Briggs Research Showcase Awards
April 20, 2021
Undergraduate research is one of several signature opportunities for experiential learning at Lyman Briggs College. Whether in the classroom or beyond, we are proud to recognize and congratulate all of our undergraduate researchers on their hard work and achievements, especially in the face of a global pandemic. The Briggs Showcase features 53 of those researchers this year – a remarkable number. Thanks to generous support from the MSU Federal Credit Union Dean’s Choice grant, we are able to recognize the standout achievements with monetary prizes.
Congratulations to all of the participants!
All projects will be viewable until 2022.
Overall Awards
2021 MSUFCU Grand Prize Award for the Lyman Briggs Research Showcase
Mackenzie Greene, Bicalutamide as Treatment for Kennedy’s Disease
2021 MSUFCU Honorable Mention Award for the Lyman Briggs Research Showcase
Alex Roy, GNAO1 Mutant Mice and Movement Disorders
2021 MSUFCU Honorable Mention Award for the Lyman Briggs Research Showcase
Ishaan Modi, Education, Exposure & Transphobia in the ER
2021 MSUFCU Honorable Mention Award for the Lyman Briggs Research Showcase
Calista Busch, Oxybenzone and Mammary Gland Development
Category Winners
2021 MSUFCU Outreach Award for the Lyman Briggs Research Showcase
Lasya Marla, College Students Supporting Healthy Eating
2021 MSUFCU Diversity & Inclusion Award for the Lyman Briggs Research Showcase
Abi Otwell, Transracial Adoptee Psyche and Mental Health
2021 MSUFCU Best Biology poster for the Lyman Briggs Research Showcase
Adrianna Kirby, DHA Suppression of Inflammation
2021 MSUFCU Runner up Biology poster for the Lyman Briggs Research Showcase
Erika L. Buhk, Degradation of "Disposable" Face Masks
2021 MSUFCU Best Biology oral presentation for the Lyman Briggs Research Showcase
Eliot Haddad, Lactation and the Gut Microbiota
2021 MSUFCU Runner up Biology oral presentation for the Lyman Briggs Research Showcase
Grace Joachim, Marijuana, cigarette smoking, & adenomyosis risk
2021 MSUFCU Best History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science presentation for the Lyman Briggs Research Showcase
Lexi Nadolsky, working with Arika Hawkins and Guizhen Ma, Gender Differences in Academia & COVID-19
2021 MSUFCU Runner up History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science presentation for the Lyman Briggs Research Showcase
Zeeba Ali, Saccade vigor in schizophrenia
Over 30 alumni and faculty volunteered their time to judge the 53 submissions, which meant that each submission was reviewed by at least two judges. Thank you, Briggs Showcase judges!
2021 volunteer judges included LBC faculty and alumni: Nidhi Atri, Katy Bigsby, Rozzie Bloch, Robyn Bluhm, David Cantor, David Copp, Jo Ann Davis, Jessica Caton Diefenbach, Paige Girdley, Amy Jamieson, Katie King, Christine Lekutis, Ellie Louson, Pat Merry, Mac Missad, Georgina Montgomery, Char Panek, Richard Parks, Rhiannon Pavlinac, John Pendergrass, Jenifer Saldanha, Vashti Sawtelle, Ryan Sweeder, Jerry Urquhart, and Lydia Wassink.