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Northern Arizona University

2010 - 2011 Beckman Scholars

Lanette Christensen
Title of Research: Discovery of Molecular Beacons Uniquely Expressed During Bacterial Co-culture
Email: lmc264@nau.edu

Chase Ridenour
Title of Research: Molecular Evolution of the X Chromosome Silencing Gene, XIST, in Primates
Email: clr96@nau.edu

2009 - 2010 Beckman Scholars

Tomas Holguin
Title of Research: Development of inhibitors for the cystathione enzyme
Email: trh49@nau.edu

2008 - 2009 Beckman Scholars

Brandie Lambdin
Title of Research: Fossil Creek Ecosystem & River Recovery
Email: bal72@nau.edu

Tara Sweigart
Title of Research: Giving Metals a better Reputation: Exploring Inorganic Medicinal Chemistry
Email: tcs34@nau.edu

Robert Buscaglia
Title of Research: Energetic Based Drug Discovery and Oncogene
Email: rb76@dana.ucc.nau.edu

Julia Mackey
Title of Research: Analysis of DNA Cross-Links Induced by Hexavalent Chromium
Email: jam286@dana.ucc.nau.edu

Seth Haymore
Title of Research: Signalling in Immune Cells
Email: srh37@dana.ucc.nau.edu

Matt Freyer
Title of Research: Biophysical Sturdies of G-Quadruplex DNA Drug Interactions
Email: mf23@dana.ucc.nau.edu

Nicole Marthaler
Title of Research: Halocin Gene Expression as a Model for Isolating trans-acting Regulatory Factors in the Domain Archaea
Email: nem22@dana.ucc.nau.edu

James Bogert
Title of Research: Binding Kinetics and Signal Transduction
Email: jnb8@dana.ucc.nau.edu

2002 - 2003 Beckman Scholars
Brooke Baker
Title of Research: The Effects of Vitamin C and E on DNA Damage Induced by CrPic
Email: beb6@dana.ucc.nau.edu

Lana Chavez
Title of Research: A Piezo Resistive Microcantilever Based Microsensor Utilizing Cyclodextrin Inclusion Reactions: A Model for a New Generation of Microsensors
Email: ljc9@dana.ucc.nau.edu

2001 - 2002 Beckman Scholars
Robert Spurgiesz
Title of Research: MLVA(Multi-locus Variable Number Tandem Repeat) as an Epidemiological Tool for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Email: pianoscott@hotmail.com

Forrest Helfrich
Title of Research: Hydrogen Cyanide Polymers: Materials with Implications for Pre-biotic Chemistry
Email: fh3@dana.ucc.nau.edu