| The STARS Summer Research Program gives science teachers and students an opportunity to work in a research environment. During the summer of 2002, 10 secondary science teachers from around the state of Texas, 9 high school juniors from the Dallas ISD, and 1 community college student started an eight-week summer internship working in research laboratories on the UT Southwestern Campus and affiliated institutions. Under the guidance of a faculty host, participants complete a research project and present their findings at the end of the summer.
Jennifer Bernabo
Plano East Senior High School ,Plano
Host: James Chao, M.D., PhD., and Spencer Brown, PhD.
Plastic Surgery |
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Jennifer Bernabo, Plano East Senior High School, Teacher. Working in lab of James Chao, MD, PhD, and Spencer Brown, PhD. in the department of Plastic Surgery. Designing and testing a protocol for the differentiation of human preadipocytes (fat tissue) into osteoblasts (bone). |
Lance Dewey
Trinity High School,Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Host: Skip Garner, Ph.D.
McDermott Center
Biochemistry & Internal Medicine |
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Lance Dewey, Trinity High School, Teacher. Working in lab of Skip Garner, PhD. in the McDermott Center for Biochemistry and Internal Medicine. Analyzing the effects of different wavelengths of light on epidermal cells of mice using a variable spectrum synthesizer. |
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Graham Gadd
Ford Middle School, Allen
Host: Jonathan Cohen, Ph.D.
Internal Medicine
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Graham Gadd, Ford Middle School, Teacher. Working in lab of Jonathan Cohen, PhD. in the department of Internal Medicine. Compare the frequency of the CD36 gene, which is a multispecific membrane glycoprotein, in normal vs. heart failure patients using a manual assay. |
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Jerry Grizzle
Plano West Senior High School, Plano
Host: Jeffrey Elliott, M.D.
Neurology
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Jerry Grizzle, Plano West Senior High School, Teacher. Working in lab of Jeffrey Elliott, MD. in the department of Neurology. Testing for unknown toxic functions of the CuZn SOD1 protein using mutation analysis in order to find any links to ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). |
Jason Mayberry
Carroll Middle School, Carroll
Host: James Bibb, Ph.D.
Psychiatry |
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Jason Mayberry, Carroll Middle School, Teacher. Working in lab of James Bibb, PhD. in the department of Psychiatry. Working on identifying the proteins targeted by an autoimmune antibody which causes Sydenham's chorea. |
Jamie McNeill
Azle High School, Azle
Host: Howard Gershenfeld, M.D., Ph.D.
Psychiatry & Integrative Biology
(Click Here to download a powerpoint presentation of Jamie's Summer Project)
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Summer 2001 in
Host: Roger Schultz, Ph.D.
McDermott Center Human Growth & Development |
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Jamie McNeill, Azle High School, Teacher. Working in lab of Howard Gershenfeld, MD, PhD. in the department of Psychiatry & Integrative Biology. Working with mice brains to find the genes that influence anxiety behaviors, such as post-traumatic stress, OCD, phobia, and anxiety attacks. |
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Kristi Morrison
Colleyville Middle School,
Grapevine-Colleyville
Host: Linda Baker, M.D.
Urology
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Summer 2001 in
Host: Sherwood Brown, M.D.
Psychiatry
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Kristi Morrison, Colleyville Middle School, Teacher. Working in lab of Linda Baker, M.D. in the department of Urology. Studying possible connections between the Ephrin B2 receptor and hypospadias. |
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Greg Park
New Diana High School, New Diana
Host: Robert Ilaria, M.D.
Internal Medicine - Hematology
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Greg Park, New Diana High School, Teacher. Working with Susan Eliazer in lab of Robert Ilaria, MD. in the department of Internal Medicine. Comparing bone derived cells with EF1 (Ewing's sarcoma) to normal cells. Protocols used include PCR, gel electrophoresis, western blots, and microarrays. |
Sharla Riddle
Stripling Middle School, Fort Worth
Host: Andrew Zinn, M.D., Ph.D.
McDermott Center for Growth & Development |
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Sharla Riddle, Stripling Middle School, Teacher. Working in lab of Andrew Zinn, MD, PhD. in McDermott Center for Growth & Development. Determining if there is a difference in Turner's Syndrome women that inherit their single X chromosome maternally or paternally using DNA from blood extractions. |
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