The Biology seniors enrolled in the spring 2024 Bio 490 sections will be presenting their senior comps projects on Friday, April 19th & Saturday, April 20th.
Friday, April 19th, 2024
Urban Ecosystems | Professor Zellmer | Fowler 201
3:00-3:45听MALENA LACQUE听- Rewilding in Urban Spaces: A Complicated Conservation Strategy
3:45-4:30听BIANCA DAL B脫听- Spider "Mow"ment: intermediate disturbance benefits spider diversity in urban greenspaces
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4:45-5:30听ADRIANO CANTELMI听- ALAN and its' Influence on Marine Ecosystems
5:30-6:15听IAN BECKER听- Tropical Tweets: Understanding Bird Communication in a Complex Urbanized Landscape
Strategic Defenses | Professor North | Fowler 202
3:00-3:45听ISABEL MACIAS听- Understanding Alzheimer鈥檚 one lipid at a time: the Trem2 receptor鈥檚 role in regulating microglial cholesterol metabolism
3:45-4:30听MORGAN MILLER听- Cancer-battling bacteria: Microbial mechanism improves chemotherapeutic agents鈥 efficacy
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4:45-5:30听ABIGAIL LEE听- Unveiling neuro-Immune harmony: Evolutionary insights into innate immune responses in C. elegans
5:30-6:15听AREL脥 FERNANDEZ OROZCO听- A sugary defense: The attractive nectar from the nightshade Solanum dulcamara protects against herbivory
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Saturday, April 20th, 2024
Urban Ecosystems | Professor Zellmer | Fowler 207
9:00-9:45听RUBY SIEHL听- Human Presence Modifies Predator-Prey Dynamics in an Urban Habitat
9:45-10:30听MALACHI CURTIS听- Urbanization driving physiological changes in fish
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10:45-11:30听MICHELLE CALDERON FLORES听- A Rat Empire: Exploring Urbanization's impact on rats as pathogen-host
11:30-12:15听KIANA KEA听- Fine Particulate Matter and its Effect on Human Health
LUNCH
1:15-2:00听MELINA S脕NCHEZ听- Urban Ecosystems on the Move: How Commute Methods influence Lung Cancer Incidence in the UK
2:00-2:45听MKRTICH MARGARYAN听- Exploring the Biological Impacts of Urbanization on Human Health
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3:00-3:45听ADITHI BENUSH听- Genetic Insights into Moth Evolution: Unveiling the Secrets of Melanism as a Response to Environmental Change
3:45-4:30听LAINEY BOHNERT听- Friend and Foe: Human Impacts on Orca Whale Behavior & Survival in the Salish Sea
Strategic Defenses | Professor North | Fowler 209
10:45-11:30听ISHAN ASHFORD听- Bacterial retrons: Another weapon in the antiviral arsenal
11:30-12:15听EMILY DOLIDA听- Marijuana, mice, and multiple sclerosis: THC compounds offer new insights into remyelination therapies
LUNCH
1:15-2:00听SARAH CARBONEL听- Future of urban agriculture: Radish and its potential use for phytoremediation.
2:00-2:45听CASEY WISELY听- From ants to lions: A plant-ant mutualism protects the savanna food chain
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3:00-3:45听BRYAN YOO听- The secrets of cephalopod camouflage: Neural mechanisms and visual adaptations
3:45-4:30听OSCAR PETTER听- Essential oils under stress: Understanding peppermint's response to climate variability