2014 Cancer Projects

The Molecular Basis of Pregnancy's Protective Role Against Breast Cancer
Megan Carlson& Chrsitina Wood

Epigenetic Regulation of Tumor Suppressor Genes
Lauren Ducote and Sonya Chalaka

The Dual Role of //NOTCH1// in Varying Cancers
Aaron Madden & Antonio Salas

The efficacy of therapies for the BRAF gene in Melanoma.
Brendan Burke & Ellie Pringle

Treatments for Metastatic GIST
Shiona Smith & Braelyn Argente

Telomerase Peptide Vaccine: The Next Cancer Therapy?
Ashley Leslie and Charles Walker

The Effect of KRAS Mutations on Anti-EGFR Therapies in Colorectal Cancer
Ramez Sakkab & Tien Lu

Cholesterol as a Cancer Promoter
Matthew Perez and Erik Christensen

Circulating Tumor Cells and Cancer Survival
Joseph Wojcik and Carlos Rivera

Anti-diabetes Drug Metformin and its Use as a Potential Pancreatic Cancer Chemopreventive
Sarah Katsandres and Abbie Read

The Role of DNMT3A in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Shreshtha Wadhwa and Anisha Gogineni

p53 Mutations as Better Indicators for Sunscreen Effectiveness
Michelle Fat and Jacey Nishiguchi

CARs in the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Stephen Davies and Freddy Tadros

The Effect of Autocrine Motility Factor on HER2 Phosphorylation
Kp Bugtong and Michael Allen

HPV and its Role in Cervical Cancer
Annika van Leynseele & Caitlin Kennedy

Radiation and Thyroid Cancer
Analisa Goossens and Nicole Mattson