Feature Articles:

Dr. James DeHaven DYC recently lost the phenomenal Dr. James DeHaven. Read more about his life and tremendous influence on DYC on page 2.

Biology &

Mathematics NEWSLETTER Spring 2017 Science Saves Lives… Do The Math!

Advisement Days: Apr 10th – Apr 21st

Schedule an appointment with your academic advisors while they are readily

available. An overview of the BAM Department Fall 2017 courses for non-majors (page 5) and majors (page 6) is included. Also see the last page where

we focus on BAM Minors!

Animal Handling students getting a behind-the-scenes tour at the Buffalo Zoo.

Anatomy and Biology Students Attend Experimental Biology Conference April 22nd-25th, 21 D’Youvillians will present 10 projects at the Annual Experimental Biology conference in Chicago expecting 15,000 attendees. There are six major societies represented, including the American Association of Anatomists. Read more on page 2.

Biology & Mathematics Students and Faculty Explore Washington DC An educational, bonding experience for all. Read more about this amazing trip on page 3!

Biology students take on Washington DC.

Contents Feature Articles: Dr. James DeHaven, Anatomy and Biology Students Attend Experimental Biology Conference Feature Article: BAM Students and Faculty Explore Washington DC BAM Faculty News and Department Activities BAM Student and Alumni Highlights Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Gaia Bistulfi BAM Community Outreach Fall 2017 Courses for Non-Majors Summer and Fall 2017 BAM Highlighted Courses Offered BAM Faculty and Student Recent Research Opportunities in Italy BAM Minors BAM Faculty and Staff Listing

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Feature Articles

Dr. James DeHaven

Sixteen DYC students and five faculty members will be participating in the Annual Experimental Biology Conference in Chicago from April 22nd-25th. The group will be presenting 10 different research projects that were accepted for presentation. Eleven graduate students and three undergraduates are co-authors, with seven Anatomy MS students receiving competitive travel awards from the American Anatomy Association. Many of the students also received funding from the DYC Student Association. The students worked with BAM faculty members and research collaborators from the University of Florence, SUNY at Buffalo, and Strong Memorial Hospital of Rochester, studying a variety of research problems. The specific presentations are listed in the publications section of this newsletter; some

Anatomy and Biology Students Attend

Experimental Biology Conference

Professor James DeHaven was a tireless generator of curricula, a prolific author, exhibited genuine empathy, a relentless and outspoken advocate for students and education, and expected no accolades. His formal Jesuit education ended with his Ph.D. from Boston College and post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford, but no one embraced a lifetime of learning like Jim. He could have worked anywhere - he chose D’Youville. Any attempt to quantify the breadth of his accomplishments or impact on DYC is glaringly incomplete. At D’Youville, he established our first internet service, email, and online teaching. He wrote over 20 courses in biology, chemistry, physics, and computer science. He enjoyed developing many non-major courses as well as the chemistry major to meet ACS accreditation standards. He designed the Physics and Gross Anatomy labs. He believed students deserved the tools for success; he designed CPC 022, and worked with many current MDs to prepare for their MCAT exams. He often wrote text books to defray student costs, e.g., CPC 022, PHY 101/111, PHY 102/112, CHE 114 and their labs.

Dr. James DeHaven.

Students attending: Biology BS: Yana Shimanovich (Jr.), Teagan Skotarczak (Sr.) Anatomy MS: Leah Ashton, Joseph Coello, Dan Danovskis, Rebecca Fracassi, Marnae Gerace, Nicole McGuire, Lydia Monin, Alice Oh, Kristy Nasr, Elizabeth Rokitka, Jonna Sakowski, Ashley Turner, Jennifer Woelfel Occupational Therapy BS/MS: Devlynn Neu (Sr.) Faculty attending: Professors Gaia Bistulfi, Jason Den Haese, Megan Gervasi, Mary Hurley, Marion Olivieri

examples include cutaneous innervation of the hand, expression of heart potassium ion pumps, blood supply of the kidney, renal pyramids within goat kidneys, and arterial supply to the prostate. One project measured the increased retention rates of DYC students in the Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab (BIO 107L) with the implementation of several curricular changes as well as the addition of our Anatomy MS students in the lab. As part of their program, the MS students serve as teaching assistants working with the faculty in the BIO 107L labs. They also supply many hours of open laboratory instruction for our students. Thanks to the hard work of the anatomy faculty and the MS students, the Fall withdraw rate in BIO 107L was decreased by 50%.

He hosted movie nights in the lab, fantasy baseball leagues, shaved his head for Compete-a-thons, and won dancing the TimeWarp! His work in the Gross Anatomy Lab allowed for the Italian conferences and the Anatomy Masters degrees. He fed hungry students, and taught us the joy of a good Nerf Gun war! He had energy like no other. He listened, and then let you know when he disagreed, because he genuinely cared yet believed in consensus. When he thanked you, it was often with a home-made pie. Many at his career stage would have slowed down, but Jim did just the opposite. He found excitement for our students, and much of this college would be very different if not for his talents. There is much more to Dr. DeHaven and what he did for us than we will ever know. A scholarship fund in his name will be used to continue his quest to support our students.

Students attending Experimental Biology.

For the second year in a row the BIO 102L students ventured in Washington DC for their Annual Biology Expedition (ABE) under the leadership of ten fearless BAM faculty and staff members. Getting there was half the battle, but everyone braved the long bus ride, which was made even more difficult by severe weather and a cantankerous toilet door with a defective lock. Who knew that sweet Dr. Voorhees could be so vehement? All prisoners were (eventually) rescued. Once at destination, the mid-February weekend turned out to be warm and sunny. Scientists-in-the-making enjoyed a first day visiting the Smithsonian Museums and the National Mall, and a second day exploring the National Zoo. Students divided into teams of four and challenged each other in a series of missions

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Feature Article

Biology & Mathematics Students and Faculty

Explore Washington DC

that were monitored and documented through the Goosechase online App. Completing their open-ended tasks, the students were excellent ambassadors of DYC – they gave us great pride as they showed creativity, wits, humor, and compassion for others. While some of the tasks were more knowledge-based and required solving clues and digging for information, others consisted of helping strangers, recycling, and making the world a better place in the true spirit of St. Marguerite D’Youville. Pizza was eaten, and voices were lost to cold and laughter. Ultimately everyone returned to the college safely by the wee hours of Monday morning, just in time to get a few hours of rest before their first class. Most importantly, lifetime-long friendships were formed. Students, you are awesome. Thanks!

A, Students exploring DC architecture. B, Students surprised to run into a T-Rex at the National Museum of History. C, Cleaning up the streets of DC as part of a mission. D, Students spreading happiness to the lives of strangers.

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The last few months have been very exciting for our department! In November the department hosted the DYC 2nd Annual Undergraduate Student Poster Competition. Having research experience will enhance any graduate program application – if you are interested in expanding your education in this way, join us next year! Also in November, three of our Biology faculty members (Prof. Jason Den Haese, Dr. Stacy Ruvio, and Dr. Frank Stephen) participated as faculty celebrities in a Hollywood Squares Game Show, sponsored by the Student Association Programming Committee. In March Dr. Clara Voorhees brought her Animal Handling lab to the Buffalo Zoo and Niagara Aquarium for behind-the-scenes tours and trainer talks. Check out a fun animal photo on page 1. In April, BAM took the departmental award for the fastest team in the Putting Hunger on the Run 5k race for the third year in a row! Also in April, Prof. Jason Den Haese was a judge at the WNY Regional Science and Engineering Fair at Cheektowaga Senior High School. Many of our faculty and students continue to participate in various recruitment events, where prospective students enjoy doing various fun and interactive science experiments and math activities. See a photo to the left!

A, Putting Hunger on the Run 5k winners. B, Dr. Georger using origami with prospective students to explain mathematical relationships in biology.

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BAM Faculty News and Department Activities

Jennifer Woelfel and Dr. Clemo.

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BAM Student and Alumni Highlights

Faculty Spotlight

We are proud to highlight some accomplishments of many of our BAM students moving onto graduate school! • Alexandria Landon (ANA MS, 2017) – accepted into

three medical schools and will attend American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine;

• Samantha Van Acker (BIO BS, 2017) – accepted into several Doctor of Veterinary Medicine programs and will attend Western University;

2016-2017 BAM Department Awards: Biology Academic: Josh Lamper, Adrien Miccio Biology Research: Teagan Skotarczak, Victoria (Sook Keng) Tung Anatomy Academic: Jennifer Woelfel Anatomy Research: Dan Danovskis

The Lee Conroy Higgins Award is the highest student recognition given by the Alumni Association, and is presented to a senior or fourth-year student who has demonstrated outstanding concern for fellow students and involvement in campus activities. We are so proud of winner Heather Beyea (BIO BS), who selflessly shares her intelligence and resourcefulness to help others succeed. Heather has been an outstanding member of the Gross Anatomy TA team tirelessly holding open labs, and has participated in countless student organizations and clubs raising money for various charities. Congrats, Heather!

2016-2017 Lee Conroy Higgins Award

The BAM department spends much of our time volunteering, often promoting science and math in the community. The BAM department recognizes the current need for encouraging mathematics in young students. Studying mathematics develops analytical skills and the ability to work in a problem solving environment; skills and experience necessary for many promising careers. The department hosted our second Mathematics Contest for high school students

schools, including the returning championship team from St. Joe’s, will compete. The meeting organizer, Dr. Victoria Shimanovich, stated, “the top scoring students may compete at the mathleague.org National Championship later this year.” At DYC, Dr. Gheorghita Faitar offers a math course for

A, 1st place Sweepstakes Team St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute. B, 2nd place Sweepstakes Team Sacred Heart Academy.

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BAM Community Outreach

BIOLOGY FUN FACT: Ants are capable of carrying items of up to 50 times their weight. This would be like a human carrying a medium-sized elephant!

Continued on page 5.

on Dec 2nd, 2016. The organization, mathleague.org, the country's largest network of local and state math competitions at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, held their first NY State Math Championship at DYC in April 2016. The 2017 NY State Competition will take place April 7th in our SASE building. Many local high

Our own Dr. Gaia Bistulfi Amman was recently the main guest on the TV talk show "Big Words I Know by Heart," where she was interviewed about her hit novels: from political sci-fi to historical fiction about growing up in Italy. Nature, one of the highest rated scientific journals in the world, also took an interest in the duality of her career and wrote a whole article about her in February (“Cultivate the Muse”) discussing the many ways creative writing helps scientists to be successful. Dr. Bistulfi flaunts more than thirty presentations at international scientific meetings and eleven peer-review publications with an average impact factor above 8. You can find her novels on Amazon or in any bookstore under Gaia B Amman.

• Several BIO BS (2017) students will start the DYC Anatomy MS – Emily Carias, Jason Den Haese Jr.,

• Alumnus Jamal Williams (BIO BS/MATH BS, 2015) – receiving his Biology MS from Buffalo State, 2017 was awarded a teaching assistantship and full scholarship to complete a PhD in Biomedical Science at UB.

Catherine Nquyen, Johnny Qiu, Maxwell Shultz, and Nessa Stefaniak;

All DYC students are required to take one MAT 100-level course (excluding MAT 101), one CSC course, and two natural science courses (BIO, CHE, PHY); one must have a lab. In addition, students must take three elective courses outside of their major. The following courses are for students majoring outside of Biology and Mathematics; however, they are also free to take any of our courses (such as on page 6) as long as they meet the prerequisites.

Non-Majors Courses Offered Fall 2017 Biology: BIO 105/L, 117, 145, 389A Computer Science: CSC 110, 120, 151 Mathematics: MAT 101, 117, 122, 123, 124

• Human Biology – BIO 105/L (4 credits + 0 credits) This is a one semester course offered with a mandatory laboratory that surveys the function of the human body systems. • Drugs and Disease – BIO 117 (3) This course provides an overview of common disease states and the drugs used to treat them. Required for Health Analytics Major and Public Health. (No lab.) • The Process of Scientific Discovery – BIO 145 (3) This course starts mid-semester and is an in-depth survey of science in the context of history. (No lab.) • Medicinal Plants – BIO 389A (1) This course is an introduction to the most commonly purchased medicinal plants and their products, summarizing the scientific evidence for their use, effectiveness, and toxicity. Can be used for science core or as a BIO Major elective or for a BIO Minor.

• Computers and Computing – CSC 110 (3) This course introduces the fundamental ideas of computers and their implementation. NOT open to those with credit in CSC 151. Prerequisite: MAT 101. • Computers and Electronic Health Records – CSC 120 (3) This course focuses on a broad view of a patient’s care with a great deal of emphasis on databases and EMR/EHR software. NOT open to those with credit in CSC 110 (unless approved by Chair). Prerequisite: MAT 101. • Introduction to Computer Programming – CSC 151 (3) This course introduces a modern programming language. Required for Health Analytics Major and Bioinformatics Minor. Strongly recommended for all Science and Math Majors. Prerequisite: MAT 101.

• Topics in Mathematics – MAT 117 (3) This course is a fun way to fulfill your core requirement which covers a number of interesting topics related to real life. • Intermediate Applied Statistics – MAT 124 (4) This course expands on the statistical methods and tests explored in MAT 123 and focuses on the application of known methods. Required for Analytics Minor and Bioinformatics Minor. Prerequisite: MAT 123.

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Non-Majors Courses Offered

To promote science in young children, Dr. Kim Bernosky visited the Nardin Montessori 3-6 year old classroom in February for some fun anatomy activities. Students were given the opportunity to view a full body model, along with anatomical models of the human eye and brain. After viewing the models, the gloves came out and everyone was able to touch and feel a cow eye and sheep brain. Lots of fun for all!

Continued from page 4. DaVinci High School students, and her class formed a team that competed against Buffalo City Honors, St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, Sacred Heart Academy, and Nichols Schools. Congratulations to DaVinci’s Nicholas Steele, the 2nd place sophomore! The department is pleased to announce our first Data Camp this summer, an educational and fun three-week college experience for high school students. See below!

Data Camp

July 10th-28th; Mon-Fri 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Full $4000 Scholarship 4 College Credits in Statistics

Didactic learning in the classroom and data collection in the field (baseball games, zoo, etc.)

High school juniors interested in math should apply! Email datacamp@dyc.edu for more information.

A, Dr. Bernosky showing human anatomy models to young students. B, Children touching a sheep brain.

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New Exciting BAM 1-Credit Courses

Sometimes courses are just meant to be fun and interesting! Each semester BAM will offer 1-credit options

for both Majors and Non-Major credits! In Fall 2017 we are offering Medicinal Plants. See below!

Biology and Mathematics majors will find a variety of interesting courses offered this coming Fall 2017 semester. Some of these courses are only offered once every two years, so grab them while they are here. Also, if you plan to take summer courses, it is time NOW to register for them so that they are more likely to happen and be there for you when you need them! Plan ahead!

Highlighted Courses Offered Fall 2017 BIO Major/Minor Courses and Electives: BIO 101/L, 107/L, 108/L, 208/L, 230/L, 302/L, 303/L, 304/504/L, 310, 312, 317/517/L, 330/L, 335, 336, 339/L, 389A, 659, 660 MAT Major and Concentration Courses: MAT 125, 126, 202, 220, 228, 302, 403

• Foundations of Environmental Science – BIO 230/L (4 credits + 0 credits) This course examines the interactions between the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment and human populations. Required for Environmental Science Minor or a BIO Minor. Prerequisites: BIO 101, and BIO 102 or 303. • Genetics – BIO 302/L (4 + 0) This course examines the principles of classic and molecular genetics. Required for BIO Major and can be used for a BIO Minor. Prerequisites: BIO 101/102. • Microscopic Anatomy – BIO 304/504/L (4 + 0) This course examines the organ systems of the body microscopically. Required for Anatomy Masters and Anatomy Minor and can be used as a BIO Major elective or for a BIO Minor. Prerequisites: BIO 101/102 or BIO 107/108. • Immunology – BIO 310 (3) This course involves the study of the human immune system. Can be used as a BIO Major elective or for a BIO Minor. Prerequisites: BIO 101/102 or BIO 107/108, CHE 101/102. • Molecular Cell Biology – BIO 312 (4) This course is a detailed analysis of cellular organelles in relation to active transport, endocytosis, cell-to-cell communications, cell development, and protein synthesis. This course has previously been offered only in the Spring. Required for BIO Major and can be used for a BIO Minor. Prerequisites: BIO 102 or BIO 108, BIO 303. • Comparative Anatomy – BIO 317/517/L (4 + 0) This course explores why humans have health issues related to our anatomy by examining our chordate origins and vertebrate ancestry; labs include vertebrate dissections. Required for Anatomy Masters and Anatomy Minor and can be used as a prerequisite for Gross Anatomy and for a BIO Major elective or BIO Minor. Prerequisites: BIO 101/102 or BIO 107/108. • Environmental Microbiology – BIO 330/L (4 + 0) This course focuses on microbes, their biochemistry, and their interactions with higher animals in specific ecologies. Can be used as a BIO Major elective and for an Environmental Science Minor or BIO Minor. Prerequisites: BIO 102/L or BIO 108/L, CHE 101/L. • Pharmacology I and II – BIO 335 and BIO 336 (3 and 3) These courses involve the study of drug action in the human body. Can be used as BIO Major electives or for a BIO Minor. Prerequisites: BIO 101/102, BIO 335 must be taken before BIO 336. • Medicinal Plants – BIO 389A (1) This course is an introduction to the most commonly purchased medicinal plants and their products, summarizing the scientific evidence for their use, effectiveness, and toxicity. Can be used for science core or as a BIO Major elective or for a BIO Minor. • Applied Regression Analysis – MAT 220 (3) This course covers regression processes, which are used to explore the relationships between variables. Required for Health Analytics Major and Analytics Minor. Prerequisite: MAT 123. • Applied Statistical Inquiry – MAT 228 (3) Group projects and oral presentations will simulate real life job experiences in the analytics industry. Required for Health Analytics Major and Analytics Minor. Prerequisites: MAT 220, 222, and 224 with a grade of C or better. • Real Analysis II – MAT 302 (3) This course studies Riemann-Stieltjes integration and selected topics. Can be used as a MAT Major elective or for a Math Minor. Prerequisite: MAT 301. • Probability – MAT 403 (3) This course is an introduction to probability and basic distribution theory, mathematical expectation, discrete and continuous functions, and generating function. Can be used as a MAT Major elective or for a Math Minor. Prerequisites: MAT 126, MAT 300.

Courses Offered Summer 2017 (NOTE: Subject to Change) Biology: BIO 105/L, 107/L, 108/L, 208/608/L, 303/603, 307/607, 335, 339/639/L, 660 Mathematics: MAT 101, 122, 123, 125, 126 Computer Science: CSC 110

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BAM Highlighted Courses Offered

MATH FUN FACT: If you have a pizza with radius “z” and thickness “a,” its volume is Pi x z x z x a.

Selected Recent Publications • Davie (Voorhees), C and Clark, AB. Self-Rehabilitation of Captive American Crow at Binghamton Zoo. Journal of Applied

Animal Welfare Science, 2017 (in press). • Davie, JJ. Development and Initial Characterization of a Staphylococcus Collection Obtained from Healthy Student

Volunteers. Athens Journal of Sciences, 2017 (in press). This article was selected by the editorial staff for republication from the journal ATINER’S Conference Paper Series.

• Davie, JJ and Faitar, SL. The Identification of Protein Domains that Mediate Functional Interactions between Rab GTPases and Rab GAPs Using 3-D Protein Modeling. Applications and Advances in Bioinformatics and Chemistry, 2017 (in press).

Selected Recent and Upcoming Presentations • Ashton, L, Gullekson, R, Hurley, MI, and Olivieri, MP. Correlation of Kidney Size to Number of Renal Pyramids in the

Goat Kidney. Experimental Biology, Chicago, IL , April 22-26, 2017. • Caruso, A, Tung, SK, and Davie, JJ. Accuracy Of Student-Supplied Biochemical Characterization Data For Analysis Of

Unknown Staphylococci. Rochester Academy of Science 43rd Annual Fall Scientific Paper Session, Rochester, NY, Nov 12, 2016.

• Coello, JA, Hurley,, MI, Olivieri, MP, Gervasi, ME, and Swartz, MF. Quantification of Potassium Ion Channel Transcripts within the Human Left Atrium Throughout the Lifespan. Experimental Biology, Chicago, IL, April 22-26, 2017.

• Danovskis, D, Olivieri, MP, Hurley, MI, and Gervasi, ME. Anatomical Variation of Arterial Supply to the Prostate in a Cadaver Population. Experimental Biology, Chicago, IL, April 22-26, 2017.

• Hurley, MI, Stevens, T, Fracassi, R, Neu, D, and Olivieri, MP. Cutaneous Innervation of the Palmar Aspect of the Hand. Experimental Biology, Chicago, IL, April 22-26, 2017.

• Monin, L, Gullekson, R, Hurley, MI, and Olivieri, MP. Presence and Variations of the Palmaris Longus in a Small Population. Experimental Biology, Chicago, IL, April 22-26, 2017.

• Nasr, K, Hurley, MI, Olivieri, MP, and Gervasi, ME. Anatomical Variations of Renal Artery Branching in Cadavers. Experimental Biology, Chicago, IL, April 22-26, 2017.

• Oh, JW, Georger, L, Rokitka, EM, Holz, J, Olivieri, NR, Stephen,, F, and Olivieri, MP. Introductory Anatomy Laboratory Teaching, Correlations Between Contact Hours and Student Success. Experimental Biology, Chicago, IL, April 22-26, 2017.

• Przespolewski, A, Portwood, S, Den Haese, J, Lewis, D, and Wang, E. Targeting Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. University at Buffalo Scholarly Exchange Day, Buffalo, NY, Apr 29, 2017, and University at Buffalo Department of Medicine Research Day, Buffalo, NY, Jun 24, 2017.

• Sakowski, JA, Hurley, MI, Olivieri, MP, Gervasi, ME, and Swartz, MF. Quantification of Structural Heterogeneities within the Human Left Atrium Throughout the Lifespan. Experimental Biology, Chicago, IL, April 22-26, 2017.

• Skotarczak, T, Karnath, E, Monin, L, Shimanovich, Y, Petrishin, M, Danovskis, D, Zelko, A, and Bistulfi, G. Efficient quantification of RXRG isoforms. Experimental Biology, Chicago, IL, April 22-26, 2017, and Rochester Academy of Science 43rd Annual Fall Scientific Paper Session, Rochester, NY, Nov 12, 2016.

• Tseng, J, Doyle, ST, Gullekson, RJ, and Tomaszewski, JE. 3-D Printing in Anatomy and Surgical Pathology. Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Fifth Annual Digital Pathology Conference, San Francisco, CA, February 22, 2017.

• Tung, SK, Caruso, A, and Davie, JJ. Multiple Variables Influence Distribution Of Staphylococci Isolated From Healthy Student Volunteers. Rochester Academy of Sciences 43rd Annual Fall Scientific Paper Session, Rochester, NY, Nov 12, 2016.

• Voorhees (Davie), C. Manipulation of housing and enrichment items of Captive Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulates): Getting Budgies Moving! Animal Behavior Society Meeting, Toronto, Canada, Jun 12-17, 2017.

• Voorhees (Davie), C. Time Budget Analysis of Captive Budgerigars (Melopsittacus Undulates): A study of housing and enrichment’s effect on activity levels by sex. 24th Annual Animal Behavior Conference for Center for Integrative Study of Animal Behavior of University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN, April 7-9, 2017.

• Woelfel, J, Den Haese, J, Ruvio, SA, and Gervasi, ME. Regulation of Interleukin 33 by Transforming Growth Factor-β in Epithelia Cells, Fibroblasts and Keratinocytes. Experimental Biology, Chicago, IL, April 22-26, 2017.

Other Selected Ongoing Projects • Davie, JJ. Validation of PCRDirect DNA Extraction Kit for use in clinically relevant bacterial species. • McGuire, N. BRCA1 single nucleotide polymorphisms in cadavers and the effects of embalming on breast tissue. • Rokitka, E, Ruvio, SA, and Gervasi, ME. Effects of thimerosal on chick embryology in a shell-less system. • Voorhees, C. Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulates) introduction and social interactions.

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BAM Faculty and Student Recent Research Names of D’Youville BAM faculty and staff involved are bolded

Names of D’Youville students involved are underlined

Set Yourself Apart with a BAM Minor You may be a lot closer to completion of a minor than you know! Minors

allow you to tailor your education, potentially having a significant impact on

your future! BAM Minors can be used to supplement any degree to explore

and prove competence in a specific field.

*see Undergraduate Catalog for more details,

especially on choices of electives

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For our most up-to-date information and photos check out the D’Youville Department of Biology and Mathematics Facebook page!

BAM Faculty & Staff Listing

Name, office, and e-mail@dyc.edu

Dept. Office: SASE 201, SASE 2nd Lobby

Secretary: Ms. Kathleen Anderson, andersk

Secretary: Dr. Elizabeth Rokitka, rokitkae

Dr. Robert Wollman, SASE 223, wollmanr

Chair: *Dr. Marion Olivieri, SASE 222, oliviemp

Dr. Anthony Basile, SASE 216, basileag Dr. Kimberly Bernosky, SASE 225, bernoskyk Dr. Gaia Bistulfi, SASE 214, bistulfi Dr. Jeremiah Davie, SASE 210, daviej Mr. Jason Den Haese, SASE 217, denhaesj Dr. Keiko Dow, SASE 319, dowk Dr. Wilfrid DuBois, SASE 224, duboisw Dr. Gheorghita Faitar, SASE 319, faitarg Dr. Silviu Faitar, SASE 212, faitars Dr. John Fischer, SASE 215, fischerj Dr. Lesley Georger, SASE 209, georgerl Dr. Megan Gervasi, SASE 213, gervasim Mr. Russ Gullekson, SASE 315, gulleksonr Dr. Cristian Gurita, SASE 218, cristian Dr. John Harris, SASE 314, harrisj Dr. Laura Hechtel, SASE 310, hechtell *Dr. Jonathan Holz, SASE 308, holzj Dr. Mary Hurley, SASE 220, hurleymi Dr. Martin Kelly, SASE 325, martink Mr. Thomas Masters, SASE 41, masters Mr. Thomas Milano, SASE 221, milanot *Dr. Stacy Ruvio, SASE 313, ruvios Dr. Victoria Shimanovich, SASE 219, shimanov Dr. Frank Stephen, SASE 318, stephenf Mr. Todd Stevens, Gross Lab Dir ALT 028, stevenst

Dr. Clara Voorhees, SASE 211, daviec

Dr. Ian Walters, SASE 309, waltersi

*Editors of BAM Newsletter

Opportunities in Italy!

Want to travel abroad to Italy? Register for one of our two-week courses (May 5th-21st) right now!

• Art and Medicine in Italy Lab – BIO 123LWIP (1 credit) This WIP course is a study abroad experience in Florence, Italy. Students will have laboratory-type experiences at medical libraries, botanical gardens, art museums, military medicine facilities, hospitals, and scientific labs. • History of Anatomy Lab – BIO 523L (1 credit) This course is a study abroad experience in Italy. Students will participate in curated anatomy museums in Florence, Bologna, Naples, Pisa, and Rome. Required for Anatomy Masters.

DYC and the BAM department are planning to host the 8th Annual Professor Giovanni Mazzotti Italian-

American Conference on Human Anatomy, Research, and Healthcare Professions this upcoming summer.

We expect 108 students from Bologna, Florence, Naples, Rome, Milano, Modena, Pisa, and Salerno. If you are interested in summer employment working

with the students, contact the department.

DYC’s 1st Earth Day Fair

Wednesday April 12th 11:00 am-3:00 pm

College Center Dining Hall Vendors, raffles, and games!