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2009 IGERT PI Meeting Information
Meeting Details
- Sunday, May 17th - Tuesday, May 19th
- Westin Alexandria, Alexandria, VA
- 2009 Meeting Website
Poster Challenge!
The IGERT trainee posters were judged at the IGERT PI Meeting held May 17-19, 2009 in Alexandria, VA and the 10 winners are listed below. Winners will receive a $3000 supplement to their IGERT to be used as travel funds for a workshop, conference, or field experience of their choice associated with their research topic.
Natalie Castellana: "Gene Annotation in Arabidopsis by Proteogenomics"
PROJECT: IGERT Plant System Biology Interdisciplinary Graduate Training Program
University of California - San Diego
PI: Julian I. Schroeder
Silvia Cermelli: "Understanding Molecular Motors Regulation"
PROJECT: IGERT: Life Chip
University of California - Irvine
PI: Guann P. Li
Aaron Greco: "Micro-Scale Surface Texturing for Friction Reduction Leading to Improved Energy Efficiency"
PROJECT: On A Virtual Tribology System: Future Engineers and Future Powertrain Virtualization Technology
Northwestern University
PI: Leon M. Keer
Brice Loose: "Does Sea Ice Keep a Lid on Deep Ocean Carbon Dioxide?"
PROJECT: A Joint Graduate Program in Applied Mathematics and the Earth & Environmental Sciences
Columbia University
PI: Lorenzo M. Polvani
Yogesh Patel: "Application of Nanoparticles in Dermatology"
PROJECT: Nanomedical Science and Technology
Northeastern University
PI: Srinivas Sridhar
Mariana Preciado: "Loving and Looking: How Visual Processing Helps Maintain Positive Beliefs about a Romantic Partner"
PROJECT: Interdisciplinary Relationship Science Program
University of California - Los Angeles
PI: Letitia Anne Peplau
Daniel Scott: "Development of Highly Sensitive Aequorin-based Sensing Systems through Protein Engineering"
PROJECT: IGERT: Building Leadership Through a Program on Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
PI: Kimberly Anderson
Christina Skelton: "How Did the World’s First Writing Evolve?"
PROJECT: The Dynamics of Communication in Context
University of Pennsylvania
PI: John Trueswell
Adam St. Jean: "Bacterial Therapies in Cancer Treatment: Completing the Toolbox"
PROJECT: IGERT: Interdisciplinary Research Training in Cellular Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
PI: Susan Roberts
Walter Voit: "Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER)"
PROJECT: Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER)
Georgia Tech Research Corporation - GIT
PI: Marie C. Thursby
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