The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees

Gladys Andino is a Ph.D. student at Purdue University studying with Dr. Greg Hunt. She is investigating grooming behavior as a mechanism of resistance to Varroa mites. Her goal is to develop a cage-based assay to select stock for Varroa resistance. She is also investigating resistance to Nosema ceranae and will map
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Five graduate students in honey bee research have been awarded scholarships by the Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees.

Six graduate students in honey bee research have been awarded scholarships by the Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees and will make presentations during the American Bee Research Conference at the National Beekeeping Conference in Sacramento in January.

In 2006, five graduate students were awarded scholarships.  The winners were:

Amanda Ellis
Athens, GA – University of Georgia
Studied the effects of varroa on foraging behavior
Brad Metz
College Station, TX  - Texas A&M University
Researched how larvae communicate their needs to the colony.
Michael Simone
St. Paul, MN  - University of Minnesota
Researched propolis collection.
Jeremy Wagnitz
Lincoln, NE  - University of Nebraska
Studied ways
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In 2005, five graduate students were awarded scholarships.  The winners and their research foci were:

Umberto Moreno, University of Minnesota and University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao, Brazil.
Genetics and biology of propolis collection by honey bees.
Brendon Fussnecker, North Carolina State University.
Molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate honey bee behavior.
Bradley Barnd, Purdue University.
Genetic influence on metabolic rate in
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In 2004 six graduate students were awarded scholarships.  The winners were:
Nick Aliano – University of Nebraska. He is completing his M.S. work now and will being Ph.D. work in the fall. He has been working on use of powdered sugar to remove varroa mites from bees. His Ph.D. work will continue to focus on varroa
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