Spring 2022 Capstone & Symposium

Biology

June 10, 2022

Oral Presentations: DISC 252 | 8:55am - 11:05am | 12:00pm - 2:10pm
Poster Sessions: DISC 162 | 11:05am - 12:00pm | View Posters Here

Zoom Room

8:55 AM - 9:00 AM

Welcome & Introductions

Dr. Alaron Lewis

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Understanding the Genetic Pathways that Regulate Heart Regeneration

Dessirée Ortaç

Biology (B.S.) / Diversity Minor

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bryan White

9:15 AM - 9:40 AM

Making Mutants in Desulfovibrio vulgaris to Test their Effect on Fitness

Kyah Burleson
Rivers Mueller
Chiamaka Odoh

Biology (B.S.) / Health Studies Minor
Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.)

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kristina Hillesland

9:40 AM - 10:05 AM

Biodiversity Study in the UWB Wetlands: A Survey of Spring Terrestrial and Aquatic Invertebrates

Nazaaha Bhatti
Jalani Phol
Jessica Samolkin
Ai Sellers

Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.) / Neuroscience Minor
Biology (B.S.)

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michele Price

10:05 AM - 10:15 AM

10 minute break

10:15 AM - 10:40 AM

Chicken vs. Salmon: Comparing Baits for Carrion Beetles at Different Elevations in St. Edward State Park

Paul Han
Amir Khezri
Vladislav Kostyukevich
Jarrett Smith
Qixun Sun

Biology (B.S.) / Neuroscience Minor
Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.) / Health Studies Minor
Biology (B.S.)

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michele Price

10:40 AM - 11:05 AM

Seeking the Gold Bug: The Story of Cantharidin in St. Edward's State Park

Gabriel Batlle
James Delong
Caylie Konma
Emily Thompson

Biology (B.S.) / Neuroscience Minor
Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.) / Health Studies Minor
Biology (B.S.)

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michele Price

11:05 AM - 12:00 PM

Poster Session & Snacks in DISC 162

12:00 PM - 12:25 PM

Determining if Desulfovibrio vulgaris and Methanococcus maripaludis Coevolved in the first 2000 generations

Saajidah Abideen
Vu Nguyen
Sam Nearing

Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.)

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kristina Hillesland

12:25 PM - 12:50 PM

Local Population Adaptation at 5,000 Generations of Evolution

Jacob Balzotti
Madisyn Gardner
Katelyn Marvin

Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.) /
Education and Society Minor

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kristina Hillesland

12:50 PM - 1:00 PM

10 minute break

1:00 PM - 1:25 PM

Monoculture & Coculture Evolution

Ivy Lipasan
Samira Al-Sammary

Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.)

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Krisitna Hillesland

1:25 PM - 1:40 PM

Poynting - Robertson Drag: A Learning Experience

Artem Astapchuk

Physics (B.S.) / Mathematics Minor

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ansel Neunzert

1:40 PM - 1:55 PM

Designing a Yeast Complementation Strain for the CPS1 Gene

Kevin Teng

Biology (B.S.)

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Aimee Dudley - Pacific Northwest Research Institute