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Taylor Oliphant ('21 student) won the FSTI Award for Excellence in Biochemistry at the 2020 UT College of Natural Sciences Undergraduate Research Forum. Congratulations, Taylor!
The Aptamer Stream won the Award for the Best Freshmen Research Initiative Poster at the 2020 UT College of Natural Sciences Undergraduate Research Forum.
Congratulations to Sujana Nelakanti ('20 student) for winning a Presenter Award at the 2019 Rice University Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCURS)! In picture (left to right), Christine Mai and Sujana Nelakanti (all '20 students)
The Aptamer stream won the Award for the Best Freshmen Research Initiative Poster at the 2019 UT College of Natural Sciences Undergraduate Research Forum.
Jevon Chu ('15 student) received one of two outstanding presentation awards in her session at the 2015 Rice Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium! Jevon presented her research in a talk titled "Diagnosing Breast Cancer: Beta-Glucuronidase Aptamer." Way to go, Jevon! In picture (left to right), Dorothy Nguyen, Rishabh Kothari, Uma Vaidyanathan, and Jevon Chu (all '15 students) (October 2015).
Armin Nourani ('13 student & '14 mentor) was featured in the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) newsletter (6/2015). The article titled "SLAS ELN Reports: Armin Nourani — Seek the Critique" highlights Armin's persevering philosophy. Check it out!
http://eln.slas.org/story/1/189-armin-nourani-seek-the-critique-
Ankita Brahmaroutu ('12 student) entered a biomedical sciences masters program at the UNT Health Science Center (Fort Worth, TX - 6/2015). Way to go, Ankita!
Representing the Aptamer Stream well, Eric Wei ('12 & '13 SRA, '14-'15 mentor), Sreyas Mahadevan ('14 student, '15 mentor), Vincent Huynh (12 student, '13-'15 mentor), and Saloni Gyani ('15 student) presented the stream poster at the 2015 BioBash (Austin, TX, 2015/05/21).
Way to go Anisha Maheshwari ('13 student)! Anisha is heading to the University of Toledo's College of Medicine in the fall of 2016 (after finishing her last year at UT). We're so proud of you!
Vincent Huynh ('12 student & '13-'15 mentor), Nan Hallock (UT alum and Director of Publishing at Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, SLAS), and Armin Nourani ('13 student & '14 mentor) met up at the 2015 SLAS Conference in Washington, D.C. Hook 'em!
And, Armin filled in a gap in the presenter schedule; here's what was said about his selection:
"Armin Nourani, a junior at the University of Texas, Austin will be filling a gap in our podium program (translational science/biomarkers session) by speaking on his Tony B. awardee poster topic 'Implementation of Nucleic Acid Circuitry in Detection of Melanoma Gene Biomarkers'"
It’s very unusual for an undergraduate to appear in our podium program (or poster program for that matter). He has the approval and blessing of his graduate advisor, Dr. Andrew Ellington and his post-doc mentor Dr. Sanchita Bhadra. They feel he will do a great job.
Congratulations again Vincent Huynh ('12 student & '13-'15 mentor)! Vincent received the Tony B. Academic Travel Award, which will provide airfare, hotel, and full conference registration for him to attend the SLAS2015 (Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening) conference Feb. 8-11, 2015 in Washington, DC. Way to go, Vincent!
Congratulations Vincent Huynh ('12 student & '13-'15 mentor) on receiving the Semiconductor Research Corporation Undergraduate Research Opportunities (SRC URO) fellowship (Fall '14 - Spring '15)! You're a rock star researcher!
*ACS Meeting Poster Presenters (Ft. Worth, TX 11/19-11/22/2014)*
A few Aptamer Stream mentors and a current student presented posters at the 70th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Katherine Klein ('13 student & '14-'15 mentor) and Kim Khoo ('14 student & '15 mentor) presented a poster titled, "Continuous evolution in a tube: a high school evolution demonstration." Vincent Huynh ('12 student & '13-'15 mentor) and Eric Wei ('12 & '13 SRA & '14-'15 mentor) presented a poster titled, "Alternative ELISA using an RNA Aptamer against Calf Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase." Way to go Aptamates!
Aptamer Stream researchers at lunch and represented in the American Society for Cell Biology's "2014 We Are Research" campaign to put a face on science. Starting from bottom going left, clockwise: Rainier Ababao (2014), Catherine Lu (2014 & 2013 SRA), Brenda Chiang (2014 SRA), Katherine Klein (2013 student and '14-'15 mentor), Victor Albornoz (2014), and Eric Wei (2012 & 2013 SRA, '14-'15 mentor).
Congratulations to Shruti Singh (Aptamer Stream 2012 student and 2013-2014 mentor)! Shruti received the Outstanding Research Presentation Award at the 2014 Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rice University.
Matthew Forster (Aptamer Stream 2012 student and 2013 mentor) is heading to the University of Texas Medical School at Houston (2015)! Congratulations Matthew!
Congratulations Andrea Soto (2014 Aptamer Stream) on winning a 2014 Ralph A. Steiner, M.D. Health Profession Scholarship! Way to go!
Andrea Soto (left) and Megan McNaney (right).
Shruti Singh (2012 Aptamer Stream) was profiled on the SENS Research Found SRF Summer Scholar webpage (2014).
Aptamer Stream Alumni Michael Ledbetter (2010), Robert Bedenbaugh (2012), and Shruti Singh (2012) published scientific papers that were included in the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) "Undergraduate Research Highlights" (2014).
SURGE Award for the Best Freshmen Research Initiative Poster at the UT College of Natural Sciences Undergraduate Research Forum 2013.
Hannah McDonald (2012 Aptamer Stream) was featured in 2012 US News & World Report article.
Ryan Lannan (2011 Aptamer Stream) was profiled in a 2011 UT "I am an Innovator" video.
Stephanie Bickford (2011 Aptamer Stream) was profiled on the UT Department of Chemistry site (2011).
Damilola Olatayo (2010 Aptamer Stream) was profiled in a 2013 “Be A Longhorn” video.
Holli Duhon (2009 Aptamer Stream) was profiled in a 2011 UT "Know" article.
Aptamer Stream students (2009) talk about why they joined the Aptamer Stream.
Choosing the Aptamer Stream (2009) Youtube Video