2012-2013:
Gene Jang
(Shana Goffredi, Biology) RNA-Based Profiling: Structure and Function of
Microbial Decomposition in Tropical Bromeliads
2011-2012:
Emily Kimes (Kerry Thompson,
Biology) The therapeutic potential
of stem cell
transplantation in a model of Parkinson's disease
Meghan Whalen (Donald Deardorff, Chemistry)
The Enantioselective
Synthesis of DAB-1
2010-2011:
Nicole Leung (Joseph Schulz, Biology)
Novel Conus tulipa cone
snail venom peptides and the physiological effects of various Conus
venom peptides on Danio rerio zebrafish larvae
Nicholas Saade
(Michael Hill, Chemistry)
Strategies for
Addressing Microelectrode Arrays Based on Cu(I)-Mediated Ethynyl-Azide
Coupling
2009-2010:
Elisabeth
Rutledge
(Tetsuo Otsuki, Chemistry) The Reactivity of
1,4-Naphthoquinone Derivatives with Various Thiols
Michael Ingram
(Roberta
Pollock, Biology) Immune Response of Horses to
Corynebacterium
pseudotuberculosis
2008-2009:Elizabeth Brown
(Ann Blythe, Geology) Apatite fission-track evidence for post-collisional
exhumation of the Tauern Window, Austrian Alps
Jennifer
Phan
(Kerry Thompson, Biology) What is the Role of Neurokinin-B
in Seizure and Epilepsy in C57BL/6J Mice?
2007-2008:Spenser Smith
(Aram Nersissian, Chemistry) Characterizing Dicyanin,
a novel Blue Copper Protein
Ian McLaughlin (Nancy Dess, Psychology) The effects of Ritalin on
Deprivation-Induced Hyperacticity in Occidental's LoS & HiS Female Rats
2005-2006: Lynne Wetmore
(Dan Pondella, Biology) The Effects of Size-Selective Fishing
Pressure on the Life History Parameters and Sex-change Dynamics of the Protogynous Hermaphroditic Wrass,
Semicossyphus pulcher
James Gillan (Mike Hill and Andrew Udit,
Chemistry) Bioelectrical Catalytic
system for Cytochrome P450
2004-2005:Jeffrey Cannon,
Nitromethylation
of a Chiral Cationic π-Allylpalladium
Complex: Synthetic Building Blocks for Biologically Important Molecules
Nathan Upham, Molecular Phylogenetics of the Dark Kangaroo Mouse, Microdipodops megacephalus
2002-2003: Jason Willis
, Redox
Chemistry of B12-binding RNA Aptamers
Fletcher Jones Program for Research in Science
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2012-2013:
Hyun Su Kim (Renee Baran, Biology)
Investigation of Suppression of tba-1 microtubule defects by zer-1
Brenton Yuen
(Phoebe Dea, Chemistry) Interactions of Fluorinated Phospholipids and
Chlorpromazine with Phosphatidylcholine Bilayers
2011-2012:
TIffany Kim
(Tetsuo Otsuki,
Chemistry)
Relations of 1,-4 Naphthoquinones with Nucleophiles
Cecilia Prator (Joseph Schulz, Biology)
Venom Variation during
Prey Capture and Development in Conus
2010-2011:
Elise Burger (Roberta Pollock, Biology)
The Equine Immune Response to Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis
John Eaton
(Nancy Dess & Dale Chapman, Psychology, Kerry Thompson, Biology)
Reduction of Submissive Behavior Model for
Depression
2009-2010:Dina Abdel-Massih (Roberta Pollock, Biology)
The
Equine Immune Response to C. pseudotuberculosis
Erik King
(Joseph Schultz, Biology) The c4a Neuroexcitatory
Peptide from Conus catus:
Glycosylation structure and Molecular Target
2008-2009:Sabina
Colombeau (Roberta Mancuso,
Psychology)
Psychophysiological Markers of Jealousy
vs. Anger
Eric Smith (Phoebe Dea, Chemistry)
Domain and Vesicle Formation in a
Partially Miscible Binary Lipid Mixture
Veronica
Yakovenko
(Nancy Dess, Psychology) Sugar Dependence in Low- versus
High-Saccharin Consuming Rats
Zachary
Spahn (Scott Bogue, Geology)
Paleomagnetic
and Rock Magnetic Study of a 16 my old Lava Flow that may record very rapid Geomagnetic
Field Change
2007-2008:Steven (Mike) Salisbury
(Joseph
Schulz, Biology)
The Development and Specialization
of Prey Capture Mechanisms in the Venomous Marine Neo-gastropods of
the genus Conus
Beckman Scholars Program for Research in Biology and Chemistry
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Beckman Scholars for
2009-2010
Mark Paulsen '10
(Don Deardoff,
Chemistry)
An Enantioselective synthesis of Isofagomine
Beckman Scholars for
2008-09
Erin Brinton '09 (Gretchen North, Biology)
Evolutionary Relationships and
Physiological Traits of Agaves and Yuccas with Contractile RootsBarry Kang '10 (Eileen Spain, Chemistry)
Marangoni Flow of Films Composed
of Ag and Au Nanostructures
Beckman Scholar for
2007-2008
Case Prager '08 (Beth Braker,
Biology) Variability in extrafloral nectary structure, herbivory, and ant attendance in the exotic plant Ricinus communis in
Southern California and Costa Rica
Beckman Scholar for
2004-2005
Andrew Pace '05 (Don Deardorff, Chemistry)
Elaboration of an Enzymatically-Derived Chiral
Fragment via Olefin Cross Metathesis: A Novel Strategy for the Synthesis of Polyhydroxylated Pyrrolidines
Beckman Scholar for
2003-2004
Haley Hill '04 (Mike Hill, Chemistry) The Role of RNA and [4Fe/4S]2+/+
Iron Sulfur Clusters in the Biosynthesis of Deoxyribonucleotides
Beckman Scholars for
2002-2003
Sarah Studer '03 (Mark Martin, Biology) Characterization of an amylase
gene from Bdellovibrio Bacteriovorus.
Rosalie Tran '03 (Phoebe
Dea, Chemistry) Fluorescence and Calorimetry Studies of Drug Interactions with Lipid Bilayers.
Beckman Scholars for
1999-2000
Tanaz Kermani
'00 (Jens Franck, Biology) Investigation of the phylogenetic relationships of the genus Thunnus using nuclear satellite DNA.
Shandiz Tehrani
'00 (Phoebe Dea, Chemistry) Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Micellization and the
Thermodynamics of Aggregation in Aqueous Solution.
Beckman Scholars for
1998-1999
Radu Georgescu
'99 (Chris Craney, Biochemistry)
Kinetic Profile of Human Enzyme
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase
Erin McClelland '99 (Mark Martin,
Biology) Horizontal Gene Transfer in the
Marine Environment
Richter-ASP
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