Department of Biology
Department of Biology

Announcing the Winners of the 40th Annual Richard D. Katz Undergraduate Biology Symposium

Congratulations to the winners of the 40th Annual Richard D. Katz Undergraduate Biology Symposium held May 1, 2024.

Katz Symposium 2024
Dana Shwalbe, Laine Marrah, and Emily Scott

The Katz symposium gives Distinguished Majors in Biology, an opportunity to present their independent research findings to the Biology faculty, fellow students and family.

1st Place – Emily Scott: Ecological & evolutionary drivers of variation in genetic differentiation across the range of Campanula americana. Advisor: Laura Galloway

2nd Place – Laine Marrah: Extrachromosomal DNA may enable AVIL-driven carcinogenesis. Advisor: Hui Li

3rd Place – Dana Schwalbe: Using human genetic variation to understand the molecular organization of the mouse ventrolateral medulla. Advisor: John Campbell

Katz Symposium 2024
First Row (L-R): Madison Doceti, Emily Scott, Lillian Lang, Claire de la Paz, Sloan Pyatt.; Second Row (L-R) Dana Schwalbe, Laine Marrah, David Lee, Ali Jarrah, Mohamed Diagne.

 

In total, 10 Distinguished Majors (see below) presented this year. Congratulations to all, and best wishes for your future endeavors.