2000-2001 Presidential Scholars

Project Title: The Relationship of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to the Frequency and Severity of Self-Mutilation in Borderline Personality Disorder
Project Advisor: Dr. Katherine Comtois (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)

Project Title: The Role of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases in Teratogen-Induced Apoptosis
Project Advisor: Dr. Philip Mirkes (Pediatrics)

Project Title: Evaluation of T Cell Immunity to Melanoma
Project Advisor: Dr. Cassian Yee (Immunology and Medical Oncology)

Project Title: Identification of Novel Secretion and Expression Stability Sequences in the Carboxy-Terminus of FliC
Project Advisor: Dr. Brad Cookson (Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology)

Project Title: Beyond Black and White: An Investigation of the Complex Issues Surrounding the Involvement of African-Americans in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Project Advisor: Dr. Keith Benson (Medical History and Ethics)