Congratulations to newly elected BGSA leaders in our lab:
Jen Madigan the new elected President
Grace Curtis the new Information Officer
Bernie Traversari the new Seminar representative
Robyn’s talk, titled, “Leptin: Integrator of immune response and regeneration,” took the top prize and the People’s Choice Award, which was voted by audience members at the competition. She ultimately placed 3rd in the university-wide competition! See her talk at:
Bernie Traversari was awarded the Northwest Scientific Association Student Research Grant for his research investigating the impact of the larval environment on post-metamorphic behaviors of the Northern Leopard Frog.
Grace Curtis was awarded a Grant-in-Aid of Research from the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology for her work investigating whether leptin promotes angiogenesis in embryonic development and during regeneration in amphibians.
Grace Curtis received an Outstanding Service Award recognizing her work with Scientista to promote women in science.
Kourtnie Whitfield received a Notable Achievement Award in recognition of her NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention.
Bernie’s poster, titled, “Importance of the early environment on amphibian development: Application for head-start, translocation, and reintroduction programs,” won one of two best poster prizes at the event. Bernie presented research that bridged the basic science our lab has conducted on the impact of the larval environment on post-metamorphic traits with the work Bernie conducted with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Northern leopard frog reintroduction program in 2019.