2020 REU: Research Training in the Biomedical Sciences and Engineering

Fellow Fellow’s Institution Research Mentor Project Title
Ramon Canizales Cal State, San Bernardino Prof. David van Dijk scRNA sequencing data analysis on infected SAR-CoV-2 human bronchial epithelial cells
Maria Isabel Chosco California State University, Northridge Prof. Farren Isaacs In silico modeling of human serum albumin binding to multi-site lipidated proteins for predicting half life and binding interactions
Isabella Gimon Florida International University Prof. Megan King Analyzing flow through the FG repeats of the nuclear pore complex using a lattice model
Samuel Halladay Missouri University of Science and Technology Prof. Hui Cao The spectral bandwidth of energy deposition eigenchannel
Victoria Helm Cuesta College Prof. Alex Kwan Exploring sex differences in decision making
Gabrianne Ivey Appalachian State University Prof. Zach Levine Quantitative predictions characterize p53 aggregation in coarse-grained molecular dynamic simulations
Melanie Landesberg

Yale University

Prof. Corey O’Hern Predicting crystal phase selection for high entropy alloys
Ashley Peake Wake Forest Prof. Corey O’Hern Predicting crystal phase selection for high entropy alloys
Anthony Potchernikov Yale University Prof. Enrique De La Cruz Product release may limit activity of ENPP1 an enzyme regulator of tissue calcification
Beth Reed Washington and Lee University Prof. Jing Yan Modeling vibrio cholerae biofilm growth under conditions of confinement acid (HA) hydrogels
Hannah Steele Yale University Prof. Corey O’Hern Predicting crystal phase selection for high entropy alloys
Richard Szeligowski Southern Connecticut State University Prof. Shen Itaconate: Evolution of the link between immunity and metabolism
Alice Zhang Yale University Prof. Corey O’Hern Simulating particle compression jamming in 3D

In 2020, we ran our REU Site remotely. Last minute, we were able to take in extra Yale participants who no longer had internship opportunities.