2006 - 2007 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD RECIPIENTS


Maia Benner
 

Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Award

“Anxiety-Related Behaviors and Selenium Homeostasis in the Brain”

Mentor – Dr. Barrie Robison

Roxana Hickey
 

Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Award

“Vaginal Microbiota of Women with Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis”

Mentors – Drs. Larry Forney and Xia Zhou

 
Graham Lilly

Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Award

“Isolation and Characterization of Broad-Host-Range Plasmids of Prokaryotes”

Mentor– Dr. Eva Top

 
Kimberly Russo
 

Sundquist Undergraduate Research Award

“Characterization of Photoreceptor Differentiation and Sonic Hedgehog Expression in the Developing Retina of the Zebrafish Neckless Mutant Line”

Mentor – Dr. Deborah Stenkamp

 
Shantel Tank

Biological Science Undergraduate Research Award

“Analysis of DNA Sequence Data to Reveal Demographic Changes in Yucca Moths During the Quaternary Period”

Mentors – Drs. Chris Smith and Olle Pellmyr