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Marshall, WVU conduct biomedical research
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Sixteen students and eight faculty members from colleges
and universities around the state have been selected to participate in
a research program at Marshall University and West Virginia University
this summer as part of the West Virginia Biomedical Research Infrastructure
Network (WV-BRIN).
Marshall and WVU were awarded a $6 million grant from the National Institute
of Health in 2001 to create WV-BRIN. The program links faculty and resources
at MU and WVU to undergraduate institutions throughout the state.
The eight-week research project will enhance opportunities for faculty
and students statewide, while increasing the state's ability to compete
for further biomedical research funding. Each student receives a $3,500
stipend and is paired with a Marshall or WVU research scientist, while
each faculty member selected will receive an $11,000 stipend.
The participants will engage in biomedical research through cellular or
molecular biology. The students and faculty will have the opportunity
to conduct lab, as well as clinical research on
identifying genes that contribute to cardiovascular disease.
The student summer internship is designed to introduce students to biomedical
research and opportunities for graduate work in the biomedical sciences.
The students and faculty participating in the WV-BRIN program this summer
are:
At Marshall University:
Students:
Elisa Bell - Wheeling Jesuit University
Amanda Dice - Shepard College
Laura Dice - Shepard College
Jessica Francisco - West Virginia State College
Brenda Hill - Bluefield State College
Lynette May - West Virginia State College
Faculty:
Dr. Mark Flood - Fairmont State College
Dr. Robert Harris - West Virginia State College
At West Virginia University:
Students:
Bernard Boswell - Shepard College
Ruthanne Cain - Alderson Broaddus College
Monica Cartwright - Bluefield State College
Natasha Pillay - Salem International University
Marian Powell - Salem International University
Anita Sayre - Salem International University
Jeremy Smith - Salem International University
Cortney Taylor - Alderson Broaddus College
Lela Taylor - Fairmont State College
Yoshimitsu Toyoda - Salem International University
Faculty:
Jarrett Aguilar - West Liberty State College
Albert Magro - Fairmont State College
Edward Omolo - Bluefield State College
Jiben Roy - Salem International University
Roger Seeber - West Liberty State College
Robert Shurina - Wheeling Jesuit University
Faculty mentors from Marshall are: Dr. Todd Green, Dr. Carl Gruetter,
Dr. Elizabeth Murray, Dr. Donald Primerano and Dr. Gary Wright.
Faculty mentors from WVU are: Kathlene Brundage, Patrick Callery, Chris
Cuff, Laura Gibson, Rob Haining, Bing-Hua Jiang, Donald Sens and Sharon
Wenger.
More information about the program is available by contacting Dr.
Donald Primerano at (304) 696-7338.
