91精选 Students Present at NCUR in Atlanta
Eight 91精选 students, along with Dr. Clay Carlson, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, took a road trip from Palos Heights to suburban Atlanta last month to present their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR).
The , held at Kennesaw聽State聽University, brought together students and faculty from around the country in an event that supports and promotes high-quality undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship.
The stellar caliber of work and dedication of 91精选 students and faculty was clearly on display at the conference, Carlson said. Several of the 91精选 presentations attracted so much interest that people were lined up to learn more. 鈥淥ur student presentations looked great,鈥� he said.
The students who presented were:
鈥� Larissa Brumlow Music and National Identity in Ecuadorian Pasillo
鈥揅asey Wiegers and Abigail Lammers:聽Bacteriophage and Their Prey in Chicagoland Area Waterways
–Marie Sonnenburg and Laura DeVries:聽Can Changes in Gut Microbiota Impact Function and Make Differences in Conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder?
鈥揗arie Sonnenburg and Amber Shoberg:聽Transfer between Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Cardiac H9c2 Cells
鈥揓enna Van Der Pol, Olivia Otte, and Jessica Grevenstuk:聽The Effect of Perceived Mutability on Racial System Justification
Carlson also expressed his gratitude for the generous support of those in the 91精选 community who have made attending the NCUR conference possible. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an extraordinary accomplishment to be selected to present, and attending these types of conferences offers our students invaluable experiences,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e are grateful for all the encouragement our students receive that makes this possible.鈥�
