Was Dr. Heisler is a rush this morning? Yes. Did he park great? No. But the worst ever? Really!?
Dr. Heisler admits, he could have done better.
Winters Foundation Grant Supported!
Today, we received that our proposal for investigating mechanisms of Pathogenic hijacking of plasma membrane cholesterol has been selected by the Samuel and Emma Winters Foundation for funding! Builing on the work Dr. Heisler did in his postdoctoral studies with Neal Alto and Arun Radhakrishnan, this project is hopes to uncover novel mechanisms bacteria use to control host cholesterol levels and the implication of those on host-pathogen interactions.
Fully Funded Travel Award for Trista to Attend the GCURS!
Trista, as a Goldwater Fellow, we selected to attend the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCRUS) at Rice University this fall. On top of being selected, she was awarded a Travel Award that provides full financial support to attend. Huge CONGRATS to Trista!
Not everything has to be a success…
While the compound may not have any antibacterial properties, at least Dr. Heisler still knows how to do the experiments himself!
LEACH FUNDING!
Today, we got notified that our proposal that was submitted to the Charles Henry Leach II Grant Program has been funded! Titled “Identification and optimization of a scaffold for novel antibiotic development”, this grant will support a collaborative project with Dr. Thomas Montgomery (Duquesne). Part of the proposal is designed to also support summer research for a Duquesne and an external student for summer research! Be on the look out for recruitment efforts!