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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 […]

Jacqueline Spieles

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 […]

Grant Sprague

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, […]

Meghan Wright

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 […]

Nathaniel Stevens Seeley Jr.

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 […]

Elijah Winfield

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 […]

Sarah Neuville

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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

Students participate in B-wiser Science Camp in 2019.

B-WISER Summer Science Camp runs June 12-17

The Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering, and Research (B-WISER), an educational partnership of The College of Wooster and the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, will […]

Professor James West

Professor West publishes scientific research with eight Wooster students

James West, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, biology, and chemistry at The College of Wooster, worked with eight Wooster students to publish an […]

Grant Sprague

APEX Fellowship | Grant Sprague

Major: Biology Class Year: 2022 Pronouns: He/Him/His Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Ison As an ecology intern for The Wilderness Center, a conservation organization based […]

Students pose for Community water project at The College of Wooster

AMRE | Community Water

Chamari Abercrombie ’24 | Neuroscience & Spanish Layali Banna ’22 | Geology Mazvita Chikomo ’22 | Environmental Geoscience Grace Hodges ’23 | Biology & […]

group migration workshop

Uniting Different Worlds Through Dance and Independent Study

Every August, students come to The College of Wooster from various locations – down the street, out of state, or even overseas – to […]

Grant Sprague ’22

Biology major puts techniques into practice at Wilderness Center

Grant Sprague ’22, a biology major and environmental studies minor, who is also on the cross country and track & field teams interned at […]

Kelsey Stone

Intersecting interests in biology and religious studies inspire examination of how consumption affects success

Combining biology and religious studies, two fields that would seem to be at odds with each other, into one Independent Study project as a […]

Virginia Roberts

Resource-driven control of cavity-nesting wasp densities

Name: Virginia E. Roberts Major: Biology Minor: Environmental Studies Advisors: Dr. Carlo Moreno, Dr. Jennifer Ison (second reader) Cavity nesting wasps are contributors to […]

Michael Alber

Autumn Flowering Wingstem’s Seed Set, Floral Display Size and Flowering Time as an Indicator of Climate Change

Name: Michael David Alber Major: Biology Advisors: Dr. Jennifer Ison and Dr. Stephenie Strand Climate change has led to shifts in the phenology of […]

Exploring the Impact of the Microbiome on Sleep Homeostasis in Drosophila melanogaster

Name: Joshua Gluck Major: Biology Advisors: Dr. Stephanie Strand, Dr. Sharon Lynn (second reader) The study of the Brain-Gut-Microbiome axis is an exciting avenue […]