Lab News
Research Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol - Spring 2021 Lab member Sierra Posey was chosen to present her research at the Oklahoma state capitol in March 2021. Congratulations Sierra!
SACNAS Conference - Registration/Travel Award Oct 2020 Lab member Brenden Determann is a recipient of the SACNAS registration/travel award for the 2020 conference. Congratulations Brenden!
OK-LSAMP Symposium Winners! Oct 3, 2020
Three undergraduate students won poster awards at the annual OK-LSAMP Symposium. Congratulations lab members! Cheyenne Daugherty - 1st place poster, Life Sciences Sierra Posey - 2nd place poster, Life Sciences Brittney Conn - 3rd place poster, Life Sciences
Wentz Research Scholarship - 2020-2021 Lab member Brittney Conn was awarded the prestigious Wentz Research Scholarship for the 2020-2021 school year. Congratulations Brittney!
https://universitycollege.okstate.edu/scholars/wentz_research_grants/wentz_mainpage.html
Lab Graduates - Spring 2020:
Our first undergraduate researchers, Emma Maritz and Brinley Cannon graduated in May 2020! Congratulations Emma and Brinley!
Emma successfully defended her honor's thesis entitled: "Identification and Drug Resistance of Fungal Pathogens in Cystic Fibrosis Patients." Emma received a BS in Microbiology and pre-nursing, with honors and will attend OU College of Nursing in the fall of 2020!
Brinley successfully defended her honor's thesis entitled: "Mechanism of Lysosomal Cathepsin B Degradation of Cryptococcus neoformans." Brinley received a BS in Biochemistry and pre-vet, with honors and will attend TX A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in the fall of 2020!
Grants:
February 2020: Wozniak lab awarded a COBRE project grant from NIH (GMS)!
November 2018: Wozniak lab awarded a pilot grant from the Oklahoma Center for Resipiratory and Infectious Diseases (OCRID)!
Scholarships and Awards:
April 2019: Congratulations to Emma Maritz and Sierra Posey - recipients of the Nancy Charlene Malkenhorst Scholarship from the OSU College of Arts & Sciences!
April 2018: Congratulations to Brittney Conn - recipient of the Joan Marie Tippieconnie scholarship from the OSU College of Arts & Sciences!
Poster Presentations:
Life Sciences Freshman Research Symposium - April 2018
Our 3 freshmen research students presented posters at the HHMI Life Sciences Freshman Research Symposium. Great job by Savannah, Sierra, and Brittney!
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Symposium - April 2018
All undergraduate students in the lab presented posters at the annual departmental symposium. Great presentations by Emma, Savannah, Sierra, and Brittney!
