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Research opportunity and industry experience in one project

September 30, 2018 by Tori York

Leah Brand and Julie Curless spent their part of their summer in the vineyards. As part of a National Science Foundation Plant Genome Research Program (NSF-PGRP) grant, they sampled grapevines at E.J. Gallo Winery in California’s Central Valley. Dr. Laszlo Kovacs, professor of biology, is a co-investigator on the project, entitled "Adapting Perennial Crops for Climate … [Read more...] about Research opportunity and industry experience in one project

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: biology, Laszlo Kovacs, research

Using cottonmouths to track down disease

September 23, 2018 by Tori York

A lot of people find snakes scary or gross. Ciera McCoy, a graduate biology student, uses them to learn more about diseases. McCoy presented part of her master’s thesis at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Rochester, New York, July 11-15. About her research McCoy looks at viruses that mosquitoes carry and can make humans sick and sometimes be … [Read more...] about Using cottonmouths to track down disease

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: biology, Brian Greene, conference, research

Caring for our four-legged service members

September 21, 2018 by Tori York

Wendy Evans with her Army people

Wendy Evans did not have a traditional path to the workforce. She started at a community college, where she completed several years of her undergraduate before transferring to Missouri State. Making her statement At Missouri State, big things were in store for her. She had little research experience, yet she joined the lab of Dr. Brian Greene, associate professor … [Read more...] about Caring for our four-legged service members

Filed Under: News Tagged With: alumni, biology, Brian Greene

Biology presents animal behavior research at national meeting

September 17, 2018 by Tori York

Group photo of conference participants

Dr. Alicia Mathis and biology graduate and undergraduate students traveled to Milwaukee to present at the national annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society (ABS). The meeting was held on Aug. 2-6 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Mathis presented research on salamander behavior alongside graduate students, Katy Gardner, Stephanie Morrison and lab staff member … [Read more...] about Biology presents animal behavior research at national meeting

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alicia Mathis, Ben Dalton, biology, conference, research

From excited undergrad to capable grad student

September 14, 2018 by Tori York

Meagan Rippee-Brooks

Meagan Rippee-Brooks started her thesis research early. How early? She started it in her undergraduate years.   After learning from graduate student lab mentors, she started her research her senior year.  About Rippee-Brooks's research   Rippee-Brooks's research centers around co-infections. When someone gets influenza A, their immune system is too busy fighting the flu to … [Read more...] about From excited undergrad to capable grad student

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Chris Lupfer, conference, research

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