Undergraduate research award winners reflect on their work
One award offered to Student Chapter members is the Undergraduate Research Award, which grants $1,000 to support each awardee’s summer research project. The deadline for this year’s award is March 5. Applicants must submit a research statement that includes details of the methods used for data collection and a clear summary of the proposed project.
![Helen Karimi of Wesleyan University Helen Karimi of Wesleyan University](http://www.asbmb.org/imagearchive/79352/Karimi-Helen-web.jpg)
Undergraduate students who are members of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology’s Student Chapters program have several opportunities to apply for awards and scholarships exclusive to the program.
In 2018, a dozen undergraduates at colleges and universities around the country received these awards. We asked some of them to summarize their summer research projects.
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Alicia Bostwick, Hope College: |
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Allie Larson, Bemidji State University: |
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Nicholas Jodush, St. Bonaventure University: |
![Allie Larson of Bemidji State University Allie Larson of Bemidji State University](http://www.asbmb.org/imagearchive/79352/Larson-in-lab.jpg)
chemotherapeutic medications for cancer with an NHE1 protein inhibitor would induce a synergistic
effect, allowing for a reduction in drug dosage, decreasing patient discomfort.
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Caitlyn Turner, Trinity University: |
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Colin Raposo, Tufts University: |
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Charya Khun, Wesleyan University: |
Additional 2018 award recipients were Lokeshwar Bhenderu, University of Texas at Dallas; Tiana Fleming-Hogan, Duquesne University; Aravinda Ganapathy, Saint Louis University; Helen Karimi, Wesleyan University; Elliot Lowe, Towson University; and Grant Tillinghast, Wesleyan University.
For information on the 2019 Undergraduate Research Award program, visit the Student Chapters page or email Stephanie Paxson.
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