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Past REU Student Projects

Select Projects from the 2021 REU Program

The Influence of Temperature on Mosquito Species Richness in Albany County, New York

  • Sabaa, University at Albany
  • Mentor: Alex Ciota

Efficacy of Human Monoclonal Antibodies at Reducing Lyme Borreliae Transmission

  • Daniel, Binghamton University
  • Mentor: Yi-Pin Lin

Stoichiometry of Staphylococcus aureus Single-stranded DNA Binding Protein Interaction with ssDNA

  • Ariella, Skidmore College
  • Mentor: Janice Pata

A Retrospective Look into Non-Typable Streptococcus pneumoniae: The Wadsworth Culture Collection

  • Samira, Siena College
  • Mentor: Kimberlee Musser

Cryo-EM structure of an Assembly Intermediate of the Ribosomal Small Subunit from Leishmania tarentolae Mitochondria

  • Tessa, Mercer University
  • Mentor: Rajendra Agrawal/Nilesh Banavali

Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of SmcR Activation in Vibrio vulnificus

  • Matthew, Middlebury College
  • Mentor: Jon Paczkowski

Characterization of 2739 in Amikacin Resistance of Mycobacterium abscessus

  • Shannon, University of Notre Dame
  • Mentor: Pallavi Ghosh

Regulation of Downstream Genes by Leaderless small Open Reading Frames in Mycobacterium smegmatis

  • Anjelina, Purchase College, SUNY
  • Mentor: Todd Gray/Keith Derbyshire

Select Projects from the 2019 REU Program

Identification of Escherichia coli Genes Whose Transcription is Prematurely Terminated by Rho

  • Molly, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Mentor: Joe Wade

Intracellular Neutralization of Ricin Toxin’s A Chain (RTA) with Camelid Single Domain Antibodies (VHH) that Block the Ribosomal Recruitment Site

  • Alison, Vassar College
  • Mentor: Nick Mantis

Examining Protein-Protein Interactions Within the ESX-4 Secretion System of Mycobacterium smegmatis

  • Sophie, Claremont McKenna College
  • Mentor: Todd Gray

Investigating Hflx -- a Conserved Ribosome Associated Protein in Mycobacterium abscessus

  • Andrea, California State University, Chico
  • Mentor: Pallavi Ghosh

Improving Antibody Production Using Non-Lipidated Protein and Liposome-Based Adjuvant

  • Christopher, Loyola University Chicago
  • Mentor: Yi-Pin Lin

Select Abstracts from the 2016 REU Program


Select Abstracts from the 2016 Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Program