From left to right: Mary Ann de Banate, Jonathan Frankel, Megan Mamolen, Ted Kung, Matthew Akamatsu, and Heather Angel

Intern: Matthew Akamatsu, Brown University

Sponsor: Derek Damron, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Project: Altered PKC Isoform Expression in the Diabetic Rat

Intern: Heather Angel, Colorado School of Mines

Sponsor: Brian Davis, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Project: Foot Imaging for Patients who are at High Risk for Ulceration

Intern: Mary Ann de Banate, Scripps College

Sponsor: Manjuantha Bhat, MVSc., Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Project: Regulation of Neuronal Calcium Signaling in Diabetes

Intern: Jonathan Frankel, University of Pennsylvania

Sponsor: Michael Weiss, M.D., Ph.D., Case School of Medicine
Project: Photo-scanning Mutagenesis of Insulin

Intern: Theodore Kung, Case School of Medicine

Sponsor: William Stanley, Ph.D., Case School of Medicine
Project: Are elevated glucose and fatty acid levels responsible for diabetic cardiomyopathy in hypertension?

Intern: Megan Mamolen, John Carroll University

Sponsor: Maria Febbraio, Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Project: The Role of Histidine Rich Glycoprotein, a Possible Regulator of Angiogenesis, in Diabetes

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