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Areen Badwal

Microscopy Society of America Undergraduate Research Scholarship

March 29, 2018

MSA, or the Microscopy Society of America, awards scholarships to students from around the nation who intend to pursue microscopy as a career or use it as a research tool. NSCS student, Areen Badwal, was one of seven students selected to receive the scholarship for her work on, "An Alpha-synuclein Overexpression Model of Vocal Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease." Congratulations Areen!  

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Stefano Dicenso

UA College of Medicine's BLAISER Program

March 14, 2018

BLAISER stands for Border Latino and American Indian Summer Exposure to Research. This program selects high achieving students from ethnic groups underrepresented in the fields of biomedical and health sciences. The goal of the program is to mentor these students and allow them to develop professionally through travel and research presentation opportunities. Congratulations to NSCS student, Stefano Dicenso, for being accepted into the program! 

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Briggs Carhart

NSCS's 2018 Outstanding Senior

March 13, 2018

If you've been around the NSCS program over the past four years, then simply put: you know Briggs Carhart. Whether you've seen him helping other students in class as a preceptor, serving as president for various clubs including Nu Rho Psi National Honor Society, or working in multiple research labs across campus, it's clear that Briggs is a well-respected leader in the NSCS community and beyond. Over the course of his time at the University of Arizona, Briggs was somehow able to complete a triple major in NSCS, Physiology, and Molecular and Cellular Biology, complete two honors theses, and even serve as a Resident Assistant in UA's infamous Coronado Hall. There is simply no end to his list of accomplishments. Even so, knowing about his accomplishments still pales in comparison to knowing him personally and realizing how special it has been to have him as a part of our NSCS community. 

So, it was only fitting that he receive this year's Outstanding Senior Award. Congratulations Briggs, and thank you for your immeasurable contributions to the NSCS program and to the University of Arizona. We can't wait to see what other amazing feats you accomplish on the road ahead!    

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Lindsey Chow

Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award

March 12, 2018

Outside of the lab, Lindsey Chew is well known for being positive, approachable, and easygoing. You may even catch her on a casual stroll enjoying one of her favorite hobbies - training guide dogs with huge smile across her face. She may appear petit and unassuming, but once you truly get to know her you realize very quickly that she is sharp, confident, and a force to be reckoned with. Already she is making a name for herself in the scientific community and has been published as a co-author for her research with UA Pharmacologist, Dr. Rajesh Khanna. In the lab, she is quite simply a most impressive scientist and individual, and so she was the clear choice to receive this year's Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award. Congratulations Lindsey! We are excited to see what incredible discoveries you will take part in next!

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2018 Undergraduate Galileo Scholars

March 2, 2018

Congratulations to our 2018 Undergraduate Galileo Scholars! 

Shreya Bellampalli, Haley Ciccone, Colin Lynch, Jin Pyon, and Yannick Schreiber

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Konner Kirwan

NSCS Student Published in Local Newspaper

Jan. 21, 2018

Konner Kirwan is an NSCS student who has been doing research in Dr. Lalitha Madhavan's lab about relating autophagy in skin cells to Parkinson's disease. "Autophagy" is the self-degradative process by which cells regulate their own resources and rid themselves of deformities that could be detrimental to their survival and to the survival of the organism. According to their findings, Kirwan says this process of autophagy is abnormal in skin cells affected by Parkinson’s disease, and he hopes these findings will lead to a better overall understanding of the mechanisms that drive Parkinson's as well as methodologies for early diagnosis. Konner's passion for Parkinson's research is fueled by his love of science as well as his love of his family that has a history with the disease. 

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NSCS Students Visit Washington D.C. for Neuroscience Conference

Nov. 16, 2017

The Society for Neuroscience, or SFN, is a professional society whose goal is to advance our understanding of the brain and nervous system. This past year, select NSCS students traveled to SFN headquarters in Washington D.C. to attend SFN's annual conference. Some NSCS students even had the chance to present their own research at the event and used the opportunity to speak to AZ representatives about supporting research.   

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Symbiosis: Where Science Meets Art

Nov. 15, 2017

In biology, symbiotic relationships occur between organisms that manage to live together in ways that are mutually beneficial, where each organism enhances the existence of the others. In this same way, the NSCS program hosts an annual "Symbiosis" event, where science and art come together and uniquely blend, each enhancing the existence of the other. This past year marked the fourth annual rendition of the gala where artists from all walks of life displayed a total of over 90 pieces of artwork, making it the largest rendition to date.

One of the most interesting pieces was created by an NSCS student, Allie St. Paul. Observers of her artwork became active participants in an interactive exhibit by using their thumbprints to color a neuron depicted on canvas. Thematically, thumbprints, neurons, and the people they make up are all unique, as is St. Paul's signature piece. 

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Chrysta Andrade

Fall 2017 Outstanding Senior

Oct. 25, 2017

Congratulations Chrysta Andrade, NSCS's Fall 2017 Outstanding Senior!

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Rachel Sadler

Rachel Sadler Receives Hildebrand Scholarship

Oct. 19, 2017

Congratulations to Rachel Sadler for receiving the 2017 Hildebrand Scholarship! 

The John G. Hildebrand Scholarship was established in 2013 to support and encourage highly-qualified students planning to pursue graduate education and scientific careers in neuroscience or a related field.

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