Library Student Research Grant
Since 2003, Friends has awarded more than $19,000 to fund selected proposals by Messiah students for research projects.
2023-2024 Grant:
Please join us in congratulating Michael Azar, the 2023-2024 Friends of Murray Library Student Research Grant awardee. Michael will graduate in 2025 with a B.S. in Biology (Biomedical Concentration) and B.A. in Music (Keyboard Composition).
His research project is entitled "Effects of Proglumide on Expression of Fibrosis in Pancreatic Cells." Michael's topic involves utilizing both his knowledge in cellular biology and biochemistry that he has acquired over the last three years to examine how proglumide, a drug that has been shown to help improve pancreatic cancer treatment in mice, affects expression of pancreatic cancer cells. His project will involve creating a new protocol for cell culture, isolating genetic material, and running statistical analyses of the isolated material to determine the mechanism of action for the drug.
Michael's research will culminate with a presentation at the annual Friends dinner in the fall of 2024. Dr. John Harms is Michael's faculty advisor.
Congratulations Michael!
Recent Awardees
2022-2023: Micaiah Saldana, My Last Military ID and Other Stories From Growing Up Army
2021-2022: Hye Lim Jung, Tracing My Identity through Korean Myths and Folklore
2020-2021: Anya Benninger, Social Stories: Bookmaking in the Life of an Autistic Artist