Thesis Watch: Sara Henslee Researches Young Moose in Northwest Alaska
Near Nome, Alaska, in the vast arctic landscape of Game Management Area 22, a SuperCub airplane traces the sky. In one of the two seats is Sara Henslee, a UAF Masters student in Wildlife Biology & Conservation. Below her, she sees caribou, ambling bears and of course, her research subject—the wild moose living in the Northwestern part of our state.
Thesis Watch – Sea Star Wasting with Mack Hughes
Mack Hughes defended his thesis on March 5th, titled “Direct and cascading effects of sea star wasting on rocky intertidal communities.”
In 2013 and 2014, sea star wasting caused a mass mortality event on the coasts from Alaska to Mexico. This phenomenon decimated many populations, affecting twenty species of sea stars.
Thesis Watch: Isaac Van Flein, Biological Sciences
Isaac Van Flein’s M.S. thesis examines mouse behavior in models of OCD and Autism.
Thesis Watch: Alex Cornwell, Biology
On Monday, March 20th, 2023, biologist Alex Cornwell successfully defended his M.S. thesis entitled “The role of cystathionine γ-lyase and hydrogen sulfide in glucose transporter GLUT1 expression in macrophages.” His project takes an in-depth look at cellular mechanisms to better understand the role of hydrogen sulfide in immune processes.