Student Research
Qualified students may apply to do original laboratory or field research in biology. A student may use four hours of research or, with the permission of the department, a combination of two hours of credit from Bio 308 or Bio 309 combined with research credit to total four hours to satisfy one of the upper-level requirements in Biology. Interested students should consult the appropriate Biology faculty member. See course syllabi or individual faculty pages for more detailed information.
On Campus Research Opportunities
Other Research Opportunities
St. Jude Summer Plus
Memphis Zoo
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
View summer research opportunities listed on this site.
Recent Student Publications
Examples of recent student-authored papers and presentations:
Bonhert, K. A.* and R. Cappellato. Valuation of ecosystem services of Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee, Ecological Society of America, Memphis, TN August 2006.
Brown, T. C.*, V. Smith*, A. G. Teepe, T. W. Hill, and D. M. Loprete. Complementation of a wall integrity defect in a mutant of Aspergillus nidulans. 13th Southeastern Regional Yeast Meeting, Hattiesburg, MS, March 2006.
Cook, R. E.* and M.E. Miller. Characterization of the MCS9 Suppressor of Mis-localized G1 Cyclin Cln3 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. South Eastern Regional Yeast Meeting. 2006. Hattiesburg, MS
Devitt, J. A.*, C. P. Fenster, and J. A. Blundon. Electrophysiological investigation of the effects of NI-16 on long term potentiation in mouse hippocampal slices. Tennessee Academy of Science, Memphis, TN, March 2005
Stratton, M.* The role of light and oxygen in Chaoborus pentipennis diel vertical migration. Tennessee Academy of Science, Memphis, TN, March 2006.
Other Recent published papers and presentations at meetings (pdf)
Publications in The Rhodes Journal of Biological Sciences are not included here.
Presentations given at URCAS (Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium)
Past Student Research
Student Research 2005-2006 (pdf)
Student Research 2004-2005 (pdf)
Student Research 2003-2004 (pdf)
Student Research 2002-2003 (pdf)
Student Research 2001-2002 (pdf)
Student Research 2000-2001 (pdf)
Student Research 1999-2000 (pdf)
