From left to right: Rebekah Danner, Molly Finneran, Chinelo Enwonwu, Samuel Schechtman, and Hamoun Delaviz (not pictured: Mary Anter)

Intern: Mary Anter, Loyola College in Maryland

Sponsor: Manjunatha B. Bhat, M.V.Sc., Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Project: Molecular mechanisms of diabetic neuropathy

Intern: Hamoun Delaviz, Case Western Reserve University

Sponsor: Susanne Mohr, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Project: Role of P53 in hyperglycemia-induced cytokine production and apoptosis in retinal Müller cells

Intern: Rebekah Danner, Loyola University – Chicago

Sponsor: Firouz Daneshgari, M.D., Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Project: Time dependent changes in diabetic rats bladder

Intern: Chinelo Enwonwu, Case Western Reserve University

Sponsor: Jonathan Whittaker, M.D., Case Western Reserve University
Project: Molecular biology of insulin-receptor interaction (Mechanism of ligand regulated tyrosine kinase activity of the insulin receptor)

Intern: Molly Finneran, University of Akron

Sponsor: Daniel Smith, Ph.D., University of Akron
Project: Treatment of diabetic wounds using a nitric oxide-releasing nanofiber dressing

Intern: Samuel Schechtman, University of Michigan

Sponsor: John Sedor, M.D., MetroHealth Medical Center
Project: WTIP, a novel WT1 interacting protein and mechanisms of diabetic kidney injury

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