Research and Active Learning
Students
Entela Nako, Julie Mazeika and Nora Mineva discuss their genetic research under the mentorship of Professor Thomas Leonard.
Honors Theses, 2005
Elysia Alvarez Honors advisor: D. Nelson
"Computational Analysis of the Interaction of the Anthrax Lethal Factor Exotoxin with Peptide
Substrate Analogs and with the anthrax Protective Antigen 'Pre-Pore'"
Mary Badon Honors advisors: D. Larochelle (Clark),
C. Field and T. Mitchison (Harvard Medical School)
"Analysis of Centrosome Function in Cell Division and Characterization of Small Molecule Inhibitors"
Kim Leblanc Honors advisor: UMass
"Attachment of the Lyme Disease Spirochete to Mammalian Host Cells as Mediated by BBK032"
Adam McPherson Honors advisor: UMass
"Analysis of factors associated with Pbp1p in the post-transcriptional control of gene expression"
Nicole Mills Honors advisor: J. Thackeray
"Knocking out a Potential Tyrosine Phosphorylation Site in Drosophila PLC-gamma"
James Vecchione Honors advisor: D. Larochelle
"Understanding the Pats1 Gene and its Involvement in the Molecular Regulation of Cytokinesis"
Boyan Yordanov Honors advisor: S. Huo
"Initial conformational changes of transthyretin triggering amyloid formation: Molecular dynamics simulation under low pH conditions"
Academic Spree Day 2005
"Prediction and Analysis of Complexes Formed Between the Anthrax Protective Antigen Heptameric 'Pre-Pore' and the Anthrax Lethal Factor and MAPKK-2 Peptide Substrate Models." Elysia Alvarez '05 (sponsor: Professor D. Nelson)
"Assessing Polyribosome Association of the Yeast Protien Lsm12." Adam D. McPherson '05 (sponsor: Professor D. Thurlow)
"The Investigation and Characterization of the Myotubularin-Related Domain of Pats1." Jesse Davis '06 (sponsor: Professor D. Larochelle)
"Identification of Spirochetal Surface Proteins that Function in Adhesion to Mammalian Cells" Kimberly LeBlanc '05 (sponsor: Professor D. Thurlow)
Faculty
Read about the work of some of our faculty:
David S. Hibbett
Denis Larochelle
Thomas J. Leonard