The Adams State University Biology program will present the Biology Senior Symposium on April 21 and April 28 in Porter Hall room 130. The event is free and open to the public. Free refreshments will be served.
Saturday, April 21
9 a.m.
Using Transcriptomics to Unlock Total Regeneration in Homo sapiens
Jordan Jackson
9:30 a.m.
Kicking Against the Pricks – The Rebellion Against Alzheimer’s
Jenna McLaren
10 a.m.
The Future of North American Bats: The Efforts in Battling White-Nose Syndrome
Erika Ibarra
11 a.m.
The Effects of Conservation Programs on Increased Duck Body Mass and Production
Jordan Whitt
11:30 a.m.
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJD): Reasoning Behind Orofacial Pain
Serenity Quintana-Martin
1 p.m.
Malaria: A preventable and treatable public health issue
Matthew Jackson
1:30 p.m.
The Evolution of Flight and Echolocation in Chiroptera
Kevin Smith
Saturday, April 28
8:30 a.m.
The Effects of Climate Change on Waterfowl in North America
Patrick Huffaker
9 a.m.
Mammalian Empathy and Its Importance to Social Species
Alex Brydson
9:30 a.m.
The Reintroduction Efforts for the Endangered Black-Footed Ferret
Sara Montoya
10:30 a.m.
Effects of Dwarf Mistletoe Infection on Host Pine Monoterpenes
Daniel Chavez
11 a.m.
The Effects and Early On-Set Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Stevie Schuster
11:30 a.m.
Elk Movement in Response to Human Pressures and Associated Implications
Zac Chrisman
1 p.m.
An Overview of Canine Distemper
Natasha Tokar
1:30 p.m.
Lions, bats, and bears…oh mine
Tyler Cerny
2 p.m.
Antibody-Dependent Enhancement: How Your Immune System is Hurting You
Austin Baumeister
2:30 p.m.
Understanding How Neurobiology can Aid in Comprehending and Treating Anorexia Nervosa
Kianna Darioosh-Bonnet.
