Grant to Support Chemistry Department Fume Hoods

The Chemistry Department received a $125,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust of Worcester, Mass. on Oct. 21. The funds will be used to replace, reconfigure, and add fume hoods in a teaching lab used for introductory chemistry courses.

NIH Awards Pratt Grant for Active Site Chemistry

Rex Pratt, the Beach Professor of Chemistry, received a grant for $414,750 from the National Institute of Health and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The continuation grant was awarded July 30. Pratt's research is titled "Beta-Lactamases & DD-Peptidases: Active site Chemistry."

NASA Awards Redfield Grant for Ultraviolet Astronomy

Seth Redfield, assistant professor of astronomy, received a grant for $20,000 from NASA for his research on "Development and Flight Testing of High Efficiency Echelles & Detectors for the Future of Ultraviolet Astronomy." Redfield is collaborating with the project?s lead institution, the University of Colorado. NASA awarded $2.1M for the entire project.

Bolton Receives NIH Grant for Gene Expression Research

Philip Bolton, professor of chemistry, received a grant for $331,800 from the National Institute of Health on Drug Abuse for his research on "Finding Small Molecules that Modulate Gene Expression." The grant, awarded on Sept. 1, spans for two years.

Ruth Striegel-Moore recipient of NEPA Distinguished Contribution Award.

Professor Striegel-Moore will be this year's recipient of the New England Psychological Association's (NEPA) Distinguished Contribution Award.

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Burke Awarded NSF and NIH Grants

Ann Burke,, associate professor of biology, received a three-year, $395,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the development and evolution of the shoulder girdle using transgenic mice, frog and salamander. She also received a two-year $100,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use the same amphibian systems (salamander and frog) to develop a model system for understanding body wall defects in humans.The grants will provide funds for a team of researchers at Wesleyan working with Burke on these projects, including a postdoctoral fellow, graduate students and undergraduates

MacQueen Awarded $746,997 NIH Grant

Amy MacQueen, assistant professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, received a $746,997 grant from the national Institute of Health for her research titled "Regulation of Synaptonemal Complex Assembly During Meiosis in S. cerevisiae." The grant, awarded Aug. 21, will be applied over three years.

Moran Awarded NSF Grant for Black Hole Study

Edward Moran, chair and associate professor of astronomy, director of the Van Vleck Observatory, received a grant from the National Science Foundation for his research titled "Black Holes in the Milky Way?s Backyard." The grant, worth $275,164, will be applied over three years. The award, presented on Aug. 26, is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

NSF Funds Lane's Research on Gene Regulation

Robert Lane, associate professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, received a grant from the National Science Foundation/American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for this research titled "Cross-Disciplinary Science & Investigation of Olfactory Receptor Gene Regulation." The award, worth $299,955 will be distributed over two years.

Shusterman Receives NSF Grant for Language Study

Anna Shusterman, assistant professor of psychology, received a grant worth $716,227 from the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program on June 1. Shusterman?s project is titled The role of language in children's acquisition of number concepts. The grant will be applied over five years.



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