Catherine Welsch Smith Research Award
Tayler Sheahan
Tayler Sheahan has just
completed my junior year at Marquette University and is honored to be
granted this research award. As a Physiological Sciences major in the
Department of Biological Sciences, Tayler has been involved in
undergraduate research since her freshman year. She is grateful for the
department’s encouragement and the numerous unique research
opportunities it has offered to her. Tayler has had the opportunity to
develop a research project of her own during the department’s Summer
Research Program and also has had the privilege to present her project
at the 2011 Drosophila Research Conference. This summer, Tayler will
further her research experience with an internship at the Max Delbrück
Research for Molecular Medicine in Berlin through the DAAD RISE Program.
After graduating, Tayler plans to pursue a PhD in neurobiology. With
the research experience she has gained thus far at Marquette, she is
confident that she will be prepared for continuing her studies at the
graduate level.
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Research Award
Elise Pellmann
Elise
Pellmann is a junior Biochemistry & Molecular Biology major. Since
her freshman year she has worked in the laboratory of Dr. Martin St.
Maurice, where she studies enzyme structure and function via X-ray
crystallography. She has had the opportunity to work on a variety of
projects in the lab, and she is looking forward to continuing her
current work during her final year at Marquette. After graduation she
plans to attend a MD/Ph.D program and pursue a career in clinical
medicine and research.
Biological Sciences Academic Achievement Award
Kelsey Lynch
Kelsey Lynch will be graduating from Marquette with a degree from the
College of Arts & Sciences in Biological Sciences. She has accepted a
position in a biomedical research lab at the University of California
San Diego to identify and examine a mutation in fruit flies that causes
short sleep syndrome. Kelsey will be working in the lab for a year to
gain some experience before applying to graduate school for the
following year. Currently, Kelsey is planning on applying to health care
administration programs as well as cellular and molecular biology
doctoral programs. She realizes these two are on a bit opposite ends of
the spectrum, but she thinks it’s exciting to have two different
opportunities in front of her. Kelsey says, "I definitely has Marquette
to thank for that; my lab courses were interesting and engaging, but I
also loved my social justice classes about health care and reform. Thus,
both are having an effect on my decision for choosing a graduate school
program."
Biological Sciences Department
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Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
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