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  3. 2016–2017 Student Achievements, presentations and publications

2016–2017 Student Achievements, presentations and publications

Congratulations to our 2017 Ph.D. graduate – Haleigh Eubanks

2012–2014 Students 

Kimberly Cooney (Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences)

  • Bhuvan Award for Excellence in Biochemistry Graduate Research-2nd place

Haleigh Eubanks (Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences)

  • AASLD Presidential Abstract/Poster of Distinction at the 2016 Conference

Johnasha Stuart (Microbiology and Immunology)

  • Student Travel award from the American Society for Virology to attend the annual meeting

2013–2015 Students

Lascelles Lyn Cook (Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences)

  • Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholars Fellowship

2014–2016 Students

Chris Bolden (Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences)

  • UAB NEURAL Scholarship
  • Comprehensive Mouse BioMethods Workshop scholarship

Keisha Cawley (Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences)

  • Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

2015–2017 Students

Tyler Alexander (Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences)

  • Travel award to the 2016 National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research meeting
  • Selected for the 2017 Marine Biology Summer Program in Neuroscience, Excellence and Success (SPINES)
  • Groves T, Farris R, Anderson J, Alexander T, Kiffer F, Carter G, Wang J, Boerma M, Allen A. 5-Fluorouracil chemotherapy upregulates cytokines and alters hippocampal dendritic complexity in aged mice. Behav Brain Res. 2017;316:215-224.

Catheryn Wilson (Interdisciplinary Toxicology)

  • Behavior, Biology, and Chemistry: Translational Research in Addiction meeting travel award

2016–2018 Students

Frederico Kiffer (Pharmaceutical Sciences)

  • Selected for the 2017 NASA Space Radiation Summer School at Brookhaven Labs
  • Groves T, Farris R, Anderson J, Alexander T, Kiffer F, Carter G, Wang J, Boerma M, Allen A. 5-Fluorouracil chemotherapy upregulates cytokines and alters hippocampal dendritic complexity in aged mice. Behav Brain Res. 2017;316:215-224.

Posted by Kelly Gardner on June 8, 2017

Filed Under: Initiative for Maximizing Student Development

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