The American Society of Pharmacognosy
Awards and Grants 1997

Student Awards

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."

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