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University of Florida

2006 - 2007 Beckman Scholars

James Melotek
Title of Research: Protein Engineering to Create a Biocatalyst for the Asymmetric Henry Reaction
Email: jmelotek@ufl.edu

Cuong Nguyen
Title of Research: The effects of the sigma virus on Dosophila Melanogaster
Email: penquick@ufl.edu

Nathan Strutt
Title of Research: Synthesis of an Amide Linked Selective Anion Binding Cage
Email: strutt54@ufl.edu

Chenan Zhang
Title of Research: The Molecular Evolution of the Inhibin Alpha-Subunit and teh Ramifications of these Structural
Email: krizmizz@ufl.edu


2005 - 2006 Beckman Scholars

Casie Hilliard
Title of Research: Evaluating the Performance of Heterobimetallic Catalysts on the Electrochemical Oxidation of Methanol
Email: kaycee86@ufl.edu

Laurie McEdward
Title of Research: An Analysis of Inhibins and Estrogens in Ovarian Disease in Alligators
Email: lmcedward@yahoo.com

Edward Miller
Title of Research: Characterizing the AAV1 Capsid for Use in Gene Therapy
Email: guard@ufl.edu

Kristen Misiak
Title of Research: The Impact of Stressors on Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Email: krizmizz@ufl.edu


2004 - 2005 Beckman Scholars

Christian Gilliland
Title of Research: Analyzing Protease from Different Subtypes of HIV-1
Email: taylor07@ufl.edu

Michael Stadler
Title of Research: Examining FMR Famide-like Peptides in the Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans
Email: mstadler@ufl.edu

Jeffrey Wong
Title of Research: The Role of Integrins in Specific Cell-Cell Interactions and the Applications of Nanocapsules as a Possible Vector Platform
Email: jeffwong@ufl.edu