Summer Internship Alumni
Summer Internship/Externship In Biomedical Research For Veterinary Students
- Alexandria Holloway (Tuskegee University)
- Amanda Foskett (University of Florida )
- Amanda Loftin (University of California)
- Amy Edwards (Oklahoma State University)
- Amy Flis (Purdue University)
- Anna-Michelle Young (University of Pennsylvania)
- Ashley Talley (Kansas State University )
- Beth Chafee (Texas A&M University)
- Brian Templeton (Virginia Tech)
- Bryan Melvin (University of Georgia)
- Caitlin Fitzpatrick (Washington State University)
- Calvin Pohl (Purdue University)
- Caroline Moon (Virginia Tech )
- Cassandra Pugh (University of Georgia)
- Chaunte Lewis (Ohio State University)
- Cory Hanks (Louisiana State University)
- Daniel Capasso (Oregon State University)
- Elizabeth Clark (University of Illinois)
- Elizabeth Punger (North Carolina State University)
- Emmalena Gregory-Bryson (Michigan State University)
- Eric Gelsleichter (Virginia Tech)
- Erika Olney (Midwestern University)
- Erin Beasley (North Carolina State University )
- Erin Quist (Colorado State University)
- Grayson Cole (University of Florida)
- Hailey Rose (Midwestern University)
- Heather Sheppard-Tillman (University of Georgia)
- Helena Vogel (University of California)
- Hugh McClelland (University of Florida)
- Jacqueline Brockhurst (University of Pennsylvania)
- James Finlay (Michigan State University )
- James Perry (Colorado State University)
- Jennifer Reukauf (University of Pennsylvania )
- Joy Tseng (Cornell University)
- K. Brooke Washington (Oklahoma State University)
- Kara Corps (Michigan State University)
- Katherine Franc (University of Georgia)
- Katie Zseltvay (Oklahoma State University)
- Laura Adamovicz (Virginia-Maryland Regional)
- Lauren Rodriguez (Cornell University )
- Leah Zadrozny (North Carolina State University)
- Linda Huang (Virginia Tech)
- Lindsay Jett (Western University)
- Lisa Wolfe (University of Prince Edward Island)
- Lyn Wancket (University of Illinois)
- Macallister Harris (North Carolina State University)
- Mackenzie Long (University of Georgia)
- Mariah Gentry (Cornell University)
- Martha Dalton (Mississippi State University)
- Matthew Caldwell (Midwestern University)
- Meredith Adams (University of Illinois)
- Michael Richardson (Colorado State University)
- Michelle Degnin (Oregon State University )
- Natalie Heape (Auburn University)
- Natalie Punt (Western University )
- Nicole Kohart (Virginia Tech)
- Patrick Huang (University of California)
- Rachael Cohen (University of Missouri)
- Robert Reid Harvey (University of Tennessee )
- Ronnie Sams (Auburn University)
- Ruth Fliflet (University of Pennsylvania)
- Sarah Cramer (Cornell University)
- Sarah Sykes (University of Pennsylvania)
- Sarah Wronski (University of Pennsylvania)
- Sarah Zalar (University of Illinois)
- Serena Nayee (University of Georgia)
- Steven Hsu (University of California, Davis)
- Sylvie Cohen (Ohio State University)
- Tia Bobo (Tuskegee University)
- Tiffani Turinski (University of Georgia)
- Tiffany Reed (University of Georgia)
- Tyler Peat (Purdue University)
- Veronica Pickens (University of Guelph)
- Victoria Derr (University of Florida)
- Virginia Gillespie (University of Wisconsin)
- Wilson Yau (University of California, Davis)
Matthew Caldwell
- D.V.M. anticipated 2025- Midwestern University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2023:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Developing cellular models to Understand the Roles of CDK1 and TRIM24 in Early Embryonic Development.
MentorMentor:
Sergio Ruiz Macias, Ph.D. Laboratory of Genome Integrity, NCI
Daniel Capasso
- D.V.M. anticipated 2025- Oregon State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2023:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
ResearchResearch:
Nanopore multiplex amplicon sequencing and drug resistance in asymptomatic Giardia intestinalis infections.
MentorMentor:
Michael Grigg, Ph.D. Molecular Parasitology Section, NIAID
Caitlin Fitzpatrick
- D.V.M. anticipated 2025- Washington State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2023:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Diseases (NINDS)
ResearchResearch:
Callitrichine herpesvirus 3 (CalHV-3) in the common marmoset as a model of gammaherpesvirus infection
MentorMentor:
Steven Jacobson, Ph.D. Viral Immunology Section, NINDS
Bryan Melvin
- D.V.M. anticipated 2025- University of Georgia
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2023:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Combination immunotherapy for the treatment of adrenal tumors with organoid-primed T-cells and PD-1 blockade
MentorMentor:
Senthil Muthuswamy, Ph.D. Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, NCI
Michelle Degnin
- D.V.M. anticipated 2022- Oregon State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2019:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Immune infiltration of lung metastasis of osteosarcoma in a genetically engineered mouse model.
MentorMentor:
J. Huang, Ph.D. Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Cancer and Stem Cell Epigenetics Section
Natalie Heape
- D.V.M. anticipated 2021- Auburn University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2019:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Regulation of immune surface markers by CDK4/6 inhibitors in gammaherpesvirus-infected tumor cells.
MentorMentor:
R. Yarchoan, M.D. HIV & AIDS Malignancy Branch, Retroviral Diseases Section
Jennifer Reukauf
- D.V.M. 2021- University of Pennsylvania
- School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2019:
National Institute on Aging
ResearchResearch:
Hyperkinetic behavior in aging Park7 knockout mice.
MentorMentor:
M.R. Cookson, Ph.D. Laboratory of Neurogenetics
Ronnie Sams
- D.V.M. anticipated 2021- Auburn University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2019:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Development of bispecific T Cell Engagers (BiTEs) against rhabdomyosarcoma targeting FGFR4.
MentorMentor:
J. Khan, Ph.D. Genetics Branch, Oncogenomics Section
Sarah Zalar
- D.V.M. anticipated 2021- University of Illinois
- Urbana College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2018:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Murine intestinal enteroid cultures and detection of norovirus infection.
MentorMentor:
K. Green, Ph.D. Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases
Patrick Huang
- D.V.M. anticipated 2020- University of California
- Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2018:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Establishment of triple-negative breast cancer reporter cell lines to monitor DNMT3B transcriptional
activity for high-throughput drug screening.
MentorMentor:
L. Yang, Ph.D. Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics
Amanda Loftin
- D.V.M. anticipated 2021- University of California
- Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2018:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Probiotic therapy in HIV-treated humans improves prognosis-effects on the gut microbiome and immune activation.
MentorMentor:
J. Brenchley, Ph.D. Immunopathogenesis Section
Helena Vogel
- D.V.M. anticipated 2021- University of California
- Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2018:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Molecular analysis of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia lamblia, and Entamoeba spp. in fecal samples from
asymptomatic humans in South America and Egypt.
MentorMentor:
M. Grigg, Ph.D. Laboratory of Viral Diseases
Serena Nayee
- D.V.M. anticipated 2020- University of Georgia
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2017:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Bacterial shifts in the feline microbiome during Toxoplasma gondii sexual differentiation
MentorMentor:
M. Grigg, Ph.D. Laboratory of Parasitology, Molecular Parasitology Section
Tiffani Turinski
- D.V.M. conferred 2019- University of Georgia
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2017:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Cord blood antibodies and the risk of early malaria parasitemia in Milian infants
MentorMentor:
P. Duffy, M.D. Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology
Erin Beasley
- D.V.M. conferred 2019- North Carolina State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2017:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
NeuroAIDS in rhesus macaques: Neuropathology of SIV infection in encephalitic and non-encephalitic animals
MentorMentor:
V. Hirsch, D.V.M., D.Sc. Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Nonhuman Primate Virology Section
Chaunte Lewis
- D.V.M. anticipated 2020- Ohio State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2017:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Probing the role of the aging brain in brain metastases in vivo
MentorMentor:
K. Tanner, Ph.D Laboratory of Cell Biology
Caroline Moon
- D.V.M. conferred 2018- Virginia Tech
- Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2017:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Development of a new and rapid fixatioin/sterilization protocol for high-risk infected tissue
MentorMentor:
S. Hewitt, M.D., Ph.D Laboratory of Pathology
Jacqueline Brockhurst
- D.V.M. conferred 2018- University of Pennsylvania
- School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2016:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Evaluation of Plasmodium knowlesi in vitro susceptibility to Methotrexate
MentorMentor:
T. Wellems, M.D., Ph.D. Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research
Mackenzie Long
- D.V.M. conferred 2018- University of Georgia
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2016:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Induced GI tract microbial dysbiosis does not accelerate disease progression in SIV-infected Asian macaques
MentorMentor:
J. Brenchley, Ph.D. Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases
Erika Olney
- D.V.M. conferred 2018- Midwestern University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2016:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Interleukin-27 receptor expression in murine intestinal organoids
MentorMentor:
S. Durum, Ph.D. Cancer and Inflammation Program
Hailey Rose
- D.V.M. conferred 2019- Midwestern University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2016:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Mutant XYZ is associated with hyper-activation of mTOR and T cell senescence
MentorMentor:
M. Lenardo, M.D. Laboratory of Immunology
Sylvie Cohen
- D.V.M. conferred 2018- Ohio State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2015:
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
ResearchResearch:
Cardiac regeneration following myocardial infarction in neonatal mice
MentorMentor:
T. Finkel, M.D., Ph.D. Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Katherine Franc
- D.V.M./MPH conferred 2019- University of Georgia
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2015:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Development of a live-attenuated biovalent vaccine for Parainfluenza Virus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus
MentorMentor:
P. Collins, Ph.D. Laboratory of Infectious Diseases
Macallister Harris
- D.V.M. conferred 2017- North Carolina State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2015:
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
ResearchResearch:
Liver regeneration potential of Rhesus induced pluripotent stem cells
MentorMentor:
C. Dunbar, M.D. Molecular Hematopoiesis Section
Steven Hsu
- D.V.M. conferred 2018- University of California, Davis
- School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2015:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Digital image analysis of ACHP as an inhibitor of keratinocyte-driven inflammation via NF-kB pathway
MentorMentor:
S. Yuspa, M.D. Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics
Veronica Pickens
- D.V.M. conferred 2018- University of Guelph
- Ontario Veterinary College
InstituteSummer Internship 2015:
National Insitute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Cross species comparison of IL-13 receptor alpha 2 isoforms
MentorMentor:
T. Wynn, Ph.D. Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases
Sarah Wronski
- D.V.M. conferred 2018- University of Pennsylvania
- School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2015:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Assessment of functional equivalence of EpCAM and TROP2 in murine intestinal epithelial cells
MentorMentor:
M. Udey, M.D., Ph.D. Dermatology Branch
Elizabeth Punger
- D.V.M. conferred 2017- North Carolina State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2014:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
ResearchResearch:
Characterization of marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus) spermatozoa as a means to improve IVF success
MentorMentor:
A. Silva, Ph.D. Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Imaging
Michael Richardson
- D.V.M. conferred 2016- Colorado State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2014:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Creating a diabetic rabbit model to assess radiologic responses to sterilizing chemotherapy in diabetes and tuberculosis co-infection
MentorMentor:
C. Barry, III, Ph.D. Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases
Amy Flis
- D.V.M. conferred 2017- Purdue University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2014:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Exploring the role of the dopamine axis in lung cancer development autoimmune lymphoproliferative disease
MentorMentor:
B. Ryan, Ph.D., M.P.H. Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis
Mariah Gentry
- D.V.M. conferred 2016- Cornell University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2014:
National Human Genome Research Institute
ResearchResearch:
Exploring the genetic influences of flat-chested kitten syndrome and pectus excavatum
MentorMentor:
E. Ostrander, Ph.D. Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch
Alexandria Holloway
- D.V.M. conferred 2016- Tuskegee University
- School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2014:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Immunofluorescence analysis of the blood brain barrier
MentorMentor:
P. Steeg, Ph.D. Women's Malignancy Banch
Lindsay Jett
- D.V.M. conferred 2016- Western University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2014:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Histopathological and immunohistochemical characterization of two spontaneous neoplastic masses in BALB/c mice on an experimental regimen for a preclinical study. Her lab experience included working with various animal species and projects within the Vaccine Research Center.
MentorMentor:
S. Rao, D.V.M., Ph.D. Vaccine Research Center Translational Research Program
Martha Dalton
- D.V.M. conferred 2016- Mississippi State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2013:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Investigations into the polygenicity of an autoimmune lymphoproliferative disease
MentorMentor:
M. Lenardo, M.D Laboratory of Immunology
Cory Hanks
- D.V.M. conferred 2015- Louisiana State University
- School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2013:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Assessment of Plasmodium falciparum progent from a genetic cross for markers of artemisinin resistance.
MentorMentor:
T. Wellems, M.D., Ph.D. Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research
Natalie Punt
- D.V.M. conferred 2015- Western University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2013:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
ResearchResearch:
Regulation of pathogenic antiviral immunity by peripheral and meningeal stromal cells during viral meningitis.
MentorMentor:
D. McGavern, Ph.D. Viral Immunology and Intravital Imaging Section
Amanda Foskett
- D.V.M. conferred 2014- University of Florida
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2012:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
In vivo analysis of meningeal stromal cells in the living brain during viral meningitis.
MentorMentor:
P. Aplan, M.D. Genetics Branch
Linda Huang
- D.V.M. conferred 2014- Virginia Tech
- Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2012:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Optimization of epidermal differentiation and production of infectious viral particles in organotypic raft cultures of human keratinocytes immortalized with HPV18
MentorMentor:
A. McBride, Ph.D. DNA Tumor Virus Section
Nicole Kohart
- D.V.M. conferred 2014- Virginia Tech
- Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2012:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Using molecular mechanisms to identify Granulibacter bethesdensis and Staphylococcus epidermidis in concert with one another in CGD patients.
MentorMentor:
S. Holland, M.D. Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases
Tyler Peat
- D.V.M. conferred 2014- Purdue University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2012:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
ResearchResearch:
Studied In vivo analysis of meningeal stromal cells in the living brain during viral meningitis
MentorMentor:
D. McGavern, Ph.D. Viral Immunology and Intravital Imaging Unit
Lauren Rodriguez
- D.V.M. confered 2015- Cornell University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2012:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
The tubulin-binding protein TPX2 may regulate metastasis independent of it's function in mitosis.
MentorMentor:
K. Hunter, Ph.D. Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics
Rachael Cohen
- D.V.M. conferred 2012.- University of Missouri
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2011:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
ResearchResearch:
Immunological Characterization of HHV-6A Infection in the Common Marmoset.
MentorMentor:
S. Jacobson, Ph.D. Viral Immunology Section
Eric Gelsleichter
- D.V.M. conferred 2014.- Virginia Tech
- Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2011:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Development of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) as a model of experimental chemogtherapy for tuberbulosis.
MentorMentor:
C .Barry, Ph.D., Chief Tuberculosis Research Section
Brian Templeton
- D.V.M. conferred 2013.- Virginia Tech
- Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2011:
National Cancer Institute (Frederick campus)
ResearchResearch:
Pharmacological manipulation of an autophagy-inducing drug, trehalose. Modification through liposome encapsulation, to allow passage through blood-brain barrier to induce autophagy in the treatment of gliomas and other neurological diseases.
MentorMentor:
S. Stern, Ph.D., DABT Nanotechnology Characterization Lab
Joy Tseng
- D.V.M. conferred 2014- Cornell University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2011:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Investigation of the effect of TGFβ and androgen receptor signaling on N-cadherin expression in prostate cancer clonal cell lines.
MentorMentor:
K. Kelly, Ph.D., Chief Cell and Cancer Biology Branch
Wilson Yau
- D.V.M. conferred 2013- University of California, Davis
- School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2011:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
ResearchResearch:
Modeling brain injury in acute brain slices.
MentorMentor:
D.McGavern, Ph.D. Immunology and Intravital Imaging Unit
Katie Zseltvay
- D.V.M. conferred 2013- Oklahoma State University
- Center for Veterinary Health Sciences
InstituteSummer Internship 2011:
National Cancer Institute
MentorMentor:
U. Guha, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. Medical Oncology Branch
Laura Adamovicz
- D.V.M. conferred 2012- Virginia-Maryland Regional
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2010:
National Cancer Institute (Frederick, MD campus)
ResearchResearch:
Validation of a product-enhanced reverse transcriptase assay for the evaluation of feline immunodeficiency viral load in African lions.
MentorMentor:
S. O’Brien, Ph.D., Chief Laboratory of Genomic Diversity,
Calvin Pohl
- D.V.M. conferred 2012- Purdue University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2010:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
ResearchResearch:
Studied CNS sentinels (microglia) in acute brain slices to look for microglial injury response, using two- photon laser scanning microscopy (TPLSM).
MentorMentor:
D. McGavern, Ph.D. Viral Immunology and Intravital Imaging Unit
Sarah Sykes
- V.M.D. conferred 2013- University of Pennsylvania
- School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2010:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
The effect of hepatic cytochrome P450 reductase deletion on DNA adduct formation
MentorMentor:
M. Poirier, Ph.D., Head Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics Carcinogen-DNA Interactions Section
Ashley Talley
- V.M.D. conferred 2013- Kansas State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2010:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Mesangial cell-derived mfg-e8 regulates murine glomerular structure and function.
MentorMentor:
Mark Udey, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Dermatology Branch
Lisa Wolfe
- D.V.M. conferred 2012- University of Prince Edward Island
- Atlantic Veterinary College
InstituteSummer Internship 2010:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Rocky Mountain Labs, Montana)
ResearchResearch:
Differential gene regulation of pathogens during their transmission cycle in vertebrate hosts and arthropod vectors in Lymes Disease.
MentorMentor:
T. Schwan, Ph.D., Chief Zoonotic Pathogens
Meredith Adams
- D.V.M. conferred 2011- University of Illinois
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2009:
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
MentorMentor:
E.R. Donohue, D.V.M. Hematology Branch
Kara Corps
- D.V.M. conferred 2009- Michigan State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2009:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Quantitative analysis on lung metastases using digital pathology technology.
MentorMentor:
R.M. Simpson, D.V.M. Ph.D., Molecular Pathology Unit
Amy Edwards
- D.V.M. conferred 2011- Oklahoma State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2009:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii with targeted deletions of the surface antigens SAG1 and SAG2.
MentorMentor:
M. Grigg, Ph.D., Chief Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, Molecular Parasitology Unit
K. Brooke Washington
- D.V.M. conferred 2012.- Oklahoma State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2009:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Stimulation of cross-neutralizing HPV antibodies in BALB/c mice using various combinatorial vaccination approaches.
MentorMentor:
J. Schiller, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Laboratory of Cellular Oncology, Neoplastic Disease Section
Elizabeth Clark
- D.V.M. conferrred 2011.- University of Illinois
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2008:
National Cancer Institute
MentorMentor:
H. Fine, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Neuro Oncology Branch
James Finlay
- D.V.M. conferred 2010.- Michigan State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2008:
National Cancer Institute
MentorMentor:
R. Mark SImpson, D.V.M., Ph.D., Head Molecular Pathology Unit
Robert Reid Harvey
- D.V.M. conferred 2010.- University of Tennessee
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2008:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Identifying murine intrahepatic multifunctional CD4+ T lymphocytes to malaria antigen.
MentorMentor:
Carole Long, Ph.D Malaria Immunology Section
Heather Sheppard-Tillman
- D.V.M. conferred 2008.- University of Georgia
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2007:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Altered β-catenin accumulation in hepatocellular carcinomas of DENA-exposed Rhesus macaques.
MentorMentor:
R.M. Simpson, D.V.M., Ph.D., Diplomate, ACVP, Head Molecular Pathology Unit
Leah Zadrozny
- D.V.M. conferred 2008.- North Carolina State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2007:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Identification of proteins and gene expression associated with disease in a RAS-induced mouse model of cardiomyopathy.
MentorMentor:
R.M. Simpson, D.V.M., Ph.D., Diplomate, ACVP, Head Molecular Pathology Unit
Grayson Cole
- D.V.M. conferred 2010- University of Florida
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2007:
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
MentorMentor:
Cecilia Lo, Ph.D. Laboratory of Developmental Biology
Emmalena Gregory-Bryson
- D.V.M. conferred 2010.- Michigan State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2007:
National Institute of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Identification of Helicobacter pylori genes required for in vivo survival, colonization, and pathology using In Vivo Expression Technology (IVET).
MentorMentor:
W. Coleman, Ph.D. Pharmacology Section
Hugh McClelland
- D.V.M. conferred 2010.- University of Florida
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2007:
National Institute Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Hepatitis links to hepatocellular carcinoma.
MentorMentor:
Jake Liang, M.D., Chief Liver Diseases Branch
Tiffany Reed
- D.V.M. conferred 2008.- University of Georgia
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2007:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Altered β-catenin accumulation in hepatocellular carcinomas of DENA-exposed Rhesus macaques.
MentorMentor:
R.M. Simpson, D.V.M., Ph.D. , Diplomate, ACVP, Head Molecular Pathology Unit
Ruth Fliflet
- V.M.D. conferred 2009.- University of Pennsylvania
- School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2006:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
TCR Induced FoxP3 Expression and Its role in T Cell activation.
MentorMentor:
M. Lenardo, M.D., Section Head Laboratory of Immunology
Beth Chafee
- D.V.M. conferred 2007- Texas A&M University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2006:
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
ResearchResearch:
Analysis of skin defects associated with ENU Induced mutation in the p53 binding protein p53bp1
MentorMentor:
C. Lo, Ph.D., Chief Laboratory of Developmental Biology
Sarah Cramer
- D.V.M conferred 2007- Cornell University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2006:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Prostatitis, a prostate cancer precursor
Victoria Derr
- D.V.M. conferred 2009- University of Florida
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2006:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Cyclosporin A nephrotoxicity
MentorMentor:
R. Mannon, M.D., Medical Director Transplantation Branch
Tia Bobo
- D.V.M. conferred 2007- Tuskegee University
- School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2006:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
DNA damage response and p53 dysregulation in inflammatory bowel disease.
MentorMentor:
C. Harris, M.D., Chief Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis
Virginia Gillespie
- D.V.M. conferred 2006- University of Wisconsin
- School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2006:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
RAS-induced mouse model of cardiomyopathy
MentorMentor:
M. Simpson, DVM, Ph.D., Chief Comparative Molecular Pathology Unit
James Perry
- D.V.M./Ph.D. conferred 2007- Colorado State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2005:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Role of TNF-α mediated cell death of human monocytes during mycobacterium infection
MentorMentor:
T. Wynn, Ph.D. Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases
Cassandra Pugh
- D.V.M. conferred 2008- University of Georgia
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2005:
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
ResearchResearch:
Clinical assessment of cardiac contractibility, perfusion, and muscle viability during acute myocardial infarction in canine MI model.
MentorMentor:
R. Balaban, Ph.D., Chief Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics
Erin Quist
- D.V.M. conferred 2007- Colorado State University
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2005:
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
ResearchResearch:
Mouse model of mutant p53 binding protein, important in DNA repair and mitotic check point control
MentorMentor:
C. Lo, Ph.D., Chief Laboratory of Developmental Biology
Lyn Wancket
- D.V.M. conferred 2006- University of Illinois
- College of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2005:
National Cancer Institute
ResearchResearch:
Study of extracellular matrix changes necessary for new vessel development.
MentorMentor:
W. Stetler-Stevenson, M.D., Chief Laboratory of Extracellular Matrix Pathology
Anna-Michelle Young
- V.M.D. conferred 2007- University of Pennsylvania
- School of Veterinary Medicine
InstituteSummer Internship 2005:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
ResearchResearch:
Gene expression in ovarian development and fertilization.
MentorMentor:
J. Dean, M.D., Chief Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology,