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LW Parks Microbiology Research Awards

We are pleased to announce the inaugural, 2024 student recipients of LW Parks Research Awards in Microbiology. The following project proposals are recognized for their scientific merit, with financial awards of up to $1,000 provided to help achieve the described goals. The awardees are:

Graduate Student Awards

Samantha Kisthardt: Elucidating the role of cholate in preventing C. difficile infection in mice monocolonized with C. scindens Major: Microbiology, Mentor: Dr. Casey Theriot

Sivaranjani Palani: Role of rare and abundant microbiomes in the anaerobic degradation of long chain fatty acids Major: Microbiology, Mentor: Dr. Francis de los Reyes

Aurora Toennisson: Evaluating the effects of Azospirillum and PPX transgenic plants on phosphorus bioavailability Major: Plant Biology, Mentor: Dr. Imara Perera

Undergraduate Student Awards

Rachel Edwards: Upstream Stimulatory Factor Impact on B-cell DNA Damage and cellular stress Major: Microbiology, Mentor: Dr. Michael Sikes

Daniel Richard: Investigating Roles of UDP-Glucose in Hyaluronic Acid Production in Fructose Treated Immortalized Kupffer Cells Major: Biochemistry, Mentor: Dr. Arion Kennedy

Emily Sontag: Molecular and Cultivation Assays of Human-Associated Methanogens Major: Genetics, Mentor: Dr. Zhe Lyu

Congratulations to all of the award recipients!

CALS 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Awardee: Lisa Metzger

Lisa Metzger, Microbiology doctoral student, is a recipient of the CALS Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award.

New Talk Series: PMB Shorts

Welcome to our new series PMB Shorts! These are 20 minute, non-technical talks created to open the floor for anyone in the department to share their knowledge.

Four Students Receive First Graduate Student Endowment for N.C. PSI

Four graduate students have been awarded the inaugural Norma L. Trolinder N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative Graduate Student Endowment.

Department of Plant & Microbial Biology Newsletter – Fall 2023

The Department of Plant & Microbial Biology introduces new members with our annual fall ice cream social!

Congratulations to our Spring Graduates!

On May 6th, 2023 we had a lovely ceremony celebrating our graduates in the Department of Plant & Microbial Biology.

2023 Plant and Microbial Biology Departmental Awards and Recognitions

Check out our spring newsletter and read about these student and departmental awards!