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University of Florida

2009 - 2010 Beckman Scholars

Maria Duarte
Title of Research: Modulation of the Lysosomal-Mitochondrial Apoptosis Axis in a Hypoxia-Adapted Organism
Email: d8864@ufl.edu

Joshua Hurwitz
Title of Research: Smart, Self-Disassembling Nanostructures for Drug Delivery
Email: Jehurwitz@ufl.edu

2008 - 2009 Beckman Scholars

Sophia Habibi
Title of Research: Synthesis of Precursors for CVD of Thin Films
Email: shabibi@ufl.edu

Michael Pawley
Title of Research: Lanthanide-Actinide Separation
Email: mdpawley@ufl.edu

*Andrew Scheuermann
Title of Research: Sputter Deposition Induced Defect Characterization at the Metal Oxide and Metal/Semiconductor Interface
Email: awsch829@ufl.edu

*Ethan Wilson
Title of Research: Computational Analysis of Chemical- and Population- Level Ecology in C. elegans
Email: ethanhw@ufl.edu

* Scholar supported with matching 'Beckman Scholar' funding by the University of Florida.

Joshua Jackman
Title of Research: Characterization of Lipid Environment for Protein Reconstitution with Biosensor Applications
Email: jjackman@ufl.edu

*Raj Machhar
Title of Research: To be determined
Email: rajmach@ufl.edu

Chelsea Rence
Title of Research: To be determined
Email: rence@ufl.edu

* Scholar supported with matching 'Beckman Scholar' funding by the University of Florida.

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

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

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

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