Biology majors Kymberly Gustus and Annayal Yikum, along with Wildlife major Yesenia De León won an award for best poster in Neuroscience. Their poster was entitled: The effects of histamine on escape behaviors and giant nerve fiber conduction velocity in the blackworm Lumbriculus variegatus. Their research was conducted under the mentorship of Dr. Bruce A. O’Gara of HSU’s Department of Biological Sciences. Yesenia, Annayal, and Kymberly are interns in the National Science Foundation - funded (NSF) Undergraduate Research and Mentoring Program in the Biological Sciences.
Biology major Clay Carey won a best poster in Cellular and Molecular Biology for his poster entitled: Functional characterization of rubistatin, a novel MVD medium-sized disintegrin. Clay performed his research during a NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates Program entitled Research by Undergraduates using Molecular Biology Applications (RUMBA) at San Jose State University under the mentorship of Dr. Julio Soto of San Jose State’s Department of Biological Sciences.
Environmental Science major Rosalinda Gonzalez won a best poster award in Geosciences for her poster: Enhanced N2O fluxes in coastal wetlands due to nitrogen enrichment. Rosalinda conducted her research in the Geochemistry Department of the United States Geological Service (USGS) in Woods Hole, MA under the mentorship of Dr. Kevin D. Kroeger and Dr. Serena Moseman-Valtierra. Rosalinda was funded by the Woods Hole Partnership Education Program (PEP), a multi-institutional effort to promote diversity in the Woods Hole science community. Rosalinda is also a recipient of a HSU LSAMP Scholars award (Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation).