{"id":4006,"date":"2023-07-10T17:54:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T17:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/?p=4006"},"modified":"2026-05-22T20:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:29:04","slug":"bmgs-strive-visiting-professors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/2023\/07\/10\/bmgs-strive-visiting-professors\/","title":{"rendered":"BMG&#8217;s STRIVE Visiting Professors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This summer BMG faculty are hosting two STRIVE (Short-Term Research Initiative for Visiting Educators) Scholars. STRIVE is a mutually beneficial opportunity for faculty from minority-serving institutions to partner with UVA faculty to pursue and develop long-term research opportunities. STRIVE is supported by the UVA Cancer Center.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4018 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2023\/07\/Alice_Walker-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"An image of Alice at the bench\" width=\"120\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2023\/07\/Alice_Walker-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2023\/07\/Alice_Walker-817x1024.jpg 817w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2023\/07\/Alice_Walker-768x962.jpg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2023\/07\/Alice_Walker-1226x1536.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2023\/07\/Alice_Walker-1635x2048.jpg 1635w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2023\/07\/Alice_Walker-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2023\/07\/Alice_Walker-scaled.jpg 2043w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/>Dr. Alice Walker, a Biology Instructor at Clark Atlanta University, works in Dr. Marty Mayo\u2019s laboratory. Dr. Walker is a cancer researcher, teacher and mentor for undergraduate students in the Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4017 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2023\/07\/Dr.-Herman-Fennell-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"An image of Herman at the bench\" width=\"194\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2023\/07\/Dr.-Herman-Fennell-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2023\/07\/Dr.-Herman-Fennell-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2023\/07\/Dr.-Herman-Fennell-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2023\/07\/Dr.-Herman-Fennell-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/bmg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/454\/2023\/07\/Dr.-Herman-Fennell-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/>Dr. Herman Fennell is hosted by Dr. Yuh-Hwa Wang\u2019s laboratory. Dr. Fennell is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Hampton University.\u00a0\u00a0He studies prostate and breast cancer with a focus on identifying\u00a0novel compounds in plants with anti-carcinogenic activity.<\/p>\n<p>Please welcome Drs. Walker and Fennel!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer BMG faculty are hosting two STRIVE (Short-Term Research Initiative for Visiting Educators) Scholars. STRIVE is a mutually beneficial opportunity for faculty from minority-serving institutions to partner with UVA faculty to pursue and develop long-term research opportunities. 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