Hill Undergrad Research Fellowships

Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Brian and Gayle Hill of Portland, Oregon, the University of Idaho College of Science is able to offer several fellowships each year to support undergraduate research projects. The awards typically extend for three semesters and include both a research budget and a scholarship component.

The most recent batch of fellowship winners (with projects beginning spring semester 2012) is as follows:

• Isaac Barber-Axthelm, Biology (Faculty mentor: Tanya Miura): Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Resveratrol on Murine Hepatitis Virus-1 Infected Lung Epithelial Cells
• Emma Ehret, Biology, (Faculty mentor: Gustavo Arrizabalaga): Investigating Toxoplasma gondii Mutants to Identify Essential Proteins
• Jessica Osterloh, Geology (Faculty mentor: Jerry Fairley): Geothermal Potential of Idaho’s Snake River Plain
• Sarah Vukelich, Chemistry (Faculty mentor: Jakob Magolan): New Catalytic Oxidations for the Synthesis of Valuable Heterocycles