Exploring the Natural World (BI 101)
Lab Seminar Topics Fall 2020
Topics areas and selected articles can be found at the Google drive link
Example topics from previous years
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
Lab A - Tuesday
Section A-1 Tuesday am | Name | Groups | Seminar Topic | Presentation Date |
1 | Batten, Mackenzie Jordyn | Group 1 | Opioids and painkillers | 11/17/20 |
2 | Cavallaro, Rachel Anne | Group 1 | Alopecia areata - skin disorder | 11/10/20 |
3 | Chisholm, Matthew R. | Group 1 | Steroids | 11/17/20 |
4 | D'Arcangelo, Ellen | Group 1 | Heart disease and exercise | 11/10/20 |
5 | Fells, Hannah Marie | Group 1 | Meth | 11/17/20 |
6 | Gallagher, Kathleen Marie | Group 1 | Negative effects that fast fashion has on the environment/climate | 11/10/20 |
7 | Hasseltine, Morgan Elizabeth | Group 1 | Sugar and its effect on thee digestive system | 11/10/20 |
8 | Healy, Sean Patrick | Group 1 | Pollution | 11/17/20 |
Section A-2 Tuesday am | Name | Groups | Seminar Topic | |
9 | Heath, Jackson P. | Group 2 | Exercise and the respiratory system | 11/17/20 |
10 | Hodgdon, John Steven | Group 2 | Stem cells | 11/10/20 |
11 | Jackson, Alonzo Nze | Group 2 | Evolution and extinction | 11/10/20 |
12 | Sanchez, Frank Joseph | Group 2 | Animal Behavior - Migration | 11/17/20 |
13 | Strauss, William Eric | Group 2 | \Guns and gun violence | 11/17/20 |
14 | White, Erin Elizabeth | Group 2 | Relationship between politics and science | 11/10/20 |
15 | Wright, Christopher W. | Group 2 | Performance Enhancing Drugs | 11/17/20 |
16 | Corbett, Courtney | Group 2 | Cannabis and cancer | 11/10/20 |
Lab B - Tuesday
Section B-1 Tuesday pm | Name | Groups | Seminar Topic | |
1 | Cushing, Natasha Ann | Group 1 | Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) | 11/17/20 |
2 | Denaro, Emma Page | Group 1 | CLL with Richter Syndrome | 11/17/20 |
3 | Dennehy, Patrick | Group 1 | Steroids and PED's | 11/10/20 |
4 | Dowdall, Luthea Patricia | Group 1 | 11/17/20 - delayed | |
5 | Fitzgerald, William Thomas | Group 1 | Big Data Health Laws | 11/10/20 |
6 | Fortin, Joshua Brian | Group 1 | Life on Mars | 11/17/20 |
7 | Goodrich, Peyton James | Group 1 | Orca whales | 11/10/20 |
8 | Hanabergh, Stephen Kenneth | Group 1 | Benzodiazepenes | 11/10/20 |
Section B-2 Tuesday pm | Name | Groups | Seminar Topic | |
9 | Hodgson, Patrick Conley | Group 2 | Recycling, trash and waste | 11/17/20 |
10 | Jarabek, Allen L,, III | Group 2 | Stem cells | 11/10/20 |
11 | McDonough, Ryan James | Group 2 | Marine Pollution | 11/17/20 |
12 | Group 2 | |||
13 | Pfeninger-Racine, Lance Bailey | Group 2 | Animal migration | 11/10/20 |
14 | Polymeros, Christina Marie | Group 2 | Fast food and nutrition | 11/17/20 |
15 | Group 2 | |||
16 | Smith, Zachary M | Group 2 | Great White Sharks | 11/17/20 |
Lab C - Thursday
Section C-1 Thursday am | Name | Groups | Seminar Topic | |
1 | Alrais, Mariam | Group 1 | Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) | 11/12/20 |
2 | Birch, George Ross,, III | Group 1 | Overfishing | 11/12/20 |
3 | Conant, Perrin Anthony | Group 1 | North American Right Whales facing extinction | 11/12/20 |
4 | Corcoran, Cole P | Group 1 | Natural disasters | 11/19/20 |
5 | Day, Nicholas P. | Group 1 | Blood doping | 11/12/20 |
6 | Flanagan, Delaney Clare | Group 1 | Effects of exercise on the nervous system | 11/19/20 |
7 | Howley, Brigid Malone | Group 1 | Drug abuse and addiction | 11/19/20 |
8 | Kennedy, James Michael | Group 1 | Animal behavior - Migration | 11/19/20 |
Section C-2 Thursday am | Name | Groups | Seminar Topic | 11/19/20 |
9 | MacKinlay, Harrison Andrew | Group 2 | Negative effects of Marijuana on the brain | 11/12/20 |
10 | Meucci, Nicholas David | Group 2 | Plastic Pollution | 11/19/20 |
11 | Monahan, Mark Edward | Group 2 | Positive effects of medicinal marijuana in the medical industry | 11/19/20 |
12 | Panarello, William Edward | Group 2 | Blood doping | 11/19/20 |
13 | Rohan, Anne Riordan | Group 2 | Global Warming and Climate Change | 11/12/20 |
14 | Sacco, Matthew D | Group 2 | Migration | 11/19/20 |
15 | Sorrentino, Carmen | Group 2 | Optimall athlete diet | 11/12/20 |
16 | Wiser, Madeline Theresa | Group 2 | Treatments for Covid-19 | 11/12/20 |