Fall 2010 brings a diverse group of new Fellows with a broad range of backgrounds to join the SPIRE program:
Karl Castillo, Ph.D. Graduate program: University of South Carolina – Marine Sciences, SPIRE mentor: Justin Ries, Ph.D., Dept of Marine Sciences
Vicki Newton, Ph.D. Graduate program: UNC Chapel Hill – Cell & Molecular Physiology, SPIRE mentor: Scott Magness, Ph.D., Dept of Medicine
Laurel Rodgers, Ph.D. Graduate program: University of Arizona Tucson, Cell Biology & Anatomy, SPIRE mentor: Alan Fanning, Ph.D., Dept of Cell & Molecular Physiology
Justin Shaffer, Ph.D. Graduate program: University of Washington, Bioengineering, SPIRE mentor: Bill Kier, Ph.D., Dept of Biology
Christina Swanson, Ph.D. Graduate program: University of Michigan, Cell and Developmental Biology, SPIRE mentor: Bob Duronio, Ph.D. Dept of Biology
The fellows will contribute research and teaching excellence at UNC Chapel Hill and SPIRE’s five partner minority serving institutions in North Carolina.