Frances Velay Fellows - Summer 2022
Meet the students who participated in the Frances Velay Women in Science Fellowship
Program - Summer 2022!
The Frances Velay Women and Science Research Fellowship program at Stony Brook is
administered by URECA in collaboration with Dr. Maria Nagan (Department of Chemistry;
Associate Dean for Curriculum, College of Arts and Sciences).
Leslie Campo Catalan
Biology major
Mentor: Dr. David Montrose (Pathology)
Project: Analysis of the Metabolome of Human Subjects Following Alterations in Protein Consumption
Joyce Chen
Biochemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Chi-Kuo Hu (Biochemistry & Cell Biology)
Project: Cell proliferation during the Transitions of Developmental and Dormant States
Francesca DelloRusso
Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Peter Tonge (Chemistry)
Project: Structure Activity Relationships of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Saba Gulzar
Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Ming-yu Ngai (Chemistry)
Project: Chiral Catalysts for Highly Selective C2- Functionalization of Carbohydrates
Gifty Gyimah
Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Bettina Fries (Medicine)
Project: Cryptococcus neoformans phenotypical changes during chronological aging
Jessica Jung
Astronomy & Planetary Sciences major
Mentor: Dr. Paul Northrup (Geosciences)
Project: Comparison of Sulfur Chemistry in Two Type 2 Carbonaceous Chondrites
Naryman Lounici
Physics major
Mentor: Dr. Eric Jones (LTC, Physics & Astronomy)
Project: Gaussian Beams and Their Role in Optical Tweezers
Simran Multani
Chemistry major
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Boon (Chemistry)
Project: Characterizing Kinase Interactions in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa for Biofilm Regulation
Marcela Muricy
Biology major
Mentor: Dr. Steven Glynn (Biochemistry & Cell Biology)
Project: Investigating the Impact of Barth's Syndrome Mutations onTafazzin Membrane Binding
Kellianne Ticcony
Marine Science & Sustainability Studies majors
Mentor: Dr. Troy Rasbury (Geosciences)
Project: Analyzing Boron Isotope Variability within a Long Island Coastal Salt Marsh