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Paul Daniel Dossa

Paul Daniel Dossa Presented by Howard C. Hang B.S., Harvey Mudd College Analysis of Small Molecule Inhibitors Aimed at Bacterial Virulence             Humans are constantly exposed to bacteria. The colonization of our tissues with beneficial microbes after birth can help our metabolism...

Amy Grunbeck

Amy Grunbeck Presented by Thomas P. Sakmar B.S., Dickinson College Application of Genetically-encoded Photoactivatable Crosslinkers to Map Ligand-binding Sites on G Protein Coupled Receptors           It is a privilege to present to you Amy Grunbeck. Before coming to New York, Amy receiv...

Adam Michael Knepp

Adam Michael Knepp Presented by Thomas P. Sakmar B.S., Stanford University Studies of G Protein Coupled Receptor Stability and Dimerization Using Novel Fluorescence and Crosslinking Approaches           It is a privilege to present to you Adam Knepp. Adam’s thesis research focused on h...

Suchit H. Patel

Suchit H. Patel * Presented by Sidney Strickland of behalf of A. James Hudspeth B.S., New York Institute of Technology Frequency Selectivity of Synaptic Exocytosis in Hair Cells of the Bullfrog’s Amphibian Papilla           I will read remarks prepared by Jim Hudspeth who unfortunately ...

Dennis Justin Spencer

Dennis Justin Spencer * Presented by Vincent A. Fischetti B.S., Morehouse College Determining the Phenotypic and Genotypic Response Exhibited by Streptococcus Pyogenes at the Human Palatine Tonsil           A child that gets a group A streptococcal infection that is adequately treated wil...

Chan Lek Tan

Chan Lek Tan Presented by Paul Greengard B.A., Christ’s College, University of Cambridge Tuning of Neuronal Excitation by a Brain Specific MicroRNA miR-128: From Targets to Behavior           Chan Lek Tan is a brave young traveler on a historic path to conquer the Wild West. Born in Mal...

Sarah Van Driesche

Sarah Van Driesche Presented by Robert B. Darnell on behalf of himself and Jennifer C. Darnell B.A., Wellesley College Mechanism of Translational Control by the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein and Creation of the FMRP cTAG Mouse           Sarah Van Driesche came to The Rockefeller Un...

Amy Wells Quinkert

Amy Wells Quinkert Presented by Bruce S. McEwen on behalf of Donald W. Pfaff B.S., Rhodes College Deep Brain Stimulation to Increase Generalized Arousal in Intact Mice and a Mouse Model of Traumatic Brain Injury           Don Pfaff had an obligation that prevents him from being here. As a...

Laura Winzenread

Laura Winzenread Presented by Leslie B. Vosshall on behalf of Cori Bargmann B.S., University of Kansas An Analysis of Synaptotagmins in Caenorhabditis elegans             Cori Bargmann was unable to be here today and I am pleased to present Laura Winzenread on her behalf. To me, Laura ...

Science online: July 25, 2013

Science online: July 25, 2013 T follicular helper cell dynamics in germinal centers Ziv Shulman, Alexander D. Gitlin, Sasha Targ, Mila Jankovic, Giulia Pasqual, Michel C. Nussenzweig and Gabriel D. Victora