The Distinguished Majors Program in Chemistry

Spring 2004 Distinguished Majors Symposium

April 24, 2004

Katherine Bothner	Dr. Doris Haverstick, Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Medical School
*“The Effects of Long-Term Exposure to TH-1177, a Ca²⁺Channel Blocker, on Prostate Cancer Cells”*

Thomas Caruso	Dr. Jack M. Gwaltney Division of Epidemiology and Virology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Hospital
*“Treatment of the Common Cold with Echinacea: A Structured Review”*

Ariella Hanker	Prof. Corinne Silva, Universityof Virginia School of Medicin e and Departments of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology
*“Cell Signaling in Breast Cancer: The Role of JAK in the EGF-STAT5b Tumorigenic Pathway”*

W. Hill Harman	Professor W. Dean Harman, Department of Chemistry
*“Electron Rich Tungsten Complexes of Six-M embered Aromatic Nitrogen Heterocycles”*

Sheena Jain	Dr. Janet Cross, Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Hospital
*“Activity Analysis of Cysteine 163 Substitutions in SAPK”*

Victoria Landry	Professor Milton L. Brown, Department of Chemistry
*“Design and Synthesis of Sodium Channel Blockers and Novel Caprolactam Anticonvulsants”*

Jae Y. Lee	Professor David S. Cafiso, Department of Chemistry
*“Integral Membrane Protein Structure and Dynamics by Site-directed Spin Labeling and EPR Spectroscopy”*

Colin Lowery	Professor Milton Brown,Department of Chemistry
*“Synthesis of Potential Anti-Cancer Agents”*

A. Michelle Martin	Professor Charles M. Grisham, Department of Chemistry
*“Bisphosphonate in a Bind: Coordina tion of Cobalt(III) to Etidronate”*

William Miller	Dr. Rosalie Uht Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
*Estrogen Receptor Regulation of the CRJ Promoter*

Deepika Nemani	Dr. Randall Moorman and Ed Stites, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Universityof Virg inia School of Medicine
“Sinoatrial Node Signal Transd uction in vivo”

Ammar Sarraf	Dr. J. David Castle, Department of Cell Biology, University of Virg inia School of Medicine
“The Analysis of Secretory Carrier Membrane Proteins (SCAMPs) Mutants in Cellular Membrane Trafficking”