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2008-09 Biological Sciences
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Adler, Conrado Fellow, Insibio-Department of Nutrition, National Council of Scientific and Technical Research, Tucuman, Argentina Research: Structural and Genetic Characterization of Antibiotics Produced by Environmental Isolates Harvard University, School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Roberto Kolter October 2008 - March 2009 |
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Akhter, Rubina Senior Scientific Officer, National Herbarium, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan Research: Assessment of Vegetation of Pakistan Washington University, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, St. Louis, MO, c/o Dr. Ellen Damschen February 2009 - November 2009 |
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Al-Asbahi, Adnan Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen Research: The Molecular Initiation and Subsequent Development of Drought Stresses Resistance in the Yemeni Desert Mesquite Shurb; Prosopis Juliflora by Using Genome Expression Analysis Cornell University, Department of Plant Biology, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Mikhail Nasrallah Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Georg Jander January 2009 - October 2009 |
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Almeida de Carvalho, Patricia Maria Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal Research: Cell and Molecular Mechanics in Human Diseases: The Mechanical Paradigm of Malaria Pathogenesis Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cambridge, MA, c/o Prof. Subra Suresh September 2008 - August 2009 |
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Balleza Mejia, Daniel Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico Research: Patch-Clamp Studies of Microbial Ion Channels: Looking for Mechano-Sensitive Channel of Rhizobium Etli University of Wisconsin--Madison, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Madison, WI, c/o Dr. Ching Kung September 2008 - May 2009 |
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Berrada, Fouad Associate Professor, School of Science and Engineering, Al-Akhawayn University, Ifran, Morocco Research: Targeting Cancer Tumors Using Anti-Carcinoembryonic Antigen Aptamers Boston University, Center for Advanced Biotechnology, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Cassandra Smith May 2008 - August 2008 |
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Cutrera, Ana Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, National University of Mar Del Plata, Mar Del Plata, Argentina Research: Relationship Among MHC Variation, Immune Status and Parasite Resistance in the Subterranean Rodent Ctenomys Talarum (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) University of California--Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. Eileen Lacey January 2009 - April 2009 |
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Dantur Juri, Maria Doctoral Candidate, Higher Institute of Entomology, National University of Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina Research: Phylogeography and Population Genetics of the Malaria Vector Anopheles Pseudopunctipennis Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Griffin Laboratory, Albany, NY, c/o Dr. Jan E. Conn June 2008 - October 2008 |
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De Almeida, Alejandra Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina Research: Effect of Poly-beta Hydroxy Butyrate Accumulation in Different Genetic Backgrounds on Escherichia Coli Using DNA Arrays University of California--San Francisco, Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, San Francisco, CA, c/o Dr. Carol Gross July 2008 - October 2008 |
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De Sousa Santos, Joao Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Research: Mitochondria as Modulators of Stem Cell Pluripotency and Differentiation University of California--San Francisco, Institute for Regeneration Medicine and Diabetes Center, Departments of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Pathology, San Francisco, CA, c/o Dr. Miguel Ramalho-Santos January 2009 - September 2009 |
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Devreker, David Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratory of Oceanography and Geological Sciences, University of Science and Technology of Lille-Flandres-Artois (Lille I), Wimereux, France Research: Population Dynamics and Production of Zooplankton in the Chesapeake Bay: Implications for the Food Web University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory, Cambridge, MD, c/o Prof. David G. Kimmel September 2008 - August 2009 |
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Diaz Castaneda, Victoria Research Professor, Department of Ecology, Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education, Tijuana, Mexico Research: Recruitment in the Marine Serpulid Polychaete Pomatoleios Kraussii: Initiation of Biofouling Processes Through Induction of Settlement and Metamorphosis University of Hawaii--Manoa, Department of Zoology, Honolulu, HI, c/o Dr. Michael G. Hadfield August 2008 - July 2009 |
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Ejoh, Aba Senior Lecturer, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Ngaoundere, Ngaoundere, Cameroon Research: Bioavailability of Carotenoids and Iron in Some Leafy Vegetables in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone University of Wisconsin--Madison, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Madison, WI, c/o Dr. Sherry A. Tanumihardjo September 2008 - May 2009 |
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El Demellawy, Maha Professor, Medical Biotechnology Department, Mubarak City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications, Alexandria, Egypt Research: Designing an Effective T-Cell Vaccine for Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease University of Cincinnati, Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, Cincinnati, OH, c/o Dr. Malak Kotb January 2009 - September 2009 |
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Evehe Bebandoue, Marie Solange Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon Research: Molecular Analysis of Human and Parasite Factors Associated With Drug Resistance of Plasmodium Falciparum to Anti-Malarial Drugs University of Washington, Department of Genome Sciences, Seattle, WA, c/o Prof. Carol Hopkins Sibley September 2008 - June 2009 |
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Fechtali, Taoufiq Professor, Department of Life Science, Hassan II University, Mohammadia, Morocco Research: Effects of Environmental Factors on Inflammation in the Brain and Its Remediation by Moroccan Endemic Medicinal Plant Products Indiana State University, Department of Life Sciences, Terre Haute, IN, c/o Dr. Swapan Ghosh November 2008 - May 2009 |
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Fyhn, Torkel Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for the Biology of Memory, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway Research: Cellular Interactions Underlying Organization of Cortical Circuits University of California--San Francisco, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, San Francisco, CA, c/o Dr. Michael P. Stryker August 2008 - August 2009 |
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Garcia March, Jose Scientific Director, Department of Production, Bluescreen S.L., Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated, Valencia, Spain Research: Study of the Oxygen Isotopes and the Sr:Mg Proportions in the Shell of the Bivalve Mollusc Pinna nobilis for the Reconstruction of Preinstrumental Records of Sea Surface Temperature University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, Department of Geological Sciences, Chapel Hill, NC, c/o Prof. Donna Surge May 2009 - April 2011 |
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Gasser, Robin Professor, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Research: Parasite Genomics: Toward New Intervention Strategies California Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, Pasadena, CA, c/o Dr. Paul Sternberg December 2008 - March 2009 |
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Gonzalez Ronquillo, Manuel Research Professor, Department of Animal Production, Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, Toluca, Mexico Research: Effect of Different Protein Supplements on Microbal Protein Synthesis in Lactating Dairy Cows: Urinary and Milk Excretion University of Wisconsin--Madison, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, WI, c/o Dr. Glen Broderick August 2008 - July 2009 |
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Gutierrez Ospina, Gabriel Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Biomedical Research Institute, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico Research: Neurotransmitter Modulation of Dendritic and Axonal Plasticity in the Cerebral Cortex of Blind Rats Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Winston-Salem, NC, c/o Dr. David Riddle October 2008 - July 2009 |
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Habtemariam, Tilahun Assistant Professor, Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Research: In Vitro and In Vivo Antiplasmodial Activity of Traditional Medicinal Plants Howard University, College of Medicine, Washington, DC, c/o Dr. Kebreten Manaye October 2008 - June 2009 |
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Harb, Jamil Assistant Professor, Birzeit University, Birzeit University, Birzeit, West Bank Research: Understanding How Honeycrisp Apples Maintain Crispness and Juiciness by Elucidating Metabolic Pathways and Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Softening and Ethylene Production Cornell University, College of Arts and Life Sciences, Department of Horticulture, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Chris Watkins January 2009 - August 2009 |
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Hassan, Nasr Lecturer, Botany Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt Research: Phylogenetic Study of the Egyptian Launaea Cass. (Lactuceae: Asteraceae) Species and Allied Genera Inferred From the Internal Transcribed Spacer of nrDNA and Morphological Data University of Florida, Department of Botany, Gainesville, FL, c/o Dr. Doug Soltis February 2009 - October 2009 |
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Ho, Chai Ling Lecturer, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia Research: Computational Identification of Biologically Significant Cis-Regulatory Elements of Coexpressed Genes From Rice Southern Illinois University--Carbondale, Department of Plant Biology, Carbondale, IL, c/o Dr. Matthew Geisler September 2008 - February 2009 |
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Karadzic, Ivanka Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Research: Use of Chemical Cross Linking, LC-MS-MS and Protein Structure Prediction in Silico Methods to Determine the Juxtaposed Amino Acids in the Type III Secretion System (TTSS) in Salmonella University of Washington, School of Pharmacy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Seattle, WA, c/o Dr. David Robinson Goodlett December 2008 - July 2009 |
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Khalil, Rowaida Lecturer, Department of Botany, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt Research: Developing Models to Predict the Behavior of Escherichia Coli O157:H7 on Internal and External Lettuce and Spinach Leaf Surfaces University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Food Science and Technology, Athens, GA, c/o Dr. Josef F. Frank December 2008 - September 2009 |
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Khan, Saifullah Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan Research: Use of Recombinant DNA Technology to Transfer Pharmaceutically Important Genes in Plants California Polytechnic State University--San Luis Obispo, Applied Biotechnology Institute, San Luis Obispo, CA, c/o Dr. John A. Howard March 2009 - February 2010 |
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Kuchta, Roman Researcher, Center of Biology, Academy of Sciences Institute of Parasitology, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic Research: Origin and Homology of Attachment Organs in Lower Tapeworms University of Connecticut--Storrs, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Storrs, CT, c/o Dr. Janine N. Caira February 2009 - November 2009 |
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Kudryasheva, Nadezda Senior Researcher, Institute of Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences-Siberian Branch, Karsnoyarsk, Russia Research: Effect of Heavy Atom in Enzymatic Reactions Texas Tech University, Department of Physics, Lubbock, TX, c/o Prof. K. Kelvin Cheng September 2008 - December 2008 |
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Lareschi, Marcela Researcher, Center of Parasitological and Vectoral Studies, National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), La Plata, Argentina Lecturing: Biological Collections at the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: A Study of Fleas and Mites Associated With Small Mammals University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, Lincoln, NE, c/o Dr. Scott Lyell Gardner August 2008 - November 2008 |
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Maddocks, Oliver Research Scientist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Research: Defining the Role on Enteropathogenic Escherichia Coli in Colon Cancer Development University of Maryland--Baltimore, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, c/o Dr. Michael Donnenberg October 2008 - September 2009 |
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Madeira Gomes Pimentel, Carla Sofia Researcher, Department of Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Group of Terrestrial Ecology, New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal Research: Metapopulation Modeling Linking Forest Insect Pest Population Dynamics to Climate and Landscape Structure Dartmouth College, Department of Biological Sciences, Hanover, NH, c/o Prof. Matthew P. Ayres September 2008 - September 2009 |
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Maere, Steven Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium Research: Evolution of the Transcriptional Regulatory Network Underlying Drosophila Embryonic Development University of California--Berkeley, Ernst Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Department of Genome Sciences, Berkeley, CA, c/o Dr. Michael B. Eisen September 2008 - August 2009 |
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Marugan Lobon, Jesus Research Assistant, Paleontology Unit, Department of Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain Research: Anatomy, Biometry and Morphofunctional Aspects of the Life History of the Cretaceous Bird Confuciusornis sanctus Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, The Dinosaur Institute, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Luis M. Chiappe May 2009 - October 2010 |
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Mensah, Benjamin Senior Lecturer, Department of Entomology and Wildlife, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana Research: Development of a Graduate Degree Program in Entomology University of California--Davis, Department of Entomology, Davis, CA, c/o Dr. Walter Leal January 2009 - May 2009 |
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Messonnier, Laurent Associate Professor, Department of Sport Sciences, Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Physiopathology, University Center of Savoie-Chambery, Chambery, France Research: Effects of Endurance Training on Glucose and Lactate Metabolism During Exercise and Recovery in Men and Women: Advancing our Knowledge and Investigation Methods University of California--Berkeley, Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Department of Integrative Biology, Berkeley, CA, c/o Prof. George A. Brooks January 2009 - July 2009 |
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Michez, Denis Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Zoology, University of Mons-Hainaut, Mons, Belgium Research: Origin and Early Diversification of Bees: the Role of Plants Cornell University, Department of Entomology, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Bryan N. Danforth September 2008 - January 2009 |
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Monclus Burgoa, Raquel Research Assistant, Zoology Unit, Department of Biology, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain Research: The Non-Lethal Effects of Predators in Yellow-Bellied Marmots University of California--Los Angeles, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Los Angeles, CA, c/o Dr. Daniel Blumstein May 2009 - April 2011 |
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Moya Roque, Roger Research and Professor, School of Forest Engineering, Technological Institute of Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa Rica Research: Wood Anatomy Description of Trees in Dangers of Extinction or Threatened From Natural Forest of Costa Rica USDA Forest Service - Forest Products Laboratory, Center for Wood Anatomy, Madison, WI, c/o Dr. Michael Wiemann June 2009 - August 2009 |
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Notarnicola, Juliana Research Assistant, Center of Parasitological and Vectors Studies, National University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina Research: Phylogenetic Studies on Filarioid Parasites Combining Morphological and Molecular Data: The Patterns of Evolution in the Genus Litomosoides University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, Lincoln, NE, c/o Dr. Scott Lyell Gardner September 2008 - December 2008 |
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Novales Flamarique, Inigo Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada Research: In Search of Cures for Blindness: Cellular Mechanisms of Retinal Function Disrupted by Disease University of California--Santa Barbara, Neuroscience Research Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, c/o Dr. Benjamin Reese January 2009 - April 2009 |
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Ouattara, Allassane Teaching Assistant and Researcher, Department of Sciences and Environmental Management, Laboratory of Environmental and Aquatic Biology, University of Abobo-Adjame, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire Research: Study of Harmful Algae to Evaluate Their Possible Impact on Aquatic Resources and Human Population in the Ivory Coast North Carolina State University, Center for Applied Aquatic Ecology, Raleigh, NC, c/o Dr. JoAnn M. Burkholder September 2008 - May 2009 |
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Pitogo, Celia Scientist, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC-AQD), Tigbauan, Philippines Lecturing and Research: Ensuring Sustainability of the Philippine Shrimp Industry Through Effective Health Management of Native and Introduced Species University of Arizona, OIE Reference Laboratory for Crustacean Diseases, Tucson, AZ, c/o Dr. Donald V. Lightner January 2009 - June 2009 |
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Pozner, Roberto Research Assistant, Hematological Research Institute, National Academy of Medicine, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Research: Cytoskeleton Involvement in Type I Interferon-Impaired Thrombopoiesis Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA, c/o Dr. Joseph E. Italiano Jr. October 2008 - December 2008 |
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Reef, Sharon Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Research: Characterizing the Regulation on P19-arf Expression After Myc Induction by the Bcl-2 Family University of California--San Francisco, Department of Pathology, San Francisco, CA, c/o Dr. Gerard Evan September 2008 - September 2009 |
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Rolls, Asia Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Research: Neurogenesis in Pain Transduction Stanford University, Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, CA, c/o Dr. Luis de Lecea October 2008 - October 2009 |
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Sa Roriz Fonteles, Cristiane Associate Professor, Departamento de Clinica Odontologica, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil Research: Effect of Essential Oil on Dental Biofilm Formation In Vitro Indiana University-Purdue University--Indianapolis, School of Dentistry, Department of Preventative and Community Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, c/o Dr. Domenick Zero January 2009 - April 2009 |
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Saeed, Bushra Ahmad Senior Research Officer, Department of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan Research: Production of Essential Oils Using Super Critical Extraction Systems Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Food Science, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Syed Rizvi September 2008 - September 2009 |
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Sahakyan, Susanna Lecturer, Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia Research: Methods to Decrease the Negative Effects of Extremal Factors in Organisms University of California--Davis, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, Davis, CA, c/o Dr. John A. Payne December 2008 - July 2009 |
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Sede, Silvana Postdoctoral Fellow, Darwinion Botanical Institute, San Isidro, Argentina Research: Phylogeography in Patagonia: the History of Mulinum Spinosum (Apiaceae) Inferred by Nuclear Data Brigham Young University, Department of Biology, Provo, UT, c/o Dr. Leigh Johnson September 2008 - December 2008 |
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Sojka, Daniel Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratory of Vector Immunology, Academy of Sciences Institute of Parasitology, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic Research: The Network of Digestive Gut Enzymes in Ticks: Isolation, Characterization and Their Promise as Molecular Vaccines University of California--San Francisco, Department of Pathology, San Francisco, CA, c/o Prof. James H. McKerrow January 2009 - September 2009 |
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Tsiklauri, Lia Senior Scientist, Iovel Kutateladze Pharmacochemistry Institute, Tbilisi, Georgia Research: Cellular Uptake and Metabolism of Flavonoid Glycoside From Astragalus Falcatus Lem SUNY--University at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, c/o Dr. Marilyn Morris January 2009 - October 2009 |
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Vignani, Rita Scientist, Department of Environmental Science, University of Siena, Siena, Italy Research: The Role of Cytoskeletal Interacting Proteins in Agrobacterium-Mediated Plant Genetic Transformation Purdue University, Department of Biological Sciences, West Lafayette, IN, c/o Prof. Stanton Gelvin November 2008 - May 2009 |
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Yalcin, Ayfer Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey Research: The Neuroprotective Effect of Y-Glutamylcysteine Ethyl Ester and 12/15 LOX mRNA Expression in the Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model of Stroke Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Neuroprotection Research Laboratory, Boston, MA, c/o Prof. Klaus van Leyen July 2008 - January 2009 |
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Znari, Mohammed Professor, Faculty of Science, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco Research: Ecology of the Sonora Mud Turtle at the Montezuma Well in Arizona U.S. Geological Survey-Southwest Biological Science Center, Reston, VA, c/o Dr. Jeffrey E. Lovich June 2008 - September 2008 |
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