{"id":20907,"date":"2025-12-11T08:12:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=20907"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:39:07","slug":"elizabethtown-college-biology-students-receive-undergraduate-research-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/elizabethtown-college-biology-students-receive-undergraduate-research-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Biology Students Receive Undergraduate Research Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four Elizabethtown College Biology students in the Beta, Beta, Beta (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribeta.org\/\">TriBeta) Biological Honor Society<\/a> recently received prestigious grants from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribeta.org\/research-grants\">TriBeta Research Foundation<\/a> to help fund their undergraduate research projects.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s awards provide funding for students to conduct engaging scientific research in their selected area of study with the help of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etown.edu\/depts\/biology\/\">Etown Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences<\/a> faculty member.<\/p>\n<p>The students were selected through a competitive evaluation process comprising of applicants from across the country. Students, with assistance from their research advisor, submitted a written proposal and project budget for evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabethtown\u2019s TriBeta chapter has had continuous success, with numerous student proposals being funded each year. The chapter, open to Biology students who have maintained a \u201cB\u201d average or higher in their courses, presents its members with hands-on opportunities to conduct research, present findings, and publish scientific papers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects of grant awardees include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Caitlyn Jensen \u201926 is working with Professor of Biology Emerita Dr. Jane Cavender on the project, \u201cCD44 Post-translational Modification and Nuclear Translocation in SV40 T-antigen Transformed Human Diploid Fibroblasts.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Alysse Smith \u201926 is working with Professor of Biology Dr. Debra Wohl on the project, \u201cMapping <em>H. pylori <\/em>Colonization Patterns: Implications for Biopsy Strategies and Cadaveric Use in Microbial Studies.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Maegan Wingert \u201926 is working with Wohl on the project, \u201cEffect of Microbial Diversity on Glucose Metabolism in <em>C. Elegans<\/em>.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Anika Hodgdon \u201926 is working with Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Science Dr. Robert Northington on the project, \u201cDuckweed Growth in Different Water Types: Measuring Nutrient Content and Microbial Environments.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About Beta Beta Beta<\/strong><br \/>\nBeta Beta Beta (TriBeta) Honor Society\u00a0is an undergraduate organization focused on providing a greater awareness of biological study and extending boundaries of human knowledge through scientific research. Since its founding in 1922, more than 300,000 persons have been accepted into lifetime membership, and more than 650\u00a0chapters have been established throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four Elizabethtown College Biology students in the Beta, Beta, Beta (TriBeta) Biological Honor Society recently received prestigious grants from the TriBeta Research Foundation to help fund their undergraduate research projects. 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