Biology Research
These projects were presented at the STEM Perspectives Panel and the Multidisciplinary Poster Session on April 14, 2022.
Faculty Sponsors:
Kerry Hansknecht - Melissa Hayes - Jason Lee - Elizabeth McDonald - Emily Prince
Predation risk affects group formation of mammals in Upstate South Carolina
Elisa Howansky, Zachary Swartzentruber
*WINNER OF THE JUDGES’ CHOICE AWARD*
The role of nutrient availability on the production of cyanobacterial toxins
Isabela Diaz, Kimberly Hall
Illumina Miseq Sequencing Investigation on the Soil Bacterial Community Profiles At Lander University
Thompson Durham, Jeilymar Jimenez, Justin Leonhardt, Tyler Schneider
Community Profiling of Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina through Illumina MiSeq Sequencing
Jeilymar Jimenez, Thompson Durham, Justin Leonhardt, and Tyler Schneider
Microbial Soil Community Profiling of Grace Street Park Outer Walking Paths in Greenwood, South Carolina through Illumina MiSeq Sequencing
Justin Leonhardt, Tyler Schneider, Jeilymar Jimenez, Thompson Durham
Evaluation of Two Brewer’s Yeast Strains throughout Serial Re-Pitching in Beer Fermentation
Eric Melgar, Tyler Schneider
A Feast for Yeast: Flavor Compound Comparison between Pacific Ale and Irish Ale Yeast Strains
Daniel Sanchez, Zachrey Swartzentruber
Microbial Soil Community Profiling of Recreational Areas near a Pond at Grace Street Park in Greenwood, South Carolina through Illumina MiSeq sequencing
Tyler Schneider, Justin Leonhardt, Thompson Durham, Jeilymar Jimenez
Heads up: The effects of age, sex, and group size on vigilance in white-tailed deer
Zachrey L. Swartzentruber, Elisa Howansky, Chandler Russian
Comparison of Two Brewer’s Yeast Strains Serial Re-Pitched during Beer Fermentation
Makayla Weeks, Abigail Wills
The Effect of Prednisone on Cleft Palate Malformation in Embryonic Zebrafish
Abigail Wills, Madison Ranalli, David Jeffrey, Georgia Carolina Kay