Gloria Choi
“Appetite Response to Short-Term Energy Restriction in Young Healthy Women”
Mentor: Dr. Janet Hall, Dr. Skand Shekhar
Lab: Clinical Research Branch

Abra Granger
“Employing Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Characterize dGTPase Enzyme Function in E.coli”
Mentors: Dr. Lalith Perera, Dr. Roel Schaaper
Lab: Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory

Stephanie Jones
"Prenatal Exposure to Anti-Mineralocorticoid Spironolactone Results in Altered CA2 Axonal Phenotype and Anxiety-Like Behavior"
Mentor: Dr. Serena Dudek
Lab: Neurobiology Laboratory

Oindrila Paul
"Activation of Progesterone Receptor by DEHP and Endogenous Progesterone Differentially Impact Cell Growth"
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Martin
Lab: Epigenetics & Stem Cell Biology Laboratory

Kamiya Bridges
“Loss of Runx1 Expression Leads to Ovarian Defects and Increased Risk of Ovarian Tumors”
Mentor: Dr. Barbara Nicol, Dr. Humphrey Yao
Lab: Reproductive & Developmental Biology Branch

Shalyn Brown
“Erastin Rapidly Inhibits P-glycoprotein Transport Activity at the Blood-Brain Barrier”
Mentors: Dr. Ronald Cannon
Lab: Mechanistic Toxicology Branch

Sydney Fry
“Genetic Deletion of Mineralocorticoid Receptors in CA2 Impairs the Precision of Behavioral Circadian Rhythmicity in a Sex-dependent Manner”
Mentor: Dr. Jesse Cushman
Lab: Neurobiology

Abra Granger
“Employing Molecular Dynamics for Characterization of dGTPase Enzyme Function in E. coli with a Cysteine to Serine Mutation in the Active Site”
Mentors: Dr. Lalith Perera, Dr. Roel Schaaper
Lab: Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory

Lauren Gullett
“Occupational Characteristics and Serious Psychological Distress in the United States”
Mentors: Dr. Chandra Jackson, Dr. Dana Alhasan
Lab: Epidemiology Branch

Isha Wilson
“Functional Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Nsp15 Endoribonuclease Variants”
Mentors: Dr. Robin Stanley
Lab: Signal Transduction

Kamiya Bridges
“Loss of Runx1 Leads to Development of Ovarian Pathologies”
Mentor: Dr. Barbara Nicol
Lab: Reproductive & Developmental Biology Branch

Sarah Chong
“Mossy Fiber Inputs to Hippocampal Area CA2”
Mentors: Dr. Serena Dudek, Dr. Daniel Radzicki
Lab: Neurobiology

Kathleen Embury
“Detecting Epigenetic Effects of Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure in Mouse Bone Marrow with DNA Methylation Array Analysis”
Mentors: Dr. Douglas Bell, Dr. Oswaldo Lozoya
Lab: Immunity, Inflammation & Disease

Sydney Fry
“3D-printed Capacitive Sensor Objects for Object Recognition Assays”
Mentor: Dr. Jesse Cushman
Lab: Neurobiology

Lauren Gullett
“Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Serious Psychological Distress among Asian, Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and White Men and Women in the United States”
Mentors: Dr. Chandra Jackson, Dr. Dana Alhasan
Lab: Epidemiology Branch

Suzanna Kafer
“Potential Role of With-No-Lysine Kinase 1 (WNK1) in Oocyte Maturation”
Mentors: Dr. Carmen Williams, Dr. Paula Stein
Lab: Reproductive & Developmental Biology Branch

Sanya Mehta
“Bacterial Activation of Lung Innate Immunity Affects Fibrosis Development”
Mentors: Dr. Stavros Garantziotis, Dr. Yosuke Sakamachi
Lab: Immunity, Inflammation & Disease

Alexander Merder
“Examining the CD8 T Cell Receptor Repertoire of Smokers”
Mentors: Dr. Douglas Bell, Dr. Suzanne Martos
Lab: Immunity, Inflammation & Disease

Ruth Parsons
“Treacle N-Terminal Region Missense Mutations Decrease Protein Stability and DNA Binding”
Mentors: Dr. Scott Williams, Dr. Percy Tumbale
Lab: Genomic Integrity & Structural Biology

Sarah Jo Sleiman
“Hippocampal CA2 Development under the Influence of Prenatal Spironolactone”
Mentors: Dr. Katharine McCann, Dr. Serena Dudek
Lab: Neurobiology

Jacob Gordon
“Nol9 Is a Spatial Regulator for the Essential Human ITS2 pre-rRNA Endonuclease-Kinase Complex”
Mentor: Dr. Robin Stanley
Lab: Signal Transduction

Aidin Alejo Abdala
“Immunophenotyping of Subjects with Different APOL1 Genotypes Using the NIEHS Environmental Polymorphisms Registry”
Mentor: Michael Fessler, M.D.
Lab: Immunity, Inflammation & Disease

Lauren Carlson
“The Effect of Body Fat on Pubertal Tempo in Healthy Girls”
Mentor: Natalie Shaw, M.D.
Lab: Clinical Research Branch

Gabrielle Childers
“NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation: A Mode of Action Underlying Mitochondrial Toxicants”
Mentor: Jean Harry, Ph.D.
Lab: Division of Translational Toxicology

Brian Elgart
“Purification of Plasma Circulating Cell-free DNA and Development of Molecular Assays for Clinical and Toxicology Studies”
Mentor: Kevin Gerrish, Ph.D.
Lab: Signal Transduction

Olivia Emery
“The Role of Transcription Factor SRF in Female Fertility and Uterine Fibrosis”
Mentors: Francesco Demayo, Ph.D., and Steve Wu, Ph.D.
Lab: Reproductive & Developmental Biology Branch

Jacob Gordon
“Regulation of the Essential Human Ribosomal RNA Processing Machinery, Las1L-Nol9”
Mentor: Robin Stanley, Ph.D.
Lab: Signal Transduction

Ahmed Mashal
“Standardization of Tissue Fixation Protocols for Molecular Studies”
Mentor: Arun Pandiri, Ph.D.
Lab: Division of Translational Toxicology

Tejas Patel
“Exploring the Structure-Function Relationship of Ape2 Using Crystallography and Site-directed Mutagenesis”
Mentors: Scott Williams, Ph.D., and Jessica Wojtaszek, Ph.D.
Lab: Genomic Integrity & Structural Biology

Jeanne Powell
“DEFiNE: A Method for Enhancement and Quantification of Fluorescently Labeled Axons”
Mentor: Patricia Jensen, Ph.D.
Lab: Neurobiology

Julian Rana
“Studies of DNA Ligase I Cdc9 Fidelity in Maintenance of Genome Stability”
Mentor: Jessica Williams, Ph.D.
Lab: Integrity & Structural Biology