Howard Hughes Medical Institute Exceptional Research Opportunities Program (HHMI EXROP) at Harvard Medical School

David Anderson, Kenyon College

"Chasing HIV's Active RNA Frameshifting Structure"

HHMI PI: Victoria D'Souza, PhD, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University

Mentor: Marie Wu, Graduate Student, Harvard University

 Timmie Britton, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

"Elucidating the Role of the BolA Family Homolog Protein, IbaG, in Vibrio Cholerae Morphogenesis, Viability, and Colonization"

HHMI PI: Matthew Waldor, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Mentor: Dr. Aurore Fleurie, PhD, Research Fellow in Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

 Joseph Bugliarelli, University of California-Los Angeles

HHMI PI: Connie Cepko, PhD, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School

“Development of a Metabolically-Targeted Viral Gene Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa”

Rochinelle Dongmo, Emory University

“Microglia: Signaling Pathways to Injury"

HHMI PI: Bernardo Sabatini, PhD, MD, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard

Medical School

Mentor: Adam Granger, PhD, Research Fellow in Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School

Uriel Gomez, University of Northern Colorado

“Characterizing Human Conserved D.

Melanogaster smORF Genes by Identifying Distinct Mutant Phenotypes"

HHMI PI: Norbert Perrimon, PhD, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School

Mentor: Justin Bosch, PhD, Research Fellow in Genetics, Harvard Medical School

Jesús Lopez, Florida International University

"Effects of Fluid Preservation on Morphological Measurements in Museum Specimens”

HHMI PI: Hopi Hoekstra, PhD, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University

Mentor: Tyler (Brock) Wooldridge, Graduate Student, Department of Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University

Ricardo Lozoya, Rice University

“Artificial Opening of the Blood Brain Barrier Using Functional Blocking Antibodies”

HHMI PI: Chenghua Gu, PhD, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School

Mentor: Dr. Urs Langen, PhD, Research Fellow in Neurobiology

Matthew Mitchell, University of Colorado

“Transcriptional Dynamics of the Bclx Imprinted Gene Cluster within the Mouse Cortex”

 HHMI PI: Catherine Dulac, PhD, Department of Molecular and Cellular, Biology, Harvard University

Mentor: Olivia Ho-Shing, Graduate Students, Department of Molecular and Cellular, Biology, Harvard University

Alejandro Quinones, University of California- Riverside

“Characterizing Azoreductases in the Intestinal Microbiota”

HHMI PI: Emily Balskus, PhD, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University

Mentor: Carina Chittim, Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University

Cristina Rivera Quiles, University of Puerto Rico—Cayey

“Generation and Characterization of mESC-Derived Oculomotor Neuron Models of Congenital Cranial Dysinnervation Disorders”

HHMI PI: Elizabeth Engle, MD, Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital

Mentor: Dr. Julie Jurgens, PhD, Research Fellow in Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital

Gerardo Sandolval-Gomez, University of California-San Diego

“Identifying the Enzymes Mediating Lipid Peroxidation in the Ferroptosis Pathway"

HHMI PI: Stuart Schreiber, PhD, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Broad Institute, Harvard University

Mentor: Yilong Zou, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Broad Institute, Harvard University

Raúl Torres, Florida International University

"Role of VP4 in Rotavirus Entry"

HHMI PI: Stephen C. Harrison, PhD, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School

Mentor: Eric Salgado, PhD, Research Fellow in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology