USM Beckman Scholars Program
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2026 Beckman Scholars
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Vinny HalseyHometown: Calvert County, Maryland Research Title: Is the Exotic Two-Spined Trap-Jaw Ant (Odontomachus Haematodus) Invasive? A Survey of Urban Parks Throughout the Southeastern United States Major: Biological Science Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kaitlin Baudier |
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Landon MurinHometown: Jackson, Mississippi Research Title: Passing the Pathogen: Uncovering Mechanisms Underlying Vertical Transmission of Rickettsia parkeri in the Gulf Coast Tick (Amblyomma maculatum) Major: Biological Science Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shahid Karim |
2025 Beckman Scholars
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Ashe DavisHometown: Ocean Springs, Mississippi Research Title: Peptide Targeted Protein Degradation Strategies to Treat Parkinson’s Disease Major: Polymer Science and Engineering Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tristan Clemons |
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Noah WilliamsonHometown: Hattiesburg, Mississippi Research Title: Developing a Species Distribution Model for the Southeastern Range of the Florida Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex badius) Major: Biological Sciences, Geography Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kaitlin Baudier |
