Megan Lauris, a senior biochemistry major from Toronto, Ohio, was one of just 60 students selected by the Council on Undergraduate Research to participate in the 24th annual Posters on the Hill, originally scheduled for April 20-21, 2020.
Research
Three exceptional faculty members at West Virginia University have been named 2019-2020 Benedum Distinguished Scholars in recognition of the high caliber of their research and scholarly activity.
At an early age, Joanna Ridgeway decided to become a scientist. She spent the majority of her childhood playing outdoors and exploring the vast wilderness of the surrounding Appalachian Mountains.
When COVID-19 started depleting stockpiles of medical gear in hotspots like New York and New Jersey, the West Virginia National Guard took notice – and reached out to experts at the John Chambers College of Business and Economics to help prevent that from happening in the Mountain State.
Julie Patrick (Psychology), along with co-investigators Kristina Hash (Social Work), Amy Fiske (Psychology), Bernard Schreurs (School of Medicine - Neuroscience) and Betty Mei (Graduate Education and Life) were awarded a R25 grant from the National Institutes of Health’sNational Institute on Aging for the Appalachia Gerontology Experiences-Advancing Diversity in Aging Research program.
Dr. Sunil Sharma, section chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine in the Department of Medicine, served as a principal investigator and corresponding author on the study.