January 12, 2023 - 藏精阁 student Chrisula Stone has been named the 2022 recipient of the , the organization鈥檚 most prestigious award for undergraduate researchers.
This award is given to an undergraduate student based on the research they have conducted within the field of toxicology. Stone鈥檚 research project closely examines the feasibility of using feathers collected from nestling tree swallows (a species of native, cavity-nesting songbird) during banding as long-range bioindicators of organismal mercury uptake.
Her research began as a class project in Advanced Writing in Biology (BIO 291W) and grew into a collaboration with Dr. Lindsey Walters at 藏精阁 and Dr. Rebecka Brasso at Weber State University. The research was funded by an 藏精阁 Student Undergraduate Research and Creativity (SURCA) award and the Wilson Ornithological Society鈥檚 Jed Burtt Undergraduate Mentoring Grant.
鈥淸Stone] has already presented two posters related to this project at scientific conferences and is very dedicated to disseminating the results, as she truly believes it will make a difference in improving our understanding of mercury pollution,鈥 Dr. Walters said. 鈥淎lthough she is an undergraduate, in my opinion she has done work at the level of master鈥檚 thesis through the development and implementation of this project.鈥
Stone will have the opportunity to present at the Society of Toxicology annual meeting, as well participate in additional programming for scholarship recipients that includes an undergraduate education program.
The Society of Toxicology is the world鈥檚 largest scientific society dedicated to toxicology research and education with approximately 8,000 members.
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