STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

Jackson Laboratory

Fall 2003 and Spring 2004

Spring 2004

Front: Erin Walker, Natalia Surzenko, Vanessa Guy, Jackie Tilsner

Back: Rebecca Napier, Dr. Jackson, Jackie Davis, Dr. Michele Harmon

• Jackie Davis (ABIO 499) - Cloning of HIV-1 tat expression vectors (PRESENTED AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, April 2004, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC)

• Vanessa Guy (ABIO 499) - In vitro testing of hammerhead ribozymes targeted to HIV-1 tat RNA (PRESENTED AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, April 2004, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC)

• Rebecca Napier (ABIO 499) - Design and cloning of an anti-HIV-1 vif hammerhead ribozyme (PRESENTED AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, April 2004, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC)

• Natalie Surzenko (ABIO 499) - Design and cloning of a RNA Pol I ribozyme expression vector (PRESENTED AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, April 2004, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC)

• Jackie Tilsner (ABIO 499) - Testing of tat expression vectors in a eukaryotic cell system

• Carol Journey (ABIO 399) -Structural analysis of HIV-1 tat RNA

• Erin Walker (ABIO 399) - Design and cloning of an anti-HIV-1 nef hammerhead ribozyme

• Zack Wilson - Design and cloning of an anti-HIV-1 rev hammerhead ribozyme (PRESENTED AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, April 2004, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC)

Fall 2003

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• Jackie Davis (ABIO 399) - Testing of hammerhead ribozyme expression in an RNA Pol I cassette

• Vanessa Guy (ABIO 399) - In vitro testing of hammerhead ribozymes targeted to HIV-1 tat RNA

• Carol Journey (ABIO 399) - Structural analysis of HIV-1 tat RNA

• Rebecca Napier (ABIO 399) - Design and cloning of an anti-HIV-1 vif hammerhead ribozyme

• Natalie Surzenko (ABIO 399) - Design and cloning of an anti-HIV-1 tat hammerhead ribozyme

• Bianca West (ABIO 299) -  Design and cloning of an anti-HIV-1 rev hammerhead ribozyme