Past FUN Travel Award Winners

2011 FUN Travel Award Winners - Washington, DC

Priscilla Barba Escobedo, Texas A&M SA sponsor-Georgianna Gould Social preference and social novelty behavior in zebrafish Award sponsored by Microbrightfield Bioscience
Victoria Breen, Boston College sponsor-Joseph Burdo Protection against glutamate toxicity in HT22 neurons by a novel phosphodiesterase inhibitor Award sponsored by AD instruments
Matthew DeNiear, Davidson College sponsor-Julio Ramirez Heterosynaptic interaction of the sprouted crossed entorhinal and septal inputs to the hippocampus following unilateral entorhinal cortex lesion in rats Award sponsored by Sinauer Associates and FUN
Katherine Gumps, College of Charleston sponsor-Chris Korey Mutations in palmitoyl protein-thioesterase 1 alter exocytosis and endocytosis at synapses in Drosophila larvae. Award sponsored by Wellesley College
Zoe Hesp, Miami University of Ohio sponsor-Lori Isaacson Immunofluorescence restaining of previously processed experimental tissues reveals preservation of antigenicity Award sponsored by Nu Rho Psi
Patricia Lee, U Michigan Ann Arbor sponsor-Shelly Flagel Selectively bred highresponder and lowresponder rats differ in “affective” responsiveness to a novelty seeking test Award sponsored by Thorlabs
Joe Luchsinger, Baldwin Wallace College sponsor-Andy Mickley Latent inhibition of a conditioned taste aversion (CTA) in fetal rats is age-dependent Award sponsored by Nu Rho Psi
Cecila McKee, Vassar sponsor-Kathleen Raley-Susman Subcellular localization and protein interactions of PTL-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans Award sponsored by Thorlabs
Rabia Nasir, Conneticut College sponsor-Joseph A. Schroeder The Effects of Nicotine on Egocentric Spatial Navigation in Zebrafish Sinauer Award sponsored by the Grass Foundation
Alexa Orticelli, Georgia Tech sponsor-Cassie Mitchell Pathological axonal transport II: binding cooperativity, ATP, and tau Award sponsored by the Grass Foundation
Jenna Parrish, Muskingum U sponsor-Ana Hutton Kehrberg Neonatal Alcohol Exposure via Intraperitoneal Injections Affects Ultrasonic Vocalizations and Activity Levels in Rats Award sponsored by MedAssociates
Katrina Placek, St. Mary's of MD sponsor-Anne Marie Brady Relationships between behavioral abnormalities and set-shifting impairments in the neonatal ventral hippocampal lesion model of schizophrenia. Award sponsored by Lafayette Instruments
Andrew Ross, Skidmore College sponsor-Jennifer Bonner Ethanol induced axon pathfinding defects in the zebrafish, Danio rerio. Award sponsored by FUN
Madhavi Senagolage, Lake Forest College sponsor-Shubhik DebBurman Complex Regulation of α-Synuclein Properties in Yeasts by Endocytosis Pathway Genes Award sponsored by FUN
Emily Sharpe, Marquette U sponsor-Michelle Mynlieff Ca_v1.3 but not Ca_v1.2 L-type calcium channels co-localize with GABA_B receptors in neonatal rat hippocampus Award sponsored by Lafayette Instruments
Caitlin Vander Weele, U of Michigan sponsor-Brandon Aragona Rapid dopamine signaling in response to a short-acting opiate, remifentanil Award sponsored by Sinauer Associates, Inc
Gabrielle Van Patten, Cornell sponsor-Ron Harris-Warrick Quantification of serotonergic receptors and calcium channels in the sublesional mouse spinal cord after spinal cord injury Award sponsored by Leica Microsystems
Ryan Williamson, Brigham Young U sponsor-Jeff Edwards Expression of endocannabinoid biosynthesizing enzymes in hippocampal CA1 neurons Award sponsored by AD instruments
Tizita Zeleke, Manhattanville College sponsor-Annemarie Bettica The neuroprotective efficacies of various botanical extracts, Rue chalpanesis, Hibiscus sabdariffa, and Panax Ginseng species against neurotoxic-induced Parkinson's disease in neuroblastoma cells in vitro Award sponsored by Noldus Information Technology