Fellow |
Fellow’s Institution |
Research Mentor |
Project Title |
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Caitlin Anderson |
Wartburg College |
Prof. Julien Berro |
Tracking single proteins involved in clathrin-mediated endocytosis with super-resolution microscopy |
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Chance Barrett |
Lincoln University |
Prof. Andre Taylor |
Light-trapping structure of Diatom Frustule for Enhanced SWNT/Si Solar Energy Conversion |
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Daniel Chawla |
College of New Jersey |
Prof. Thierry Emonet |
Chemotactic performance in a diverse population of E. coli |
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Jacob Culver |
Ball State University |
Prof. Liz Rhoades |
Characterization of tubulin-tau interface via acrylodan labeling |
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Jean Garcia |
Turabo University, Puerto Rico |
Prof. Enrique De La Cruz |
Human cofilin alters the mechanics of non-muscle actin filaments and severs them |
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Larisa Gearhart |
Mills College |
Prof. Kathryn Miller-Jensen |
Optimization of a passive flow microfluidic device for live-cell imaging |
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Zebediah Girvin |
Quinnipiac University |
Prof. Andrew Miranker |
Targeting the helical intermediates of IAPP with synthetic foldamers |
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James Ting |
Yale University |
Prof. Yongli Zhang |
Automating and calibrating optical tweezers |
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Mary Yates |
McDaniel College |
Prof. Valerie Horsley |
Altering tension in human embryonic stem cells to increase differentiation |
* We also had two affiliates, who were conducting research on Yale’s campus and participated in the enrichment and social activities: Natalie Steenrod (Horwich lab) and Meghan O’Connell (Howard lab). Natalie’s project was titled: “Studying the neuromuscular junction in ALS,” and Meghan’s was titled: “In vitro reconstruction of cytoplasmic streaming of kinesin-1”
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Annual cricket match with grad students and postdocs -
PEB Undergraduate Research Symposium -
PEB Undergraduate Research Symposium -
REU scavenger hunt