Fourteen Louisiana college students and one doctor have received grants from the Louisiana division, American Cancer Society, for cancer research. The grants, in the form of summer student fellowships,. totaled $8340 and are for basic research.
Jack G. Beaird, president of the Louisiana division, said the funds went to students at Louisiana State University in New Orleans, Tulane, Loyola and the University of Southwestern Louisiana.
They are for study during the three summer months and ranged from $140 to $600. The funds went to pre-medical and science students. Awarded Annually
The fellowships are awarded each year to encourage students to pursue basic, research in the field of cancer.
Money for the fellowships is made available through the organization's annual Cancer Crusade in April. They are part of an overall program of providing money for research.
Those receiving the grants and their projects are:
Vincent Costanza, LSUNO— Molecular structure study of the alkaloid conidine. Mary Ellen Everhart, LSUNO, relationship between chemiluminescence and oxidation of certain biologically important compounds.
Conehita Bogran, Loyola-Study of carcinogenic chemicals and plants.
Judith P. Westrick, Loyola—The growing of the neraa-todes in anaxenix medium. Aspects of Cancer
Donald D. Edgarton, Tulane — Investigation of the immunological aspects of cancer.
L. H. Fulcher Jr., Tulane— Treatment of the primary tumor with radiation and chemotherapy before surgical removal.
John W. Reeder, Tulane—A further study to increase the effectiveness of chemo-therapeutic agents by the use of colchicine.
W. C. Suhr, Tulane —. A study of biological mechanisms controlling spread of cancer cells.
Dr. M. Bert Myers, LSU— To perfect a method of pre-
venting skin sloughs in radical cancer surgery.
David J. Drez Jr., Tulane— Clinical study of cancer of the urinary bladder.
Jacquelyn Holdcraft, LSU— A study of cancer in women.
J. W. Youngblood Jr., Tulane *r- Study of peroxidase inhibitor on mice with tumors.
J. L. Arceneaux, University of Southwestern Louisiana — Relationship between metal ions; chelate compounds and bacterial cell division.
Doyle J. Evans Jr., University of Southwestern Louisiana — Influence of environmental factors on the yeast-lactobacillus relationship.
Lewis T. Graham Jr., University of Southwestern Lou-
isiana ■— Study of biological activity of certain substances. All but two of the grants were for $600.
Dr. Myers received $140 and Ed^ertOn received $400 PHOTOS: MR. COSTANZA; MISS EVERHART ; MISS WESTRICK ; MS HOLDCRAFT ; MR. DREZ; DR. MYERS; MR. FULCHER; MR. ARCENEAUXMR. YOUNGBLOODL; MR. GRAHAM ; MR. EVANS
