JACOB DACH ‘17 – Works with the Center of Automotive Research at The Ohio State University on the Buckeye Bullet, a hybrid race car designed to break records for top speed. In September, Dach was invited to join the team at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to test the car and break a world record. EMMA HANS ‘17 – Under the guidance of Professor Virginia Rich P ‘29 ‘30 at the Ohio State University, Hans is studying the microbes that live in the permafrost of Sweden as compared to the microbes that live in our native environment in the Olentangy Riverbed. Hans has done cell culture work in the WRI as well as OSU.
3 PICTURED 1: Allison Sprochi ‘18 works on modifying therapeutic antibodies. 2: Jacob Dach ‘17 with the Buckeye Bullet race team at the Bonneville Salt Flats. 3: The Wellington Research Instititute Laboratory.
STEM teacher and research collaborator, in the development of a course that teaches molecular biology, cloning, and recombinant DNA technology. Menta and Siddiqui learned cloning and molecular biology techniques which reinforced basic biology and chemistry. They also optimized reactions and designed the experimental protocols for future students in the course. NEELU PALETI ‘17 – Working with the John Tansey Lab at Otterbein University, Paleti is studying the protein-protein interactions and their role in lipid (fat) metabolism and storage. Her work has implications to several diseases including obesity and diabetes.
ANDREW HARABURDA ‘19 – Just beginning his research as a sophomore, Haraburda is working with Wellington biology teacher Bryan Brautigam to develop better techniques to study biological phenomena in the classroom at Wellington. The project matches his interest in engineering, problemsolving, solution design, and manufacturing.
SPENCER POVOSKI ‘17 – Povoski is working with Dr. Parwani at The Ohio State University in Digital Pathology to optimize the systems to create high resolution images of tissue that would typically be mounted on slides and viewed under a microscope. These images could then be uploaded to the cloud and studied anywhere.
JASMINE HARABURDA ‘17 – For two years, Haraburda has worked with Dr. Singh at the Ohio State University Department of Genetics. She has studied the transcription factors using molecular cloning and library techniques.
RAMI RAJJOUB ‘18 – Working with cardiovascular scientist Dr. Peter Mohler at The Ohio State University OSU, Rajjoub’s research involved genetics and cardiovascular disease.
MAITHRI KORA ‘18 – Kora studies the synthesis and characterization of biofuels with the Carrigan Hayes Lab at Otterbein University.
CASSIE ROBBINS ‘17 – Robbins is working with Dr. Thomas Magliery of The Ohio State University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry to develop and understand molecules that may be used for cancer diagnostics and therapy. For more about Robbins’ research, see page 8.
ELLORA MAJUMDER ‘17 – Having worked with the Beatty Lab at the Ohio State University last year studying transgenic zebrafish, Majumder is building an apparatus to rapidly change the environmental temperature of the fish, in order to turn on a specific subset of genes for the lab to study. Majumder works with Anthony Brown P ‘21, professor of Neuroscience at OSU. MEGHANA MENTA ‘18 AND ARHAM SIDDIQUI ‘17 – Both Menta and Siddiqui assist Dr. Brandon Sullivan, upper school
ALLISON SPROCHI ‘18 – Sprochi is working with Dr. Sullivan in the WRI laboratory on a project to modify therapeutic antibodies to better control their serum lifetimes while not affecting the function of the molecule. Sprochi engaged in molecular cloning and recombinant DNA technologies (this project is related to Cassie Robbins’ research at OSU).
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