Congratulations to the 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows!
The $4500 fellowship is offered to Undergraduate members of HCRI working on a cancer-related project this summer. The 2017 awardees are:
Student: Sam Arroyo
Project Tile: Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells in Bone Metastasis of Prostate Cancer
Mentor: Dr. Xin Lu, John M. and Mary Jo Boler Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Notre Dame
Student: Kate Beriont
Project Tile: Investigation into the Extrinsic Mechanism of MTSS1 Downregulation in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Mentor: Dr. Reginald Hill, Archibald Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Notre Dame
Student: Michael Canonico
Project Tile: Site-Specific Antiboty-Drug Conjugation via Nucleotide Binding Site for Increased Efficacy and Reproducibility
Mentor: Dr. Basar Bilgicer, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Notre Dame
Student: Mark Etzelmueller
Project Tile: Design and Fabrication of a Prototype Optical Based Tumor Microimplant for Measuring Tumor Oxygenation
Mentor: Dr. Thomas O’Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Notre Dame
Student: Siena Mantooth
Project Tile: Targeted Asparaginase for Improved Treatment of Pediatric Leukemia
Mentor: Dr. Matt Webber, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Notre Dame
Student: Bridget McClain
Project Tile: Recognition of Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers for Early Detection
Mentor: Dr. Karen Cowden Dahl, Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Indiana University School of Medicine – South Bend
Student: Michael Mulligan
Project Tile: Unlocking Zampanolide – A Microtubule-Stabilizing Agent
Mentor: Dr. Richard Taylor, Interim Director of the Warren Family Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Notre Dame
Student: Kelly Volk
Project Title: Characterization of Metastatic Genes of Interest AMIGO2 and TENM2 for Ovarian Cancer
Mentor: Dr. Sharon Stack, Ann F. Dunne and Elizabeth Riley Director of Harper Cancer Research Institute, Kleiderer-Pezold Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Notre Dame
Originally published by at harpercancer.nd.edu on May 02, 2017.