Creative Research Medal 2006 Jacek Gaertig, Associate Professor of Cellular Biology, studies microtubules, structures found in all cells that – among other things – regulate cell shape and movement. Gaertig and his college Bernard Edde identified a group of enzymes that make structural marks on the surfaces...
Creative Research Medal 2006 Michael Geller, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, conducts research in nanomechanics – the study of designing three-dimensional structure on the scale of micrometers and smaller. In collaboration with experimental physicist Andrew Cleland of UC Santa Barbara, Geller has designed a new type...
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Creative Research Medal 2005 Daniel Promislow studies the genes and gene networks that affect aging. Most researchers study one or two single genes that influence aging. Dr. Promislow is interested in the possibility that hundreds or even thousands of genes may affect this trait. In the past...
Creative Research Medal 2005 Michael P. Winship is one of America’s leading scholars of puritanism. His second book, Making Heretics: Militant Protestantism and Free Grace in Massachusetts, 1636-1641, describes the famous struggles that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during that period, struggles which 19th century...
Creative Research Medal 2005 Velma McBride Murry examines the associations among family processes, community context and African Americans’ resilience. Her nominators consider her findings to have “important implications for social policies.” She and her colleagues developed, evaluated and implemented the family-focused Strong African American Families (SAAF) intervention...
Creative Research Medal 2005 Edward T. Kipreos studies the cell cycle, a research area that has important implications for understanding cancer. In the past five years, Dr. Kipreos' research team has published three papers in top-tier journals that report significant breakthroughs in understanding how fundamental cell cycle...
Creative Research Medal 2005 Ellen L. Neidle explores how bacteria adapt to environmental changes by reversibly altering the amount of their genetic material. This process, known as gene amplification, occurs in all organisms and has implications for understanding cancer, bacterial antibiotic resistance and evolution. Dr. Neidle developed...
Creative Research Medal 2004 Robert J. Maier, GRA-Ramsey Eminent Scholar in Microbial Physiology, is trying to uncover the processes that give bacteria the ability to cause disease in humans. He is a world leader in the study of hydrogenases - a class of enzymes important in bacterial...
Creative Research Medal 2004 William Quinn, Professor of Child and Family Development, developed a program that reduces juvenile crime through prevention and early intervention. He directs the non-profit organization Family Solutions Program (FSP), which helps juvenile first-offenders and their families improve and redirect their lives. Established with...