One hundred and twenty posters were presented at this year's research day and of these, thirty-four were from students within the Biological Sciences, Nutrition & Foods, and Environmental Sciences. Twenty of these students were Graduates and fourteen were Undergraduates. Congratulations go out to all students who participated in Research Day and we wish them all luck at Drexel's university-wide Research Day this Thursday, 23Apr09.

Undergraduate Natural Sciences

2^nd Place:
Mikael Garabedian, Biology
Project Title: "The Role of Double Bromodomain Proteins Bdf1 and Bdf2 in Preservation of Genomic Integrity during DNA Synthesis"
Advisor: Dr. Eishi Noguchi, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at DuCOM

Graduate Natural Sciences

2^nd Place:
Lori Lester, Environmental Science
Project Title: "Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on the Behavior of the Northern Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin)"
Co-Authors: Avery, H. , Spotila, J. ., Standora, E. and Bien W.
Advisor: Dr. Harold Avery, Biology

3^rd Place:
Drew Cronin, Environmental Science
Project Title: "Conservation Status of Monkeys on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, One
Year After a Presidential Decree Banning the Hunting of Primates"
Co-Authors: Catherine Harlan
Advisor: Gail W. Hearn

Drexel University Research Day Awards

Best Graduate Poster Presentation, Biological and Biomedical Research award:
Ms. Julianne Winters, 1st year Ph.D. student, Biology
Project Title: "The Conservation Status of Bioko Island Turtles in Equatorial Guinea, Africa "
Co-Authors: Heidi Rader, Shaya Honarvar
Advisor: Gail W. Hearn.

Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation, Biological and Biomedical Research award:
Ms. Viren Doshi, Biology
Project Title: "Educating Ureca's Younger Generation in Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, Africa"
Co-Authors: Kathleen Kranich, Daniel Fitzgerald, Shaya Honarvar
Advisor: Gail W. Hearn.