SURF 2001 Program Students
Jacob Andrade, UC San Diego, BS in Bioengineering
Research Mentor: Kenneth Chien, MD/PhD, Professor, Medicine
Project: MLP-Telethonin Interaction and Mechanical Srecht-Activation Signaling in Cardiomyocytes
Current Position: Trainee at USC Keck School of Medicine MD/PhD program, entered Fall 04
Publications: none
Sheila Asare-Bediako, Cal State Univ. Dominguez Hills, BA in Biology
Research Mentor: Bruce Hamilton, PhD, Asst. Prof. Medicine/Professor Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Project: Chromosomal Engineering through Transient Induction of Homologous Recombination
Current Position: Trainee at UCSD School of Medicine, entered Fall 04
Publications: none
Angela De La O, University of Portland, BA
Research Mentor: Sylvia Evans, PhD, Assoc. Adj. Professor, Medicine
Project: The Role of FGF in Xenopus Heart Development Tested by Manipulation of the Ets Transcription Factor XER81
Current Position: Medical Student, University of Utah, entered Fall 02
Publications: none
Emily Kieu, UC San Diego, BA in General Biology
Research Mentor: Joseph Witztum, MD, Professor Medicine Isolation and Characterization of T-cells from Murine Atherosclerotic Lesions
Current Position: Trainee at UCSD Medical School entering Fall 05
Publications: none
Dina Ramirez, University of Texas at Pan American, BS in BiologyResearch Mentor: Robert Parmer, MD, Assoc. Adjunct Professor, Medicine
Project: Examination of the Effects of Nicotine on PAI-1 Expression in Chromoaffin Cells
Current Position: Medical Student, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio entered Fall 2002; will apply to Internal Medicine Residency Programs
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Publications: none
Mari Shiraishi, University of Notre Dame, BS in Pre-Professional Studies
Research Mentor: Barry Greenberg, MD, Professor, Medicine
Project: Construction of an Antisense Vector to Suppress Expression of the Transcription Factor AP-1 in Cardiac Fibroblast
Current Position: Trainee at Georgetown University School of Medicine
Publications: none
Jean-Paul De La O, University of San Diego, BS in Biology
Research Mentor: Paul A. Insel, MD, Professor, Medicine and Pharmacology, Director MST Program
Project: Fibroblast-Specific Gene Expression: Assessment of Fibroblast Promoter Sequences by a Luciferase Reporter
Current Position: Graduate Student at University of Utah, entered Fall 04; L. Charles Murtaugh in the Eccles Institute for Human Genetics
Publications: none
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