Merck - AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program

Summer 2004

Carolina Boet

David A Guel

Sarah Smith

In 2004, the Chemistry and Biology departments were awarded a Merck/AAAS research grant for $60,000. Only 14 other colleges and universities in the nation were awarded this prestigious grant. The Merck/AAAS undergraduate research program provides financial support for four students interested in doing research in both chemistry and biology.

Projects

The primary faculty involved in the Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Research Program are Dr. Maha Zewail-Foote (Chemistry), Dr. Emily Niemeyer (Chemistry), Dr. Gulnar Rawji (Chemistry), Dr. Martin Gonzalez (Biology), Dr. Maria Cuevas (Biology), and Dr. Max Taub (Biology). The projects will provide research opportunities in the areas of medicinal, analytical, and bioinorganic chemistry along with molecular biology, endocrinology and plant physiology. more

RESEARCH PROJECT 1
Biochemical Consequences of Tamoxifen-DNA Adducts

RESEARCH PROJECT 2
Drought and Salinity Responses In C₄ Grasses

RESEARCH PROJECT 3
Effects of DNA-Reactive a-Hydroxytamoxifen on Endometrial Cell Lines

RESEARCH PROJECT 4
Induction of SOS Mutagenesis under Starvation Conditions

Application

Interested in becoming one of the Merck Scholars for 2005? Click here for an application. Applications are due March 1, 2005. Return to FJS 317.


Related Links

	Southwestern University Chemistry Department

	Southwestern University Biology Department

	Merck

	American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science

	Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs