Posted in Biology News, Uncategorized on Dec 31st, 2009
Microbiology unknowns
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Biology junior Melissa Shultz is shown here preparing a slide of her unknown organisms in the Microbiology course. Students in this course spend a few weeks in the laboratory using the techniques they have learned to identify two unknown microorganisms. They then write up their results and conclusions in [...]
Posted in Biology News, Uncategorized on Dec 28th, 2009
BIO 114 independent projects
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We all know that humans need calcium and magnesium to sustain growth, but what about land snails? How do they compare to humans? That’s part of what these General Biology II students studied in their independent research project this fall. The course focuses on [...]
Posted in Alumni, Beta Beta Beta, Biology News, Uncategorized on Dec 25th, 2009
Emily LeDonne
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Congratulations to Beta Beta Beta member Emily LeDonne on her graduation! Emily received her diploma in the December 2009 commencement ceremony.
Posted in Alumni, Biology News, Health Professions, Uncategorized on Dec 22nd, 2009
Josh Harmon at Agape Physical Therapy
Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz
Congratulations to biology senior Josh Harmon! He has been accepted to the Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) program and will attend the University of Maryland, Baltimore next year. Josh is pictured here outside the clinic where he completed his senior internship capstone [...]
Posted in Alumni, Biology News, Uncategorized on Dec 19th, 2009
December Graduates
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The biology department saw three of its students graduate in the December 2009 commencement ceremony. Congratulations to (left to right) Jessica Scarpola, Emily LeDonne and Rachael Gessler!
Posted in Biology News, Biology Student Research, Uncategorized on Dec 12th, 2009
Melissa Betz
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Biology junior Melissa Betz worked with math faculty member Dr. Christopher Barat to analyze data from a collaborative study of heart failure. Working with scientists at Johns Hopkins, Melissa studied predictors of natriuretic peptide levels in a canine model of induced heart failure. She presented her [...]
Posted in Biology News, Biology Student Internships, Uncategorized on Dec 10th, 2009
Chelsea Eldreth
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Senior Chelsea Eldreth is shown here outside her senior internship site. Chelsea has been working in a private practice dermatology clinic with Dr. Howard Robinson and Dr. Joel Max in Lutherville, Maryland. As part of her duties, Chelsea assisted both doctors in seeing their patients on [...]
Posted in Biology News, Biology Student Research, Faculty Spotlights, Uncategorized on Dec 3rd, 2009
Dr. Andy Kreuz
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Dr. Andy Kreuz, Professor of Biology, engages students in his research which focuses on muscle development in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Using cutting edge molecular biology techniques, his students are studying a protein that functions in the development of flight muscles. Flies with mutations [...]
Posted in Biology News, Medical Technology News, Uncategorized on Dec 1st, 2009
Pathogenic microbiology lab
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Medical Technology students in the Pathogenic Microbiology course spend their lab time using clinical procedures to identify unknown bacterial samples. The techniques learned and used in this course are used in the clinical lab to diagnose infectious disease in patients, so students are gaining practical experience with techniques [...]