Stevenson University Biology

Dr. Anthony Gaspari and Tommy Fuller
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Biology junior Tommy Fuller is pictured here with Dr. Anthony Gaspari, the University of Maryland physician who was recently featured on The Dr. Oz Show and a Discovery Health Channel documentary for his efforts to treat the “Tree Man” of Indonesia. Dr. [...]

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Andy Vallade – Fall 2009

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Junior Andy Vallade recently presented his fall research to visitors at the 12th Annual Fall Research and Internship Poster Session. Andy worked with biology faculty member Joe Matanoski, studying invasive species at the Soldier’s Delight Nature Area. His work has implications for the management of these species [...]

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Jessica Scarpola – Fall 2009
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Jessica Scarpola (BIO ‘09) spent her fall semester doing an internship at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Genetics Research Facility. Jessica was responsible for implementing a new electronic biotracking system that she helped design. The system is designed to label and code thousands [...]

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Jaquelia Conley

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Sophomore Amanda Hieatzman will travel to Colorado with biology faculty member Wendy Kimber this month to present her research at the Keystone Symposium on Stem Cells. Amanda studied the expression of ubiquitin-related genes during the early development of mouse embryonic cells. She will present her work as a poster at the 3-day [...]

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Spring 2010 Senior Internship students
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Five seniors are heading out to their internships this spring. They’re working in places as varied as Hunt Valley Animal Hospital, Physiotherapy Associates, the Office of the Court Psychiatrist in Baltimore, the Living Legacy Foundation and Calvert Veterinary Office. Stay tuned to this blog to see more [...]

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Congratulations to Katie Clark (BIO, ‘06)! She just passed the national board exam in veterinary medicine. She is currently a student in the Maryland-Virginia regional veterinary medicine program and is now one step closer to earning her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree in 2010.

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Josh Vogel
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Congratulations to Josh Vogel! He has been accepted and will attend the University of Maryland Physical Therapy graduate program after he graduates in May. He’ll start school soon after graduation from SU and earn a Doctor of Physical Therapy when he finishes. Congratulations Josh!

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Kristyna Hnizda – Fall 2009
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Hearing is what biology senior Kristyna Hnizda studied for her research capstone in Dr. David Ryugo’s laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. Kristyna worked to map the pathways between neurons in the rat brain that are activated upon stimulus with sound waves. The work [...]

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Chelsea Eldreth – Fall 2009
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Biology senior Chelsea Eldreth is shown here presenting her poster on her fall internship at the Science and Math Fall Research and Internship Poster Session. Chelsea worked at the dermatology office of Dr. Howard Robinson, assisting him and his office staff in day-to-day [...]

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Sarah Sauthoff
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Congratulations to Sarah Sauthoff (BIO ‘09)! She will enter graduate school in the Community College of Baltimore County-Towson University Physician Assistant Masters Degree program. Upon completion of her studies, Sarah will earn both a Physician Assistant Professional Certificate and a Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies.

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