Dr. Traci Porter

Assessing the Impacts of White Nose Syndrome in Bats of the North Carolina Piedmont

Lillian Knepp

Major(s)/Minor(s)

White Nose Syndrome (WNS), a disease caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has been negatively impacting North American bats and spreading rapidly since its...

Mitigating Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) to Protect Nocturnally Migrating Birds from Fatal Building Collisions May Require Multiple Large-Scale Strategies

Wendy Hawkins

Major(s)/Minor(s)

Environmental Studies

Many bird species employ a nocturnal migration strategy, relying on the moon and stars for navigation. Over the past century, artificial light at night (ALAN)...

Researching RNA Aptamers: A Future Treatment for Coronary Artery Disease

Savanna Moya

Major(s)/Minor(s)

Biology

Coronary artery disease is the most common cardiac disease in the United States. When vessels supplying the heart become completely blocked, the heart tissue dies...

The Effects of Oral and Gut Bacteria on B Cell Mediated Autoimmune Diseases

Cassie Jo Cunningham

Major(s)/Minor(s)

Biology

Spanish

Autoimmune diseases interfere with the quality of life. The etiology of these diseases involves underlying mechanisms that are still uncertain. Although many studies have implicated...

A Look into Microsatellite Sequences of American Shad in North and South Carolina Rivers: Parentage-Based Tagging

Ariana Wieland

Major(s)/Minor(s)

Biochemistry

This poster describes an ongoing internship experience with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. The internship explores software and data analysis techniques used to...