Post Tagged with: "undergraduate research"

A garter snake photograph by Ohio University sophomore Ryan Wagner was chosen as the official 2018 Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp photograph. Wagner snapped the winning photo during summer fieldwork while the harmless garter “glared defiantly” at him. Wagner is a Biological Sciences-Wildlife and Conservation major. The Ohio Department of Natural […]

Dr. Molly Morris, Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio University, and students from her lab were co-authors on an article on  “Transcriptome assembly and candidate genes involved in nutritional programming in the swordtail fish Xiphophorus multilineatus” in the journal PeerJ. Two Ohio University undergraduate alumni also were co-authors on the […]

Four undergraduate Biological Sciences students received awards from the John J. Kopchick Molecular and Cellular Biology/Translational Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Student Support Fund. These awards provide up to $1,500 for undergraduate students working with MCB/TBS faculty and conducting translational medical research and scholarly activities. Recipient: Mitchell Harberson, Biological Sciences Mentor:   Kevin […]

Ohio University undergraduate students Kyra Reisenfeld and Chance Patznick presented their research at the Ohio Avian Research Conference at Dennison University on Oct. 14 to an audience that included governmental, non-governmental, and university researchers as well as amateur ornithologists and interested community members. The Biological Sciences students are doing undergraduate […]

The hallway of the Life Sciences Building was abuzz with conversation on Oct. 17 as Biological Sciences faculty members and students presented posters based on their research to students in the department. This annual research fair, hosted by Ohio University’s TriBeta (Beta Beta Beta) chapter, fair provides an opportunity for faculty […]

A workshop on “How to Find and Apply for Summer Research Internships” is offered at the following times: Wednesday, Nov. 29, noon to 1 p.m. in Baker 239 Wednesday, Nov. 29, 6 to 7 p.m. in Baker 239 Thursday Nov. 30, 2 to 3 p.m. (repeat) in Baker 239 RSVP […]

By Amanda Biederman Ohio University senior neuroscience major Dakota Brockway is characterizing the properties of a compound that may one day be used as a natural alternative treatment for glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer. The compound, urolithin A, is a polycyclic aromatic metabolite found in several fruits, […]