Points of Pride

Recent Student Presentations

  • M. Gibson and A. Elias, Department of Biology, Missouri Western State University. FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES IDENTIFICATION USING DNA BARCODING, Missouri Academy of Science, April 21-22, 2023, Joplin, MO.
  • “The relationship between gender role identity, personal care products, and brand loyalty in consumers” Ashlyn George, Missouri Western State University; Justice Galloway, Rebecca Lewey, Madison Brady, Faith Vandel, and Jordan Hall (Teddi Deka, Faculty Sponsor), Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting, April 20-22, 2023, Chicago, IL.
  • “Modification of a gene knock out cell line designed for improved analysis of DegQ, a bacterial analog to pregnancy related serine protease (HtrA3)” Jennifer Dorris  and Natalie Mikita, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology National Conference, March 25-28, 2023,  Seattle, WA.
  • “Creating education videos for chemistry: infrared spectroscopy”  Ellington, Erin and Rhoad, Jon, American Chemical Society national conference, March 26-30, 2023, Indianapolis, IN.

Recent Student Publications

  • Nute, L.H.; Jedlicka, J.A.; Evidence for frequency-dependent selection in House Wrens, but not Eastern Bluebirds BIOS 2022, 93, 56-62. https://doi.org/10.1893/BIOS-D-20-00017 
  • Barta, C.É.; Jenkins, B.C.; Lindstrom, D.S.; Zahnd, A.K.; Székely, G. The First Evidence of Gibberellic Acid’s Ability to Modulate Target Species’ Sensitivity to Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) Allelochemicals. Plants 2023, 12, 1014. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12051014

Additional Points of Pride

  • Missouri Western Biology students conduct research on the 40-acre John Rushin native prairie, located on the MWSU campus.
  • Missouri Western Biology students conduct research in 12 different ponds located on the MWSU campus.
  • MWSU Chemistry students have over $2 million in chemical instrumentation to conduct research.
  • Sonja Weber, a junior in Wildlife Conservation and Management, and Rene Frye, a junior Biology major, have been awarded the 2023 American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF).