VCU Bioinformatics and Bioengineering Summer Institute
Virginia Commonwealth University
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Heather Nennig

  Home Institution
  Ripon College   (Ripon, WI)
  E-mail: nennigh(at)ripon.edu

  Home mentor
  Dr. Colleen Byron
  E-mail: byronc(at)ripon.edu
  Affiliation: Department of Chemistry
  Interests: Analytical chemistry and biochemistry, especially    quinones

 

VCU Lab
VCU Engineering East
Biomaterials Research Lab: E4259
Nanomedicine Lab: E4243
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Tel: 804) 828-3514

VCU mentor
Dr. Hu Yang
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University
401 West Main Street, Rm E2242
P.O. Box 843067, Richmond, VA 23284
E-mail: hyang2(at)VCU.edu
 

Summer 2009
Research Proposal

Study of tissue adhesiveness of dendrimer hydrogel for ocular drug delivery
Research article, presented (July 8, 2009)
Lovorka, Degoricija, et al. Photo Cross-linkable Biodendrimers as Ophthalmic Adhesives for Central Lacerations and Penetrating Keratoplasties Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., May 2007; 48: 2037 - 2042.
Research presentation (4 August 2009)
6th Annual VCU-BBSI Closing Symposium
Dendrimers, Hydrogels, Ocular Drug Delivery, and the Richmond Virginian Sun

Academic Year 2009-2010
Research Proposal

Study of physical properties and drug release kinetics of dendrimer hydrogel for ocular drug delivery

Summer 2010
Research Proposal

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Research presentation (August 2010)
7th Annual VCU-BBSI Closing Symposium
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Final Research Proposal
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Prior research
* The Twinkie Defense: Dyes and Additives in Real versus
   Off-Brand Cream Filled Cake Products
* A Three-Step Synthesis of 4-Methoxybenzaldehyde from 4-Methylanisole
* Synthesis of 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal in the MALDI-MS
   Studies of Reactive Species on ETF:Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase

Characteristic interests and activities
* Chemistry, biology, astronomy, physics, and any other physical    science
* Cross-stitching, knitting, crocheting, needlepointing, and    painting
* Reading Meg Cabot novels and classics
* Singing!
* Volunteering
* Movies of any flavor

Pertinent Research Articles (Annotated)
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