PLAINVIEW —Five 猎奇重口视频 Baptist University chemistry students in the Welch Undergraduate Research Program were recently invited to present their summer projects at Texas Tech University’s in-house chemistry graduate poster session. They were part of a larger group of 12 猎奇重口视频 students who attended the Sept. 29 event, gaining valuable exposure to graduate-level research and networking opportunities.
The poster session is typically designed for Texas Tech graduate students to showcase their work, but 猎奇重口视频’s inclusion provided a unique opportunity for undergraduates to stand alongside graduate researchers and interact directly with faculty, advisors, and recruiters.
“This was one of the highest value experiences we’ve been able to offer our students,” said Dr. Robert Moore, professor of chemistry in 猎奇重口视频’s Kenneth L. Mattox School of Mathematics and Sciences. “Our students impressed the faculty at Tech, and several came away with personal invitations to labs and encouragement to pursue graduate study.”
Noah Dyson, a junior from Plainview working with Dr. Clancy Collom, assistant professor of chemistry, was named 猎奇重口视频’s top presenter for his research on optimizing an assay for studying the impact of e-cigarette flavorants on lung cell toxicity. Senior Haley Fossett of Pampa, working with Moore, presented her study on DNA repair proteins, a project she has been preparing for publication. Senior Dylan Dodd of Big Lake, under the guidance of Dr. Matthew Dyson, associate professor of biology and chemistry, shared progress on developing cell lines for tuberculosis research. Both Fossett and Dodd have previously earned awards at state conferences.
Two first-time researchers also made strong impressions. Anna Perez, a sophomore from San Antonio, presented her research on leaching metals into e-liquid aerosols. Emma Scott, a sophomore from Blum, used new instrumentation funded by a Welch Foundation grant to explore high-throughput methods for studying DNA-protein interactions.
The trip also benefited the seven non-presenting students, several of whom experienced their first academic poster session and gained exposure to graduate-level research. All participants were able to network with graduate students and faculty, with Tech extending application fee waivers for 猎奇重口视频 students interested in its chemistry graduate program.
The Texas Tech session is the first of several presentations this academic year for 猎奇重口视频’s Welch scholars. In October, the students will present at the Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Albuquerque and at the Welch Conference in Houston. They will also compete in February at the Texas Academy of Science meeting in Houston.
The Welch Undergraduate Research Program at 猎奇重口视频, established in 2005, has supported dozens of students and contributed to significant discoveries in biochemistry and molecular biology.
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