1998 Summer Research Institute Interns

Rebecca Balogh Cabrillo College Faculty Advisor: Lynda Goff, Professor of Biology With: Nilda Aponte, Postdoctoral Researcher Abstract: "Molecular Delineation of Species Relationships in Genera Laurencia, Osmundea and their Adelphosparasite Janczewskia"

Babette Burcaw Cabrillo College Faculty Advisor: Ted Holman, Assistant Professor of Chemistry With: Eric Johansen, Staff Research Associate Abstract: "Expressing and Purifying Soybean Lipoxygenase in Escherichia coli"

Christine Dawson Cabrillo College Faculty Advisor: Phil Crews, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry With: Blaine Harrison, Postdoctoral Researcher Abstract: "Further Investigations into the Marine Sponge Oceanapia sp."

Priscilla Delgado Cabrillo College Faculty Advisor: Anthony L. Fink, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry With: Christine Dunham, Ph.D. Candidate Abstract: "Purification of Two Mutants of Staphylococcal Nuclease"

Elizabeth Espinoza Cabrillo College Faculty Advisor: Phil Crews, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry With: Dale Clark, Ph.D. Candidate Abstract: "New Compounds from the Paua New Guinea Marine Sponge Theonella swinhoei"

Chad Lamphere Hartnell College Faculty Advisor: Glenn L. Millhauser, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry With: Stephanie Corchnoy, Ph.D. Candidate Abstract: "Purification of Aggregating Peptides by High Performance Liquid Chromatography"

Jade Loftus Cabrillo College Faculty Advisor: Pradip K. Mascharak, Professor of Chemistry With: Juan Noverón, Ph.D. Candidate Abstract: "Inorganic Elements for the Degradation of Pollutants in the Environment"

Raymon Morcos Hartnell College Faculty Advisor: Bakthan Singaram, Assistant Professor of Chemistry With: Jason Camara, Ph.D. Candidate Abstract: "Deoxygenation of 1,3-Diketones into Amines Utilizing Hydroboration of Enaminoketones with 9-Borobicyclo[3.3.1]nonane"

Leah Oldakowski Hartnell College Faculty Advisor: William T. Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Biology With: Wendy Rothwell, Postdoctoral Researcher Abstract: "Mutational Analysis of Cytoskeletal Associated Proteins in Drosophila melanogaster"

Frank Rivera Monterey Peninsula College Faculty Advisor: Rebecca Braslau, Associate Professor of Chemistry With: Marc Anderson, Ph.D. Candidate Abstract: "Chemical Ligation in Peptide Synthesis"

Maribel Romero Cabrillo College Faculty Advisor: Barry J. Bowman, Professor of Biology With: Karen Tinney, Staff Research Associate Abstract: "Genetic Screening for Vacuolar Protease Deficient Mutants in Neurospora crassa"

Alicia Saam Cabrillo College Faculty Advisor: Lydia Gregoret, Assistant Professor of Chemistry With: Hector Rodriguez, Ph.D. Candidate Abstract: "Escherichia coli CspA: A Model Study of ß-Pleated Sheet Stability and Folding Properties: Aromatic vs. Hydrophobic"

Leticia Sanchez Monterey Peninsula College Faculty Advisor: Phil Crews, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry With: Yangsheng Wanggui, Postdoctoral Researcher Abstract: "The Intricate Beauties of Druinella purpurea"

Reason Wilken Monterey Peninsula College Faculty Advisor: Douglas Kellog, Assistant Professor of Biology Abstract: "Cellular Division: Engineering of Clb2/Cdc42 Plasmid for Identification of Mitotic Components"

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