Stevenson University Biology

John Amoroso – Fall 2009
Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz

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
Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz

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
Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz

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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Kristyna Hnizda – Fall 2009
Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz

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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Leah Griffith – Fall 2009
Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz

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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Biology Spring 2010 Research Capstone students
Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz

Five biology research capstone students are working in laboratories all over the region this spring semester. They are working at USAMRIID Fort Detrick, Towson University, Johns Hopkins University and here on campus, doing research in stem cell biology, virology and genetics, among other fields. Keep checking [...]

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Melissa Betz
Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz

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 [...]

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Affect of Bleach on DNA amplification
Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz

Biology junior Leah Griffith is continuing her research this semester with biology faculty members Steven Mrozinski and Meredith Durmowicz, studying the effectiveness of bleach as a decontaminant in forensic laboratories. Through her studies, she is finding that the typical decontamination procedures may [...]

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Olivia Omvig – BIO 265
Originally uploaded by Meredith Durmowicz

Sophomore biology major Olivia Omvig is shown here doing research in one of our independent research courses. She is currently working with biology faculty member Wendy Kimber, studying the expression of ubiquitin-related genes in mouse embryonic stem cell differentiation.

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