The Beane Lab

Stem Cells, Regeneration & Morphogenesis
in the age of Quantum Biology

Beane Lab planarian worm
Wound Epithelium

Wound Epithelium

F-actin (green) and nuclear (blue) staining reveals the morphology of the wound edge.

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Awards

Recognitions and honors received by Beane Lab members

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Dr. Beane

2024

Excellence in Research Award

Office of Research and Innovation, Western Michigan University

2023

Emerging Faculty Scholar Award

Western Michigan University

2021

Presidential Innovation Professorship (Award)

President, Provost, and Vice President for Research & Innovation, Western Michigan University

2021

Harold W. Eaton Biological Sciences Teaching Excellence Award

Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University

2020

Honorary Faculty Fellow

Lee Honors College, Western Michigan University

2019

Excellence in Discovery Award

Office of the Vice President for Research, Western Michigan University

2018

Distinguished Research & Creative Scholarship Award

Office of the Vice President for Research, Western Michigan University

2017

NSF CAREER Award

Division of Integrated Organismal Systems, National Science Foundation

Beane Lab Graduate Students

2023–

Anna Vaskevich, Doctoral Graduate Student

  • WMU Graduate College Graduate Student Award, 2023 (Spring)
  • Fulbright Fellowship (Spring) 2022–24
2023–

Rae Dean Miller, Masters Graduate Student

  • Society for Developmental Biology Graduate Student Travel Award, 2023
2019–

Samantha Hunt, Doctoral Graduate Student

  • Distinguished Constituent Graduate Student in Biological Sciences, 2024
  • Graduate Congress Fellowship, WMU Graduate College, 2024
  • Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) Travel Award, 2023
  • WMU Graduate College Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award, 2023
  • Best Oral Presentation – 2nd Place, WMU 66th Annual Research Day, 2023
  • Best Poster Award, WMU Research and Creative Activities Poster Performance Day, 2023
  • Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) Travel Award, 2022
  • WMU Graduate College Graduate Student Research Award 2023 (Spring)
  • Midwest Research Award, 2022
  • NSF-MRI Graduate Student Research Mentored Graduate Student Symposium (NGS), 2021
  • National Society of Tox Research (NSoTR) Early Career Research Travel Award, 2020
  • WMU Graduate College Graduate Student Research Award 2023 (Spring)
  • WMU Graduate College Graduate Student Research Award 2021 (Fall)
2019–22

Tyler Kinsey, Ph.D.

  • Distinguished Graduate Student in Biological Sciences, 2021
  • Best Oral Presentation – 2nd Place, WMU 63rd Annual Research Day
  • Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) Travel Award, 2019
  • WMU Graduate College Graduate Student Research Award 2020 (Fall)
  • Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) Travel Award, 2019
  • Best Oral Presentation, WMU 62nd Annual Research Day, 2019
2016–22

Alysha Van Huizen, Ph.D.

  • Distinguished Graduate Student in Biological Sciences, 2022
  • Best Oral Presentation – 2nd Place, WMU 64th Annual Research Day
  • WMU All-University Graduate Teaching Fellowhsip Award (PhD – Teaching), 2017

Beane Lab Undergraduate Students

2022–23

Zachary McCarthy, Member Lee Honors College

  • Honors College Scholarship, 2023
  • WATG Summer Research Fellowship, 2023
2022–23

Isabela Giorgetti & Carville

  • WMU-CAS Undergraduate Research and Creative Award Spring 2022
2023

Noah Goodwin, WL & University of Michigan

  • Undergraduate Honors Notation Points Award, 1st Annual SDB Meeting, 2023
2019–20

Jacqueline Gorman, Member Lee Honors College

  • WMU-CAS Undergraduate Research and Creative Award Summer 2020
  • WMU-CAS Undergraduate Research and Creative Award Spring 2020
2019–20

Nik Van Valkoven Nik

  • WMU Honors Undergraduate Independent Scholarship Award, 2020
2019–20

Sarah Gallins, Member Lee Honors College

  • Lee Honors College Research & Creative Activities Award Summer 2019
2019–20

Jacqueline Greene, Member Lee Honors College

  • WMU-CAS Undergraduate Research and Creative Award Spring 2019
  • CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award Spring 2019
2019–20

Nik Nair (Solstroy) Nik Arib

  • ASBMB Lipid Research Fund Biochemistry Award, 2019
2018–20

Isabella Dupont, Member Lee Honors College

  • WMU-CAS Undergraduate Research and Creative Award Spring 2018
  • WMU Graduate Research & Creative Award Spring 2018
  • CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award Spring 2018
2016–18

Alex Kinsey, Member Lee Honors College

  • CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award Spring 2017
  • WMU Graduate Research & Creative Award Spring 2017
  • CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award Fall 2017
2015–17

Jacelyn Buller, Member Lee Honors College

  • WMU-CAS Undergraduate Research and Creative Award Spring 2017
  • Society for Developmental Biology, Student Travel Award, 2017
2014–17

Marcus Snellings, Member Lee Honors College

  • CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award Spring 2017
2015–17

Jacyln Morton, Member Lee Honors College

  • WMU-CAS Undergraduate Research and Creative Award Spring 2015
  • Society for Developmental Biology, Student Travel Award, 2017
2014–17

Jessica Bucher, Member Lee Honors College

  • WMU-CAS Undergraduate Research and Creative Award Spring 2017
  • CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award Fall 2015
2015–16

Allen Huang

  • CAS Undergraduate Research & Creative Award Fall 2015
2015–17

Kylie Bounds, Member Lee Honors College

  • Departmental Informal Medallion Scholar, WMU www.wmich.edu/scholarships/scholarships
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