New York Blood Center Enterprises LFKRI 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research interns:
- Amy Astefanous, mentor: Sara Lustigman Project: Combinatory Adjuvants Enhance Vaccine-Induced Antibody Responses in a SARS-CoV-2 RBD-Based Subunit Vaccine
- Avery Brown, mentor: Larry Luchsinger Project: Caveolae Coordination of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function.
- Kevin Chen, mentor: Hui Zhong Project: Attenuation of Inflammasome Activation Using a Combination of Quinine and Hemin
- Abigail Gulchin, mentor: Hong Van Tieu/Jorge Soler Project: Understanding Effects of Perceived Vaccine Assignment on Risk Behaviors: Supplement to COVID-19 Vaccine Trials.
- Jillian Handel, mentor: Sara Lustigman Project: Search for a functional surrogate ADCC assay for vaccine efficacy
- Theodoros Karanikolas, mentor: Sara Lustigman Project: Combinatory Adjuvants Enhance Vaccine-Induced Antibody Responses in a SARS-CoV-2 RBD-Based Subunit Vaccine
- Jonathan Shen, mentor: Avital Mendelson Project: Analysis of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell and Megakaryocyte Cross-Talk
- Charles Widing, mentor: Francesca Vinchi Project: Impact of Prolonged Sucrosomial Iron Administration on Macrophage Polarization in Anemic Conditions