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CORVALLIS - Oregon State University has awarded 57 fellowships to undergraduate students to do original research through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Research Program.

Under this initiative, which is now in sixth year at OSU, students receive more than $3,500 for 11 weeks of work during the summer doing laboratory and field research with a faculty mentor in such fields as biochemistry, zoology, microbiology and other areas.

The program is supported by a four-year, $1.9 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which aims to enhance the teaching of biological principles to college and pre-college students.

"OSU has long recognized the unique educational value of an individual research experience," said Kevin Ahern, faculty coordinator of the summer fellowship project. "The Howard Hughes grant substantially increases the number of students who are able to participate in an intense, full-time research experience over a several-month period, engaging in frequent contact with other students and with a faculty mentor."

Additional support for the program this year will come from the OSU Center for Gene Research, the Environmental Health Sciences Center, the OSU URISC Program, the National Science Foundation, and numerous individual research grants.

At the end of the summer, students will participate in a three-day symposium to present their research results to their peers, mentors and the general public.

Among the students receiving fellowships are:

• ALBANY: Shannon Bell, majoring in bioengineering/bioresource research, working with Oscar Riera-Lizarazu; Nathaniel Evans, majoring in biology, working with Susan Haig; James Proestos, majoring in biochemistry and biophysics, working with Sonia Anderson

   

• BEAVERTON: Amy Dinh, majoring in honors biochemistry and biophysics, working with Janine Trempy; Nancy Lee, majoring in honors biochemistry and biophysics, working with Chris Mathews; Tony Tong, majoring in honors chemistry and honors biochemistry and biophysics, working with Jan Frederik Stevens

   

• CLACKAMAS: Lisa Bauer, majoring in honors microbiology, working with Theo Dreher; Jaime Smith, majoring in honors biology, working with Dennis Hruby

   

• COOS BAY: Eddie O'Donnell, majoring in honors biochemistry and biophysics, working with Andrew Buermey

   

• CORVALLIS: Josh Cuperus, majoring in microbiology, working with Walt Ream; Aly Mohamed, majoring in honors bioresource research, working with John Hays; Julie Ream, majoring in honors bioresource research, working with James Altland; Daniel Smith, majoring in bioresource research and computer science, working with Jim Carrington; Amy Teegarden, majoring in bioengineering, working with Pui Shing Ho; Sara Tracy, majoring in chemical engineering, working with Skip Rochefort

   

• DALLAS: Emily Cavaliere, majoring in environmental science, working with Pui Shing Ho

   

• EUGENE: Rachel McAlister, majoring in biology, working with Robert Mason; John Stenberg, majoring in honors biochemistry and biophysics, working with Dan Arp; Marisa Wahnsiedler, majoring in microbiology, working with Barbara Reed; Brandon Yuan, majoring in biology, working with Luiz Bermudez

   

• GLADSTONE: Stephanie Junell, majoring in honors radiation health physics, working with Chris Mathews; Kelly Probst, majoring in microbiology, working with Mike

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• GRANTS PASS: Cliff Gagnier, majoring in microbiology, working with Dennis Hruby

   

• GRESHAM: David Stanley, majoring in biochemistry and biophysics, working with Frank Moore

   

• HILLSBORO: Tuan Nguyen, majoring in general science, working with Bill Baird; Kathleen Van Wormer, majoring in honors botany and plant pathology and honors chemistry, working with Terri Lomax

   

• LA GRANDE: Andrew Kiemnec, majoring in honors biochemistry and biophysics, working with Robert Tanguay

   

• LAKE OSWEGO: Nick Durham, majoring in honors microbiology, working with Morrie Craig; Kaitlin Frasier, majoring in honors biology and international studies, working with Jane Lubchenco

   

• MEDFORD: Sara Hamilton, majoring in botany and plant pathology, working with Linda Ciufetti

   

• NEWBERG: Ryan Scholz, majoring in animal science and bioresource research, working with Howard Meyer

   

• OREGON CITY: Laurel Wheeler, majoring in biology, working with John Hays

   

• PENDLETON: Jeremy Gregory, majoring in honors biochemistry and biophysics, Spanish, and international studies, working with Frank Moore

   

• PORTLAND: Doug Bryant, majoring in bioengineering and computer science, working with Mike Gross; Jennifer Davis, majoring in biology, working with Gary Merrill; James Lester, majoring in biology, working with Jaga Giebultowicz; Carolyn Wiesner, majoring in an international degree in general science, working with Chris Mathews

   

• ROGUE RIVER: Arianne Cease, majoring in zoology, working with Robert Mason

   

• ROSEBURG: Emily Williamson, majoring in honors microbiology, working with Dennis Hruby

   

• ST. HELENS: Sherrie Marble, majoring in nutrition science, working with Joe Beckman

   

• SALEM: Kory Kerrick, majoring in biology, working with John Fowler; Beth Poore, majoring in biochemistry and biophysics, working with Elisar Barbar

   

• SPRINGFIELD: Tanja Homrichhausen, majoring in honors bioengineering, working with Hiro Nonogaki

   

• SWEET HOME: Nathanael Blake, majoring in honors microbiology, working with Dan Rockey

   

• THE DALLES: Melinda von Borstel, majoring in honors nutrition and food management, working with Theresa Filtz

   

• WEST LINN: Kathrin Meyers, majoring in honors biochemistry and biophysics, working with Joe Beckman

   

• WILSONVILLE: Loren Cochrun, majoring in honors bioengineering, working with Elisar Barbar

   

• YAMHILL: Dan Albershardt, majoring in biochemistry and biophysics, working with Bill Baird; Eli Moore, majoring in chemistry and bioresource research, working with Staci Simonich