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Biology Student Research Symposium
February 22, 2008

The 8th annual Biology Student Research Symposium titled "Colorful Stories" was held in Dana Hall on Friday, Feb 22. Students presented their recent research in biology, biochemistry & molecular biology & neuroscience. This event was sponsored by the biology department and programs in biochemistry and molecular biology and neuroscience.

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Megan Haggarty '08
Megan Haggarty '08 discusses her research on "Acetylcholine Glutamate and Learning in a Model of Alzheimer's Disease."

Voss '07.
Christina Lakin '08 outlines the "Generation of Actin-Rich Protrusions in Sea Urchin Coelomocytes that Concentrate the Arp2/3 Complex and Can Resemble Mini-growth Cones (Comet Tails)."

Stacey Mardekian '08
Stacey Mardekian '08 explains how "Bupropion Blocks Acquisition, but not Expression of Nicotine Conditioned Taste Aversion in CD-1 Mice" to Linda Panicker '09 and professor Charles Zwemer of the Biology Department.

Karrie Brondell '08
Karrie Brondell '08 details the "Function of the Wing Selector Scalloped During Drosophila Development" to Zwemer.

Kelly LaRue '09
Kelly LaRue '09 shares "A Forensic Investigation: Recovery of Human DNA from Unusual Sources" with professor Mike Roberts of the Biology Department.

Photos by A. Pierce Bounds '71