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North Carolina Academy of Science Announces 2024-2025 Yarbrough Research Grant Recipients
The North Carolina Academy of Science (NCAS) announces the recipients of the prestigious Yarbrough Research Grant for the 2024-2025 academic year. This grant program provides funding to undergraduate students who are members of the Collegiate Academy to engage in innovative research activities.
The Yarbrough Research Grants play a crucial role in fostering undergraduate research and scientific advancement in North Carolina. The grants support a wide range of projects across various scientific disciplines.
The 2024-2025 Yarbrough Research Grant recipients are:
1. Marit Reckmann, Catawba College
Project: Investigating the Mechanistic Effect of Heme in Artemisinin-Induced Ferroptosis Using a Cancer Cell Model
Advisor: Dr. Carmony Hartwig
Discipline: Biology and Biochemistry
2. Priyanka Amalean, NC State University
Project: Antibiotic compound extract on eukaryotic organisms
Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Mathews
Discipline: Microbiology
3. Karen Gonzalez, Catawba College
Project: Examining the potential Antimicrobial Activity of Azelaic Acid on the Eskape Pathogen Panel
Advisor: Dr. Carmony Hartwig
Discipline: Biology and Biochemistry
4. Anna Miller, NC State University
Project: Genomic Sequencing and Characterization of an Antibiotic-Producing Soil Bacterium
Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Mathews
Discipline: Microbiology
5. Rachel Van Winkle, Campbell University
Project: Enzymatic cross-coupling reactions of carbonyl compounds with alkyl halides: crossing into new territory with thiamine-dependent enzymes
Advisor: Dr. Evan Reynolds
Discipline: Chemistry
6. Elijah Yang, Lenoir-Rhyne University
Project: New territory with thiamine-dependent enzymes
Advisor: Dr. Michael Stiff
Discipline: Biology
7. Diamond Edmonds, Fayetteville State University
Project: Investigating the Effects of Environmental and Chemical Changes on Capsule Production and Antibiotic Susceptibility in Lactobacillus acidophilus
Advisor: Dr. Danielle Graham
Discipline: Microbiology
8. Vanessa Ruiz-Marin, Catawba College
Project: Don't Sugarcoat It: Xylitol's Inhibitory Effects Against Streptococcus Mutans
Advisor: Dr. Francisco Camacho
Discipline: Biology
The North Carolina Academy of Science is proud to support these talented undergraduate researchers as they pursue groundbreaking projects across various scientific disciplines. The Yarbrough Research Grant program exemplifies NCAS's commitment to fostering scientific inquiry and innovation among North Carolina's next generation of scientists.
Grant recipients are expected to present their research findings at the NCAS Annual Meeting, providing them with valuable experience in scientific communication and networking opportunities with fellow researchers.
2024 Annual Meeting at Winston-Salem State University
Photos by Ryan Brandt
2024 - 2025 Yarbrough Research Grant
The Yarbrough Research Grants Committee has put out the call for Applications.
The Yarbrough Research Grants program provides funding to undergraduates who are members of the Collegiate Academy to engage in research activities. Approximately four grants are awarded annually and typically range from $100 to $500. Top awards may receive as much as $500 or more. The application deadline is April 15, 2024.
ANNUAL MEETING - 2024 at Winston-Salem STate University
The 120th Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Science will be hosted by Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, NC, April 5-6, 2024! Information is posted on the Annual Meeting page.
2024 Bryden Award
The Robert R. Bryden Research Awards grants up to $1000 to support graduate research, equipment and/or expenses related to attendance of scientific meetings. The application deadline is February 26, 2024. For more information about eligibility and how to apply, see the instructions for applicants.
2023 Platinum Annual Meeting Sponsor
Thank you to Sigma Xi for sponsoring this year’s annual meeting!
The Yarbrough Research Grants program provides funding to undergraduates who are members of the Collegiate Academy to engage in research activities. Approximately four grants are awarded annually and typically range from $100 to $500. Top awards may receive as much as $500 or more. The application deadline is April 14, 2023, and accepted proposals may be funded as early as June for undergraduates to begin their research. Details can be found at this link.
ANNUAL MEETING - 2023 at East Carolina University
The 119th Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Science will be hosted by East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, April 14-15, 2023! Information is posted on the Annual Meeting page.
PRESIDENT'S LETTER:
Dear fellow members and supporters of the North Carolina Academy of Science,
I hope this letter finds you well. I attended my first NCAS Annual Meeting in 1996. Over the years, I have served in a variety of positions on the Board of Directors and now I am honored to serve as your President.
The last three years of the pandemic have produced difficult challenges for everyone and altered the “business as usual” pattern of our lives. In response to the Covid19 crisis, the Academy was forced to cancel its planned 2020 annual meeting for the first time since we began meeting in 1902. Thanks to the tireless dedication and hard work of the Local Arrangements Committee at Lenoir Rhyne University, the Academy held its first online virtual annual meeting in 2021. Last year, the Academy restarted our in-person annual meeting at Campbell University using a hybrid format so that poster and oral presentation sessions included remote participants who were unable to travel to Buies Creek. Despite the hardships brought on by the pandemic, I am happy to report that the Academy has successfully weathered the storm and that our future is secure.
I am so grateful for the Board of Directors (BOD), the previous and current Local Arrangements Committees, the Editorial Board, the CANCAS officers, and all of our faithful members who have worked to keep the Academy, and our flagship journal, operating through these uncertain times. I am happy to report that the financial state of the Academy is on solid ground due to the responsible stewardship of the Finance Committee and the fundraising efforts of the local arrangements’ committees. With a renewed sense of our strength and unity, I look forward to a bright future as we continue our mission to "encourage the advancement of science within the state of North Carolina by promotion of scientific research and by the fostering of education in the sciences."
Our 118th Annual Meeting is scheduled on March 31 and April 1, 2023 at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. The Friday evening poster session will be hosted in the new Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building. So, please invite your colleagues and students to join us in Greenville for what will be a terrific annual meeting.
If you are not yet a member of the Academy, I would like to encourage you to peruse our website (https://www.ncacadsci.org/) to see all of the benefits that come with being a member. If you are a member, then please share your knowledge and experience of the Academy with colleagues so that we can increase our membership.
In addition, I would like to use this opportunity to invite our members who are interested in volunteering as committee members, editorial board members and peer reviewers to contact me about currently vacant positions as well as offices that will open in March 2023.
I look forward to meeting you all at our next annual meeting at East Carolina University on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 15, 2023.
Mike Kingston
President 2022-2023 Elon University
Department of Biology kingston@elon.edu
