USD CBBRe Students Present at Midwest Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium in Neuroscience
Rachel Rucker, a sophomore majoring in neuroscience and chemistry from Yankton, South Dakota, was awarded the Nu Rho Sci Poster with Distinction for her presentation of “Identification of enzymes involved in 2-Arachidonylglycerol synthesis and metabolism in Hirudo verbena.”
Kevin Krupp, a biology graduate student from Buffalo, New York, took part of the Graduate Panel Research section with his talk "Tripping out of Depression: Uncovering the Therapeutic Mechanisms of Serotonergic Psychedelics."
USD CBBRe faculty also gave presentations and participated in recruitment activities for the various neuroscience and behavioral science graduate programs at USD.
The MidBrains conference is a joint effort of the MidBrains Neuroscience Consortium – a network of faculty from undergraduate neuroscience programs in the upper Midwest – and co-sponsored by CBBRe. This annual event provides a forum for undergraduate students in the Midwest to present research findings, to attend research lectures and special panels, meet with area graduate program representatives and meet other undergraduate students interested in the neurosciences.
ABOUT CBBRe
CBBRe provides outstanding training of research students and fellows, feeding the pipeline of creative independent scientists in the fields of neuroscience and behavioral science within the northern plain states and nationally. The core members of the center are recognized in their field and are actively involved in research and the education of students, and in service to the neuroscience community.
