OSU Vice President for Research Dr. Richard W. Spinrad notified Dr. Anna Jolles that the proposal she submitted for the General Research Fund (GRF) entitled “Effects of Intensive Forest Management on Health, Immunity, and Infectious Disease Prevalence in Wild Deer Mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) in the Oregon Coast Range” has been approved for funding. She will receive an award in the amount of $10,000.
In addition, Natalie Rogers has been selected for an Undergraduate Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity (URISC) award for her proposal entitled “measuring the Effects of Intensive Forest Management on Whole Blood Bactericidal Activity as a Measure of Innate Immunity in Wild Deer Mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) in Oregon.” She has been granted funding in the amount of $1,800 for Summer term 2010-11. Natalie works in Dr. Jolles’ lab.