Research Thesis Topic:

Microarray Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles in Regenerating Avian Sensory Epithelia

Mentor: Michael Lovett, Ph.D.

Faculty Advisor: Treva Rice, Ph.D.

Shamika Ketkar

Research Thesis Topic:

Genetic Association Analysis of Secondary Traits of Hypertension and a Functional Candidate Gene in the HyperGEN Study

Mentor: C. Charles Gu, Ph.D.

Faculty Advisor: C. Charles Gu, Ph.D.

Duanduan Ma

Research Thesis Topic:

The Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma2 Gene is Linked to and Associated with Fasting Blood Glucose Level in the FHS Study

Mentor: Ingrid Borecki, Ph.D.

Faculty Advisor: Ingrid Borecki, Ph.D.

Amit Patki

Research Thesis Topic:

Bivariate Linkage Analysis of Obesity and Diabetes in the HERITAGE Family Study

Mentor: Treva Rice, Ph.D.

Faculty Advisor: Treva Rice, Ph.D.

Michael Peters

Research Thesis Topic:

Genetic Study: Coronary Artery Calcification in the FHS-SCAN Study

Mentor: Michael Province, Ph.D.

Faculty Advsior: Michael Province, Ph.D.

Research Thesis Topic:

Localization of Psoriasis Susceptibility Variants with Family Based Association Methods

Mentor: Anne Bowcock, Ph.D.

Faculty Advisor: C. Charles Gu, Ph.D.

Research Thesis Topic:

Analysis of Microarray Data to Characterize Genes Underlying Cleft Lip and Palate

Mentor: Michael Lovett, Ph.D.

Faculty Advisor: Ingrid Boreck, Ph.D.i

Jun Wu

Research Thesis Topic:

Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis of Lipids in the HyperGEN Study: An Investigation of the Effects of Lipid-Lowering Medications

Mentor: D.C. Rao, Ph.D. and Aldi Kraja, Ph.d.

Faculty Advisor: D.C. Rao, Ph.D.