2004 Young Investigator's Day Winners
The Michael A. Shanoff Research Award
Harith Rajagopalan
Project title Inactivation of hCDCR can cause chromosomal instability
Candidate for the Degree M.D.,Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Medicine Graduate Program
Sponsor Christoph Lengauer, Ph.D.
Molecular Genetics Laboratory
Department of Oncology
The Nupur Dinesh Thekdi Research Award
Rowena McBeath
Project title Commitment of stem cell fate by cell shape, cytoskeletal tension, and RhoA
Candidate for the Degree M.D., Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Medicine Graduate Program
Sponsor Christopher S. Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Biomedical Engineering
The Hans Joaquim Prochaska Research Award
Jason Pellettieri
Project title Regulation of Embryonic Gene Expression by Protein Degradation
Candidate for the Degree Ph.D., Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program
Sponsor Geraldine Seydoux, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
The David Israel Macht Research Award
Hao Jiang
Project title A detailed molecular mechanism for the linkage of V(D)J recombination to the cell cycle
Candidate for the Degree Ph.D., Graduate Immunology Program
Sponsor Stephen Desiderio, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
The Martin and Carol Macht Research Award
Sarah White
Project title Human Ufd2 ubiquitinylates securin and regulates sister chromatid separation
Candidate for the Degree Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Medicine Graduate Program
Sponsor Antony Rosen, M.D.
Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
The Alicia Showalter Reynolds Research Award
Joseph W. Lewcock
Project title A feedback mechanism regulates mono-allelic odorant receptor expression
Candidate for the Degree Ph.D., Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program
Sponsor Randall R. Reed, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
The Mette Strand Research Award
Timothy Hefferon
Project title New insights into the role of cis-acting sequences in the splicing of a constitutive exon
Candidate for the Degree Ph.D., Predoctoral Training Program in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology
Sponsor Garry Cutting, M.D.
Institute of Genetic Medicine
The Paul Ehrlich Research Award
Shih-Chun Lin
Project title Synaptic signaling between neurons and oligodendrocyte precursor cells
Candidate for the Degree Ph.D., Neuroscience Graduate Program
Sponsor Dwight E. Bergles, Ph.D.
Department of Neuroscience
The Paul Ehrlich Research Award
Daniel Southworth
Project title Identification of ribosomal control elements involved in translocation
Candidate for the Degree Ph.D., Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program
Sponsor Rachel Green, Ph.D.
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
The Paul Ehrlich Research Award
Gyanu Lamichhane
Project title Genes essential for pathogenesis of mycobacterium tuberculosis
Candidate for the Degree Ph.D,, Cellular and Molecular Medicine Graduate Program
Sponsor William R. Bishai, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
The Helen B. Taussig Research Award
Elizabeth A. Hunt, M.D., M.P.H.
Project title Simulation of Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrests: Identification of Errors
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sponsor Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Anesthsiology and Critical Care Medicine
The W. Barry Wood, Jr. Research Award
Hongbo R. Luo
Project title Inositol Pyrophosphates As Novel Intracellular Signaling Molecules
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sponsor Solomon Snyder, M.D.
Department of Neuroscience
The Daniel Nathans Research Award
Jeroen Pasterkamp, Ph.D.
Project title A novel role for integrins in semaphorin signalling
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sponsor Alex L. Kolodkin, Ph.D.
Department of Neuroscience
The Alfred Blalock Research Award
Alberto Bardelli, Ph.D.
Project title Kinome in Colorectal Cancers
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sponsor Victor Velculescu. M.D., Ph.D.
Molecular Genetics Laboratories
Department of Oncology
The Albert Lehninger Research Award
Samer Hattar, Ph.D.
Project title Melanopsin Cells: Novel Photoreceptors Involved in Non-Image-Forming Visual Functions
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sponsor King-Wai Yau, Ph.D.
Department of Neuroscience
The A. McGehee Harvey Research Award
Khurran Nasir, M.D.,M.P.H.
Project title Coronary Atherosclerosis and Premature Family History of Coronary Heart Disease
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sponsor Roger S. Blumenthal, M.D.
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
