Biology, chemistry students’ research on display

Fourth-year biology and chemistry students at Nipissing University are ready to wow an audience with their research knowledge at the fourth annual Biology and Chemistry Poster Event. Thesis students will present their poster projects, the culmination of a year of planning and conducting original and independent research, on April 24 at 6 p.m. in room A246.The students participating will present their work to professors and the public during the evening event. There are ten students presenting, representing a breadth of research interests, from environmental science to genetics to chemical analysis.
“Nipissing students have a terrific opportunity to perform original research with the guidance of a faculty supervisor, and there is some incredible work being done,” said biology professor, Dr. Jeff Dech. “Many of these students will continue creating knowledge by conducting research while pursuing a graduate degree. The Poster Event helps students build confidence and presentation skills that will serve them well in whatever path they may choose in life.”
Here is a list of the titles that will be on display:Examination of the Nodule Structure of Sweet Fern, and Identification of the Associated Frankia SpeciesIn Vivo Efficacy of Ginkgo Biloba & Sweet Fern in a Drosophila Model of Chronic Endogenous Oxidative StressUse of HPLC to Isolate Antioxidant Metabolites of Comptonia peregrinaComparative RAPD-PCR Analysis of Eriophorum vaginatum L. and Eriophorum virginicumDetermination of Antioxidant Activity in Extracts of Comptonia peregrina Native to North AmericaDetermination of the Development and Role(s) of Vascular Sclereids in the Corm of Eriophorum vaginatum L.Using oxygenated chlorides to estimate the recovery of gold from their sulfide and oxide oresThe effect of High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) on Japanese Quail EmbryosFloral morphology, pollination and fruit production in the pink lady slipper orchid in wetland and forest habitatsBehavioural Response of Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas) to conspecific and heterospecific Ostariophysan alarm cues ?