Biological Sciences

2022 Presentations:

Title: Characterizing Non-Canonical Mobile Genetic Elements in Prochlorococcus
Author(s): Malika Top ’24
Faculty supervisor(s): Steven Biller
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Title: Chinmo: an essential regulator of the larval stage in Tribolium castaneum
Author(s): Hesper Khong ’23
Faculty supervisor(s): Yui Suzuki
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Title: Crabitat: Impact of rock size and algal cover on the distribution of the invasive C. maenas and H. sanguineus in the New England rocky intertidal
Author(s): Macy Littell ’23 and Nori Greer ’23
Faculty supervisor(s): Becca Selden

Title: Drivers and impacts of common reed (Phragmites australis) invasion on Wellesley College’s campus
Author(s): Clarissa Moore ’23 and Yu-Qing Chua ’22
Faculty supervisor(s): Martina Koniger

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Title: Effect of vitamin B12 in marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus
Author(s): Marcela Silvera Tafur ’25
Faculty supervisor(s): Steven Biller
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Title: Exploring viral infection in Prochlorococcus via vesicle-enclosed viral DNA
Author(s): Alexandra Chua ’24
Faculty supervisor(s): Steven Biller
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Title: The hormonal regulation of temperature-dependent color changes in Manduca sexta larvae
Author(s):  Stephanie Amaya ’25
Faculty supervisor(s): Yui Suzuki
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Title: How insects measure their size: the role of metamorphic timing
Author(s): Karen Mueller ’23
Faculty supervisor(s): Yui Suzuki
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Title: Investigating Chemotherapeutics Induction of Apoptosis in CHO Cells Through Biochemical Hallmarks
Author(s):  Jacqueline Ngo ’23 and Ayato Shigihara ’23
Faculty supervisor(s): Louise Darling
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Title: Investigating Chemotherapeutics Induction of Apoptosis in CHO Cells Through Epifluorescence Microscopy
Author(s):  Jacqueline Ngo ’23 and Ayato Shigihara ’23
Faculty supervisor(s): Louise Darling
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Title: Investigating the activity of the designed antimicrobial peptides, Des1 and Des1-C, against bacteria and eukaryotic cells
Author(s): Tenzin Yangchen ’25
Faculty supervisor(s): Louise Darling
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Title: Investigating the Role of PpEFR3 and PI4kinaseα1 Proteins in Moss by Using CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing
Author(s): Mahilet Tefera ’25 and Arella Yuan ’25
Faculty supervisor(s): Kaye Peterman
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Title:  Modulating behavior of Caenorhabditis elegans through gut microbial restoration of neurotransmitter levels
Author(s): Anika Luo ’23
Faculty supervisor(s): Vanja Klepac-Ceraj

Title: Stepping over the species line: Hybridization across distinct species and a genomic tug-of-war between introduced and native weevil species in the Galápagos Archipelago
Author(s):  Misheel Amarsanaa ’25 and Gabriella Karcz ’25
Faculty supervisor(s):  Andrea Sequeira

Title: Why are insects getting smaller?: Hormonal responses to temperature changes
Author(s): Hannah Hirsch ’24
Faculty supervisor(s): Yui Suzuki
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