Columbus Labs

Ashley publishes in The Spectra

Linda — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:40:21 +0000

Ashley Keller published her work on the expression and purification of IncA in the University of Virginia engineering and science research journal “The Spectrum“.

Ashely Keller receives the Harrison Undergraduate Research Award

Linda — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:32:36 +0000

The Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards Program, administered by the Faculty Senate, funds outstanding undergraduate research projects in the spring and/or summer for current second and third-year undergraduate students. Ashley received her award to continue her successful work on Inc proteins (IncA) of Chlamydia trachomatis. Forty awards of up to $3,000 each are granted on a competitive basis.

Ashley Keller

Linda — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:03:28 +0000

Undergraduate Student - Fourth Year

Chemistry major

Ashley is working on expressing and purifying a clean sample of Inclusion Membrane Protein A (IncA) of Chlamydia Trachomatis. She plans to develop an effective purification protocol that will result in a gratifying sample for NMR structural studies. She would like to determine the structure of IncA.

Undergraduates receive summer research awards

Linda — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:45:03 +0000

Thien Nguyen (Bass Scholarship), Rita Digrazia (Bass Scholarship), and Ashley Keller (Departement Fellowship) received awards to conduct research this summer.

Columbus and Criss labs receive UVA nanoSTAR seed funds

Linda — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:48:04 +0000

UVA nanoSTAR Institute awarded $30,000 to the Columbus and Criss laboratories to facilitate a collaboration aimed at targeting liposomes cell specifically. The nanoSTAR seed projects fund is contributed to by the Office of the Vice President for Research, the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of Medicine. The nanoSTAR Seed Fund program is designed to support promising new interdisciplinary research collaborations in the Institute’s three thrust areas: nanoelectronics, medicine, and energy and the environment.

Columbus Lab’s work highlighted in APS Science

Linda — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:35:48 +0000

APS Science features articles on Advanced Photon Source research and engineering highlights that are written for the interested public as well as the synchrotron x-ray, engineering, and broader scientific communities; potential facility users; and funding agencies. This years report includes the Columbus Lab’s work on mixed micelles and protein-detergent complexes (p. 40).

Justin and Golda receive Bass Scholarship

Linda — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:36:46 +0000

The UVA Chemistry Bass Scholarship provides $2,000 to chemistry majors performing scientific research with a professor in the department.

Brett presents at 2010 EPR Conference

Linda — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:46:11 +0000

Brett presented an invited talk entitled “Structural Origins of Nitroxide Side Chain Dynamics on Membrane Protein α‐Helical Sites” at the 14th In Vivo EPR Spectroscopy and Imaging and the 11th International EPR Spin Trapping/Spin Labeling.

Alison and Jackie receive a UVA Double Hoo Fellowship

Linda — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:03 +0000

The University of Virginia has awarded eight “Double-’Hoo” research awards, which fund pairings of undergraduate and graduate students who collaborate on research projects. Each project is awarded up to $5,000 toward research expenses, as well as an additional $500 for the faculty mentor overseeing the project. Jackie, a second-year chemistry-biochemistry major, and Alison, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will study proteins found in the outer membrane of bacterial pathogens to understand how these proteins infect and colonize human cells.
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Dan wins an award at the 2010 Huskey Research Exhibition

Linda — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:57:38 +0000

Dan Fox received a Student Voted Top Poster in Physical Science and Mathematics for the poster he presented at the 2010 Huskey Research Exhibition.
The University of Virginia Graduate School of Arts & Sciences held the 10th Annual Robert J. Huskey Research Exhibition on April 5, 2010. Over 25 different academic programs within the Graduate School participated in oral, poster, and performance presentations. The 2010 Huskey Research Exhibition program this year featured over 110 presentations on cutting edge research in various fields.