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Everyday on my way to class I walk by one of Grove City’s most iconic buildings, the statuesque Rockwell Hall,\u00a0 with little idea of what lurks inside. Mad scientists? Frankenstein-esque labs? Having only been inside once, and just the lobby at that, I decided to find out more about the unique opportunities for biology majors that take place\u00a0deep in the heart of Rockwell (aka the basement). What many students may not know is that Grove City offers a multitude of different research opportunities<\/a>, you just have to \u00a0find them!<\/p>\n

Seniors Kelly Cowher, Katelyn Goncz, and junior Stephanie Judd (all Biology majors on the same research team) heard about the opportunity to further their studies through research from upperclassmen, and one at the prompting of a professor.\u00a0 Research experience is critical for a biology major’s future, however even students currently attending Grove City have little\u00a0idea what valuable experiences are available to them.<\/p>\n

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From left to right: Kelly, Katelyn, and Stephanie<\/p><\/div>\n

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Research Opportunities in Biology<\/h2>\n

I had the occasion\u00a0to delve into the basement of Rockwell myself and observe where this team spends their time researching and studying white tailed deer dispersal patterns. Kelly went on to explain how the group extracts mitochondrial DNA from deer liver, analyzes and sequences the DNA, and compares their findings with a specific computer program.\u00a0 Science-speak has never been my forte, but I can assure you the entire process looked very official. Though the groups are student lead Dr. Brenner, a biology professor at Grove City, oversees this research group as well as a few others and steps in when questions are raised or\u00a0a group finds themselves in a quandary.<\/p>\n

Curious, I asked Kelly, Katelyn, and Stephanie what their plans post-undergrad were, thinking they \u00a0all must be going into animal science. To my surprise only Katelyn expressed interest in attending veterinary school, while Kelly and Stephanie plan on attending either PT or OT school.\u00a0 In order to be part of a research group, I discovered, the experience participation lends far outweighs how much the research topic correlates with one’s future plans.<\/p>\n

Other biology research groups include the study of ticks and Lyme disease, cancer cell cultures, and various other\u00a0environmental studies. After speaking with Kelly and her team, however, my curiosity in research was peaked.<\/p>\n

\"grove<\/a>

Equipment used for research<\/p><\/div>\n

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Microbiology<\/h3>\n

Jenny Calawa, a senior Biology major from New Hampshire, similarly\u00a0 heard about research opportunities through upperclassmen and approached Dr. Stauff (who she describes as the “microbiology” guy) about doing research for him. Microbiology does in fact line up with Jenny’s future ambitions, which is Dr. Stauff’s specialty (so to speak).\u00a0 Lots of large, science-esque words were used in our conversation about Jenny’s research, however from what I understood she and another senior biology major research bacillus bacteria, which Jenny described for me as “the stuff you can’t see.” More specifically, Jenny researches a specific strain of bacteria called bacillus anthracis while other students work with different strains, all within\u00a0the bacillus genus.\u00a0 The goal of their research is to investigate how a two component signaling system works. Again Jenny received a blank stare from me, so she graciously explained further. Truthfully I did not understand the majority of her descriptions, however I did conclude that signals inside the bacteria translate sections of DNA to make proteins to respond to it, and their research looks into the specific system that occurs in this instant. At least I’m fairly\u00a0certain. Any which way you look at it, however, there’s some pretty neat stuff that happens deep in the heart of Rockwell.<\/p>\n

In the future Jenny hopes to attend graduate school to further her studies in microbiology, and strongly believes this research opportunity will greatly increase her chances of success in graduate school.<\/p>\n

Jenny left me with two final tips for prospective STEM majors:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Anyone can do research, you just have to ask.<\/li>\n
  2. You don’t have to know everything going in to be part of a research team\u00a0– school is for learning, and professors\u00a0will walk alongside you and teach you what you need to know!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Update April, 2016: Check out Grove City’s new biology-related majors<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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