Graduate student Cameron Craig (Benstead lab) has been awarded an M.S. Graduate Fellowship in Karst Studies from the Cave Conservancy Foundation.
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John Pfeiffer wins best poster award
John Pfeiffer, graduate student with Dan Graf, won the best student poster award at the annual meeting of the American Malacological Society in Pittsburgh. The title of his poster was “Polyphyly of the freshwater mussel genus Lamprotula (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae).” His poster can be downloaded at the following URL: http://mussel-project.ua.edu/publ/presentations.html#pfeiffer_ams2011
UA researchers discover link between Parkinson’s disease and Gaucher’s disease
University of Alabama scientists in the Caldwell lab, along with collaborators in several other labs, have identified a link between Parkinson’s disease and Gaucher’s disease.
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Caldwell lab determines mechanism of action of torsinA
The laboratory of Guy and Kim Caldwell and collaborators at Harvard University have discovered that the protein torsinA, mutations which are implicated in dystonia, participates in protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum. This finding has implications for other genetic diseases, including cystic fibrosis. Link to video here.
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Powell receives Blackmon-Moody award
Dr. Martha Powell is the recipient this year of the Frederick Moody Blackmon-Sarah McCorkle Moody Outstanding Professor Award. This award is given annually to a UA faculty member judged to have made extraordinary contributions that reflect credit on the individual, his/her field of study, and on the University. Congratulations Martha!
Graduate students honored at the Frontiers of Research poster competition
The Department is pleased to announce the following winners of the Annual Frontiers in Biology Research Colloquium poster presentation. FIRST PLACE: John Pfeiffer (Advisor, Dr. Dan Graf) “Polyphyly of the freshwater mussel genus Lamprotula (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae).” SECOND PLACE: Adam Harrington (Advisors, Drs. Kim and Guy Caldwell) “Role of VPS41 in C. elegans and mammalian models of Parkinson’s disease.” THIRD PLACE: Wei Wang (Advisor, Dr. John Yoder) “Sex on the fly: doublesex expression is regulated by the Hox protein Abdominal-B.”
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Staff honored for outstanding work
Three members of the Professional Staff were recognized by the Professional Staff Assembly for Outstanding Performance: Mary Jo Modica, Horticulturalist, was nominated for the stellar job she is doing at the UA Arboretum. Diana Secor’s ability to make things happen as Research Facilities Coordinator was lauded. Lab Coordinator Nancy Shefferly was nominated for her dedication to Laboratory innovation. Congratulations to these outstanding members of our team. We are proud of all the members of our staff, and appreciate their efforts […]
Thompson honored in poster competition
Congratulations to Erica Thompson (M.S. advisor, Dr. Margaret Johnson) who placed 3rd in the poster competition at the Alabama LSAMP Scholars/Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows Spring Research Conference held April 10-11, 2011
Undergraduate Research winners
Winners at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Conference were: – Paige Dexter “Genetic Analysis of MicroRNAs to Identify Regulators of Neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s Disease Models” (First place – Poster). Mentor: Guy Caldwell. – Sarah Boyd “The Effects of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles on Drosophila Development” (First place – Poster). Mentor: Janis O’Donnell. – Matthew Hicks “Investigating the Role of Heterotrimeric G-protein Signaling in a C. elegans Parkinson’s Disease Model” (Second place – Oral presentation) Mentor: Kim Caldwell. – Chelsea Raulerson “Is Infinite Strength […]
Hanninen awarded NSF fellowship
Graduate student Amanda Hanninen has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Award. Amanda is a 1st year M.S. student in Dr. Ryan Earley’s lab, and will investigate how steroid hormones mediate age-dependent, adaptive shifts in energy metabolism and reproduction in response to stressful environmental conditions in the mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus).