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
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
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
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
Some students spent their summers working. Others spent it catching up with family and friends. Others, like Harlee Kelley, spent the summer doing research. About Harlee’s summer The Stowers Summer Scholars program allows undergraduate students to work in top notch research labs exploring various facets of biology. Harlee was at the Stowers Institute for Medical … [Read more...] about Finding her place in research