ConTex Researcher Awarded Lutcher Brown Fellowship |
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In September, ConTex Collaborative Researcher Dr. Kathryn Mayer was awarded the Lutcher Brown Fellowship. This prestigious fellowship is awarded in acknowledgement of outstanding scholarly work, and it provides one year of support in order to contribute to faculty research.
Dr. Mayer is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UT San Antonio, and some of her research focuses on optical techniques and nanotechnology. She was awarded a ConTex Collaborative Research grant alongside principle investigators Dr. Nicholas Large at UTSA and Dr. Nancy Ornelas Soto at Tecnológico de Monterrey for their project titled Nano-Colloids Of Core-Shell Particles As A New Approach For The Optical Sensing Of Contaminants Of Emerging Concern.
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ConTex Doctoral Fellow Travels to Nairobi, Kenya for Research |
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ConTex Doctoral Fellow, Yazmin Berenice Martínez Martínez, traveled to Nairobi, Kenya with Dr. Janice Endsley from The University of Texas Medical Branch. On the trip, the fellow studied cells that emerge during tuberculosis and HIV co-infection in order to develop better vaccines and treatments. Yazmin explained some of the benefits of the trip:
"The purpose of the trip was to train the personnel in the Center for Respiratory Disease Research in the Kenyan Medical Research Institute. We trained them in immunological techniques like flow cytometry and cytokine bead arrays. Now, they are able to do those processes by themselves, generating faster and more accurate data. They were very eager to learn, and this trip helped me in improving my teaching skills and networking for future collaborations, and I will be a coauthor for the data we generate."
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Abisai Pérez Zamarripa, a ConTex Doctoral Fellow at The University of Texas at Austin, graduated with his Ph.D. this Summer. His studies looked at Spanish imperial rule in the Philippines.
His dissertation, entitled Empire, Law, Religion and Native Agency in the Early Colonial Philippines, 1565-1600, was completed with advisors Dr. Matthew Butler and Dr. Ann Twinam. This dissertation focuses on the Philippines in the late 16th century, and it explores the role of indigenous rulers in Spanish colonialism.
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León Guillermo Staines Díaz |
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This Summer, ConTex Doctoral Fellow León Guillermo Staines Díaz received his Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin. His work, with his advisor Dr. Patricia A. Wilson through the Community and Regional Planning program, focused on informal settlements in Mexico.
Dr. Staines Diaz's dissertation is titled Living in Uncertainty: Challenging the Planning Practice in and Around Informal Settlements in Monterrey, Mexico. This work specifically explores alternatives to traditional top-down planning in order to benefit communities in Monterrey.
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Investigadora de ConTex Recibió la beca Lutcher Brown |
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En septiembre, la Dra. Kathryn Mayer, Investigadora Colaborativa de ConTex, recibió la beca Lutcher Brown. Esta prestigiosa beca se otorga en reconocimiento al trabajo académico sobresaliente del ganador y proporciona un año de financiamiento para contribuir a su trabajo de investigación.
La Dra. Mayer es Profesora Asociada en el Departamento de Física y Astronomía en la Universidad de Texas en San Antonio (UTSA). Una de sus áreas de investigación se centra en técnicas ópticas y nanotecnología. La Dra. Mayer recibió la Beca de Investigación Colaborativa de ConTex junto con el Dr. Nicholas Large, de la UTSA, y la Dra. Nancy Ornelas Soto, del Tecnológico de Monterrey, por su proyecto titulado Nano-Colloids Of Core-Shell Particles As A New Approach For The Optical Sensing Of Contaminants Of Emerging Concern.
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Becaria de Doctorado de ConTex viaja a Nairobi, Kenia, para Realizar Investigación |
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La Becaria de Doctorado de ConTex, Yazmin Berenice Martínez Martínez, viajó a Nairobi, Kenia con la Dra. Janice Endsley, de la University of Texas Medical Branch, con el objetivo de estudiar las células que surgen durante la coinfección de la tuberculosis y el VIH para desarrollar mejores vacunas y tratamientos. Yazmin explicó algunos de los beneficios del viaje:
"El propósito del viaje era capacitar al personal del 'Center of Respiratory Disease Research' en el 'Kenyan Medical Research Institute.' Los capacitamos en técnicas inmunológicas como la citometría de flujo y las matrices de perlas de citoquinas. Ahora pueden llevar a cabo estos procesos ellos mismos y obtener datos más precisos y con mayor rapidez. Estaban muy interesados en aprender. Este viaje me ayudó a mejorar mis habilidades de enseñanza y a establecer contactos para futuras colaboraciones. Además, voy a ser coautora de los datos que obtuvimos."
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Este verano, Abisaí Pérez Zamarripa, Becario de Doctorado de ConTex en la Universidad de Texas en Austin, se graduó con su título de doctorado. Su proyecto de investigación se enfocó en el análisis del dominio imperial español en las Filipinas.
El Dr. Pérez Zamarripa completó su tesis de doctorado, titulada Empire, Law, Religion and Native Agency in the Early Colonial Philippines, 1565-1600, bajo la supervisión de sus asesores, el Dr. Matthew Butler y la Dra. Ann Twinam. Esta disertación se centra en las Filipinas de fines del siglo dieciséis y explora el papel de los gobernantes indígenas en el colonialismo español.
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León Guillermo Staines Díaz |
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Este verano, el Becario de Doctorado de ConTex, León Guillermo Staines Díaz, se graduó de doctorado por la Universidad de Texas en Austin. Su trabajo, bajo la supervisión de su asesora, la Dra. Patricia A. Wilson del programa de Planificación Comunitaria y Regional, se enfocó en el estudio de los asentamientos informales en México.
Su disertación, titulada Living in Uncertainty: Challenging the Planning Practice In and Around Informal Settlements in Monterrey, Mexico, explora alternativas a la planificación vertical tradicional para beneficiar a las comunidades de Monterrey.
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