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WINTER 2021

Congratulations

Travel Grant Award Winners

Five FAU postdoctoral fellows recently won a $1,000 grant each to cover travel expenses to present their research at national research conferences and build network connections in 2022.

Here’s a look at the five winners:

Lorena Bianchine Areal, Ph.D., studies the neurotransmitters, dopamine and serotonin, and its implication in brain disorders.
Gloria Brunori, Ph.D., researches G protein-coupled receptors and their role in human physiology and disease.
Felix Mayer, Ph.D., studies the process of neurotransmitters and clearance of dopamine transporters.
Sean Williamson, Ph.D., researches turtle physiology and conservation.
People’s Choice winner: Lauran Brewster, Ph.D., studies the behavioral response of juvenile bull sharks to harmful algal blooms.

READ MORE. View images from the event here.

Veronica Ruiz-Xomchuk, Ph.D.:

Particles Return to Sea

Particles and decomposed algae at the bottom of the coastal ocean could be an unexpected source of global climate change, according to Veronica Ruiz-Xomchuk, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.

Ruiz-Xomchuk is co-leading a research project to study the role of organic matter trapped in the sediments of the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico in the Earth’s carbon budget. For this work, the team was recently awarded a $736,000 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

2021 Art of Science Photography Contest Winners

The Division of Research recently announced the winners of the third annual Art of Science photography contest, created to showcase the cutting-edge research across FAU's colleges.

Judges selected three winners, eight honorable mentions and top photographs taken in the field and in the lab.

One of the honorable mentions is a postdoc fellow, Lorena B. Areal, Ph.D., who showed off her research photo, left, on dopamine and serotonin neural projections that communicate to different parts of the brain. See Areal's photo and the rest of the winners here or walk through the virtual gallery, here.

Featured Postdocs on Research in Action

Be sure to tune in as postdoctoral fellows showcase their groundbreaking research during Research in Action events.

To view the full list of upcoming Research in Action presenters and/or listen to previous speakers, click here.

To submit a name to be featured for our Postdoc Spotlight, email postdocaffairs@fau.edu.