PHI BETA KAPPA INDUCTEES
The following students were initiated into the Wake Forest Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa on Monday, April 15, 2019:
Seniors
Elizabeth Maureen Black
Taylor Danielle Catalano
Brooke Ana Christensen
Amelia Adele Mangan
Kelly Anne O’Keefe
Jennifer Elaine Stern
Madelaine Mae Usey
Juniors
Katherine Grace Beshears
Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society for the liberal arts.
Less than 10 percent of undergraduates in the liberal arts and sciences are selected for lifetime membership.
BMB SENIOR RESEARCH DAY
Congratulations to the following Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) students (and their Biology mentors) who presented posters on BMB Senior Research Day!
Oral Presentations from Honors Students:
Chloe Borden – Mentors: Sarah McDonald and James Pease
Intergenotypic amino acid diversity in rotavirus outer capsid proteins VP4 and VP7
Poster Presentations:
Paula Patel – Mentor: Sarah McDonald
Mapping Rotavirus VP1 Localization Determinants: Site-directed Mutagenesis of Leucine 138
Keyang Yu – Mentor: Ke Zhang
Analysis of protein-protein interaction between histone demethylases
AWARDS
Elizabeth Black won the Carolina Biological Supply Company Undergraduate Research Award.
David VanEenenaam won the Walter S. Flory Outstanding Student in Biology Award.
Lindsey Hoots won the Elton C. Cocke Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student.
Dr. Emily Tompkins (’19) won the Elton C. Cocke Award for Outstanding Biology Graduate Student.
RICHTER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Name – Major
Nicole Johnsen – Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Haleigh Schultz – Biology
Madeleine Ward – Biology
Mohammad Malik – Chemistry / Biology
Richter Scholarship Program awards are the largest single awards on campus for the purpose of independent study. Students are encouraged to pursue enriching, broadening projects that have the promise of being life-changing. To enrich the independent study experience, each student is required to have a faculty mentor for his or her project.
ARTS & HUMANITIES RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS
Name – Major
Andrew Murphy – Biology / English
Wake Forest Research Fellowships (WFA&HF) are designed to provide students with the opportunity to participate in intensive scholarship under the mentorship of a Wake Forest University faculty member during the summer months. The WFA&HF will support half-summer (5 week) projects mentored by Reynolda College faculty in Divisions I (Humanities), II (Literature), and III (Fine Arts).
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS
Name – Major
Matthew Gronberg – Biochemistry
Ikeer Mancera-Ortiz – Biochemistry
Jialin Chen – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Chaeun (Jiah) Lee – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Molly Sohn – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Katherine Cunnane – Biology
Ning (Faye) Fang – Biology
Lindsey Hoots – Biology
Suprene Mohamedzein – Biology
Samuel Sutton – Biology
Tien-Chi (Jason) Hou – Biology / Chemistry
Du (Dan) Gu – Biology / Psychology
Courtney Kaplan – Biology / Psychology
Wake Forest Research Fellowships (WFRF) are designed to provide students with the opportunity to participate in intensive scholarship under the mentorship of a Wake Forest University faculty member across the summer months. The Wake Forest Research Fellowship will support projects mentored or co-mentored by Reynolda College faculty.
Read more about the Student Honors and Announcements in the Dean’s Office Digest:
Spring 2019 Honors & Announcements