2002 Summer Research Program for Students

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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.

Yolanda Arteaga Townview Science & EngineeringHigh School, Dallas Host: Maureen Finnegan, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery		Yolanda Arteaga, Townview High School Science & Engineering, Senior. Working with Herman May in lab of Maureen Finnegan, MD. in the department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Culturing bone marrow cells of rats at various ages to determine the best media.
Leslie Cabrera Kimball High School, Dallas Host: Preet Chaudhary, M.D., Ph.D. Internal Medicine		Leslie Cabrera, Kimball High School, Senior. Working in lab of Preet Chaudhary, MD, PhD. in the department of Internal Medicine. Researching the regulatory effects of an estrogen receptor on the Ewing's sarcoma gene.
Connie Chambliss Carter High School, Dallas Host: Jer-Tsong Hsieh, Ph.D. Urology		Connie Chambliss, Carter High School, Senior. Working in the laboratory of Jer-Tsong Hsieh, Ph.D. from the Department of Urology. She is involved in a study of genomic cloning and gene regulation of a tumor suppressor gene recently identified in prostate cancer from Dr. Hsieh's laboratory.
Cynthia Eguavoen Townview Talented & Gifted High School, Dallas Host: Ravi Sarode, M.D. Pathology		Cynthia Eguavoen, Townview High School TAG, Senior. Working in lab of Ravi Sarode, M.D. in the department of Pathology. Researching and implementing methods to increase blood donations of African Americans. Contributing to sickle cell anemia research.
Pauline Hemphill Lincoln High School , Dallas Host: Roseanne Armitage, Ph.D. Psychiatry		Pauline Hemphill, Lincoln High School, Senior. Working with Roseanne Armitage, PhD, in the department of Psychiatry. Analyzing and studying the sleep patterns of normal versus depressed patients.
John Nguyen Northlake Community College, Irving Host: Paul White, Ph.D., M.D. Anesthesiology & Pain Management		John Nguyen, Northlake Community College, Junior. Working in lab of Paul White, PhD, MD. in the department of Anesthesiology & Pain Management. Tracking data from the AEP monitoring devices that show the depth of sleep of a patient during surgery. Studying the pain alleviating effects of two drugs on anal/rectal surgery patients.
Thien Nguyen Skyline High School, Dallas Host: Jiping Zha, M.D., Ph.D. Pathology		Thien Nguyen, Skyline High School, Senior. Working in lab of Jiping Zha, MD, PhD. in the department of Pathology. Researching the role of the permeability transition (PT) pore in the mitochondria and its relationship to apoptosis by studying the effects of mitofilin, an enzyme.
Maria Ruiz Seagoville High School, Dallas Host: Zerrin Yetkin, M.D. Radiology		Maria Ruiz, Seagoville High School, Senior. Working in lab of Zerrin Yetkin, MD. in the department of Radiology.
Kelly Rula Townview Talented & Gifted High School, Dallas Host: Nancy Monson, Ph.D. Neurology		Kelly Rula, Townview High School TAG, Senior. Working in lab of Nancy Monson, PhD. in the department of Neurology. Working on finding B cells that make antibodies which attack cells of the nervous system and thus cause Multiple Sclerosis.
Michael Sargent Booker T Washington High School for the Performing Arts, Dallas Host: Sherwood Brown, M.D. Psychiatry		Michael Sargent, Booker T Washington High School for the Performing Arts, Senior. Working in lab of Sherwood Brown, MD, in the department of Psychiatry. Researching olanzapine as a treatment for corticosteroid (used by asthma patients) induced mania/depression.
Sundeep Agrawal Keller High School Student Hosted By: James Chao, M.D., PhD., and Spencer Brown, PhD. Plastic Surgery		Sundeep Agrawal, Keller High School, Senior. 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).
Kathy Lin Plano Senior High School Student Hosted By: David Chuang, Ph.D. Biochemistry		Kathy Lin, Plano Senior High School, Senior. Working in lab of David Chuang, PhD, in the department of Biochemistry. Working with skin tissue from patients with Maple Syrup Urine Disease to determine protein complex changes that occur due to the disease.
Alyce Martindale Tyler Street Christian Academy Student Hosted By: Ann Word, M.D. OBGyn		Alyce Martindale, Tyler Street Christian Academy, Senior. Working in lab of Ann Word, MD. in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Studying the myosin protein concentrations in the bladders of rats with diabetes to find a cause for urinary incontinence.
Ben Stein JJ Pearce High School Student Hosted By: Phil Thomas, Ph.D. Physiology		Ben Stein, JJ Pearce High School, Junior. Working in lab of Phil Thomas, PhD, in Physiology. Working on isolating andexpressing the Prt-D protein, which is a key element in transmembrane channels. This is to help understand the causes of cystic fibrosis, which is a malfunction of these channels.
Dwight Xuan TAMS Student Hosted By: Nicola Abate, M.D. Internal Medicine		Dwight Xuan, Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science (TAMS), Senior. Working with Nicola Abate, MD. in the department of Internal Medicine. Proving that obesity is a factor in the development of insulin resistance by processing the blood of ethnically different humans.
Qiong Zhang High School Student Hosted By: Phil Shaul, M.D. Pediatrics		Qiong Zhang, Highland Park High School, Senior. Working with Phil Shaul, M.D., in the department of Pediatrics. Determine whether integrin and other proteins bind ER alpha and play a role in its signaling and activation of Nitric oxide Synthase, which helps hypertension and promotes blood vessel relaxation.