2012 Research Colloquium
The 20th Annual Scientific Research Colloquium
was held at Berry College April 10. School
of MNS student presentations were judged by our faculty, and awards were
presented during a research banquet that was held the evening of April 17th. Following
the banquet, Dr. Joseph Mendelson, curator of herpetology, Zoo Atlanta; adjunct professor of biology, Georgia Institute of Technology; and president of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, spoke to
faculty and student scholars in the Science Lecture Hall. His topic,
"Global Amphibian Extinctions: Lessons from the Lost" provided an overview of "where we are now" in terms of the ongoing extinctions of amphibians, and "where we should be going," with some object lessons we've learned along the way.
2012 Award Winners
Poster
Presentations
Best Overall Poster Presentation
Kadie Cheeks, “VEGFA Regulates the Biological
Activity of Germ Cells in Bovine Testis Tissue Grafts” (K. Caires, Animal
Science)
Visual
Communication
Blue ribbon: Caitlyn Meyer and Kit Durant, “Phosphonic Acid Promoted Aldol-Type Reactions Between Imines and
Unactivated Aldehydes” (L. Davis, Chemistry)
Red ribbon: Marcella Putri, “Development
of Bronsted Acid Catalyzed Imino-Ene Reactions” (L. Davis, Chemistry)
Oral
Communication
Blue ribbon: Samantha Harris, “Comparison of 3-Nitrophenolate in the
I2/a and C2/c Space Groups” (K. Martin, Chemistry)
Red ribbon: Christina Le, “Synthesis Of TRH Tartrate and Charge
Density Analysis” (K. Martin, Chemistry)
Scientific
Impact
Blue ribbon: Kaitlin Magill, “Evaluating
The Effectiveness Of Cow-Side Tests For Monitoring Somatic Cell Counts In Fresh
Milk” (K. Caires, Animal Science)
Red ribbon: Terry Henderson and Aaron Ostrander, ““Exponential
Domination Of Triangular Grid Graphs” (J. Cochran, Mathematics)
Research
Design and Methods
Blue ribbon: Meshell Royal and Ashley Guthrie, “Investigation of Matrix Protein Of Bovine Leukemia Virus
Functions” (D. Qualley, Chemistry)
Red ribbon: Kileen Berry, “The Degree/Diameter Problem” (J. Cochran, Mathematics)
Oral
Presentations
Best Overall Oral Presentation
Brett Tyler, “Spider (Araneae) Biodiversity of
Berry College and Surrounding Floyd County” (J. Graham, Biology)
Visual
Communication
Blue ribbon: Kylia Goodner, “Quantifying Differential Gene Expression In
Diseased And Healthy Corals Using Real-Time PCR” (M. Morgan, Biology)
Oral
Communication
Blue ribbon: Blake Bannister, “Swan
Lake as a Possible Source Of Human Pathogens” (M. Cipollini, Biology)
Scientific
Impact
Blue ribbon: Erin Coughlin and Sam Watkins, “Trapping and Monitoring
Ambrosia Beetles for the Implementation of Integrated Pest Management” (M. Cipollini,
Biology)
Research
Design and Methods
Blue ribbon: Anna Garber, “Role of prolyl-tRNA Synthetase in tRNAPro
Packaging during Bovine Leukemia Virus Replication” (D. Qualley, Chemistry)