The 2021 STAR program had 7 talented participants, each adding to the wonderful experience of the summer session.

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OCEANE DEGREFF

  • Emory University

STAR Mentor: Kathryn Bollinger, MD

Program Affiliation:  Cellular Biology & Anatomy

STAR Research Project: Neuroprotective Effects of the Sigma-1 Receptor Agonist (+)-Pentazocine in a Brown Norway Rat Model of Glaucoma

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LINDSEY GREENE

  • Letourneau University

STAR Mentor: Eric Belin de Chantemele, PhD

Program Affiliation:  Vascular Biology

STAR Research Project: HIV-1 TAT protein induces endothelial dysfunction via reducing adipose tissue mass in a mouse model

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AVELINA LEE

  • Georgia Institute of Technology

STAR Mentor: Darren Browning, PhD

Program Affiliation:  Biochemistry and Cancer Biology

STAR Research Project: A novel phosphodiesterase inhibitor  to prevent colon cancer

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CHASE LUEDER

  • Georgia College & State University

STAR Mentor: Ryan Harris, PhD

Program Affiliation:  Physiology

STAR Research Project: Circulating Insulin is Differentially Correlated with Vascular Dysfunction in African Americans and Caucasians

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ZOE PERRY

  • Clemson University

STAR Mentor: Zsolt Bagi, PhD

Program Affiliation:  Physiology

STAR Research Project: Coronary Microvascular Changes in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction 

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JASON SUN

  • University of Georgia

STAR Mentor: Yutao Liu, MD, PhD

Program Affiliation:  Cellular Biology & Anatomy

STAR Research Project: Cornea Mapping of Esr1 Knockout Mice

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DAVID WEIDNER

  • University of South Carolina, Aiken

STAR Mentor: Meghan McGee-Lawrence, PhD

Program Affiliation:  Cellular Biology and Anatomy

STAR Research Project: Immobilization of young mice decreases osteocyte plasma membrane disruptions causing cortical bone loss