Progress 04/01/23 to 03/31/24
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this program are undergraduate students from primarily undergraduate-only institutions who have an interest and/or aptitude for research but have little opportunity to get involved in it because their institution does not have an active research program. For this period, these institutions are Snow College, USU-Eastern, and Fort Valley State University. Additional stakeholders include the faculty/mentors and other lab personnel at USU who work with the students and their mentors at their home institutions who help recruit the students for participation in the program. How target audience benefited: Students from those institutions came to USU and received training and experience in biotechnology research. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The students who participated in the program this year are: McKayla Hiatt, from Payson, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Amita Kaundal in the Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate. Montana Williams, from Fort Valley, GA, who studies at Fort Valley State University, worked in the lab of Mirella Meyer-Ficca, in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. Christina Chase, from Sandy, UT, who studies at USU-Eastern in Toole, UT, worked in the lab of Zane Davis in the Poisonous Plant Research Lab, which is part of the USDA-ARS. Shay Curleyhair, from Blanding, UT, who studies at USU-Eastern in Blanding, UT, worked in the lab of Diana Cox-Foster, in the Pollinating Insect Research Lab, which is part of the USDA-ARS. Brynlei Luke, from Ferron, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Korry Hintze, in the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science. Astrid Yunapanta, from Ephraim, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Young-Min Lee, in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. Cesia Ulloa Gonzales, from Ephraim, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Erin Bobeck, in the Biology Department. Elise Ihnen, from Logan, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Robert Ward, in the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science. Joshua Woodard, from Decatur, GA, who studies at Fort Valley State University, worked in the lab of Clay Isom, in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The students prepared a presentation of their work at the end of the program. In addition, some students presented their work in poster format at the annual summer research symposium in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?10 additional students will be selected for participation the following year.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The students who participated in this year did research on a diverse range of topics, including plant and soil biology, toxicology, pollinating insect biology, nutrition, niacin deficiency, virology, and neurology. They received training in scientific literature and communication, data management, and research ethics.
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Progress 04/01/22 to 03/31/23
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this program are undergraduate students from undergraduate-only institutions in the local region who have an interest and/or aptitude for research but do not have an opportunity to get involved in it because their institution does not have an active research program. For this period, these institutions are College of Southern Idaho, Salt Lake Community College, USU-Eastern in Price, and Southern Utah University. In addition, we added Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia (not in the local region) as a recruiting institution. Additional stakeholders include the faculty/mentors and other lab personnel at USU who work with the students and their mentors at their home institutions who help recruit the students for participation in the program. How the target audience benefited: Students from those institutions came to USU and received training and experience in biotechnology research. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The students who participated in the program this year are: Jennifer Vazquez, from Warner Robins, GA, who studies at Fort Valley State University, worked in the lab of Irina Polejaeva in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. Hannah Limas, from Twin Falls, ID, who studies at College of Southern Idaho, worked in the lab of Youping Sun in the Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate. Courtney Perry, from Perry, GA, who studies at Fort Valley State University, worked in the lab of Shawn Zimmerman in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. Mitchell Millerberg, from Sandy, UT, who studies at Salt Lake Community College, worked in the lab of Rakesh Kaundal in the Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate. Shawn Price, from Roosevelt, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Steve Larson in the Forage and Range Research Lab, which is part of the USDA-ARS. Kiera Lentz, from Hyrum, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of David Britt in the Biological Engineering Department. Logan Davis, from Francis, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Jennifer MacAdam in the Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate. Scarlet Valarezo, from Ephraim, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Young-Min Lee in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. Sierra Ginocchio, from Cedar City, UT, who studies at Southern Utah University, worked in the lab of Abby Benninghoff in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. Shaun Bryner, from Price, UT, who studies at USU-Eastern, worked in the lab of Jeff Mason in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The students prepared a presentation of their work at the end of the program. In addition, some students presented their work in poster format at the annual summer research symposium in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?10 additional students will be selected for participation the following year.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The students who participated in this year did research on a diverse range of topics, including embryology and reproduction, plant biology, bioinformatics, soil chemistry, virology, nutrition, and osteoarthritis. They received training in scientific literature and communication, data management, and research ethics.
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Progress 04/01/21 to 03/31/22
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this program are undergraduate students from undergraduate-only institutions in the local region who have an interest and/or aptitude for research but do not have an opportunity to get involved in it because their institution does not have an active research program. For this period, these institutions are Utah Valley University, Snow College, and USU-Eastern in Price. Additional stakeholders include the faculty/mentors and other lab personnel at USU who work with the students and their mentors at their home institutions who help recruit the students for participation in the program. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The students who participated in the program this year are: Matthew Brothers, from Park City, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Chris Davies in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. Sabrina Buhler, from Hooper, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Phraeda Budy in the Department of Watershed Sciences. Nyah DeRyke, an Indian student from Brigham City, UT, who studies at USU Eastern in Price, worked in the lab of Korry Hintze in the department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science. Youssef Harraq, a Moroccan student from Ephraim, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Kara Thornton-Kurth in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. Jada Jacobsen, a student from Deweyville, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Irina Pojejaeva in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. Justin Lee, a student from Spanish Fork, UT, who studies at USU Eastern in Price, worked in the lab of John Carman in the Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate. Rachael McBride, a student from Collinston, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Larissa Yocom in the Department of Wildland Resources. Robert Poon, a Vietnamese student from Orem, UT, who studies at Utah Valley University, worked in the lab of Robert Ward in the department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science. Aubrey Ukena, a student from Ephraim, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Zhonda Wang in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. Brodie Taylor, a student from Springville, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Jeff Mason in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The students prepared a presentation of their work at the end of the program. In addition, some students presented their work in poster format at the annual summer research symposium in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?10 additional students will be selected for participation the following year.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The students who participated in this year did research on a diverse range of topics, including osteoarthritis, apomixis in plants, pollinating insects, nutrition, reproductive immunology, virology, niacin deficiency, and embryology. They received training in scientific literature and communication, data management, and research ethics.
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Progress 04/01/20 to 03/31/21
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for this program are undergraduate students from undergraduate-only institutions in the local region who have an interest and/or aptitude for research but do not have an opportunity to get involved in it because their institution does not have an active research program. For this period, these institutions are Utah Valley University/Salt Lake Community College, Dine College, Snow College, and the regional campuses of USU-Eastern in Price and Blanding. Additional stakeholders include the faculty/mentors and other lab personnel at USU who work with the students and their mentors at their home institutions who help recruit the students for participation in the program. Changes/Problems:The pandemic required some modification of the original plan. The final presentations were all presented virtually. We normally do two activities outside of the lab, but these were cancelled. The training workshops were also done virtually rather than in person. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The students who participated in the program this year are: Shannon Baker, from Price, UT, who studies at Salt Lake Community College and Utah Valley University, worked in the lab of Clay Isom in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. Alisha Betony, a Native American student from Tonalea, AZ, who studies at Dine College, worked in the lab of John Carman in the Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate. Tanner Edgington, from Perry, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Chris Davies in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. Jefawn Eskeets, a Native American student from Nazlini, AZ, who studies at USU-Eastern in Blanding, worked in the lab of David Britt in the Department of Biological Engineering. Dawnrae Jim, a Native American student from Shonto, AZ, who studies at USU-Eastern in Blanding, worked in the lab of Clara Cho in the department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science. Simranjit Kaur, an Indian student from West Jordan, UT, who studies at Salt Lake Community College, worked in the lab of Robert Ward in the department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science. Mason Miles, from Sandy, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Young-Min Lee in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. Timothy Olsen, from Price, UT, who studies at USU-Eastern in Price, worked in the lab of Diana Cox-Foster in the USDA-ARS Pollinating Insect Lab. Shailyn Parrish, a Native American student from Kayenta, AZ, who studies at USU-Eastern in Blanding, worked in the lab of Jeff Mason in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. Brittney Swapp, from Nephi, UT, who studies at Snow College, worked in the lab of Mirella Meyer-Ficca in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The students prepared a presentation of their work at the end of the program. While these presentations are typically given in person at a seminar, because of the pandemic, the seminar was done virtually via Zoom this year. In addition, some students presented their work in poster format at the annual summer research symposium in the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?10 additional students will be selected for participation the following year.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The students who participated in this year did research on a diverse range of topics, including osteoarthritis, apomixis in plants, pollinating insects, nutrition, reproductive immunology, virology, niacin deficiency, and embryology. They received training in scientific literature and communication, data management, and research ethics.
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