As the University of Illinois celebrates Undergraduate Research Week (April 24-30, 2022), PRI is pleased to congratulate the following undergraduate students who are showcasing their work at the Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 28. These University of Illinois students have all gained valuable hands-on scientific experience working with PRI's expert staff. Congratulations on your work so far, and we look forward to your next scientific achievements!
- YiYing Tung, senior, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences: Prion Protein Gene’s Relation between Maternal and Fetal White-tailed Deer. Research Mentors: Nohra Mateus-Pinilla, Illinois Natural History Survey, & Jan Novakofski, Department of Animal Sciences
- Emma Grassi, junior, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences: Body Shape Evolution and Morphological Variation in North American Minnows. Research Mentor: Milton Tan, Illinois Natural History Survey
- Riya Patel, freshman, Molecular and Cellular Biology: Uncovering Host-Pathogen Interactions that reveal Genetic Variability and Evolutionary History. Research Mentor: Valeria Trivellone, Illinois Natural History Survey
- Patrick Mojsa, freshman, undeclared. Vector Borne Pathogen and Phytoplasma Transmission. Research Mentor: Valeria Trivellone, Illinois Natural History Survey.
- Julia Knauz, junior, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences; Colin Dobson, junior, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences; Julia Bondi, freshman, Integrative Biology; David Edlund, senior, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences; Izabelle Jaquet, senior, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences. (3 (Bird) Strikes and You’re Out: Quantifying Bird Mortality due to Window Strikes at UIUC. Research Mentor: T.J. Benson, Illinois Natural History Survey and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences.
- Rachel Lupas, senior, Molecular and Cellular Biology. A DNA Sequencing Strategy for Studying Novelty-seeking Behavior in White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Research Mentors: Nohra Mateus-Pinilla, Illinois Natural History Survey, & Jan Novakofski, Department of Animal Sciences.
- Melanie Bergman, senior, Animal Sciences. Comparisons Between Litter Size and Fetal Development for Chronic Wasting Disease in White-Tailed Deer. Research Mentors: Nohra Mateus-Pinilla, Illinois Natural History Survey, & Jan Novakofski, Department of Animal Sciences.
- Nora Ryan, junior, Animal Sciences. Shadow of the Prion Protein in Chronic Wasting Disease Wild White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Research Mentors: Nohra Mateus-Pinilla, Illinois Natural History Survey, & Jan Novakofski, Department of Animal Sciences.
- Myra Esmail, senior, Molecular and Cellular Biology. Tissue and Microsatellite Markers Selection to Study Relatedness in Illinois White-tailed Deer. Research Mentors: Nohra Mateus-Pinilla, Illinois Natural History Survey, & Jan Novakofski, Department of Animal Sciences.