The Milligan-McClellan lab was fortunate to receive multiple honors and awards this year! Lab members who were awarded included Sarah Pasqualetti (PhD), Jolie Atwood (Undergraduate), and Caroline Vieira Da Silva (PhD). Sarah Pasqualetti and Caroline Vieira Da Silva received the 2024 Antonio and Marjorie Romano Graduate Education fellowship. Jolie Atwood received the 2024 Todd M. Schuster Award in Molecular and Cell Biology. We are incredibly proud of these students and their achievements this year!
In addition to the awards received, two students from the Milligan-McClellan lab officially passed their 3rd year proposal defense. The two students, Sarah Pasqualetti and Caroline Vieira Da Silva, presented on proposed thesis work for their doctoral projects. Sarah’s proposal was titled “Microbes and their Interactions within the Gasterosteus aculeatus Microbiome that Contribute to Plastic Degrading Potential”. Carol’s project was titled “Investigating the Surface Layer Protein and Outer Membrane Vesicles in Aeromonas veronii”. We are incredibly proud of these students and their success in their 3rd year proposals!