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Sadie Bartholomew '07 and Dr. John Tansey will attended a meeting of the The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) in Summer 2007.

Read their blog about the experience.

Otterbein faculty and students are engaged in some exciting opportunities beyond the classroom. Research conducted by Dr. John Tansey of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Sadie Bartholomew '07 was presented in a poster session at the 233rd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (profiled in Towers magazine, Spring 2007 - view here) and at the April 2007 convention of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular-Biology (ASBMB).

During ASBMB convention, more than 50 judges evaluated the 100-plus poster presentations and chose four grand prize winners. Sadie was named one of these grand prize winners, along with students from Bates College, University of Richmond, and the University of Puerto Rico. Sadie and Otterbein also won ASBMB's award for outstanding undergraduate research and a travel award.

A meeting on the topic of lipid droplets is being sponsored by The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) this summer. Funding provided by George W. and Mildred K. White Faculty Endowment Fund and the George W. and Mildred K. White Science Seminar Fund is providing financing for Dr. Tansey to attend this conference as part of his professional development. The meeting is limited to 150 attendees, and to those post-doctoral scientists researching lipid droplets. Meeting co-chair Rosalind A. Coleman, M.D. of the University of North Carolina, met Sadie at the ASBMB conference and invited her to attend the FASEB conference. She is one of the very few undergraduates ever invited to attend a Vermont Academy meeting.

Sadie and John are updating us on their research and conference opportunities through several blog entries written during their time at the FASEB meeting.

Your investment in Otterbein does make a difference. To learn how you can help our students and faculty engage in research, expand their educational opportunities or participate in exciting programming, please contact Lori Green, Director of Investor Relations at 614.823.1950 or lgreen@otterbein.edu.