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University of Richmond

2011 - 2012 Beckman Scholars

Sarah Rhoads
Title of Research: Understanding Neurosteroid Regulation of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors
Email: sarah.rhoads@richmond.edu

Ian Winters
Title of Research: Functional, Regulatory and Evolutionary Analysis of the PSED Gene Regulartory Network in Early Animals
Email: ian.winters@richmond.edu


2010 - 2011 Beckman Scholars

Sally Fisher
Title of Research: Structure and Dynamics of Kinesin Cargo Binding Domain: A Molecular Dynamics Study
Email: sally.fisher@richmond.edu

Andrew Massaro
Title of Research: Investigating marine sponge feeding behavior: Characterization of the impacts of microbial symbiosis and the environment on tropic status
Email: andrew.massaro@richmond.edu


2008 - 2009 Beckman Scholar

Ben Giglio
Title of Research: The Application of Vinylogous Iminium Salts to the Synthesis of Biologically Active, Marine Natural Products of the Lamellarin
Email: ben.giglio@richmond.edu


2007 - 2008 Beckman Scholars

Kathryn L. Holstien
Title of Research: Unexpected Diversity of T-box Transcription Factors in Porifera
Email: kay.holstien@richmond.edu

Evan B. Wang
Title of Research: Conformational Analysis of Trans-fused Ether Rings in Brevetoxin A
Email: evan.wang@richmond.edu


2006 - 2007 Beckman Scholars

Robert W. Contino
Title of Research: Effect of Maternal Reproductive Experience on Cytochrome c Oxidase mRNA Concentration in the Rat Brain
Email: robbie.contino@richmond.edu

Sarah M. Remmert
Title of Research: Spin-Flip Studies of Diradicals
Email: sarah.remmert@richmond.edu