The Howell Foundation provides scholarship grants for women's health research to promising young undergraduates. Undergraduates attending SDSU, UCSD or USD should contact their scholarship office for a copy of our current grant application. For all other inquiries, please email admin@howellfoundation.org. Current Howell Scholars: 2008 Becky Chan (CSU, Los Angeles)- “siRNA Targeting of Adenyl cyclase Types V and VI in the Rat Ovary” Diana Cheng (CSU, Fullerton)- “Environmental Trigger for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Women” Stephanie Fan (UCSD)- “Identification of dysfunctional transcription factors driving breast cancer metastasis” Sarah Johnson (CSU, San Luis Obispo)- “Protein expression profiles as biomarkers in arrow goby Clovelandia ios for exposure to persistent organiz pollutants” Nasiadko Katarzyna (SDSU)- “Women and Heart Disease: Armet as a Protective Gene in the Heart” Thinzar Lwin (UCSD)- “Role of proteases in Twist induced cell invasion” Olivia Osher (SDSU)- “Ultrasensitive Detection of Proteins by Absorption-Based Laser Wave Mixing” Patricia Pepa (UCSD)- “Progesterone Receptor-Mediated Repression of Rat GnRH Expression” Michael Skidmore (CSU, Sacramento)- “Synthesis of a Sulfated Cellobiose Glycodendrimer for the Inhibition of HIV Binding” Chau Train (UCSD)- “The Systemic Mechanism of Artery Calcification” Robert Vasko (SDSU)- “Exploration of Sansalvamide A as a small molecule inhibitor of Hsp90 to target breast cancer” Jiyeon Yoo (UCSD)- “FAK Signalling in Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth and Motility” Past Howell Scholarship Recipients: 2007 Jessica Casey (CSU, Long Beach)- “Drug Binding to Blood Proteins” Casandra Cox (CSU, Long Beach)- “Characterization of Carcinogenic Compounds” Heather Ely (UCSD)- “Hormonal Crosstalk Mediating Fertility” Michael Fenlon (UCSD)- “Versatile Synthon Synthesis for PKA Ligands” Nicole Flores (UCSD)- “Expression Signature of Members of the Wnt Signalling Pathway” Ashley Handlery (UCSD)- “Inflammatory Signaling Pathways in Breast Cancer” Jessica Hessom (CSU, Fullerton)- “Investigation into how and why MnSO4 is the preferencial form of manganese supplementation for combating oxidative stress in aging” Thinzar Lwin (UCSD)- “The role of Proteases in Twist-Induced Cell Invasion” Theresa Pan (UCSD)- “Examining the Role of the Ventral Hippocampus in Memory Storage” Rachel Poythress (UCSD)- “Estrogen Dependence of Mammary Tumors” Rodrigo Rodriguez (SDSU)- “ Targeting Breast Cancer Cells” Kevin Rynearson (SDSU)- “Synthesis of Better Anti-Cancer Agents” Sunny Sojka (CSU, San Luis Obispo)- “Identifying the Proteins Involved in Gametogenesis” Jessica St. John (CSU, San Luis Obispo)- “Improving Melanoma Detection” Katy Swancut (CSU, Long Beach)- “Making Less Toxic Anti-Cancer Drugs” Tung Tran (CSU, Fullerton)- “Combating Antibiotic Resistance” Lisa Vrooman (CSU, Long Beach)- “Understanding Ovary Remodeling and Function” Jason Zbieg (SDSU)- “ Improving Antibiotic Activity” 2006 Ahmad Ahmad (UCSD)- “Tobacco and Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells” Michelle Albertella (CSU, Dominguez Hills)- “The Effects of Prenatal Androgen Exposure on Depression and Immunity in Women” Amelia Chen (SDSU)- “Role of FGFR4 in the Metabolic Syndrome” June Chun (UCSD)- “Lubrication of Articular Cartilage: Friction and Deformation” Marlena Corliss (CSU, Chico)- “Vitamin B12-Inspired Cobalt Compounds and Their Applications to the Catalyti Degradation of PCBs Christopher Cottage (SDSU)- “Myocardial Regeneration Using Cardiac Stem Cells” June Chun (UCSD)- “Lubrication of Articular Cartilage: Friction and Deformation” Douglas Glick (CSU, Sacramento)- “Synthesis of Glycodendrimer Cores from Simple Ether-Based Blocks” Christine Harmston (CSU, Fresno)- “Characterization of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis BCP Genes” Cristine Lee (CSU, Channel Islands)- “Metal Homeostasis in Drosophila Nervous System” Aisha Memon (UCSD)- “Molecular Mechanism of Progesterone Suppression of LHB subunit Gene Expression” Melinda Mulvihill (CSU, Sonoma)- “Class IIa Bacteriocins” Thomas Styers (SDSU)- “Sansalyamide A Peptidomimetics” Johnny Tam (UCSD)- “Robotic Testing System” Chioma Umeh (CSU, Dominguez Hills)- “Effect of Diabetes on Vaginal Smooth Muscle Cell Fibrosis, Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress in a Rat Model” Richard White, III (CSU, East Bay)- “Metabolic Engineering of E.coli with Lactic Acid Bacterial Genes that Affect the Glycoslaytions of Plant Bioflavonoids” 2005 Angelo Baquir (UCSD)- "Novel Therapy for Bladder Hyperactivity" Jessica Hinton(UCSD)- "Novel Toxoplasmosis Inhibitors" Susan Lee (UCSD)- "Calcium Absorption in the Intestine" Nicholas Lind (UCSD)- "Generation of T-Cells" David Phang (UCSD)- "Yeast IRE Adaptation" Wenting Shih (UCSD)- "Classification of Cancer Cells" Morgan Sildorff (UCSD)- "Targeting EphB4 receptor in Breast Cancer" Jack Yacoo (UCSD)- "Circadian Clock of GnRh Transcription" Jennifer Johnston (SDSU) - "Novel antibiotics" David McClaskey (SDSU) - "Synthesis of novel antibiotic derivatives" Chantelle Moffat-Blue (CSU Long Beach) - "Apoptotic mediation of ovarian regression in Siberian hamsters" Nicole Pelletier (SDSU) - "Nonenzymatic glycosylation and AGE production in albumin and collagen" Emily Parry (SDSU)- "Synthesis of derivatives of sansylamide" Rachelle Tibbetts (CSU Fullerton) - "Role of fibroblasts in tumor metastasis" 2004 Marisa Briones (CSU Northridge) - "Mutational analysis in dyskeratosis congenita" Kim Ngan Bui (UCSD) - "Friction damage to joint cartilage" Shane Burr (CSU Sacramento) - "Sulfated comominic acid and its anti-HIV activity" Henry Chen (UCSD) - "Elucidating Ephrin-B2's role in breast cancer" Chris Carroll (SDSU) - "Development of compounds that interfere with production of proteins in bacteria" Kristina M. Cook (SDSU)- "Novel peptidomimetic antibiotics designed to trap the Holliday Junction" Natalie Dorwin (UCSD) - "Role of the cationic amino acid transporter in mammary gland tumorigenesis" Michael Gibson (UCSD)- "Identification of secreted biomarkers for cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancer cells" Jessica Hinton (UCSD)- "Cathepsin L. and the pathogenesis of toxoplasmosis" Keiko Howard (CSU Fresno) - "Creation & Characterization of a gene knockout mutant of thiol peroxidase" Lisa Marie Kennedy (CSU San Louis Obispo) - "Kinetic characterization of the P. falciparum protein kinase 6 (PfPK6)" 2003 Heather Balsley (SDSU) "Environmental reservoirs and diversity of toxic shock exotoxin genes" Eric Cheung (UCSD) - "The inhibitory effect of estrogen of arterial calcification in menopausal mice" Jaime DaCosta (SDSU)- "Making potent streptogramin antibiotics for the future" Michelle Davison (CSU Fresno) - "Exposure to harmful herbicides and the serious negative effects they have on women's health" Mark Francisco (CSU Sonoma)- "Chromium in biological systems" Cynthia Gilley (CSU Fullerton) - "Making iron more readily available to women at risk of iron deficiency" Daniel Hefner (SDSU)- "Generation of a tyrosly DNA/protein design" Jennifer Hunnicutt (UCSD) - "Mechanisms of FSH regulation" Barrett Larson (UCSD) - "Function of ATP7Bp in the transport of platinum drugs" Hyon Lee (UCSD) - "Regulation of C/EBP-B and C-FOS in osteoblasts" Sara McBride (SDSU) - "Autoimmune diseases in women" Brian Miner (CSU Chico) - "Preventive approaches to cardiovascular disease" Vanessa Seal (CSU Fullerton) - "Breast cancer" Peter Smith (CS Polytechnic, Pomona) - "Fungal infections in immune-suppressed women" Emily Wear (UCSD) - "Knowledge, attitudes and barriers toward breast cancer early detection in older women with psychosis" William Whitmire III (CS Polytechnic, Pomona) - "HSV-2 (genital herpes) infections" 2002 Bryn Butler (CSU Sacramento) - "Breast cancer detection" Vinodha Goonewardena (UCSD) - "GnRH release" David Johnson (UCSD) - "Cognometer in smokers" Tiosha Kim (UCSD) - "NO effect on metastases" Katheryn Martin (USD) - "The health of Mexican women whose husbands work in the United States" Brian O'Roak (CSU Fresno) - "The mechanics of the regulation of cell death (apoptosis)" Sopheap Phin (CSU Long Beach) - "Protein phosphorylation" Krissi Pince (UCSD) - "Urokinase in PIH placentas" Joseph Sherman Villafane (UCSD) - "Sociobiology in women's health" David Sondeno (CSU Stanislaus) - "A new technique of physical chromosome dissection" Marco Soto (CSU Sacramento) - "Mechanism of the attachment of the HIV agent to the cell surface" Bryan Williams (SDSU) - "Cardiac failure and assistance to the heart by mechanical pumps" 2001 Ashley Bell (CSU Bakersfield) - "A search for new medicines from the White Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)" Sharon Coope (CSU San Bernardino) - "The effects of alpha- and beta-hydroxyallenes on the growth of human breast carcinoma cells" Mary Fernandez (CSU San Jose) - "Parkinson's disease" Vivian Galacia (CSU Los Angeles) - "Regulation of phosphodiesterase-5 expression in ovarian granulosa cells" John Kaddis (CSU Los Angeles) - "Competitive binding flow-through partial-filling affinity capillary electrophoresis (CBFTPFACE)" Sonia Mayoral (CSU San Jose) - "Drosophila semophorin 1b: cloning, developmental expression, and genetic analysis" Brian O'Roak (CSU Fullerton) - "Increasing protein uptake in nematodes by using the transduction domain of the HIV trans-activating protein" Erik Pulido (CSU San Jose) - "Characterization of 10 mutants of the nuclear receptor for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3" Rachel White (UCSD) - "Circadian clock control of GnRH secretion in mouse hypothalmic cells" 2000 Emily Corrigan (UCSD) - "The role of diablo and the FH2 region of diaphonous in Drosophila cytokinesis" David Drake (UCSD) - "Assessing spatial variation in compressive and tensile properties of bovine articular cartilage" Jennifer Hipp (UCSD) - "Telomerase in T-cells" Antoinette Linton (SDSU) - "The natural history of new partnerships: STD/HIV behaviors" Kenichi Miyata (UCSD) - "The effects of double suicide gene therapy using CPA, GCU, and radiation on an rRp 450 virus veltor" Felizza Quinones (SDSU) - "The cardioprotective effect of E5531 on adult cardiocytes" Joseph Sherman (UCSD) - "Consequences of untracking women in secondary education" Lena van der Stap (SDSU) - "Simulation of the contractile behavior of an isolated cardiac myocyte" 1999 Dan Hemmati (UCSD) - "Identification of oncogenes that cause resistance to TGF-B1" Jason Hipp (UCSD) - "The use of synthetic fusion antigenic peptides to develop cytogenic immune response to breast cancer cells" Elissa Hsu (UCSD) - "The role of argenine on angiogenesis, tumor growth, and metastasis in breast cancer tumor cells" Hui-Shan Hsu (UCSD) - "Gene therapy and glioma tumors" 1997 Josh Gemsch (UCSD) - "Development of breast screening test for tamoxifen treatment of breast cancer" 1996 Jayme del Rosario (UCSD) - "Cultural influences on the use of cancer screening in Filipinas" 1995 Kimberly Best (UCSD) - "Quantitative analysis of the number of healthy cells and dying cells in the follicles of polycystic ovary syndrome ovaries and in comparison with size-matched follicles of normal ovaries" Constance Leo (UCSD) - "Effect of diet intervention on other health-related changes" 1994 Janice Sue Bailey (UCSD) - "Protein expression in trophoblasts" Nikole M. Kempi (UCSD) - "The potential role of coagulation factor XII in heart disease" Erica Prussing (UCSD) - "Women's drinking in the context of women's lives on the reservation" Deana Weibel (UCSD) - "The nature of women's health-related pilgrimages to holy sites" "Making Women's Health Healthier" To make a gift, call (858) 454-7797. Copyright 2004 - The Doris A. Howell Foundation Last Updated 5/29/2008