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Biology Students |
This
page acknowledges the efforts and accomplishments of our students.
You can also visit several informational pages to examine the various Student
Organizations. There you can also find a collection of Resources for
our WKU Biology students including links concerned with Summer
Research, Professional
Schools, Jobs, and Scholarships.
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BIOLOGY GRADUATES MOVING TO THE NEXT LEVEL
A
growing number of WKU biology graduates are choosing to further
their education
and training by entering Masters and Ph.D.-level
graduate programs. We are extremely proud of the following graduates
who will be “moving to the next level” in the Fall
2006 semester:
M.S.
Biology Graduates and where they're headed:
- Joseph Kirui, Ph.D. program in Pharmacology, Creighton University
- Jesus Orozco, Ph.D. program, Dept. of Entomology, Purdue University
- Vipula Petluru, Ph.D. program – The Medical University
of Ohio
- Clement
Akotsen-Mensah – Ph.D. Program, Auburn University
- Sarah Legates
- Ph.D. Program, University of Wyoming
- Abhishek
Srivastava - Ph.D. Program, University of Louisville Health
Sciences
- Jared Studinski
- Ph.D. Program, West Virginia University
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B.S.
Graduates and
where they're going:
- Jennifer Lyon, M.S. Program in Nursing, Nurse Practitioner
Program, Vanderbilt University
- Brian Davis, M.S. Biotechnology, Vanderbilt University
- Tim Shehan, Ph.D. program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology,
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Chris Pendleton, Ph.D. program , Interdisciplinary Graduate
Program, Vanderbilt University
- Lauren Ahiatsi – MPH,
Western Kentucky University
- Bethany
Alicie – Ph.D. Program, Purdue University
- Robin Brotherton – Graduate
Program, Florida Tech
- Jason Butler – Graduate
Program, University of Florida
- Donald Chapman – Ph.D.
Program, Notre Dame University
- Deborah
Cooke - Ph.D. Program, University of Kentucky
- Michael
Dodson - Ph.D. Program, Ohio University
- Natalina
Elliott - Ph.D. Program, Vanderbilt
- Lydia Kullman
- Ph.D. Program, University of Louisville, Health Sciences
- Amber Miller – M.S.,
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
- Bradley
Smith - M.S. Program, University of Florida
- Alice Wright
- Ph.D. Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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WKU
Biology Student Awards
Departmental Awards:
- Yi Zhou
(Canton, China) - L.Y. Lancaster Award for Excellence, 2007.
- Joseph Chavarria-Smith (Elkton,
Kentucky) - Larry N. Gleason Scholarship Award, 2007.
- Courtney
Miles (Carrollton, KY)
- Outstanding Biology Student Award, 2007.
- Cabrina
Hamilton (Springfield, KY) -
Outstanding Biodiversity Center Student, 2007.
- Brooke Polen
(Bowling Green, KY) - Outstanding Biotechnology Center Student,
2007.
- Sarah R.
Legates
(Laramie, WY) - Outstanding Graduate Student in Biology, 2007.
- Chris Pendleton (Shepherdsville, KY) - Skean Award 2007
Awards for Research Presentations:
- KAS 2007 Undergrad
- Joseph Chavarria-Smith of Elkton, first in
Cellular and Molecular Biology, “Identification and characterization
of a novel phosophorylase kinase g variant”
- Reagan Gilley
of Pineville, first in Physiology and Biochemistry, “Testing
the Equal Energy Hypothesis in Noise-Exposed Fishes”
- Amanda
Webb of Rockfield, first in Zoology, “Sound production
in two loricariid catfishes”
- Cabrina Hamilton of Springfield, second in
Ecology and Environmental Science, “Influences of Pastures
and CREP Tall Grass Plantings on Avian Community Composition” and “A
Comparison of the Vegetation Communities of Hayfields, Barrens,
and Restored Grasslands in the Upper Green River Watershed”
- Meridith
Bartley of Crestwood, third in Ecology and Environmental Science, “To
Detritus You Shall Return”
- Jeffrey Davis of Louisville,
fourth in Botany, “Monophyly
and putative hybrid origin of Rubus subgenus Orobatus (Rosaceae)”
- Annesia
Lamb of Bowling Green, third in Botany, “Somatic
Embryogenesis and Gene Expression in a Fabaceous Shrub of Environmental
Importance”
- KAS 2007 Grad
- Maria Clara Figueirinhas of Bowling Green,
first in Zoology, “Comparison of thermoregulation in Podarcis
carbonelli berlengensis under mild and extreme environmental
conditions”
- Julie Schuck of Glasgow, first in Physiology
and Biochemistry, “Zebrafish:
A potential model of gene expression during auditory hair cell
regeneration”
- Jonathan Bowers of Northridge, Calif., third
in Ecology and Environmental Science, “Eigenvector Analysis
of Connectivity in Food Webs”
- Christa Gaskill of Bowling
Green, third in Cellular and Molecular Biology, “A New
Algorithm for Analysis of Circadian Rhythms Data Generated by
a New Phototaxis Machine”
Congratulations
to the following WKU students participating in the 2007 BSURE – Biology
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
- Rachel Barber
- Allison
Clark
- Brian D.
Rogers
- Gabrille
Tomblin
- Steven Mavis
- Brian Payne
Goldwater Scholarship Recipients:
- Joseph Chavarria-Smith
- Mark Sandefur
- Reagen Gilley (Honorable Mention)
Medical Technology School
- Jennifer Buescher : St. Elizabeth Hospital
- Megan Lewis: Vanderbilt Medical Center
- Steven Fitzpatrick:
Owensboro Medical Health System
- Stephanie Kennedy: Owensboro
Medical Health System
- Stan Taylor: Owensboro Medical Health System
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WKU Biology Student
Directory: Grad
Students:
| Student
Name |
Lab
Affiliation |
Lab
Address |
Interests |
| Bernal, Robin |
Grubbs |
CEBS 3124 |
Aquatic Ecology |
| Bollu, Lakshmi |
Crawford |
CEBS 3119 |
Corneal physiology |
| Botta, Sri Kiran Kumar |
Smith |
CEBS 3131 |
Neurophysiology |
| Bowers, Jonathan |
Meier |
TCNW 219 |
Ecology |
| Bowlin, Tabatha |
Crawford |
CEBS 3119 |
Corneal physiology |
| Burton, Kelli |
Stokes |
3120 CEBS |
Wildlife ecology |
| Chamarthi, Eeswarachandra |
Rinehart |
TCNW 121 |
Bioinformatics |
| Chotikasemsri, Pongsathorn |
Rinehart |
TCNW 121 |
Bioinformatics |
| Figueirinhas, Maria Clara |
Rice |
CEBS 3131 |
Gene Expression |
| Gaskill, Christa |
Jacobshagen |
CEBS 3125 |
Circadian Clock |
| Hasanovic, Mirnes |
Davis |
EBS 3119 |
Immunoparasitology |
| Hughes, Tia |
Marcus |
CEBS 3129 |
Genetics |
| Jarrell, Miller |
Grubbs |
CEBS 3124 |
Aquatic Ecology |
| Johnson, Mollie |
Marcus |
CEBS 3129 |
Butterfly Genetics |
| Jonnalagadda, Madhuri |
King |
CEBS3133 |
Bacteriophage biology |
| Kasaine, Simon |
Stokes |
3120 CEBS |
Wildlife ecology |
| Kelsey, Tangie |
Crawford |
CEBS 3119 |
Corneal physiology |
| Kem, David |
Alice |
EBS 3129 |
Cave Vegetation |
| Lin, Chia Hui |
Smith |
CEBS 3131 |
Neurophysiology |
| Liu, Chengyin |
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| Liu, Yong |
Bowker |
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| Mahan, Maggie |
Stokes |
3120 CEBS |
African wildlife ecology |
| Mahmood, Hajara |
Johnson |
TCNW 218 |
Biology Pedagogy |
| Marpuri, Sailaja Reddy |
Rinehart |
TCNW 121 |
Bioinformatics |
| Meng, Leslie |
Meier |
TCNW 219 |
Ecology |
| Ono, Mayu |
Jacobshagen |
CEBS 3125 |
Circadian Clock |
| Patel, Krupali |
Doerner |
EBS 3133 |
Bioremediation |
| Payne, Brian |
Philips |
EBS 3122 |
Insect Systematics |
| Polireddy, Kishore |
Bowker |
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| Schmidt, Bjorn |
Grubbs |
CEBS 3124 |
Aquatic Ecology |
| Selvaraj, Tamilselvi |
Huskey |
EBS 3118 |
Fish tooth development |
| Silparasetty, Shobha |
Jacobshagen |
CEBS 3125 |
Circadian Clock |
| Smith, Thomas |
Stokes |
3120 CEBS |
Wildlife ecology |
| Starnes, Daniel |
Sahi |
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| Sutton, Bridget |
Stokes |
3120 CEBS |
African wildlife conservation |
| Tackett, Kristina |
Davis |
CEBS 3119 |
Immunoparasitology |
| Tamarapu Parthasarathy, Prasanna |
Doerner |
EBS 3133 |
Bacteriophage Isolation |
| Taylor, Jason |
Meier |
TCNW 219 |
Ecology |
| Trimboli, Shannon |
Meier |
TCNW 219 |
Ecology |
| Walters, Jesse |
Huskey |
CEBS 3118 |
Wild Turkeys |
| Wang, Yinu |
Alice |
CEBS 3129 |
Pharmacology |
| Wilsey, Josh |
Grubbs |
CEBS 3124 |
Aquatic Ecology |
| Wood, Matthew |
Philips |
EBS 3122 |
Insect Systematics |
| Worcester, Cynthia |
Huskey |
EBS 3118 |
Feeding ecomorphology |
| Zervas, Pete |
Lienesch |
CEBS 3124 |
Fish Biology |
| Zhang, Xipeng |
Jacobshagen |
CEBS 3125 |
Circadian Clock |
Undergrad
Students (working with a Prof.):
| Student
Name |
Lab
Affiliation |
Lab
Address |
Interests |
| Adkins, Emma |
Huskey |
EBS 3118 |
Fish tooth development |
| Allen, Tyler |
Doerner |
EBS 3133 |
Molecular Microbiology |
| Austin, Kelly |
King |
CEBS 3133 |
Bacterial Genetics |
| Barber, Rachel |
Marcus |
CEBS 3129 |
Butterfly Genetics |
| Bidwell, Katrina |
Davis |
EBS 3119 |
Immunoparasitology |
| Brady, Katy |
Doerner |
EBS 3133 |
Bacteriophage Isolation |
| Burbage, Jauan |
Marcus |
CEBS 3129 |
Butterfly Genetics |
| Byrd, Daniel |
Jacobshagen |
CEBS 3125 |
Mutants in Circadian Rhythms |
| Chavarria-Smith, Joseph |
Rice |
CEBS 3131 |
Gene Expression |
| Clark, Allison |
Jacobshagen |
CEBS 3125 |
Circadian Clock |
| Dileo, Jessica |
Huskey |
CEBS3118 |
Bass Tooth Development |
| Dodson, Michelle |
Marcus |
CEBS 3129 |
Butterfly Genetics |
| Downing, Brian |
Crawford |
CEBS 3119 |
Corneal physiology |
| Duke, Wes |
King |
CEBS3133 |
Bacteriophage biology |
| Ebelhar, Andrew |
King |
CEBS3133 |
Recombineering |
| Edwards, Aaron |
Marcus |
CEBS 3129 |
Butterfly Genetics |
| Elliott, Natalina |
Rice |
CEBS 3131 |
Gene Expression |
| Faughn, Jon |
King |
CEBS 3133 |
Acid tolerance genes |
| Firkins, Samuel |
Alice |
EBS 3129 |
Botany |
| French, Brittany |
Huskey |
CEBS 3118 |
Mole Biomechanics |
| Fusting, Michelle |
Doerner |
EBS 3133 |
Anaerobic Microbiology |
| Gilley, Reagan |
Smith |
CEBS 3131 |
Neurophysiology |
| Hall, Jason |
Huskey |
EBS 3118 |
Trumpetfish feeding |
| Hancock, Jessica |
Rice |
CEBS 3131 |
Gene Expression |
| Harris, Austin |
Lienesch |
CEBS 3124 |
Fish Ecology |
| Hays, Molly |
Philips |
EBS 3122 |
Insect Systematics |
| Hougland, Maria |
Huskey |
EBS 3118 |
Feeding in groupers |
| James, Matthew |
Davis |
EBS 3119 |
Immunoparasitology |
| Marquardt, Joseph |
Marcus |
CEBS 3129 |
Butterfly Genetics |
| Morgan, Amanda |
Huskey |
EBS 3118 |
Feeding in trumpetfish |
| Moss, Colin |
Davis |
EBS 3119 |
Immunoparasitology |
| Obermeyer, Chris |
Huskey |
EBS 3118 |
Chameleon sound production |
| Patel, Khusbu |
Philips |
EBS 3122 |
Insect Systematics |
| Pendleton, Christopher |
King |
CEBS 3133 |
RNA polymerase |
| Redmon, Ben |
Huskey |
CEBS 3118 |
Chameleon Vocalizations |
| Rogers, Brian |
Smith |
CEBS 3131 |
Neurobiology |
| Rowland, Ryan |
Stokes |
3120 CEBS |
Wildlife ecology |
| Sandefur, Mark |
Huskey |
CEBS 3118 |
Mole Biomechanics |
| Sheroa, Shubash |
Smith |
CEBS 3131 |
Nerve regeneration |
| Simmons, Alan |
Marcus |
CEBS 3129 |
Butterfly Genetics |
| St. Amand, Dominique |
Stokes |
3120 CEBS |
wildlife ecology |
| Stewart, Patrick |
Smith |
CEBS 3131 |
Fish hearing |
| Strain, Jacob |
Doerner |
EBS 3133 |
Anaerobic Microbiology |
| Webb, Amanda |
Smith |
CEBS 3131 |
Fish bioacoustics |
| Wigginton, Rachel |
Grubbs |
CEBS 3124 |
Aquatic Ecology |
| Willen, Kelsy |
Philips |
EBS 3122 |
Insect Systematics |
| Young, Matt |
Jacobshagen |
CEBS 3125 |
Cloning of RNAi construct |
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