Biology Awards
2014 Ogden College of Science and Engineering Awardees in Biology
Nicholas Levis of Bowling Green, Outstanding Biology Graduate Student
Jennifer Dumaine of California, Dillard/Hoyt Graduate Scholarship
Shilo Felton of Bowling Green, Outstanding Biology Teaching Assistant
Charles "Chad" Coomer of Louisville, Outstanding Biology Student
Sarah Schrader of Bowling Green, Outstanding Biology Student
Adam Edge of Shepherdsville, Outstanding Biodiversity Center Student
Ryan Vincent of Lewisburg, Outstanding Boitechnology Center Student
Christopher Fields of Bowling Green, Larry N. Gleason Award for Excellence in Research
Ciara Jones of Hermitage, Tenn., Dr. Dan Skean Award for Outstanding Microbiology Student
Mary Kate Greenwood of Edgewood, Dr. Jerry Gibbs Award for Excellence in Pre-Medical Studies
Addie Dodson of Bowling Green, L.Y. Lancaster Award for Excellence in Pre-Medical Studies
2013 RCAP Award Recipients
Emani, Chandrakanth: Basil Plant As A Phytopharmaceutical Source To Treat Cancer
Johnson, Jarrett: Patterns Of Range-Wide Genetic Variation In The Cave Salamander (Eurycea Lucifuga)
Philips, Keith: Phylogeography And Systematics Of Carabid Cave Beetles In Eastern North America
Rice, Nancy: The Molecular Epidemiology Of Essential Hypertension In Kenya
Sahi, Shivendra & Sharma, Nilesh: Toxicological Evaluation Of Biologically-Synthesized Gold Nanoparticles
Shen, Cangliang: Thermal Inactivation Of Shiga Toxin‑Producing Escherichia Coli (Stec) In Veal Products Moisture Enhanced With Essential Oils
Smith, Michael: Finding Novel Platinum(Ii) Complex Anti-Cancer Drugs With Reduced Ototoxicity
Srivastava, Ajay: Identification Of Basement Membrane Associated Proteins Using Mass Spectrometry And Drosophila Genetics.
Stokes, Michael: Influence Of Rodents On Recruitment Of Ecologically And Economically Important Tree Species In Decline In South Africa
2013 KAS Winners
Graduate research competition
Zoology
First place: Jacob Fose, Evidence for reproductive Interference on native white bass by introduced yellow bass and hybrid striped bass in Barren River Lake, Kentucky.
Second place: Kayla Pittman, Prevalence of Baylisascaris procyonis in Raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Kentucky.
Ecology and Environmental Science
Third place: Nicholas Levis, Effects of glyphosate-based herbicide and UV-B radiation on fitness in the spotted salamander.
Undergraduate paper presentations
Health Sciences
Second place: Addie Dodson, Correlation of Environmental Risk Factors with the Prevalence of Essential Hypertension in Kasigau, Kenya.
Microbiology
Second place: Charles Coomer, Identification of Bacterial Contaminates and Evidence for Temperate Phages in Beerwell Samples from a Bioethanol Production Facility.
Third place: Kelsey Carter, Control of unstressed and acid-stress adapted Listeria monocytogenes on commercial hams by hops beta acids during aerobic storage at 7°C.
Physiology and Biochemistry
Second place: Brandon Farmer, Endothelin-1 induces phosphorylation of ERK 1/2 in bovine corneal endothelial cells.
Undergraduate poster presentations
Ecology and Environmental Science
First place: Ryan Vincent, Landscape genetics of the endangered California tiger salamander in the Central Valley of California.
Health Sciences
Second place: Audrey Brown, Sleep deprivation increases cytokine gene expression and plasma corticosterone levels in a murine model: a possible link between stress and inflammation?
Microbiology
Second place: Alyssa Huff, Inactivation of unstressed or acid-stress adapted Listeria monocytogenes in ham extract by hops beta acids
Third place: Hannah Rodgers, Single Step, Aminoglycoside Mediated Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles with Potent Antimicrobial Activity.
Zoology
First place: Morgan Murrell, Population genetics of the western toad in the central valley of California.
2013 FUSE Grant Awardees in Biology
Bobby Voyles
Katelyn Dotson
Brandon Charles Farmer
Amy Ni
2013 Biology Department Awards
Outstanding Biology Graduate Student: Gillian Jones
Dillard/Hoyt Graduate Scholarship: Nicholas Levis
Outstanding Biology Teaching Assistant: Amanda Seaton
Outstanding Biology Student: Jordan Olberding
Outstanding Biodiversity Center Student: John Clark
Outstanding Biotechnology Center Student: Charles Coomer
Larry N. Gleason Award for Excellence: Victoria Gilkison
Dr. Dan Skean Award for Outstanding Microbiology Student: Charles Coomer
L.Y. Lancaster Award: Luke Sturgill
2012-13 RCAP Award Recipients
Dr. Noah Ashley "Measuring sleep in small songbirds" RCAP I: $15,000
Dr. Carl Dick " Flying under the radar: Immunological compatibility reinforces host specificity in bloodfeeding parasites" RCAP II: $7,000
Dr. Nilesh Sharma "Effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles-exposure on inflammatory responses in mice" RCAP II: $3,300
Office of Sponsored Programs 2012 Research Grant Recognition Awards for Biology
First Time Awardees: Dr. Jarrett Johnson
One Million Dollar Club: In recognition of the faculty and staff members with $1 million or greater in awards throughout their careers at WKU: Dr. Shivendra Sahi
Department/Unit with Largest Percentage of Increase in Awards: Biology
Top Proposer at an Extended Campus: Dr. Chandrakanth Emani
Junior Investigator Award - honoring the most prolific young investigators this past year: Dr. Jarrett Johnson
2012 KAS Awards:
Undergraduate Division
Cellular and Molecular (Oral Paper Presentation): Charles Commer -3rd Place
Ecology and Environmental Science (Poster Presentation): Melissa Smith – 1st Place
Microbiology (Poster Presentation): Donna Williams – 1st Place
Graduate Division
Health Sciences (Oral Paper Presentation): Chandra Pranav - 1st Place
Zoology (Oral Paper Presentation): Emily McIntire – 3rd Place
Ecology and Environmental Science (Oral Paper Presentation): Kevin Tewell- 3rd Place
Microbiology (Oral Paper Presentation): Shawn Smiley – 1st Place
Cellular and Molecular Biology (Oral Paper Presentation): Julia Freeman – 3rd Place
2012 Biology Departmental Awards:
Outstanding Biology Graduate Student: Jonathan Howton
Dillard/Hoyt Graduate Scholarship: Kevin Tewell
Outstanding Biology Teaching Assistant: Derek Rupert
Outstanding Biology Student: Brenna Tinsley
Outstanding Biodiversity Center Student: Victoria (Torey) Gilkison
Outstanding Biotechnology Center Student: Jordan Olberding
Larry N. Gleason Award for Excellence: Sarah Schrader
Dr. Dan Skean Award for Outstanding Microbiology Student: Sarah Schrader
L.Y. Lancaster Award: Chad Willis
2011 Biology Departmental Awards:
Bio Undergrad: Chris Colonna
BioTech: Aric Johnson
Biology TA: Prasanna Tamarapu parthasarathy
Skean: Kathryn Brady
Bio Grad Student: Alice Wright
Dillard/Hoyt : Jonathan Howton
Gleason: Thomas Aaron Husley
Lancaster: Callie Linden
2010 Biology Departmental Awards:
Outstanding Biology Graduate Student (two winners): Danielle Racke and Daniel Starnes
Outstanding Biology Student: Ashley Mefford
Outstanding Biotechnology Student: Bonnie McCullagh
Outstanding Biodiversity Student: Aaron Hulsey
Dillard/Hoyt Graduate Scholarship: Carly Sinderbrand
Larry N. Gleason Scholarship: Patrick Stewart
L.Y. Lancaster Award: Patrick Jenkins
Skean Award: Jonathan Howton
Outstanding Biology Teaching Assistant: Mary Douglas Penick
2011 KAS Awards:
Graduate Research Awards
Physiology and Biochemistry: 1st - Yajie Wang, 2nd - Gopinath Rajadinakaran
Zoology: 1st - Jacob Eldridge, 2nd - Derek Rupurt
Ecology and Environmental Science: 2nd - Jennifer Yates
Botany: 1st - Pranav Chandra
Cellular and Molecular: 1st - Jonathan Howton
Undergraduate Poster Presentation
Cellular and Molecular: 1st - Shawn Shannon
Chemistry: 1st - Nicholas Wright (Chem Major) and Amar Patel (Chem major/Bio minor/PreMed)
Microbiology: 1st - Travis Beeler and Alison Emmert
Undergraduate Paper Presentation
Ecology and Evolution: 2nd - Brenna Tinsley, 3rd - Mary Newton
Health Science: 3rd - Justin Pile
Physiology and Biochemistry: 2nd - Chad Willis
Zoology: 2nd - Bethany Coffey
2010 KAS Awards:
Graduate Research Awards
Agricultural Sciences: 1st - Nathan Howell, 2nd - Gary T. Cundiff
Physiology and Biochem: 1st - Yanjie Wang, 2nd - Amanda Webb
Zoology: 1st - Jacob Eldridge, 3rd - Matthew Wood
Botany: 1st - Yinu Wang
Undergrad Poster Presentation
Agricultural Sciences: 2nd - Anna Marie Weldon
Botany: 1st - Sydney Combs
Cell and Molec Biology: 3rd - Zach Laux
Ecology and Environmental Sciences: 2nd - Anna Mantooth
Microbiology: 2nd - Colin Moss, 3rd - Kathryn Brady
Undergrad Paper Presentation
Agricultural Sciences: 3rd - Clarice Esch
Ecology and Environmental Science: 2nd - Victoria Gilkison, 3rd - Brenna Tinsley
Microbiology: 1st - Kati Ayer, 2nd - Aric Johnson
Physiology and biochemistry: 2nd - Ruth Sudbeck
Zoology: 1st - Brenna Tinsley
2009 KAS Awards
Agricultural Sciences: 2nd Place Jahnavi Kancharla, "Generation of transgenic Medicago
sativa expressing “osmotin-chitinase” gene chimera for conferring resistance towards various biotic and abiotic stresses"
Physiology & Biochemistry: 1st Place Chia-Hui Lin
Ecology & Environmental Science: 1st place Mary Douglas Penick, "Why is the Green River STILL Green? Algal biomass accrual in relation to nutrient availability in the Upper Green River, Kentucky"
2nd place Danielle Racke
3rd Place Margaret Mahan
Microbiology: 1st Place Ali Wright, "Sequencing and Annotation of the HK239 Genome"
Cellular & Molecular Biology: 2nd Place Shravya Maddi
2010 BSURE Awards
Sarah Schrader, Anna Mantooth, Aaron Hulsey, Kelsey Willen and James Sutton
2011 BSURE Awards
Travis Beeler, Bethany Coffey, James Sutton and Sean Shannon
41st Annual WKU Student Research Conference Session Winners
Graduate Papers
Carly Sinderbrand: Best Graduate Paper in the Natural Sciences, Session 3 – Schulte
Sarah Schrader: Best Undergraduate Paper in the Natural Sciences, Session 5 – King
Undergraduate Posters
Sean Shannon: Best Undergraduate Poster in the Natural Sciences, Session 4 - Srivastava
Virginia Martin: Best Undergraduate Poster in the Natural Sciences, Session 6 – Rice
Kathryn Carpenter: Best Undergraduate Poster in the Social Sciences, Session 9 – H Johnson
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