2020 REU Participants

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Zackary Anderson

University of North Dakota
PI: Van Doze, Ph.D.
Project: CMS Model in Mouse Anxiety/Depression

Ashland Ahenakew-Wilson

Salish Kootenai College, MT
PI: Manu, Ph.D.
Project: Naïve T-Cell Fate Determination with Fast Inference in Gene Regulation (FIGR)

Alaina Brenner

Michigan State University
PI: Rebecca Simmons Ph.D.; Turk Rhen, Ph.D.
Project: Wnt gene family evolution across vertebrates

Tia Brown

Haverford College, PA
PI: Brian Darby, Ph.D.
Project: Gene Expression in Kentucky Bluegrass in Burned, Grazed, and Idle Environments

Neyda Carillo

Smith College, MA
PI: Manu, Ph.D.
Project: Naïve T-Cell Fate Determination with Fast Inference in Gene Regulation (FIGR)

Taylor Chermak

University of North Dakota
PI: Vasyl Tkach, Ph.D.
Project: The Pathogens Behind Swimmers Itch

Cecilia Castleberry

University of North Dakota
PI: Brian Darby, Ph.D.
Project: Gene Expression in Kentucky Bluegrass in Burned, Grazed, and Idle Environments

Payton Dupuis

Montana State University
PI: L. Keith Henry, Ph.D.
Project: Toward identification of a novel binding site for S-citalopram analog VK03-51 by computational docking methods using an inward conformation of human serotonin transporter.

Alyssa Erickson

University of North Dakota
PI: Turk Rhen, Ph.D.
Project: Evidence for Temperature-dependent Alternative Splicing in the Bipotential Gonads of Chelydra serpentina Embryos

Jean Gonzalez

Vassar College, NY
PI: Manu, Ph.D.
Project: Mapping of gene regulatory networks to test precision and speed on FIGR

Rosa Grijalva

Wellesley College, MA
PI: L. Keith Henry, Ph.D.
Project: Functional Analysis of Taurine Transporter Thr249Ile Mutation in HEK-293 Cells

Kersten Jackson

Salish Kootenai College, MT
PI: Rebecca Simmons Ph.D.; Archana Dhasarathy, Ph.D.
Project: The Evolution of Transcription Factors Across the Animal Kingdom

Alexis Lohnes

Cankdeska Cikana Community College, ND
PI: Tristan Darland, Ph.D.
Project: Longitudinal Effects of Ethanol Exposure to Zebrafish

Kiley Miller

Washington and Jefferson College, PA
PI: Brian Darby, Ph.D.
Project: Identification of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) on corroded pipeline in North Dakota

Nick Oysti

University of Wisconsin - Platteville
PI: James Foster, Ph.D.
Project: Palmitoylation and the Dopamine Transporter

Lucas Rademacher

University of North Dakota
PI: Tristan Darland, Ph.D.
Project: The Effects of Cadmium and Selenium on Development of Vision in Zebrafish

Islana Nanjin Roan Eagle

Cankdeska Cikana Community College, ND
PI: Van Doze, Ph.D.
Project: a-1A: An Adrenergic Receptor’s Involvement in Mediating Neurogenic Effects to Benefit Mental Health

Jessica Schneider

College of St. Scholastica, MN
PI: Sergei Nechaev, Ph.D.
Project: Effect of H3K4me1 and H3K4me3 Epigenetic Marks on Gene Expression in mus musculus

Courtney Stinger

Salish Kootenai College, MT
PI: Manu, Ph.D.
Project: Mapping of gene regulatory networks to test precision and speed on FIGR

Elizabeth Tiegs

Minnesota State University - Mankato
PI: James Foster, Ph.D.
Project: Palmitoylation and the Dopamine Transporter

Isabel Vintimilla

Hudson County Community College, NJ
PI: Rebecca Simmons, Ph.D.
Project: The Evolution of Sex Determining Genes in Insects

Krystal White

Palm Beach Atlantic University, FL
PI: L. Keith Henry, Ph.D.
Project: Computational docking of the citalopram analog VK 03-51 to identify a novel binding sight on the outward facing

Sydney Winterton

Southern Virginia University
PI: Rebecca Simmons, Ph.D.
Project: Phylogenetic relationships between mimetic traits across the Ctenuchina

Savannah Corradi

Bemidji State University, MN
PI: James Foster, Ph.D.
Project: Investigating the Potential of NHE1 Activation as Potential Adjuvant Therapies in the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer.

Erin Peck

Montana State University
PI: James Foster, Ph.D.
Project: Palmitoylation and the Dopamine Transporter

Grace Rerick

University of North Dakota
PI: L. Keith Henry, Ph.D.
Project: Cross-validation of Gene Expression in the Midbrain of Neonate Mice Treated with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors