Dr. Hart's Research Projects

I currently have several undergraduate research assistants working in my lab and am accepting application for both undergraduate and graduate students for Fall 2019. Please contact me directly for more information.

2019 Undergraduate Research Assistants:

• Ryan Bennett
• Ashley Kraudy
• Faith Quigley-Robinson
• Taylor Johnson
• Valentine Ngisa.

Congratulations to Ryan Bennett who will be presenting at NCUR 2019.

Congratulations to Taylor Johnson who was awarded an URC Foundation Grant for the 2018-19 academic year.

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My current research includes:

1. Characterization of the structural and functional alterations of desmosomes in HeLa Cells, and
2. The identification of proteins interacting with the alpha 1 and alpha 2 subunits of actin capping protein.

Alterations of Cell:

• Cell Junctions in Metastatic Cells