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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2014 Recipient: Julianna Bozler, MCB

    March 16, 2017
    Alumni Research Awardee- Julianna Bozler

    Many fundamental advances in the field of innate immunity have been made through studying the immune system of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster.  Their simplified physiology has allowed for the identification and dissection of conserved immune receptors and signaling pathways, which have resulted in numerous medical advances and contributed greatly to the overall progress of the immunity field.  The value of studying invertebrate immunity has been recognized by many, with a variety of researchers exploring this topic in model systems ranging from aphids to grasshoppers.  One

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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2014 Recipient: Suzana Car, MCB

    March 16, 2017
    Alumni Research Awardee Suzana Car

    Zinc is a micronutrient that plays diverse roles in cellular biochemistry. It is utilized by a number of proteins, serving either a catalytic or a structural role. Zinc is critical to over three hundred enzymes and thus, essential for all forms of life.

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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award Recipient: Brian Young, MALS

    February 9, 2017
    Brian Young during his stay with yak herders in Bhutan

    "I am interested in learning about how development is impacting the everyday life and culture of the Bhutanese. Specifically, my research focuses on the nomadic yak herders of Merak, a town in Bhutan. The Graduate Alumni Research Award allowed me to afford travel to Bhutan to live there for several months with a Bhutanese family.

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