Biochemistry
![Alejandro Oviedo](../../biochemistry/people/_images/oviedo-alejandro-500x500.jpg)
Excellence in Biochemistry DEI Award
Alejandro Oviedo, BCDB graduate student from the Conn laboratory, received the 2023 Excellence in Biochemistry DEI Award.
![Sarah Webster](../../biochemistry/people/_images/webster-sarah-sq.jpg)
New Fellowship Award
Sarah Webster, BCDB graduate student in the Ghalei lab, received a highly competitive and prestigious NSF-GRFP fellowship.
![Racheal Spurlin](../../biochemistry/_images/spurlin-racheal.png)
Thesis Defense
Dr. Racheal Spurlin, graduate student in the Ortlund lab, successfully defended her thesis, March 2023.
Cell Biology
![Olivia Mistretta](images/cell-biology/mistretta-olivia.jpg)
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.”
![Tana Portoff](images/cell-biology/pottorf-tana.jpg)
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
![Keenan Wiggins](images/microbiology-immunology/wiggins-keenan-800x800.jpg)
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".
![Cody Elkins](images/microbiology-immunology/elkins-cody-291x291.png)
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”.