NNEKA
P. OBI
Texas A&M University College of Pharmacy
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| Faculty
Sponsor: |
Lacy Daniels,
Ph.D. |
| Faculty
Sponsor Title: |
Professor &
Vice Chair, Biological Sciences |
| Major: |
Pharmacy |
| GPA: |
3.89/4.00 |
| Expected
Graduation: |
April 2011 |
| Focus
of Research: |
Research in the
Daniels lab focuses on Mycobacterium species, including M. tuberculosis,
M. bovis and M. smegmatis. We have particular interest in the study
of gene function in Mycobacterium as a way to identify new targets
for antibiotic therapy and to understand the mechanisms of action
of currently used and experimental antibiotics against tuberculosis. |
| Title
of Research: |
“Use
of Phenotypic Microarrays to Study Mycobacterium Identity and Gene
Function" |
| Degrees
Received: |
N/A |
| Honors
Received: |
B.S., Chemistry,
University of Jos, Nigeria;Post-graduate degree, Chemical Engineering,
Rivers State University of Science and Technology |
| AFPE
Award: |
Josiah
Macy, Jr. Foundation - AFPE Gateway To Research Scholarship |
|
JULIANNE
RAMIREZ
Idaho State University College of Pharmacy
|
| Faculty
Sponsor: |
James C.K. Lai,
Ph.D. |
| Faculty
Sponsor Title: |
Professor, Pharmacology/Toxicology |
| Major: |
Pharmacy |
| GPA: |
3.82/4.0 |
| Expected
Graduation: |
May 2011 |
| Focus
of Research: |
To formulate
specific research questions based on the framework set out in the
following general research hypothesis: chronic inflammation, mitochondrial
DNS deletion, oxidative stress are major contributing factors to neurodegeneration,
ultimately leading to neuronal cell death as noted in neurodegenerative
diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease"
and to address those questions in studies employing one or more of
the three cell model systems, either singly or in combination. |
| Title
of Research: |
“Neuroinflammation,
Neuroprotective, and Bioenergetic Mechanisms Impacting Cell Death
in Neurodegeneration” |
| Degrees
Received: |
A.A., Pima Community
College, December 1996
|
| Honors
Received: |
2005, Who's Who
Among American Students in Junior College; 1996, Graduated with High
Honors, Pima Community College |
| AFPE
Award: |
The
Roche Foundation - AFPE Gateway To Research Scholarship |
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