Debra Walter, Elizabeth Jensen, Alison Brittain, Ian Ackers, and Ashley Patton pose for a photo with Dr. John Kopchick after recieving their John J. Kopchick Molecular and Cellular Biology Translational Biomedical Sciences Research Fellowship Award. Photo by Kaitlin Owens.
Debra Walter, a Ph.D. student in Biological Sciences, received $15,000 as part of the 2015 John J. Kopchick fellowship awards for her work on :“Renal signatures of coxsackievirus infection and diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice.”
Her faculty mentor is Karen Coschigano
Project Title: “Renal signatures of coxsackievirus infection and diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice”
Amount: $15,000
The John J. Kopchick Molecular and Cellular Biology/Translational Biomedical Sciences Research Fellowship Awards includes $10,000 to support translational biomedical research with an additional $5,000 for an off-campus internship.
Fourteen Ohio University students and faculty and staff members received funding for their health and medical research from the John J. Kopchick Awards in 2015. The program provided a total of $87,795 in grants and fellowships to advance research on topics such as obesity, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases. The recipients were recognized during a ceremony Nov. 14 in Nelson Commons.
“These awards reflect the diversity of translational biomedical research conducted by our faculty and students and reinforce the significance of applying new knowledge to clinically relevant and unmet needs,” said Dr. Joseph Shields, vice president for research and creative activity and dean of the Graduate College.
The John J. Kopchick Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB)/Translational Biomedical Sciences (TBS) Faculty Support Fund, Research Fellowship Award and Undergraduate Student Support Fund were created as a result of a $2 million gift commitment from John Kopchick, Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar and Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology, and Char Kopchick, assistant dean of students at Ohio University.
In addition, the deans of the Russ College of Engineering and Technology, College of Arts and Sciences, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and College of Health Sciences and Professions, as well as the vice president for research and creative activity, are providing a total of $1.9 million in match support.
The John J. Kopchick Awards support undergraduate and graduate students and faculty affiliated with Ohio University’s Molecular and Cellular Biology program and Translational Biomedical Sciences program. Both programs take an interdisciplinary approach to solving complex research questions in the science and medical fields.
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