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Summer 2006-Spring 2007 Annual
Summary of Scholar Plan of Action Projects
Research, Conferences, Internships, Service Learning
Texas State HLSAMP Scholars attend the HLSAMP
National Undergraduate Student
Research Conference at Texas Southern University, Houston TX
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Undergraduate Student Research
Projects ●
Plagiarism
Scholar: Marina Andruzzi, fall '06
Research Supervisor: Dr. Young Sam Ryu (Texas State) |
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Isolation and Sequencing
of the Bluegill G Inhibitory Protein
Scholar: Lissette Gomez, fall '06 and spring '07
Research Supervisor: Dr. Dana Garcia (Texas State) |
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Antidiabetic Properties
of Hispanic Herbs
Scholar: Veronica Huerta, spring '07
Research Supervisor: Dr. Dhiraj Vattem (Texas State) |
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Green Tea and Yerbe Mate
Effects on Biofilms
Scholar: Veronica Huerta, fall '06
Research Supervisor: Dr. Robert McLean (Texas State) |
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Rho Factor's Influence on
Protein Repair by Controlling Sure Gene Expression
Scholar: Asha James, summer '06
Research Supervisor: Walter Kessler, William Widger (University of
Houston) |
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Bio-based Composites
Scholar: Stephen Jones, spring '07
Research Supervisor: Dr. Jitendra Tate (Texas State) |
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Evolving an Adenylate
Kinase Protein-Fragment Complementation Assay with a Faster Readout for
Escherichia Coli
Scholar: James May, summer '06
Research Supervisor: Mr. Pete Nuguyen, Dr. Joff Silberg (Rice
University) |
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Biological Functionality
of Dietary Phytochemicals
Scholar: Peter Mosnes, fall '06
Research Supervisor: Dr. Dhiraj Vattem (Texas State) |
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Desulphurization of
Fossil Fuels
Scholar: Cindy Obioha, spring '07
Research Supervisor: Dr. Linette Watkins (Texas State) |
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Phylogeography of an
Adaptive Radiation in Lepidoptera
Scholar: Alex Patino, fall '06
Research Supervisor: Dr. Chris Nice, Z. Gompert (Texas State) |
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Discovering the Signal
Pathways of Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Scholar: CJ Schubert, spring '07
Research Supervisor: Dr. Dana Garcia (Texas State) |
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Teaching: Is It A Job Or
A Profession?
Scholar: Pedro (Bobby) Tapia, summer '06
Research Supervisor: Max J. Daniel (Rice University) |
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Protein Expression and
Purification of Adenylate Kinase of Methanococcus Maripaludis
Scholar: Valerie Valencia, summer '06
Research Supervisor: Dr. Yousif Shamoo and Dr. Rafael Counago (Rice
University) |
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Investigational
Oligonucleotide Binding
Scholar: Michael Sanchez, spring '07
Research Supervisor: Dr. Walter Rudzinski
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● Academic and
Professional Conferences ●
Texas State
HLSAMP Scholar Panel present at the Race, Place, & Ethnicity Conference at Texas State
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2007
American Society of Microbiology, Texas Branch, Fall 2006
Association of American Geographers, Spring 2007
Audio Engineering Society Annual Conference, Fall 2006
Functional Foods and Phytotherapy for Chronic Diseases - 3rd International
Conference, Fall 2006
HLSAMP National Undergraduate Student Research Conference, Fall 2006
MAES: Society of Mexican American Engineers & Scientists, Fall 2006
Race, Place & Ethnicity III Annual Conference, Fall 2006
Texas State African-American Leadership Conference, Fall 2006 |
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● Internships/Service Learning/Volunteer Projects
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Texas State HLSAMP Scholars Asha James (biology),
CJ Schubert (biology),
and Dave Trevino (industrial technology-construction) volunteer with Bobcat
Build
Central Texas Medical Center
Edwards Aquifer Research Data Center
Hays County Area Food Bank
Proyecto Azteca - Texas State Alternate Spring Break Service Project
Texas State Athletic Academic Center
Texas State Bobcat Build '07
Texas State Chemistry Club
Texas State Engineering Day '07
Texas State MAES Science Extravaganza '07
Texas State Mathematics Computer Lab
Texas State Medical Explorers
Texas State Volunteer Service Connection
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