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Nanette Tomicek, a ¾¨Ó㴫ý senior biology major, recently presented "The Effect of Amphotericin B on Gill Membranes" to the eighth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences held at the University of Maryland.
"I tried to determine if amphotericin B increases water influx across gill membranes," Tomicek said. "I'm using gill membranes because they specifically act to restrict water movement to maintain hyperosmotic conditions inside the fish. In biology, amphotericin B is primarily used as a fungicidal antibiotic, and my data indicates that amphotericin can also act on vertebrate cells to produce detrimental effects."
"This is a significant regional conference highlighting undergraduate science research and represents a good way for students to share their work with others in a professional and comfortable environment," said Dr. John Robertson, assistant professor of biology and supervisor of Tomicek's honors project.
Tomicek is a daughter of Donald and Stephanie Tomicek, North Apollo. She is vice president of the biology honor society Tri Beta, secretary for the Phi Mu sorority, and public relations chair of Mortar Board, a senior leadership honor society. In addition to being a member of S.A.D.D. and Fresh Start, Tomicek is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, a junior leadership honor society.
Contact Robertson at (724) 946-7044 or e-mail robertjc@westminster.edu for more information.
Three ¾¨Ó㴫ý professors presented papers on author John Irving at the Far West Popular Culture Conference in Las Vegas.
Seven ¾¨Ó㴫ý students earned bachelor degrees in August. They are as follows:
Dr. Ronald L. Gould, professor emeritus of organ and music history at Youngstown State University, will give an organ recital Monday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
¾¨Ó㴫ý joins several other universities and colleges in the area in co-sponsoring an All-Community College Fair, Saturday, Feb. 9, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the Tabernacle Baptist Church located at 707 Arlington St., Youngstown.
"The main purpose of this college fair is to inform high school students and their parents of the advantages of planning to attend college," said the Rev. Jeannette Hooks, diversity coordinator at ¾¨Ó㴫ý. "Too often both parents and students fail to understand that the college enrollment procedure can be complex and costly without adequate planning."
Dr. Russell Martin, ¾¨Ó㴫ý associate professor of history, recently earned the McCandless Scholar Award.
¾¨Ó㴫ý's Office of Diversity Services will host Latina dancer Eileen Torres for a lecture and salsa dance demonstration Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
¾¨Ó㴫ý senior English majors will be honored at the final Bleasby Colloquium of the academic year Thursday, April 17, at 7 p.m. in the Witherspoon Maple Room of the McKelvey Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public.
A book introduction written by Dr. Bryan Rennie, Vira I. Heinz professor of religion at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, was recently translated into Romanian for inclusion in the summer issue of Origini: Romanian Roots.
Dr. Amy Camardese, ¾¨Ó㴫ý associate professor of education, and Dr. Sherri Pataki, ¾¨Ó㴫ý assistant professor of psychology, attended an international faculty workshop at Western Galilee College in Akko, Israel, in June.
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