Author: W. Allen Lambert Major: Psychology and Biology Throughout the past year and half, I have been working with Ryan Blanchard and Dr. Anastasia Makhanova in the Spark Lab. Our research focused on pathogen disgust and its association with social biases in...
Ending on a High Note
Author: Allison Shildt Major: Biology and Chemistry My name is Allison Shildt. I majored in Biology and Chemistry through the Fulbright Honors program. My honors thesis was completed in the biology department under the advisement of Dr. Nagayasu Nakanishi. I...
Female Butterfly Mate Choice: Does Rearing Environment Make a Difference?
Author: Adriana Beruvides Major: Biology My name is Adriana Beruvides, and I am a Biology major in Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. I also have minors in Psychology and Spanish and a pre-dental student who is currently applying to dental schools! Ever...
Honors College Research Project: COVID-19 Edition
Author: Madeline Richards Major: Biology Hello everyone! My name is Madeline (Madie) Richards and I’m a Biology major with a minor in Spanish. I am in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. My mentor is Dr. Michael Lehmann and he is in the Biological Sciences...
Clinical Quantification of Fissures: a Dental Topographic Analysis Study
Author: Duru Erkan Majors: Biology and French Blurb: Duru Erkan is an honors fellow majoring in Biology and French and minoring in Psychology on a pre-med track. She conducts research in Dr. Peter Ungar’s Dental Topographic Analysis and Microwear Lab in order to...
Savannah Washburn and Laboratory Domestication of Yeast
Author: Savannah Washburn Major: Biology Starting in Fall 2019, I began research in the biological sciences department under my advisor, Dr. Jeffrey Lewis. I am a graduating senior at Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in biology. The overarching...
The “Broiler” Diet
Author: Wesley Vaught Major: Biology and Biochemistry My name is Wesley Vaught, and I am a Biology and Biochemistry double major. My journey toward my Biochemistry degree brought me to my research mentor: Dr. Adnan Alrubaye. Dr. Alrubaye teaches the General...
The Health Benefits of Increasing Percent Protein Intake on Body Composition, Sleep, and Physical Activity
Author: Ariston Gray Major: Biology I am a senior biology major in the Fulbright college of arts and sciences. I began my research with Dr. Jamie Baum of the Food Science department in the spring of 2020. I began working with Dr. Erin Howie of the...
Chemical Characterization of Antimicrobial Compound(s) for Biopesticide Application
Author: Kristen Gates Major: Biology My name is Kristen Gates and I am a biology major and African and African American studies minor in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. In the spring semester of 2021, I conducted research in Dr. Clemencia...
Methanogen Metabolism on Zero-Valent Iron and/or Basalt: Implications for Life on Mars
Author: Sylvia Nupp Majors: Biology and Chemistry This past semester, I studied the metabolism of four different methanogens under Dr. Kral in the Biological Sciences department. My experiment tested if any of the four methanogens,...