Life Science Abstracts/Posters

Animal Science—Student: Shelly Applen; Mentor: Douglas Foster

Animal Science—Student: Dana Rowland; Mentor: Alfredo DiCostanzo

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics—Student: Angela Becker; Mentor: Howard Towle

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics—Student: Wyatt Bordewyk; Mentor: Howard Towle

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics—Student: Ryan Kim; Mentor: Do-Hyung Kim

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics—Student: Mengfei Liu; Mentor: Reuben Harris

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics—Student: Olivia Lorello; Mentor: James Ervasti

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics—Student: Garrett McLean; Mentor: Kevin Mayo

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics—Student: Samson Osholowu; Mentor: Leonard Banaszak

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics—Student: Jessica Reinitz; Mentor: Kevin Mayo

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics—Student: John Rubin; Mentor: David Thomas

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics—Student: Kao Vang; Mentor: Timothy Griffin

Biology—Student: Marie Cavalier; Mentor: Craig Longtine

Biology—Student: Sarah Muncy; Mentor: Craig Longtine

Biology—Student: Cattleya Ounekeo; Mentor: Erin Marasco

Biology—Student: Brian Pogatchnik; Mentor: Kelvin Lim

Biology—Student: Erin Tague; Mentor: Craig Longtine

Biomedical Engineering—Student: Alina Oltean; Mentor: Victor Barocas

Biomedical Engineering—Student: Eric Tseng; Mentor: Wei Shen

Biomedical Engineering, Physiology, and Surgery—Student: Kyrsten Kelley; Mentor: Paul Iaizzo

Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering—Student: Kaitlyn Bissonnette; Mentor: Jonathan Schilling

Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering—Student: Adam Norcutt; Mentor: Jonathan Schilling

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering—Student: Alexandra Goldman; Mentor: Kevin Janni

Cancer Center (Medicine)—Student: Jessica van Lengerich; Mentor: Sharon Murphy

Center for Cardiovascular Repair—Student: Bryan Eberle; Mentor: Doris Taylor

College of Biological Sciences—Student: Leah Betcher; Mentor: Kathryn Hanna

Dentistry—Student: Nishant Kumar; Mentor: Daranee Versluis

Dentistry—Student: Amber Walker; Mentor: Nelson Rhodus

Dermatology—Student: Caroline Loftus; Mentor: Marna Ericson

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior—Student: Holly Meier; Mentor: Jacques Finlay

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior—Student: Jake Musser; Mentor: Keith Barker

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior—Student: Daniel Pirsch; Mentor: Anne Pusey

Emergency Medicine—Student: Laura Graner; Mentor: James Miner

Emergency Medicine—Student: John Muzic; Mentor: James Miner

Entomology—Student: Peter Larson; Mentor: Greg Setliff

Entomology—Student: Julius Musenze; Mentor: Susan Weller

Environmental Horticulture—Student: Ben Dill; Mentor: Neil Anderson

Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology—Student: Jessica Chang; Mentor: Mark Kirstein

Fisheries, Wildilfe, and Conservation Biology—Student: Matt Kaiser; Mentor: Karen Oberhauser

Fisheries, Wildilfe, and Conservation Biology—Student: Angela Miner; Mentor: Loren Miller

Fisheries, Wildilfe, and Conservation Biology—Student: Nissa Rudh; Mentor: Mark Hove

Food Science & Nutrition—Student: Timothy Blasius; Mentor: Ted Labuza

Food Science & Nutrition—Student: Brian Blonigen; Mentor: Ted Labuza

Food Science & Nutrition—Student: Jacquelyne Koch; Mentor: Theodore Labuza

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development—Student: Nicole Beauchene; Mentor: Duncan Clarke

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development—Student: Carrie Lee; Mentor: David Greenstein

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development—Student: Jessica Lorenz; Mentor: Kathleen Conklin

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development—Student: Charles Nelson; Mentor: Lihsia Chen

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development—Student: Carsten Paulson; Mentor: Judith Berman

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development—Student: Katherine Ann Peterson; Mentor: Michael Simmons

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development—Student: Jennifer Plum; Mentor: Michael O'Connor

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development—Student: Kristen Reyna; Mentor: Ann Rougvie

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development—Student: Greg Sindberg; Mentor: Ann Rougvie

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development—Student: Sarah Smestad; Mentor: Ann Rougvie

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development—Student: Alex Thomas; Mentor: Judith Berman

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development—Student: Mary Ann Weinzierl; Mentor: Judith Berman

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development—Student: Nils Wubbels; Mentor: Stephen Ekker

Geology—Student: Andrew Thomas; Mentor: David Fox

Horticulture—Student: Jason Skinner; Mentor: Albert Markhart

Infectious Diseases and Microbiology—Student: Jonathan Jeschke; Mentor: Paul Bohjanen

Kinesiology—Student: Christie Pelzer; Mentor: Thomas Stoffregen

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology—Student: Katherine Harrington; Mentor: John Andersen

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology—Student: Shannon Nord; Mentor: Stephen Hecht

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology—Student: Kelle Peterson; Mentor: William Gleason

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology—Student: Carter Schmidt; Mentor: Stephen Schmechel

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology—Student: Malgorzata Siorek; Mentor: Bill Gleason

Medicinal Chemistry—Student: Christopher Glenski; Mentor: Elizabeth Amin

Medicine—Student: Temilola Abdul; Mentor: Robert Hebbel

Medicine—Student: Jeffrey Kendall; Mentor: Clifford Steer

Medicine—Student: True Lee; Mentor: Anja-Katrin Bielinsky

Medicine—Student: Rebecca Marcus; Mentor: Dan Kaufman

Medicine—Student: Thomas Schmidt; Mentor: Gregory Vercellotti

Medicine—Student: Lucas Sjeklocha; Mentor: Betsy Kren

Microbiology—Student: Ahkillah Davis; Mentor: Donna MacDuff

Microbiology—Student: Erin Forster; Mentor: Jeffrey Gralnick

Microbiology—Student: Sarah Gad; Mentor: Rebecca LaRue

Microbiology—Student: Mark Gallivan; Mentor: Andrew Streifel

Microbiology—Student: Candace Gename; Mentor: Wade Bresnahan

Microbiology—Student: Kristopher Hunt; Mentor: Jeffrey Gralnick

Microbiology—Student: Katelyn Reagan; Mentor: Patrick Cleary

Microbiology—Student: Ben Roller; Mentor: Daniel Bond

Microbiology—Student: Amanda Schmidt; Mentor: Marc Jenkins

Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer biology—Student: Gita Byraiah; Mentor: Kaylee Schwertfeger

Molecular Biology and Biophysics—Student: Paul Enberg; Mentor: Anja-Katrin Bielinsky

Neurology—Student: Ronneil Aviles; Mentor: Atsushi Asakura

Neurology—Student: Mayank Verma; Mentor: Atsushi Asakura

Neuropsychiatry—Student: Amit Goyal; Mentor: Marilyn Carroll

Neuroscience—Student: Amin Alishahi; Mentor: Yasushi Nakagawa

Neuroscience—Student: Tatiana Anderson; Mentor: Mark Masino

Neuroscience—Student: Brett Bennett; Mentor: Li Lian Yuan

Neuroscience—Student: Lauren Estep; Mentor: Paul Letourneau

Neuroscience—Student: Jillian Frisch; Mentor: Teresa Nick

Neuroscience—Student: Samuel Henly; Mentor: Teresa Nick

Neuroscience—Student: Matthew Hoffman; Mentor: Timothy Ebner

Neurosurgery—Student: Erin Broberg; Mentor: Walter Low

Neurosurgery—Student: Kenneth Dodd; Mentor: Walter Low

Nursing—Student: Kristina Patel; Mentor: Donna Bliss

Nursing—Student: Amara Rosenthal; Mentor: Christine Mueller

Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health—Student: Alexandra Windhorn; Mentor: Levi Downs

Opthalmology—Student: Shannon Kavanaugh; Mentor: Deborah Ferrington

Opthalmology—Student: Rebecca Nelson; Mentor: Linda McLoon

Orthopaedic Surgery—Student: Mohammad Ali; Mentor: Robert LaPrade, Peter Cole

Orthopaedic Surgery—Student: Bryce Holmgren; Mentor: Robert LaPrade

Orthopaedic Surgery—Student: Ross Kellogg; Mentor: Robert LaPrade

Otolaryngology—Student: Jesse Ping; Mentor: Frank Ondrey

Otolaryngology—Student: Gema Soutu Adeva; Mentor: Frank Ondrey

Pediatrics—Student: Miriam Chun; Mentor: Raghu Rao

Pediatrics—Student: Julie Ewert; Mentor: Keli Hippen

Pediatrics—Student: Kanchana Herath; Mentor: Wei Chen

Pediatrics—Student: Joshua McCarra; Mentor: Lisa Shimmenti

Pediatrics—Student: Jayna Resman; Mentor: Xianzheng Zhou

Pediatrics—Student: Toua Xiong; Mentor: Lisa Schimmenti

Pediatrics—Student: Eric Young; Mentor: Lisa Schimmenti

Pharmaceutics—Student: Laurie Drews; Mentor: Timothy Wiedmann

Pharmaceutics—Student: Christopher Tervo; Mentor: Timothy Wiedmann

Pharmacology—Student: Allison Cherry; Mentor: Colin Campbell

Pharmacology—Student: Sagar Patel; Mentor: Daniel Romero

Pharmacology—Student: Kathryn Streck; Mentor: Hiroshi Hiasa

Plant Biology—Student: Brian Arnold; Mentor: Neil Olszewski

Plant Biology—Student: Audrey Garnatz; Mentor: Neil Olszewski

Plant Biology—Student: Joseph Heili; Mentor: M. David Marks

Plant Biology—Student: Kathryn Knippenberg; Mentor: John Ward

Plant Biology—Student: Kathryn LaFleur; Mentor: John Ward

Plant Biology—Student: Daniel Rossi; Mentor: George Weiblen
Plant Biology—Student: Tamer Shaker; Mentor: Stephen Gantt

Psychiatry—Student: Stephanie Buchanan; Mentor: S.W. Kim

Psychiatry—Student: Emily Kidd; Mentor: Marilyn Carroll

Psychiatry—Student: Matthew Starr; Mentor: Marilyn Carroll

Psychiatry—Student: Natalie Ziebnik; Mentor: Marilyn Carroll

Surgery—Student: Eric Falde; Mentor: Klearchos Papas

Surgery—Student: Xiaoying Lou; Mentor: Jesus Cabrera

Surgery—Student: Erik Strungs; Mentor: John Foker

Surgery—Student: Thomas Suszynski; Mentor: Klearchos Papas

Urologic Surgery—Student: Theresa Umhoefer; Mentor: W.R. Fleischmann

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences—Student: Nathan Bell; Mentor: Timothy Johnson

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences—Student: Ellie Clarkson; Mentor: Pamela Skinner

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences—Student: Michelle Dina; Mentor: Pamela Skinner

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences—Student: Gretchen Faile; Mentor: Kent Reed

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences—Student: John Haggart; Mentor: Pamela Skinner

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences—Student: Kerry Leehan; Mentor: Randall Singer

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences—Student: Sarah Osborne; Mentor: Alice Larson

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences—Student: Heidi Schatz; Mentor: Michael Murtaugh

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences—Student: Kaley Smith; Mentor: Timothy Johnson

Questions: Contact Vicky Munro at 612-625-3853 or munro001@umn.edu