Participants of the BBSI @ Pitt 2009
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The academic backgrounds of the students admitted to the 2009 program are:

 
 

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To see photographs taken by the students during the program, click here.
 



The 2009 BBSI class
The 2009 BBSI class
(L to R, back) Amy Scarbrough, Yagmur Muftuoglu, Eunice Yi, Laura Gump, Lorane Psalmond, Hannah Watkins, Theresa Downey, Geet Garg
(L to R, front) Victor Rusu, Kathryn Myer, Chad Miller, Minjal Pancholi, Lauren Anderson, Naved Siddiqui, Logan Woodall
(Not Shown) Damilola Adepegba, Devashish Ghosh, Yao Sun

Damilola Adepegba

Damilola Adepegba (e-mail)

Senior, Biology, University of Maryland Eastern Shores

Mentor: Billy Day / Pharmaceutical Science, University of Pittsburgh
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Lauren Anderson

Lauren Anderson (e-mail)

Senior, Bioengineering, Penn State University

Mentor: Michael Sacks / Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Theresa Downey

Theresa Downey (e-mail)

Senior, Biochemistry, St. Vincent College

Mentor: Jeff Madura / Chemistry, Duquesne University
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Laura Gump

Laura Gump (e-mail)

Junior, Biomedical Engineering, University of Akron

Mentor: Michael Sacks / Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Chad Miller


Chad Miller (e-mail)

2nd year Grad School, Chemistry , Youngstown State University

Mentor: Jeff Madura / Chemistry, Duquesne University
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Yagmur Muftuoglu

Yagmur Muftuoglu (e-mail)

Junior, Chemical Biomolecular Engineering, John Hopkins University

Mentor: Gabriela Mustata / Computational Biology, University of Pittsburgh
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Kathryn Myer

Kathryn Myer (e-mail)

Senior, Biochemistry, Washington and Jefferson College

Mentor: Jeff Madura / Chemistry, Duquesne University
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Minjal Pancholi

Minjal Pancholi (e-mail)

Senior, Biology, Howard University

Mentor: Hugh Nicholas / Biomedical Initiative, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Lorane Psalmond

Lorane Psalmond (e-mail)

Junior, Math & Neuroscience, Agnes Scott College

Mentor: G. Bard Ermentrout / Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Vistor Rusu

Victor Rusu (e-mail)

Senior, Honors Math, Biology, Indiana University Bloomington

Mentor: Shlomo Tassan / Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Amy Scarbrough

Amy Scarbrough (e-mail)

Junior, Ecology and Evolution, University of Pittsburgh

Mentor: Michael Grabe / Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Hannah Watkins

Hannah Watkins (e-mail)

Junior, Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester

Mentor: Bino John / Computational Biology, University of Pittsburgh
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Logan Woodall

Logan Woodall (e-mail)

Senior, Biology, Lander University

Mentor: Pei Tang /Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Eunice Yi

Eunice Yi (e-mail)

2nd year Grad School, Biomedical Engineering , Boston University

Mentor: Michael Sacks / Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Yao Sun

Yao Sun (e-mail)

1st Year Fellow, Computer Science, University of Pittsburgh

Mentor: Jim Faeder / Computational Biology, University of Pittsburgh
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Guest Students of the BBSI @ Pitt 2009

Devashish Ghosh

Devashish Ghosh (e-mail)

Junior, Math & Computing, Indian Institute of Technology

Mentor: Madhavi Ganapathiraju / Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Naved Siddiqui

Naved Siddiqui (e-mail)

Junior, Bio Tech, Indian Institute of Technology

Mentor: Madhavi Ganapathiraju / Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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Geet Garg

Geet Garg (e-mail)

Senior, Computer Science/ Minor, Indian Institute of Technology

Mentor: Madhavi Ganapathiraju / Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh
Project:

Research Proposal  |  Research Abstract  |  Research Presentation  |  Poster Presentation 

Journal Club:

paper | presentation

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