Biochemistry
Excellence in Biochemistry DEI Award
Alejandro Oviedo, BCDB graduate student from the Conn laboratory, received the 2023 Excellence in Biochemistry DEI Award.
New Fellowship Award
Sarah Webster, BCDB graduate student in the Ghalei lab, received a highly competitive and prestigious NSF-GRFP fellowship.
Thesis Defense
Dr. Racheal Spurlin, graduate student in the Ortlund lab, successfully defended her thesis, March 2023.
Cell Biology
Symposium Talk
Olivia Mistretta, Neuroscience graduate student in the Alvarez lab, was selected to give a talk at the “Motor control -spinal circuits and beyond” international symposium in St. Andrews Scotland in June of 2023. The talk was entitled “Roles of Foxp2-V1 spinal interneurons in limb coordination during neonatal air-stepping.”
New Award
Tana Sue Pottorf, Neuroscience graduate student in the Alvarez lab, was awarded a 3yr F31 through NIH NINDS titled, "Microglia Activity on Injured Motoneurons." This grant will fund Ms. Pottorf's dissertation project investigating microglia-motoneuron interactions and cellular signaling mechanisms that may govern motoneuron fate and stretch reflex loss after peripheral nerve injury.
Microbiology and Immunology
New F31 Grant
Keenan Wiggins, GMB graduate student in the Scharer Lab, was awarded an F31 grant, "Differentiation of memory B cells requires EZH2 and epigenetic remodeling".
New F31 Grant
Cody Elkins, IMP graduate student in the Li Lab, was awarded an F31 grant, “The importance of Treg-intrinsic cholesterol metabolism for visceral adipose tissue Treg homeostasis, phenotype, and function”.