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Francie Mercer: Immune subversion by the sexually transmitted parasite Trichomonas vaginalis
Trichomonas vaginalis is a protozoan parasite that causes the most common non-viral STI in the U.S. and worldwide. While complications due to Trichomonas infection can contribute to adverse reproductive outcomes and health disparities, not much is known about how the immune system responds to Trichomonas, or why the infection persists.
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SCAS 2016
Hannah Munkacsi's poster won for Best Student Poster Presentation of the Southern California Society of Parasitologists (SCSP) 2016 
 
Best Poster Presentation
Name – Hannah Munkasci
Paper No. – 75
Title – MOLECULAR ECOLOGY OF ASCAROPHIS (SIMILASCAROPHIS) SP.
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2016 Biology Honors Presentations
Heidi Aronson
12:30
The specific and exclusive microbiome of the deep-sea bone-eating snail, Rubyspira osteovora
 
Emily Applewhite
1:00
Living in the Hybrid Zone: Testing the Species Squabble with two Mexican Highland Birds
 
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Dr. Erin Brinton: Drowning corn: Molecular responses of Zea mays ssp. mays to flooding
Flooding is the second leading cause of corn (Zea mays ssp. mays) crop loss in the United States and is further exacerbated by global climate change. While plants require water for growth, too much can impart multiple stresses, one of the greatest of which is limited oxygen availability due to decreased gas diffusion.
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2016 Biology Senior Comps Presentations
2016 BIOLOGY SENIOR COMPS PRESENTATIONS
Saturday, April 9th
 
NEURAL DEVELOPMENT
FOWLER 207
9:00-10:30
Rivi Sacks 
Daniela Borquez
 
10:45-12:15
Anise Marshall 
Emma White
 
1:00-2:00
Olivia Jenkins 
Michaela Tsuha
 
2:45-4:3
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Dr. Gargi Kulkarni: Bacterial hopanoids and their role in plant symbiosis

Symbiosis means "living together", i.e. when two organisms live in close association to benefit each other. For instance, soil bacteria called rhizobia, like Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens, can enter into symbiosis with leguminous plants, like soybean.

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