Summer 2010 Undergraduate Research
University of North Dakota , Grand Forks
March 9, 2010 - Jessica Meier, Paul Jilek and Jennifer Murray, undergraduates in Dr. Lynn Burgess' lab, won competitive travel awards to accompany Dr. Burgess to the Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City. They will attend a special program March 6-8, 2010. This award recognizes promising undergraduate science majors and informs them about the discipline of toxicology, opportunities in toxicology, and the preparation necessary for a research career. Other benefits of the program include participation in a scientific meeting and interaction with SOT member mentors and peers.
It is noteworthy that all of Dr. Burgess' undergraduates received this award, a fact acknowledged by SOT headquarters. Following are the students' statements about their interest in research and attending the SOT meeting.
University of North Dakota , Grand Forks
Proteomics Core: Proteomics is a state-of-the-art method of studying many proteins at once to determine their relationship to health and disease.
Director - John Shabb, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology, UND
Bioinformatics Core
Director - Kurt Zhang, Assistant Professor of pathology, UND
North Dakota State University, Fargo
Metal Analysis Core
Directors - Marinus Otte, Professor of Biological Sciences, NDSU
Donna Jacob, Research Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, NDSU
Dickinson State University
Research Project: Bladder Cancer
Investigator - Lynn Burgess, Associate Professor of Biology, DSU
Mayville State University
Research Project: Novel fluorescence methods for biomedical applications
Investigator - Thomas Gonnella, Professor of Chemistry, Mayville State
Minot State University
Research Project: Functional genomics of endocrine disruption
Investigator - Chris Beachy, Professor of Biology, Minot State
Research Project: Discovery and development of new anti-fungal drugs and metal binding environmental remediation agents
Investigator - Mikhail Bobylev, Associate Professor, Minot State
Research Project: Molecular Biology Core
Investigator - Heidi Super, associate professor of biology, Minot State
Research Project: Genetic control of leaf expansion in Arabidopsis
Investigator - Christoper Keller, Professor of Biology, Minot State
Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt
Research Project: Genetic polymorphisms and preeclampsia
Investigator - Dr. Lyle Best, staff physician at Johnson Clinic, Rugby,
principal investigator of the Strong Heart Study and biology
instructor at TMCC, (701) 246-3884
Valley City State
Research Project:
Investigator - Jerzy Bilski, Associate Professor, VCSU