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== Congrats Lauren! == | == Congrats Lauren Jansen! == | ||
Lauren | Congrats to Lauren who passed her qualifying exam!<BR> | ||
== | == Max the MoneyMaker == | ||
Max just applied for and won a THIRD UMass Commonwealth Honors scholarship! <br> | |||
Congrats Max! <br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] 16:18, 12 December 2012 (EST)<BR> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] | |||
== | == Will passed his prospectus! == | ||
Will | Join me in congratulating Will, who kicked butt at his prospectus!<br> | ||
His committee was very impressed with Will, who passed with flying colors.<br> | |||
Will's now officially a PhD candidate! --[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] 15:20, 5 December 2012 (EST) | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] | |||
== | == Aidan wins a William F. Field Scholarship == | ||
Aidan was just awarded the William F. Field Alumni Scholarship for his<br> | |||
academic achievements in Chemical Engineering! Congrats Aidan! <br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] 15:38, 16 November 2012 (EST) | |||
== Congrats to Max, again! == | |||
Max just applied for and won a second UMass Commonwealth Honors scholarship! <br> | |||
Soon he'll be able to fund the lab himself! Congrats Max! <br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] 22:02, 30 October 2012 (EDT) | |||
== | == Peyton lab earns first NSF support == | ||
The Peyton lab has just been notified that we have won a PESO award for the work that Lauren is <br> | |||
leading on tissue tropism in breast cancer. Our collaborator (Nicholas Reich, Biostatistics, UMass) <br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] | and we will put this money to good use to find novel mechanisms to stop the dangerous spread <br> | ||
of breast cancer to the brain, bone, and lung. You can find information about this award from <br> | |||
the [http://che.umass.edu/news/engineer-attacks-breast-cancer-brand-new-way| UMass announcement], and from an [http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1234852| award notice from NSF]. <br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] 11:11, 24 August 2012 (EDT) | |||
== | == Shelly wins the Barry and Afsaneh Siadat Early Career Award == | ||
Thuy | Our work on drug resistance in cancer, led by Thuy Nguyen, will now have the support it deserves <br> | ||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] | thanks to generous funding from Barry and Afsaneh Siadat, who are prestigious alumni of UMass. <br> | ||
See *here* for more details of the award and its impact for the Peyton lab. <br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] 11:09, 24 August 2012 (EDT) | |||
== | == We will see you in Pittsburgh! == | ||
Congrats to Will, Thuy, Dannielle, Lauren, and Shelly for all having abstracts accepted to the <br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] | AIChE annual meeting in Pittsburgh this fall. We will all be traveling down en masse to present <br> | ||
our work and hope you'll join us! <br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] 11:09, 24 August 2012 (EDT) | |||
== Welcome new undergrad army! == | |||
Though we are sad to see some amazing students leave the Peyton lab, it also means that spots <br> | |||
are freed up to welcome the next best and brightest! Join me in welcoming several new undergraduates <br> | |||
to the Peyton lab: Aidan Gilchrist, Marianne Sleimann, Isaac Han, and Elyse Hartnet. They are all off to <br> | |||
flying starts and will contribute mightily to the lab efforts. <br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] 11:09, 24 August 2012 (EDT) | |||
== Farewell Erinn, Prateek, and Tyler... == | |||
The Peyton lab sends out its first graduates: Erinn Dandley, Prateek Katti, and Tyler Vlass <br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] | out into the world with a heavy heart. They have all been such amazing members of the lab, <br> | ||
and we are very sad to see them go. Congrats on graduating seniors, and best of luck!!!<br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] 15:30, 9 May 2012 (EDT) | |||
== | == Prateek wins a Dean's Award! == | ||
Join me in congratulating Prateek for winning a competitive Dean's Award from the UMass-Amherst <br> | |||
Honors College! This is a competitive award and Prateek has certainly earned it!!! <br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] 13:23, 3 April 2012 (EDT) | |||
== Congrats to Max! == | |||
Max just applied for and won a scholarship from the UMass Commonwealth Honors College to work in <br> | |||
the Peyton lab this semester. This is a competitive award, and we are happy to have him! <br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] 10:26, 9 February 2012 (EST) | |||
== Funding from UMass MRSEC == | |||
The Peyton lab was just awarded a Seed award from the UMass MRSEC to study how cells are able <br> | |||
to sense mechanical properties across multiple length scales. This work is in collaboration with Al <br> | |||
Crosby (PSE), Pat Wadsworth (Biology), and Sallie Smith-Schneider (Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute). <br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] 08:38, 4 February 2012 (EST) | |||
== Congrats Lauren! == | |||
Lauren Barney passed her qualifying exam on Friday 1/27, with flying colors! <br> | |||
--[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] | --[[User:Shelly Peyton|Shelly Peyton]] 08:35, 4 February 2012 (EST) | ||
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Revision as of 12:15, 6 February 2013
Congrats Lauren Jansen!Congrats to Lauren who passed her qualifying exam! Max the MoneyMakerMax just applied for and won a THIRD UMass Commonwealth Honors scholarship! Will passed his prospectus!Join me in congratulating Will, who kicked butt at his prospectus! Aidan wins a William F. Field ScholarshipAidan was just awarded the William F. Field Alumni Scholarship for his Congrats to Max, again!Max just applied for and won a second UMass Commonwealth Honors scholarship! Peyton lab earns first NSF supportThe Peyton lab has just been notified that we have won a PESO award for the work that Lauren is Shelly wins the Barry and Afsaneh Siadat Early Career AwardOur work on drug resistance in cancer, led by Thuy Nguyen, will now have the support it deserves We will see you in Pittsburgh!Congrats to Will, Thuy, Dannielle, Lauren, and Shelly for all having abstracts accepted to the Welcome new undergrad army!Though we are sad to see some amazing students leave the Peyton lab, it also means that spots Farewell Erinn, Prateek, and Tyler...The Peyton lab sends out its first graduates: Erinn Dandley, Prateek Katti, and Tyler Vlass Prateek wins a Dean's Award!Join me in congratulating Prateek for winning a competitive Dean's Award from the UMass-Amherst Congrats to Max!Max just applied for and won a scholarship from the UMass Commonwealth Honors College to work in Funding from UMass MRSECThe Peyton lab was just awarded a Seed award from the UMass MRSEC to study how cells are able Congrats Lauren!Lauren Barney passed her qualifying exam on Friday 1/27, with flying colors! |