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| Beckman Scholars Program |
Emily Buckhouse
Kalispell, Montana |
Biochemistry |
| Mentor: |
Trevor Douglas, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Characterization of the effect of Gd-chelator rigidity in a protein cage based MRI contrast agent |
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Kevin Harlen
Helena, Montana |
Cell Biology and Nueroscience |
| Mentor: |
Trevor Douglas, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Exploring the properties of heme groups as electron shuttles in bacterioferritin using biomimetically synthesized platinum nanoparticles |
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Julianna Morley
Missoula, Montana |
Cell Biology and Nueroscience
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| Mentor: |
Mary Cloninger, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
The role of galectin-3/glycodendrimer interactions in cancer cell aggregation |
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Luke Oltrogge
Absarokee, Montana |
Chemistry
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| Mentor: |
Trevor Douglas, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Mechanistic analysis of an antioxidant protein cage from a hyperthermophilic archaeon |
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| INBRE Scholars |
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Natalie Brandsma
Durango, Colorado |
Biochemistry |
| Mentor: |
Mary Cloninger, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
The synthesis and study of LacNAc functionalized dendrimers |
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Robert Frost
Rapid City, South Dakota |
Microbiology |
| Mentor: |
Marcella McClure, Microbiology |
| Project: |
Global analysis of retroid agents in insects and detailed interspecies Drosophila analysis |
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Kyle Halliwill
Anchorage, Alaska |
Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Mentor: |
Roger Bradley, Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Project: |
Chicken protocadherin -1 expression in chick embryos |
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Jennene Lyda
Billings, Montana |
Microbiology |
| Mentor: |
Sandra Halonen, Microbiology |
| Project: |
IGTP/host cell interactions with the parasitophorous vacuole of Toxoplasma gondii |
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Lena Petersen
Polson, Montana |
Biochemistry and Dietetics |
| Mentor: |
Brian Bothner, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Proteomic analysis of the effects of the MNV-1 on murine cells |
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Courtney Reichhardt
Butte, Montana |
Chemistry |
| Mentor: |
Trevor Douglas and Mark Young, Chemistry and Plant Sciences |
| Project: |
The synthesis of a hydrogenase model through the use of biomimetic mineralization of Ferritin and Dps proteins |
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Lim Kien Seng
Johor Bahru, Malaysia |
Biotechnology |
| Mentor: |
Barry Pyle, Microbiology |
| Project: |
Plasmid stability of Streptomyces lividans in response to spaceflight |
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Elizabeth Stoller
Bozeman, Montana |
Plant Sciences |
| Mentor: |
Edward Dratz, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Immobilized trypsin reactor for improved peptide recovery in global proteomic analysis: Development and fabrication |
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Michelle Wilkison
Helena, Montana |
Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Mentor: |
Katherine Gauss, Veterinary and Molecular Biology |
| Project: |
Characterization of the NOXO1 and NOXA1 promoters |
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Trevor Zuroff
Glendive, Montana |
Chemical and Biological
Engineering
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| Mentor: |
Ross Carlson, Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Project: |
The effect of quorum-sensing knockouts on Escherichia coli K-12 biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance, and architecture |
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| Undergraduate Scholars Program |
Elliott Barnhart
Broadus, Montana |
Environmental Microbioloy |
| Mentor: |
Tim Ford, Microbiology |
| Project: |
Community analysis of methanogenic archaea within underground coal beds |
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Tim Brox
Fresno, California |
Earth Sciences |
| Mentor: |
Mark Skidmore, Earth Sciences |
| Project: |
Evaluating the impacts of crystal and liquid vein sizes on microbial survival in ice |
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Krysta Buska
Helena, Montana |
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| Mentor: |
Trevor Douglas, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Investigation of catalase activity in Dps like protein from a hyperthermophillic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus |
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Jennifer Creamer
Charlo, Montana |
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| Mentor: |
Joan Broderick , Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Investigating Flavodoxin, FPR, and MioC as physiological reductants for PFL-AE |
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Hilary Fabich
Livingston, Montana |
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| Mentor: |
Sarah Codd, Mechanical Engineering |
| Project: |
Magnetic resonance microscopy study of water absorption into pharmaceutical tablets and development of a hands-on outreach activity |
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Carol Froseth
Corvallis, Montana |
Agroecology |
| Mentor: |
Alice Pilgeram, Plant Sciences |
| Project: |
Field evaluation of Camelina sativa meal as mulch |
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Kathleen Hansen
Bozeman, Montana |
Industrial Engineering and
Economics
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| Mentor: |
Florence Dunkel, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology |
| Project: |
Identifiying inefficiencies and potential improvements in Malian shea processing |
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Laura Hanson
Missoula, Montana |
Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Mentor: |
Cliff Montagne, Land Resources and Environmental Science |
| Project: |
Improving knowledge of nutition through community involvement and participation in the Darhad Valley, Mongolia |
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Amy Hartman
Golden, Colorado |
Media and Theatre Arts |
| Mentor: |
Cindy Stillwell, Media and Theatre Arts |
| Project: |
Experiments in exposure |
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Isaiah Helm
Jordan, Montana |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Douglas Cairns, Mechanical Engineering |
| Project: |
Multi-purpose UAV |
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Malcolm Herstand
Orwell, Vermont |
Environmental Science, Soil
and Water
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| Mentor: |
Brian McGlynn, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences |
| Project: |
Drainage network complexity controls on water and nutrient fluxes |
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Jennifer Johnson
Kenmore, Washington |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Joseph Shaw, Electrical Engineering |
| Project: |
Construction of a subsystem of the second-generation arctic-deployable, wide-angle, infared cloud imager |
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Sabindra Katila
Milanchowk Ghorai Dang, Nepal |
Biotechnology, Microbial System |
| Mentor: |
Marcella McClure, Microbiology |
| Project: |
Plants:The retroid perspective |
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Leslie Kirkpatrick
Great Falls, Montana |
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| Mentor: |
Alice Pilgeram, Plant Sciences |
| Project: |
Increased Omega-3 in animals fed camelina meal |
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Ben Krajacich
Great Falls, Montana |
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| Mentor: |
Edward Dratz, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Fluorescence monitoring of plasma protein denaturation: A new candidate method for early detection of disease |
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Rachel Lange
Racine, Wisconsin |
Environmental Biology |
| Mentor: |
Mark Skidmore, Earth Sciences |
| Project: |
Nitrification processes in permanently-cold glacial sediments |
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Taylor Moorman
Glasgow, Montana |
English Literature |
| Mentor: |
Cliff Montagne, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences |
| Project: |
Nutrition in the Darhad Valley: Exploring vitaimin C resources and effects in modern Mongolia |
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Marci Mudd
Bridger, Montana |
Media and Theatre Arts |
| Mentor: |
Theo Lipfert, Media and Theatre Arts |
| Project: |
Pour L'Amour D'Art (For the love of art) |
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Lily Peterson
Helena, Montana |
Chemistry |
| Mentor: |
Martin Teintze, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project: |
Detection of CNBr fragment from CCR5 and CXCR4 by mass spectrometry |
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Greg Reed
Tucson, Arizona |
Fish and Wildlife Management |
| Mentor: |
Michael Frisina, Animal and Range Science |
| Project: |
Effects of rotational grazing on small mammal communities at Red Rocks Lakes National Wildlife Refuge |
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Peter Ruzevich
East Helena, Montana |
Cell Biology and Neuroscience |
| Mentor: |
Jovanka Voyich Kane, Veterinary and Molecular Biology |
| Project: |
Assessing genes under the direct influence of the SaeR/S regulatory system of Staphylococcus aureus |
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Ben Staal
Manhattan, Montana |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Mentor: |
Joseph Shaw, Electrical Engineering |
| Project: |
Manufacture, thermal optimization and operational testing of the arctic-deployable, wide-angle, infared cloud imager |
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Rhiannon Wilson
Bozeman, Montana |
Horticulture Science |
| Mentor: |
William Hoch, Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology |
| Project: |
Identification and characterization of sterile, non-invasive clones of Japanese Spirea (Spiraea japonica) |
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