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2013 Undergraduate Scholars
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John Cannon
Carleton College
Major: Biology
Janelia Mentors: Julie Simpson
John used thermogenetic and neuron silencing techniques to develop the proboscis extension reflex in D. melanogaster as a model for understanding sensorimotor integration.
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Cynthia Chai
Mount Holyoke College
Major: Neuroscience & Behavior
Janelia Mentors: Gwyneth Card & Anthony Leonardo
Cynthia examined the role of the giant fibers in Drosophila escape behavior in a naturalistic environment.
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Elise Croteau-Chonka
Dartmouth College
Major: Neuroscience/Biomedical Engineering
Janelia Mentors: Albert Cardona
Elise developed a computational model to investigate the integration of synaptic inputs in an EM-reconstructed arbor.
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Francisco Cueto
University of Granada
Major: Biochemistry
Janelia Mentors: Ulrike Heberlein
Fran studied transgenerational effects of nicotine and ethanol on Drosophila melanogaster behavior.
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Josh Fass
University of Virginia
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Janelia Mentor: Nelson Spruston
Josh investigated electrophysiological diversity of early- and late-bursting pyramidal neurons in CA1 and subiculum by targeted whole-cell patch-clamp recording.
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Elena Kingston
Swarthmore College
Major: Biochemistry
Janelia Mentor: David Stern
Elena combined a novel, objective two-dimensional behavior mapping methodology with genetic techniques in an investigation of the genetic components of courtship behavior in Drosophila species.
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Daniel Mossing
Princeton University
Major: Physics
Janelia Mentor: Philipp Keller
Dan used light sheet microscopy data to quantitatively reconstruct early nervous system development in Drosophila embryos.
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Marvin Nayan
University of Washington
Major: Neurobiology and Biochemistry
Janelia Mentor: Gerry Rubin
Marvin worked on the genetic dissection of neuronal circuits underlying visual information processing and the behaviors they mediate in Drosophila.
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Gloria Ortiz
Smith College
Major: Chemistry/Portugese & Brazilian Studies
Janelia Mentors: Luke Lavis
Gloria worked on synthesizing a difluoro analog of the dye carbofluorescein to allow for the preparation of a new class of red-shifted calcium indicators.
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Elizabeth Pax
Wheaton College
Major: Biology
Janelia Mentors: Davi Bock
Elizabeth worked on determining the percentage of myelinated cells that are inhibitory in mouse cortex by analyzing confocal light microscope images.
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Javier Valdes Aleman
Universidad Politécnica del Estado de Morelos
Major: Biotechnological Engineering
Janelia Mentors: Marta Zlatic
Javier worked on identifying neurons involved in the neural circuitry governing the escape response in Drosophila larva.
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