 Receptor Expression in the Rat "
Ahmed Darwish: University of New Orleans, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "Using Nanogel Technology to Supplement Drug-Release "
Jasper Harris: Tulane University, Electrical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Brij Singh, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Computational Intelligence Based Detection and Control of Power System Disturbances "
Ashley Hughes: Dillard University, Computer Science major
Mentor: Dr. Thomas C. Bishop, Environmental Health Sciences
Project: "The Folding of DNA, Nucleosomes and Chromatin "
JaTaileasha Jones: Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles, Natural Science major
Mentor: Dr. Lee Dyer , Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Project: "Effect of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Saponins Grown in Variable Temperature Climates on the Caterpillar Spodoptera exigua"
Marques Pitts: Caifornial Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Civil Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Anthony Lamannal, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Project: "FRP Strengthening Using Mechanical Fasteners"
William Reed: Dillard University, Computer Science major
Mentor: Dr. Dale Joachim, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Automatic Bird Call Classification Research "
Mario Sanders: Grambling State University,
Electronics Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Dale Joachim, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Project: "Research and Development of a Low-Power Outdoor Teleconferencing System "
Kindra Stokes: Grambling State University, Chemistry / Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Bradley K. Taylor, Pharmacology
Project: "Expression of TRPV1 and VIP in Sensory DRG "
Andre Tilton: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Bradley K. Taylor, Pharmacology
Project: "Amygdala Influence on the Maintenance of Hyperalgesia and Allodynia, Symptoms of Chronic Pain "
Justin Henry: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "The Phase Equilibria of Selected Clathrate Hydrates "
Gerard Hills: Grambling State University, Chemistry / Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Bradley K. Taylor, Pharmacology
Project: "The Effects of Lateralized Inactivation of the Amygdala on Neuropathic Pain "
Ashok Manepalli: Tulane University,
Biomedical Engineering / Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr .James P. Donahue, Chemistry
Project: "Seperations by Cobalt Dithiolene Complexes "
Danisha McCall: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Nancy Eddy Hopkins, Cell and Molecular Biology
Project: "The Affect Capsaicin Analogues Have on Prostate Cancer Cells"
Brian Mosby: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Bradley K. Taylor, Pharmacology
Project: "The Effects of Region Specific Noxious Stimuli and Nerve Injury on Spinal Fos Labeling "
Clement Ogunyemi: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Arthur Lustig, Biochemistry
Project: "Telomere Dynamics "
Javier Pagan: University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Luis Gabriel Navar, Physiology
Stepahnie Quintero: Tulane University, Neuroscience / Art History major
Mentor: Dr. Bradley K. Taylor, Pharmacology
Project: "TRPV1 Trends in Neuropathic Pain "
Colef Talbert: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Mark Sulkes, Chemistry
Project: "Telomere Dynamics "
Curlicia Turner: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Nancy Eddy Hopkins, Cell and Molecular Biology
Project: "The Affect Capsaicin Analogues Have on Prostate Cancer Cells "
Gabriel Burks: Grambling State University, Physics major
Mentor: Dr. Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Chemical Engineering
Project: "Observational Studies of Water Emulsions in Commercial Engine Lubricating Oils"
Preston Burnley: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Lee Dyer , Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Project: "Correlations between Plant Defensive Chemistry, Elevation, and Temperature"
Sola Cardoso: Tulane University, Chemical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "Using Hollow, Magnetic Microspheres for Drug Delivery"
Roy Emanuel: University of Houston, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Scott Grayson, of Chemistry
Project: "Synthesis of Organic Amphiphilic Drug Delivery Agents"
Javier Gonzalez: Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Brian Mitchell, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "Aldol- Condensation reaction of 1-Pentanal via mechanochemical processing in the presence of aluminum"
Heather Horton: Stillman College, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Luis G. Navar, Physiology
Project: "The Role of the AT1 Receptor in Blood Pressure Elevation and Intrarenal RAS during Angiotensin II Infusions in Mice"
Kendrick Johnson: Southern University - Baton Rouge, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Bradley K. Taylor, Pharmacology
Project: "Chronic Spinal Infusion of Analgesic Drugs in the Spared Nerve Injury Model of Neuropathic Pain"
William Meeks: Dillard University, Mathematics major
Mentor: Dr. Hank Bart, Jr., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Project: "Shape Evolution in Fishes of the Subfamily Ictiobinae"
Donnielle Minor: Dillard University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Hank Bart, Jr., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Project: "Phylogenetic Systematics of Leuciscinae Inferred from Growth Hormone Sequence Data"
Mary Nguyen: Tulane University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. John McLachlan, Center for Bioenvironmental Research
Project: "Identifying Epigenetic Associated Genes in Uterine Leiomyoma"
Stepahnie Quintero: Tulane University, Neuroscience / Art History major
Mentor: Dr. Bradley K. Taylor, Pharmacology
Project: "Stimulus-Induced Place Preference: A Method to Measure Anxiety in Chronic Pain Models"
Curlicia Turner: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. W T Godbey, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department
Project: "A Cox-2 Promoter-based Tumor-specific Gene Therapy Treatment in the Colon Cancer Cell Line"
Cavin Ward-Caviness: Tulane University, Biological Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Bradley K. Taylor, Pharmacology
ShaRhonda Watkins: Xavier University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Louise Lawson , Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Project: "Tracking Skin Permeation Using Fluorescently Labeled Proteins"
Mario Aragon: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Walter Lee Murfee, Biomedical Engineering
Project: "Evaluating the Function of Lymphatic/Blood Vessel Connections in Adult Microvascular Networks"
Madjouline Asher: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. WT Godbey, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "Expression-Targeted Gene Therapy For Cancer Cell Detection"
Brittany Boudoin: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Hank Bart, Jr., Ecology, Evolutionary Biology
Project: "Molecular Systematics of Fishes of Order Cypriniformes"
Brandon Carter: Dillard University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Minolfa Prieto-Carrasquero, Physiology
Project: "Collecting duct renin and prorenin receptor (PRR): determinant factors of kidney injury during Angiotensin II-dependent hypertension"
Brittany Demas: Xavier University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Alexander Burin, Chemistry
Project: "Theoretical analysis of absorption and circular dichroism in DNA"
Gabriela Galdamez: Clemson University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Scott Grayson, Chemistry
Project: "Preparation of Polymer Nanocarriers for Targeted Delivery of Drugs"
Stanley Harris: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Russ Schmehl, Chemistry
Project: "Synthesis of Materials for Non-Linear Optical Applications"
Johntae Lee: Grambling State University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah, Chemistry
Project: "Synthetically Functionalized DNA Aptamers for Sequential Protein Binding"
Daniel Pardo: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "Nanocarriers for Transcutaneous Vaccine Delivery"
Amber Robins: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen S. Hering-Smith, Medicine and Physiology
Project: "Citrate Transport in the Kidney Proximal Tubule: Effects of Calcium and pH"
Cavin Ward-Caviness: Tulane University, Biological Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Bradley K. Taylor, Pharmacology
Project: "New Medicines for the Treatment of Chronic Pain"
Amira Alexander: Rosemont College, Biochemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "Comparability of PC Liposomes and PC Ceramide Liposomes and with Encapsulation and Release"
Johnathan Andrus: Grambling State University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Nancy Eddy Hopkins, Cell and Molecular Biology
Project: "Inhibiting Prostate Cancer Cell Growth With Natural Compounds"
Ashley Cagle: Southern University - New Orleans, Math major
Mentor: Dr. Brian Mitchell, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "The Effect of Milling Time on the Crystallinity of Silicon"
Carmen Dibaya: Berea College, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Alexander Burin, Chemistry
Project: "The Effects of Humidity on the Conductivity of DNA"
Elizabeth Falodun: Southern University - New Orleans, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Minolfa Prieto-Carrasquero, Physiology
Project: "Sex-Dependent Differences in the Development of Angiotensin
II-Dependent Hypertension in Sprague-Dawley Rats During High Salt Intake"
Whitlee Haymore: Grambling State University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Allan Kalueff, Pharmacology
Project: "Zebrafish Behavioral Response to Chronic Drug Exposure"
Alexandria Ross: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "Methods of Incorporating Vancomycin Drug into the Biodegradable Polymer and Their Release Study"
Ca'ra Schexnayder: Xavier University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Scott Grayson, Chemistry
Project: "Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers via Click Chemistry"
Beverly Tambe: University of Texas at Austin, Microbiology major
Mentor: Dr. Nancy Eddy Hopkins, Cell and Molecular Biology
Project: "The Affects of Various Compound Analogs on Prostate Cancer"
Andrew Tuitt: Dillard University, Mathematics major
Mentor: Dr. Hank Bart, Jr., Ecology, Evolutionary Biology
Project: "Multiple Taxon Sampling: Cypriniformes Trees"
Kia Williams: Xavier University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr .James P. Donahue, Chemistry
Project: "Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Iron and Nickel Dithiolene Complexes for Study of Vibrational Energy Transport"
Mister Chavis: Southern University at New Orleans, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Dewan Majid, Physiology
Project: "Inflammatory cytokines and the nitroso-redox imbalance in the pathogenesis of renal injury in hypertension."
Seth Figueroa: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering / Math major
Mentor: Dr. Michael J. Moore, Biomedical Engineering
Project: "Modeling Neuronal Growth."
Charisse Graham: Xavier University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Vijay John, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "Synthesis and Application of Hydrophobically-Modified Chitosan to Novel Bio-Compatible Gels."
Jontrell Green: Xavier University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Brian Mitchell, Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "Crosslinking Silicon Films."
Clarice Richardson: Medgar Evers College, Biology / Math major
Mentor: Dr. Hank Bart, Jr., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Project: "A Molecular Phylogenetic Study of North American Minnows using the Genetic Marker, Growth Hormone (GH) Intron 3."
Keishondra Sampson: Xavier University, Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Michael J. Moore, Biomedical Engineering
Project: "Maleimide Conjugated Proteins Bound to S-NBC Agarose in a Dual Hydrogel system using Digital Micromirror Technology."
Ashley Scott: Austin Peay State University, Chemical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Noshir Pesika Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: "The Effect of Polymer Stiffness on Adhesion and Friction of Gecko-like Adhesives."
Jose Sosa: Tulane University, Biomedical Engineering major
Mentor: Dr. Sergey S. Shevkoplyas, Biomedical Engineering
Project: "Design and Fabrication of an Artificial Microvascular Network (AMVN) to Find the Effects of Pentoxifylline on the Deformability of Red Blood Cells."
Lauren Thompson: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Hank Bart, Jr., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Project: "Molecular Phylogenetic Utility of Growth Hormone Intron 3 in Leuciscidae."
Erin Vincent: Xavier University, Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Walter Lee Murfee, Biomedical Engineering
Project: "Neurovascular Alignment in Adult Rat Mesentery Microvascular Networks."
For more information please contact the Tulane University
LS-LAMP office:
605 Lindy Boggs Building - Uptown Campus
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504) 314-7692
Fax: (504) 865-6768
Email: eroque@tulane.edu