2021 Summer Interns

New York Blood Center Enterprises LFKRI 2021Summer Undergraduate Research interns:

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