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June 29, 2004

More than 30 students conducting research at Augustana

SIOUX FALLS - More than 30 Augustana students are involved in research this summer. Twenty-two students are conducting research on campus, while others are involved in projects at other institutions.

Funding for the research comes from a variety of sources. Most of the money has been obtained by Augustana faculty. Students involved in research are paid. For example, students in research supported by the Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network receive $3,200 for 10 weeks of research.

Eleven Augustana faculty members from the departments of biology, chemistry, physics, and computer science are supervising the work on campus.

Examples of the research being conducted include the study of maladaptive changes in cardiac muscle cells which result in congestive heart failure, understanding the mechanisms underlying stress-induced behavioral disorders such as depression, investigating genes that regulate the expression of gluten genes in wheat, and mechanisms that regulate growth in both normal cells and cancer cells.

Below is a list of the Augustana involved in research this summer.

FUNDING SOURCES

ARAF - Augustana Research and Artists Fund
BRIN - Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network
SD EPSCoR - South Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
NASA EPSCoR & NASA Space Grant - National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NIH-Leptin - National Institutes of Health (grant to study Leptin)
NIJ - National Institute for Justice
NSF-REU - National Science Foundation-Research Experience for Undergraduates
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture grant