Warren Van Nort received the Glenn B. Collins Undergraduate Research Achievement Award in Agricultural Biotechnology for the Spring 2024 semester.

Warren's presentation was entitled "Characterizing the role of protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type F (PTPRF) in regulating the c-met signaling pathway in colorectal cancer".  

Tianyan Gao, Ph.D., in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine, served as Warren's research mentor.

As a tireless advocate for undergraduate education and research experience, Dr. Glenn B. Collins provided the inspiration and administrative leadership for establishing the Agricultural Biotechnology Program within the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture in 1992. 

The Glenn B. Collins Undergraduate Research Achievement Award was established by the Agricultural Biotechnology Faculty in 2006 to recognize both the contributions of Dr. Collins and the exceptional research achievements of students within the Agricultural Biotechnology Program.

The Glenn B. Collins Undergraduate Research Achievement Award is presented each semester to a student in the Agricultural Biotechnology Program by the Program Faculty in recognition of outstanding Independent Study and Research performance. The recipients of this award exemplify the transformative potential of undergraduate research experiences and reflect a lasting legacy of Dr. Collins' contributions to the Agricultural Biotechnology Program at the University of Kentucky.

Past Recipients

• Ty Cheatham - Fall 2023
• Sai Deepshikha Bassetti Nayakwadi and Afeef Shaik - Spring 2023
• Kristin Carlton and Chase Eastham - Fall 2022
• Ava Vilardo - Spring 2022
• Annie Nichols - Fall 2021
• Kylie Bickler and Hanna Fischer - Spring 2021
• Alyse Ptacek - Fall 2020
• Alli Ellis and Katherine Rodgers - Spring 2020
• Samantha DeJesus and Brandon Goble - Fall 2019
• Nicole Bacha - Spring 2019 
• Jesse Neal - Fall 2018
• Josiah Liew Liq Jong - Spring 2018
• Chase Thornton - Fall 2017
• Rebekah Elezear - Spring 2017
• Hunter Thomas - Fall 2016
• Samuel Potter - Spring 2016
• Catherine Crawford - Fall 2015
• Alonna Wright - Fall 2015
• Shannon Woody - Spring 2015
• Jessica Gambel - Fall 2014
• Katlyn Mulhall - Fall 2014
• Maci Stephens - Spring 2014 
• Maggie Schilch - Spring 2014
• Chris Gerwe - Fall 2013
• Raquel Hegge - Spring 2013
• Joseph Wells - Fall 2012
• Abby Rowland - Spring 2012
• Damon Revelette - Fall 2011
• Philip Houtz - Spring 2011
• Micah Fielden - Fall 2010
• Anita Fletcher - Spring 2010 
• Emily Cottrell - Fall 2009
• Cassie Modahl - Spring 2009
• Elyse Tinker - Spring 2009
• Reega Purohit - Fall 2008
• Erika Namay - Spring 2008
• Taylor Ashley - Fall 2007
• Carolyn Crowdus - Fall 2007
• Jeremy Bonzo - Spring 2007
• Aaron McNulty - Spring 2007
• Patrick Thomas - Fall 2006
• Daniel Slusher - Spring 2006
• Ellen Travis - Spring 2006
• Carrie Shaffer - Fall 2005