The 2002 meeting was a huge success and we wish to express our thanks to The Very Reverend Joseph Levesque, C.M. for the support we received.

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Award Winners

Awards for Submitted Papers

Sara Butwell Manhattan College “Stresses on Joints of Several Species of Opuntia Cacti: Forces Necessary for Mechanical Failure and Tissues that Resist Failure: Implications to Cactus Morphology and Vegetative Reproduction”
R. Mohan Marist College “The Study of Serotonin and Perfluro-5hydroxytryptophan Tags Recovered from Lycopersicon esculenta using Cuvette Based Immunoassay, Fluoroscopy and Thin Layer Chromatography”
Christina M. Owens Wagner College “Behavioral Assay to Determine Photosensitivity of Early-Stage Nauplii of the Brine Shrimp Artemia franciscana”
Vincent A. Porzio Marist College “Genotoxic Effect of Platinum Family Compounds on DNA in Lumbricus terrestris”
Angela C. Serrani John Carroll University “The Dark Side of Kava: Harmful Physiological Revelations of So-called Miracle Herb”

Awards Presented for Platform Presentations

Sarah Alauddin Wagner College Chemistry
Mihai Aldea Ithaca College Botany
Brian Bayerle Providence College Mathematics
Jeremy Dobson Ithaca College Physiology
Jamie Lee Krell Niagara University Molecular Biology and Genetics
Dinesh Krishnamurthy Niagara University
Jessica Kupiec Ithaca College Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Shannon Law Niagara University
Kari Moorhead Niagara University Psychology
Stepanie Newton Providence College Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Kristen Nylen Niagara University
Dawn Pothier Wagner College Chemistry
Jay Schuren Ithaca College Astronomy and computer Sciences
Monique Semedo Marymount College Psychology
Alexandra Silvieria Providence College Developmental Biology
Rachel Visconti College of Our Lady of the Elms Developmental Biology

Awards Presented for Poster Presentations

Rachel Chrissluis (Central Connecticut State University) Genetics
Joanna Cichowlaz (Central Connecticut State University) Microbiology
Nathan Genung (SUNY College at Fredonia) Chemistry and Biochemistry
Jessica Kajfasz (Niagara University) Microbiology
Mio Kitano (Manhattan College/College of Mount Saint Vincent) Physiology
Anuja Mathai (John Carroll University) Physiology
Lisa Scagnelli (Wagner College) Psychology
Luke Servedio (U.S. Military Academy at West Point) Computer Sciences
Joanna Tober (SUNY College at Fredonia) Cell Biology
Jessica Vinluan (Ithaca College) Psychology
Jessica Wearne (Central Connecticut State University) Microbiology