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Studying endangered turtles in Belize

August 3, 2019 by Tori York

Collectively, turtles are among the most endangered vertebrate groups on the planet, according to Dr. Day Ligon, associate professor of biology at Missouri State. Ligon was recently in Belize studying a turtle species of especially great conservation concern, the critically endangered Central American River Turtle. It Is locally known as the Hicatee. About his … [Read more...] about Studying endangered turtles in Belize

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Biology students present, win award

July 29, 2019 by Tori York

Kammie Voves and Sam Hannabass, both biology graduate students in Dr. Day Ligon’s turtle ecology lab, traveled to Chihuahua, Mexico to attend the 66th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists (SWAN). About the presentations Hannabass gave an oral presentation over her research comparing the physiological condition of alligator snapping turtles living in … [Read more...] about Biology students present, win award

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Always learning – science edition

May 26, 2019 by Tori York

The Missouri Academy of Science (MAS) Annual Meeting was held April 12-13 at Northwest Missouri State University. Several biology students presented at MAS. Dr. Kyoungate Kim’s lab Students from Dr. Kyoungate Kim’s lab presented their research: Onika Olson: Dynamin-assisted proteoliposome fusion Deborah Ehie: TEAB and TEPB: Gene therapy alternatives Mya Ly: Type … [Read more...] about Always learning – science edition

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Keeping minorities in STEM fields

May 10, 2019 by Tori York

The second annual Missouri Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (MOLSAMP) Conference was March 8-10 in Jefferson City, Missouri. MOLSAMP encourages minorities to enter STEM fields and works to ensure their successful academic retention and graduation. This conference serves as a forum for undergraduate students from the Missouri State LSAMP alliance institutions … [Read more...] about Keeping minorities in STEM fields

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Double trouble: How the flu becomes deadly

April 26, 2019 by Tori York

Chris Lupfer

The laboratory of Dr. Christopher Lupfer, assistant professor of biology, recently published a paper on secondary infections. Several people contributed to this research, including: Graduate students in Lupfer’s lab Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Cox Hospital He and his … [Read more...] about Double trouble: How the flu becomes deadly

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