Stevenson University Biology

John Amoroso – Fall 2009
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Biology senior John Amoroso completed his capstone research in the University of Maryland laboratory of Dr. Geoffrey Schoenbaum, studying learning and memory in rats. John’s work measured the activity of individual neurons as rats were conditioned to respond to sound and light stimuli. [...]

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Antoinette Smith – Fall 2009
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Biology senior Antoinette Smith is shown here presenting her work from her capstone research last fall. Antoinette worked in the laboratory of Dr. Carole Stzalryd at the University of Maryland, studying molecular mechanisms of lipid metabolism. Antoinette presented her work at the 12th [...]

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Stem Cell Meeting
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Biology faculty member Wendy Kimber and her student Amanda Hieatzmann took some time out from presenting their research at the recent Keystone Symposium on Stem Cells to enjoy some of the winter activities in Colorado. Amanda traveled with Dr. Kimber to present a poster on [...]

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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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Jaquelia Conley

Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz

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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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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Jillian Kline – Fall 2009
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Biology junior Jillian Kline is shown here presenting her research poster at the recent Science and Math Fall Research and Internship Poster Session. Jillian worked with biology faculty member Hildy Sanders to study gene expression in the baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae under different [...]

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Josh Vogel – Fall 2009
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Biology senior Josh Vogel is shown here at the Fall Research and Internship Poster Session, presenting his work on the Rift Valley Fever virus. Josh investigated protein interactions between viral and host proteins during the infection process with Dr. Lou Altamura at USAMRIID Fort Detrick. Josh will [...]

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Leah Griffith – Fall 2009
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Biology junior Leah Griffith is shown here explaining research she did into the effectiveness of bleach in decontaminating blood DNA on laboratory benches at the Annual Fall Research and Internship Poster Session. Leah’s work has been accepted as a poster presentation at the National Conference on Undergraduate [...]

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Fall 2009 Science and Math Capstone Students
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Over 50 students presented their research and internship work from the Fall 2009 semester at the 12th Annual Fall Research and Internship Poster Session today. The biology, chemistry and math students included senior capstone students, sophomore and junior research and internship students and Summer Science [...]

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