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\"Epidemiology<\/p>\n

Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists (MACUB) – November 5, 2022<\/h4>\n

On November 5 2022, students and faculty attended the 55th annual meeting of the Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists at the SUNY Old Westbury campus. PODER fellow Jizhady Paez \u201824 and Laura Twersky, Ph.D., presented their research on \u201cEffects of Microplastics on Neurulation and Larval Development of Xenopus laevis ( African clawed frog ).\u201d PODER fellow Valerie Salto \u201925 presented her research titled, “Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia) Alter their Songs in Response to Anthropogenic Noise,” with Katherine Wydner, Ph.D., and Oshane Annon \u201822. Isabelle Bautista \u201825 and Katherine Rodriguez \u201824 presented their research with Dr. Wydner and others on \u201cProject FeederWatch at Year Eight: Urban Gardens are Winter Havens.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists (MACUB) – October 31, 2020<\/h4>\n

Stephanie Martinez \u201822, Karen Canales \u201821,Shawn Ali \u201821 and Dr.Laura Twersky are co- authors of the presentation \u201c Review of Daily Exposure of Babies to Environmental Endocrine Disruptors(EEDS)\/Plastic\u201d that won an award at the annual meeting ( virtual) of the Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists (MACUB)<\/p>\n

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Epidemiology Forum 2020 at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Feb. 28,2020<\/h4>\n

Dr. Laura Twersky, Biology, with research students on trip to NYC Epidemiology Forum 2020 at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health<\/p>\n

\"Epidemiology<\/p>\n

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TriBeta Research Foundation Academic Grants 2019-2020<\/h4>\n
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  1. \n
    Wonja Kim ’20<\/div>\n
    Effects of green tea and Triphala extract, individually and in combination, on diet-induced obesity in zebrafish<\/div>\n
    Research Advisor: Dr. Laura Twersky<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n
    Melissa Quintana Blanco ’21 and Giovanni Gonzalez ’22<\/div>\n
    Can kaempferol prevent the development of malformations n clawed frog larvae exposed to bisphenols?<\/div>\n
    Research Advisors: Dr. Laura Twersky and Dr. Christina Mortellaro<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n
    Khawlah Nazzal ’20<\/div>\n
    Effects of aspartame and saccharin on the gut microbiome<\/div>\n
    Research Advisors: Dr. Christina Mortellaro and Dr. Jill Callahan<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"TriBeta<\/p>\n

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    Student and Professors Present Research at Annual Cell Biology Meeting<\/h4>\n

    \"Student<\/p>\n

    Christina Mortellaro, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, Laura Twersky, Ph.D., professor of biology, and Michael Verile \u201919 recently presented at the annual cell biology meeting in Washington D.C. Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    Academic Grants 2015-16<\/h4>\n
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    1. \n
      Robert Graffin<\/div>\n
      Effects of sucralose, saccharin, aspartame and rebaudioseside (in Stevia)<\/i>\u00a0on neurulation in\u00a0Xenopus laevis <\/i>(clawed frog)<\/div>\n
      Research advisor\/collaborator: Dr. Laura Twersky<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    2. \n
      Laura Kelly<\/div>\n
      The effects of creatine monohydrate on renal function in Wistar rats<\/div>\n
      Research advisor\/collaborator: Dr. Laura Twersky<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    3. \n
      Summen Mushtaq, Valentina Osorio and Sophia Touri<\/div>\n
      Transgenerational effects of bisphenol A and bisphenol S on aspects of reproductive system functioning in Caenorhabditis elegans\u00a0<\/i><\/i>(nematode worm)<\/div>\n
      Research advisors\/collaborators: Drs. Maria Agapito, Jill Callahan and Laura Twersky<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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