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Advisor:
Dr. Scott Hansen
Advisor:
Drs. Galip Gürkan Yardimci,
Andrew C. Adey
Advisor:
Dr. Jennifer Loftis
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Mary Ruth Shifflet
The Jill V. Josselyn/UO Arts & Science Endowment
Scholar
UO College of Arts & Sciences, Chemistry
About the Scholar:
Mary Ruth is working to understand the role
of proteins that help regulate and control cell
division to provide crucial information to guide
the development of more precise and effective
cancer treatments.
Benjamin Skubi
The Kathleen Ames & Lynda Falkenstein Scholar
OHSU School of Medicine, Biomedical
Engineering
About the Scholar:
Benjamin is researching epigenetics and cancer
through exploring gene expression changes. His
work could aid our understanding of how these
changes are involved in the development and
progression of cancer.
Daniel Smith
The Missy & Peter Bechen Scholar
OHSU School of Medicine, Biomedical
Engineering & Behavioral Neuroscience
About the Scholar:
Daniel’s research focuses on identifying brain
changes linked to alcohol-induced inflammation
and examining how these changes may relate to
cognition, such as memory and thinking abilities.