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Scholar Award Donors:
Jean and Ralph Quinsey
Degrees:
Danielle Mathieson
The Quinsey
Family Foundation Scholar Oregon Health & Science University Neuroscience Graduate Program
Danielle is interested in in in in in studying how how neurons and and glial cells respond to to injury injury in in in in in in order to to understand how how the the injury injury signals are spread across the the the nervous system She uses the the the fruit fly as a a a a a a a a a a a a model organism to to study molecular signaling pathways due to to to the the wealth of genetic tools in in in in in this system In her free time Danielle enjoys rock climbing watching movies and traveling BS Neuroscience and Cognitive Science BS Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Arizona
About the Scholar:
Advisor:
Marc Freeman PhD
UC Santa Santa Cruz Cruz Santa Santa Cruz Cruz CA
Andrew Thurber PhD
Scholar Award Donors:
ARCS Foundation Oregon Degree:
Kaitlin McConnell
The ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter Scholar Oregon State University College of Science Microbiology
Kaitlin uses 16s rRNA amplicons to to to define reef microbiomes in fin in in in in in order to to to to gain insights into the the complex interactions of coral microbiomes and and their responses to to to environmental changes As part of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a minor in in in in in in in Risk and and Uncertainty Analysis in in in in in in in Marine Systems Kaitlin worked with a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a transdisciplinary team of of graduate students to to quantify risks and and uncertainties in in in in the Mo’orea Island Socio-Ecological system They were able to to to link patterns in in fin in reef microbiome diversity to to anthropogenic activities around the island Katie enjoys surfing gardening and and pounding out 70s piano ballads BS in in Marine Biology About the Scholar:
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Pennsylvania State University BS in Plant Sciences
Cornell
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A A A friend of the ARCS Oregon Chapter Brendan Bohannan PhD
Scholar Award Donor:
Degrees:
Andrew Morris
The Florence and Mike Nudelman Scholar University of of Oregon College of of of Arts and Sciences
Department of of Biology Microorganisms are ubiquitous on on our our bodies and and in our our environment Andrew wants to to understand how the the the identity and and abundance of of these microbes contributes to to the the the functioning of of ecosystems Specifically he he he uses field studies and laboratory experiments to to determine the effect of soil
microbes on on greenhouse gas emissions to to improve management of soil
ecosystems Outside the the lab he he he enjoys trail running in in in the the the Cascades and harnessing the the power of microbes to brew hard cider MS in Soil Science About the Scholar:
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