Awards and Recognition – Page 7 – Department of Biology

Dr. Yolanda Fortenberry receives Hartwell Foundation Award for sickle cell disease research

April 24, 2023

One of just 12 researchers nationally chosen for biomedical study to potentially benefit children Yolanda Fortenberry, an associate professor of biology at Case Western Reserve University studying possible therapies for debilitating sickle cell disease, is one of just 12 researchers nationally chosen for a prestigious 2020 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research...

Graduate Student Michael Rauscher wins 3rd place in the Art of Stem

April 24, 2023

PhD student Michael Rauscher, in Dr. Fox's lab, has won 3rd place in the Art of Stem. His submission was called "Flyalyzer" and it's a screenshot from a program he wrote of the same name for kinematic analysis of Drosophila in tethered flight. It allows him to measure the downstroke...

Department of Biology faculty nominated for the 2020 Carl F. Wittke Award

April 24, 2023

Congratulations to the Department of Biology faculty nominated for the 2020 Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Nominees from the department are: Rebecca Benard Susan Burden-Gulley Rich Drushel Barb Kuemerle

Graduate Student Award Luncheon

April 24, 2023

The Department of Biology honored several graduate students at its annual Graduate Student Award Luncheon. Students honored include: The Joanne Westin Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award Honorable Mentions: Laura Bernstein-Kurtycz Beatriz Ibarra Venkata Saikumar Thulabandu Katie Duval Winner: David Dimitrie Graduate Student Best Paper Award 3rd Place: Alexandra Yarger 2nd Place: Michael Moore 1st Place: David Bertsch

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