Dr. Chris Barnhart, distiguished professor of biology, and his wife Debra traveled this year to visit and work with former Missouri State University students in New Zealand and China. “It’s one of the best rewards of an academic career,” Barnhart said. “We really felt like we were visiting family,” he added. New Zealand In January, the Barnharts travelled to New Zealand to … [Read more...] about Professor visits far-flung former students
Sometimes the best thing to do for your research is listen to someone else's. Dr. Chris Lupfer, assistant professor of biology, and Angeline Rodriguez, a master's student, recently attended the 36th annual meeting of the American Society for Virology. Not only did they share their research, they learned about virology research around the world. Rodriguez Rodriguez … [Read more...] about New ideas stem from other’s research
Dr. Kyoungtae Kim wants to have a better explanation for disease progression. To do this, he is studying dynamin, a powerful protein. Kim was recently featured in a Mind's Eye explaining why dynamin is so powerful. Congratulations, Dr. Kim! … [Read more...] about Dynamin, the dynamic protein
Some play March Madness with basketball teams. Others play it with mammals. Dr. Sean Maher and Emily Beasley recently presented posters at the American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) to discuss mammals in and out of the bracket. Maher Maher, assistant professor of biology, is the chair of the committee that handles ASM's social media. ASM partnered with March Mammal … [Read more...] about American Society for Mammalogists inspires opportunity
Three Missouri State University alumni, Donald McKnight, Hunter Howell and Ethan Hollender, and current professor Dr. Day Ligon, have found new way to identify the sex of turtles. Though unconventional, the researchers boast from 55.6 percent success rate to 100 percent based on turtle species. Turtles are known to be quite private. Hidden away, the only way to find the … [Read more...] about Anything for science