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Biology students take home two top awards at mammal conference

December 23, 2019 by Tori York

campus in the spring

The Central Plains Society of Mammalogists Conference was held on Oct. 12, 2019 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Several Missouri State biology faculty and students attended and made presentations: Sean Maher, assistant professor of biology, attended the meeting. Susan Anderson is an undergraduate student working in the labs of Dr. Chris Lupfer, assistant professor of … [Read more...] about Biology students take home two top awards at mammal conference

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: Alicia Mathis, Awards, Biology, conference, Sean Maher

Biology student works toward a cure

December 6, 2019 by Tori York

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

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: Biology, Kyoungtae Kim, Research

Biology students present at annual Midwest Yeast Meeting

November 13, 2019 by Tori York

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

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: Biology, conference, Kyoungtae Kim, Research

Making science fun

November 10, 2019 by Tori York

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

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: Biology, Kyoungtae Kim, Research

Biology student wins grant money

November 4, 2019 by Tori York

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

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: Awards, Biology, Day Ligon, Research

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