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KU, Haskell students present research at science society’s annual conference

Matthew Moreno, senior in biochemistry, left, presents his research project to a judge at the annual conference of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

LAWRENCE — Students from the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University presented their research at the annual conference of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, held Oct. 26-29 in Tampa, Fla.

Seven undergraduate students in KU’s Bioscience Initiative Program and one student in Haskell’s Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement Program made presentations. Each student completed a research project under the direction of a KU faculty mentor.

The students’ research and conference attendance were supported by the Bioscience Initiative at KU, the Bridges to the Future Program at Haskell and the Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement Program at Haskell. The three programs are funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Health and Human Services.

The society provides conference activities for students, educators, administrators and researchers in science. Its annual conference offers a national forum for investigation of questions related to the theme and the development of a new generation of leaders who will be instrumental in shaping future directions and applications of scientific research.

The students are listed below by hometown, level in school, major, parents’ names, high schools (when available) and research topic.

BUTLER COUNTY
From Andover 67002
Andrea Wolf, senior in biology, daughter of Allen and Farrellynn Wolf, Andover Central High School; The Effects of Fungicide on the Physiology and Growth of Native Prairie Plants.

ELLSWORTH COUNTY
From Kanopolis
Rebecca Orozco, senior in biology, daughter of Peter and Bonnie Orozco, Ellsworth High School; Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Delayed Floral Initiation at Elevated CO2.

JOHNSON COUNTY
From Olathe 66062
Mariza Rosales, senior in speech-language-hearing, daughter of Mike and Virginia Rosales, Olathe East High School; Clustering of Words in Young Children’s Vocabularies: Comparison of English and Spanish.

SEDGWICK COUNTY
From Wichita 67217
Matthew Moreno, senior in biochemistry, son of Carmen Keeton, Kapaun Mount Carmel High School; Assay Development for Identification of Binding Partners to Phosphatase of Regenerating Liver (PRL-1) Protein Using Blue Native Gel Electrophoresis.

ILLINOIS
From O’Fallon
Lynn McGreevy, Haskell Indian Nations University student; The Phylogenetic Position of the Swamp Frog Rana celebensis.

MISSOURI
From Gravois Mills and Seguin, Texas
Jennifer Hood, senior in biochemistry, daughter of of James Hood of Gravois Mills and Ron and Kathy Pullin of Seguin, Texas, Shawnee Mission South High School, Overland Park; Optimization of Amplex Red Assay for Use in High Throughput Screening.

NORTH DAKOTA
From Fort Yates
Ronnette Chase Alone, senior in environmental studies, daughter of Ronald and Jeanette Chase Alone, Standing Rock Grant School; Induced Defense of Mimulus guttatus.

OKLAHOMA
From Tahlequah
Kristin Danielson, senior in mechanical engineering, Tahlequah Senior High School; Angular Kinematics of Balance Recovery in Parkinson’s Disease.

TEXAS
From Seguin and Gravois Mills, Mo.
See MISSOURI: Jennifer Hood

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