Gigi Noffsinger, “A Self-Boosting Signal Type in an Insect?” Mentor: Rafael Rodriguez Sevilla, Biological Sciences Poster #113 Sexual mimicry, whereby individuals of one sex mimic the behaviors, signals, or morphology of the other sex, is widespread in animals. We were…… Read More
Emma Xiong, “Analysis of Biomechanical Stresses During Zebrafish Brain Morphogenesis” Mentor: Jennifer Gutzman, Biological Sciences Poster #37 Structural birth defects of the brain can result in physical or mental impairments ranging from minor neurological effects to significant disability or early…… Read More
Nash Turner, “Are Bull Kelp Gametophytes Differentially Adapted to Increased Temperature in the Salish Sea” Mentor: Filipe Alberto, Biological Sciences Poster #177 Rising ocean temperatures due to climate change and marine heatwaves have drastically affected bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, along…… Read More
Riley Thomas, “Do Floral Vibrations Enhance Pollen Germination in Shooting Star?” Mentor: Jeff Karron, Biological Sciences Poster #174 Bees collect pollen from shooting star flowers by vibrating the anthers, causing pollen to be released and accumulated onto the underside of…… Read More
Xiayou Lowery and Kristin Huelsbeck, “Experimental Evidence That Invasive, Crustacean Zooplankton Hemimysis Feeds on Both Microalgae and Microplastic Particles” Mentor: John Berges, Biological Sciences Poster #95 Hemimysis anomala (the ‘bloody red shrimp’) is an invasive crustacean native to the Ponto-Caspian…… Read More
Sage DeLong, “How Do Vibrational Signals Differ When Red Milkweed Beetles Interact during Contests and Copulation?” Mentor: Rafael Rodriguez Sevilla, Biological Sciences Poster #100 Vibrational communication is ecologically important to insects. Substrate-borne vibrations are commonly used by herbivorous insects to…… Read More
Kaitlyn Rhyner, “Influence of Host Nectar in Sarracenia purpurea on its Microbiome” Mentor: Erica Young, Biological Sciences Poster #127 The carnivorous pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea secretes extrafloral nectar to attract insect prey which may fall into modified leaf pitchers. Rainwater…… Read More
Richard Rush, “Investigation of Primula meadia Pollen Germination Using Fluorescent Microscopy” Mentor: Jeff Karron, Biological Sciences Poster #138 Shooting star flowers are pollinated by bees that vibrate the flower at high velocity, causing the pollen to be released violently from…… Read More
Kirsten Lindemann, “Maternal Effects in Enchenopa binotata Females” Mentor: Rafael Rodriguez Sevilla, Biological Sciences Poster #94 Maternal effects refer to cases where maternal phenotypes influence the expression of offspring phenotypes. Maternal effects can lead to drastic and diverse changes in…… Read More
Ariel Noriega Rodriguez, “Monandrous Females Regain Sexual Receptivity and Produce Fewer Offspring After Short Copulations” Mentor: Rafael Rodriguez Sevilla, Biological Sciences Poster #117 Male fitness is a function of the number of mates they can inseminate, yet males often engage…… Read More
Sommer Schneider, “MYH Genes and Development” Mentor: Jennifer Gutzman, Biological Sciences Poster #155 The MYH genes encode non-muscle myosin II proteins (NMIIs), which play important roles in cell migration, cell shape, and morphogenesis. There are three MYH genes in humans;…… Read More
Chloe Skinner, “Phage Resistance in Mucoid Mutants of Escherichia coli” Mentor: Alita Burmeister, Biological Sciences Poster #164 Phages are viruses that infect bacteria and might be useful as future alternatives to antibiotics. However, bacteria frequently evolve mutations that result in…… Read More
Harleen Tewatia, “The Motility of Phage Resistant Mucoid Escherichia coli” Mentor: Alita Burmeister, Biological Sciences Poster #173 Lytic bacteriophages are viruses that infect and kill bacteria and have the potential to be used as alternatives to antibiotics. However, bacteria can…… Read More