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BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� Six 欧美视频 biology majors presented research at the Sigma Zeta National Convention, with Nicholas Schulte bringing home the Top Scientific Presentation Award for 2021.

Sigma Zeta is a national science and mathematics honor society. The society funded 17 research projects for 2020-21 nationwide through a competitive process, with six of the projects awarded to 欧美视频 students.

Dr. John Murphy, associate professor of biology, has mentored the students, using his farm as their research laboratory.

鈥淚t has been so fun to watch these students learn and grow through this research process,鈥� Murphy said. 鈥淭wo years ago, we started the research lab with three students learning techniques for venipuncture, serum isolation and ELISA measurements. This year, those same students were mentoring and training the new lab recruits and received funding from a national organization. I am incredibly proud of each one and am excited to watch their bright futures!鈥�

The students spent more than 400 hours during the fall of 2020 collecting samples, extracting the hormone cortisol and isolating immunoglobulins from blood serum. They presented their research at the Sigma Zeta Convention during spring break in March and have been invited to present their research at the Missouri Cattlemen鈥檚 Association鈥檚 Hickory County meeting on May 13.

鈥淓ach student was commended on their project and presentation,鈥� Murphy said. 鈥淎s well as presenting, each student also was published in the Sigma Zeta abstracts journal. I am so proud of these students and their hard work.鈥�

The research projects are:

• Ashleigh DeWees, a senior biology major with a concentration in biomedical science from Rowlett, Texas 鈥� 鈥淐ortisol Research for 欧美视频鈥�
• Caitlin Diepenbrock, a senior biology major with a concentration in biomedical science from Deltona, Fla. 鈥� 鈥淐ortisol Release During Weaning and its Effects on Physical Behavior鈥�
• Nicholas Schulte, a junior biology major with a concentration in biomedical science from Junction City, Kan. 鈥� 鈥淚mmune System Response to Vaccinations and Stress in Weaning Beef Calves鈥�
• Haley Stoner, a senior medical technology major from Nixa 鈥� 鈥淭he Impact of Cortisol on Killed Vaccine Effectiveness in Bovine鈥�
• Kailey Weiskopf, a junior biochemistry major from St. Louis 鈥� 鈥淔ree Cortisol Levels in Saliva Samples vs. Total Cortisol Levels in Blood Serum Samples鈥�
• Megan Worthington, a senior biochemistry major from Camdenton 鈥� 鈥淎nalysis of cortisol and IGg levels in Calves鈥�

Students also are conducting further research this spring looking at the impact of weaning on immune system response to vaccination against Bovine Respiratory Disease. Murphy is working with 13 students in the research lab on proposals for next fall.

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PHOTO: Nicholas Schulte, junior biology major with a concentration in biomedical science from Junction City, Kan., earned the Top Scientific Presentation Award for 2021 at the Sigma Zeta National Convention.

*Published: 5-12-2021