RESEARCH CAPSTONE PROJECTS
Victoria DeLaCancela (2016). Intermedilysin, a bacterial pore-forming toxin causes caspase-dependent cell death. Mentor: Tim LaRocca
Lacey Slater (2016). Pneumolysin, a bacterial pore-forming toxin causes caspase-dependent cell death. Mentor: Tim LaRocca
Mark Paquette (2016). The suppression of HIV infection by p53 depends on host cell status. Mentor: Binshan Shi
Clare Williams (2016). Determining the role of cellular glycosphingolipid biosynthesis on influenza virus lifecycle. Mentor: Eric Yager
Hiram Adames (2017). Elucidating the importance of glucosylceramide synthase on Influenza virus infectivity. Mentor: Eric Yager
Matthew Deragon (2017) Modeling the genetic basis for the development of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. Mentor: Meenakshi Malik
Jackson Lu (2017) Modeling the genetic basis for the development of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. Mentor: Meenakshi Malik
Tori Smirglia (2017). Role of kinases in the hyperglycemic shift from apoptosis to necroptosis. Mentor: Tim LaRocca
Jessica Stout (2018). The role of climate change in vectorial capacity of Aedes albopictus in New York State. Mentor: Alex Ciota (The NYS Arbovirus Lab); Co-mentor: Eric Yager
Hunter Martin (2018) xCT as a novel inhibitor of HIV infection. Mentor: John Sharifi
Brittany Vojnar (2018) Vibrio parahaemolyticus response to oxidative stress. Mentor: Michelle Parent
Silpa Matthew (2019). Viral Modulation of Host Cell Glycosphingolipid Biosynthesis. Mentor: Eric Yager
Mofeoluwa Akinbogun (2019). Viral Modulation of Host Cell Glycosphingolipid Biosynthesis. Mentor: Eric Yager
Matthew Higgs (2019). Understanding the role of FTL_1939 gene of Francisella tularensis in immune suppression. Mentor: Meenakshi Malik
Catherine Phelps (2019). Thioredoxin-Mediated Modulation of Acinetobacter baumannii Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance. Mentor: Nicole Shakerley
Samuel Weitzen (2020). Mechanism of Influenza A Virus Escape from the antiviral protein REDD1. Mentor: John Sharifi
Cory Parker (2020). Initiation of Bystander cell death by Ricin. Mentor: Tim LaRocca
Khadija Moussadek (2020). Characterizing the role of Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase subunits in Acenitobacter baumanii pathogenicity. Mentor: Nicole Shakerley
Jacob Miller (2020). Mechanisms of AIM2 and NLRP3 inflammasome suppression by Francisella tularensis. Mentor: Meenakshi Malik
Yelena Dunikova (2020). Determining the Vibrio parahemolyticus antioxidant genes required for organism survival in various environments. Mentor: Michelle Parent
Dakota Paine (2020). Elucidation of Potential Variation in HIV-1/2 VPR/X Functional Dependency on CUL4 Isoforms. Mentor: John Sharifi