A Bioinformatics Analysis of Plant Aspartic Protease Nepenthesin I

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Stephan Girard, “A Bioinformatics Analysis of Plant Aspartic Protease Nepenthesin I” Mentor: Madhusudan Dey, Biological Science The carnivorous pitcher plant Nepenthes alata produces digestive enzymes including proteases which degrade proteins in captured insect prey. Nepenthesin I (NEP1) is an aspartic…… Read More

Going with the Flow: Silicate Influxes from Soil and Grasses to the Milwaukee River

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Stephan Girard, “Going with the Flow: Silicate Influxes from Soil and Grasses to the Milwaukee River” Mentor: Erica Young, Biological Sciences Silicate is a common mineral compound of silicon and oxygen and is an important nutrient for some algae in…… Read More