Three graduate students in the biology department were recently awarded GCAS Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Endeavor Grants for their work in their respective fields
Manish Sarkar “Context-dependent coexistence of social parasites: fungus-growing ant communities as a case study”
Elizabeth Rush “A Novel Preclinical Mouse Model for Neonatal Marfan Syndrome Exhibits Cardiovascular and Multisystem Abnormalities.”
Jessica LaBella “Genome Structure and Organization of a Novel Permafrost Bacterium”
Their proposals were awarded for their significant impact in their chosen field of study. Students must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the GSSCE Grants:
- Students must be a graduate student enrolled in a graduate program in the CWRU College of Arts & Sciences.
- Students must be enrolled for a full-time study for the full academic year.
- Proposals must be for research/scholarship/creative work pertaining to the student’s graduate planned program of study or future professional goals.
Congratulations Bethy, Jess, and Manish!
