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A visit with Linda Blockus, Director of Undergraduate Research
Published: January 14, 2008 - Topics:
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Amelie Mafotsing Fopoussi, Characterization of the Mechanism of Action of the ultra-potent HIV inhibitor 4'-Ethynyl-2-Fluoro-2'-Deoxyade
Antionette Gray, Resolution of Phylogenetic Patterns Within Monocots
Mallory Heaton, Effect of progestin treatment on formation of persistent follicles in beef cows.
Blair Meister, Immigrant women and domestic abuse: Barriers to seeking services
Jesus Santiago, Perceived entrepreneurial ability and business relationships among minority business owners in the Midwest
Anthony Smith, Radiative transfer modeling of low to intermediate mass stars
Krystal Purnell, The influence of increased contact rate among raccoons on a directly transmitted nematode, Baylisascaris procyonis
Miles Walz-Salvador, What nest condition tells us about predators and nest success for birds
Mark Wolf, Synthesis of a prosthetic group for radiolabeling of Melanoma targeting peptide Re-CCMSH
Gregory Yeckel, Characterization of soybean genes involved in soybean cyst nematode (SCN) resistance
Si Yol Yi, Wading in the gene pool: female preference for long mating calls in gray treefrogs (Hyla versicolor)
Linda Blockus, A Road Not Forgotten
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The undergraduate research experience is a unique opportunity. Blockus reports that aside from preparing students for graduate school, research is a growth experience in which students will be “perhaps encountering some of the same frustrations, challenges, and problems as well as some of the same successes and accomplishments.” She observes that students “learn from each other, feed off of each other, and hopefully form friendships as well.” Blockus herself is living proof of the power of research on a young mind. As a college student she spent a summer working for the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, OARDC, a “very valuable experience.”
