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Nathan W. Shock Trainee Award
2008 Shock Trainee Award Winners:
Anthony Woo, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science
"R,R-Fenoterol-induced Phosphorylation of Beta2-adrenoceptor by PKA is Neither Necessary Nor Sufficient for Receptor-Gi Coupling"
Emanuele Pelosi, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow
Laboratory of Genetics
"Does Foxo3 Localization Determine the Ovarian Follicle Pool?"
Joyce van de Leemput, M.S., Predoctoral Fellow
Laboratory of Neurosciences
"The Involvement of WRN and POT1 in Telomeric DNA Repair"
2007 Shock Trainee Award Winners:
David Browe, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science
"Acetylcholine Activates the Volume-Sensitive Chloride Current via Mitochondrial Complex III ROS in Ventricular Myocytes"
Rika Kusumoto, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow
Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology
"Werner Syndrome Protein (WRN) and DNA Repair Pathways at Telomeric DNA"
Penelope Mason, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow
Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology
"Mitochondrial DNA Repair"
Jane Saczynski, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry
"Diabetes and Cognitive Function: The Age Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study"
2006 Shock Trainee Award Winners:
Roza Selimyan, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology
"Chromosome Conformation of the IgH Locus B Lymphocyte Precursors"
Penelope Mason, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow
Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology
"Mitochondrial DNA Repair"
Christopher Toscano, M.S., Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Brain Physiology and Metabolism Section
"Mice Deficient in Cycloxygenase-2 Are More Susceptible Than Wild-Types to Kainic Acid Excitotoxicity"
2005 Shock Trainee Award Winners:
Tsuyoshi Hashimoto, M.D., Ph.D., JSPS Fellow
Laboratory of Genetics
"EDA-A5: A Novel Isoform is the Presumptive Candidate Ligand for the TROY Receptor in Mouse Hair Follicles"
Jae Wan Lee, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow
Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology
"The Role of Werner RQC Domain in DNA and Protein Interactions"
Colin Slemenda, B.S., Postbac Fellow
Laboratory of Immunology
"Mutational Analysis of Serine 529 of RelA/p65"
2004 Shock Trainee Award Winners:
Cherilynn Reynolds, Ph.D., IRTA Fellow
Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, Receptor Signaling Unit
Winning Poster, "Acidosis-mediated Inhibition of AMP Kinase and Its Pathologic Implication in Cardiac Ischemic/hypoxic Injury"
Chris Ottolenghi, M.D., Ph.D., Visiting Fellow
Laboratory of Genetics, Human Genetics Section
Winning Presentation, "Fox12 Disruption Causes Ovarian Failure by Pervasive Blockage of Follicle Development"
Theresa Barberi, B.S., Postbac IRTA Fellow
Laboratory of Immunology, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit
Winning Poster, "Role of Ser 536 in the Transactivation Potential of NFkB p65"
Wen-Hsing Cheng, Ph.D., IRTA Fellow
Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, DNA Repair Section
Winning Presentation, "Functional Investigation of Werner Syndrome Protein in the DNA Double Strand Break Response"
2003 Shock Trainee Award Winners:
Krystyna Mamczarz, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Cell Cycle Control Unit
Winning Poster, "Regulation of p53 Expression by the RNA-binding Protein HuR"
Toshio Hamatani, M.D., Ph.D., Visiting Fellow
Laboratory of Genetics, Developmental Genomics and Aging Section
Winning Presentation, "New 22K Oligo Microarray Identifies Molecular Markers of Aging Mouse Ocytes"
Toshiyuki Yoshikawa, M.D., Ph.D., Uehara Fellow
Laboratory of Genetics, Developmental Genomics and Aging Section
Winning Poster, "Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Gene Expression During Preimplantation Development"
Vishwa Deep-Dixit, Ph.D., IRTA Fellow
Laboratory of Immunology, Clinical Immunology Section
Winning Presentation, "Ghrelin Modulates T Cell Immune Responses and Attenuates Leptin-induced Expression of Inflammatory Cytokines"
Marcellus M. Merritt, Ph.D., IRTA Fellow
Laboratory of Personality and Cognition, Emotions and Quantitative Psychophysiology Unit
Winning Poster, "The Relationship Between Depression, Emotional Processing and Cardiovascular Reactivity in Older African-Americans"
2002 Shock Trainee Award Winners:
Leticia Rangel, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Cancer Molecular Genetics Unit
Winning Presentation, "Characterization of Novel Ovarian-specific Genes Identified by SAGE"
TracyAnn Perry, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow
Laboratory of Neurosciences, Drug Design and Development Section
Winning Presentation, "Neuroprotective Effects of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 and Related Analogues"
Thomas O'Farrell, Ph.D., IRTA Fellow
Laboratory of Immunology, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit
Winning Poster, "Effects of Mutant p53 (A138P) on Gene Expression Profile of a p53-null Cell Line"
Weizhong Zhu, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow
Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, Receptor Signaling Unit
Winning Poster, "Opposing Effects of ß1- and ß2- Adrenergic Receptor Stimulation on Apoptotic Neuronal Cell Death"
2001 Shock Trainee Award Winners:
Marcellus M. Merritt, Ph.D., IRTA Fellow
Laboratory of Personality and Cognition, Emotions and Quantitative Psychophysiology Unit
Winning Poster, "The Effect of Emotionally Salient Stimuli on the Cardiovascular Responses to Older African-Americans in the Field"
Peisu Zhang, M.S., Biologist
Laboratory of Neurosciences, Cellular and Molecular Neurosciences Section
Winning Poster, "Anti-Apoptotic Function of Telomerase: Molecular Analysis of TERT Function"
Karen McCullough, Ph.D., IRTA Fellow
Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Cell Stress and Aging Section
Winning Presentation, "A Novel Role for PLC-g1 in the Response to Oxidative Stress"
Carl Sasaki, Ph.D., IRTA Fellow
Laboratory of Immunology, Lymphocyte Cell Biology Unit
Winning Poster, "Role of Cadherin and Catenin in Cytoskeletal Dynamics"
Alan Thoms-Chelsey, Ph.D., Visiting Fellow
Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, Vascular Studies Unit
Winning Presentation, "Prevention of Cardiac Cell Apoptosis by the Muscle-Specific Repressor of Apoptosis, ARC"
2000 Shock Trainee Award Winners:
Karen McCullough, Laboratory of Biological Chemistry
Presentation title, "GADD153 Sensitizes Cells to ER Stress by Down-regulating bcl2 and Perturbing the Cellular Redox State"
Craig Caldwell, Laboratory of Biological Chemistry
Poster title, "SAGE Analysis of the Influence of VHL on Gene Expression"
1999 Shock Trainee Award Winners:
Carl Sasaki, Laboratory of Immunology
Poster title, "E-cadherin Induces Growth Suppression by Increasing p27 Levels"
Yongquan Luo, Laboratory of Immunology
Poster title, "Gene Expression Analysis of Young and Old Rat Hippocampus During T-Maze Learning and Memory Formation"
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