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2011 - 2012 Beckman Scholars

Alexis Ziemba
Title of Research: Investigation of the Molecular Mechanism of Anesthetic Preconditioning in Microglia
Email: azeimba@smith.edu

2010 - 2011 Beckman Scholar

Martha Luitje
Title of Research: Circadian Rhythm and Cell Coupling in Hepatocytes
Email: mluitje@smith.edu

2009 - 2010 Beckman Scholar

Sarah Bashiruddin
Title of Research: Characterizing the Roles of Distinct Astroglial Populations during Commissure Formation
Email: skam@smith.edu

Julie Olson
Title of Research: Development of a Tandem Diels-Alder/Pauson-Khand Strategy for the Synthesis of Tetracycles
Email: sbashiru@smith.edu

2008 - 2009 Beckman Scholars

Sarah Anne Kam
Title of Research: Regulation of Metallothioneins I and II Gene Expression by Transcription Factor MTF-1 during Anesthetic Preconditioning
Email: skam@smith.edu

Susy Ramos
Title of Research: The roles of Roundabouts 1-4 on cell guidance and gene regulation in the embryonic zebrafish brain
Email: aramos@smith.edu

Maureen Reilly
Title of Research: Synthesis of Tetracyclic Heterocycles via the Nicholas Reaction and Tandem Diels-Alder/Pauson-Khand Reactions
Email: mreilly@smith.edu

Anna Tanenhaus
Title of Research: The role of the Robo2 receptor in axon and glial cell positioning at the midline in the zebrafish forebrain
Email: ATanenha@email.smith.edu

Brooke Betts
Title of Research: Modulation of Human GABAA Receptor Currents by Menthol

Catherine Christian
Title of Research: A Study of Differential Gene Expression in Rat Hippocampus Induced by Anesthetic Exposure

Alanna Morris
Title of Research: Microtubule Involvement and 4-Dimensional Visualization of Epiboly

Prianka Patel
Title of Research: The Role of Stress Proteins in Skeletal Muscle Damage and Repair

Catherine Christian
Title of Research: Three Days of Novel Wheel Access Diminishes Light-Induced Circadian Phase Delays in vivo with No Effects on Per1 Induction by Light

Colleen Walls
Title of Research: Characterization of B20 Genomic Clones in the Filarial Parasite Onchocerca volvulus

Gianna Muir-Robinson
Title of Research: Glutamate Receptor-Mediated Activity and the Development of Retinal Ganglion Cells

Elizabeth Nolan
Title of Research: Stereoelectric Effects and Bond Length Differentiation in Methyl Groups