SURP Proposals

The filing period is now open. The deadline to submit both online and paper application materials is April 10th at 4pm in 2083 VLSB. Please check back for additional projects as they become available.

Please submit your application online to mcbusa_surp@yahoo.com (please submit as an attachment, preferably MS Word format) and then submit a HARD COPY of your application along with your resume to 2083 VLSB by April 10th at 4pm NO EXCEPTIONS! If you are applying to multiple programs, submit a resume for each separate application.

Click on the project names for a full description:

UC Berkeley

PI Affiliation Project Name
Daniela KauferIB / NeuroscienceMechanisms of Epileptogenesis Following Blood-Brain Barrier Opening
* NEW * Abby DernburgMCBReal-Time Imaging of Meiotic Chromosomes
Don RioMCBCell Culture Expression and Purification of P Element Transposase
John ForteMCBRegulation of Membrane Trafficking and Turnover
* NEW * Yang DanMCBElectrical Microstimulation and Recordings From Visual Cortical Neurons in Rodents
Kathy CollinsMCBCollins Lab Research
Nicole KingMCBPremetazoan History of Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
Lori KohlstaedtProteomics/Mass Spec Lab/QB3Post-translational Modification of Tau Protein and Its Association with Neuronal Development and Disease

Off-Campus

PI Affiliation Project Name
Dr. Deborah DeanCHORIDevelopment of an ex vivo endometrial and cervical cell culture system and tissue engineering to study the pathogenesis of Chlamydia trachomatis sexually transmitted diseases
Dr. Deborah DeanCHORIMechanisms of recombination among recent clinical isolates of Chlamydia trachomatis
Dr. Deborah DeanCHORIPathogenesis of Chlamydia trachomatis ocular infections
Dr. Deborah DeanCHORIChlamydiophila pneumoniae (Cpn) and association with persistent pulmonary infections and atherosclerosis
Frans A. KuypersCHORIRegulation of the expression of ATP8A1 during differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells
Frans A. KuypersCHORICharacterization of lipid enzymes in endothelial and hematopoietic stem cells
Gareth ButlandLBNLDissecting Affinity Purified Protein Complexes
Gareth ButlandLBNLInvestigating sulfur metabolism in Escherichia coli using protein-protein and genetic interaction data
Li-Wei HungLBNLHigh-throughput Protein Crystallography
Ronald ZuckermannLBNLNanoparticles as Intracellular Protein Delivery Vehicles
Steven YannoneLBNLCellular and Biochemical Analysis of Human DNA Repair Protein Function
Steven YannoneLBNLIsolation and Characterization of Extremophilic Molecular Machines
Sue Celniker, Ann HammondsLBNLSystematic determination of patterns of gene expression during Drosophila embryogenesis
Diana LairdUCSFMolecular and cellular mechanisms of germ cell development in the mouse embryo
Didier Y. R. StainierUCSFQuantitative Analysis of Zebrafish Organ Development
Emmanuelle PasseguéUCSFIdentification and functional testing of direct JunB target genes in hematopoietic stem cells (HSC)
Emmanuelle PasseguéUCSFRole of Dmp1 in Blood Formation
Emmanuelle PasseguéUCSFOncogenic Cooperation in Leukemia Development
Eric RulifsonUCSFGene regulatory networks for insulin-producing cell development in Drosophila
Henry VanBrocklinUCSFSynthesis of Radiopharmaceuticals for Molecular Imaging
Matt SchreiberUCSFBehavioral Genetics Across the Lifespan in C. elegans
Rich SchneiderUCSFOsteogenesis and Vascular Invasion, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Signaling Interactions, Regulation of Osteocyte Differentiation, Cartilage Regeneration, Mechanisms of Neuromusculoskeletal Integration
Robert StroudUCSFMembrane protein transporters, RNA- protein recognition, Computational approaches to understanding channel mechanisms
Roger CookeUCSFFatigue of Skeletal Muscle
Rosemary J. AkhurstUCSFBreast Tumor Response to Anti-TGFBeta Therapeutics
Rosemary J. AkhurstUCSFHow Does Genetic Variation Alter Cancer Progression?