Macie Brown
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Thane Wibbels
Department: Biology
Topic: Sex Ratios of Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles at Padre Island National Seashore, TX
Kelcie Burckhardt
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Amos Bailey
Department: Medicine
Topic: The International Legal Status of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide
Hali Chambers
Tuskegee University
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Schmidt
Department: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Topic: The Effect of Gender on Leadership Perception
Dari Cosey
Alabama State University
Mentor: Dr. Theresa Strong
Department: Medicine
Topic: The Effects of Sp17 Protein Expression on the Transformation of HOSE Cells
Tiffany Davis
UAB
Mentor: Dr. David Schwebel
Department: Psychology
Topic: The Difference between Temperamental and Cognitive Measures of Attention
Ganae Dixon
Talladega College
Mentor: Dr. Mamie Coats
Department: Microbiology
Topic: Family Typing of Pneumococcal Surface Protein A (PspA) in Streptococcus pneumonia strains Isolated from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Deborah Ejem
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Cheryl Holt
Department: Preventive Medicine
Topic: Barbershop Men’s Health Project: Men’s Health Baseline Survey Findings
Joni Hill
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Daniel Marson
Department: Neurology
Topic: Financial Capability in Cognitive Impaired Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Ebony Hodges
Alabama State University
Mentor: Dr. W. Timothy Garvey
Department: Nutrition Sciences
Topic: Roles of Mitochondrial Mass and Respiratory Chain Complex Stoichiometry in the Mitochondrial Dysfunction of Insulin Resistance: Effects of Obesity and TZDs
Andrew Holden
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Ho-Wook Jon
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Topic: Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using Self-Assembled Amphiphilic Nanofibers for Bone Tissue Regeneration
Kalonda Johnson
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Derrick Dean
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Topic: Degradation of PLGA/HA Nanocomposite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering
Umair Khan
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Lori McMahon
Department: Physiology and Biophysics
Topic: Origin of Rat Hippocampus Neurons Responsible for Sympathetic Compensatory Growth
Denise Kimbrough
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Berecek
Department: Biomedical Engineering/Biophysics and Physiology
Topic: The Fibrotic Response of Hypertensive and Diabetic Rats during Stenosis with a Means for Improvement
Towanda Kirksey
Talladega College
Mentor: Dr. Susan Davies
Department: Health Behavior
Topic: COMPASS
Shantel Luckett
Oakwood College
Mentor: Dr. Rodney Go
Department: Epidemiology and International Health
Topic: Effects of Antipsychotic Medications on Global Functioning in Schizophrenia
Anrika McConnico
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Noel Childers
Department: Pediatric Dentistry
Topic: Correlation of a Four Day Diet History of Elementary School Students with Caries Prevalence and Streptococcus mutans counts
Faith Mixon
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Thane Wibbels
Department: Biology
Topic: Sex Ratios of Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchlings from Florida Atlantic Coast
Alyssa Scruggs
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Matthias Kapturczak
Topic: The Influence of Heme Oxygenase-1 on Interleukin-2 Production by Activated T Lymphocytes
Libby Telle
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Frank Franklin
Department: Maternal and Child Health
Topic: Predictors of Follow-up Rates in Healthy Passages, A Longitudnal Study of Adolescent Health: Are African Americans and low-income families more difficult to follow-up?
Victoria Towner
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Maaike Everts
Department: Human Gene Therapy
Topic: Determining Parameters for Using Gold Nanoparticles for Hyperthermia Treatment in Tumor Cells
Brittany Streeter
Talladega College
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Reilly
Department: Computer and Information Science
Topic: Arithmetic Extension of an Expert System Shell
Wilton Triggs
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Brian Sims
Department: Pediatrics
Topic: Inositol Synthase in Neonatal Mice Brain
Dornesia Ward
Alabama State University
Mentor: Dr. Jeff Gray
Department: Computer and Information Science
Topic: Voice Activation of a Robotic Vehicle
Christopher Watson
UAB
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Martin
Department: Preventive Medicine
Topic: Quality of Life and Satisfaction with Quality of Care Among Individuals Participating in a Weight Loss Program