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The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Advancing biological and environmental understanding through research, education and community engagement

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About the Department

The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences prepares students for graduate studies, health professional fields, teaching positions, and careers in business and government.

The Department offers undergraduate programs in biology (with concentrations in general biology, ecology and field biology, cell and molecular biology and medical technology), marine biology, and environmental science. The Department offers majors in biology education, biology (non-teaching) and a minor in biology (non-teaching).

The Master of Science in Environmental & Biological Sciences is designed to broaden the graduate student's perspective and provide skills and knowledge for understanding environmental and biological problems in the sciences.

Featured Programs

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Biology (Bachelor's)

Do you excel in science-related classes? If you have an appreciation and fascination for the world around you and have dreams of one day working in a state-of-the-art lab, working as a doctor or veterinarian, or conducting your own research as an academic, TROY's undergraduate degree in biology may be the perfect first step toward your dream career.

Biology (Bachelor's)
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Marine Biology (Bachelor's)

Do you want to combine your love for nature and science in ways that protect our planet's most vital resources? The marine biology program at 91原创 will deepen your understanding of marine ecosystems and prepare you to do meaningful work in areas like ocean conservation, marine research, coastal management and environmental justice.

Marine Biology (Bachelor's)
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Biomedical Sciences (Master's)

In the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and other health conditions, healthcare professionals play a critical role in improving our quality of life. If you're interested in making a positive change in health and medicine, consider a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences from 91原创.

Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
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Environmental and Biological Sciences (Master's)

The Master of Science Graduate Program in Environmental and Biological Sciences is designed to broaden the student's perspective and provide skills and knowledge for understanding and solving problems in the environmental and biological sciences.

Environmental and Biological Sciences (Master's)
All Programs

Welcome to the Undergraduate Research Home Page!

Welcome to the Undergraduate Research Home Page! At this site is information about undergraduate research opportunities with TROY Biology faculty, as well as information about past and current undergraduate projects. If you have any questions, please email Dr. Landers, the coordinator of undergraduate research for the department.
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Graduate Research in Biological and Environmental Sciences

The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences offers M.S. degrees in Biomedical Science (BMS) and in Environmental and Biological Sciences (EBS), both in Thesis and Non-thesis tracks. The BMS program is designed to prepare students for future entry into medical and/or professional school in health sciences. The EBS program is designed to broaden perspectives, knowledge, and skillsets for understanding and solving environmental problems and to prepare students for work in government agencies, the private sector, or academia.
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Center for Environmental Research - 91原创 Campus

Mission

The Center's mission is to provide research, education and public service with the goal of maintaining environmental quality in Alabama.

The Center staff works with agencies such as the Choctawhatchee-Pea Rivers Watershed Management Authority (CPRWMA) and the  (ADEM) to obtain and distribute information on water quality in southeast Alabama. The Center houses the Alabama Nonpoint Source (NPS) Education Coordinator who works with ADEM to deliver NPS water quality education and information to Alabama educators, students and the general public. Information is delivered by CERS through the publication of the  and Alabama NPS newsletter as well as through workshops and other publications. 

In the environmental education area, CERS was instrumental in creation of the and with the Association, CERS annually awards Best Environmental Education Awards for environmental education efforts in Alabama. The Center staff provides credit and non-credit courses for educators and citizens through the TROY Forest Resources Education Complex at the . 

The Center distributes a newsletter called Common Ground to about 3,000 educators and other interested citizens. It also offers information through a toll-free number - 1-800-642-2377 - the Citizen's Environmental and Conservation Information Line. 

For more information call (340) 670-3624.

Welcome to 91原创's Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) program

The Medical Laboratory Science (formerly called Medical Technology) Program at TROY University prepares students for careers in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS), also known as Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS). MLS is a diverse, science-oriented profession aimed at the gathering and analysis of biologic samples from patients to assist physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. This program is affiliated with the Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, AL. For more information, please contact the program advisor.


Contact Us

Dr. Joong-Wook Park
MLS Program Advisor
Telephone: 1-334-808-6416
jwpark@troy.edu 

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Meet the Faculty

The faculty of the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at 91原创 are a diverse group of scholars dedicated to advancing scientific understanding through both teaching and research. With expertise spanning molecular biology, ecology, environmental science and more, faculty members are actively engaged in research projects that address real-world biological and environmental issues. Their work contributes to fields such as cancer biology, freshwater ecology, coastal restoration and conservation science, bringing valuable insights into the classroom and providing students with a dynamic, research-informed education.

A hallmark of the department is its strong emphasis on student involvement in research. Faculty members mentor undergraduate and graduate students in hands-on projects that often lead to presentations at scientific conferences, publications and meaningful contributions to the broader scientific community. This commitment to experiential learning fosters critical thinking, technical skills and professional development, preparing students for careers in science, healthcare, education, and environmental stewardship as well as for advanced studies in graduate and professional schools.

 

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Faculty Publications

Faculty Publications (Refereed journal articles, book chapters, and books). Names of faculty members are printed in bold. Listed alphabetically by year.
2024

Anguas-Escalante, A., De Jes煤s-Navarrete, A., Landers, S.C., S酶rensen, M.V. 2024. Kinorhynch assemblages on the southern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf.  Zoologischer Anzeiger. 313: 228-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2024.10.004

Boyd, C. A., X. Niu, T. R. Horn. 2024. A Step-by-Step Shoreline Attribute Analysis for Selected Waterbodies in the Gulf of Mexico to Promote the Use of Living Shorelines. The Journal of Extension, 62(3), Article 2. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol62/iss3/2

Gwak, J.H., Rhee, S.K., Park, J.W. 2024. Bacteria Involved in the Sulfur Cycle in Tarballs Collected from the Alabama Gulf Coast, FEMS Microbiol Lett, 371:fnae003, https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnae003 

Iqbal, A., Adkins, H.M., Fogelman, K. J., Stoeckel, J.A., and Kozak, P. 2024. Evaluation of methodology for measuring standard metabolic rates of crayfish using the red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) as a test species. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 44(4) https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruae074

Kennedy, M.C., S酶rensen, M.V., S谩nchez, N., Landers, S.C. 2024. Kinorhynch communities of Mobile Bay, Alabama. Marine Biology Research. 19: 549-555. https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2023.2291572

Smith, C. M., Griffin, M. P., Fadamiro, H. Y., and Appel, A. G. 2024.Toxicity of cockroach gel baits to the oothecal parasitoid Aprostocetus hagenowii (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and implications for cockroach integrated pest management. Journal of Economic Entomology. 117(5): 2044-2050. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae157.

2023

Alstrom, P., Mohammadi, Z., Enbody, E. D., Irestedt, M., Engelbrecht, D., Crochet, P., Guillaumet, A., Rancilhac, L., Tieleman, I., Olsson, U., Donald, P. F., Stervander, M. 2023. Systematics of the avian family Alaudidae using multilocus and genomic data. Avian Research 14, 100095. 

Boesch, D.F., Cebrian, J., Fonseca, V.F., Landers, S.C., Marshall, N.J. 2023.  Editorial: Vulnerability and resilience of marine ecosystems affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Front. Mar. Sci. Vol. 10-2023.

Brannock, P.M., Demopoulos, A.M.J., Landers, S.C., Waits, D.S., Halanych, K.M. 2023. Metabarcoding analysis of meiobenthic biodiversity along the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf.  Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Sci

Cho, J.L., Liu, S., Wang, P., Park, J.W., D. Choi, D., R. E. Evans, R.E. 2023 Silver Nanoparticles Induced with Aqueous Black Carpenter Ant Extract Selectively Inhibit the Growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Biotechnol Lett, . 

Diamond, A. R. 2023. New combinations in Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) for two recently described Hexastylis species. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 17(2): 427-429.

Fogelman, K. J., Boyd, K.B., Abdelrahman, H.A., Figiel, C.R., Stoeckel, J.A. 2023. Thermal Tolerance of the Piedmont Blue Burrower Cambarus harti and Sympatric Native and Invasive Crayfish Species of the Southeastern United States. Freshwater Crayfish 28(1): 37-44.

Fogelman, K. J., Stoeckel, J., Miller, J., Helms, B. 2023. Feeding ecology of three freshwater mussel species (Family: Unionidae) in a North American lentic system. Hydrobiologia, 850, 385-397.

Giurgiu, M, Kaltenbach, R., Ahrend, F., Weeks, S., Clifton, H., Bouldo, M., Voloshin, V., Zhong, Z., Harden, S., Kofman, A. 2023. Multiple Genetic Polymorphisms within microRNA Targets and Homologous microRNA-Binding Sites: Two More Factors Influencing microRNA-Mediated Regulation of Gene Expression. In: Abdelmoula Nouha Bouayed and Abdelmoula Balkiss (eds.), Advances in Genetic Polymorphisms (IntechOpen: Rijeka).

Gonz谩lez-Casarrubios, A., Cepeda, D., Pardos, F., Neuhaus, B., Yamasaki, H., Herranz, M., Grzelak, K., Maiorova, A., Adrianov, A., Dal Zotto, M., Di Domenico, M., Landers, S.C., S谩nchez, N. 2023. Towards a standardisation of morphological measurements in the phylum Kinorhyncha. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 302: 217-223. 

Hopper, G.W., Bucholz, J.R., DuBose, T.P., Fogelman, K. J., Keogh, S.M., Kubala, M.E., Lodato, M.B., Nichols, D.H., Gonzalez, I.S., Pfeiffer, J.M., Stoeckel, J.A., Lozier, J.D., Atkinson, C.L. 2023. A trait dataset for freshwater mussels of the United States of America. Scientific Data 10, 745.

Kaltenbach, R., Weeks, S., Patel, R., Harden, S.B., Kofman, A. 2023. An Excel Macro Code to Retrieve and Analyze the Homologous microRNA-Binding Sites from the TargetScan Database. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res 50(3)-2023: 41757-41758.

Smith, C. M., Chicas-Mosier, A. M. Fadamiro, H. Y., Appel, A. G. 2023. Potential of the oothecal parasitoid Aprostocetus hagenowii (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) as a biological control agent for the Turkestan cockroach Blatta lateralis (Blattodea: Blattidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 116(4): 1128-1136.

Varnum, T., Pool, C., Ahrend, F., Weeks, S.S., Biswas, A., Benjamin, D., Holloway, T., Mason, J., Miller, N., Chapani, M., Calderon, B., Bouldo, M., Kaltenbach, R., Ding, K., Walter Bel, W., Boyd, C.A., Ma, L., Zhong, J., Finch, A., Harden, S.B., Kofman, A.V. 2023. An Excel Macro Code for the Analysis of the Density and Distance between the Homologous microRNA-Binding Sites. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res 53(3)- 2023: 44482-44483.

Wang, C., Yap, Z., Wan, P., Chen, K., Folk, R. A., Damrel, D. Z., Barger, W., Diamond, A. R., Horn, C., Landry, G. P., Samarakoon, T., Harvey, S., Morgan, D. R., Qiu, Y., Li, P. 2023. Molecular phylogeography and historical demography of a widespread herbaceous species from eastern North America, Podophyllum peltatum (Berberidaceae). American Journal of Botany e16254. .

Woods, M.  2023. Apios.  In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds, 1993+. Flora of North America North of Mexico.  22+ vols. New York and Oxford. Vol. 11, part 1, pp. 378-380.

Woods, M.  2023. Rhynchosia.  In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds, 1993+.  Flora of North America North of Mexico.  22+ vols. New York and Oxford. Vol. 1, part 1, pp. 382-389.

2022

Cepeda, D., S谩nchez, N, S酶rensen, M.V., Landers, S.C. 2022. Leiocanthus quinquenudus sp. nov. and L. satanicus sp. nov, two new species of pycnophyid Kinorhyncha (Allomalorhagida: Pycnophyidae) from the Gulf of Mexico. Zootaxa 5093: 315- 336.

Clifton, H., Giurgiu, M., Stephens, S., Kaltenbach, R., Davis, E., Raval, J., ChandThakuri, S., Helms, B., Drozhenko, V., Ding, K., Milanovich, S., Savinov, A., Voloshin, V., Zhong, J., Kofman, A. 2022. The Abundance of Homologous MicroRNA-Binding Sites in the Human c-MET mRNA 3' UTR.  Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research 42: 33543-33549.

Fogelman, K., Stoeckel. J., Abdelrahman, H., Helms, B. 2022.  The relative importance of suspended versus benthic food resources to freshwater mussels in central Texas, U.S.A.  Freshwater Biology 67(6) https:// 10.1111/fwb.13901

Fogelman, K.J., Stoeckel, J.A., Miller, J.M., Helms, B.S. 2022.  Feeding ecology of three freshwater mussel species (Family: Unionidae) in a North American lentic system.  Hydrobiologia.

Frischer, M.E., Landers, S.C., Walker, A.N., Powell, S.A., Lee, R.F. 2022. Black gill in marine decapod crustaceans- A review. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture 2022: 1-22.

Guillaumet A., Russell, I.J. 2022. 
Bird Communities in a Changing World: The Role of Interspecific Competition. Diversity 14:857.

Kennedy, M.C., S酶rensen, M.V., Landers, S.C. 2022.  Echinoderes zacharyi, sp. nov., a new kinorhynch in the E. coulli species group (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida) from the Gulf of Mexico. Zoologischer Anzeiger 301: 91-99.  

Landers, S.C., Hoffman, K. P., S谩nchez, N., S酶rensen, M.V. 2022. Kinorhynch diversity in the southern Gulf of Mexico and a description of Dracoderes chaac sp. nov.  Gulf and Caribbean Research 33: 1-13.

Miller, J.M., Gibson, K.J., Stoeckel, J., Helms, B., Stewart, P.M. 2022.  A two-year study of the reproductive biology of the Sly Crayfish, Procambarus versutus (Hagen, 1870) (Decapoda: Astacidea: Cambaridae).  Journal of Crustacean Biology 42(1): ruab075.

Park, J-W., Crowley, D.E. 2022. Phytochemical effects of Apium graveolens on the abundances of functional genes associated with PAH degradation in soil.  Bioremediation Journal

2021

Al-Maliky, T., Al-Maliky, M. J., Al-Maliky, G. M. J., Boyd, C. A.  2021.  Effects of prebiotic and molasses on water quality, growth and survival, Metapenaeus affinis and Macrobracum nipponensein vitro, without changing water or adding pellets.  Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries Vol. 25: 767 鈥 783.  ISSN 1110-6131  www.ejabf.journals.ekb.eg 

Bickley, S., Helms, B., Isenberg, D. J., Feminella, J., Roberts, B., Griffiths, N. 2021. Lack of long-term effect of coarse woody debris dam restoration on ecosystem function and water quality in Coastal Plain streams. Journal of Freshwater Science 40 https://doi.org/10.1086/717325

ChandThakuri S., Park I., Park, J.W. 2021. Molecular Detection of Waterborne Campylobacter in Bon Secour Bay, Front. Sci. Technol. Eng. Math. 5: 30-31.

Diamond, A. R., Keener, B.R. 2021. Three Non-Native Vascular Plant Species New to the Flora of Alabama. Castanea 86: 273-277.

Dutta, S., Biber, P, Boyd, C. A.  2021.  Nearshore Sediment Comparisons among Natural, Living, and Armored Shorelines in Mobile Bay, Alabama.  Southeastern Naturalist 20: 135-151.  https://doi.org/10.1656/058.020.0114

Guillaumet, A., Gong, Y., Wang, H.-T. 2021. Distribution and habitat use of reed warblers and grass warblers in North-East China. Journal of Asian Ornithology 37: 34鈥43. 

Harper, C.O., Diamond, A.R. 2021. New County Records for Solanum pseudocapsicum (Solanaceae) in Alabama. Castanea 86: 112鈥116.

Hoffman, K.P., S谩nchez, N., S酶rensen, M.V., Ingels, J., Landers, S.C. 2021. Kinorhynch communities of Mobile Bay and the Alabama Continental Shelf.  Cahiers de Biologie Marine 62:  https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.B0EA3C57

Stoeckel, J., Szoka, M., Abdelrahman, H., Davis, J., Blersch, D., Helms, B. 2021. Crayfish chimneys function as burrow ventilation structures. Journal of Crustacean Biology 41. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruab045

2020

Bassham, R.D., Browning, J.S., Landers, S.C. 2020. The complete life cycle of the unusual apostome Hyalophysa clampi (Ciliophora, Apostomatida), a symbiont of crayfish in Alabama (USA). European Journal of Protistology 72: 125654 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2019.125654   

Clay, M., P.M. Brannock, M. Barbour, J. Feminella, S. Santos, and B. Helms.  2020.  Strong population structure and differentiation with and among burrowing bog crayfish species in southern Alabama wetlands.  Wetlands 40: 1595-1606.  

Collins, J.L., Kofman, A. 2020 Conservation of Human and Mouse Natural Cytotoxic (NC) Cell and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF茂隆) Mediated Lysis.  Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research. 2020. 22: 16645-16649.

Colvin, S.R., Helms, B., DeVries, D.R., Feminella, J.  2020.  Environmental and fish assemblage contrasts in blackwater and clearwater streams.  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 149: 335-349.  

Diamond, A. R. 2020. A checklist of the vascular plants of Butler County, Alabama. Castanea 85: 65-92.

Diamond, A. R. 2020. Vascular Plant Species New to the Flora of Alabama. Castanea 85: 139-145.

Diamond, A. R. 2020. Noteworthy Collections of Four Non-native Vascular Plant Species New to the Flora of Alabama and One Species Rediscovered After 125 Years. Castanea 85: 319-326.

Landers, S.C., Bassham, R.D., Miller, J.M., Ingels, J., S谩nchez,N., S酶rensen, M.V. 2020. Kinorhynch communities from Alabama coastal waters. Marine Biology Research 16: 494-504. https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2020.1789660  

Landers, S.C., Lee, R.F., Walters, T.L., Walker, A.N., Powell, S.A., Patel, M.K., Frischer, M.E.  2020. Hyalophysa lynni n. sp. (Ciliophora, Apostomatida), a new pathogenic ciliate and causative agent of shrimp black gill in penaeid shrimp.  European Journal of Protistology 73: 125673  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2020.125673 

Landers, S.C. 2020. Ciliophora. In: Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed.): Guide to the identification of marine meiofauna. Pfeil-Verlag, Munich. pp 24-32. ISBN: 978-3-89937-244-1  

Park, D., Bista, N., ChandThakuri, S., Anushka, K.C., Park, J.W. 2020. Waterborne pathogenic bacteria in Mobile and Bon Secour Bays. Front. Sci. Technol. Eng. Math. 4:37-38. 

Theise N.D., Zanchi, A., Reidy, J., Feldman, H.J., Qualter, J., Gouw, A.S., Osbeck, J., Kofman, A.,Balabaud, C., Bioulac-Sage, P., Tiniakos, D.G. 2020  Innervation of the proximal human biliary tree.  Virchows Arch. 477:385-392. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-020-02761-4

2019

Guillaumet, A., Paxton, E.H.  2019. Evaluating community-level response to management actions across a diverse Hawaiian forest bird community.  Ecological Applications 29: e01953

Jones, J.D., Sinder, B.P., Paige, D., Soki, F.N., Koh, A.J., Thiele, S., . . . McCauley, L.K. 2019. Trabectedin Reduces Skeletal Prostate Cancer Tumor Size in Association with Effects on M2 Macrophages and Efferocytosis. Neoplasia. 21: 172-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neo.2018.11.003

Kumar, N.P., Harshakumar, A., Dey, N., Clifton, H., Pouncy, B., Whiten, G., Sharma, A., Patel, N., Tyler, N., Bajgain, Y., Pratikshya, J., Felts, B., Collier, L., Miller, C., Andersen, E., Andrews, B., Sebastian, C., Nichols, A., Rogers, B., Rugg, M., Shrestha, L., Smith, S., Wolford, J., Catalano, M., Patrick, T., Husher, S., Kashlev, M., Jones, J., Milanovich, S., Savinov, A., Voloshin, V., Kofman, A.V., Zhong, J. 2019. NEIL (Nucleotide Expression, Inspiration, and Logic) 鈥 a new computational approach to the analysis of microRNA-related nucleotide variations.   Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research. 21: 5491-15493. https://doi.org/10.26717/BJSTR.2019.21.003530

Landers, S.C., S酶rensen, M.V., S谩nchez, N., Beaton, K.R., Miller, J.M., Ingels, J. 2019.  Kinorhynch communities on the Louisiana continental shelf. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 132: 1-14. https://doi.org/10.2988/18-00008

Lee, R.F., Walker, A.N., Landers, S.C., Walters, T.L., Powell, S.A., Frischer, M.E. 2019.  Black spot gill syndrome in the Northern Shrimp, Pandalus borealis, due to the parasitic ciliate Synophrya sp.  J. Invert. Pathol. 161: 40-46.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2019.01.003

Li Y.X., Xu D.F., Guan Y.D., Yu K.W., Wang W.H. 2019. Phosphorus sorption capacity of biochars from different waste woods and bamboo. International Journal of Phytoremediation 21: 145-151. 

Park, D., Pushpa S., J.W. Park J.W. 2019. Oil Spill and a Fate of Food-poisoning Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Marine Sediments, Front. Sci. Technol. Eng. Math. 3:26-27. 

S谩nchez, N., S酶rensen, M.V., Landers, S.C. 2019. Pycnophyidae (Kinorhyncha: Allomalorhagida) from the Gulf of Mexico: Fujuriphyes viserioni sp. nov. and a redescription of Leiocanthus langi(Higgins, 1964), with notes on its intraspecific variation. Marine Biodiversity 49: 1857-1875.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-019-00947-x 

S酶rensen, M.V., Thistle, D., Landers, S.C. 2019. North American Condyloderes (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida: Kentrorhagata): female dimorphism suggests moulting among adult Condyloderes.  Zoologischer Anzeiger 282: 232-251  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2019.05.015 

Thi Van Le H., Yu K.W. 2019. Long-term effect of crude oil and dispersant on denitrification and organic matter mineralization in a salt marsh sediment, Chemosphere 220: 582-589. 

Tran, M., Yu, K., Park, J.W. 2019. Tar-filled Shells and Tar Balls on the Alabama Gulf Coast Host Distinctive Bacterial Communities, BIOS 90:122-127. 

Whelan, N., Galaska, M., Sipley, B., Weber, J., Johnson P., Halanych, K., Helms, B. 2019.  Riverscape genetic variation, migration patterns, and morphological variation of the threatened Round Rocksnail, Leptoxis ampla.  Molecular Ecology 28: 1593-1610.  

Xu D.F., Cao J.M., Li Y.X., Howard A, Yu K.W. 2019. Effect of pyrolysis temperature on characteristics of biochars derived from different feedstocks: A case study on ammonium adsorption capacity, Waste Management 87: 652-660.

Zhong, J., Clifton, H., Kofman, A. 2019. Nucleotide Variations in microRNA-Binding Sites: The Need of Novel Tools for the Nucleic Acid Alignment.  Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research. 15: 1574-11575.   https://doi.org/10.26717/BJSTR.2019.15.002747

2018

Al Jawasim, M., P. Bhattacharya, J. W. Park , Crude Oil and Dispersant Effects on Bacterial Community in the Gulf of Mexico. Front. Sci. Technol. Eng. Math. 2:25 - 26. (2018).
 
Byrd , T . C. and A. R. Diamond. 2018. New vascular plant records for Alabama. Phytoneuron 2018 - 5: 1 - 5 Published 26 February 2018.

Beaton, K.R., Sharma, J., Jones, C.M., Miller, J.M., Stewart, P.M., Landers, S.C. 2018.  Nematode assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf collected during a two-year survey.  J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol.  502: 71-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2017.08.006

Bhattacharya, P., Landers, S.C., Park, J. W. 2018. Bacterial communities on the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf are influenced by sediment characteristics affected by the Mississippi River. Gulf of Mexico Science 34:63-72. https://doi.org/10.18785/goms.3401.06  

Bhattacharya, P., Park, J.W. 2018. The Effect of Corexit庐 9500A Concentrations on the Bacterial Community in Coastal Sediments. Front. Sci. Technol. Eng. Math. 2:105-115. 

Collins, J.L., van Knippenberg, B., Ding, K., Kofman, A.V. 2018. Time-lapse microscopy. Pp. 45-73. In:  Cell Culture.  IntechOpen, London, UK, ISBN 978-953-51-6440-1. http://dx.doi.org./10.5772/intechopen.81199

Dosch, J., Hadley, E., Wiese, C., Soderberg, M., Houwman, T., Ding, K., Kharazova, A., Collins, J.L., van Knippenberg, B., Gregory, C., Kofman, A.  2018.   Time-lapse microscopic observation of non-dividing cells in cultured human osteosarcoma MG-63 cell line.  Cell Cycle. 17:174-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/15384101.2017.1395535

Gibson, K.J., Miller, J.M., Johnson, P.D., Stewart, P.M., 2018.  Acute toxicity of Chloride, Potassium, Nickel, and Zinc to federally threatened and petitioned mollusk species.  Southeastern Naturalist 17: 239-256. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.017.0206 

Helms, B.S., Bickford, N., Tubbs, N., Feminella, J. 2018. Feeding, growth, and trophic position of redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus) in watersheds of differing land cover in the lower Piedmont, USA. Urban Ecosystems 21: 107-117.

Johnson, Z.I., Jones, J.D., Mukherjee, A., Ren, D., Feghali-Bostwick, C., Conley, Y.P., Yates, C.C. 2018. Novel classification for global gene signature model for predicting severity of systemic sclerosis. PLoS One. 13(6), e0199314. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199314

Jones, K.M., Karanam, B., Jones-Triche, J., Sandey, M., Henderson, H.J., Samant, R.S., . . . Bedi, D. 2018. Phage Ligands for Identification of Mesenchymal-Like Breast Cancer Cells and Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts. Front. Oncol. 8; 625. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2018.00625

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About TROY's EAO

Welcome to the home page of the Environmental Awareness Organization, an environmentally-conscious assembly of students and faculty located at 91原创 - Dothan campus in Dothan, AL. We are a fledgling organization interested in environmental concerns local to the University, the Dothan community, and the Wiregrass area as well as regional, national and global concerns.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

In recognition of the increasing importance of the environment to our quality of life, we seek to increase the University community's awareness of environmental concerns. Toward this goal, our purpose is to broaden and enhance the environmental experience for 91原创, Dothan campus students, staff, and faculty, including such aspects as education, employment potential, and hands-on experience.

Research in Action

After receiving hundreds of applications, 91原创 was selected by NASA to receive a 鈥淢oon Tree鈥 seedling that flew around the moon on the 2022 Artemis I mission.

91原创's biomedical researcher Dr. Jacqueline Jones was awarded a $95,000 grant from the Elsa U. Pardee Foundation to conduct research on the factors that drive advanced stages of prostate cancer with the goal of finding a cure.

91原创 professors Dr. Chris Boyd and Dr. Xutong Niu have been selected to be part of a Louisiana-based team that is striving to help the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe (PACIT) protect their land from climate-related hazards.

Ranging from environmental studies to history, philosophy, biomedical research and more, Student Research Day allowed undergraduate and graduate students to showcase their research and gain first-hand experience presenting their findings.

Awards, Achievements and Internships

2024 Awards and Achievements

Mario Robledo has been selected to present his research project  completed during the 2024 Summer Research Internship at UAB to UAB's O'Neal Cancer Center Annual Research Retreat in October, 2024
Mario Robledo has been selected to present his research project at the NANETS Multidisciplinary NET Medical Symposium in Chicago, Illinois
Gillian Bailey, Braeden Coulter, MacKenzie Daniel, Atley Eiland, Mario Robledo, and Madilyn Webb has been awarded the 2024-25 Eleanor Vaughn Crawford Scholarship.
Sarah Mayes has been selected to present his research project  completed during the 2024 Summer Research Internship at UAB at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference in Boston, MA - Sept 25-29, 2024.

2024 Internships

Sarah Mayes accepted to the  UAB Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Summer Internship Program- Summer 2024
Maddi Webb accepted to the  Tuscaloosa Rural Pre-medical Internship Program- Summer 2024
Fiorella Alger accepted to the Huntsville Rural Pre-Medical Internship Program - Summer 2024
Elizabeth Bailey accepted to ADEM Field Operations Unit internship program - Summer 2024
Samantha Irby accepted to ADEM Field Operations Unit internship program - Summer 2024
Tyler Parrish accepted to ADEM Field Operations Unit internship program - Summer 2024
Madison Chavers-Fuqua accepted to ADEM Field Operations Unit internship program - Summer 2024
Eli Grice accepted to the Rural Medicine Summer Internship - University of Alabama program
Mario Robledo accepted in Summer Research- UAB Oncology Research Center- pancreatic cancer lab research
Adele Crabtree and Elijah Ward -  will be interns studying rangeland ecology during summer, 2024 at the Sheridan Research and Extension Center of the University of Wyoming

2023 Awards and Achievements

Hanna Broadway has been awarded the Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences  2023 Eleanor Vaughn Crawford Scholarship
Adele Crabtree has been awarded the Fall 2023 Department of Biology Scholarship
Danielle Nichols has received the  Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation Grant
Fiorella Alger has received he  Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation Grant

2023 Internships

Keegan Carington - accepted to the VIP Summer Veterinary Internship- Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine
Leah Kennedy- accepted to Harvard University STEM Cell Institute Summer Internship Program
Rachel Simpson  -accepted to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management Internship, stream biomonitoring
Fisher Parrish -accepted to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management Internship, stream biomonitoring
William Hudson - accepted to HudsonAlpha Internships, Biotechnology of plants
Mario Robledo -accepted to the UAB Surgery Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) internship summer program.
Meet Chapani - accepted to the UAB's Cystic Fibrosis Research - Summer Internship program
Callie Smith - has been accepted to a Summer Internship Program- Children's Hospital of Alabama, (Birmingham).

91原创 Arboretum

The mission of the 91原创 Arboretum is to acquire representative species of the flora of Southeast Alabama and to display them in situations that mimic the natural conditions under which the species would occur. In particular, the Arboretum is interested in research on rare and uncommon species and communities. The Arboretum works to preserve representative members, communities and habitats of the Wiregrass region of Southeast Alabama on its 75-acre's adjacent to 91原创's main campus and on its 18 acre Pocosin Nature Preserve located approximately 6 miles due east of the main campus.

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Biology Alumni

2025
Eli Grice has been accepted to Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) Auburn Campus to begin Fall, 2025
Gillian Bailey has been accepted to the one-year Blaze master's DMD program with the following transition to the UAB School of Dentistry class of 2026
Marian Bennett has been accepted to the one-year Blaze master's DMD program with the following transition to the UAB School of Dentistry class of 2026
Brayden Varnado has been accepted to Master of Science in  Biomedical Engineering (MSBME) program at the University of
Alabama at Birmingham to begin Fall 2025 term
Hanna Broderway has been accepted to  UAB School of Dentistry's Virtual Engagement & Education Program (VEEP) for 2025.
Torry Robertson has been accepted to  UAB School of Dentistry's Virtual Engagement & Education Program (VEEP) for 2025.
Mary Katherine Lee has been accepted into the MedServe Program in North Carolina and will be placed with Belmont Medical Associates clinic in Reidsville, North Carolina! MedServe, a 2-year service-learning fellowship.
Reagan Plemons has been accepted to Harrison College of Pharmacy (Auburn University) and McWhorter School of Pharmacy (Samford University).
Brooklyn Fountain has been accepted to the Harrison College of Pharmacy- Auburn University to begin Fall, 2025.
2024
Leah Kennedy has been accepted into Tulane University- Master of Molecular Medicine Program - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Logan Ferrebee accepted to the UAB School of Dentistry
Peyton Wesson accepted to University of South Alabama School of Physician Assistant Studies
Adaline Grace Armstrong accepted into the Anatomical Sciences Master of Science degree program at UAB
Madalyn Jones accepted into the MD/PhD program at UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Alyssa Gallion accepted to Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine to begin Fall, 2024
Hudson Hartsfield accepted to Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine to begin Fall, 2024
Kaelynn Gywnne accepted to Edward Vie College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM)- Auburn Campus - to begin Fall, 2024
Jillian Hurst accepted  Master of Science in Anatomical Sciences - University of Florida School of Medicine
Markel Kidd accepted to Faulkner University's Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program
Savannah Fleming accepted into the Rural Medicine Program- Auburn University
Donna Sims accepted into the Medical Laboratory Science Program- Baptist South Hospital, Montgomery
Kina Wen Cong Talton accepted to Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) - Dothan Alabama to begin August, 2024
Jacob Evans accepted to South College of Physician Assistant Program in Knoxville, TN
Jacob Burke completed the Blaze program- University of Alabama-Birmingham and will enter UAB Heersink School of Medicine in Fall, 2024
Landon McCardle and Aubrey Stewart they have completed the Blaze program- University of Alabama and will enter UAB School of Dentistry Fall 2024
Fiorella Alger accepted to Harrison College of Pharmacy- Auburn University
Sydney Dockery accepted to University of South Alabama- Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Coleman Wright accepted to the Blaze Master's program for dentistry - University of Alabama
Travis Varnum accepted to Augusta University's Graduate school for a Masters in Medical Physiology for 2024-2025, and guaranteed matriculation to the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta upon successful completion of the program in Fall 2025
Claire Marchant accepted to Graduate School (MS), School of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.  Auburn University
Abbie Reed accepted to Graduate School (MS), Department of Biological Sciences,  Jacksonville State University
Mary Joy accepted to Graduate School (MS), Biological and Environmental Sciences,  91原创
Gabrielle Chartier accepted to Graduate School (MS), Biological and Environmental Sciences, 91原创
Kathleen Elizabeth Leder accepted to Valdosta State University with the Graduate Research Assistantship starting Fall 2024
Martin Bouldo accepted to New York University Grossman School of Medicine with full tuition scholarship
Maggie Bryan accepted to Faulkner University School of Physician Assistant Program
Caroline Montini -accepted to Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) to begin Fall 2025
Maddie Webb accepted into medical school-- VCOM-Auburn for Fall 2025.
Ryleigh Butler accepted to Baptist Hospital  Medical Laboratory Science Program- to begin January, 2025.
Julia Miller is accepted to University of South Alabama - Physical Therapy Program! to begin Fall, 2025
Sarah Mayes is accepted to Heersink School of Medicine -University of Alabama- Birmingham  to  begin Fall, 2025
2023
John Donovan Whibbs - University of New England Dental School, Portland, Maine.
Allison Rucker - Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine.
Kelsey Tran - Kansas City University, College of Dental Medicine.
Christopher Matthew Ashley - Samford University, McWhorter School of Pharmacy.
Lauren Locke - Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine , Dothan, AL.
Landon McCardle - Rural Dental Scholars Program, UAB's Dental Medicine Program.
Aubrey Stewart - Rural Dental Scholars Program, UAB's Dental Medicine Program.
Bailey Rushing - Clinical Laboratory Sciences at UAB.
Franziska Ahrend won a stipend from the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education, U.S. Department of Energy, to work in the Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, U.S. National Institute of Diabetes (principal investigator Dr. Astrid Haase) on the computational genomics of small RNA molecules.
Peyton MacPhail - University of Kentucky College of Dentistry.
Jordan Evans - accepted to the HealthPREP program at Emory University
Lauren Locke - accepted to Florida State University School of Medicine
Dawson Ingram - accepted to Samford's McWhorter School of Pharmacy and Auburn's Harrison School of Pharmacy
Madalyn Jones - has been accepted into the Masters in Bioengineering Program at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating from TROY, she completed a 2- year internship at NIH and will also be applying this summer to a MD/PhD program.
Brock Matheny has been accepted to Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM), Dothan, Alabama.
Callie Armstrong has been accepted into South University Savannah's Anesthesiologist Assistant program
Jack Booker has been accepted to South University - West Palm Beach Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
Danielle Nichols has been accepted to Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine- Auburn Campus (VCOM-Auburn)
Martin Bouldo has been accepted to Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio to begin Fall, 2024
Jordan Freeman has been accepted into Harrison College of Pharmacy- Auburn University to begin in Fall, 2024
Addison Reynolds has been accepted into the Florida State University Physician Assistant Program to begin Fall, 2024
Peyton Wesson has been accepted to the University of South Alabama Physician Assistant Studies Program to begin Fall, 2024.
Dylan Riley has been accepted to Bethel University Physician Assistant Studies Program, Tennessee.
Tanner Holloway has been accepted to Faulkner University School of Physical Therapy.
Taylor Anne Surles has been accepted to Harrison College of Pharmacy, Auburn University to begin Fall, 2024.
Allyson Alexander has been accepted to University of South Alabama School of Medicine to begin Fall, 2024
Pajia Zipperer has been accepted into the Orthotics and Prosthetics Program at Alabama State University
Coleman Wright has been accepted into the Rural Dental Scholars Program at the University of Alabama
Gillian Bailey accepted into the Virtual Engagement & Education Program (VEEP) at UAB School of Dentistry
Hannah Adkins accepted to Graduate School (PhD), School of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Auburn University
Nguyen Tien Anh Quach accepted to Graduate School (PhD), School of Geography and Environment. UNC-Chapel Hill
2022
Zachery Briley - University of South Alabama's Physician Assistant Program
Christopher Ashley - Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy
Hope Niemczyk - featured in the Alabama Pharmacy Association's Tech Talk
Sidney Dockery - Medical Laboratory Science Program at Baptist South  Hospital, AL
Douglas Bright - Uniformed Services University of Health Science F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD
Kellan Hoffman - accepted to Graduate School (PhD), Biological Sciences. University of Alabama

News

Fisher Parrish has grown around 200 Gulf Coast pitcher plants.

91原创 student helping to grow rare, carnivorous plants

A 91原创 student is working with the United States Forest Service to help grow a rare, and endangered, species of pitcher plants only found in four Southeastern locations. He's also part of a team tracking the turtles at Mullis Pond at the 91原创 University Arboretum.

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