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B.S. in Environmental Science,
About the Scholar:
Western Washington University
Degree:
Matthew Slattery
The Silver/OSU/ARCS Foundation Oregon University Matched Endowment Scholar
Oregon State University,
Environmental and Molecular Toxicology
Matt studies nano-enabled pesticides, which capitalize on the unique properties of nanomaterials to enhance existing pesticide products. While these new pesticides can reduce human exposure and increase efficacy, they may also have unexpected impacts on our environment. Matt is addressing this concern by developing novel methods that assess the fate and toxicity of nano-enabled pesticides. When not in the lab, Matt enjoys meditation and embarrassing himself during karaoke.
Advisor:
Stacey Harper, PhD
Scholar Award Donors:
Barbara & Philip Silver
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Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University
Henryk Urbanski, PhD
Scholar Award Donors:
Degree:
About the Scholar:
Advisor:
Lynn & Steve Pratt
her free time, Gail likes snowboarding, bouldering, and traveling with her girlfriend. She is very passionate about teaching non-scientists of all ages about the human brain.
Gail Stonebarger
The Brodie Roberts Cunningham Memorial Scholar
Oregon Health & Science University, Behavioral Neuroscience
Gail studies the aging brain in a nonhuman primate model. Using some of the oldest known monkeys in the world, she examines the interactions among aging, diet, and hormone status to observe measures of brain health, in order to understand how and why our human brains age the way they do. Gail hopes to use this research to inform both pharmaceutical and non-drug interventions for pathological aging, such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. In
B.S. in Psychology
University of Wisconsin Madison
Scholar Award Donors:
Jamie & Mike Anderson
Degree:
Erik Toraason
The Anderson Family/UO/ARCS Foundation Oregon University Matched
Endowment Scholar
University of Oregon, Institute of Molecular Biology
Erik is interested in how cells repair DNA damage that underlies many diseases, including infertility and cancers. Erik studies developing sperm and eggs, which intentionally damage their genomes in order to engage multiple DNA repair pathways that promote inheritance of the correct amount of DNA and/or generate genetic diversity.
B.S. in Genetics
About the Scholar:
Advisor:
Diana Libuda, PhD
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