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Undergraduate Research in the
Peifer lab |
More than 50 undergraduates have done research in the Peifer lab since 1992. Most were UNC undergraduates enrolled in our honors research program through Bio 98. Others were students from other institutions who carried out summer research here through the SURE or SPGRE programs. These undergraduates have been an intergral part of our research team and have made significant contributions to our work. A list of scientific publications from our lab that have been co-authored by undergraduates can be viewed here. A subset of these students are profiled below. |
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Meredith Price (1999-2002) Hometown: Wake Forest, NC Currently: Ph.D Student; Bruce Bowerman's lab, University of Oregon Project: Planar cell polarity |
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Jamie Mahaffey (2002-2006) Hometown: Raleigh NC Currently: Ph.D Student, Kathryn Anderson's lab, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Honors: Goldwater Scholarship Project: Ena function during oogenesis and embryogenesis |
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Charlie Anderson (1998-2002) Hometown: Lancaster PA Ph.D., Stanford University 2008 Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Energy Biosciences Institute, UC Berkeley Honors: NSF Graduate Fellowship; Wilson Award for research in Cellular and Molecular Biology Project: p120's role in cell adhesion |
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Gene Bain (2001-2004) Hometown: Sanford NC Currently: Medical Student at UNC-Chapel Hill Honors: Morehead Scholar Project: Rho regulation of cadherin function |
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Hometown: Clearwater FL Currently: MD/Ph.D. student, Guo lab, UCLA Honors: Goldwater Schlarship Project: Integrin function during dorsal closure |
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Laura Koontz (2001-2004) Hometown: Raleigh NC Currently: Ph.D. Student, Duojia D.J. Pan's lab, Johns Hopkins Honors: Wilson Award for research in Cellular and Molecular Biology Project: The effects of the oncogene Bcr-Abl |
Joel Stein (1995-1998) Hometown: Chapel Hill NC Currently: MD/Ph.D. Student at Penn (Ph.D. with Ted Abel completed 2005) Honors: Wilson Award for research in Cellular and Molecular Biology Project: The structure and function of Armadillo in signaling and adhesion |
Tina Tuskey (1998-2001) Hometown: Chapel Hill NC Ph.D.,2007 University of Wisconsin Currently: Postdoc, Washington University Project: The role of the MAPK Phosphatase Puckered |
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Michael Casey 1992 Hometown: Rocky Mount NC MD UNC 1997 Currently: MD, Wake Nephrology PA Project: How do Wnt signals regulate Armadillo?
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Kathy Smith (1992-1995) Hometown: Ph.D. Univ. of Virginia 2002 Currently: Research Scientist, Batelle Memorial Institute Project: the role of Exd in segment identity |