Sweet Briar College biology students will talk about their research projects from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17 in Heuer Auditorium. The auditorium is located in Guion Science Center, and the public is invited.

The following students will present:

• Dawn Slekis ’08 — Mercury eaters? Mercury concentrations in the chain catshark.


• Bethany McGee ’09 — Using skeletochronology to determine the age structure of Sweet Briar’s spotted salamander population.


• Sara Rothamel ’09 — Short-term survivorship of spotted salamander egg masses in Guion Pond.


• Amanda Wisz ’08 — The effects of Vitamin D on the expression of Gadd45a in response to UVC exposure.


• Jessica Cheverton ’09 — The scourge of a new machine.


• Sam Clark ’08 — Size at maturity of chain catshark.


• Jennifer Horswell ’09 — Neuron culture: Past, present and future.

For more information, contact Linda Fink, professor of biology, at lfink@sbc.edu or 381-6436.