ASP Student Research Award.
Choo Yaw Ang, Northeastern Louisiana University,
"Antineoplastic Potential of L-Canavanine in the Human Pancreatic Cancer
Cell Line MIA PaCa-2"
(Diane S. Swaffar, Advisor)
Undergraduate Research Awards.
Annie Burke, University of Mississippi,
"Isolation and
Characterization of Antifungal Components of Bacteria Isolated from Skin of
Plethodon dorsalis "
(John S. Williamson, Advisor)
John Michael Martin, Purdue University,
"Ecological Defense
Mechanisms of the Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly Involving Annonaceous
Acetogenins"
(Jerry L. McLaughlin, Advisor)
Lloyd Library and Museum Travel Grants.
Travel Grants for Graduate Students.
This year's winner of both a $500 Student Travel Grant and the Lloyd Library and Museum Travel Grant is:
M. Marcela Gamboa-Angulo, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan
Kilmer Prize
Nicholas Oberlies, Purdue University,
"Structure-Activity
Relationships of Diverse Annonaceaous Acetogenins against Multidrug Resistant
Human Mammary Adenocarcinoma (MCF-7/Adr) Cells"
(Jerry L. McLaughlin,
Advisor)
Awards for Active Members
Research Starter Grants.
Ben Shen, University of California at Davis,
"Polyketide
Biosynthesis in Thermophilic Microorganisms."
Michael Calter, Virginia State University and Polytechnical
Institute,
"Total Synthesis of Pamamycin-607."
Kate Graham, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University,
"Isolation and Characterization of Potential Antifungal Agents from Fungal
Sources."
Michael Jaspars, University of Aberdeen,
"Novel
Pharmacophores from Kenyan Marine Invertebrates."
Helen Oketch, National Museum of Kenya,
"Biodiversity
Prospecting and Conservation of Medicinal Plant Resources in Kenya-the Case of
Nyanza Provence."
Last updated January 23, 2001
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