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Stay close, go far

June 30, 2018 by Tori York

Cullen Horstmann, Dr. Kyoungtae Kim, Dr. Tamera Jahnke and Vy Nguyen pose for a photo

One doesn't have to travel far to be part of an important group. The Missouri Academy of Science held their annual meeting April 28. Two biology students and one professor decided to attend, sharing and networking. About the conference Dr. Kyoungtae Kim, Vy Nguyen and Cullen Horstmann presented their research. Kim: Yeast dynamin for membrane fusion Nguyen: Yeast … [Read more...] about Stay close, go far

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: biology, conference, Kyoungtae Kim, research

Stress: It’s not just in your head

June 28, 2018 by Tori York

Orion Peterson stands with his award winning presentation.

For many little ones, their biggest stressor is how to hide uneaten broccoli from their parents. Unfortunately, for others, they are looking for dinner, how to get their siblings where they need to be, and how to be the parent of the home. We are learning more and more that mental things, like stress, affect health. Orion Peterson looks at how early life stress affects … [Read more...] about Stress: It’s not just in your head

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: biology, Paul Durham, research

Pink turtles, brown turtles, big turtles, small turtles: The outliers

June 26, 2018 by Strategic Communication

Missouri State University is the home of the Bears. Kristen Sardina thinks the real game changer is the alligator snapping turtle.   After Sardina visited the Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery in Oklahoma, she noticed some turtles that were a little different than the rest. They were pink.  “These pink turtles have rightfully earned their position as our unrelenting … [Read more...] about Pink turtles, brown turtles, big turtles, small turtles: The outliers

Filed Under: News, Research

Kitchen staple creates conference

June 23, 2018 by Tori York

Participants at the World Yeast Conference. Dr. Kim is 10th from the left.

There's a rising interest in yeast. So much so, each year, yeast scientists come across the country to meet at the World Yeast Conference in Montreal, Canada. Dr. Kyoungtae Kim, associate dean of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, presented not one, but two keynote talks about his research. About the conference Kim presented two of this research topics: … [Read more...] about Kitchen staple creates conference

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: biology, conference, Kyoungtae Kim, research

Biology student studies the outliers, wins runner up

June 22, 2018 by Tori York

Kristen Sardina presents her research.

The Florida Herpetology Conference saw some familiar faces. Kristen Sardina and Ethan Hollender, both from Missouri State biology, set out for adventure. Hollender presented on his research on turtle communities at mined lands and natural oxbow lakes in Kansas. Sardina presented her research as well and won runner up in the Best Student Poster category. The conference … [Read more...] about Biology student studies the outliers, wins runner up

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: biology, Day Ligon, research

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