CMMBNEWS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FALL 2014 ISSUE 05 CMMBNEWS CONTENTS CMMB undergraduate student Elaina Graham is a recipient of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings scholarship. This program provides recipients with a stipend during the academic year and the opportunity to participate in a 10- week summer internship at a NOAA facility. Elaina interned at the Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research in Charleston, South Carolina, wherein she analyzed the effects of oil spill dispersants on the grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio. After data collection in South Carolina, Elaina presented her findings to a panel of scientists at the NOAA Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. Elaina says, “It was a pretty amazing experience that gave me a great opportunity to network with scientists, as well as experience a different type of research than what I have been able to do at USF.” Elaina Graham is in her senior year and will graduate in Spring 2015. She is a Cell and Molecular Biology and Anthropology double major, co -President of the CMMB Club, and member of the CMMB Student Executive Council. CMMB Department Bowling Night Friday, Nov. 14th 6—8pm AMF University Lanes Fall 2014 CMMB Undergraduate Student Award Ceremony Friday, Dec.12th 1—2pm in ISA2023 See you there! CMMB Department Picnic at Riverfront Park Saturday, Mar. 21st 10am—2pm Above: Elaina Graham collects grass shrimp to use in an experiment. A Note From The Chair Faculty & Scientist News Faculty Spotlight Undergraduate Awards 2 3 4 5 CMMB Happenings Alumni Spotlight Social Media & Seminar 6 7 8
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CMMBNEWS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
FALL 2014 ISSUE 05
CMMBNEWS
CONTENTS
CMMB undergraduate student Elaina Graham is a recipient of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F.
Hollings scholarship. This program provides recipients with a stipend
during the academic year and the opportunity to participate in a 10-
week summer internship at a NOAA facility. Elaina interned at the
Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research
in Charleston, South Carolina,
wherein she analyzed the
effects of oil spill dispersants
on the grass shrimp
Palaemonetes pugio. After
data collection in South
Carolina, Elaina presented her
findings to a panel of scientists
at the NOAA Headquarters in
Silver Spring, Maryland.
Elaina says, “It was a pretty
amazing experience that gave
me a great opportunity to
network with scientists, as well
as experience a different type
of research than what I have
been able to do at USF.” Elaina
Graham is in her senior year
and will graduate in Spring
2015. She is a Cell and
Molecular Biology and
Anthropology double major, co
-President of the CMMB Club,
and member of the CMMB
Student Executive Council.
CMMB Department
Bowling Night
Friday, Nov. 14th
6—8pm
AMF University
Lanes
Fall 2014 CMMB
Undergraduate
Student Award
Ceremony
Friday, Dec.12th
1—2pm in ISA2023
See you there!
CMMB Department
Picnic at Riverfront
Park
Saturday, Mar. 21st
10am—2pm
Above: Elaina Graham collects grass shrimp to use in an experiment.
A Note From The Chair
Faculty & Scientist News
Faculty Spotlight
Undergraduate Awards
2
3
4
5
CMMB Happenings
Alumni Spotlight
Social Media & Seminar
6
7
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I hope your Fall Semester has been
productive and that you are doing well in
your studies! CMMB students and faculty
continue in their award winning
scholarship. Trill Finlayson, a PhD student
in CMMB, was named a 2014 Tillman
Military Scholar and undergraduate Elaina
Graham was an Ernest F. Hollings scholar
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. In the past year, Dr. Stan Stevens has been awarded
three NIH grants, Dr. Meera Nanjundan was awarded two NIH grants,
and Dr. Les Shaw and Dr. Patrick Bradshaw also received NIH grants.
These grants not only fund original research projects, but they also
fund graduate and undergraduate student activities in our research labs.
Your own Chair became a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
over the summer. The CMMB Student Executive Council has been
very active by building up the CMMB Club to over 70 students and
hosted a panel of faculty from USF, Moffitt and UF that discussed graduate
and medical school opportunities for students nearing graduation. You can
expect more such panels as the year progresses. These are only a few
examples of CMMB’s scholarly activities and awards over the past months.
CMMB has several faculty searches underway this year. We are
hiring two new instructors: one to assist in the upper division laboratories
and the other to teach in our Microbiology program. We are also searching
for a new assistant professor in the area of Microbial Pathogenesis. On a
more social note, CMMB organized a tailgate party at the Homecoming
football game this Fall, and we have the annual picnic coming up in the
Spring on Saturday, March 21st in Riverfront Park. I hope to see many of
you at the Fall 2014 CMMB Awards Ceremony and at the Fall
Commencement! When you graduate, or if you have already graduated,
please be sure to register with CMMB at http://biology.usf.edu/cmmb/about/
alumni.aspx.
- Dr. James R. Garey
Dr. Lindsey Shaw, CMMB Graduate Program Director
and Associate Professor, was featured on BayNews9 during
an interview with Dr. Randy Shuck on “Antibiotic
Resistance.” Dr. Shaw spoke about the possibility of a post-
antibiotic era due to antibacterial drug resistance and the
public health concerns associated with it. Dr. Shaw also
discussed the importance of developing new treatments and