2009 Clare Boothe Luce Awardees

  • Baggesen, Leslie

    Leslie Baggesen, a Biomedical Engineering major, conducted research with Dr. Selim Unlu (ENG Biomedical Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering) to develop a more sensitive method to detect viruses for medical and military applications.

  • Bettencourt, Samantha

    Samantha Bettencourt, a Biology major, performed molecular research under the guidance of Dr. Angela Ho (CAS Biology) on a mouse model for Alzheimer’s Disease.

  • Davidoff, Katie

    Katie Davidoff, a Biology major specializing in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics, worked with Dr. Frank Naya (CAS Biology) to study the molecular basis of heart muscle cell function, and its role in normal physiology and cardiac disease.

  • Golden, Rachel

    Rachel Golden, a Biology major specializing in Ecology and Conservation Biology, studied with Dr. Les Kaufman (CAS Biology) to understand the evolution of innate immunity in the lace coral Pocilopra damicornis.

  • Herwig, Kelsey

    Kelsey Herwig, a Human Physiology major, conducted research with Dr. Tim Gardner (CAS Biology) on neural cell function and its role in song production in the zebra finch.

  • Lee, Kristen

    Kristen Lee, a Biomedical Engineering major, conducted research under the guidance of Dr. Joyce Wong (ENG Biomedical Engineering) to understand the effect of substrate stiffness on the growth of vascular smooth muscle cells. This research has applications for tissue regeneration.

  • Moreau, Julie

    Julie Moreau, an Astronomy and Physics major, worked with Dr. Dan Clemens (CAS Astronomy) on a study of a star cluster in the Inner Milky Way.

  • Tomczyk, Monika

    Monika Tomczyk, a Chemistry major, conducted research with Dr. Rosina Georgiadis (CAS Chemistry) to understand the effects of ion concentration on DNA hybridization. This research has applications for disease diagnosis, forensics, and food safety monitoring.