Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics
News
Becky Cooper Awarded Stipend!
Congratulations to Graduate Student Becky Cooper, a recipient of the GSBS Competitive Stipends beginning September 1, 2009.
Great job Becky!
Guan receives ARRA grant award!
Dr. Lan Guan received an ARRA supplement to her NIH grant for her work on Crystallization of eukaryotic facilitated glucose transporters. The project period is June 1, 2009 - Aug. 31, 2010.
Artigas Awarded AHA Grant!
Dr. Pablo Artigas was awarded a grant from the American Heart Association South Central Affiliate for his work on Structure-based studies of Na/K pump function and its interaction with cardiotonic steroids. The grant period is July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011.
Lisa Welch is ARCS Scholar Two Years in a Row!
Congratulations to Graduate Student Lisa Welch, who was awarded another Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Scholarship! To be eligible for the scholarship, the student must:
- Be enrolled as a full-time PhD or MD/PhD Student
- Receive a faculty nomination
- Have U.S. Citizenship
- Have a 3.5 minimum undergraduate GPA
- Have a 3.5 cumulative GSBS GPA (85% or better in School of Medicine for MD/PhD applicants)
Way to go Lisa!
Faculty Appreciation Awards
Congratulations to the following Cell Physiology faculty honored at the annual Dean's Faculty Appreciation Dinner on May 5.
John Fowler, Ph.D., Unsung Hero Award
Lorenz Lutherer, MD, Ph.D., Dean's Basic Science Teaching Award - Yr 1
Guillermo Altenberg, MD, Ph.D., Dean's Research Award
We applaud your accomplishments!
Jean Strahlendorf named Outstanding Mentor!
The Center for Undergraduate Research hosted a spring banquet April 16, 2009 to recognize outstanding TTU / HSC undergraduate researchers, faculty mentors, and graduating scholars at the Merket Alumni Center. Recipients for the Outstanding Faculty Mentor award included Cell Physiology Professor Jean Strahlendorf. One of Dr. Strahlendorf's former students is Mike Henne, who was in town at the same time and was one of the key seminar speakers for HHMI research week. Says Dr. Strahlendorf, "Mike received his PhD from Cambridge this year and we are very proud of our wonderful student."
VelvetLee Finckbone is Competition Winner!
The Graduate School on the Texas Tech University Campus held its 8th Annual Graduate Student Research Poster Competition on April 10, 2009. Some current and former Cell Physiology names won awards:
Under the Sciences Category 1 section, Medical Research Tech VelvetLee Finckbone from the Strahlendorf Lab won 3rd Place for her poster titled: Stress Activated Kinases and Lyn Tyrosine Kinases are Instrumental in the Initiation of AMPA Induced Dark Cell Degeneration in Cerebellar Purkinje Neurons and Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons.
And two former Graduate Students also took home honors: Under the Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources section, Julie Weathers took 1st Place for: Differences in Embryo Weight and Composition and Their Implications for Cryopreservation Survival; while under the Sciences Category 2 section, Jennifer Cole won 2nd Place for: Proteomic Profiling of Benzo[a]pyrene-Exposed Skin/Blubber Organotypic Cultures in Tursiops truncatus (Bottlenose Dolphin).
Congratulations to all!
Another Scholarship for Lisa Welch!
Congratulations again to Graduate Student Lisa Welch who was awarded another scholarship for her travel to Woods Hole MA to attend the Frontiers in Reproduction Course. This $200 award is from the West Texas Association for Women in Science.
Summer Research Fellow
Dr. Raul Martínez-Zaguilán will be a research host for an APS Undergraduate Summer Research Fellow with funding from the Career Opportunities in Physiology Committee of the American Physiological Society. Dr. Martínez-Zaguilán's student, Omar Lara Garcia, currently attends the Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico.
Headed to Japan
Dr. Ray Willis, post doctoral research associate, and Jimmy Fraigne, graduate student, each received a $1000 travel award to attend the XXXVI International Congress of Physiological Sciences, part of the IUPS 2009 Congress scheduled for July 27 - August 1 in Kyoto, Japan.
Dr. Artigas Receives APS Funding
Dr. Pablo Artigas, Asst. Professor, received $2500 from the American Physiological Society's Latin American Initiative to fund a workshop / symposium on "Physiology of Membrane Ion Transport" in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Dr. Willis Student Research Week Winner!
Dr. Ray Willis, post doctoral research associate in Thomas Pressley's lab, won the award for his category in the annual student research week poster competition, held March 3-6, 2009 with his poster titled: Transthyretin Gene Intron One Elucidates Crocodilian Phylogenetic Relationships.
Jimmy Fraigne Promoting Quality Enhancement Program
Graduate student Jimmy Fraigne is participating in the QEP advertising for "Interprofessional Teamwork". (Photo Attached)
Lisa Welch Awarded MBL Scholarship
Kudos are due again to Lisa Welch! Lisa received notification that she was accepted for a six week course being held Spring 2009 at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, MA. The title of the course is "Frontiers in Reproduction," and the MBL has offered her a $5000.00 scholarship to help cover the cost of the course.
Congratulations on earning this outstanding opportunity, Lisa!
Cell Physiology Welcomes Dr. Michaela Jansen!
Dr. Michaela Jansen arrived Dec. 1 from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in Bronx, NY. Dr. Jansen brings her NIH grant to fund research on "Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Structure, Thermal Motion and Gating." Welcome, Dr. Jansen!
Lisa Welch Earns ARCS Scholarship
Congratulations to Cell Physiology Graduate Student Lisa Welch, who was a recipient of an ARCS Scholarship awarded at the Scholar Recognition Dinner on November 17. The ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation is dedicated to helping meet our country's need for scientists and engineers by providing scholarships to academically outstanding students.President's Award for Dr. Reuss
The TTUHSC President's Excellence in Teaching Award was presented to Dr. Luis Reuss at the annual Faculty Awards Convocation held Oct 16. (photo)
Drs. Lutherer and Pressley Win Awards
The School of Medicine's Dean's Hero Award was presented Oct. 10th to Drs. Thomas Pressley and Lorenz Lutherer for assisting in a nearly 100% passing rate on the USMLE Step 1 exam.Cell Physiology Welcomes Dr. Lan Guan!
Dr. Lan Guan arrived in August from UCLA, bringing her newly awarded NIH R21 grant to study "Crystallization of eukaryotic facilitated glucose transporters." Welcome to Lubbock Dr. Guan!Altenberg Awarded Grant!
Dr. Guillermo Altenberg's ARP grant commenced in August. He was awarded funds to study "Molecular mechanisms of regulation by calcium of gap-junctional hemichannels formed by connexin 43."| Contact Information: |
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