Recent Student Presentations
- M. Gibson and A. Elias, Department of Biology, 含羞草社区. FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES IDENTIFICATION USING DNA BARCODING, Missouri Academy of Science, April 21-22, 2023, Joplin, MO.
- 鈥淭he relationship between gender role identity, personal care products, and brand loyalty in consumers鈥� Ashlyn George, 含羞草社区; Justice Galloway, Rebecca Lewey, Madison Brady, Faith Vandel, and Jordan Hall (Teddi Deka, Faculty Sponsor), Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting, April 20-22, 2023, Chicago, IL.
- 鈥淢odification of a gene knock out cell line designed for improved analysis of DegQ, a bacterial analog to pregnancy related serine protease (HtrA3)鈥� Jennifer Dorris听 and Natalie Mikita, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology National Conference, March 25-28, 2023,听 Seattle, WA.
- 鈥淐reating education videos for chemistry: infrared spectroscopy鈥澨� Ellington, Erin and Rhoad, Jon, American Chemical Society national conference, March 26-30, 2023, Indianapolis, IN.
Recent Student Publications
- Nute, L.H.; Jedlicka, J.A.; Evidence for frequency-dependent selection in House Wrens, but not Eastern Bluebirds BIOS 2022, 93, 56-62. 听
- Barta, C.脡.; Jenkins, B.C.; Lindstrom, D.S.; Zahnd, A.K.; Sz茅kely, G. The First Evidence of Gibberellic Acid鈥檚 Ability to Modulate Target Species鈥� Sensitivity to Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) Allelochemicals. Plants 2023, 12, 1014.
Additional Points of Pride
- Missouri Western Biology students conduct research on the 40-acre John Rushin native prairie, located on the MWSU campus.
- Missouri Western Biology students conduct research in 12 different ponds located on the MWSU campus.
- MWSU Chemistry students have over $2 million in chemical instrumentation to conduct research.
- Sonja Weber, a junior in Wildlife Conservation and Management, and Rene Frye, a junior Biology major, have been awarded the 2023 American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF).
