Congratulations to the Faculty
MU-ADVANCE acknowledges the five
female faculty affiliates that were honored at the
General Faculty Meeting on April 28, 2009. Drs.
Tina Cartwright, Tracy Christofero, Piyali Dasgupta,
Bonita Lawrence, and Wendy Williams were recognized for
their achievements.
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Dr. Piayli Dasgupta Receives Award
MU-ADVANCE is pleased to report that Dr. Piyali
Dasgupta, an Assistant Professor at the Joan C. Edwards
School of Medicine, is one of three recipients of the
ASPET-Astellas Awards in Translational Pharmacology.
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***Featured Post-doctoral Fellow***
Dr.
Nadja Spitzer is a post-doctoral fellow in the
Department of Biological Sciences. Her
research interests include the development of cell
therapies for disorders of the nervous system and
molecular neurophysiology. Dr. Spitzer works
with Dr. Elmer Price developing a novel type of
adult-derived stem cell to potentially apply to
neurobiological disorder therapies. She
currently teaches Human Physiology and spearheaded
the recent Brain Expo held at MU.
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Faculty and Student Funding Opportunities.
MU-ADVANCE now lists funding opportunities for both students
and faculty at Marshall, within WV as well as national
grants. MU-ADVANCE can provide additional
assistance with these grant applications as needed.
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