Current McNair Scholars
Bethany Beachel
Academic Major and Classification: Pre-Pharmacy-Chemistry Major; Senior
Graduate School Interests: University of Oklahoma Pharmacy School
Organizations: McNair Scholars Program, NASA Fellowship Program, Chemistry Club, Bio Med Club, CREW Member
Kyle Curry
Academic Major and Classification: Senior; Pre-Med
Graduate School Interests: University of Oklahoma HSC, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, University of Washington College of Medicine
Organizations: McNair Scholars Program, ECU Honors Program, ECU Jazz Band
Honors: 2010 SMART grant recipient, 2010 Outstanding student of the year nominee
Justin Erwin
Academic Major and Classification: Junior; Chemistry
Graduate School Interests: Ph.D Organic/Biochemistry Research
Organizations: McNair Scholars Program, ECU Chemistry Club
Honors: ECU Scholastic Honors Association
Justin Gates
Academic Major and Classification: Molecular Biology Major; Senior
Graduate School Interests: The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center MD/PhD
Organizations: NASA Fellowship Program, McNair Scholars Program
Research Activities: Research on ineatoded worms with relation to melatonin receptors. Endosymbiosis of crytomonad plastids in dinoflagcllates. Polymerase chain reactions. NASA Fellowship Reaseach
Jared Giem
Academic Major and Classification: Junior; Physics
Graduate School Interests: University of Oklahoma-Ph.D program for Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University Center-Ph.D program for Electrical Engineering
Organizations: McNair Scholars Program, Peer Mentoring for Honors Students, Chemistry Club
Danielle Hill
Academic Major and Classification: Senior; Molecular Biology
Graduate School Interests: University of Oklahoma MD/Ph.D
Daniel Hunt
Academic Major and Classification: Pre-Medicine-Biology Major; Senior
Graduate School Interests: The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center MD, Oklahoma State University DO Program
Organizations: McNair Scholars Program, Tri-Beta/Bio-Med Club
Jeremy Jinkins
Academic Major and Classification: Senior; Clinical Laboratory Science
Graduate School Interests: Medical School
Organizations: McNair Scholars Program
Ajeena Joy
Academic Major and Classification: Senior; Molecular Biology
Graduate School Interests: University of Houston
Organizations: McNair Scholars Program, Tri-Beta/Bio-Med Club (Vice-Pres), Student Senate (Treasurer), Peer Mentor Ambassador, Cultural Activities Committee, Human Diversity Committee, Sure-Step Research Mentor, ECU Honors Society
Research Activities: 2008 Sure-Step Summer Research
Jeff LaCroix
Academic Major and Classification: Junior; Molecular Biology & Chemistry
Graduate School Interests: University of Oklahoma, Washington University, St. Louis, Dartmouth
Organizations: McNair Scholars Program, Tri-Beta/Bio-Med Club, Chemistry Club
Honors: ECU Scholastic Honors
Research Activities: C Elegans Research Involving Melatonin Receptors and Their Coorespondence to Neuron Growth
Shundricka Love
Academic Major and Classification: Biology Major; Senior
Graduate School Interests: University of Oklahoma
Organizations: McNair Scholars Program, Chemistry Club, Habitat for Humanity, Girl Scouts
Research Activities: Research through NIH Bridges Program-Conducted research on Epsin mediated Endocytosis and its function in Regulating Angiogenesis in Tumor Cells (Summer 09)
Lindsy Polk
Academic Major and Classification: Senior; Biology
Graduate School Interests: University of Oklahoma, University of Central Oklahoma
Organizations: McNair Scholars Program, Tri-Beta/Bio-Med Program, CREW, Nasa
Nick Rackley
Academic Major and Classification: Junior; Molecular Biology
Graduate School Interests: University of Oklahoma Ph.D Program Cell Biology, Oklahoma State University Center Ph.D Program Cell Biology
Organizations: McNair Scholars Program, Tri-Beta/Bio-Med, ECU Honors Program
Hilary Sanchez
Academic Major and Classification: Senior; Biology
Graduate School Interests:
Organizations: McNair Scholars Program
Blake Scott
Academic Major and Classification: Junior; Molecular Biology
Graduate School Interests: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Weill Cornell Medical College
Organizations: McNair Scholars Program, ECU Student Senate-V.P., Oklahoma Student Government Association-President, Bio-Med/Tri-Beta, ECU Honors
Research Activities: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Summer Internship Program: Studies in Matrix Biology: WI38 human lung fibroblast-derived matrices (wild type & hTERT); physical and chemical comparisons of extracellular matrices integrity and viability. (Romer Lab, Johns Hopkins Hospital-2011)