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Student Profiles

Congratulatons Graduates 2012!


Dequan Carreker	Nii Dodoo

First Year Scholars

First Year Scholars

	Nii Darku Dodoo Major: Computer Science and Mathematics Year: Sophomore Hometown: Accra, Ghana Research Mentor: Dr. Ulrica Wilson Research Topic: Construct a system of codewords from a cyclic division algebra that satisfies the criteria addressing the challenge of transmitting information accurately across noisy channels.

	Derwin Gray Major: Biology and Spanish Year: Junior Hometown: Chesapeake, Virginia Research Mentor: Dr. Alexandra Peister Research Topic: Measure the efficiency of commercial stem cell growth and differentiation media.

	Joshua Jones Major: Biology Minor: Neuroscience Year: Junior Hometown: Fayetteville, Georgia Research Mentor: Dr. Valerie Haftel Research Topic: Diabetes and its negative effects on the structure and function of sensory neurons.

	Christopher Spears Major: Chemistry Minor: Biology and Mathematics Year: Junior Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, California Research Mentors: Dr. Duane Jackson and Dr. Brian Lawrence Research Topic: Production of resin-bound unnatural amino acids, which serve as intermediates in a variety of reactions.

	Nicholas Speller Major: Biology and Chemistry Minor: Mathematics Year: Junior Hometown: Cartersville, Georgia, USA Research Mentors: Dr. Gary Bassell and Dr. Claudia Fallini (Emory University) Research Topic: Association of the Unr-Interacting Protein Unrip with the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Disease Protein SMN in Motor Neuron Axons.

Second Year Scholars

	Dequan Carreker Major: Biology Year: Sophomore Hometown: New Brunswick, New Jersey Research Mentor: Dr. Mark Shriver Research Topic: Genomics/Understand and Map Human Biodiversity

	Brandon Connor Major: Computer Science and Math Year: Sophomore Hometown: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Research Mentor: Dr. Amos Johnson Research Topic: Wireless Technology

	Ricardo Dunmoodie Major: Biology Year: Freshman Hometown: Laurel, Maryland Research Mentor: Dr. Lenard Anderson (Morehouse School of Medicine) Research Topic: Cardiovascular Disease

	Theodur Uzamere Major: Biology Year: Freshman Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Research Mentor: Dr. Wallace Sharif Research Topic: Molecular Biology of Aging

	Edward Washington Major: Biology Year: Junior Hometown: Englewood, New Jersey Research Mentor: Dr. Michael Powell (Morehouse School of Medicine) Research Topic: Proteomics: HIV1 proteins

Third Year Scholars

Top: Peter Kioko, Matthew Ellis (alternate), Devin Hursey
Bottom: Lonnie Sullivan, Adewale Adekoya, David B. Cooke III (Program Director), Chidiadi Wamuo, Elijah Martin
Not pictured: Ja-Mes Watson

	Lonnie Sullivan Major: Biology Hometown: Woodstock, GA Research Mentor: Alexandra Peister Research Topic: Induced Differentiation of Embryonic and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Into Skeletal Myoblasts

	Peter Kioko Major: Biology Minor: Public Health Hometown: Austell, GA Research Mentor: Dr. Triscia Hendrickson Research Topic: Identifying Tubulin Binding Sites of IC 138-IC 140

	Adewale Adekoya Major: Biology Hometown: Clarkesville, MD Research Mentor: Dr. Lawrence Blumer

	Chidiadi Wamuo Major: Biology Hometown: Farmington, CT Research Mentor: Dr. Godwin Ananaba Research Topic: Using Nanoparticles Delivery to Evaluate Prostate Cancer Gene Expression

	Devin Hursey Major: Psychology Minor: Music Hometown: Kansas City, KS Research Mentor: Dr. David Rice

	Ja-Mes Watson Major: Applied Physics/Architectural Engineering Minor: Spanish Hometown: St. Louis, MO Research Mentor: Dr. Olaytidoye

	Matthew Ellis - Alternate Major: Biology Hometown: Lithonia, GA Research Mentor: Dr. Byron Ford Research Topic: Synchronization of the Circadian System Under Ultra Long Day Length