The STARS Summer Research Program gives science teachers and students an opportunity to work in a research environment. During the summer of 2005, 9 secondary science teachers from around the state of Texas and 10 high school juniors from the Dallas ISD 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.
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Bruce Boehne
Zion Lutheran School
Host:
James Richardson, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Pathology
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Studying the genetic regulation of skeletal muscle regeneration as a model to apply to cardiac muscle.
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Nathan Dunn
Cross Timbers Middle School
Host:
Ralph Shohet, M.D.
Internal Medicine
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Genotyping transgenic mice to research gene regulation in cardiac disease.
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Aurora Everett
Richardson High School
Host:
Jeffrey Elliott, M.D.
Neurology
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Researching Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) by studying the molecular and cellular basis of SOD1 aggregation in mitochondrial tissue.
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Kathy Hall
Liberty Christian School
Host:
Skip Garner, Ph.D.
McDermott Ctr for Biomedical Research / Biochemistry / Internal Medicine
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Testing the stability of drugs in aqueous solutions and formulating a protocol for quantifying captopril in mouse plasma by HPLC (high performance liquid chromotography).
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Mark Johnson
Rusk Middle School
Host:
Subroto Ghose, M.D., Ph.D.
Psychiatry
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Evaluating the glutamatergic neurotransmitter system by studying the GCP-2 protein levels in the anterior hippocampus of schizophrenic patients.
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Jenni Orahood
Providence Christian School
Host:
Marlyn Mayo, M.D.
Internal Medicine
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Testing the inflammatory response of liver cells in the presense of ICAM-1 & TNF to determine the trigger of the immune response in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.
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Jennifer Sutton
Collins Middle School
Host:
Ann Word, M.D.
OBGYN
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Studying the causes of preterm labor and the mechanisms by which the cervix maintains pregnancy until the end of gestation.
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Brian Vincer
Dowell Middle School
Host:
Qing Richard Lu, Ph.D.
Center for Developmental Biology
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Investigating stem cell committment and differentiation into specific neural cell types in the CNS by studying how the Olig2 gene regulates the rate of cell differentiation in oligodendrocytes.
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