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Fox Glen Research & Education Fund Award Undergraduate Requirements

Fox Glen Research & Education Fund Award Undergraduate Requirements

Fox Glen Research & Education Fund Award

This scholarship was established with the support of John Sinclair to encourage effective undergraduate participation in research. This award is based on scientific merit and is unrelated to need and GPA.

Eligiblility

Undergraduates with a declared major from the IUB Department of Biology who are engaged in undergraduate research through Biology L490, X490, or their equivalents.

Criteria

At least 1 previous semester of L490, X490, or their equivalents. Applicant must submit a research paper (written by the applicant) in the form of a publishable manuscript. (Paper must define a hypothesis; describe why this is important; propose an experimental test of the hypothesis; carry out the experiment and interpret the results and impact of the evaluation of the hypothesis; and finally, propose future work.)

Award

$500

How to apply

Applications for this award are due Monday, February 20, 2017.

Application instructions Application form

Submit all materials listed on the application instructions plus a copy of the research paper. This does not have to be the final version of the applicant's research paper; a draft of the paper is acceptable.

A letter of support must be submitted separately by the faculty member who is the student’s research mentor. The letter of recommendation must describe the student’s contribution to the research paper (including the percentage of the research that the student contributed).

To apply, save the application form to your computer. Fill out the form using Adobe Acrobat Professional DC. (Acrobat Pro may be downloaded for free from under the "Design & Production" section of IUWare.) Choose "Save as" and rename your completed form as your Lastname_firstname_2017.pdf (Example: Wyss_kathy_2017.pdf). Mac users: Please take the extra step of opening your completed form in Preview, select "print," and then use the "Save as PDF" option to resave the form to ensure your application is readable in Windows.

Recipients of this award will be recognized at a student awards ceremony held on Friday, April 28, 2017, at 3:30 p.m.

Faculty/Postdoc Fellows: Please upload student award nominations and recommendations to the "Recommendations" dropbox.

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Sofia Bertoloni Meli, 2016 Fox Glen Research and Education Fund Scholar

Sofia Bertoloni Meli was recognized for her paper, “Trade-off between the parasitic and anti-competitor roles of a bacterial symbiont of insect-parasitic nematodes” that was based on research done in Dr. Farrah Bashey-Visser’s laboratory. Her work in the Bashey-Visser laboratory also earned her the Biology Undergraduate Research Award.

Sofia is EMT basic certified and participated in the Intra-Collegiate Emergency Medical Service, providing emergency medical attention at campus and community events. She shadowed local physicians in clinical and hospital settings during her junior year. Sofia participated in the Global Medical Brigades Program to promote global and community health through volunteering and setting up a medical clinic in Panama. Through Bloomington’s Volunteers in Medicine program, she collaborated with pharmacists to provide medications to those without health insurance.

During her time at IU, Sofia was an officer of the Science Outreach Society, serving as secretary (2014-2015) and as president (2015-2016). She was advertising chair (2013-2014), secretary (2014-2016), and vice president (2015-2016) for our Biology Club. She was also active with the Alpha Chi Sigma Professional Chemistry Fraternity.

Sofia graduated in May 2016 with degrees in Biology and Psychology. This fall she embarks on a new stage in her life as she attends IU School of Medicine to become a physician.

About John Sinclair

John Sinclair earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and spent two years at the Carnegie Institute of Washington before joining the Indiana University faculty in 1968. Here he established a program on somatic cell genetics, with emphasis on mitochondria. Sinclair pioneered research in amphibian cell culture, and later moved to a study of plant mitochondria. He served as chair of the Zoology Department from 1973-1976. Sinclair loved teaching and his lab was always filled with undergraduates working on independent research projects. He was a prominent breeder of Welsh ponies and established the Fox Glen Research and Education Fund to support his research on horse breeding. When Sinclair became ill, he turned the account over to the department and the funds were used to support undergraduate research. He was a member of our faculty for 23 years.

Fox Glen Research & Education Fund Award Undergraduate Requirements