The American Society of Pharmacognosy

2001 ASP Award Winners

Research Achievement Award

Professor Tom Mabry
University of Texas

Research Starter Grants

Professor Yu-Dong Zhou
"Natural Products as Modulators of Therapeutic Angiogenesis in Ischemic Diseases"
School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, $7,500

Undergraduate Research Grants

Kelly McCann
"Carotenoid Production as an Indicator of GGPP Accumulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae"
Rice University (Seiichi Matsuda), $2,500

Linh Nguyen
"Isolation of Thermorubin Gene Cluster"
University of Arizona (Bradley S. Moore), $2,500

Deborah Lincoln
"Molecular Modeling of ß-Lactam Ingibitors in Escherichia coli Type I Signal Peptidases"
University of Mississippi (John S. Williamson, Ph.D.), $2,500

Student Research Awards

Mike Segura
"Arabidopsis thaliana LUP1 Converts Oxidosqualene to Multiple Triterpene Alcohols and a Triterpene Diol",
Rice University (Seiichi Matsuda), Travel to ASP Conference + $500

Dongho Lee
"A Novel cyclooxygenase-inhibitory Stilbenolignan from the Seeds of Aiphanes aculeata"
University of Illinois at Chicago (A Douglas Kinghorn), Travel to ASP Conference + $500

Matt Suffness Award

Dr. Brad Moore
School of Pharmacy, University of Arizona
Travel to ASP Conference +$500

Travel Grants for Students

Joanna Zgoda
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
$600

Jeremy Stewart
University of Mississippi
$600

Christine Duncan
University of Mississippi
$600

Jian-qiao Gu
University of Illinois at Chicago
$600

Travel Grants for Active Members

Sonia Mesia-Vela
Rutgers University
$600

Kilmer Prize

Ran Xu
"(-)-ß-Pinene synthase from Artemisia annua L.: cDNA Isolation and Functional Characterization"
Rice University (Seiichi Matsuda)
Travel to ASP Conference, Kilmer Pin

Nature's Sunshine Student Travel Award.

Lisa Nogle,
College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University
$1,000

Presentation by a Former Undergraduate Research Award Winner

Mr. Tyler Hodges
"Small molecule inhibitors of tumor angiogenesis"
Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Mississippi
up to $1,000 to attend ASP Conference