Congratulations to Lexi Majewski for successfully defending her MS thesis in Fall 2020!
Congratulations to Julia Martin for successfully defending her MS thesis in Fall 2020!
Congratulations to Brie Oceguera-Perez for successfully defending her MS thesis in July 2020!
Congratulations to Josh Hill for successfully defending his MS thesis in July 2019!
Congratulations to Kara Hodges for successfully defending her MS thesis in July 2019!
Congratultions to Michael Almassey for successfully defending his MS thesis in December 2018!
Congratulations to all our graduates! Katelyn Anderson and Kristyn Bossle graduated in December 2017. Robert Baker, Kelley Brinson, Tavaris Coleman, Connor Ehnle, Jesus Estrada, Megan Knoernschild, Jake McArthy, Kevin McNally, Julia Martin, Julia Mota, Chris Serpe, Savanah Taylor, and Kaitie Wildman graduated in May 2018.
Our recent collaborative publication with Dr. Victor Faundez at Emory University titled “Neurological Rare Disease Mechanisms Identified by Genealogical Proteomics of ATP7A Mutant Pedigrees” in Cell Systems (2018) was recently highlighted in “The Scientist.” Check out the link below.
https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/52374/title/Copper-Connections/
Congratulations to Luc Carey, Liz Scott, Reid Burch and Morgan McCall! Their undergraduate research was published in Cell Systems (2018) and is titled “Neurological Rare Disease Mechanisms Identified by Genealogical Proteomics of ATP7A Mutant Pedigrees”
Congratulations to Jake McArthy! His undergraduate research was published in eLife (2017) and is titled “The Interactome of the Copper Transporter ATP7A Belongs to a Network of Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegeneration Factors.”
Awards
Dr. Alysia Vrailas-Mortimer is a Co-PI on NSF IUSE proposal for expanding Fly-CURE to additional institutions and to study how the number of research experiences influence students’ sense of belonging in STEM.
Dr. Alysia Vrailas-Mortimer was awarded an R15 (AREA) grant from the NIH, NIAMS to study the role of p38K and protein homeostasis in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies.
Student Awards
2022
Brook Allen came in 1st in the graduate student poster presentations at the 2022 Phi Sigma Research Symposium
Jessica Burkhart came in 3rd (tied) in the graduate student poster presentations at the 2022 Phi Sigma Research Symposium
Co-presenters Shira Archie and Alyssa Virola-Iarussi came in 2nd in the undergraduate poster presentations at the 2022 Phi Sigma Research Symposium
Teni Shosanya won the Charles G. Morris STEM Scholarship
2021
Deja Brewer won a 2021 OSF St. Joseph Auxiliary Scholarship.
Deja Brewer won a 2021 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Nurse Corps Scholarship.
Alyssa Virola-Iarussi was a 2020/2021 Community of Scholars recipient for the STEM Alliance.
Alyssa Virola-Iarussi was a 2020/2021 Academic Excellence recipient for the STEM Alliance.
Alyssa Virola-Iarussi was a 2020/2021 Research and Mentorship recipient for the STEM Alliance.
Brooke Allen was awarded a Weigle Research grant in 2021.
Brooke Allen was a recipient of the Omar Rillet Travel Award in 2021.
Jessica Burkhart was a recipient of the Omar Rillet Travel Award in 2021.
Jessica Burkhart was awarded a Weigle Research grant in 2011.
2020
Christa Hale was awarded an Undergraduate Sponsored Research Program award for Fall 2020
2019
Congratulations to Michael Sebby! He was awarded the 2019 Doug Collins Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year!
Crystal Jones, Christa Hale, and Deja Brewer received an Academic Excellence Award from LS-AMP 2019.
Crystal Jones and Victoria Linton received a Community Scholar Award from LS-AMP 2019.
Crystal Jones, Christa Hale and Victoria Linton received a Research and Mentorship Award from LS-AMP 2019.
Crystal Jones received the Senior Award from LS-AMP 2019.
Brie Oceguera-Perez received a travel grant to the National SACNAS meeting in 2019
Brie Oceguera-Perez was a recipient of the Omar Rillet Travel Award in 2019.
Julia Martin was a recipient of the Omar Rillet Travel Award in 2019.
Brie Oceguera-Perez was awarded a Weigle Research grant in 2019.
2018
Crystal Jones received an Academic Excellence Award from LS-AMP 2018.
Crystal Jones and Victoria Linton received a Community Scholar Award from LS-AMP 2018.
Crystal Jones and Victoria Linton received a Research and Mentorship Award from LS-AMP 2018.
Kaitie Wildman received the 2018 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award.
Megan Knoernschild won the Impact Award for 2017/2018 for student athletes.
Megan Knoernschild was nominated as the Female Scholar Athlete for 2017/2018
Basheer Becerra received a 2018/2019 Bone Scholarship. This is the highest honor our university bestows to undergraduate students. Only 14 recipients are chosen each year.
2017
Congratulations to Robert Baker winner of the 2017 Borst Scholarship!
Loren Roustio won the 2017 Colwell Outstanding Pre-Medical Student Award.
Jake McArthy won the Distinguished Undergraduate Research Award at the second annual Biological Sciences Student Association Research Symposium 2017.
2016
Kaitie Wildman came in first place at the first annual Biological Sciences Student Association Research Symposium 2016.
Congratulations to Kaitie Wildman winner of the 2016 Borst Scholarship!