DURI 2017

Scholars

Scholar: Aniket Kulkarni (BME)
Mentor: Kayla Scott
Lab: Barbara D. Boyan, Ph.D.
Project: The Use of 24R,25-dyhydroxyvitamin D3 as a Preventative Treatment of Osteoarthritis Following Traumatic ACL Injury

Aniket Kulkarni (BME) and Kayla Scott Image

Scholar: Mashaba Rashid (BME)
Mentor: Michael McClure, Ph.D.
Lab: Barbara D. Boyan, Ph.D.
Project: Integrin α7β1 Signaling Regulates Myoblast Syncytial Fusion

Mashaba Rashid (BME) and Michael McClure, Ph.D. Image

Scholar: Kayla Logan (CLSE)
Mentor: Dawei Wang
Lab: Wei-Ning Wang, Ph.D.
Project: Novel Photocatalysts for Efficient CO2 Capture and Conversion

Kayla Logan (CLSE) and Dawei Wang Image

Scholar: Tien Vuong (CLSE)
Mentor: Andrew Harrison
Lab: Christina Tang, Ph.D.
Project: Multifunctional Polymer Nanoreactor for Aerobic Oxidation

Tien Vuong (CLSE) and Andrew Harrison Image

Scholar: Jethrine Mugumya (CLSE)
Mentor: Dylan Rodene
Lab: Ram B. Gupta, Ph.D.
Project: Pea Protein-derived N/P-doped Graphitic Carbon Electrode Material for Supercapacitors
Publications:
Demir, M., Ashourirad, B., Mugumya, J.H., Saraswat, S.K., El-Kaderi, H.M. & Gupta, R.B. (2018) Nitrogen and oxygen dual-doped porous carbons prepared from pea protein as electrode materials for high performance supercapacitors. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

Jethrine Mugumya (CLSE) and Dylan Rodene Image

Scholar: Alex Ritchie (CLSE)
Mentor: Patrick Link
Lab: Rebecca L. Heise, Ph.D.
Project: Characterizing Drug Release Profiles from Protein Nanoparticles

Alex Ritchie (CLSE) and Patrick Link Image

Scholar: Kevin Nguyen (ECE)
Mentor: Emrah Benli
Lab: Yuichi Motai, Ph.D.
Project: Omni-directional Thermal Cameras for Tracking Humans using Unmanned Ground Vehicles

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Scholar: Chandana Muktipaty (BME)
Mentor: Anjali Verma
Lab: Zvi Schwartz, D.M.D., Ph.D.
Project: Rapid Responses of 24,25‐Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Regulate Apoptosis in Breast Cancer via Estrogen Receptors
Publications:
Schwartz, N., Verma, A., Muktipaty, C., Bivens, C., Schwartz, Z. & Boyan, B.D. (2018) Estradiol receptor profile and estrogen responsiveness in laryngeal cancer and clinical outcomes. Steroids.

Scholar: Jasmine Norman (ECE)
Mentor: Bridget McInnes, Ph.D.
Lab: Nastassja Lewinski, Ph.D.
Project: Development of a Nanomedicine Bench to Bedside (NanoB2B) Entity Extractor