{"id":13828,"date":"2026-11-12T08:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T13:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=13828"},"modified":"2026-11-12T08:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T13:55:06","slug":"saint-peters-students-present-research-at-annual-biology-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2026\/11\/12\/saint-peters-students-present-research-at-annual-biology-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Peter\u2019s Students Present Research at Annual Biology Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On November 7, 2026, Saint Peter\u2019s University students and faculty attended the 59th annual meeting of the Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/11\/student-poster-bio-presentatio.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/11\/student-poster-bio-presentatio-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"243\" class=\" wp-image-13830 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/11\/student-poster-bio-presentatio-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/11\/student-poster-bio-presentatio-100x120.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/11\/student-poster-bio-presentatio.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a>Phoenix Campbell \u201927, an Exercise Science major, was awarded second place in the Environmental Biology and Ecology category for her presentation, \u201cThe Twelfth Season of FeederWatch: Fostering a Diverse Avian Community Amidst a Historic Winter!\u201d The research was conducted alongside Kathy Wydner, Ph.D., and other students from the Department of Biology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruqya Elouarraq \u201926 also presented her research conducted with Laura Twersky, Ph.D., titled \u201cThe Possible Preventative Effects of Thymoquinone and Kaempferol, Individually and in Combination, on Bisphenol A-induced Malformations in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xenopus laevis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also in attendance were students from Dr. Twersky\u2019s research class, along with Jill Callahan, Ph.D., and Karen Wydner, Ph.D., of the Department of Biology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conference provided an opportunity for Saint Peter\u2019s students to share their research with the broader academic community and gain experience presenting their findings alongside fellow researchers.<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 7, 2026, Saint Peter\u2019s University students and faculty attended the 59th annual meeting of the Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. 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