Good luck to Amy Connolly as she defends her thesis for her PhD in Chemistry!
Friday, June 27th
3:00 PM ~ 110 Willamette Hall
The title of her thesis is “Oocyte Meiotic Spindle Assembly in C. elegans”
UO Chemistry graduate students Leticia Montoya and Andy Ritenour have been named as recipients of the Julie and Rocky Dixon Graduate Innovation Award. Leticia is a member of the Pluth lab group, and Andy is a member of the Boettcher lab.
The award is designed to support doctoral students who are interested in pursuing innovative experiences that will prepare them for careers outside of academia in areas including but not limited to industry, business, and the non-profit and government sectors.
Read more about their awards at http://gradschool.uoregon.edu/2014-dixon-awardees
O/I Spring Rotation Talks
Room 331 Klamath
Thursday, June 11th and Friday, June 12th, 2:30-4:00
Presentations by:
Adam Batchellor
Brandon Crockett
Brantly Fulton
Cleophas Rwemera
Dan Seidenkranz
Hillary Henthorn
James Riddell
Keenan Woods
Lisa Enman
Ryan Hansen
Susan Cooper
Order: Mike Haley will draw names from a hat on the day of the talk.
Refreshments served at 2:00pm in 377 Klamath
April Oleson and Muhammad Khalifa have been named as 2014 recipients of the UO Chemistry and Biochemistry department’s annual undergraduate scholarships. The Faith Van Nice Scholarship has been awarded to April Oleson, and the Kuntz-Swinehart Memorial Scholarship to Muhammad Khalifa.
The Faith Van Nice Scholarship is dedicated to the legacy of alumna Faith Van Nice, and recognizes exceptional UO undergraduate students majoring in Chemistry or Biochemistry. This year’s recipient, April Oleson, greatly admires women such as Faith, whose personal achievements and passion for science serve as an inspiration for others. April came to the UO’s Clark Honors College from Jacksonville, Oregon, four years ago, unsure of where her academic interests would lead her. She decided first on a major in Spanish, and added the Chemistry major in her junior year, influenced by her experience in the majors track organic chemistry labs. Now, two years into her chemistry coursework, she is looking forward to the opportunity to do chemistry research in either an organic or inorganic lab. She is especially interested in research that involves the creation of new compounds. April’s long- range plans include pursuing a PhD in Chemistry. Eventually she would like to teach in a community where her Spanish language skills could help break down barriers and encourage students to pursue their academic aspirations.
The Kuntz-Swinehart Memorial Scholarship, meant to recognize and encourage academic excellence in our majors, was established by former UO Chemistry students in honor of two professors whose instruction, influence and inspiration had a significant impact on their career paths. Our 2014 recipient, Muhammad Khalifa, found his future plans impacted by his experience here, as well. A Biochemistry major from Portland, Oregon, Muhammad’s intention was to begin pre-med studies at the UO and then transfer to another institution to finish his undergraduate degree. But after becoming involved in the campus community as a Resident Assistant in University Housing and a research assistant in the Haley Lab, he found it hard to imagine going anywhere else. The Haley Lab, in collaboration with the Berglund Lab, was exploring small molecule therapeutics against DM1, a type of muscular dystrophy. Specifically, the Haley Lab designed molecules, and the Berglund lab tested the molecules’ ability to combat DM1. As a result of his involvement in this work, Muhammad’s academic interests shifted from medical school to medical research, especially the puzzle-solving aspects of pharmaceutical research and the use of chemistry to tackle medical problems. After completing his bachelor’s degree this coming fall, he is hoping to first earn an MS degree abroad, and then return to the U.S. to complete his PhD and pursue a career in drug development research, either in industry or academia.
Proposals for a faculty clusters in “Chemistry and Physics to Amplify Excellence in Energy and Sustainable Materials” by Profs. Jim Hutchison and Andy Marcus, and for “Life at Nanoscale” by Profs. Brad Nolen and Ken Prehoda, are among the 10 proposals chosen as highest priority for hiring UO faculty.
Read more in AroundTheO and the Register Guard
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Rotation Talks
331 Klamath Hall
Tuesday, June 10th
TIME | SPEAKER | LAB |
10:00 AM | Andrea Loes | Harms |
10:15 | Jarrett Lebov | Harms |
10:30 | James McDermott | Nolan |
10:45 | Sunny Ketchum | Berglund |
BREAK | ||
11:15 | Kimberly Jones | Prehoda |
11:30 | Kevin McNaught | Selker |
11:45 | William Storck | Selker |
12:00 | Gabriel Yette | Stankunas |
LUNCH | ||
1:30 PM | Keats Conley | Sutherland |
1:45 | Alexander Weimer | Phillips |
2:00 | Heather Archer | Phillips |
BREAK | ||
2:30 | Abigail Duffy | Bohannan |
2:45 | Anya Hopple | Bohannan |
3:00 | Robert Steury | Bohannan |
O/I 3rd Year Talks
Room 331 Klamath
Friday, April 4th, 2:30-4:00
Students Presenting Include:
Colin Bradley
Donald Clayton
Matti Alemayehu
Refreshments served at 2:00pm in 377 Klamath