Careers and Training

NEI 2003 Summer Student Posters

Natalia A. Balko
Degradation of Pigment Epithelium-derived Factor (PEDF) Protein: Purification of a Protease-free PEDF
Stone Ridge Country Day School
Dr. Juan Amaral and Dr. Patricia Becerra. Preceptors
Laboratory of Retinal Cell and Molecular Biology

Patrick Chaing
Olfactomedin Domain-encoding Genes: Expression in the Eye Relative to Glaucoma
Princeton University
Dr. Stanislav Tomarev, Preceptor
Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Biology

Steven J. Cole
Changes in the Predicted Secondary Structure of Interleukin-2 mRNA Associated with Its CD28-mediated
Stabilization
George Mason University
Dr. Jack A. Ragheb and Dr. Bruce A. Shapiro, Preceptors
Laboratory of Immunology

Enjoli 0. Cooke
EGF Signaling in Lens Epithelial Cells
St. John's College
Dr. Peggy S. Zelenka, Preceptor
Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Biology

Susan S. Lee
Ocular Implants Releasing Angiostatic Drugs for Age-related Macular Degeneration
Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Michael R. Robinson, Preceptor
Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research

Cynthia Lin
Distribution of Vitreous Proteins in Six Regions of the Phakic Eye
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Dr. J. Samuel Zigler and Dr. Rachel Neal, Preceptors
Laboratory of Mechanisms of Ocular Diseases

Christina Meyer
A Candidate Receptor for Pigment Epithelium-derived Factor (PEDF): Expression and Purification for Evaluation of Its Binding Properties
Yale University
Dr. Luigi Notari and Dr. Patricia Becerra. Preceptors
Laboratory of Retinal Cell and Molecular Biology

Azize Sahin
Fine Resolution QTL Mapping of Uveitis-related Chromosomal Regions in the Rat Model
University of Maryland
Dr. Rachel Caspi, Preceptor
Laboratory of Immunology

Reza Sepehrdad
Endotoxin-induced Uveitis in Interferon-gamma Receptor Knockout Mice
New York Medical College
Dr. Chi-Chao Chan and Dr. De Fen Shen. Preceptors
Laboratory of Immunology

Brena C. Smith
The Association of CXJCR I and ApoE Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms with Age-related Macular Degeneration
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Dr. Chi-Chao Chan and Dr. Jinsheng Tuo Preceptors
Laboratory of Immunology