2003 Predoctoral Awards ($1,000) Name, Department, University, Project title
Taranka Dale, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado at Boulder, Thermodynamic analysis of aminoacyl-tRNAs in the translational apparatus.-Diane Haddock Russell Award

Anne M. Hutson, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Norwalk Virus-cell interactions: the first clue to infection.-Gail Naughton Award

Sarah Elizabeth Jackson, Anthropology, Harvard University, Deciphering ancient Maya political hierarchy: an integrated study of the non-royal elite.

Deanna Alene Kulpa, Human Genetics and Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, The role of ORF1 protein in retrotransposition intermediates.-Amy Lutz Award

Nancy Ellen LaFleur, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, The fruits of success: invasive fruit-producers and seed dispersers- Ruth Satter Award

Susannah Vera Levi, Linguistics, University of Washington, Representing underlying glides.

Monica Anne McArthur, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Molecular determinants of yellow fever virus viscerotropism in the hamster model.

Sarah Elizabeth Nangle, Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University, Evaluating the effects of HIV Tat protein on the Hepatitis C virus.

Nathalie Brigitte Reyns, Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Secondary dispersal of a marine benthic invertebrate: linking biological processes and hydrodynamic conditions.

Laura Catherine Stonehill, Physics, University of Washington, The neutral current detector phase of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory.-Luise Meyer-Schutzmeister Award

Pamela Jean Surkan, Maternal and Child Health, Harvard School of Public Health, The relationship of primary caregivers' social support to health status of children in Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

Predoctoral Citations of Merit ($300)
Amy Beth Cerato, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Scale effects of shallow foundation bearing capacity on granular soils. Kelly Gwendolyn Gallagher, Biology, New Mexico State University, Are small plant populations more vulnerable to increased inbreeding depression and decreased heritability for fitness-related traits?

Elizabeth M. Joshi, Chemistry, University of Virginia, Studies investigating the mechanism of oxidative bioactivation and hepatotoxicity associated with the asthmatic drug Zileuton.

Trina Ellis Roberts, Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago, Comparative phylogeography of Philipine fruit bats.

Dimitra Robokos, Health and Behavior Studies, Columbia University Teachers College, Children with pervasive developmental disorder in early years: parent variables that affect parent-child interactions, quality of parenting, coping and family adaptation.

Julie D. Ross, Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Texas Medical Branch, Molecular basis of vulnerability to drug addiction.

Janette Ann Steets, Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Ecological influences and demographic consequences of mixed-mating.

Zdravka Tzankova, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California-Berkeley, Science, politics, and institutions in the development of policy goals and management philosophies for the problem of marine bioinvasions.

Ulrica Wilson, Mathematics and Computer Science, Emory University, Cyclicity of Division Algebras over Qp((t)).

Predoctoral Honorable Mention Nancy Jennings Aburto, Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Zinc supplementation and bone mass in early pubertal boys.