Elijah Begin, Biology & Chemistry Major at Ouachita Baptist University
Mentor: Marcus Foston
Aidan Flynn, Biology Major at Washington University in St. Louis
Mentor: Elizabeth Haswell
Keith Hayes, Biomedical Engineering at Alabama State University
Mentor: Guy Genin
Cydne Ratliff, Biology Major and Mathematics Minor at Drake University
Mentor: Lucia Strader
Chloe Simchick, Biomolecular Engineering Major at the University of Milwaukee School of Engineering
Mentor: Ram Dixit
L-R: Aidan Flynn, Chloe Simchick, Keith Hayes, Elijah Begin, Cydne Ratliff
End of Summer REU Symposium
At the end of the summer, REU participants presented their research.
Thursday, August 1, 2019, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm (Central Standard Time)
Location: Lopata House, Great Hall
PRESENTATIONS:
Elijah Begin, Ouachita Baptist University
Marcus Foston Lab
Project: The efficient use of cellulose in biofuels, particularly the stress/strain properties of cellulose-based hydrogels
Abstract
Aidan Flynn, Washington University in St. Louis
Elizabeth Haswell Lab
Project: Studying how mechanosensitive channels in animals and plants respond to forces, particularly MSL10 dynamics in roots after osmotic shock
Abstract
Keith Hayes, Alabama State University
Guy Genin Lab
Fibroblast remodel collagen in three-dimensional matrix
Abstract
Cydne Ratliff, Drake University
Lucia Strader Lab
Project: Using confocal fluorescent microscopy to study peroxisomes in Arabidopsis to determine how cells moderate peroxisome growth and numbers
Abstract
Chloe Simchick, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Ram Dixit Lab
Project: Characterizing patterns of twisted growth mutations in Arabidopsis by studying their mechanical properties
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