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California State University, Long Beach

2011 - 2012 Beckman Scholars

Jeremy Scheeler
Title of Research: The Role of Nitric Oxide Production in Nitrosamine Carcinogenesis
Email: jeremyscheeler@gmail.com

Jonathan Mares
Title of Research: Phylogenomics and Molecular Evolution of the TSL1 Transporter Gene Family
Email: indcutiveape@gmail.com

2010 - 2011 Beckman Scholars

Kimberly Rickman
Title of Research: Removing Chemical Contaminants from our Drinking Waters: The Radical-Induced Destruction of Beta-Lactam antibiotics and their metabolites
Email: krickman@csulb.edu

2009 - 2010 Beckman Scholars

Timothy J. Feliciano
Title of Research: Free Radical Degradation of Sulfonamide Metabolites in Wastewater
Email: tjfeliciano@gmail.com

Daniel Olson
Title of Research: Molecular, biochemical and microscopic studies of S. cervisiae ENV6 gene product
Email: dkolson@hotmail.com

2008 - 2009 Beckman Scholars

Devin Doud
Title of Research: Quantitative Removal of Carcinogens from Waste and Drinking Waters Using Radicals: Kinetics and Mechanisms of Oxidation and Reduction of Nitrosamine Precursor Hydroxylamines
Email: devindoud@yahoo.com

Katy Swancutt
Title of Research: Free Radical Induced Redox Chemistry of Platinum-Containing Anti-Cancer Drugs
Email: k_swancutt@yahoo.com

Lisa Vrooman
Title of Research: Matri Metalloproteinases protein expressio and activity during rapid ovarian recrudescence in Siberian hamsters
Email: lisa.vrooman@gmail.com

Casandra Cox
Title of Research: Elucidating the Chemical Mechanisms behind Carcinogenic Activity of Nitrosamines
Email: casandra_cox@hotmail.com

Meena Haghmoradkhan
Title of Research: Determination of Light Responsive Elements in the High Light-Induced ELIP Promoter
Email: meena_zareh@yahoo.com

Christopher J. Bowman
Title of Research: The Structure Stability of Superoxide Dismutase and Its Role in Forming Aggregates
Email: cbowman2@csulb.edu

Phong Dinh
Title of Research: Production and Characterization of ALS-Related Mutant Superoxide Dismutase Lacking Free Cysteines
Email: phongdinh4@yahoo.com

Michael Sundberg
Title of Research: The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases during the Gonadal Transition of California Sheephead (Semicossyphus Pulcher)Toll-7: A Potential Partner for 18-Wheeler in Insect Immunity and Development
Email: msundberg@csulb.edu

Cassandra Kleve
Title of Research: Toll-7: A Potential Partner for 18-Wheeler in Insect Immunity and Development
Email: ckleve2@csulb.edu

Chaitali Sheth
Title of Research: Synthesis and Characterization of Iron Dinitrosyl Compounds with Imidazole Ligands
Email: csheth@csulb.edu

Eric Sundberg
Title of Research: Synthesis and Structural Studies of Metal Complexes Containing Nitric Oxide that have Potential Biological

Tina Chambers
Title of Research: 3D HPLC-ICPMS: A new Approach to Proteomics

Lauren Lynn Idhe
Title of Research: Inositol Synthesis in Cryptococcus Neoformans

Maziar Nabavi
Title of Research: Transport of Proteins from the Late Endosome to the Lysosomal Vacuole of the Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae