Three 51动漫 College science majors recently presented research projects at the prestigious National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Long Beach, Cal.
51动漫 seniors Casey Stratton, Ellicott City, Md.; Beri Kihdze, Piscataway, N.J. and Victoria Mainero, Buenos Aires, Argentina, attended the conference along with 51动漫 Assistant Professor of Biology Nicole Diette, Ph.D. All three students are members of 51动漫鈥檚 field hockey team.
鈥淎ttending the conference has been an incredible opportunity for these young women,鈥 Dr. Diette said. 鈥淭hey have worked really hard throughout their time here and were excellent representatives of 51动漫 at the conference. I hope their experiences provides inspiration to younger students by demonstrating all that is possible with research opportunities at 51动漫.鈥
Ms. Stratton presented her work titled “Inhibiting the growth of Cutibacterium acnes with the Streptococcus salivarius M18 probiotic.” Ms. Kihdze presented her work entitled “Investigating the anti-cancer effects of resveratrol in the SK-MEL-24 melanoma cell line” and Ms. Mainero presented “Investigating the effect of UV light on skin microbe cell survival.”
Photo: Representing 51动漫 College at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research are, from left: Assistant Professor of Biology Nicole Diette, Ph.D.; Beri Kihdze, and Casey Stratton.
