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D.O.O.R.S. Scholarship Program
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D.O.O.R.S. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTC Institute) is collaborating with Promega Corporation to provide D.O.O.R.S. scholarships to 10 talented students from underrepresented backgrounds. The winners will receive:
- A $5,000 USD scholarship to be used to pay for tuition and fees required for enrollment or attendance at the recipients’ educational institution, or for fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for courses at the educational institution.
- Recipients will participate in Promega mentorship sessions that include constructive feedback on their experimental design and research, providing scientific posters and/or white papers, and professional/career development.
- Recipients will be invited to participate in DOORS Scholar’s Day which includes a trip to Madison, WI and an opportunity to meet with industry leaders, scientists and in person mentoring sessions.
2024 D.O.O.R.S. SCHOLARS & MENTORS
Scholar Name | Institute | Location | Research Interest | Promega Mentor |
Ruth Medrano | Brooklyn College | Brooklyn, NY | We hypothesized that FGPs-expressed loxl1 could play a role in establishing the balance of collagen and elastin in the meninges. |
Eric Vincent, Marketing – LS Genomics & Instruments |
Jasmine Freeman |
Spelman College | Atlanta, GA | The KRAS oncogene is present among ~ 67% of Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cases, creating the perfect target for our system to recognize. (CRISPR) |
Bats Mutamba, Field Support Scientists |
Alyssa Do | UC San Diego | San Diego, CA | The Chaim Lab at UCSD, where I am currently volunteering, is focused on researching these seven RBPs to further understand how they interact with damaged RNA, particularly in the context of neurodegeneration. |
Mailee Huynh, NA Biopharma Development Team Sales |
Hyerin Kim | McGill University | Montreal, Quebec |
The goal of this project is to create a cholesterol- metabolizing microorganism to use as a probiotic that can be a preventative measure for high serum cholesterol levels. This can help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in those with a family history of a disease as well as in other health-conscious individuals. |
Thomas Kirkland, R&D Advanced Technologies |
Mustafa Abdulkadhim | York University | Toronto, Ontario |
This research project, carried out at York University, aims to explore how the direction of a user’s gaze influences ARKit blendshape weights. These weights are crucial for adjusting virtual objects in Augmented Reality (AR) in real-time. |
Daryl Nelson, NA East Sales |
Allyson May | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | Our lab believes that this enzyme is a target for the treatment of depression, as increased levels of 3B-HSD in the gut should increase circulating estradiol and improve symptoms of depression. |
Nadia Sadeqi, NA Canada & Great Lakes Sales |
Oceane Nana | Morgan State University | Baltimore, MD | The project’s primary objective is to assess the potential of these organorhenium complexes as alternative anticancer agents. |
Elizabeth Smith, NA Relations Management Team Sales |
Julia Forsey | McGill University | Montreal, Quebec |
PROTEUS, my current research project is a novel cancer therapeutic, utilizing a CRISPR mechanistic approach, but with a newly discovered Craspase enzyme, rather than Caspase. |
Sydnor Withers, D Instrumentation – SCI |
Mason Thao | Medical College of Wisconsin |
Milwaukee, WI | I’ve recently joined the McLellan Lab in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science where our lab research interest is vested into investigating glaucoma, the optical disease hallmarked by the damage or absence of retinal ganglion cells, in both humans as well as animals. The project that I will be contributing to involves investigating the microbead model of glaucoma with 5XFAD genetic model mice that inherit Alzheimer’s disease. |
Eshwar Udho, RD Diagnostics |
Lucas Lisondo | University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
My lab’s research goals are to raise consciousness on our microbial source of life by initiating the search for methods that economize the pre-treatment, hydrolysis, and fermentation of lignocellulosic and carbohydrate biomass. |
Sofia de Leon Tobal, NA Canada & Great Lakes Sales |