Biology’s Dean Fraga one of three authors of Protein Science’s 2021 Best Paper award
Dean Fraga, the Danforth Professor of Biology, is one of three authors of a paper awarded a 2021 Best Paper award by the journal […]
The Infection Frequency and Severity of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis in Northern Two-Lined Salamanders in Wooster Ohio
Name: Vince Gilleylen Major: Biology Advisors: Dr. Rick Lehtinen, Dr, Stephanie Strand The study of invasive species and their effects is often vital in the process of […]
Prescribed Burns in Remnant Prairies: Pollinator Fidelity for Echinacea angustifolia and Plant Composition
Name: Maris Woldin Major: Biology Advisors: Dr. Jennifer Ison and Dr. Nick Brandley Over the last few centuries, anthropogenic activity has reduced the extent of prairie habitats […]
Fatty Acids and the Innate Immune System: A Study Infecting Caenorhabditis elegans with Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Name: Shankar A Bhat Major: Biology Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Strand Fatty acids have been previously determined to be required for the activation of certain immune response […]
Time Flies: An analysis of circadian impact upon cell cycle regulation using Boolean modeling and a Drosophila model
Name: Emma Davidson Majors: Neurobiology Advisors: Erzsebet Regan, Seth Kelly The circadian system is an incredibly conserved physiological component of nearly all living organisms […]
The Soybean–Soybean Aphid Interaction: Mounting Defenses and Overcoming Resistance
Name: Nathan Kreuter Major: Biology Minor: Earth Sciences Advisors: Dr. Andy Michel, Dr. Hilary Edgington The current rise of the global human population necessitates […]
The Physiological and Psychological Effects of Accelerated Rehabilitation, Visualization, and Virtual Reality on ACL Rehabilitation
Name: Julian Ballesteros Major: Biology Advisors: Nicholas Brandley Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are one of the most common knee injuries among athletes. This […]
Eradicating Pseudomonas Biofilms through Synergistic Interaction of Manuka Honey and Bacteriophage PF7
Name: Emma Bossaert Majors: Biology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisor: William Morgan Bacterial biofilms are a major cause of chronic wound infections and are infamously […]
Physiological Anomalies in the Bullhead of the Cuyahoga River and Killbuck Creek
Name: Damien Jouriles Major: Biology Minor: Classical Languages (Latin) Advisor: Dr. R. Williams Second Reader: Dr. S Kelly Physiological biomarkers are an important but […]
Does Positive Reinforcement Training Reduce Inter-Dog Reactivity in an Animal Shelter Setting?
Name: Ellison Zupan Major: Biology Advisors: Dr. Jennifer Ison and Dr. Stephanie Strand Second Reader: Dr. Hilary Edgington It has previously been shown that […]
Phages, on the Rocks: Development of a Bacteriophage Cocktail Infecting Pseudomonas chlororaphis 14B11
Name: Clara Becker Major: Biology Advisor: Stephanie Strand; William Morgan (second reader) Infections caused by antibiotic resistant organisms are predicted to pose one of the biggest public […]
Effects of microbiome diversity and indole on Candida albicans infections in Caenorhabditis elegans
Name: Jacqueline Spieles Major: Biology Advisors: Dr. Stephanie Strand, Dr. Richard Lehtinen The opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans causes infections in humans that are […]
Bring Me a Shrubbery: A Study of Native Amphibian and Mammal Responses to Native Deciduous Plant Community Restoration in Wooster, Ohio
Name: Grant Sprague Major: Biology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Dr. Lehtinen Second reader: Dr. Brandley Invasive species are a growing threat to global biodiversity, […]
Seminal Fluid Adipokinetic Hormone Influence on Remating Behaviors of Female Ae. aegypti
Name: Meghan Wright Major: Biology Advisor: Dr. Laura Sirot Second Reader: Dr. William Morgan Arthropod borne viruses (arboviruses) affect millions of people worldwide posing […]
Invasive Autumn Olive’s impacts on native Red Oak tree growth rate and germination
Name: Nathaniel Stevens Seeley Jr. Major: Biology Advisor: Rick Lehtinen Second Reader: Seth Kelly Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellate) is an invasive plant in Midwestern […]
Does Having a Birth Plan Impact Your Birth Experience? A Deeper Look into Birth Plans, Birth Assistants/Attendants, and The Microbiome in Birth Experiences
Name: Elijah Winfield Major: Social Health (Student-designed major) Advisors: Dr. Thomas Tierney & Dr. Stephanie Strand The importance of pregnant women’s well-being to the […]
Immune function of salamander species Plethodon cinereus, Plethodon electromorphus, and hybrid individuals against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Name: Sarah Neuville Majors: Biology, Education Advisors: Hilary Edgington, Ryan Ozar, Rick Lehtinen Since the 1960’s, research has shown consistently decreasing numbers of amphibians. […]
What’s the Buzz? Presence of a Honey Bee Hive Decreases Native Bee Visitation to Native Plant Gardens in Northeast Ohio
Name: Ren Johnson Major: Biology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Jennifer Ison, Reed Johnson, Hilary Edgington; Sharon Lynn (second reader) Apis mellifera, honey bees, are kept worldwide to […]
Effect of Adipokinetic Hormone on Blood-feeding Behavior and Digestion of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Name: Ngoc Khanh Lai Major: Biology Advisor: Dr. Laura Sirot; Dr. Sharon Lynn (second reader) The Aedes aegypti mosquito is one of the main vectors that […]
Testing the effect of Intermittent fasting on anxiety and inflammation in rats with altered gut microbiota
Name: Nivedita Rathaur Majors: Biology, Economics Advisors: Dr. Sharon Lynn and Dr. Huiting Tian The impact of intermittent fasting (IF) on stress was determined by considering anxiety-levels […]