Summer 2005 - Spring 2006: Mabuchi Lab

Thesis
From Sequence to Function through Secondary Structure Kinetics of RNA and DNA

Research Presentations
Spring 2006 Thesis Defense
Fall 2005 Thesis Proposal

Summer Research Paper
DNA Hybridization Kinetics at the Level of Secondary Structure

Field Papers
A DNA-fuelled molecular machine made of DNA
A Balanced Truncation Primer
The Thermodynamics of DNA Structural Motifs

Summer 2004: Sternberg Lab

Program Release
Cluster Search 1.0b3

Research Presentation
SURF 2004

Research Paper
A Bioinformatical Technique for the Identification and Exploration of Gene Interactions using C. elegans, C. briggsae, and C. remanei

Field Papers
A cell-specific enhancer that specifies lin-3 expression in the C.elegans anchor cell for vulval development
Accurate Identification of Novel Human Genes Through Simultaneous Gene Prediction in Human, Mouse, and Rat
The Genome Sequence of Caenorhabditis briggsae: A Platform for Comparative Genomics

Summer 2003: Sternberg Lab

Research Presentation
SURF 2003

Research Paper
A Bioinformatical Approach to Genome-Wide Identification of lin-3 Regulatory Sites across C. elegans and C. briggsae

Field Papers
Characterization and DNA-binding properties of GRF, a novel monomeric binding orphan receptor related to GCNF and ßFTZ-F1
Identification of conserved regulatory elements by comparative genome analysis
Identifying Functional Elements by Comparative DNA
Sequence Analysis
Nuclear receptors in nematodes: themes and variations
PCR Fusion-Based Approach to Create Reporter Gene Constructs for Expression Analysis in Transgenic C. elegans

Summer 2002: Quake group

Research Paper
A Mapping and Optimization of Polydimethylsiloxane Microfluidic Chips

Field Papers
Monolithic Microfabricated Valves and Pumps by Multilayer Soft Lithography
A Microfabricated Rotary Pump
Soft Lithography in Biology and Biochemistry