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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2014 Recipient: Danielle Niu, EEES

    Danielle Niu Award Recipient

    Underlying much of New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, the Marcellus Shale has gained a great deal of attention as the largest natural gas reservoir in the United States. However, despite the surge in gas drilling, little is understood about the processes that contributed to the formation and preservation of the organic-rich shale. The aim of my research is to identify the conditions and processes occurring in the western New York Marcellus Shale after its deposition.

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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2015 Recipient: Caitlyn Hauke, MCB

    Caitlyn Hauke, Alumni Research Award Recipient

    Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease caused by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the aquatic, Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Every year, the World Health Organization estimates 3-5 million cases and 100,000-120,000 deaths occur worldwide. Although infection is treatable with rehydration therapy, the explosive nature of outbreaks makes it difficult to treat infected patients quickly and efficiently. Effective control measures rely on prevention and preparedness, including the use of cholera vaccines.

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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award Recipient: Emily Stephens, PEMM

    Emily Stephens Alumni Research Award Recipient 2015

    Depression, which affects approximately 8% of Americans over the age of 12, is a prevalent psychiatric disorder characterized by tiredness, sadness, lack of interest in daily activities, reduced concentration, reckless behaviors, and in some extreme cases, suicidal ideation.

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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2015 Recipient: William Butler, PBS

    William Butler Alumni Research Awardee

    Spatial cognition and navigation are evolutionarily critical for a number of tasks that are necessary for survival, including the locating of food, water, and mates. Research in the spatial cognition mechanisms in the human brain has enabled a greater understanding of disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, in which one of the most common symptoms is spatial disorientation. Rat models have enabled a much more fine-grained understanding of these spatial cognition processes through the recording of single neurons in the brains of freely moving animals.

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