- Thursday, June 25, 2015
- 12:00 PM–2:00 PM
- SB 382
The biology group of faculty, research students and staff will eat pizza together on June 18 and June 25. . Each student team of researchers will be given 5 minutes to introduce themselves and tell about their summer research project.
Thursday June 25
|
Time |
Student(s) |
Project Title |
|
12:20 to 12:25 |
Brianna Busscher/John Wertz |
Identifying how the ecological and evolutionary interactions between host and symbiont shape holobiont biodiversity |
|
12:30 to 12:35 |
Alexandra Kuipers/Ryan Bebej |
Evaluating changes in hind limb form and function to assess evolution of swimming mode in early cetaceans |
|
12:40 to 12:45 |
Peter Boersma/John Ubels, Loren Haarsma
|
Investigating how UV exposure activates K+ channels in corneal epithelial cells using electrophysiology |
|
12:50 to 12:55 |
John Leerar/John Ubels |
UVB-induced apoptosis in the corneal epithelium |
|
1:00 to 1:05 |
Jeremy Brands, Jacob Swineford/Dave Warners |
Plant Responses to Climate Change at Flat Iron Lake Preserve |
|
1:10 to 1:15 |
Leanna DeJong/Dave Warners |
Experimental Approach to Restoring Native Habitats in Urban Landscapes |
|
1:20 to 1:25 |
Jonathan Gorter, Michael Messina, Caitlin Strikwerda/Randy Van Dragt |
Ecosystem Preserve Stewardship |
|
1:30 to 1:35 |
David Bouma, Alaina Mahn, Jenna Van Bruggen/Keith Grasman |
Fish-Eating Birds as Sentinels for Pollution in Aquatic Ecosystems |
