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VGN Funded Student Summer Research Grants
at
Baccalaureate Partner Institutions, INBRE 2008





Hussein Alramini, Undergraduate
Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
Middlebury College
halramin@middlebury.edu

Research Title:
" Elucidation of a Putative Isoprene Pathway Operon in Borrelia burgdorferi"




Edward Griffin , Undergraduate
Department of Biology
Saint Michael's College
egriffin@smcvt.edu

Research Title:
" Do Plant Hormones Regulate PeptideTtransporters in Germinating Rice Seeds?"




Eric Jackson, Undergraduate
Department of Psychology
Saint Michael's College
ejackson2@smcvt.edu

Research Title:
" Measuring Nicotine-Induced Impulsivity Using the Stop-Task in Rats"




Alison Mehravari, Undergraduate

Department of Psychology
Middlebury College
amehrava@middlebury.edu

Research Title:
" Cognitive Effects of Glucose-Dopamine Interaction in Rat Insular Cortex"




Kevin O'Rourke , Undergraduate
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Department
Middlebury College
korourke@middlebury.edu

Research Title:
" Characterizing the Streptococcus Mutans SloR Metalloregulome"



Dave Ozimek, Undergraduate

Department of Biology
Middlebury College
dozimek@middlebury.edu

Research Title:
" Oxidative Stress and Atresia in Bovine Follicles"


Michelle Personick, Undergraduate
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Middlebury College
mpersoni@middlebury.edu

Research Title:
"Kinetics and Mechanism of the Oxidation of Pt(IV)-bound Guanosine Derivatives"




Madeleine Terry, Undergraduate

Department of Psychology
Middlebury College
mterry@middlebury.edu

Research Title:
"Secondary Analyses of Children's Interviews: Is Sustaining Good Rapport Vital?"


Adam Volwiler, Undergraduate
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Middlebury College
avolwile@middlebury.edu

Research Title:
" Probing Methionine Aminopeptidase – Inhibitor Complexes with Magnetic Circular Dichroism"

Ashleigh Weissman, Undergraduate
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Middlebury College
aweissma@middlebury.edu

Research Title:
" Biochemical Characterization of 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutary-CoA Reductase of Borrelia burgdorferi"
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