SURIP 2006
Our 2006 Interns
| Number of Applicants | 206 |
| Number of Interns Accepted | 13 |
Our thirteen 2006 interns included 7 women and 6 men, from 12 different institutions, with a mean GPA of 3.76. The students were matched with mentors representing 8 different departments within the College of Medicine.
| Intern | College / University | Major | Mentor |
| Siu Ping (Alan) | University of Northern Iowa | Biology / Chemistry | Lisa Shantz, Ph.D. |
| Michael Allen | DeSales University | Biology / Chemistry | Steven Abcouwer, Ph.D. |
| Vikas Gupta | Penn State University | Genetics & Developmental Biology | Leslie Parent, M.D. |
| Abigail Harris | Albright College | Psychobiology & Biotechnology | Thyagarajan Subramanian, M.D. |
| Kelly Jones | Elizabethtown College | Psych/Spanish | Jason Kim, Ph.D. |
| Raquel Jones | Penn State University | Science/Human Develop & Family Studies | Thomas Spratt, Ph.D. |
| Lynnsay Marsan | Barry University | Biology | Sergei Grigoryev, Ph.D. |
| Layne Pavioli | Gettysburg College | Biology | Brian Reeves, M.D |
| Jessica Ruhlman | Dickinson College | Biology & Neuroscience | Rosalyn Irby, Ph.D. |
| Michael Salvaggio | Ithaca College | Chemistry/Italian Studies | Joe Cheung, M.D. |
| Brentt Swetter | University of Scranton | Neuroscience / Psychology / Biochemistry | Leonard Jefferson, Ph.D. |
| Jennifer Thornton | Regis University | Neuroscience / Biology / Psychology | Christopher A. Siedlecki, Ph.D. |
| Chonghua Wang | Amherst College | Biology | Gary Clawson, M.D., Ph.D. |
Projects
| Student Name/ Undergraduate Institution | Project Title |
| Michael Allen DeSales University | Inhibition of BV-2 Microglia Activation by natural Anti-Inflammatory Polyphenolic Compounds |
| Vikas Gupta Penn State | In Vitro Expression and Characterization of Full Length RSV Gag |
| Abigail Harris Albright College | Immunological Evaluation of Retinal Pigmented Epithelium (RPE) Cell Grafts in Parkinsonian Rats |
| Kelly Jones Elizabethtown College | Changes in Heart Glucose Metabolism in Obesity, Diabetes, and Exercise State |
| Raquel Jones Penn State | Role of Specific Protein-DNA Interactions in Replication Catalyzed by E coli DNA Polymerase I |
| Lynnsay A. Marsan Barry University | Identification of Essential Factors regulating Epigenetics Chromatin Landscape in MCF Breast Cancer Cells |
| Sui Ping Ngok University of Northern Iowa | Characterization of Signal Transduction Pathways in Skin Tumor Progression |
| Layne Paviol Gettysburg College | Mechanisms of Kidney cell Damage by Cisplatin and Endotoxin |
| Jessica Ruhlman Dickinson College | Src Induces Cell Migration through Altered Integrin Expression |
| Michael Salvaggio Ithaca College | Phospholemman Expression in Cardiac Hypertrophy |
| Brentt J. Swetter University of Scranton | eIF2B2 is Translationally Upregulated in Response to Nutritional Replenishment |
| Jennifer L. Thornton Regis University | Kallikrein Production During Blood Plasma Contact with Biomaterial Surfaces |
| Chonghua Wang Amherst College | B2 RNA Binding Affinity in Comparison to Coding and Noncoding RNA |
Schedule of Events for 2006
| Date | Speaker | Title |
| June 8 | Robert Bonneau, PhD | Working with Mentors |
| June 15 | W. Brian Reeves, MD Joseph Cheung, MD | Mechanisms of Acute Kidney Failure Ion Transport in Cardiac Function |
| June 22 | Michael Verderame, PhD Robert Levenson, PhD | Overview of PhD and MD/PhD Programs at Penn State Hershey |
| June 29 | Thyagarajan Subramanian, MD Steven Abcouwer, PhD | Translational Research in Parkinson's Disease Signaling & Gene Expression in Disease |
| July 6 | Current MD/PhD and PhD Students | Graduate Student Round Table |
| July 13 | Sergei Grigoryev, PhD Chris Siedlecki | Chromatin in Development & Disease Materials in Medicine |
| July 20 | Sheila Vrana, PhD | Funding Biomedical Scientists Fellowships & Beyond |
| July 27 | Thomas Spratt, PhD Lisa Shantz, PhD | Fidelity Mechanisms of DNA Replication Working with Transgenic Organisms |
| August 3 | Summer Students and Sarah Bronson, PhD | Poster Preview |
| August 9 | Mini Symposium | Mini Symposium |
| August 10 | Sarah Bronson, PhD | Wrap Up |