South Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation (SCAMP)
Multicultural Center
207 Calhoun St
The Yellow House
on the corner of Pitt and Calhoun
Office 843-953-5660
FAX 843-953-5676
College of Charleston
66 George Street
Charleston SC 29492
Annual SCAMMP Undergraduate Research Conference
The CofC SCAMP Students Win First Place
The Annual SCAMP Undergraduate Research Conference was held on October 9, 2009, at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina. The conference featured more than 50 competitive oral and poster presentations in a variety of science categories. In an impressive showing of hard work and passion for their research, all four College of Charleston students won first place in their categories!
Research is an important component of SCAMP, an NSF funded program designed to support minority students who are seeking degrees in STEM disciplines. Both summer and academic year research are conducted under the auspices of faculty mentors throughout the nation. SCAMP students are highly encouraged to take advantage of these opportunities for the positive impact that research has on their undergraduate career as well as their pursuit of graduate education.
Congratulations to the SCAMP students for their extraordinary performance in representing the College of Charleston.
Here are our FIRST PLACE WINNERS:
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Brittany I. Johnson, “CIRDLES (Cyber Infrastructure Research and Development Lab for the Earth Sciences)” MENTOR: Dr. Jim Bowring, Computer Science Department |
| Tiffany S. Williams, “Investigating the Role of Palmitoylation as a Potential Regulator of Circadian Rhythm Pathways within the Central Nervous System of Drosophila” MENTOR: Dr. Christopher Korey, Biology Department |
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Erica B. Flores, “Expression of Myoregulatory Genes in the Developing Sea Urchin” MENTOR: Dr. Christine Byrum, Biology Department |
| Portavia L. Featherstone, “Quantification of Photosensitizer in Vivo with Fluorescence Methods” MENTOR: Dr. Linda Jones, Department of Physics & Astronomy |
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Our Mentors: Drs: Christine Byrum, Jim Bowring, Linda Jones, Christopher Korey |
| Our Group of SCAMP Students |  |
For information about SCAMP and the conference, visit http://scamp.scsu.edu/conference.html.