Category: Environmental, Ecological, & Marine Sciences
First Place: “Differences in Submerged Walking and Swimming Kinematics of the Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)” Andrea Hernandez, Connor Gervais, Jodie Rummer and Marianne Porter.
Second Place: “A Comparative Survey of Gopherus Polyphemus Hemoparasites in Four Different South Florida Habitats” Brian Cooney, Dana Elhassani and Evelyn Frazier.
Category: Basic Sciences
First Place: “Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase Expression in Response to Anoxic Stress Conditions in D. melanogaster” Evgeniya Rakitina and David Binninger.
Category: Environmental, Ecological, & Marine Sciences
First Place: “Identification of Fauna Associated with Gopherus Polyphemus Burrows” Laura De Souza and Evelyn Frazier.
Category: Health & Medical Sciences
First Place: “Advancing Oral Health with Stable Microbiome: The Search for Potential Oral Probiotic Bacteria” Roberto Ramirez and Nwadiuto Esiobu.