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University of Kentucky

2006 - 2007 Beckman Scholars
Megan R. Culler
Title of Research: Identification of Novel Interactions Between Cellular Proteins and the Cytoplasmic Tail Region of the Fusion Proteins from the SV5 and Hendra Virus
Email: megan.culler@uky.edu

Kathryn Schweri
Title of Research: Investigating the Modular Nature of a Cyclic Peptide Synthetase Required for Production of Pharmaceutically Important Ergot Alkaloids
Email: Kathryn.Schweri@uky.edu


2005 - 2006 Beckman Scholars
Nicolas Badre
http://www.uky.edu/Beckman/badre/index.htm
Title of Research: Reduced Calcium Channel Function on Vision, Olfaction and Regulation of the Heart in Drosophila
Email: nick_badre@hotmail.com

Jason Michael Passafiume
http://www.uky.edu/Beckman/passafiume/index.htm
Title of Research: The Restorative Effects of Sleep and Meditation
Email: jmpass2@uky.edu



2004 - 2005 Beckman Scholars
Stephanie L. Logsdon
http://www.uky.edu/Beckman/logsdon/index.htm
Title of Research: Differentially Regulated Pools of Synaptic Vesicles within Motor Nerve Terminals
Email: stephanielogsdon@hotmail.com

Brandon M. Sutton
http://www.uky.edu/Beckman/sutton/index.htm
Title of Research: Development and Analysis of an Astrocytic Scar in Vitro
Email: bmsut2n@uky.edu


2003 - 2004 Beckman Scholars
Elizabeth Megan Flynn
http://www.uky.edu/Beckman/flynn/index.htm
Title of Research: Functional Characterization of SET domain protein eN-methyltransferases
Email: emflyn1@uky.edu

Anna Margaret Rothert
http://www.uky.edu/Beckman/rothert/index.htm
Title of Research: Whole-cell based assay for arsenite and antimonite on a compact disc centrifugal microfluidics platform for field sensing applications
Email: amroth0@uky.edu


2002 – 2003 Beckman Scholars
Robin Theresa Petroze
http://www.uky.edu/Beckman/petroze/index.htm
Title of Research: Amyloid Precursor Protein and Presenilin-1 Double Mutant Mice as a Model for Alzheimer's Disease
Email: rtpetr0@uky.edu

Garrett Matthew Sparks
http://www.uky.edu/Beckman/sparks/index.htm
Title of Research: The Role of the Sodium/Calcium Exchanger (NCX) in Synaptic Transmission