Undergraduate research students in the Department of Biology awarded top honors at Intersections

Intersections SOURCE poster winners in the Life Sciences on December 6th included two students conducting research in the Department of Biology.

1st place: Alexa Smith, Haltere synchronization and frequency in flies. Faculty Mentor:

Jessica Fox, Biology Department.

(1st place tie with Jeanette Sullivan, Biology student doing research in the School of Medicine).

 

2nd place:     Brian Zhang, Wnt-induced excessive lipolysis drives fat loss in skin fibrosis.

Faculty Mentor: Radhika Atit, Biology Department.