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2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
Judge | Affiliation | Category Judging |
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Eugenia PenaYewtukhiw | Plant and Soil Sciences, Davis College, WVU | Agricultural & Environmental Sciences |
Kevin Daly | Biology, Eberly College, WVU | Biological Sciences |
Dana Huebert Lima | Biology, Eberly College, WVU | Biological Sciences |
Thorsten Wuest | Industrial Eng., Statler College, WVU | Engineering |
Dady Dadyburjor | Chemical Eng., Statler College, WVU | Engineering |
Tim Nurkiewicz | Physiology & Pharmacology, HSC, WVU | Health Sciences |
Alice Han | Chemistry, Eberly College, WVU | Health Sciences |
Qi Zeng | SRF BioNano Research Facilities, WVU | Nanoscience |
Todd Stueckle | NIOSH | Nanoscience |
Victoria Sanchez | Pre-Health Office, WVU | Neuroscience |
Elizabeth Engler- Chiurazzi | Physiology & Pharmacology, HSC, WVU | Neuroscience |
Grace Lu | Chemistry, Eberly College, WVU | Physical Sciences |
Jessica Hoover | Chemistry, Eberly College, WVU | Physical Sciences |
Heather Henderson | Educational Psychology, CEHS, WVU | Social Sciences & non-STEM |
Participant | Poster (Judged Time) | Major | Home School | Faculty Mentor |
Emily Ankrom | Physical Sci #10 (9:30 am) | Biochemistry | Waynesburg University | Blake Mertz, Chemistry |
Emily Gleco | Health Sci #12 (9:30 am) | Chemistry | University of Scranton | Glen Jackson, Chemistry & Forensics |
Elinore Loch | Health Sci #10 (9:30 am) | Biochemistry | Waynesburg University | Stephen Valentine, Chemistry |
Connor McCormick | Physical Sci #4 (9:30 am) | Chemistry & Mathematics | St. Vincent College | Fabien Goulay, Chemistry |
Megan Nally | Physical Sci #5 (10:30 am) | Chemistry & Pre-Engineering | Bethany College | Carsten Milsmann, Chemistry |
Morgan Nyman | Physical Sci #13 (10:30 am) | Biochemistry | Gannon U. | Justin Legleiter, Chemistry |
Justin Steets | Physical Sci #1 (10:30 am) | Chemistry | The College of New Jersey | Jessica Hoover, Chemistry |
Tanner Yawitz | Physical Sci #14 (9:30 am) | Chemistry | St. Francis U. | Bjӧrn Sӧderberg, Chemistry |
Perez Youmbi | Physical Sci #12 (9:30 am) | Chemistry & Mathematics | St. Francis U. | Greg Dudley, Chemistry |
Natalie Ziemer | Physical Sci #9 (10:30am) | Biochemistry | Grove City Coll. | Brian Popp, Chemistry |
Participant | Poster (Judged Time) | Major | Home School | Faculty Mentor |
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Ashley Boryczka | Nanoscience #9 (10:30 am) | Chemistry & Biomolec. Sci. | Clarkson University | Nianqiang (Nick) Wu, Mechanical & Aerosp. Eng. |
Sarah Foster | Health Sci #4 (9:30 am) | Biochemistry | Allegheny Coll. | Aaron Erdely, NIOSH |
Allison Haertter | Nanoscience #4 (9:50 am) | Applied Physics | West Virginia Wesleyan C. | Mikel Holcomb, Physics |
Sarah Hejnosz | Nanoscience #6 (9:50 am) | Chemistry | Saint Vincent College | Lisa Holland, Chemistry & Linda Sargent, NIOSH |
Brittany Keller | Biological Sci #11 (10:30 am) | Chemistry | Shippensburg University | Slawomir Lukomski, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology |
Courtney Kristoff | Nanoscience #1 (10:30 am) | Chemistry | Waynesburg U. | Lisa Holland, Chemistry |
Jay Magers | Nanoscience #7 (10:30 am) | Physics | Susquehanna U. | Matt Johnson, Physics |
Merrik Malin | Nanoscience #11 (10:30 am) | Electrical Engineering | West Virginia Wesleyan C. | Jeremy Dawson, Electrical Engineering |
Kimberly Matsinger | Nanoscience #8 (9:50 am) | Physics | Slippery Rock University | Edward Flagg, Physics |
Shannon Patberg | Physical Sci #11 (10:30 am) | Chemistry | Marietta College | Lisa Holland, Chemistry |
James Penney | Nanoscience #12 (9:50 am) | Biomedical Engineering | University of Texas at Dallas | Xueyan Song, Mechanical & Aerosp. Eng. |
Katelyn Perroz | Biological Sci #6 (9:30 am) | Chemistry | Allegheny Coll. | Jennifer Gallagher, Biology |
Devan Shell | Engineering #1 (10:30 am) | Chemistry | Catawa College | Nianqiang (Nick) Wu, Mechanical & Aerosp. Eng. |
Participant | Poster (Judged Time) | Major | Home School | Faculty Mentor |
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Amanda Barbarossa | Engineering #2 (9:30 am) | Biomedical Engineering | WVU | Sergiy Yakovenko, Human Performance & Exercise Physiology |
Patrick Bayly | Non-STEM #10 (9:30 am) | Painting | WVU | Naijun Zhang, Painting |
Steven Black | Engineering #17 (10:30 am) | Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering | WVU | Kashy Aminian, Petroleum and Natural Gas Eng. |
Lynsey Blackburn | Agric & Env Sci #2 (9:30 am) | Environmental Geoscience | WVU | Jonathan Hall, Geography |
John Bowling | Non-STEM #6 (9:30 am) | Computer & Electrical Eng. | WVU | Natalia Schmid, Computer Science & Electrical Eng. |
Aaron Brake | Physical Sci #6 (9:30 am) | Forensic Chemistry & Chemistry | WVU | Tatiana Trejos, Forensic & Investigative Science |
Allyson Brezler | Engineering #16 (9:30 am) | Chemical Engineering | WVU | Fernando Lima, Chemical Eng. |
Conner Castle | Engineering #14 (9:30 am) | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | WVU | Yu Gu, Mechanical Eng. |
Sierra Ciccone | Physical Sci #3 (10:30 am) | Chemistry | WVU | Jessica Hoover, Chemistry |
Kiara Cogar | Non-STEM #1 (10:30 am) | Psychology & Political Science | WVU | Natalie Shook, Psychology |
Tatiana Crawford | Agric & Env Sci #7 (10:30 am) | Wildlife and Fisheries Resource Management | WVU | Christopher Rota, Wildlife & Fisheries |
Lauren Dirkman | Health Sci #7 (10:30 am) | Public Health | WVU | Danielle Davidov, Emergency Medicine |
Nicole Fama | Biological Sci #4 (9:30 am) | Biology | WVU | Craig Barrett, Biology |
Jonathan Fisk | Biological Sci #10 (9:30 am) | Fisheries and Wildlife Management | WVU | Kyle Hartman, Forestry and Natural Resources |
Samuel Gary | Biological Sci #7 (10:30 am) | Biochemistry | WVU | Nik Kovinich, Plant & Soil Sciences |
John (Drew) Gatlin | Engineering #8 (9:30 am) | Civil Engineering | WVU | Dimitra Pyrialakou, Civil & Environmental Eng. |
Sydney Giles | Physical Sci #8 (9:30 am) | Chemistry | WVU | James Lewis, Physics |
Emilee Hough | Non-STEM #9 (10:30 am) | English & Sociology | WVU | Kirk Hazen, English |
Gregory Hughes | Engineering #13 (10:30 am) | Computer Science | WVU Tech | Powsiri Klinkhachorn, Computer Science and Electrical Eng. |
Samantha Isaac | Nanoscience #2 (9:50 am) | Physics & Mathematics | WVU | Edward Flagg, Physics & Astronomy |
Andrew Jemiolo | Physical Sci #2 (9:30 am) | Physics | WVU | Earl Scime, Physics |
Katelyn Kosar | Engineering #4 (9:30 am) | Civil Engineering | WVU | Leslie Hopkinson, Civil Engineering |
Soofia Lateef | Agric & Env Sci #5 (10:30 am) | Chemical Engineering | WVU | Janet Tou, Animal & Nutritional Sciences |
Caroline Leadmon | Biological Sci #1 (10:30 am) | Biochemistry | WVU | Dan Panaccione, Plant & Soil Sciences |
Michael Lee | Engineering #15 (10:30 am) | Aerospace Engineering | WVU | Jason Gross, Mechanical & Aerospace Eng. |
Oliver Lin | Agric & Env Sci #4 (9:30 am) | Biomedical Engineering | WVU | Lian-Shin Lin, Civil & Environmental Eng. |
Mykal Manswell | Non-STEM #2 (9:30 am) | Sport and Exercise Psychology | WVU | Scott Barnicle, Physical Activity & Sport Sciences |
Natalie Marquart | Non-STEM #4 (9:30 am) | Marketing | WVU | M. Paula Fitzgerald, Marketing |
Elizabeth Matejczyk | Agric & Env Sci #3 (10:30 am) | Wildlife and Fisheries Resources | WVU | Christopher Lituma, Wildlife & Fisheries Resources |
Morgan Menke | Engineering #5 (10:30 am) | Electrical Engineering & Biometric Systems | WVU | Natalia Schmid, Computer Science & Electrical Eng. |
Callie Moles | Agric & Env Sci #6 (9:30 am) | Agricultural and Extension Education | WVU | Jessica Blythe, Agricultural & Extension Education |
Karagan Mulhall | Nanoscience #3 (10:30 am) | Immunology and Medical Microbiology | WVU | Steve Leonard, Pharmacy & NIOSH |
Jacob Rabel | Agric & Env Sci #9 (10:30 am) | Agriculture & Extension Education | WVU | Jason McKibben, Agricultural & Extension Education |
Ali Ranjbaran | Biological Sci #5 (10:30am) | Biology | WVU | Craig Barrett, Biology |
Elizabeth Ridgeway | Engineering #11 (10:30 am) | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | WVU | V’yacheslav Akkerman, Mechanical & Aerospace Eng. |
Abigail Rosiello | Biological Sci #2 (9:30 am) | Immunology and Medical Microbiology | WVU | Jennifer Hawkins, Biology |
Elizabeth Satterfield | Non-STEM #7 (10:30 am) | History | WVU | Jenny Boulware, History |
Megan Schmitz | Engineering #3 (10:30 am) | Mechanical engineering | WVU | Ed Sabolsky, Mechanical & Aerospace Eng. |
Timothy Scott | Engineering #9 (10:30 am) | Computer Science, Computer and Electrical Eng. | WVU | Gianfranco Doretto, Computer Science & Electrical Eng. |
Rebekah Shephard | Neuroscience #4 (9:30 am) | Biology | WVU | Sadie Bergeron, Biology |
Jacqueline Spiropoulos | Non-STEM #3 (10:30 am) | Sociology | WVU | Susanna Donaldson, Sociology & Anthropology |
Andrew Steele | Neuroscience #5 (10:30 am) | Biology | WVU | Andrew Dacks, Biology |
Patrick Thomas | Health Sci #9 (10:30 am) | Biochemistry | WVU | Laura Gibson, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology |
Shannon Underwood | Non-STEM #8 (9:30 am) | Psychology | WVU | Aaron Metzger, Psychology |
Rachel Wattick | Health Sci #5 (10:30 am) | Human Nutrition and Foods | WVU | Melissa Olfert, Animal & Nutritional Sciences |
Isaac Willis | Physical Sci #7 (10:30 am) | Forensic and Investigative Science & Chemistry | WVU | Glen Jackson, Chemistry & Forensic & Investigative Sciences |
Daniel Wolodkin | Agric & Env Sci #8 (9:30 am) | Biology & Mathematics | WVU | Jonathan Cumming, Biology |
Steven Wu | Health Sci #1 (10:30 am) | Biology | WVU | Yon Rojanasakul, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Bennett Yunker | Biological Sci #9 (10:30 am) | Biochemistry | WVU | Teiya Kijimoto, Evolutionary Developmental Genetics |
Victoria Zeger | Health Sci #8 (9:30 am) | Forensic Chemistry & Chemistry | WVU | Suzanne Bell, Chemistry |
Participant | Poster (Judged Time) | Major | Home School | Faculty Mentor |
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bJonathan Bard |
Biological Sci #14 (9:30 am) |
Biochemistry |
WVU |
Justin Legleiter, Chemistry |
aBrittany Brush |
Engineering #10 (9:30 am) |
Geology |
WVU |
Omar Abdul-Aziz, Civil & Environmental Eng. |
cNathan Burks |
Non-STEM #5 (10:30 am) |
Finance & Economics |
WVU |
Bingxin Li, Finance |
dZoe Dobler |
Neuroscience #1 (10:30 am) |
Biology |
WVU |
Sadie Bergeron, Biology |
eAnna Eden |
Health Sci #13 (10:30 am) |
Biomedical Engineering |
WVU |
Cerasela-Zoica Dinu, Chemical & Biomedical Eng. |
bCaleb Fan |
Biological Sci #13 (10:30 am) |
Biochemistry |
WVU |
Justin Legleiter, Chemistry |
cYacine Feliachi |
Engineering #7 (10:30 am) |
Chemical Engineering |
WVU |
Fernando Lima, Chemical and Biomedical Eng. |
cLandon Hall |
Nanoscience #10 (9:50 am) |
Chemical Engineering |
WVU |
Charter Stinespring, Chemical Eng. |
aMiguel Henriquez |
Physical Sci #15 (10:30 am) |
Physics |
WVU |
Earl Scime, Physics |
bNoor Malik |
Biological Sci #8 (9:30 am) |
WVU |
Jennifer Gallagher, Biology |
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bAlex Rubenstein |
Agric & Env Sci #1 (10:30 am) |
Biomedical Engineering & Mathematics |
WVU |
Lian-Shin Lin, Civil & Environmental Eng. |
cOlivia Santee |
Engineering #6 (9:30 am) |
Mechanical Engineering |
WVU |
James Smith, Mechanical & Aerospace Eng. |
dAishwarya Vijay |
Health Sci #6 (9:30 am) |
Biomedical Engineering |
WVU |
Cerasela-Zoica Dinu, Chemical & Biomedical Eng. |
cKenneth Williams |
Nanoscience #5 (10:30 am) |
Biomedical Engineering |
WVU |
Cerasela-Zoica Dinu, Chemical & Biomedical Eng. |
aFunded by an NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) KY-WV Mid-Level Alliance Phase II (LSAMP-1305039; WV PI: David Miller).
bFunded through faculty grants to Justin Legleiter (NIH grant, R15NS090380), Jennifer Gallagher, and Lian-Shin Lin.
cFunded by the West Virginia University Energy Institute (Director: Brian Anderson)
dFunded partially by faculty grants or faculty overhead.
eFunded by use of academic enhancement stipend as part of student’s University Merit Scholarship.
Participant | Poster (Judged Time) | Major | Home School | Faculty Mentor |
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Lindsay Fadel | Neuroscience #3 (10:30 am) | Neuroscience | High Point University | Sadie Bergeron, Biology |
Karianne Sretavan Wong | Neuroscience #6 (9:30 am) | Neuroscience | University of Rochester | Julie Brefczynski-Lewis, Physiology & Pharmacology |
Hana Ulman | Neuroscience #2 (9:30 am) | Biomedical Engineering | WVU | Candice Brown, Neurobiology & Anatomy |
Reid Strobl | Neuroscience #13 (10:30 am) | Biology w/ Neuroscience emphasis | WVU | Andrew Dacks, Biology |
Brian Donaldson | Neuroscience #12 (9:30 am) | Chemical Engineering | WVU | Valeriya Gritsenko, Human Performance & Physical Therapy |
Emily Silvestri | Neuroscience #11 (10:30 am) | Neuroscience | University of New Hampshire | Steven Kinsey, Psychology |
Janelle Chuah | Health Sci #15 (10:30 am) | Biology - Pre- Medical | Waynesburg University | Paul Lockman, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Olivia Hill | Neuroscience #10 (9:30 am) | Exercise Physiology | WVU | Gary Marsat, Biology |
Edward Provencher | Neuroscience #9 (10:30 am) | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | University of Richmond | Xuefang (Sophie) Ren, Physiology & Pharmacology |
Jawuanna McAllister | Neuroscience #8 (9:30 am) | Biomedical Sciences | North Carolina Wesleyan College | Eric Tucker, Neurobiology & Anatomy |
Kristen Pechacek | Neuroscience #7 (10:30 am) | Psychology & Neuroscience | St. Catherine University | Cole Vonder Haar, Psychology |
Abby Williamson | Engineering #12 (9:30 am) | Biomedical Engineering | University of Rochester | Sergiy Yakovenko, Human Performance & Exercise Physiology |
Participant | Poster (Judged Time) | Major | Home School | Faculty Mentor |
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Courtney Amend | Health Sci #14 (9:30 am) | Immunology and Medical Microbiology | WVU | Edwin Wan, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology |
Osa Benjy- Osarenkhoe | Health Sci #3 (10:30 am) | Immunology and Medical Microbiology | WVU | John Barnett, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology |
Kaltume Ndyako | Health Sci #2 (9:30 am) | Immunology and Medical Microbiology | WVU | Duaa Dakhlallah, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology |
Andrea Pettit | Health Sci #11 (10:30 am) | Immunology and Medical Microbiology | WVU | Jennifer Franko, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology |
Participant | Poster (Judged Time) | Major | Home School | Faculty Mentor |
Emmanuel Chan | Biological Sci #12 (9:30 am) | Molecular Cell Biology & Psychology | University of California - Berkeley | Patrick Ma, Medicine |
River Hames | Health Sci #16 (9:30am) | Biology | WVU | Scott Weed, Biochemistry |
Participant | Poster (Judged Time) | Major | Home School | Faculty Mentor |
Ariana Newton | Agric & Env Sci #10 (9:30 am) | Horticulture | WVU | Nicole Waterland, Horticulture |
Nanda Siva | Neuroscience #14 (9:30 am) | Biomedical Engineering & Economics | WVU | Julie Brefczynski-Lewis, Physiology & Pharmacology |
Trinity Shaver | Neuroscience #15 (10:30 am) | Psychology | WVU | Cole Vonder Haar, Behavioral Neuroscience |
Jessi Tyo | Biological Sci #3 (10:30 am) | Biochemistry | WVU | Daniel Panaccione, Plant & Soil Sciences |
Speaker | Affiliation | Group(s) | Topic |
Barbara Foster | Dept. of Chemistry, WVU | REU & SURE | Laboratory Safety |
Ali Elliott | Biosafety Officer Health Sciences Center | REU & SURE | Biosafety Training |
Graduate Students | Various WVU Depts. | REU & SURE | Peer Advice, Networking |
Graduate Coordinators | Various WVU Depts. & Colleges | REU & SURE | Graduate School & Recruitment |
Trisha Hopkins | Psychology, WVU | SURE | Diversity Awareness & Implicit Bias |
Michelle Richards-Babb | Chemistry & Office of, UG Research, WVU | REU & SURE | Oral Present. Skills/Lab Notebks, Ethics, Responsible Conduct of Research, Poster Preparation |
Hellen Nditsi | Office of UG Research, WVU | SURE | Get to Know Bingo & Photos |
Heather Henderson & Paul Hernandez | Education, WVU | SURE | Mentee Training |
Linda Blake | Wise Library, WVU | REU & SURE | Library Research Search Tools |
Amy Cyphert & Cate Johnson | ASPIRE Office, WVU | SURE | Prestigious Scholarships |
Speaker | Affiliation | Group(s) | Topic |
Leigh Pratt | ASPIRE Office, WVU | SURE | NSF Graduate Research Fellowship |
Chanelle Pickens | Evansdale Library | SURE | Research Question Formulation |
Nathalie Singh-Corcoran | Writing Studio, WVU | SURE | Technical Writing: Ethics, Clarity, and Cohesion |
Maja Husar Holmes | Public Admin, WVU | SURE | Science & Public Policy |
Ed Sabolsky, Marjorie Darrah, | WVU Faculty/Staff | SURE | Work in Academia vs. non-Acad. |
Amy Welsh, and Carrie White | |||
Victoria Sanchez, Jessie Barclay & Jessica Johnston | Pre-Health & Career Services, WVU | SURE | Interview Simulations & Resume Feedback |
Shelly Stump | WVU Office of Graduate Admissions & Recruiting | REU & SURE | Ice Cream Social & Graduate Recruitment Networking Event |
Brian Popp | Chemistry, WVU | REU & SURE | ChemDraw Training & NMR Intro |
Carsten Milsmann | Chemistry, WVU | REU | Intro to EPR |
Justin Legleiter | Chemistry, WVU | REU & SURE | Graduate Recruit. & STM/AFM |
Jeff Petersen | Chemistry, WVU | REU | Crystallography Intro |
Stephen Valentine | Chemistry, WVU | REU & SURE | Intro to Mass Spec |
Casey Jelsema | Statistics, WVU | SURE | Intro to Statistics for Research |
Gabe Tapia | McNair Scholars Program | SURE | The Art of Research Writing |
Kim Quedado | IGERT Project Manag. | REU & SURE | Morgantown Kids Day |
Peter Willis | NASA, JPL, Caltech | REU & SURE | Career Mentoring |
Our summer programs have been enriched by the contributions of these speakers. We are deeply appreciative and want to thank all of our speakers for their time, effort, and support of summer undergraduate research experiences at West Virginia University!
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Acknowledgements
PERSONNEL
Chemistry REU
- Michelle Richards-Babb, PI
- Brian Popp, co-PI
- Steven Knowlden, Asst. to REU Director
WVU SURE
- Michelle Richards-Babb, Director/Educ. Coord.
- Kacee Caster, Teaching Assistant
- Amanda Hill, Teaching Assistant
- Hellen Nditsi, Office of UG Research, Coord.
- Kim Quedado, Assistant to Director
- Ken Blemings, Honors College Dean
Nano REU
- Lisa Holland, PI
- Kim Q uedado, co-PI
- Rachel Henderson, Asst. to REU Director
- Symposium Booklet
- Michelle Richards-Babb
- Hellen Nditsi
- Kacee Caster
- Amanda Hill
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Chemistry REU (PI: Michelle Richards-Babb, co-PI: Brian Popp)
National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry (CHE 1559654) with recreational activities funded by WVU Research Corporation and the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.
Nano REU (PI: Lisa Holland, co-PI: Kim Quedado)
National Science Foundation (NSF) Divisions of Materials Research and Chemistry (DMR 1559880) with recreational activities funded by WVU Research Corporation and the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.
WVU SURE (PI: Michelle Richards-Babb & Ken Blemings)
Sponsored in part by (i) the West Virginia Research Challenge Fund through a grant from the Division of Science and Research, HEPC, (ii) WVU Office of the Provost, and (iii) the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, the College of Business and Economics, the Health Sciences Center, the Colleges of Creative Arts and Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, and the Departments of Chemistry and Biology.
WVU Cancer Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Program (Coord: Alexey Ivanov)
Financial support for the fellowship program comes from the Edwin C. Spurlock Fellowship Fund, the Edward L. Reed Cancer Research Endowment, the Dr. David B. McClung Cancer Research Endowment Fund, and the Joe Marconi Cancer Research Fellowship Endowment.
WVU Center for Neuroscience SURI (Director: George A. Spirou, Program Coord. Erica Stewart)
Funded by the Center for Neuroscience and the NIH/NIGMS CoBRE Grant 8P30GM103503.
LSAMP KY-WV Mid-Level Alliance (WV PI: David Miller)
Stipends and tuition for two SURE participants were funded through the NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) KY-WV Mid-Level Alliance Phase II (LSAMP-1305039).