Mary Gates Scholars Awarded 2011-2012
Honors And NASA Space Grant Scholars
| Dashni Amin |
| Margaret Babayan |
| Juliana Borges |
| Pavel Ceban |
| Collin Gross |
| Caitlin Hess |
| Jenny Huynh |
| Sonja Khan |
| Francesca Liburdy |
| Dangtian Liu |
| Tysen Mulder |
| Ryley Ohlsen |
| Vladislav Shapoval |
| Andre Stone |
| Talia Suner |
| Sylvie Troxel |
| Michael Wiktorek |
| Jessie Zou |
Leadership Scholars
Autumn 2011
| Name | Project Title | Major | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misha Averill Puyallap |
Non-profit Organization of Athletics and Education: Tiffany's Speed Team | American Indian Studies | Dennis King, Tiffany's Skate Inn |
| Taylor Boren Bellingham |
Bipartisan Initiative: Addressing Psychological Disability in the U.S. Military | Psychology; Law, Societies, & Justice | Sharan Brown, College of Education |
| Ryan Charrier Port Townsend |
Operations Director for the Formula SAE Race Car Team | Electical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | Ashley Emery, Mechanical Engineering |
| Luke Feary Bainbridge Island |
Husky United Military Veterans | Pre-major | George Zeno, Student Life |
| Curran Foster Yelm |
5 Percenters | Drama | Jeffrey Frace, Drama |
| Brian Greer Issaquah |
South West Seattle Community Garden Project | Community and Environmental Planning, Georgraphy | Jack Tomkinson, Urban Sparks |
| Shelby Handler Denver, CO |
Manic Mouth Congress: Poetry Slam as Arts Activism | Women Studies, English | Kirsten Atik, Undergraduate Academic Affairs |
| Levi Higgs Sheridan, WY |
Undergraduate Art History Society | Art History | Kris Anderson, Jacob Lawrence Gallery |
| Chelsey Jay Honolulu, HI |
Environmental Alternative Spring Break (EASB) | Environmental Science & Resource Management | Francesca Lo, Center for Experiential Learning |
| Cody Lestelle Edmonds |
Occupy the Whole | Comparitive History of Ideas, International Studies-Latin America | Maria Elena Garcia, Comparative History of Ideas, International Studies |
| Michelle Nemetz Chicago/Northbrook, IL/Bonney Lake |
Camp Kesem-University of Washington | Business Administration (Entrepreneurship) | Jenee Myers Twitchell, College of Education |
| Claire Powers Olympia |
Improving Early Literacy in Children From Low Socioeconomic Communities | Anthropology | Benjamin Danielson, Seattle Children's Hospital |
| Kyle Rapinan Shoreline |
Queer Youth Space / THREE WINGS | Political Science | Sid Peterson, Revelry Media & Methods |
| Adrienne Rothschilds Black Diamond |
Establishing a UW Bioengineering-Cleveland High School Mentorship Program | Bioengineering, Political Science | Daniel Ratner, Bioengineeringl |
| Tim Tan Seattle |
TEDofUofW | Business Administration, Informatics | Phil Klein, TEDxRainier |
| Genna Watson Seattle |
Three Wings | Comparitive History of Ideas | Megan Kennedy, Revelry Media & Methods |
Winter 2012
| Name | Project Title | Major | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denise Della Wailuku, Maui, HI |
Education and Awareness: Minority Health Month |
Speech & Hearing Sciences | Linda Ando, Office of Minority and Diversity |
| Gabe Filer Middletown, CT |
Building a Better Community | Community, Environment, & Planning | Dorothy Lengyel |
| Marina Fitzpatrick Tacoma |
GlobeMed | Environmental Studies | Maya Cohen |
| Michael Fujimoto Los Angeles, CA |
Impacting through the Arts! | Psychology | Jennifer Salk, Dance |
| Gennie Gebhart Mercer Island |
Husky Cycling Club: Enduring Values and Sustainable Succession | International Studies, Economics | Les Atlas, Electrical Engineering |
| Philip Huang Bellevue |
Men's Ministry Group with Asian American Intervarsity Christian Fellowship | Biology (Physiology), Biochemistry | Christian Chin |
| Phoebe Huang Bellevue |
Learning Scholarly Technologies | Political Science | Michelle Martinez, UW IT |
| James Liu Shoreline |
Husky Packs | Biochemistry | Tyrell Edwards, Student Government |
| Ann Luetzow Racine, WI |
Disability Cultural Center Task Force Initiative | Individualized Studies | Dennis Lang, Disability Studies |
| Jennifer Luong Beaverton, OR |
The Privilege of Honors: When Distinction Warrants Responsibility | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Aley Willis, Honors Program |
| Julie Mendel Temple City, CA |
Jackson School Journal of International Studies | International Studies | Sara Curran, International Studies |
| Ahsen Nadeem Auburn |
"Foreign" Citizens: Muslim Americans | Microbiology | Rene Singleton, Student Activities Office |
| Helen Olsen Mercer Island |
Non-canonical Functions of the Type VI Secretion System | Geography, Public Health | Matthew Sparke, Geography |
| Amalia Tonsor Pittsburgh |
Growing Leaders with Story Garden Bilingual Arts-Literacy Learning | Comparative History of Ideas | M. Angela Castaneda |
| Binh Vong Seattle |
Translate Change Mentorship Program | International Studies | Robert Ness |
Research Scholars
Autumn 2011
| Name | Project Title | Major | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Anderegg Mercer Island |
Watershed Management: An Educational Game |
Industrial Engineering | Benita Beamon, Industrial and Systems Engineering |
| Zeke Barger Mukilteo |
Spontaneous Activity in the Developing Mouse Cortex | Neurobiology, Psychology | William Moody, Biology |
| Blake Barnett Gig Harbor |
Sustainable Labor: A Survey of Pacific Northwest Farms | Comparative History of Ideas | Maria Elena Garcia, Comparative History of Ideas, International Studies |
| Andy Barr Sammamish/Redmond Washington D.C. |
Real-time American Sign Language Interpretation on Smartphones | Applied & Computational Mathematical Sciences (Engineering & Physical) | J. Nathan Kutz, Applied Mathematics |
| Mariah Bell-Stuart Chehalis |
The Effects of Music on Cortisol Levels | Anthropology | Kathleen O'Connor, Anthropology |
| Hunter Bennett Bellingham |
Alginate Microcapsules as Implantable Drug Delivery Systems | Bioengineering | Kim Woodrow, Bioengineering |
| David Bergsman Richland |
Electric Charging in Non-Aqueous Systems | Chemical Engineering | John Berg, Chemical Engineering |
| Derek Blackstone |
Pelagic Ecosystem Function in the San Juan Archipelago Research Apprenticeship | Environmental Studies | Janet Newton and W. Breck Tyler |
| Bridget Bradshaw | Marine Environment Research Apprenticeship | Environmental Science & Resource Management (Wildlife Conservation) | Chris Neufeld |
| Derek Britain Camano Island |
Effects of Nanotopography and SDF-1 on Multipotent Stromal Cells | Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering | Deok-Ho Kim, Department of Bioengineering |
| Matt Bryan Yelm |
Moving Brain-Robot Interfaces out of the Lab and into the Real World | Computer Science | Rajesh Rao, Computer Science & Engineering |
| Peter Carlson Woodinville |
Development of Novel Peptides for use in HPMA Coplymer Gene Delivery Vehicles | Bioengineering | Suzie Pun, Bioengineering |
| Alex Catchings Vancouver |
Double Taking History: Slave Narratives and How Pastiche Works to Rerender History | English (Creative Writing) | Sonnet Retman, American Ethnic Studies |
| Ian Chase Renton |
Concerning History in Philosophy of Science | History, Philosophy, History & Philosophy of Science | Andrea Woody, Philosophy |
| Tamara Chinn Bellevue |
Understanding the Mechanistic Pathway of DLBCL | Bioengineering | David Rawlings, Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies |
| David Colmenares Redmond |
Closed-loop Visual Field Generation to Study Sensorimotor Control of Animal Movement | Computer Engineering, Bioengineering | Tom Daniel, Biology |
| Justin De Leon Bremerton |
Non-canonical Functions of the Type VI Secretion System | Microbiology | Joseph Mougous, Microbiology |
| Janelle Deane Bellevue |
Epitope Mapping of Tp0548 and Tpr C in Syphilis | Interdisciplinary Visual Arts, Biology (General) | Sheila Lukehart, Medicine and Global Health (Joint) |
| Rona Ding Vancouver |
Engineering Troponin C to Affect Cardiac Muscle Cell Contraction | Bioengineering | Michael Regnier, Bioengineering |
| Faustine Dufka San Francisco, CA |
Photography's role in the process of mourning neonatal, perinatal, and infant death | Anthropology: Medical Anth & Global Hlth | Danny Hoffman, Anthropology |
| Deirdre Edsall Eugene, OR |
Associations Between Thyroid Disease and Autism Spectrum Disorder | Psychology | Raphael Bernier, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences |
| Nathan Egge Issaquah |
Polymer supported lipid-bilayer virus-like particles for HIV-vaccine design | Bioengineering | Kim Woodrow, Bioengineering |
| Monika Fischer |
The Role of Fungal Endophytes in Invasive Plants | Biology (Ecology, Evolution & Conservation) | Rusty Rodriguez, Biology |
| Erik Fredrickson Edmonds |
Environmental Reconstruction of Southwest Montana During the Late Oligocene | Earth & Space Sciences (Physics), Physics | Caroline Stromberg, Biology |
| Ryan Ganey Cedarburg, WI |
Smart and Resilient Steel Plate Shear Walls | Civil Engineering | Jeffrey Berman, Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Anupam Garg Beaverton, OR |
Development of a Split Protein Assay to Detect Ubiquitination in E. coli | Bioengineering | Richard Gardner, Pharmacology |
| Dinah Gewalt Edmonds |
Rehabilitation of the Kennecott Cemetery: Memorializing Life and Death in the Alaskan Wilderness | Landscape Architecture | Julie Johnson, Dept. of Landscape Architecture |
| Dillon Gisch Austin, TX |
Attis: Barbarian God in a Roman World | Art History, Classical Studies | Margaret Laird, Division of Art History |
| Sydney Gordon Port Angeles |
Engineering novel proteins for gluten degradation | Applied Music (Orchestral Instruments), Biochemistry | David Baker, Biochemistry |
| Nile Graddis Seattle |
Finding lunch: The role of phasic dopamine release in the hippocampus | Psychology | Sheri Mizumori, Psychology |
| Sarah Hammarlund Seattle |
Cooperation and Communication in Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Swedish, Biology (General) | Benjamin Kerr, Biology |
| Brittany Harding Renton |
Evolution of Restraint in a Real-Life Game of Rock-Paper-Scissors | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Benjamin Kerr, Biology |
| Casey Hearn Pequea, PA |
Mapping Sea-Floor Geological Features near an Isolated Hydrothermal Vent System | Oceanography | Harlan Paul Johnson, Oceanography |
| Jake Hemingway Bellevue |
Therapeutic Ability of Various Bone Marrow Transplantation Therapies Against Alzheimer's | Neurobiology | Christopher Keene, Pathology |
| Angela Hess Bellingham |
Sensing Applications of Silver Nanoprisms | Chemistry | David Ginger, Chemistry |
| Danee Hidano Bellevue |
Using mannose-targeting copolymers to deliver chemotherapy drug Doxorubicin to cancer sites | Bioengineering | Daniel Ratner, Bioengineering |
| Michael Himmelsbach Portland, OR |
E. coli chromosome organization at single-molecule resolution | Physics | Paul Wiggins, Physics and Bioenginerring |
| Kelsey Hinton Bainbridge Island |
The Neural Basis of Decision Making | Biology (General), Psychology | Jeansok Kim, Psychology |
| Jordan Holley | Marine Environment Research Apprenticeship | Biology (General) | Chris Neufeld |
| Elaine Hruby Lacey |
When a New Woman and Adolescent Girls Meet: Ruth Brown, Camp Fire Girls, and Summer Camp 1920-1940 | History | Shirley Yee, Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies |
| Lucas James Everett |
Nanocrystal ink-based thin films for tandem solar cells | Chemical Engr: Nanosci & Molecular Engr | Hugh Hillhouse |
| Zach Jennings Bellevue |
Supernova Masses in M31 and M33 | Physics, Astronomy | Julianne Dalcanton, Astronomy |
| Joon Kim Federal Way |
Analysis of the effects of progestins on neurogenesis following cerebral ischemia in mice | Psychology | Sean Murphy, Neurological Surgery |
| Anthony Kim Sunnyside |
Role of Mast Cells and Basophils in Severe Bacterial Infections | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Adrian Piliponsky, Pediatrics |
| Harry Kim Honolulu, HI |
mRNA Motions in Escherichia Coli | Mathematics, Physics | Paul Wiggins, Physics and Bioenginerring |
| Megan Lacy Bothell |
Modeling the Effects of Low Frequency Stimulation in a Model of the Parkinsonian Basal Ganglia | Neurobiology | Eric Shea-Brown, Applied Mathematics |
| Josh Larkin Bainbridge Island |
The Effect of context and midbrain inactivation on risk task learning | Psychology | Sheri Mizumori, Psychology |
| Tinny Liang Sammamish |
Development of a Prototype Malarial Diagnostic Test | Bioengineering | Elain Fu, Bioengineering |
| Eleanor Lutz Bellevue |
Investigating Genetically Determined Neural Networks that Modulate Mosquito Host-Seeking Behavior | Extended Pre-Major | Jeffrey Riffell, Biology |
| Jason Lyou Fairwood |
Phytoremediation of Low Molecular Weight Organic Compounds Using Transgenic Pothos | Biochemistry, Political Science | Stuart Strand, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Derek Maffett Castle Rock |
Learning to Correct Speech Movements with Auditory Feedback: When Even 100 Milliseconds is Too Long | Speech & Hearing Sciences (Communication Disorders) | Ludo Max, Speech & Hearing Sciences |
| Abigail Mazon Shoreline |
The Effect of a CagY Mutation on the Type IV secretion system of Helicobacter pylori | Biochemistry | Nina Salama, Human Biology |
| Christopher McRae Seattle |
Building a Supportive Learning Community: Developing Best Practices for Veterans in Higher Education | Community Psychology (Bothell) | Eric Stewart, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences |
| Ross Milne Vancouver |
Characterization of the Viral Population at Multiple Time Points in HIV Late Progressors | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | James Mullins, Microbiology |
| Mathini Mohanachandran Bothell |
Changes in Bergmann Glia Function in SCA7 | Biochemistry | Gwenn Garden, Neurology |
| Bailey Navratil |
Pelagic Ecosystem Function in the San Juan Archipelago Research Apprenticeship | Biology (General) | Janet Newton and W. Breck Tyler |
| Kayhan Nejad |
Svoboda Diaries Project | History | Walter Andrews, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization |
| Alex Nelson Spokane |
Hyperlipidemia Induced Microvascular Endothelial Cell Dysfunction: A Novel Cardiovascular Pathway | Anthropology: Medical Anth & Global Hlth, Biology (General) | Morayma Reyes, Pathology |
| Cameron Nemeth Spokane Valley |
Analysis of Chemical and Topographical Cues of Hyaluronan Hydrogels on Cardiovascular Regeneration | Bioengineering | Deok-Ho Kim, Department of Bioengineering |
| Bennett Ng Renton |
An Open-Source Parallel Chemostat for Evolutionary Characterization of Synthetic Biological Parts | Bioengineering, Computer Science | Herbert Sauro, Bioengineering |
| Krisla Nguyen Mukilteo |
Investigation of the requirement of RAGE in vascular calcification due to Type II diabetes | Bioengineering | Yanfeng (Mei) Speer, Bioengineering |
| Alex Palmer Bothell |
The Identification of Unknown Transcription Factors Regulating the Expression of mxaF | Microbiology | Elizabeth Skovran, Microbiology |
| Eric Pepin Vancouver |
Dietary Data Recorder System | Electrical Engineering | Alexander Mamishev, Electrical Engineering |
| Paige Peterson Kent |
Evidence-Based Assessment System for Clinicians Project | Psychology | Corey Fagan, Psychology |
| Hunter Philips Bend, OR |
The Association Between Functional Human Polymorphisms and Outcome Following Acute Ischemic Stroke | Neurobiology | Jonathan Weinstein, Neurology |
| Jose Pineda Spokane |
Experimental Evolution of a Synthetic Yeast Cooperative System | Neurobiology | Wenying Shou, Basic Sciences |
| Galen Pizzorno Seattle |
Determining Whether Mutant Presenilin 2 Causes Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neurons | Biochemistry, Neurobiology | Gwenn Garden, Neurology |
| Anthony Poggioli Mount Vernon |
Investigation of Near-Field River Plume Dynamics via Experimental Simulation | Civil Engineering, Physics | Alex Horner-Devine, Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Olivia Robinson Seattle |
Using brain-computer interfaces to promote plasticity in the brain | Neurobiology | Eberhard Fetz, Physiology & Bophysics |
| George Roth |
Multibeam Measurements of Sedimentation in a Retreating Tidewater Glacier Regime | Oceanography | Miles Logsdon, School of Oceanography |
| Max Schumm San Francisco, CA |
The Role of IL-6 in the Nephrotoxic Serum Nephritis Mouse Model | Biochemistry | Jesus Lopez-Guisa, Pediatrics |
| Ben Schwyn Spokane |
Lasers for Ultracold Atom Study | Physics | Subhadeep Gupta, Physics |
| Ryan Shambroich Woodinville |
The Lived Experience of Ethiopian Adoption from the Perspective of Euro-American Adoptive Parents | Anthropology: Medical Anth & Global Hlth, Individualized Studies | Rachel Chapman, Anthropology |
| Chen Shi Haimen, Jiangsu, China |
Studies Comparing Morphine-induced Respiratory Depressant Tolerance with Analgesia Tolerance on Rats | Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering | Gregory Terman, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine |
| Ksenia Skorohodova Walla Walla |
Studies of Defensin Mediated Neutralization of Adenovirus | Microbiology | Jason Smith, Microbiology |
| Denis Smirnov Kirkland |
Investigating a ubiquitin-like protein pathway in Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Biochemistry | Champak Chatterjee, Chemistry |
| Hannah Snow Friday Harbor |
Estuarine Contaminant Analysis and Modeling in the Duwamish River | Oceanography, Civil Engineering | Michael Dodd, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Matt Sonnett Upper Arlington, OH |
Design and Synthesis of Specific Inhibitors for Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 α and ζ | Biochemistry | Michael Gelb |
| Robert Su Shoreline |
Protein Dashboard For Molecular Dynamic Simulation Data | Bioengineering | Valerie Daggett, Bioengineering |
| Mimi Tan | Electrical stimulation of dorsal periaqueductal gray as unconditioned stimulus in fear conditioning | Biochemistry, Neurobiology | Jeansok Kim, Psychology |
| Alice Tattersall Carlisle, MA |
Emotions, Qualoty of Life, and Cognitive Functioning in Patients on Androgen Deprivation Therapy | Psychology | Monique Cherrier, Psychiatry |
| Ronnie Thibault Monroe |
Can Autistics Redefine Autism? The Cultural Politics of Autistic Activism | Interdisciplinary Studies (Society, Ethics, & Human Behavior), UW Bothell | Benjamin Gardner, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences |
| Andy Tiegen Seattle |
Characterization of Poplar Endophytes | Biochemistry, Chemistry | Sharon Doty, Forest Resources |
| Amy Torkelson | Marine Environment Reserach Apprenticeship | Biology (General) | Chris Neufeld |
| Sam Totorica Mill Creek |
Maturation of Cardiomyocytes by Graphene | Physics | Xiaodong Xu, Physics, Material Science and Engineering |
| Robert Tournay Tacoma |
Do basidiomycete and ascomycete fungi possess the genes for phytochelatin synthase? | Environmental Science, UW Tacoma | Erica Cline, Environmental Science, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences |
| Minh Trinh Renton |
EEG based Neurofeedback as a Potential Treatment for Stuttering | Bioengineering | Ludo Max, Speech & Hearing Sciences |
| Natalie Trongtham Ballard |
Reduced Proteotoxic Stress Mediates the Rescue of Mitochondrial Mutants by Caloric Restriction | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology |
| Josef Turecek Seattle |
Potentiation of electrotonic coupling in the inferior olive | Neurobiology, Psychology, Physics | John Welsh, Pediatrics |
| Nichole Tyler Newcastle |
Bio-inspired Reversible Tissue Adhesives : A Medical Application Designed to Mimic Nature | Bioengineering | Wendy Thomas, Bioengineering |
| Alexandra Ulmke | Marine Environment Research Apprenticeship | Environmental Studies | Susan Thistle |
| Daron Vandeleur Bainbridge Island |
Regression-Based Path Analysis of Deaf Literacy Using Event Related Potentials (ERPs) | Neurobiology | Lee Osterhout, Psychology |
| Jethro Van'T Hul | Marine Environment Reserach Apprenticeship | Biology (Ecology, Evolution & Conservation) | Chris Neufeld |
| Chenyi Wang Shenyang, China |
Obstruction-resistant cerebrospinal fluid shunt | Bioengineering | Barry Lutz, Bioengineering |
| Amanda Watts Waukesha, WI |
Epigenetic Regulation of Schizophrenia | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Mary-Claire King, Medicine, Genome Sciences |
| Keiko Weir Federal Way |
Neuronal Domains in the Developing Mouse Neocortex | Biochemistry, Neurobiology, Economics | William Moody, Biology |
| Elizabeth Wicks Redmond |
The Ihara-Zeta Function on Graphs | Mathematics (Comprehensive), Physics | Ralph Greenberg, Mathematics |
| Alex Witt | Spatial Ecology of the Salish Sea Benthos Research Apprenticeship | Norwegian, Biology (General) | Ken Sebens and Gary Greene |
| Zinnia Xu Olympia |
Optimization of Ultrasound Elastography for Imaging Traumatic Brain Injury, in vivo | Bioengineering | Pierre Mourad |
| Linnea Xuereb Bellevue |
Effects of Dysphonic Voice Exposure on Patient's Self-Perception of Voice Quality | Speech & Hearing Sciences | Tanya Eadie, Speech & Hearing Sciences |
| Roger Ying Bellevue |
Stochastic Modeling of Home-Based Counseling and Testing for HIV in South Africa | Biochemistry, Bioengineering | Ruanne Barnabas, Global Health |
Winter 2012
| Name | Project Title | Major | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiv Bhandari Bellevue |
Evaluating exclusion zone formation via metals, and the impact on water based technologies. |
Bioengineering | Gerald H. Pollack, Bioengineering |
| Amy Budwill Kenmore |
The Impact of Perceived Susceptibility: Vaccination Decisions and the Human Papillomavirus | Anthropology: Medical Anth & Global Health | Donna Leonetti, Antrhopology |
| Elise Butterfield Seattle |
Intern and Research Assistant for Chamber Dance Company | Dance: Creative Studies | Hannah Wiley, Dance |
| Cherry Chen Tainan, Taiwan |
Will climate change alter the reproductive success of plants by changing how bees forage? | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Janneke Hille Ris Lambers, Biology |
| Daniel Chiang Richland |
Effect of Audible Sound Energy on the Water Exclusion Zone | Bioengineering | Gerald H. Pollack, Bioengineering |
| Brian Chou Richland |
Methods for Identification of Bottlenecks in Non-Viral Gene Delivery for Gene Therapy | Bioengineering, Neurobiology | Suzie Pun |
| Jon Chu Clovis, CA |
Pineapple Eye Gene: A Novel Regulator of Drosophila Female Germ-line Stem Cell Maintenance | Biochemistry, Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Hannele Ruohola-Baker |
| Erin Cote Sammamish |
Genetic Underpinnings of Ornamental Flower Varieties | Linguistics, Biology (General) | Veronica Di Stilio, Biology |
| Alex Cypro Spokane |
Epigenetic Gambling as a Mechanism of Aging | Neurobiology | Junko Oshima, Pathology |
| Kenten Danas Sammamish |
Atmospheric Chemistry Research |
Chemical Engineering | Joel Thornton, Atmospheric Sciences |
| Julia Doh Bothell |
Mutagenesis and Force-Data Analysis of E. coli FimA protein | Microbiology | Wendy Thmas, Bioengineering |
| Nicolette Donohue Des Moines |
Ecology of Marine Viruses: Characterizing Viruses that Infect Psuedo-Nitzschia | Oceanography | Gabrielle Rocap, Oceanography |
| Lisa Dunham Renton |
Landslides Triggered by the 2011 Tohuku Japan Earthquake | Civil Engineering | Joseph Wartman, Civil and Env. Engineering |
| Kyle Easterly Seattle |
Dancing Gender: Gender Performance and Choreographic Process | Comparitive History of Ideas, Dance: Dance Studies | Betsy Cooper, Dance |
| Mauna Edrozo Seattle |
Characterizing YejM: A Critical Element of the Salmonella Outer Membrane Permeability Barrier | Microbiology | Samuel Miller, Medicine, Microbiology, Genome Scienes, Immunology |
| Alex Esibov Remond |
Ultrasound and Microbubble Mediated Gene Therapy | Bioengineering | Carol H. Miao, Pediatrics |
| Marissa Fletcher |
Defining the genetic components of the hypoxic response responsible for lifespan | Biochemistry | Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology |
| Sam Fletcher Sequim |
Alexandrium spp. cyst enumeration using density gradient centrifugation and flow cytometry | Oceanography | Evelyn Lessard, School of Oceanography |
| Andrea Gagliano Gig Harbor |
Relationship between Freight-Carrier Company Characteristics and their Freight Flows | Business Administration (Finance), Mathematics | Anne Goodchild, Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Christine Gormley Shoreline |
Pedaliaceae Phylogeny | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Richard Olmstead, Biology, Burke |
| Camille Guzzi Eureka |
Utility of chemically switchable mitochondrial fusion and fission proteins | Biology (Physiology) | Richard Morrison, Neurological Surgery |
| Michelle Halpin Blaine |
Engineering Maximum Scale Porous Scaffolds for Use in Tissue Engineering | Bioengineering | Buddy Ratner, Bioengineering |
| Antonius Hazim Portland |
Lipid Analysis of the HCC Mouse ModelA GFP Promoter Fusion Reporter for the Mitochondrial Unfolded Protein Response in Yeast | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Laura Beretta, Public Health Sciences - Molecular Diagnostics |
| Sean Higgins Monroe |
A GFP Promoter Fusion Reporter for the Mitochondrial Unfolded Protein Response in Yeast | Biochemistry, Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology |
| Andrew Hill Salem, CT |
Online Quantification of the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of In Vivo Porcine Abdominal Organs | Bioengineering | Howard Chizeck, Electrical Engineering |
| Mollie Holmberg Bothell |
Modeling the Human Food Web | BioBiology (Ecology, Evolution & Conservation), Mathematics | Luke Bergmann, Department of Geography |
| Sunny Hothi Auburn |
Functional Cortical Connectivity in Adolescents with ADHD | Psychology | Michael Murias, Psychiatry |
| Jared Houghtaling Everett |
Dissolvable Bridges for Manipulating Fluid Volumes in Paper Networks | Bioengineering | Elain Fu, Bioengineering |
| Joanne Hsu Battle Ground |
High resolution temporal profiling of phosphorylation mediated cell cycle regulation | Neurobiology | Judit Villen, Genome Sciences |
| Martin Jarmick Seattle |
The Pulsation of Nature | Digital Arts & Experimental Media | James Coupe, DXARTS |
| Ismail Jatta Serekunda |
Quality Control Assay for DNase I-seq | Biochemistry | Christine Queitsch, Genome Sciences |
| Tony Jijina Seattle |
Phytolith record of deep-time vegetation dynamics: Late-Middle Miocene of Vasa Park, Washington | Biology (Plant) | Caroline Stromberg, Biology |
| Gregory Johnsen Maple Valley |
Regional Time-Use Patterns and Labor Market Wages | Economics, International Studies | Seik Kim, Economics |
| Anand Kaul Kenmore |
ISMS to preserve fatigue resistant muscle fibers and promote functional recovery after SCI | Biochemistry, Neurobiology | Chet Moritz, Physiology, & Biophysics |
| Sung Keum Federal Way |
Can Financial Literacy Explain the Growing Wealth Inequality in the U.S? | Economics, Mathematics | Yu-chin Chen, Economics |
| Shereen Khorami Bellevue |
Role of FLT3 Transcript Variants in childhood AML | Neurobiology | Soheil Meshinchi, Clinical Research Division |
| Shannon Klum Honolulu, HI |
Synergistic and Antagonistic Responses to Dietary Restriction in Caenorhabditis elegans Mutants | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology |
| Helen Lai Tainan, Taiwan |
Is early replication of the centromere important for maintaining chromosome stability? | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Bonita Brewer, Genome Sciences |
| Adrian Laurenzi Tucson, AZ |
Machine translation of health materials: detection & correction of errors in Google Translate output | Computer Science, Biology (General) | Kartin Kirchhoff, Electrical Engineering |
| Gee Lee Taitung, Taiwan |
Sustainable Guitar Making | International Studies, Music (Guitar) | Kazimierz Poznanski, Jackson School |
| Jerry Li Bellevue |
Theory and applications of Probabilistic Databases | Mathematics (Comprehensive), Computer Science | Dan Suciu, Computer Science and Engineering |
| Samson Lu Richland |
A Potential Non-invasive Diagnosis for Alzheimer's using Optical Coherence Tomography | Applied Music (String Instruments), Bioengineering | Tueng Shen, Ophthamology |
| Willy Lu Buenos Aires |
Inflation manipulation: the Argentine case | Economics, Mathematics, Spanish | Philip Brock, Economics |
| Nathan Ma Mercer Island |
Population Survey of the Long-Tailed Macaques of Tinjil Island | Art (Photography), Psychology | Randall Kyes, Psychology |
| Kevin Magnaye Henderson, NV |
Comparing Ancestry Estimations from Y Chromosome, Mitochondrial DNA, and Autosomal Loci | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Mike Bamshad, Pediatrics |
| Hannah Majeski Woodinville |
Evolutionarily Derived Variation in Pigment Pattern Boundary Forming Mechanisms | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | David Parichy, Biology |
| Adheip Mally Seattle |
Potential of a novel HDAC-3 specific inhibitor,MI-192, for stroke | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Sean Murphy, Neurological Surgery |
| Josh Matlock Marysville |
The Effect of sTnC Variants on Contraction in Rabbit Psoas Muscle Fibers | Psychology, Biology (General) | Maria Razumova, Bioengineering |
| Scot McBride Everett |
Probing F-pilus dynamics and function, one cell at a time | Physics | Paul Wiggins, Physics and Bioengineering |
| Ryan McMorris Covington |
Core-Shell CdSe/CdS Quantum Dots | Chemical Engineering | Xiaosong Li, Chemistry |
| Edin Mehic Kennewick |
Neuromodulation | Bioengineering | Pierre Mourad, Neurology Surgery |
| Kianna Mohajeri Sammamish |
Are Transposable Elements Driving the Rapid Evolution of Essential Developmental Regulators? | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Harmit Malik, Genome Sciences |
| Misty Montejano Visalia, CA |
The Effects of Foot Proportion on Energetics in Homo sapiens | Earth & Space Sciences (Biology) | Patricia Kramer, Anthropology |
| James Mulligan Seattle |
Measuring Crosstalk for the Majorana Demonstrator Experiment | Mathematics, Physics | Andreas Knecht, Physics |
| Chantal Murthy Sammamish |
Identifying functional regions driving Karnofsky Performance Score in glioma patients |
Computer Science | Kristin Swanson, Pathology |
| Khoi Nguyen Seattle |
Using phage-assisted continuous evolution to develop homing endonucleases for genetic engineering | Bioengineering | Raymond Monnat, Pathology and Genome Sciences |
| Kien-Thiet Nguyen Auburn |
Characterization of Inferior Olivary Neurons of SCA7 Mice | Neurobiology, Biology (Physiology) | Gwenn Garden, Neurology |
| Lisa Nguyen Auburn |
Role of Hepatic Lipase in Obesity and Atherosclerosis | Biology (Physiology) | Helen Dichek, Pediatrics |
| Sandy Nguyen Lynnwood |
Defining MTDA's role in the H4MPT pathway of Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 | Biology (General) | Mary Lidstrom, Chemical Engineering |
| Edward Nolan |
Rhetoric in Context: Cicero and Roman Topography | Classics | Sarah Stroup, Classics |
| Helen Olsen Mercer Island |
Zones of Encounter & Sites of Governance: Geography Research for the Middle Class Poverty Project | Geography, Public Health | Victoria Lawson, Geography |
| Ila Palmquist Mukilteo |
PET study of the crow brain to investigate their perception of danger | Environmental Science & Resource Management (Wildlife Conservation) | John Marzluff, Forest Resources |
| Dianne Perry Franklin, TN |
Oxygen Sensor Calibrations for Deployment on Autonomous Argo Floats | Oceanography | Steven Emerson, School of Oceanography |
| Jack Philips Steilacoom |
Nanoparticle Lab | Biochemistry | Miqin, Zhang, Materials |
| Corina Pepescu Vancouver |
Barrels of Hope: Seismic Prototyping | Civil Engineering | Jeffrey Berman, Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Neela Ramanujam Portland, OR |
Immune/Lymphatic Interactions in the Lymph Node | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Alanna Ruddell, Comparative Medicine |
| Karina Ray Newcastle |
Francisella noatunensis pdpA gene knockout and infection model | Microbiology | John Hansen, Pathobiology |
| William Ray Mount Vernon |
A Real Options Approach to the Economics of Uranium Enrichment | Economics, Mathematics | Levis Kochin, Economics |
| Jacqueline Robinson-Hamm Federal Way |
Increased Heart Contraction and Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Activity due to Increased 2-deoxy- ATP (dATP) | Bioengineering | Michael Regnier, Bioengineering |
| Maya Sangesland Kenmore |
P120 Catenin and RhoA GTPase Interaction During Cell Migration in Early Gastrulation in Zebrafish | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Merrill Hille, Biology |
| Heather Schneider Bainbridge |
UV-Induced Toxicity of Ethosuximide, a Known Longevity Compound | Biology (General) | Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology |
| Dan Scott North Bend |
The Effects of Gradient on Clast-Size Based Sorting in Mountain Stream Pools | Earth & Space Sciences | David Montgomery, Earth & Space Sciences |
| David Severin Savannah, GA |
The controlled release of protein drugs via coated alginate micro-particles. | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Kirsty Katzenmeyer |
| Meera Shenoy Bellevue |
Polymorphisms and Genetic Variation in the Human CD1A Gene are Associated with Tuberculosis | Microbiology | Thomas Hawn, Medicine |
| Monica Shin Richland |
Life in a Closed Economy | Biology (Physiology) | Jeansok Kim, Psychology |
| Sreetha Sidharthan Issaquah |
MicroRNAs encoded by an oncogenic virus promote angiogenesis | Biochemistry | Micael Lagunoff, Microbiology |
| Carla Stapleton Berthoud, CO |
A time-series of hydrocarbon fluxes to the ocean and atmosphere from methane seeps offshore Oregon. | Oceanography, Chemistry | Evan Solomon, School of Oceanography |
| Alex Su Seattle |
Gene repair for X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency | Biochemistry | David Rawlings, Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies |
| Mathew Summers Spokane Valley |
Hydrogen Sulfide as a non-petroleum water-based Fertilizer | Pre-Sciences | Peter Ward, Earth & Space Sciences, Biology |
| Amy Taylor Seattle |
"How can lessons learned from Groningen's bicycle infrastructure be implemented in Seattle?" | Community, Environment, & Planning, Psychology | Christopher Campbell, Urban Design & Planning |
| Scott Tetzlaff Hoquiam |
Improving the Robustness of Gravity Framing Systems to Support Large Vertical Deflections | Civil Engineering | Jeffrey Berman, Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Nivretta (Nivi) Thatra Issaquah |
A comparison of neuronal turnover in breeding and nonbreeding seasons in an avian species | Biology (General) | Eliot Brenowitz, Psychology |
| Sheila Thomas
Anacortes |
Potential Evolutionary Resonses of Columbia River Chinook to Climate Change | Biology (Ecology, Evolution & Conservation) | Daniel Schindler, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences |
| David Thompson |
Effects of Climate Change on Establishment Rates and Altitudinal Advance of two Treeline Conifers | Biology (General), Psychology | Janneke Hille Ris Lambers, Biology |
| Len Tran Olympia |
Effect of Time Exposure of Islet Endothelial Cell-Conditioned Media on Insulin Secretion | Biology (Physiology), Neurobiology | Rebecca Hull, Medicine |
| Nicole Trosper Eagle |
Using Optical Adhesives to Improve Cell Imaging and Contraction Analysis on Nanopatterned Substrates | Bioengineering | Deok-Ho Kim, Bioengineering |
| Trylla Tuttle Vancouver |
Quantifying facial differences in children with CFM using anthropometric measurements on 3D images | Psychology | Carrie Heike, Pediatrics |
| Abby Vander Linden Spokane |
Convergent Evolution of Plagiaulacoid Dentition in Mammals | Biology (Ecology, Evolution & Conservation) | Gregory Wilson, Biology |
| Alex Vaschillo Redmond |
Discovering effective inhibitors of Human Group III Phospholipase A2 | Biochemistry | Michael Gelb, Chemistry |
| Mary Wang
Kirkland |
Innate Immunity in the Presence of Symbiotic Relationships in the Earthworm Gut | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Seana Davidson, Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Collin Waterton Seattle |
Characterization of a Low Temperature Plasma Probe | Bioengineering | Buddy Ratner, Bioengineering |
| Sean Wu Bellevue |
Developing a Computational Method for Identifying Metagenomic Enzyme Sequence Catalytic Specificity | Computer Science, Biochemistry | David Baker, Bioengineering |
| Yue Xiang Kunming |
A Role of P120 ctn in Regulating Adhesion in Single-cell Embryo in vivo | Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) | Merrill Hille, Biology |
| Thomas Yan Taian, Shandong Province, China |
Diminishing Impact of Energy Prices on Energy Intensity in China | Statistics, Applied & Computational Mathematical Sciences (Mathematical Economics), Economics | Gregory Ellis, Economics |
| Anning Yao Beijing, China |
The Use of Ultrasound Elastography as an Imaging Tool for Detecting Diaschisis after Ischemic Stroke | Bioengineering | Pierre Mourad, Neurological Surgery |
| Alan Yu Issaquah |
Evaluating stacked socks for enhanced socket fit | Bioengineering | Joan Sanders, Bioengineering |
| Jenny Zhou Issaquah |
Investigating the Role of CB1 Loss in Huntington's Disease | Neurobiology, Biochemistry | Nephi Stella, Pharmacology |
| Simon Zhou |
Genetic Variation of Rhododendron delavayi in Southwest China and Himalayan Region | Biology (Ecology, Evolution & Conservation) | Benjamin Hall, Biology |
| Zhiting Zhu Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
Building megneto-optical microscope | Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering | Kai-Mei Fu, Physics/EE |
| Aaron Zomback Cheschire, CT |
Interaction Between Viral Factor & Host Immunity Factor: A Case for Viral Mimicry | Biochemistry | Harmit Malik, Genome Sciences |