Alumni Fellows

Cohort 6: 2013-2014

LaTeira Haynes - Cell Specialization: How DNA and proteins co-operate to form specialized cells, and how these cells are identified. (Biology)
Steven Nguyen - Learning Chemistry Through Food (The basic components for the development of nanomaterials can be found through the basic properties, structure, and function of food.) (Biochemistry)
Danjuma Quarless - Bioinformatics and Personalized Medicine (Biology)
W. Eric Rogers - Molecular Crystallography: How understanding structure leads to understanding function (Chemistry)

Cohort 5: 2012-2013

Timia Crisp - Light, Measure, Detection! Electrical circuits and the photoelectric effect (Chemistry/Physics)
Ali Ebrahim - Bacteria Metabolism and Gene Expression (Biology)
Taylor Gilliland - Climbing the Gray Whale Family Tree: An introduction to the use of restriction enzymes (Biology)
Aaron Hartmann - Corals in the Classroom (Biology/Environmental Science)
Ashley Juavinett - From Neurons to Perception: Using art and illusions to elucidate the visual system (Biology)
Chris Kopp - Plant Ecology: Trees, Seeds, and Plant Diversity (Biology)
Eunice Lau - World or Wormcraft: Life cycle strategy lab and chemosensation exploration with C. elegans (Biology)
Michael Lovci - Bioinformatics (Biology)
Krista Perks - What your pantry can teach you about your brain: The physiology of excitable cells (Biology)

Cohort 4: 2011-2012

Tamara Bhandari - Evolving Before our Eyes: A hands-on approach to teaching evolution in real time (Biology)
Roger Chang - Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Health (Biology)
Erilynn Heinrichsen - Teenage Mutant Ninja Flies (Biology)
Adam Koerner - Reading and Intepreting Brain Waves (Biology)
Benjamin Migliori - Modern Applications of Electronic Design and Circuits (Physics)
Ameya Phadke - Stem Cells and Smart Materials (Biology/Chemistry)
Gabriel Reyes-Rodriguez - Save Our Chemist! Separating a mixture of aspirin and acetaminophen using extraction techniques (Chemistry)
Nicole Swann - Neuroscience Methods Exploration (Biology)
Shanique Young - C.A.N.C.E.R.: Creative Approaches for N-Gaging students in Cancer Education and Research (Biology)

Cohort 3: 2010-2011

Jillian Blatti - Releasing Stored Solar Energy within Pond Scum (Biology/Chemistry)
Sarah Burnett - Swimming through the Yeast Cell: The Protein Network (Biology)
Tristan Carland - Fish Phylogenetics: Hands-on dichotomous keys, phylogenetics, and fish diversity (Biology)
Kristina Mitchell - Solutions and Mixtures (Chemistry)
Emily Satkiewicz - Pharma-chemistry in the Classroom: Synthesis and analysis of an antibacterial from aspirin (Biology/Chemistry)
Zephen Specht - Electron Density; Solutions and Mixtures (Chemistry)
Carmen Velez - CSI: Chemistry Scene Investigation (Chemistry)
Alyssa Wu-Zhang - Cell Signaling and Mutating GFP (Biology)
Shawn Yost - Diagnosis Dilemma: The bioinformatics of cancer (Biology)

Cohort 2: 2009-2010

Gloriana Gallegos - Roundworms (nematodes) in the classroom (Biology)
John Goeltz - Kinesthetic Kinetics and Plenty of Plastics: Chemical Solutions to Energy and Climate Change (Chemistry)
Johnnie Lyman - Exciting Chemistry: X-Ray Fluorescence of deep-sea mud (Chemistry/Earth Science)
Kristina Mitchell - Nanoparticles in the Classroom (Chemistry)
Andro Rios - Sense-able Smells: Life is Organic Chemistry (Chemistry/Biology)
Nellie Shaul - Environmental Spices (Biology/Chemistry/Environmental Science)
Christine Shulse - Biofuels (Biology)
Shamim Sinnar - Structure and Function of Neurons (Biology)
John Yamauchi - Three-dimensional Protein Structure and Ligand Binding (Biology)

Cohort 1: 2008-2009

Alfred Chappell - Amazing Amylase Race (Biology)
Megan Eckles - Behavioral Ecology of Bees (Biology)
Katherine Hanson - SOS: Save Our Shells (Biology)
Sam Lasse - DNA Damage Project (Biology)
Rosa Leon-Zayas - Under Pressure (Physics)
Lindsay Lewellyn - Lost in Translation: The depletion of collagen in C. elegans (Biology)
Johnnie Lyman - Golf Balls and California Climate (Biology/Earth Science/Environmental Science)
Ignacio Vilchis - Evolution and Natural Selection: Adaptations seabirds have evolved to thrive at sea (Biology/Environmental Science)
Sheila Walsh - Ecotourism and Biodiversity (Biology/Environmental Science)

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