SURIP 2010
Number of Applicants: 350
Number of Interns Accepted: 14
Our fourteen 2010 interns included 5 women and 9 men, from 14 different institutions, with a mean GPA of 3.95. The students were matched with mentors representing nine different departments within the College of Medicine.
| Name | Undergraduate Institution | Undergraduate Major | Mentor |
| Elizabeth Ball | Bowling Green State University | Biology/General Science | Steve Abcouwer, Ph.D. |
| Matthew Boisvert | Bard College | Biology/Psychology | Patricia Sue Grigson, Ph.D. |
| Amanda Elswick | Bryan College | Mathematics | Vernon Chinchilli, Ph.D. |
| John Hall | Vanderbilt University | Biomedical Engineering | Christopher Siedlecki, Ph.D. |
| Lauren Harter | Penn State University | Bioengineering | Mark Kester, Ph.D. |
| Andrea Heisey | Rochester Institute of Technology | Bioinformatics | Susan Hafenstein, Ph.D. |
| Sadie Hogan | Grove City College | Molecular Biology/ Psychology | Gregory Yochum, Ph.D. |
| Eugene Kolomiyets | Long Island University/ Brooklyn | Pharmacy | Leslie Parent, M.D. |
| Paul Leon | St. John's University | Biology/Physics/ Psychology | Rebecca Craven, Ph.D. |
| Rashan Lucas | La Salle University | Biology | Sarah Bronson, Ph.D. |
| Mthabisi Moyo | Ave Maria University | Biology/Mathematics | James Connor, Ph.D. |
| Daniel Okwori | Lincoln University | Chemistry/Biology | Jianhua Li, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Tyler Wiechman | University of Delaware | Psychology/Cognitive Science & Philosophy | Andras Hajnal, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Christopher Wolff | Salisbury University | Exercise Science/ Chemistry | Leonard Jefferson, Ph.D. |
PROJECTS
| Name | Undergraduate Institution | Mentor | Project |
| Elizabeth Bell | Bowling Green State University | Steve Abcouwer, Ph.D. | IL-1ß downregulates thioredoxin-interacting protein expression in rat retinal neuronal and Müller cells |
| Matthew Boisvert | Bard College | Patricia Sue Grigson, Ph.D. | The Effects of Chronic Sleep Deprevation on Cocaine Self-administration |
| Amanda Elswick | Bryan College | Vernon Chinchilli, Ph.D. | CCHN investigates causes and effects of maternal allostatic load |
| John Hall | Vanderbilt University | Christsopher Siedlecki, Ph.D. | The Effects of Surface Self-Assembled Monolayers on Thrombus Formation Time |
| Lauren Harter | Penn State University | Mark Kester, Ph.D. | Lipidomic Analysis for Diabetic Nephropathy |
| Andrea Heisey | Rochester Institute of Technology | Susan Hafenstein, Ph.D. | Simultaneous Interaction with Receptor and Co-receptor Alters Virus Structure in a Picornavirus |
| Sadie Hogan | Grove City College | Gregory Yochum, Ph.D. | EGF stimulates ß-Catenin binding to the c-Myc 3' enhancer in colon cancer cells |
| Eugene Kolomiyets | Long Island University/Brooklyn | Leslie Parent, M.D. | Biochemical Characterization of Rous Sarcoma Virus Matrix Protein Mutants |
| Paul Leon | St. John's University | Rebecca Craven, Ph.D. | Rous sarcoma virus capsid protein and cleavage intermediates during assembly |
| Rashan Lucas | La Salle University | Sarah Bronson, Ph.D. | Progression of Diabetes in the Ins2akita Mouse |
| Mthabisi Moyo | Ave Maria University | James Connor, Ph.D. | Hereditary Haemochromatosis (HFE) H63D Mutation causes Elevation in TDP-43 Expression and Cytosolic |
| Daniel Okwori | Lincoln University | Jianhua Li, M.D., Ph.D. | Role of P2X3 in Sympathetic Responsiveness after Femoral Artery Occlusion |
| Tyler Wiechman | University of Delaware | Andras Hajnal, M.D., Ph.D. | Antidepressant-like effects of insulin and IGF-1 are medicated through IGF-1 receptors |
| Christopher Wolff | Salisbury University | Leonard Jefferson, Ph.D. | Acute Changes in Cell Signaling in C2C12 Myotubes in Response to Multiaxial Stretch and Amino Acid |