Genome-scale analysis of neuronal heterogeneity
Jason Castro, Ph.D., Bates College
The evolution of the ChitinaseA gene in bacteria associated with Epizootic Shell Disease in the American Lobster
Brian Tarbox, M.S., Southern Maine Community College
Host-phage interactions and the discovery of biological novelty
Gerald Zeegers, Ph.D., University of Maine at Machias
Regulation of genomic function by prenatal choline availability to confer protection against behavioral and neural outcomes in rat models of depression
Investigator: Melissa Glenn, Ph.D., Colby College
Mentors: Andrea Tilden, Ph.D., Colby College & Elissa Chesler, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Genomic Analysis and Comparative Transcriptomics of Growth Pathways and Cancer Susceptibility Genes in the Soft-shell Clam Mya arenaria
Investigator: Shallee Page, Ph.D., University of Maine at Machias
Mentors: Rebecca Van Beneden, Ph.D., University of Maine & Charles Walker, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
Functional Analysis of a Genomic Regulatory Region in Tooth Development
Investigator: William Jackman, Ph.D., Bowdoin College
Mentors: Jim Coffman, Ph.D., MDI Biological Laboratory & Michael A. Palopoli, Ph.D., Bowdoin College
DNA Repair Events Associated with Carbamoylating Anticancer Agents
Investigator: Kevin Rice, Ph.D., Colby College
Mentors: Julie T. Millard, Ph.D., Colby College & Brent Berwin, Ph.D., Dartmouth Medical School
Translational Regulation in Diverse Bacterial Species
Investigator: Paula Jean Schlax, Ph.D., Bates College
Mentor: Calvin Vary, Ph.D., Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Genomic Interrogation and Perturbation of Natural Fungal-Host Cell Surface Dynamics
Investigator: Robert T. Wheeler, Ph.D., The University of Maine
Mentors: Joseph Heitman, MD, Ph.D., Duke University Medical Center & Carol Kim, Ph.D., University of Maine
Interchromosomal Gene Regulation in Drosophila melanogaster
Investigator: Jack Bateman, Ph.D., Bowdoin College
Genetic Dissection of MicroRNA Function During Heart Regeneration
Investigator: Voot Yin, Ph.D., MDI Biological Laboratory
Transcriptional Regulation of H2O2-dependent Somatosensory Axon Regeneration
Investigator: Sandra Rieger, Ph.D., MDI Biological Laboratory