Undergraduate Student Research
An important component of our program is a close interaction between faculty and students. Students should expect to attain practical experience in laboratory and fieldwork through internships and independent study projects related to faculty research, outside corporations, and agencies. Some of our student research projects are listed below.
Penn State Altoona students have opportunities for direct undergraduate participation in faculty research projects that provide unique educational opportunities and create an intellectually satisfying experience for students. Some students have received funding from faculty research grants, the Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates program through the division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, or other sources to support their research. Students majoring in biology, environmental studies, and science have participated in undergraduate research with Penn State Altoona Biology faculty. Students interested in doing research are encouraged to contact the appropriate faculty member.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Fester, John C.
and Laura K. Palmer. Identification of Genes Affecting Volatile Anesthetic Response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Altoona College, The Pennsylvania State
University, Altoona, PA 16601.
Slogenhop, Darren L., Justin B. Longnecker,
Paris Scott, Alexis Shevenock, James Winsor, Alyssa C. Bumbaugh.
Molecular Subtyping of Erwinia tracheiphila, a Plant Pathogen Responsible for
Vascular Wilt Disease in Cucurbits.
Altoona College, The Pennsylvania State
University, Altoona, PA 16601.
Mrowka, Sylwia W., Lucas A. Parker,
Alyssa Bumbaugh. -
Multi-Locus Variable Number Tandem
Repeat (VNTR) Subtyping of Shigella sonnei Isolates.
Altoona College, The Pennsylvania State
University, Altoona, PA 16601.
Kelly,
Ashley, Shane J. Lunnen, Edward P. Levri. The distribution of
the invasive New Zealand mud snail in Lake Ontario. International
Association of Great Lakes Research Meeting, Windsor, ON, Canada.
Kelly,
Ashley, Shane J. Lunnen, Edward P. Levri. An Examination of the
interaction between an invasive snail and native mollusk biodiversity in Lake
Ontario. Pennsylvania Academy of Science Meeting, Grantville,
PA.
*Presentation also given at Penn State Altoona Undergraduate Research Symposium
Mayhew, Tara,
Maureen A. Levri, Edward P. Levri. The effect of the number
of flowers per inflorescence and number of inflorescences per plant on the
pollination success of Kalmia latifolia. Pennsylvania Academy of
Science Meeting, Grantville, PA
*Presentation
also given at Penn State Altoona
Undergraduate Research Symposium
DeLisser,
Monique, Pramod Gadam, Edward P. Levri. The effect of predator
presence on the geotactic response in the freshwater snail Potamopyrgus
antipodarum. Penn State Altoona Undergraduate Research Symposium
Ladson, Thomas.
The population of the invasive New Zealand mud snail in Lake Ontario over
time.
Altoona College, The Pennsylvania State
University, Altoona, PA 16601.
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