{"id":2929,"date":"2018-11-07T08:32:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T13:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=2929"},"modified":"2018-11-07T08:32:54","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T13:32:54","slug":"mansfield-biology-students-present-research-at-statewide-stem-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=2929","title":{"rendered":"Mansfield Biology students present research at Statewide STEM Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MANSFIELD, PA &#8211;\u00a0 Two Mansfield University biology majors attended and presented research at the 5<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Undergraduate Research Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)\u00a0 held at Millersville University on Saturday, October 27<sup>th<\/sup>. David DeGaramo (senior from Wyalusing, PA, Cell and Molecular Biology) and Catherine Troutman (junior from Klingerstown, PA, Cell and Molecular Biology) presented their original research poster titled \u201cTumor cell and fibroblast interactions <em>in vitro<\/em>\u201d. Dr. Kristen Long, from the Department of Biology, accompanied the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1037\" height=\"881\" data-attachment-id=\"2930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?attachment_id=2930\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DeGaramo-and-Troutman.jpg?fit=1944%2C1652&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1944,1652\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DeGaramo and Troutman\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DeGaramo-and-Troutman.jpg?fit=475%2C404&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DeGaramo-and-Troutman.jpg?fit=1024%2C870&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DeGaramo-and-Troutman.jpg?resize=1037%2C881\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DeGaramo-and-Troutman.jpg?w=1944&amp;ssl=1 1944w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DeGaramo-and-Troutman.jpg?resize=800%2C680&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DeGaramo-and-Troutman.jpg?resize=768%2C653&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DeGaramo-and-Troutman.jpg?resize=1024%2C870&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 94vw, (max-width: 1023px) 67vw, (max-width: 1365px) 62vw, 1037\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DeGaramo and Troutman\u2019s project\nwas developed as a group research project for their Molecular Biology Course,\nwhich was taught by Dr. Long this past spring semester. Students in the course\nperformed literature searches and devised a project of their choosing. DeGaramo\nand Troutman\u2019s project investigated how tumor cells influence fibroblast (cells\nfound within connective tissues and solid tumors) activity and vice versa. \u201cIt\nwas nice being able to pick our own project. We developed it ourselves, and we\nwere therefore motivated to invest our time and effort into it. It was much\nmore engaging than just learning techniques,\u201d Ms. Troutman said. According to\nMr. DeGaramo, \u201cThis research project allowed us to apply advanced laboratory\ntechniques to our own research ideas. It was particularly exciting to unravel\nthe complexity of solid tumors and reveal the intricate interactions they have\nwith their environment.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mansfield students were one\nof 43 abstracts (16 oral presentations and 27 poster presentations) at the\nconference. Of the 14 PASSHE Universities, 11 were in attendance. Disciplines spanned\na wide range and included: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Psychology,\nand Sociology. In all, the conference was a great opportunity for our young\nscientists to explore active research outside of their specific field of Biology.\nMr. DeGaramo adds, \u201cIt was refreshing to listen to, and learn from, other\nundergraduate researchers about advancements in their respective field. It was\nbeneficial to be exposed to different styles of presenting for future reference.\u201d\nMs. Troutman concludes, \u201cIt was great to see presentations on projects outside\nof just Biology. For example, it was exciting to see the application of\nmathematics to biological problems.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANSFIELD, PA &#8211;\u00a0 Two Mansfield University biology majors attended and presented research at the 5th Annual Pennsylvania State System of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=2929\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue reading &gt;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mansfield Biology students present research at Statewide STEM Conference<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2930,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/DeGaramo-and-Troutman.jpg?fit=1944%2C1652&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6V0yH-Lf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4024,"url":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=4024","url_meta":{"origin":2929,"position":0},"title":"Mansfield University biology students present work at research conferences","author":"rmcnamara","date":"May 4, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"(L-R) Kassidy Wood, Shaelyn Marx, Dain Becker, James Esposito, Lauren Griffith, and Carly Root MANSFIELD, Pa. \u2013 The full return of students to campus for the 2021-22 academic year brought back the excitement of student-based research at Mansfield University\u2019s Grant Science Center. 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