2025 Recipients
Sophie Biegel
Polymeric Nanoparticle Delivery of JUN siRNA for Therapeutic Cartilage Repair in Osteoarthritis Model
Graduate student:
Phillip
Hernandez
Lab:
Danielle Benoit
Grace Galliver
Assessing phenotypic plasticity in root traits in response to drought
Graduate student:
Emily
Cook
Lab:
Jeff Diez
Tharusha Seagoe
Effort modulation of reward signals in lateral habenula neurons
Graduate student:
Kana
Suzuki
Lab:
Emily Sylwestrak
Isabella Viveros
The Impact of Antihistamines on Oxygen Uptake Kinetics During Cycling
Graduate student:
Kieran
Abbotts
Lab:
John Halliwill
2024 Recipients
Riley Acker
Theta Oscillations in Episodic Memory
Graduate student:
Troy
Houser
Lab:
Dasa Zeithamova
Ethan Busi
Characterizing the activation of PI3K via Rab5 on a supported lipid bilayer
Graduate student:
Naomi
Wilson
Lab:
Scott Hansen
Calvin Chmelir
Grimes Molecular Biology Zebra Mutation Lab
Graduate student:
Samuel
Bertrand
Lab:
Daniel Grimes
Kyla Schmitt
Analyzing rhododendron response to fire across an elevation gradient
Graduate student:
Ethan
Torres
Lab:
Jeff Diez
2023 Recipients
Kaitlyn Augienello
Myonuclear accretion in human and non-human primate primary cells and single fibers
Graduate student:
Neeka
Bayat-Barooni
Lab:
Hans Dreyer
Merel De Leenheer
Repeated Infrared Sauna Bathing in Adults with Obesity and Pulse Wave Velocity
Graduate student:
Emma
Reed
Lab:
Christopher Minson
Jordan Downing
Systemic Cardiovascular Support of Blood Pressure During Recovery from Passive Heat Stress in Young vs Older Adults
Graduate student:
Emily
Larson
Lab:
John Halliwill
Anna Easton
Effects of climate warming on seed traits across a variable environment
Graduate student:
Sarah
Erskine
Lab:
Jeff Diez
2022 Recipients
Natasha Castañeda
Comparison of Different Heating Modalities on Physiological and Immune Responses
Graduate student:
Jessica
Atencio
Lab:
Christopher Minson
Rea Kioussi
Ion signaling for organ size control of regenerating zebrafish fins
Graduate student:
Healther
Le Bleu
Lab:
Kryn Stankunas
Hannah Lewack
The Effects of Tissue-Specific Regulation of daf-2/IGFR on Healthspan in C. elegans Males
Graduate student:
Rose
Al-Saadi
Lab:
Patrick Phillips
Emma Matsell
PFO and Inflammatory Effects of Exercise
Graduate student:
Kaitlyn
DiMarco
Lab:
Andrew Lovering
2021 Recipients
Amanda Kreppel
DiversiPhi29 • TP Display: An orthogonal system for the directed evolution of genes in vivo
Graduate student:
Nora
Kearns
Lab:
Calin Plesa
Phyllis Liao
Development of a Nanohoop-Based Rotaxane for Sensing Reactive Oxygen Species
Graduate student:
Claire
Otteson
Lab:
Ramesh Jasti
Ayooluwa Popoola
Skeletal muscle compliance and composition in older women
Graduate student:
Austin
Ricci
Lab:
Damien Callahan
Pilar Tosio
Characterization of the Grb2-SHIP1 interaction using human neutrophils and supported lipid bilayers
Graduate student:
Grace
Waddell
Lab:
Scott Hansen
2020 Recipients
Lejla Biberic
Determining detergent dependence of Cytolysin A and Fragaceatoxin oligomeric states through native mass spectrometry
Graduate student:
Amber
Rolland
Lab:
James Prell
Isabelle Cullen
Modulation in Sniffing Behavior as a Biomarker for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Graduate student:
Jared
Acosta-King
Lab:
Matt Smear
Ireland Johnson
Design of Hydrogel Based Biomaterials that Incorporates BMP-2 and Demineralized Bone Matrix
Graduate student:
Annie
Gilbert
Lab:
Marian Hettiaratchi
Calvin (Cal) Penkauskas
Hog and Hazelnuts: resolving conflict between oak conservation and organic agriculture
Graduate student:
Alejandro
Brambila
Lab:
Lauren Hallett
2019 Recipients
Jeanette Helgerson
Differences in Old and Young Patient Myoblast and Myotube Responses to Amino Acid Stimulation
Graduate student:
Doug
Foote
Lab:
Hans Dreyer
Emily Hill
Linking mycorrhizal fungal diversity with pathogen abundances in a vineyard agroecosystem
Graduate student:
Kaye
Shek
Lab:
Krista McGuire
Rennie Kendrick
The Effect of Blocked vs. Interleaved Training on Associative Inference
Graduate student:
Lea
Frank
Lab:
Dasa Zeithamova
Sydney Kobak
Histamine and Cardiovascular Adaptation to Endurance Exercise
Graduate student:
Dylan
Sieck
Lab:
John Halliwill
2018 Recipients
Chaucie Edwards
Exercise-induced Elevations in Skeletal Muscle Histamine Contributes to Increased Post-exercise Capillary Permeability
Graduate student:
Matthew
Ely
Lab:
John Halliwill
Brynna Paros
Reopening Auditory Critical Periods by Digesting Perineuronal Nets
Graduate student:
Jonathan
Saunders
Lab:
Michael Wehr
Emil Sadofsky
The effects of restoration fill elevation on carbon accumulation in Pacific Northwest estuaries
Graduate student:
Matthew
Schultz
Lab:
Scott Bridgham
Kieley Trempy
The role of limb dominance in visuoproprioceptive tasks
Graduate student:
Kate
Spitzley
Lab:
Andrew Karduna
2017 Recipients
Carolyn Brewster
Nuclear Genetic Regulation of PsbA
Graduate student:
James
McDermott
Lab:
Alice Barkan
Diana Nguyen
Investigating the Role of Ezh2 in heart Development and Homeostasis
Graduate student:
Gabriel
Yette
Lab:
Kryn Stankunas
Jardon Weems
Effect of reward size on the activity of auditory cortical neurons
Graduate student:
Nicholas
Ponvert
Lab:
Santiago Jaramillo
Tabor Whitney
Effects of Relatedness and Habitat Fragmentation on Gut Microbial Diversity in an Endangered Primate
Graduate student:
Diana
Christie
Lab:
Nelson Ting