News & Student Research Spotlights
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Article ItemGraduate student’s love of science leads to prestigious national fellowship , article
Kaylee Petraccione received a National Institute of Health award to further her research on the molecular mechanisms enabling the Rift Valley fever virus to cause disease.
CeZAP ID IGEP Graduate Student Mini-Grant Competitions
2021 CeZAP ID IGEP Grant Competition
CeZAP received a large number of proposals for the ID IGEP grant competition this year. Thank you to all who submitted proposals and congratulations to the following ID IGEP affiliated students who received awards:
- Zach Baker
- Gaella Blanvillian
- Logan Briener
- Christian Choung
- Marcel Shams Eddin
- Nathaniel Esteves
- Rafaela Flor
- Jaspreet Gill
- Yawen He
- Abdullahi Jamiu
- Tom Kasputis
- Jeffrey Marano
- Charlotte Nyblade
- Joanna Reinhold
- Manetta Tanelus
- Alaina Weinheimer
2022 CeZAP ID IGEP Grant Competition
CeZAP received a large number of proposals for the ID IGEP grant competition this year. Thank you to all who submitted proposals and congratulations to the following ID IGEP affiliated students who received awards:
- Jesse Garett-Larson, Hawley Lab
- Yawen He, Chen Lab
- Hannah Ivester, Allen Lab
- Charlotte Nyblade, Yuan Lab
- Kaylee Petraccione, Kehn-Hall Lab
- Safoura Salar, Schubot Lab
- Wei Wang, Vikesland Lab
- Kassaye Belay, Vinatzer Lab
- Shreya Choudary, Popham Lab
- Hollyn Franklin, Hsu Lab
- Paige Banks, Mevers Lab
- Nathaniel Esteves, Scharf Lab
- Charlie Amoia, Weger Lab
- Wilson Farthing, Stevens Lab
- Krisangel Lopez, Auguste Lab
- Greyson Moore, Bertke Lab
- Helen Oker, Lahondere Lab
- Cole Gannett, Lowell Lab
- Pat Chaisupa, Wright Lab
2024 CeZAP ID IGEP Mini Grant Awards
CeZAP received a large number of proposals for the ID IGEP Grant competition this year. Thank you to all who submitted proposals and congratulations to the following ID IGEP Affiliated students who received awards:
- Muhammed Camara, Eastwood lab
- Chelsea Cereghino, Weger lab
- Riley Dehority, Zhang lab
- Rakib Ehsan, Cheng lab
- Ying-Xian Goh, Liao lab
- Muftanatu Gormina, Klemba lab
- Jillian Green, Bertke lab
- Shariful Islam, Escobar lab
- Abdulhadi Kobiowu, Tu lab
- Matt Sharpe, Kuhar lab
- Suzzudul Islam Shuvo, Lowell lab
- Morgen VanderGiessen, Kehn-Hall lab
- Jackson Wood, Scharf lab
In the news
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Article ItemClayton Caswell's laboratory awarded three National Institutes of Health research grants , article
The three grants, each driven by a different graduate student, highlight the diverse and impactful research conducted in Caswell's lab in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Article ItemNew research illuminates the impact of surface properties on bacteria movement , article
As an undergraduate student, Megan O'Hara had a unique opportunity to study how bacteria move across surfaces — a process known as twitching motility. The findings led to the surprising discovery of the key role surface properties play in either enabling or preventing this movement, recently published in mSphere, the primary open access journal by the American Society for Microbiology.
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Article ItemInvestigators collaborate to enrich undergraduate research experiences at Virginia Tech , article
David Schmale and Shane Ross teamed up with faculty at three minority-serving institutions to offer more students impactful, hands-on undergraduate research experiences.
ID IGEP affiliated student spotlights
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Fralin Life Sciences Institute
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Integrated Life Science Building (ILSB)
1981 Kraft Dr, Room 2036
Blacksburg, VA 24060
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ams@vt.edu
Office Phone: (540)-231-9378
Lab Phone: (540)-231-2342
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