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| Abbi Dingus at the SETAC poster session in Helsinki |
Rising senior Abbi Dingus, who is a double
major in Biology and Biochemistry, recently presented a poster on her research
at the meeting of the Society of Environmental Science and Chemistry (SETAC) in
Helsinki, Finland. Abbi's poster,
entitled "Density-dependent growth responses of Arabidopsis to
copper: High densities are beneficial for efficient contaminant uptake,"
summarizes work done for her Honors' thesis under the direction of Dr. Jeff
Weidenhamer (Chemistry) and Dr. Soren Brauner (Biology). Collaborating on
the project is Dr. Aki Sinkkonen of the University of Helsinki. She previously presented this work at the
Ohio State University Plant Sciences Symposium.
Abbi comments that one of the more interesting
sessions she attended was a morning long seminar that explored how
philosophical values affect science, and some of the underlying reasons for
controversy in science when the same data can be used in support of differing
positions. She adds, “The trip was an
amazing experience where I got connected with students and professionals in all
areas of science, and learned more about my own interests in research. I am grateful for the support I got from my
community and research advisers.”
Abbi has a research internship this summer at
the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri, where she will
be analyzing inositol polyphosphates from corn embryos using liquid
chromatography-mass spectrometry. Her
trip to Helsinki was supported in part by Charles River Laboratories and
the State of Ohio’s Choose Ohio First scholarship program.
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