Harrison Award Winners 2020-2021

HARRISON AWARD WINNERS 2020-2021 (Bolded)
(Left to Right) Sai Samayamanthula, Graham Quinn, Danny Chen, Katheryn Dotterweich, Kate Jensen, Nidhi Purohit, Katherina Silis, Courtney Cushman,
Areesheh Khan, Ashley Ewing, Lara Jabbour, Jordan Benderoth, Anila Tynan, (Jay Hirsh-DUP), Celia Harding, Ingrid Kenyon, Alison Goldstein,
Anvitha Kambham, Krystyna Cios, Joanna Moy, Fatima Ahsan, Ann Mathew, Farah Kabir, Aaria Malhotra, Calvin Tilson, Timour Abduhalikov.
Not Pictured: Katherine Battin, Kristin Myers

WINNER PROJECT TITLES AND LAB MENTORS

Danny Chen: "Repair of noise-induced sensory hair cell damage requires XIRP2" (mentor: Jun Bum Shin)

Katerina Silis: "Uncovering the Role of Cannabinoid Compounds in Epilepsy” (mentor: Mark Beenhakker)

Ann Mathew: “Pannexin-1 Mediates the Transition From Acute to Chronic Paclitaxel-induced Peripheral Neuropathy” (mentor: Doug Bayliss)

Ashley Ewing: “Elucidating a Reversed Starvation Response in Dopamine-Deficient Drosophila” (mentor: Jay Hirsh)

Ingrid Kenyon: "Uncovering the Genetic Basis Behind Locomotor Variation in Drosophila Melanogaster" (mentor: Jay Hirsh)

Joanna Moy: "Characterization of Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cell Subtype Resistance to Glaucomic Degeneration” (mentor: Xiaorong Liu)

Fatima Ahsan: “Axonal Projections of the Zebra Finch Caudal Mesopallium” (mentor: Dan Meliza)

Aaria Malhotra: "The Effect Of Delivery Method On Social Processing Abilities In Infants" (mentor: Meghan Puglia/Jessica Connelly/James Morris)