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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Graduate School Travel Award Winners Recognized

Aya Abdalla, a member of Professor Parastoo Hashemi's group, is going to the The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) in Chicago, IL from March 5-9, 2017 to present her work entitled, "Serotonin Neurotransmission in Different Brain Regions: A Combined Voltammetry, Microscopy and Mathematical Study."


Jose Amaya, a member of Professor Thomas Makris' group, is going to the 25th Enzyme Mechanisms Conference in St Peter Beach Florida from January 4-8, 2017 to present his work entitled, "Locking Chemoselectivity in the Cytochrome P9450 OleT."


Shane Berger a member of Professor Parastoo Hashemi's group, is going to the The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) in Chicago, IL from March 5-9, 2017 to present his work entitled, "Monitoring Neurotransmitter Release in vivo via Fast-Scan Cyclic Voltammetry Following Pesticide Exposure."

Lauren Grabowski, a member of Professor Scott Goode's group, is going to The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) in Chicago, IL from March 5-9, 2017 to present her work entitled, "Noise Source Characterization of Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy."

Jordan Holmes, a member of Professor Parastoo Hashemi's group, is going to the The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) in Chicago, IL from March 5-9, 2017 to present her work entitled, "Ionophore-Grafted Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes as On-Site Trace Metal Voltammetric Sensor."

Rhiannon Robke, a member of Professor Parastoo Hashemi's group, is going to the The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) in Chicago, IL from March 5-9, 2017 to present her work entitled, "A Voltammetric Analysis of Amphetamine's Influence on Cortical Serotonin Neurotransmission."

Srimal Samaranayake, a member of Professor Parastoo Hashemi's group, is going to the The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) in Chicago, IL from March 5-9, 2017 to present his work entitled, "Coregulation of Serotonin and Histamine in the Context of Neurodegeneration."

Alyssa West, a member of Professor Parastoo Hashemi's group, is going to the The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) in Chicago, IL from March 5-9, 2017 to present her work entitled, "Fast Scan Cyclic Voltammetry Analysis of Serotonin: Does Thimerosal Alter Neurotransmitters at a Fundamental Level?"

Courtney Wise, a member of Professor Thomas Makris' group, is going to the 25th Enzyme Mechanisms Conference in St Peter Beach Florida from January 4-8, to present her work entitled, "Binding and Regulation of a Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase-Modifying P450."


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