Department News
Departmental Activities
The Department of Biological Sciences recently raised $668.50 for the "Clemson Free Clinic" during a holiday fundraiser. The Clemson Free Clinic provides medical care and medication to low-income residents who meet qualifications.
Departmental Seminar
The 2008-2009 Seminars are currently in the planning stages. However, feel free to visit this location to see the seminar plans that have been made up to this date.
Students in the News
Christopher Awttaway Receives Honors
Christopher Attaway, a rising junior in Biological Sciences, has been awarded an ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship to study the human parasite, Entamoeba histolytica. This pathogen is the causative agent of amoebic dysentery and infects 50,000,000 people annually. Christopher will carry out his research project in the laboratory of Dr. Lesly Temesvari. The award provides funds that will be used to support a summer stipend, travel to the National ASM Meeting in Philadelphia in 2009, and membership in the ASM. The Department of Biological Sciences wishes Christopher well as he undertakes this research endeavor.
Attaway & Patel Awarded Killam
Fellowships
Two Biological Sciences students are the first to be awarded prestigious Killam Fellowships to study abroad in Canada. Christopher Attaway, a rising junior in Biological Sciences, will spend the Spring 2009 semester at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Mansi Patel, a rising junior in Microbiology, will spend the Spring 2009 semester at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. The Killam Fellowships Program allows undergraduate students to participate in a residential exchange program between Canada and the USA during their junior year. The program is managed by The Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States of America. For more information about this program please visit www.killamfellowships.com or contact Dr. Lesly Temesvari (LTEMESV@clemson.edu) or Dr. Teresa Wise (TWISE@clemson.edu). The Department of Biological Sciences congratulates Christopher and Mansi on this achievement.
Rivera Wins Distinguished Achievement Fellowship
Gabe Rivera has won the Distinguished Achievement Fellowship Award from the Graduate School.
This is given to a Doctoral Student who has distinguished themselves in
research, professional service and teaching during their doctoral
career. The successful candidate must at a minimum have presented
papers at meetings, had papers accepted for publication in journals and
attended professional development workshops. Other criteria include
being nominated for academic or research awards, giving guest lectures,
mentoring students, performing service and making significant
contributions to sponsored research and grant proposals.
Gabe is the first student nominee from Biological Sciences to win this award.
Faculty/Staff in the News
Dr. Amy Moran Featured in Clemson World
Dr. Amy
Moran, an Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences, is featured in the Spring
Edition of Clemson World in an article titled "Extreme
Biology." Dr. Moran is featured for her research in the Antarctica. She was
also interviewed on NBC's Today Show in the Fall of 2007. Read more about Dr.
Moran's research on her lab site.
Dr. Jerry Waldvogel Receives Campbell Award
Dr. Jerry Waldvogel, a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, has been named the 2008 recipient of the Robert S. Campbell Award for Faculty Achievement in Communication Across the Curriculum. The Campbell Award is presented by the Pearce Center for Professional Communication. Read more about Dr. Waldvogel's accomplishments.
Dr. Jeremy Tzeng Featured on Discovery Channel News Web
Dr. Jeremy Tzeng, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences was recently featured on the Discovery Channgel News Website for his research on nanoparticle chicken feed that eliminates deadly bacteria, making chicken meat safer for consumption.
Tzeng was also interviewed for a radio news story on the The Environment Report, a national environment & science news service that airs on 145 National Public Radio stations. Tzeng discussed his research of "intelligent chicken feed," which through the use of nanomaterial research would eventually be used to purge harmful bacteria from chickens. Read and listen to the report "Nanotech Nervousness." More information about Dr. Tzeng and his research can be found on his faculty Web page.
Dr. Tamara McNealy Awarded Early-Career Faculty Travel Grant
Dr. Tamara McNealy was recently awarded the ASMCUE 2007 Early-Career Faculty Travel Grant. This grant will allow Dr. McNealy to travel and participate in the 14th annual ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE) from May 18-20, 2007 at the University of Buffalo - SUNY North Campus in New York. Dr. McNealy is one of 12 recipient who received this grant. Please congratulate her when you see her.
Dr. Patrick McMillan's "Expeditions" Receives Honors
Patrick McMillan, Expeditions Clemson University's "Expeditions with Patrick McMillan" recently won a bronze Telly Award for outstanding public television series in the nature and wildlife category. The Telly Award honors the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. It receives more than 13,000 entries from around the country. The show can be seen Sundays at 7:30pm on SC-ETV and the SC Channel. Please congratulate Patrick when you see him.
Expeditions with Patrick McMillan, a series of half-hour shows picked up by ETV and ETV's South Carolina Channel (exclusively on cable), will air on Sunday nights, beginning Jan. 14, at 7:30 p.m.
The first episode will find McMillan, Clemson lecturer and host and co-creator of the series, and guest explorer Nancy Neal, trekking through the salt marshes of South Carolina and chatting about fiddler crabs, cord grass and Native American shell rings. In accessible documentary format, the show explores various regions of the Carolinas with an emphasis on the areas' unique treasures.
Tom Neal, a 19-year Clemson veteran, is co-creator, director and
producer of the show.
For more on Expeditions with Patrick McMillan, visit the Web at:
- http://www.clemson.edu/expeditions/index.html
- http://cworld.clemson.edu/archive/2006/fall06/feature1.htm
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