Ferris State University College of Arts, Sciences and Education, College of Health Professions and College of Pharmacy students will participate in the 10th offering of Student Research Fellowships during Summer 2021.
Because of COVID-19, the program did not take place in 2020. This summer, for 10 weeks, seven students are scheduled to work full time with faculty members on various topics.
Here are the SRF fellows, their mentors and projects:
Student Research Fellow: Heather Schoenherr, from Grant, Biochemistry Faculty Mentor:
Daniel Adsmond, Arts, Sciences and Education, Physical Sciences
Project: An investigation of the role of conformation and energetics in the ability
of sulfa drugs to form cocrystals
Student Research Fellow: Kiara Y. Torres Garcia, a native of Gurabo, Puerto Rico,
Pharmacy
Faculty Mentor: Qian Ding, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Project: The association of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) on Alzheimer’s
disease
Student Research Fellow: Wyatt Varga, from New Baltimore, Biology
Faculty Mentor: William Killian, Arts, Sciences and Education, Physical Sciences
Project: Effects of hydrogen bonding on viscosity in 1-butanol
Student Research Fellow: Burgess Ingersoll, of Byron Center, Pre-Med
Faculty Mentor: Sonali Kurup, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Project: Design and synthesis of novel dual-targeted EGFR/AURK inhibitors as anticancer
agents
Student Research Fellow: Maria Gonzalez, of Grand Rapids, PharmD./MPH
Faculty Mentor: Michael Reger, Health Professions, Public Health
Project: Assessing cultural competence among student pharmacists in Michigan
Student Research Fellow: Benjamin Vander Ploeg, from Hudsonville, Biochemistry
Faculty Mentor: Luis Rivera, Arts, Sciences and Education, Physical Sciences
Project: Canonical approaches to triatomic molecules
Student Research Fellow: Cole McGowen, from White Cloud, Biology
Faculty Mentor: Anne Spain, Arts, Sciences and Education, Biological Sciences
Project: Archaeal and eukaryotic diversity of a central Michigan bog
These collaborative effort results will be presented during a Student Research Fellowship Symposium as part of the Faculty Welcome Back Week to kick off the 2021-22 academic year.