2009 SCHOLARS |
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| Emily Rose Escobedo |
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| Hometown/ High School: | Nyssa, Oregon/ Nyssa High School |
| Major/Option: | BioResource Research/Toxicology Option with Chemistry minor |
| Thesis: | A pro-inflammatory agent, Lipopolysaccharide, can mimic the effects of aging on spatial reference memory |
| Where are they now? | Research Associate, National Council for Air & Stream Improvement NCASI-Environmental Research for the forest products industry |
| Awards: | EPA National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) Promise Program Intern |
| Dominique (Sabedra) Gardner | |
| Hometown/ High School: | Eureka, California/ Eureka (CA) High School |
| Major/Option: | BioResource Research/Animal Reproduction and Development Option |
| Thesis: | Serum Haptoglobin as an Indicator for Calving Difficulties and Postpartal Diseases in Transition Dairy Cows |
| Where are they now? |
Masters of Education, College Student Affairs Administration, University of West Flordia, 2014 Lewis and Clark Campus Living Area Director |
| Awards: | Region VI Undergraduate Vice President for MANRRS; CAS Ambassador |
| Omar Miranda Garcia |
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| Hometown/High School: | Forest Grove, Oregon/ Forest Grove High School |
| Major/Option: | BioResource Research/Food Quality Option with Chemistry minor |
| Thesis: | The Storage of Grain and Aging of Flour, and Their Effects on Flour Functionality |
| Where are they now? |
Masters of Science, Food Science Technology, OSU, 2016; Thesis: Mice Fed an Obesigenic High-Fat Diet with Walnuts and Polyphenol Rich Whole Foods Show Improved Metabolism and Changes in Hepatic Gene Expression. Currently working as a Food Technologist, Campbell-Fresh |
| Awards: | Internship: USDA Snap ED/Extension Nutrition Program Assistant (specialty: Spanish); National MANRRS 3rdplace award, Oral Graduate Division I |
| Tiffany C. Harper |
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| Hometown/High School: | Junction City, Oregon/Junction City High School |
| Major: | Bachelor's of Science in Crop and Soil Science |
| Thesis: | Pollination Efficiencies Of Native Bees And Syrphid Flies |
| Where are they now? |
Masters of Science, Community and Leadership Development, University of Kentucky 2017 Thesis: Fast Friends: Implicit Bias of Cross-Group Friendships in a College of Agriculture Currently, working with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension. Tiffany is the first African American female Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent in Kentucky history. |
| Awards: | Presentation: MANRRS Oral Undergrad. Research Div. 1, National Second Prize Award; NSF REU and 2012 PNW NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Poster; Howard Hughes Medical Institute summer research fellowship; Regional MANRRS Undergraduate and Graduate Officer |
| Alejandra Marquez |
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| Hometown/High School: | Born in Mexico City, Mexico/Caribbean School in Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Major/Option: | BioResource Research/Toxicology Option with Chemistry minor |
| Thesis: |
Click here to see a video of Alejandra speaking about her research experience. |
| Where are they now? | Attending Harvard Medical School Alejandra will be finishing her internal medicine rotation and taking national boards exams |
| Awards: | CAS Ambassador; Child Family Health International medical internship South Africa; National Goldwater Scholarship (2012); Internships: USDA - ARS Plant Pathology, OHSU-Equity Summer Research in Behavioral Neurosciences |
| Martine Torres |
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| Hometown/ High School: | Lake Oswego, Oregon/Lake Oswego High School |
| Major/Option: | BioResource Research/Water Resources and Toxicology Options with International Ag Development minor |
| Thesis: | Biosorption Studies of Acid Green 3 Dye |
| Where are they now? | Process Solutions Manager, Pacific Residential Mortgage |
| Awards: | Region VI Undergraduate Vice President for MANRRS; Honduras Study Abroad, Global Water Brigades; CAS Ambassador; Medical Teams International NGO Development Assistance Philippines |
2011 SCHOLARS |
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| Jose Solis | |
| Hometown/High School: | Forest Grove, Oregon; Forest Grove High School |
| Major/Option: | BioResource Research/ Genomics/Bioinformatics and Biotechnology Options with Chemistry minor |
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2013 SCHOLARS |
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Clarisa Caballero |
| Hometown/High School | Woodburn, Oregon and graduated from North Marion High School |
| Major/Option: | BioResource Research/Toxicology Option and Spanish minor |
| Thesis: | Assessment of Gut Microbiome Role in Diet-Related Changes in Cognition |
| Where are they/Option now? | Clarissa is working on getting her CNA, looking into graduate school and working at Academic Technology this summer. |
| Awards: | National MANRRS 2nd place: Oral Undergraduate Research |
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V. Crystal Carillo |
| Hometown/High School: | Ontario, Oregon and came to OSU with the help of CAMP (College Assistance Migrant Program) |
| Major/Option: | BioResource Research/Toxicology Option with Chemistry minor |
| Thesis: |
Using Mass Spectrometry to Trace Polyphenois in Human Urine |
| Where are they now? |
Accelerated BS in Nursing program at Linfield College |
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Cathy Duong |
| Hometown/High School: | Portland and graduated from David Douglas High School |
| Major/Option: | BioResource Research/Toxicology Option with Chemistry minor |
| Thesis: | Functional Testing of Compounds Targeting Anti-Cell Death Protein Bcl-2 |
| Where are they now? | Working as a technician at GRIFOLS and as a medical scribe while she is applying for medical school. |
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Madison Esposito |
| Hometown/High School: | Madison is from Northern California and grew up in Georgia; attended Armstrong University before transferring to OSU. |
| Major/Option: | BioResource Research, graduated Summa Cum Laude/Applied Genetics and Biotechnology Options with certificate in Medical Humanities |
| Thesis: | A Panel of Histone H3 Mutations to Investigate Centromere Maintenance and Gene Silencing |
| Where are they now? | Madison has been accepted for an NIH Postbaccalaureate IRTA position in an HIV research lab. Upon her return from her internship abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico she will be moving to the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland to begin her position. |
| Awards: |
OSU President’s Dinner speech 2016 2017 Burlingham Undergraduate Student of Excellence Award in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University; Child Family Health International Internship in Oaxaca, Mexico |
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Abraham Garcia |
| Hometown/High School | Milton Freewater, OR and graduated from McLoughlin High School |
| Major/Option: | BioResource Research/Biotechology Option with Chemistry minor |
| Thesis: | Case studies: Using the zebrafish to evaluate neurobehavioral phenotypes |
| Where are they now? | Working as a faculty research associate in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology at OSU |
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Joshua Hays |
| Hometown/High School: | Salem, Oregon; attended South Salem High School and is a military veteran |
| Major:/Option: | BioResource Research//Toxicology Option with Chemistry minor |
| Thesis: | Xanthohumol derivatives improve insulin sensitivity in obese mice |
| Where are they now? | From 2016-2017 Josh attended the University of Glasgow in the UK and obtained his MS in Biomedical Sciences in 2017. He is currently a post-bac there attending classes. |
| Awards: | USDA Multicultural Scholars Program Mentor, SACNAS National Society and OSU SACNAS Chapter Executive Officer Advisory Board Member, Certificate of Commendation, Good Conduct Medal |
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Khiem Lam |
| Hometown/High School: | Hillsboro, Oregon; Hillsboro High School |
| Major/Option: | BioResource Research/Genomics-Bioinformatics Options, with Chemistry minor |
| Thesis: | Metagenomics Analysis Reveal Host-Microbe Interactions in Cervical Cancer |
| Where are they now? | Khiem has been accepted for an NIH Postbaccalaureate IRTA position in microbiome lab and recently moved to Maryland. |
| Awards: | Khiem received a national 3rd place in the Undergraduate Oral Research Division I; 2017 Capital Press Outstanding Senior Award in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University; 2017 Center for Civic Engagement Student Spotlight Award |
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Louis Nguyen |
| Hometown/High School: | Portland, Oregon; graduated from Reynolds High School |
| Major: | Microbiology |
| Where are they now? | Louis transferred into Microbiology, graduated and entered the PharmD program at OSU |
