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Caroline Becker
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Major: Cell and Molecular Biology
Janelia Mentor: Eric Betzig
Becker used photoactivated localization microscopy to image at super-resolution the histone proteins that help package DNA in condensed chromosomes.
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Nicole Carreras
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Major: Chemistry
Janelia Mentor: Loren Looger
Carreras worked to engineer and characterize a red protein-based sensor for deep-tissue imaging of calcium transients.
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Daniel Ferguson
Grinnell College
Major: Biology
Janelia Mentor: Anthony Leonardo
Ferguson tested methods of improving the longevity of dragonflies by treating them with neuroendocrine regulators.
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Jan Funke
Dresden University of Technology
Major: Computer Science
Janelia Mentor: Gene Myers
Funke worked on developing automated image-segmentation algorithms to help computers understand what is to be seen in electron-microscope images of the flatworm C. elegant and in brightfield-microscope images of neurons.
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Xun (Helen) Hou
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Major: Biology and Physics
Janelia Mentor: Alla Karpova
Hou investigated the neural basis of social interaction by studying rats as they compete against a computer in a mixed-strategy game.
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Johnny Hu
Harvard University
Major: Chemical and Physical Biology
Janelia Mentor: Vivek Jayaraman
Hu used a free-walking arena and a tethered ball configuration to examine fruit flies' behavioral response to polarized light, which might serve as an important visual guide for fly movement.
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Teddy Kamata
University of Oxford
Major: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Janelia Mentor: Bruce Baker
Kamata screened genetically modified fruit fly lines to better characterize specific neurons that process information during courtship.
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Rachel Letteri
University of Notre Dame
Major: Chemical Engineering
Janelia Mentor: Luke Lavis
Letteri worked to synthesize small fluorescent rhodamine molecules that are brighter than existing labeling molecules to allow researchers using two-photon microscopy to better visualize neural activity in live brain slices.
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Lor Moa
Gustavus Adolphus College
Major: Psychology
Janelia Mentor: Julie Simpson
Moa screened neurons in fruit flies to identify those that are needed to control feeding behavior.
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Brandi Rollins
University of Mary Washington
Major: Physics
Janelia Mentor: Rex Kerr
Rollins analyzed images for an advanced microscope system to observe neural activity in the flatworm C. elegant.
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Kelly Seagraves
University of Colorado, Boulder
Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Janelia Mentor: Roian Egnor
Seagraves studied the vocalizations of isolated mouse pups and the corresponding adult behavioral response, in an effort to better understand vocal communication between mice in a social context.
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Eric Trautman
University of California Berkeley
Major: Chemical Biology
Janelia Mentor: Tim Harris
Trautman designed and built retroreflectors for tracing in-flight mechanics of dragonflies during prey capture.
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Yiliu Peter Wang
Cornell University
Major: Neurobiology and Behavior
Janelia Mentor: Scott Sternson
In live mice, Wang combined optical and pharmacological approaches to dissect the contribution of neurotransmitter release by a group of neurons that regulate feeding.
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Gloria Wu
University of California Berkeley
Major: Biochemistry
Janelia Mentor: Tzumin Lee
Wu mapped neurons in the fruit fly brain using florescent labels.
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Shicong Mimi Xie
University of California Berkeley
Major: Physics
Janelia Mentor: Harald Hess
Xie implemented an autofocus function on the interferometric photoactivatable localization microscope (iPALM) and analyzed the spectral response of gold nanoparticles for their use as imaging fiducials.
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Hong Young Noh
University of Cambridge
Major: Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Janelia Mentor: Dmitri Chklovskii
Noh studied the feasibility of "Compressive Sensing," a relatively novel sampling concept, as a method for the sparse reconstruction of neuronal networks.
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