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Five Wilson seniors presented their research at this year’s annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science (PAS), held April 11-13, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa.

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Wilson’s senior presenters: (l to r) Cassidy Sowers, Judi Wolf, Hailey Steele, Kylie Wright, and Adrián Lugo.

Kylie Wright
“Assessing the correlation between California Mastitis Test results and somatic cell counts in caprine milk.”
Advisers: Deborah Austin, Ph.D., and Sherri Buerdsell, Ph.D.

Judi Wolf
“The effects of lipid synthesis inhibitor ND-630 on fungal species Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans, and
Cryptococcus neoformans in comparison to fluconazole.”
Advisers: Kathryn Sarachan, Ph.D., and Amber Marble, Ph.D.

Cassidy Sowers
“Influence of anthelmintic medications on the aerobic bacterial populations of the equid gastrointestinal tract microbiome.”
Advisers: Amber Marble, Ph.D., and Sherri Buerdsell, Ph.D.

Adrián Lugo
“The effects of serotonin transporter gene variations on major depressive disorder treatment and anxiety.”
Advisers: Amber Marble, Ph.D., and Deborah Austin, Ph.D.

Hailey Steele
“The cytotoxicity of synthetic dye; Red 40 and its metabolites cresidine-4-sulfonate and 1-amino-2-naphthol-sulfonic acid on the Caco-2 human colon cell line.”
Advisers: Kathryn Sarachan, Ph.D., Amber Marble, Ph.D., and Sherri Buerdsell, Ph.D.

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PAS Award Winners were (left) Acadia Banis ’26 and (right) Hailey Steele ’25. Banis received a PAS Undergraduate Research Grant for her work with her adviser Amber Marble, Ph.D., titled “A Systematic Comparison of Traditional Veterinary-grade Topical Tick Preventions Versus Holistic Topical Tick Repellants for Canines.” Steele took Third Place in the PAS Spychala Student Presentation Awards for her oral presentation.