Six Bemidji State students presented the results of their undergraduate research during the fourth annual Minnesota Undergraduate Scholars presentation, "Posters in St. Paul," at the Minnesota state capitol building on March 2.
The annual showcase highlights academic work done by undergraduate students at the Minnesota State system’s colleges and universities, and provides those students with the opportunity to share the results of their scholarly activity with legislators and other government officials.
The event celebrates the work being done by Minnesota State’s students and further establishes the system’s colleges and universities as Minnesota’s leader in undergraduate research and creative work.
Participants in “Posters at the Capitol” are selected through a competitive process, and between two and three dozen students are chosen to participate.
The six Bemidji State students who participated are: Joe Artus, a senior biology major from St. Louis Park, Minn.; Brianna Graner, a junior geography major from Rockford, Minn.; Teo Kalliomaa, a senior biology major from Monticello, Minn.; Amanda Kooiker, a senior biology major from Pipestone, Minn.; Taylor Manzella, a junior biology major from Sartell, Minn.; Emma Reiss, a junior biology major from Maple Grove, Minn..
Bemidji State University Student Participants and Faculty Sponsors
Amanda Kooiker and faculty sponsor Dr. Mark Wallert, associate professor of biology: "The Role of the Na+-H+ Exchanger Isoform 1 (NHE1) and Calcineurin B Homologous Protein Isoform 2 (CHP2) on Cell Proliferation and Migration in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung."
Brianna Graner and faculty sponsor Dr. Jill Stackhouse, assistant professor of geography: "Minnesota’s New Guest: The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)."
Taylor Manzella and faculty sponsor Dr. Mark Wallert, associate professor of biology: "Characterizing the role of the Na+- H+ Exchanger Isoform 1 (NHE1) in cell proliferation and migration in ovarian cancer cells."
Joe Artus, Teo Kalliomaa, Emma Reiss and faculty sponsor Dr. Andrew Arsham, assistant professor of biology: "Effect of developmental temperature on repeat-induced reporter gene silencing in Drosophila melanogaster."
