RISE/SENIOR THESIS TITLES 2013
WARDAH ATHAR
The Role of EphA7 in Dendritic Spine Extension
Dr. Maria Donoghue, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JOSEPH ANDREW BAIOCCO
Changes in Spine Density of Striatal Medium Spiny Neurons in Ephrin-A2, -A3, and –A5 Knockout Mice
Lawrence F. Kromer, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center
Elena Casey, Ph.D., Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ABHILASHA BANERJEE
Pre-existing Familiarity with Objects as a Determinant of Exploration and Categorization
Dr. Clay Mash, The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Dr. Jennifer Fox, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
TIMOTHY M. BUCKEY
Cigarette Smoking: A Positive Correlation with Lung Cancer and a Non-Toxic Effect on Thyroid Cancer
Dr. Offie Soldin, Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Ronda Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MICHELLE CHRISTINE CASSIDY
Accounting for Sexually Antagonistic Genetic Variation
Dr. Manus Patten, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
FELICIA CASTRIOTA
The Impact of Student Self-Perception of Cognitive Science Abilities in Classroom Performance
Dr. Amy Walsh, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Dr. Gina Wimp, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
IRENE CHING
Candida albicans Grf10 is involved in iron/copper homeostasis
Dr. Ronda Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LEIGHTON HARRISON DAIGH
Arginine-rich motifs are not required for RNA binding activity of hepatitis delta antigen
Dr. John Casey, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University
Dr. Steven Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
NICOLE MARIE DESFORGES
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition Promotes Parkin-Mediated Amyloid Clearance in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dr. Charbel Moussa, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center
Dr. Joseph Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SAMUEL DOWLING
The Role of Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) in Hormone-Independent Breast Cancer
Dr. Mary Beth Martin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Department of Oncology, Georgetown University
Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
COLIN DOYLE
The Utility of a Remote Sensing Approach for Mapping Tropical Forest Tree Distributions
Dr. Timothy Beach, Science, Technology and International Affairs, Georgetown University
Dr. Gina Wimp, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SARA ELIZABETH ESHLEMAN
Soil Impacts of Leaf-cutter Ants (Atta sp.) in Northwestern Belize
Dr. Timothy Beach; Science, Technology and International Affairs, Georgetown University
Dr. Martha Weiss; Department of Biology, Georgetown University
EILEEN FENNELL
Detecting Secreted ApoER2 in Cellular Media
Dr. G. William Rebeck, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University
Dr. Maria Donoghue, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
IAN GASTON
Aggression predictors in wild Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.)
Vivienne Foroughirad, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Dr. Janet Mann, Department of Biology and Department of Psychology, Georgetown University
CAITLIN GILBERT
The Role of Sox 4 in Cortical Progenitor Fate-Restriction
Dr. Maria Donoghue, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ALEXANDRA GABRIELLE HAHN
The effect of cooperative competition on student learning and classroom participation
Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ALISSE HANNAFORD
The effect of antiestrogens on estrogen receptor expression
V. Craig Jordan, Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
Ronda Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
DANIELA ANDREEA ILIESCU
Self-Correction of Homework Improves Student Performance in a Mathematics Classroom
Dr. James Sandefur, Department of Mathematics, Georgetown University
Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Dr. Amy Walsh, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Dr. Gina Wimp, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LORENA INFANTE LARA
Knocking out ADI in Giardia lamblia: Potentiality for Treatment of Giardiasis in Humans
Dr. Steven Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LAUREN MICHELLE JACOBS
New Insights into Cytostatic versus Cytocidal Quinoline Drug Pharmacology against Plasmodium falciparum
Dr. Paul Roepe, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Center for Infectious Disease, Georgetown University
Dr. Steven Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ANN-MARIE JACOBY
Impacts of shellfish aquaculture on bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.)
Dr. Eric Patterson, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Dr. Janet Mann, Department of Biology and Department of Psychology, Georgetown University
SARAH PATRICE JUSTVIG
The Effect of Small Molecule Inhibitor YK-4-279 on Activity of Transcription Factors in Prostate Cancer
Dr. Aykut Üren, Department of Oncology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ANIKA NEHREEN KHAN
Child Marriage Interventions to Advance Child & Maternal Health Metrics in Rural Bangladesh
Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology of Global Health, Georgetown University
MICHAEL KIRITSY
The role of angiomotin in the Hippo-Yap pathway
Dr. Chunling Yi, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SEAN ZHANG LAUGHLIN
The Role of Rac1 in NF2 Mutation-Induced Liver Tumorigenesis
Chunling Yi PhD, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
Steven Singer PhD, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
GABRIELA LIEVANO
The Meaning and Measurement of Linkage Disequilibrium
Dr. Manus Patten, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
VICTORIA LYNCH
Effects of Detrital Inputs on Salt Marsh Food Webs
Dr. Gina Wimp, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KERRI MCKIE
The Clinical Failure of LY2140023 and the Implications for Future Drug Development Based on the Glutamatergic Theory of Schizophrenia
Dr. Joseph Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
EMILY ISABELLA MOFFAT
Mercaptoacetamide-based class II HDAC inhibitor promotes dendritic spine density
Dr. Hyang-Sook Hoe, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University
Dr. Joseph Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ERIC QUINLAN MOORING
Smaller Influenza Epidemics Due to Higher Revaccination Rate Modulated by Contact Network Structure
Dr. Shweta Bansal, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JAY LAWRENCE MOTTLA
Modulation of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in A431 Cells
Louis Weiner MD and Sandra Jablonski Ph.D., Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
Amy Walsh PhD of Department of Biology, Georgetown University
BRADLEY ANDREW MURRAY
Co-evolution of Laterally Transferred Genes in Two Species of Bacteria
Dr. Anne Rosenwald and Dr. Gaurav Arora, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
GEOFFREY S. NEWCOMB
Nuclear Localization of Activated Genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Dr. Kris Willis and Dr. Ronda Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
GLYN M. NOGUCHI
Estrogen receptor-alpha activation by intracellular calcium in antiestrogen-resistant breast cancer
Dr. Mary Beth Martin, Department of Oncology, Georgetown University
Dr. Ronda Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
BRENNEN KATHLEEN O’ROURKE
NAAG Peptidase Inhibitor 2-PMPA Improves Contextual Memory in C57BL Mice
Dr. Joseph Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
HILLARY ALLISON RAAB
Role of variability in DAT1 and APOE on white matter, executive function, and creativity
Dr. Maria J. Donoghue, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Dr. Adam E. Green, Department of Psychology, Georgetown University
AMANDA ROSEN
An inhibitor library screening to elucidate alternative regulatory mechanisms in antiestrogen-resistant breast cancer
Dr. Robert Clarke, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
Dr. Amy Walsh, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KERRY RYAN
Neuroprotective Effects of PACAP27 Against HIV Tat-Induced Neuronal Dysfunction
Dr. Italo Mocchetti, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, and the Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University
Dr. Elena Casey, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JULIA SANN
Human Papillomavirus and the HPV Vaccine: Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention Targeting a Vulnerable Population
Dr. Sherrie Wallington, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University
Dr. Anne Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JULIE SHUSTER
From lab bench to globe: a structure to facilitate the distribution of regenerative medicine treatments and therapies to the developing world
Fr. Kevin FitzGerald SJ PhD, Department of Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center
Anne Rosenwald PhD, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ANGIELA SIVAKUMAR
Assessing VMY-1-103 and Its Effects on DNA Damage Response Pathways in Medulloblastoma and Prostate Cancer Cells
Dr. Chris Albanese, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Departments of Oncology and Pathology
Dr. Elena Casey, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MARIE CAROLINE SMITHGALL
Effect of Electrospun LL-37 Incorporated Nanofibers on Biofilm Formation and Growth
Dr. Makarand Paranjape, Department of Physics, Georgetown University
Dr. Ronda Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
HELEN MARIE STANLEY
Prompting student reflection on the lesson’s “Enduring Understanding” improves performance in biology
Dr. Amy Walsh, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
CAROLINE DYER TREVISAN
Investigating the Effects of Reading Aloud on Comprehension in a High School Science Classroom
Dr. Gina Wimp, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Dr. Amy Walsh, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
AYLIN UNSAL
Perinatal Sodium Exposure and Fetal Outcomes: Predisposition to Hypertension
Dr. Diane Bild, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Dr. Amy Walsh, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
STEPHANIE VAN DECKER
Healthcare Redesign to Improve Quality, Reduce Costs, and Improve Access to Care for Underinsured in Camden, NJ
Dr. Jeffrey Brenner and Kathleen Stillo, Cooper University Hospital
Dr. Anne Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MARIE-SOPHIE VAN DER GOES
The role of EphA7 in cerebral cortical synapse development
Dr. Stefano Vicini, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Georgetown University Medical Center
Dr. Maria J. Donoghue, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LINDSAY WEIL
Contextual Applications Help Students Understand and Apply New Math Concepts
Dr. James Sandefur, Department of Mathematics, Georgetown University
Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, Dr. Amy Walsh, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KELLY ANNE WELSH
Learning through collaborative testing: the mechanisms behind students’ increased performance
Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MEGAN WINTER
A Novel Over expressing GSK-3β Mouse Model of Parkinsonʼs Disease
Jonathan Wills and Anita Sidhu PhD, Department of Biochemistry, and Molecular and Cell Biology, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Dr. Joseph Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
NADIR ZAIDI
Answering open-ended questions aids student knowledge retention
Dr. Gina Wimp, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Dr. Amy Walsh, Department of Biology, Georgetown University