A passion for the planet, a desire to dig into research, and a love for a global Peace Corps experience: Alumna Brooke McWherter considers these the building blocks for designing her world-changing career. McWherter, B.S. biology 2013, studied and researched wildlife biology alongside Dr. Day Ligon and Dr. Alicia Mathis when she was at Missouri State … [Read more...] about Natural resource social scientist dives into how decisions affect wildlife
Husref Rizvanovic, a 2018 Citizen Scholar, recently went to the American Thyroid Association's (ATA) 89th Annual Thyroid Conference Oct. 30-Nov. 3 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended with Dr. Johnson Thomas, a Mercy doctor and section chair in endocrinology. They presented on their research about thyroid cancer. Dr. A. Daniel Pinheiro, a Mercy head and neck surgeon, and Dr. … [Read more...] about Biology student works toward a cure
The Midwest Yeast Meeting was held on Oct. 5 in Evanston, Illinois. Several biology students presented. Four graduate students and one undergraduate student from Dr. Kyoungtae Kim’s lab presented their research. Kim is an associate dean for CNAS. Cullen Horstmann (graduate): “Transcriptome profile analysis with various nanomaterial in Saccharomyces cerevisiae” Vy … [Read more...] about Biology students present at annual Midwest Yeast Meeting
The Science Slam was held Oct. 2 in St. Louis, Missouri. Cullen Horstmann, biology graduate student in Dr. Kyoungtae Kim’s lab, attended. About the conference A Science Slam is a presentation competition for young scientists from all fields. In 10 minutes, the slammers present their research to a live audience. Unlike a conference or a seminar, this is a more exciting, … [Read more...] about Making science fun
Each year, Sigma Xi gives out grants for students to continue their research. This is through their Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research program. Kammie Voves, a biology graduate student, was awarded $750 this year. About her research Voves investigates food and diet relationships between turtles. Alligator snapping turtle populations are drastically declining due to … [Read more...] about Biology student wins grant money