| Congratulations for the Spring 2009 winners: |
| Parfait Gasana - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill($1,000) |
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Parfait comments, "This Undergraduate Research Grant is quite an honor and a gracious affirmation to the rigorous thesis project that I have been engaged in for the past year. My research emphasized the comprehensive look at urban transportation such as mass transit in a sociological and economic perspective. So beyond its financial value, this grant serves as a pat on the back for the many hours in the statistics lab, drafting the paper, seminar discussions, and rehearsing the PowerPoint presentations. I will use the grant to cover the air travel and hotel expenses that I have incurred for the past year. This grant also allows me a smooth transition from my college graduation with highest honors to an entry-level public policy research career. I am truly humbled and honored to be one of the 2009 recipients. I thank everyone affiliated with the selection process at Golden Key." |
| Joshua Levy - McGill University ($1,000) |
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Joshua comments, "I am honored to have been selected as a recipient of the 2009 Golden Key Undergraduate Research Grant. This award will allow me to continue to conduct and present research pertaining to the intersections of language with society, education and the brain. The experiences and support I have received from mentors and colleagues at the McGill Institute of Health and Social Policy, the Massachusetts General Hospital Neuropsychology Lab, and the McGill Linguistics Department have been invaluable. I am now delighted to count Golden Key among this indispensable backdrop of support." |
| Laura Shannon - Macquarie University ($1,000) |
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Laura comments, "I am very honoured to have been chosen as a recipient of a 2009 Golden Key Undergraduate Research Grant. The Grant will be invaluable for funding the fieldwork for my Honours Thesis. The topic of my Honours Thesis is tobacco control in universities, which is a very under-researched area. I aim to develop an understanding of the state of tobacco control in Australian universities so that practical and positive steps can be taken in the future. Thank you to Golden Key for recognising the importance of my research and awarding me this Grant to assist in its completion." |
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| Francois Nguyen - University of Ottawa ($1,000) |
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Francois comments, "I am very delighted to receive such an award from Golden Key! This grant will allow me more flexibility on chemical supplies. In addition, I will be able to attend a peptide conference to present my work on the nitration of specific Tau protein domains, and how that affects its aggregation in people with Alzheimer’s Disease. I would like to acknowledge Dr. Ajoy Basak and Andrew Chen for their awesomeness and expertise at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute! And, I would like to express my gratitude to Golden Key for this sweet prize." |
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| Jamie Everman - Colorado State University ($1,000) |
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Jamie comments, "It truly is an honor to have been chosen to receive the 2009 Golden Key Undergraduate Research Grant. Over the past 4 years I have had to opportunity to conduct research in the Microbiology department at Colorado State University. During this time I have focused my efforts on a project studying specific genes in Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis that are thought to be involved in lipid biosynthesis. Over those years I have been able to assemble a poster that I have presented at various events. This grant money was able to help me travel to and present my poster, entitled “Characterization of two genes involved in the biosynthesis of a M. paratuberculosis-specific lipopeptide” at the 2009 American Society of Microbiology (ASM) conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This grant was very helpful to me by allowing me to travel to Philadelphia and further my passion for, and knowledge of, the Microbiology field. I express my sincerest gratitude to Golden Key, as I am very thankful to have been chosen to receive this award." |
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| Joan Zape - University of California-Riverside ($1,000) |
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Joan comments, "I am grateful to have been selected as one of the winners of the Golden Key Undergraduate Research Grant. This accomplishment has given me a greater confidence in my decision to pursue graduate studies in Biomedical Sciences. A prestigious award such as Golden Key will help attest to my potential as a future graduate student. I also wish to thank my two co-advisors from UC Riverside, Drs. Kathryn DeFea and Daniel Straus, whose mentoring and guidance has helped shaped my thoughts and ideas as a student and junior scientist. I am currently working on my Honors undergraduate research thesis and this grant money will greatly help push my research project forward. As outlined in my proposal, I will be using this money for laboratory supplies. Sometime this year, I hope to be able to present my data in the 2009 Southern California Undergraduate Research Conference." |
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| Melvany Kasih - Cornell University ($1,000) |
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Melvany comments, "It's a great honor to have my undergraduate research recognized by Golden Key International. My research project, focused on yeast-free bread production using supercritical fluid extrusion (SCFX), was selected as one of the finalists in the Undergraduate Research Paper Competition by Institute of Food Technologists Student Association. The award will be used to reimburse the travel cost of presenting my research at IFT Annual Meeting in Anaheim, CA. In addition, the award will also aid in covering the cost of materials required for large scale SCFX experimental trials. SCFX allows commercial bread production with shorter time and smaller area requirements, therefore giving cost and time advantages. I have gained great learning experience from the research and I offer my sincerest appreciation to Golden Key International for the support." |