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survived the storm, and are currently seeking new graduate students. We have
several assistantships to offer our new applicants. For more information visit
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Congratulations to Dr. Lee Dyer for his recent paper in Nature: Dyer, L.A., M.S. Singer, J.T. Lill, J.O. Stireman III, G.L. Gentry, R.J. Marquis, R.E. Ricklefs, H.F. Greeney, D.L. Wagner, H.C. Morais, I.R. Diniz, T.A. Kursar, and P.D. Coley. 2007. Host specificity of Lepidoptera in tropical and temperate forests. Nature 448:696-699. Full text available here from Nature
Congratulations to Dr. Jeffrey Chambers for his recent paper in Science: Chambers, J.Q., J. I. Fisher, H. Zeng, E.L. Chapman, D.B. Baker, and G.C. Hurtt. 2007. Hurricane Katrina's Carbon Footprint on U.S. Gulf Coast Forests. Science 318: 1107. Full text available here from Science Online.
Kory Philip Northrop Victoria Leslie Martin were the 2007 recipients of the Fred R. Cagle Memorial Prize, which is a departmental award for a outstanding achievement as an EE Biology Major. This award takes into account academic record, the difficulty of the curriculum taken, and the likelihood that a substantial contribution to scholarship in biological science will be made.
Lindsey Powers and Eric Michael Soycher were the 2007 recipients of the Gerald E. Gunning Memorial Award, which is a departmental award for a outstanding achievement as an EE Biology Major, for either a Newcomb or Tulane College student.
Victoria Leslie Martin and Erin M. Healan were the 2007 recipient of the Senior Scholars Award, given to a graduating senior who is in an honors program with an exceptional GPA. Those who receive this award tend to complete an honors thesis on or before their final year.
Stephanie Ann Short was the 2006 recipients of the Zoology Prize, which awards a Newcomb Senior for outstanding achievement in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Jennifer Simkin and Jennifer Thomas were the 2006 recipients of the Fred R. Cagle Memorial Prize, which is a departmental award for a outstanding achievement as an EE Biology Major. This award takes into account academic record, the difficulty of the curriculum taken, and the likelihood that a substantial contribution to scholarship in biological science will be made.
Jennifer Thomas was the 2006 recipient of the Senior Scholars Award, given to a graduating senior who is in an honors program with an exceptional GPA. Those who receive this award tend to complete an honors thesis on or before their final year.
Kate Hiteshew was the 2006 recipients of the Zoology Prize, which awards a Newcomb Senior for outstanding achievement in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
David R. Brown was the 2006 recipient of the George Henry Penn Award, given to doctoral students who have completed their Ph.D. degree. The G. H. Penn Award recognizes outstanding graduate research in the EE Biology Department.
Samantha Gerlach has been awarded a $4000 Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany by The Garden Club of America. The funds will support Samantha's dissertation research into the structure and bioactivity of cyclotide proteins in Psychotria leptothyrsa (Rubiaceae), a species of tree native to the Pacific region.
Samantha Gerlach was awarded a $4,000 travel grant by the American-Scandinavian Foundation, to support her dissertation research. Samantha will spend three months this summer at the Medicinal Chemistry Department, Division of Pharmacognosy, Uppsala University, Sweden. Samantha's research focuses on cyclotides, a class of unusual cyclic polypeptides known to occur in several species of tropical plants and to have antimicrobial properties. While at Uppsala, Samantha will be working with Dr. Ulf Göransson to isolate, characterize, and synthesize cyclotides from Psychotria leptothyrsa, and Pacific Island shrub belonging to the coffee family. Samantha's research is being directed by Steve Darwin (EEB, Tulane) and Paul Cox (National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii). Her research is also partially supported by the Institute for Ethnomedicine, Provo, Utah.
Angela Smilanich was selected for the 2005 AWIS Educational Foundation predoctoral award.
Shawn Vincent was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science.
Rebecca Blanton won the Stoye Award for best student paper presentation in General Ichthyology.
Johanna Ecke and Pamela Thompson were the 2005 recipients of the Zoology Prize, which awards a Newcomb Senior for outstanding achievement in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Meghan Greeley and Ashley Olson were the 2005 recipients of the Gerald E. Gunning Memorial Award, which is a departmental award for a outstanding achievement as an EE Biology Major, for either a Newcomb or Tulane College student.
Jennifer Weaver and Aaron Fox were the 2005 recipients of the Fred R. Cagle Memorial Prize, which is a departmental award for a outstanding achievement as an EE Biology Major. This award takes into account academic record, the difficulty of the curriculum taken, and the likelihood that a substantial contribution to scholarship in biological science will be made.
Jennifer Weaver was the 2005 recipient of the Senior Scholars Award, given to a graduating senior who is in an honors program with an exceptional GPA. Those who receive this award tend to complete an honors thesis on or before their final year.
Tara Massad (GS) was the 2005 recipient of the Teaching Assistantship Award for EEOB 110-111, for exceptional service of students in the EE Biology Department in 100 level courses.
Samantha Gerlach (GS) was the 2005 recipient of the Teaching Assistantship Award for EEOB 200+, for exceptional service of students in the EE Biology Department in 200 level classes and higher.
Dr. Donata Henry was the 2005 recipient of the George Henry Penn Award, given to doctoral students who have completed their Ph.D. degree. The G. H. Penn Award recognizes outstanding graduate research in the EE Biology Department.