Mote REU Program

Participants

2010

• Theresa Cantu, University of Texas, San Antonio                                  

Mentor: Dr. Cathy Walsh, Program: Marine Immunology, Project: Activiation of Caspase-9 in Jurkat Cells cultured with Epigonal Conditioned Medium

• Sarah Hambridge, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill                                                                          

Mentor: Dr. Gary Kirkpatrick, Program: Phytoplankton Ecology, Project: Characterizing Scattering Loss of Liquid Waveguide Capillary Cell (LWCC)

• Daniel Gillon, Duke University

Mentor: Dr. Kim Ritchie, Program: Marine Microbiology, Project: Effects of exposure to weathered Louisiana crude oil on larvae of the scleractinian coral Porites astroides from the Florida Keys

• Christien Laber, Rider University

Mentor: Dr. Gary Kirkpatrick, Program: Phytoplankton Ecology, Project: Cellular light absorption and scattering of Karenia brevis and Synecococcus sp.: The use of light scattering based on cell size to negate the pigment packaging effect

• Justin Millar, Michigan State University                                                           

Mentor: Dr. Aaron Adams and Jes Hill, Program: Fisheries Habitat Ecology, Project: Seasonal Abundance and Size Structure of Juvenile Common Snook, Centropomus undecimalis, in Mangrove Creeks

• Emily Olson, University of Delaware                                                                         

Mentor: Gretchen Lovewell, Program: Stranding Investigations, Project: Skeletal Abnormalities in Coastal and Offshore Cetacean Populations

• Chris Samoray, Michigan State University                                                      

Mentor: Dr. Aaron Adams and Jes Hill, Program: Fisheries Habitat Ecology, Project: Movement patterns of adult common snook, Centropomus undecimalis, at coastal spawning grounds

• Jeffery Scott, Clemson University                                                                        

Mentor: Dr. Barbara Kirkpatrick Program: Environmental Health, Project: Long Term Effects of Aerosolized Florida Red Tide Toxins (Brevetoxins) on Asthmatics

• Benson Solomon, High Point University                                                                           

Mentor: Dr. Kellie Dixon, Program: Chemical Ecology, Project: Nutrient Content of Karenia brevis Cells as a Function of Cell Density

• Christina Vilmar, University of Texas                                                        

Mentor: Dr. Tony Tucker, Program: Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program, Project: Mechanisms of Magnetic Orientation and Effects on Nest and Foraging Site Fidelity in Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) within the Gulf of Mexico

• Ben Whitmore, Florida Institute of Technology                                                                           

Mentor: Dr. Nick Whitney, Program: Shark Biology, Project: No Tag Left Behind: Designing float and release packages for recovering data-logging tags from wild sharks