Antibiotic alternatives may emerge from SIUE-led research
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Susanne DiSalvo at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award totaling $463,557.
EDWARDSVILLE Susanne DiSalvo, PhD, assistant professor in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biological Sciences, has received the highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award totaling $463,557.
The award supports her research entitled, “Population and evolutionary dynamics of bacteriophage-symbiont-host interactions: Development of a multi-layered model microbiome,” the findings of which will elucidate virus-host evolution and may inform alternative strategies for treating bacterial infections.
“I feel incredibly fortunate,” DiSalvo said. “This grant will fund a long-term project in my lab integrating bacteriophages (viruses of bacteria) into my research program
Our Education: SIUE professor honored with Vaughnie Lindsay New Investigator Award
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Sellnow-Richmond
EDWARDSVILLE The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has honored Deborah Sellnow-Richmond, PhD, with the 2021-22 Vaughnie Lindsay New Investigator Award for her exemplary scholarship and commitment to conducting outstanding and timely research.
Sellnow-Richmond is an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ (CAS) Department of Applied Communication Studies (ACS). Her research focuses on the efficacy and unforeseen effects of public relations messages in health and organizational crisis contexts, as well as the emerging role of social media in creating and resolving organizational crises.