Archives for Students, Alumni & Faculty Highlights
Winthrop University Biology students attended the South Carolina branch of the American
Society of Microbiology at Columbia College (October 8, 2022) where they presented
3 talks about their independent research projects on phage biology. Dallas Nivens
and Laela Walker were awarded first place in Undergraduate Research. The title of
their presentation was “Investigating protein interactions of Mycobacteriophage Cain
genes 2, 9, and 55”.
Houk Prize Winner Spring 2021:
Mackenzie Jenkins for her work: Structure of salt march and maritime forest plant
communities: possible impacts of increasing salinity due to rising sea level
Special Recognition Allyssa Lewis for her work: Isolating, Purifying, and Investigating Mycobacterial
Lysogens Allison Reed for her work: Investigating the Effects of Semaphorin 3A on Different
Aged Chick Retinal Ganglion Cells
Bugs, Bugs and More Bugs Dr. Paula Mitchell was selected as this year's recipient of the Cochran Award for
Excellence for her decades-long contributions and research towards the study of insects
by the South Carolina Entomological Society!
Congratulations to Dr. Paula Mitchell for her display "Bug Bar" at Discovery Place
Science!
Congratulations to the winners of the Three Minute Thesis: First Place - Ashley Graham
"Mechanisms of Urbanization-Driven Decline in the Box Turtle" and the People's Choice
Award - Garrett Driscoll "Developing CRISPR/Cas98 Knockout for LPA Receptor-4 in Chicken
Retinal Ganglion Cells"
Dr. Guenther and Winthop University student, Dominique Cain, talk about Biology Undergraduate
Research
Congratulations to Chandani Mitchell for placing 1st Place at the SAEOPP McNair National
Research Conference for her project "Locating Mutagen-Sensivity Gene mus109 in the
Drosophila Melanogaster Genome Using Deficiency Mapping.
Congratulations to Ellie Abraham - Winner of the Champion Cup for the Best Presentation Overall Boyce Thompson Institute
REU at Cornell University!!
Winthrop Biologist, Dr. Matt Stern, part of a grant to design blood vessel replacements!
Congratulations to Holly Owen's for being selected as Winthop's choice for the "Finding
Your Future" program by USC School of Medicine! She participated in the four week
medical shadowing experience Summer 2018.
Dr. Janice Chism was awarded the Distinguished Professor Award! She is the first
faculty member to receive all four of Winthrop's teaching awards!
Elizabeth McAbee, a 2018 Winthrop University graduate, was awarded a Fullerton Medical
Scholarship to USC - School of Medicine!
Brent Shuman, a biology major, interns with York Police. Brent processes information
to validate kits used in criminal investigations.
Congratulations to Tira Beckham, Austin Brewington, Shayla Brown, Rachel Edlein, Essence
McClay & Jasmine Halls for bring inducted into Tri-Beta in March 2018!
Ashley Graham received a $1000 grant from the North American Box Turtle Conservation
Committee for her proposal "Effects of climate variability on the somatic growth of
eastern box turtle."
Camerun Washington '17, Virginia Commonwealth University, Master's candidate breaks
new ground in Genetic Counseling Program, "Award-winning genetic research at WU" (pdf
- 4.51 MB)
Dr. Matthew Stern has been awarded one of only four grants from the Fall's EPSCOR
competition for "Data-driven optimization of bioengineered vascular scaffolds as an
advanced material for small diameter blood vessel replacement."
