Summer 2016 HHMI Fellows and Projects
HHMI Fellows in bold
Spencer Alascio. Investigating potential impact of Smallmouth Bass invasion into native Brook Trout habitat. Mentor: Dr. Robert Humston
Lauren Arcinas. An investigation in female rats into the role of constant access to snacks from weaning to adulthood on the onset of early signs of obesity. Mentor: Dr. Helen I’Anson
Gian Carrilho Malta. Protein-RNA binding in glycolytic enzymes. Mentor: Dr. Kyle Friend
Ethiopia Getachew. Investigating the relationship between nonfunctional rRNA decay (NRD) and ribophagy. Mentor: Dr. Fred LaRiviere
Tessa Hill. Computational analysis of ribosomal collisions in S. cerevisiae. Mentor: Dr. Steve Desjardins
Lorden Hoff. Analyzing spider silk gene proteins to test conflicting phylogenetic hypotheses of orb-web evolution. Mentor: Dr. Nadia Ayoub
Virginia McGhee. Examining a role for Sky1, in yeast cell death using live cell microscopy. Mentor: Dr. Gregg Whitworth
Uma Sarwadnya. An Investigation into diet-Induced polycystic ovarian disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Mentor: Dr. Sarah Blythe
Morgan Trimas. Using genetic analyses to determine if Orconectes ozarkae is introduced or native to the Upper James River Basin in Virginia. Mentor: Dr. Paul Cabe
Katrina Volk. The effect of diet-induced obesity on neuronal activity in polycystic ovary syndrome. Mentor: Dr. Natalia Toporikova