Archive for the ‘Emily Britt’ Category
Friday, May 5th, 2017
Eight students presented at this year’s Undergraduate Honors Program. This year marks the thirteenth year for the Gene F. Lata Undergraduate Research Symposium. Please join Professor Marc Wold, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Honors Advisor, in congratulating these 2017 graduates and their research mentors for a job well done.

(left to right): Emily Britt, Sarah Gardner, Zachary Wehrspan, Maria Núñez Hernandez, Maureen O’Connor, Sarah Van Dorin, Nicholas McCarty, Nicholas Mullen
- Emily C. Britt
Mentor: Brandon Davies
Investigating the Interactions Between ANGPTL3, ANGPTL8, and Lipoprotein Lipase
- Sarah H. Gardner
Mentor: Sheila Baker
Post-Synaptic Development of the First Visual Synapse
- Maria Núñez Hernandez
Mentor: Madeline Shea
Calcium-Dependent Regulation of Calcineurin Activity
- Nicholas S. McCarty
Mentor: E. Dale Abel
Exploring Mechanisms by which the Insulin Responsive Glucose Transporter GLUT4 is Regulated in High-Fat Fed Hearts
- Nicholas J. Mullen
Mentor: David Price
Oxidative Stress Reveals Mechanistic Insight into Human 5’ mRNA Capping
- Maureen O’Connor
Mentor: Lori Wallrath
Lamin localization and genome integrity in rare types of muscular dystrophy
- Sarah Van Dorin
Mentor: Ronald Weigel
Role of TFAP2A in Transcriptional Regulation of Melanoma
- Zachary Wehrspan
Mentor: Ronald Weigel
TFAP2C orchestrates pH regulation in breast tumors, and its loss leads to EMT, facilitating the Warburg Effect
The symposium also included the presentation of two undergraduate awards, made possible by a gift from Alap Subramanian. The H.G. Wittmann Scholar Award was presented to Nicholas J. Mullen (Price lab) and the H.G. Khorana Scholar Award was presented to Emily Britt (Davies lab), recognizing their exceptional understanding of biochemistry and its value to society.
Congratulations to everyone named above and all of our 2017 graduates!
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Friday, November 4th, 2016
The 2016 Biochemistry @ Iowa newsletter is hot off the presses and available for download. Alumni and friends should receive a hard copy in the mail this week. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please send your contact information to biochem@uiowa.edu. While you are at it, feel free to send us your news and updates! Previous newsletters are also available online.
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Thursday, May 5th, 2016
The 2016 Rex Montgomery Scholarships were award to:
Rex Montgomery Scholarships recognize undergraduate students for their outstanding academic record and commitment to research. This scholarship was established by Dr. Rex Montgomery, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Biochemistry. Dr. Montgomery began his career at the University of Iowa in 1955, and is admired for his impact as a researcher, teacher and mentor. Dr. Montgomery is an internationally recognized carbohydrate biochemist and textbook author. While on the faculty, he served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Medicine, the Vice President of Research for the University and was the founding director of the University of Iowa Physician Assistant Program. Dr. Montgomery retired in 2005 after more than 50 years on the faculty.
Congratulations – Emily, Laura and Angela!
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