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Panasik Lab Members
From left to right:
Iroha Kalu Ben:
Sophomore (Biology)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Internship 08-09
Project: Temperature Biosensors & Temperature
Adaptation in a Psychrophilic bacterial luciferase from Vibrio
Harveyii.rinceton roject: Temperature Biosensors & Temperature
Adaptation in a Psychrophilic bacterial luciferase from Vibrio
Harveyii.
Mayank Aggarwal
Masters Student in Biotechnology
Project: 1. Distribution of structural features contributing to
thermostability in mesophilic and thermophilic alpha/beta barrel
proteins; Pattern of Adaptation. 2.Directed evolution in beta-galactosidases;
factors that determine the temperature range
An except from a
group meeting early in Mayank's project
Bachelors Degree
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University, INDIA
Experience
Research Internship National Institute of Communicable
Diseases, New Delhi (INDIA) summer 2006
Research Internship Sidharth Diagnostics Lab Summer 2005
Presentations
“A large number of the Human microRNAs target lentiviruses,
retroviruses & endogenous retroviruses”. Bioch. and
Biophys, Res. Comm. (Feb, 2008)
“Molecular Insight into co-infecting HHV-6, HHV-7 or GVB-C viruses
on HIV Inhibition” submitted
Publications
“A large number of the Human microRNAs target lentiviruses,
retroviruses & endogenous retroviruses”. Bioch. and
Biophys, Res. Comm. (Feb, 2008)
“Molecular Insight into co-infecting HHV-6, HHV-7 or GVB-C viruses
on HIV Inhibition” submitted
April Johnson
Senior (Bioinformatics)
INBRE Research Internship 08-09
Project: Temperature Biosensors & Temperature Adaptati
Shweta Kailasan
Senior (Biology) 3.97 GPA
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Internship 07-09
Project: Temperature Biosensors & Temperature
Adaptation in a Psychrophilic bacterial luciferase from Vibrio
Harveyii.
Experience:
Research Internship Summer 2007
Princeton University-Princeton, NJ. Dept of Molecular Biology
Research: Defining the Dual Roles of transcription factor Kar4 in
Mating and Sporulation in model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Research Internship 06-07
Howard Hughes Medical Institute with Clemson & Claflin University
Research: African American men down regulate hZIP1 in the prostate
gland as compared to European American men.
Summer Volunteer 5/06-08/06
Sujata Medicare Hospital, Mumbai, India
Studied Polycystic
Ovary Disease (PCOD) patients closely and its treatment. General
monthly checkups during pregnancy that included measuring the
patients’ blood pressure level and the fetal sound and heart beat.
Friends of Earth-President, Creating
environmental awareness on campus and in the locality
Presentations
Several
Awards
Alice Carson Tisdale Honors College Scholarship, Claflin
University (05-09)
The National Dean's List (2007)
President’s List ( Fall ’05, ‘06; Spring ’07) and Dean’s List
(Spring ’06)
2006-2007 Presidential Academic Award- Silver Medallion- With High
Honor
Freshman with the Highest GPA, Claflin University( Fall ’05)
Johnnie Walker
Senior (Biochemistry) GPA 4.0
SCAMP Research Internship
Project: Temperature Adaptation in bacterial luciferases; Design
and Optimization of a High Temperature Expression System in Thermus
Thermophilus.
Experience:
SCAMP Research Assistant, Claflin University (2006-Present)
USAMRIND Research Internship (2005)
EXPORT Research Intern, University of South Carolina (2006)
Presentations
Several
Awards
Senior With highest GPA, Claflin University (2008)
Lily Endowed Scholarship, Claflin University, 2005
Alice Carson Tisdale Honors College
Panasik Lab Alumni
Lateisha Shawnta Tiller
Now in the Masters Program in Forensics Science at Virginia
Commonwealth University
Lateisha.miller@claflin.edu
Project: Distributions of Structural Features in Extant alpha/beta Barrels: Fold-Specific Patterns of Thermal Adaptation.
Lateisha's Thesis
Presentation Rehersal
Experience:
HBCU-UP Research Assistant, Claflin University (2005)
SEAGEP Research Assistant, Claflin University (2006)
EXPORT Research Intern, University of South Carolina (2006)
Awards
Idea Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Scholarship (2006)
Lily Endowed Scholarship, Claflin University, 2005
Alice Carson Tisdale Honors College
Courtney Thomas
Now in Medical School at Florida State University
Courtney.thomas@claflin.edu
Experience:
Biological Research Internship (2005 - 2006)
Awards:
Idea Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence Scholarship (2006)
Claflin University Honor Roll (2004-Present)
Best Female Runner (2004-2005)
Anabel Greaves
Freshman (Biotechnology)
Anabel.greaves@claflin.edu
Experience:
Internship - Barbados Public Health Laboratory (2005)
Internship - Queen Elizabeth Hospital Laboratory (2006)
Awards:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholarship (2006)
Chris Clark
Now in graduate school at Claflin University
Archangelr@yahoo.com
Delisa Belk
Sophomore (Biology)
Delisa.Belk@Claflin.edu
Shawnta Moore
Senior (Chemistry)
Shawnta.moore@claflin.edu
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