2024 RUTH DICKIE WINNER
Monica Ridlon
Fetal PCB exposure is a risk factor for neurodevelopmental disorders because it disrupts calcium dependent regulation through ryanodine receptor binding. Using human-relevant PCBs, we have shown PCBs cause mice to urinate differently. Could PCBs alter fetal mouse bladder development through the same ryanodine receptor binding? I propose a study using gene transcription and nerve density mapping to quantify PCBs effects on fetal mouse bladders. Understanding PCB effects on the bladder is fundamental to the greater study of lower urinary tract symptoms for the development of improved human healthcare.
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Mary M. Stangis (Maggie) – Cancer Biology (2022)
Elise Hopman – Psychology (2020)
Morgan Walcheck – Molecular and Environmental Toxicology (2020)
Adati Tarfa – Health Services and Policy Research (2019 – Grant-in-aid)
Amanda Salvi – Botany (2018)
Julia Patterson – (2017)
Diana Guzman – (2017 – Grant-in-aid)
Maribeth Kniffin – Civil Engineering (2015)
Rosabeth Link – Entomology (2015)
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Allison Didychuk – Biochemistry (2014 – Grant-in-aid)
Lauren Moscoe – Botany (2013)
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Stephanie Smith – Comparative Biosciences (2013)
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Alissa Hanshew – Bacteriology/Microbiology (2012)
Rebecca S. Bartlett – Communicative Disorders (2012)
Daria V. Fedyukina – Chemistry (2011)
Jing Gao – Geography (2011)
Mira Kolodkin – Neuroscience (2011)
Chelsey Smith – Neuroscience (2011)
Heather Walder – Anthropology (2011)