Alden Award
Mary G. Alden Scholarship Recipients
Mary Alden was an alumna at the University of Oregon. She recieved a B.A. in Botany from the University of Oregon in 1931. Because of her love of biology, in 1978 her family established the Mary G. Alden Scholarship Fund in her memory after her passing. The recipients of the Mary G. Alden Scholarship, a scholarship awarded to University of Oregon students studying in the biological sciences, are able to participate along side SPUR interns over the summer. They are encouraged to present their research at our closing symposium.
2024 Alden Awardees
Alex Bangs University of Oregon Biology and Biochemistry Major, Science Communication Minor, conducting research in the Kern-Ralph Co-lab; Research Project: What a Load of Barnacles: A Spatial Population Genomic Simulation of the Pacific Acorn Barnacle in the Coos Estuary
Kay Ransberger University of Oregon Biology Major, Chemistry Minor, conducting research in the Garcia Lab Research Project: Investigating localization of prion-like mRNA capping enzymes in yeast
2023 Alden Awardees
Veronica Berg University of Oregon Biology Major conducting research in the Libuda Lab Research Project: “Sex versus process in germ granule structure in C. elegans”
Sylvia Khalil University of Oregon Human Physiology Major and Chemistry Minor conducting research in the Barber Lab Research Project: “Investigating the mechanism of Staphylococcus aureus resistance to fungal antagonism”
Peter Lechman University of Oregon Biology Major and Biochemistry Minor conducting research in the Nolen Lab Research Project: “Exploring the regulation of actin patch assembly at endocytic sites in S. pombe.”
2022 Alden Awardee
Emma Freedman University of Oregon Biology Major with minors in Chemistry and Art researching in the Ting Lab. Research Project: “Effects of social cohesion on the gut microbiome composition of black and white colobus monkeys”
2019 Alden Awardees
Isabelle Cullen University of Oregon Biology Major in the Clark D. Honors College researching in the Smear lab Research Project: “Glomerular Signaling of Unrestrained Olfactory Navigation in Mice”
Talia Park University of Oregon Biology major in the Clark D. Honors College researching in the McGuire lab Research Project: “Applying a social-ecological systems approach to managing green stormwater infrastructure for environmental health and human well-being”
2018 Alden Awardees
Genevive Dorrell Genevive Dorrell is an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Mike Harms Lab with a working title of the source of epistatsis. She is a Biology and Computer Science major in the Clark Honors College.
Dan Tudorica Dan Tudorica an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Karen Guillemin’s Lab. He is a Biochemistry major in the Clark Honors College. His Research Project is Cysteine Oxidation in the Chemoreceptor Zinc-Binding Dmain as a Means of Bacterial Bleach Sensing.
Hunter Kellerman Hunter Kellerman is an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Kryn Stankunas’s Lab working on his project The Role of Ezh2 and Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 in Zebrafish Bone Regeneration. He is a Biology and Human Physiology Major.
2017 Alden Awardees
Jad Chehab Advisor: Dr. Kryn Stakunas Major: Biochemistry
Joshua Braunstein Advisor: Dr. Kryn Stakunas Major: Biology Shh signaling and skeletal patterning during zebrafish fin development
Rachel David Advisor: Dr. Diana Libuda Major: Biochemistry Role of genomic positioning on meiotic double strand DNA break repair
Nelson Catalan Advisor: Dr. Chris Doe Major: Human Physiology The Role of Spontaneous Network Activity in Drosophila Neuronal Network Assembly
Makenna Pennel Advisor: Dr. Jim Hutchison Major: Chemistry Probing the Slow Injection, Esterification Synthesis of Indium Oxide Nanoparticles
Erica Squire Advisor: Dr. Jeff McKnight Major: Biochemistry