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IUPUI LSAMP Undergraduate Researcher
Amanda Wilson Won National Prize

Amanda Nicole Wilson, a senior in the Department of Biology, Purdue School of Science won a second place at the student researchers’ oral presentation on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at the Eighth National Role Models Conference at Arlington, Virginia.  The Conference was organized by Minority Access, Inc. with support from the National Institutes of Health and the Auxiliary of the National Medical Association (http://www.minorityaccess.org/national_conference_04.htm ). Medical researchers, health practitioners, and administrator served in the panel of judges of the competition. 

 

The results of the Student Researchers’ Oral Presentation were announced as follows:

• First Place ($1,000) Ms. Chelsea Harris – Texas A&M University
• Second Place ($500) co-winners: Ms. Amanda N. Wilson – IUPUI and Mr. Guillermo Acosta – Brighham Young University
• Third Place ($250) Mr. William Shipman, III – Morehouse College
  
  http://www.minorityaccess.org/winners.htm

Amanda Wilson’ s conference attendance was supported by a grant from the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation-Indiana (LSAMP-Indiana ).  Amanda’ s research presentation also won the second place at the LSAMP-AGEP Joint Conference in July 2006 at Purdue University, West Lafayette.  Her faculty research mentor is Dr. Pamela Crowell, Associate Professor in Biology.

LSAMP/AGEP Conference Award Winners 2006 Conference Oral Presentation · Cody Williams, First Place · Amanda Wilson, Second Place 2007 Conference Oral Presenation · Beatrice Thungu, First Place · Angela Su, Third Place Poster Presentation · Ginger White, Third Place

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LSAMP/AGEP Conference Award Winners

2006 Conference

Oral Presentation

• Cody Williams, First Place
• Amanda Wilson, Second Place

2007 Conference

Oral Presenation

• Beatrice Thungu, First Place
• Angela Su, Third Place

Poster Presentation

• Ginger White, Third Place