J. Charles Eldridge Award for Outstanding STAR Participant
Recognizing exceptional contributions to the STAR program, outstanding research accomplishments, and exceptional potential in biomedical research.
At the end of each summer STAR session, one STAR participant is selected as the recipient of the Outstanding STAR Student Award honoring outstanding undergraduate research and recognizing overall scientific potential.
This $150 award is sponsored by Dr. Charles Eldridge, a grateful alumnus of Georgia Health Sciences University, College of Graduate Studies. Dr. Eldridge had been sponsoring the award anonymously since 2003. In 2005 he established an endowment fund to sustain and promote this award with the hope of providing encouragement for young undergraduate students to prepare for careers in academic teaching and research. He believes that the STAR program is a "valuable way for energetic young people to experience the excitement of research in a safe way, while learning if that world is calling them." The intent of the award is to recognize an undergraduate with exceptional potential as a biomedical researcher and a committed interest in pursuing continued education and training in biomedical research.
The selection of winners is based upon:
- Letter of nomination by the STAR mentor
- Research accomplishments as assessed by the participant's mentor and as evaluated by a judging committee of the participant's research paper and oral presentation (STAR 2003, 2004) or by the participant's poster and poster presentation (STAR 2005-2011.
- Contributions and interactions during STAR workshops and events.
For exceptional participation in the STAR program and outstanding accomplishments in biomedical research it is a true honor and privilege to present this prestigious award to deserving STAR participants each year.
Award Winners
J. Charles Eldridge Award for Outstanding STAR Participant
Congratulations STARs!
Summer 2012 Recipient |
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Grace Dougherty (Albion College) STAR Mentor: Dr. Michael Duncan, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology STAR Poster Title: Paracrine Regulation of Macrophage Phenotype by Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells is Colony Stimulating Factor 1 Dependent |
Summer 2011 Recipient |
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Kate Griewisch (Lenior-Rhyne University) STAR Mentor: Dr. Larry Layman, Professor, Molecular Medicine/ Reproductive Medicine STAR Poster Title: Identifying Genes Involved in Mullerian Aplasia |
Summer 2010 Recipient |
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K. Craig Atkins (Augusta State University) STAR mentor: Dr. Graydon Gonsalves, Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy STAR Poster Title: Investigating the Role of SMN in oskar mRNA Localization
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Summer 2009 Recipient |
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Tiffany Pham (Boston College) STAR mentor: John K Cowell, Professor and Associate Center Director for Basic Sciences at GHSU's Cancer Center STAR Poster Title: Leptin, Glucose and Insulin: Exploring the Role of LGI1 in Obesity |
Summer 2008 Recipient |
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Matthew Giddens (University of Alabama) STAR Mentor: Dr. Edward Inscho, Professor, Department of Physiology STAR Research Project: Anti-Inflammatory Treatment Preserves Renal Autoregulation in Ang II- Infused Hypertensive Rats |
Summer 2007 Recipient |
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Anna Grove (Lenoir-Rhyne College) STAR mentor: Dr. Larry Layman, Professor, Molecular Medicine/ Reproductive Medicine STAR Research Project: NELF Mutations in Patients with Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism and Kallmann Syndrome |
Summer 2006 Recipient |
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Victoria Fratto (College of William & Mary) STAR mentor: Dr. Ellen LeMosy, Professor, Department of CBA STAR Research Project: Integrin expression in follicle cells of the Drosophila ovary |
Summer 2005 Recipients |
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Andrea Clarke (Erskine College) STAR mentor: Dr. Edward Inscho, Professor, Department of Physiology STAR Research Project: Renal Microvascular Response to P2 Receptor Stimulation in Angiotensin II Hypertension with 8% Salt |
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Sirikishan Shetty (Georgia Institute of Technology) STAR Mentor: Dr. Vadivel Ganapathy, Regents' Professor and Chair Department of BMB STAR Research Project: HIV1-Tat Protein Reduces the Expression of the Serotonin Transporter in the Placenta |
Summer 2004 Recipient |
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Jessica Marie Martin (Erskine College) STAR Mentor: Dr. Darren Browning, Assistant Professor, Department of BMB STAR Research Project: The Role of Protein Kinase G in the Regulation of Anoikis in Colon Carcinoma Cells |
Summer 2003 Recipient |
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Melinda Chambless (University of Georgia) STAR mentor: Dr. Gregory Harshfield, Professor of Pediatrics, Member of Georgia Prevention Institute (GPI) STAR Research Project: The effect of psychological stress and adiposity on blood pressure and lipid levels in normotensive youth |
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