PULSe Achievement Awards

Outstanding Graduate Student in Research

Leo Studach
Dr. O. Andrisani Lab
Research Interests:
Molecular Signaling & Cancer Biology

Outstanding Graduate Student in Teaching

Amanda Logue
Dr. C. Hrycyna Lab
Courses Taught:
Membrane Biology

Publications of the Year

Leo Studach
Dr. O. Andrisani Lab
Journal: Hepatology
Title: Polo-Like Kinase 1 Inhibition Suppresses Hepatitis B Virus X Protein-Induced Transformation in an In Vitro Model of Liver Cancer Progression (PDF)

Kai-Hui Sun
Dr. K. Shah Lab
Journal: Molecular Biology of the Cell
Title: Direct and Indirect Roles of Cyclin-dependent Kinase 5 as an Upstream Regulator in the c-JunNH2-Terminal Kinase Cascade: Relevance to Neurotoxic Insults in Alzheimer's Disease (PDF)

Certificates of Recognition for First Authorship

Maris Cinelli, Dr. M. Cushman Lab
Journal: Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 14-(Aminoalkyl-aminomethyl) Aromathecins as Topoisomerase I Inhibitors: Investigating the Hypothesis of Shared Structure-Activity Relationships (PDF)

Pei-Fen Liu, Dr. C. Park Lab
Journal: Analytical Biochemistry
Title: Revisiting Absorbance at 230nm as a Protein Unfolding Probe (PDF)