Biology Summer Scholars

The Summer Scholar Program at Roanoke College is a grant program that enables qualified students to conduct intensive, independent research for eight to twelve weeks during the summer. Each summer scholar works with a faculty mentor who guides the project. Over the course of the summer, students and mentors meet for a series of colloquia to share ideas. At the conclusion of the program, a day is set aside to showcase the work of the student scholars. More information .

Examples of Past Summer Scholar Projects:

Normal and Hormonally Induced Expression of Androgen Receptors in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Lien-Thanh Kratzke | Dr. Christopher Lassiter

Root-specific Ethylene Mutations in Arabidopsis Thanliana and the Determination of Cell Shape
Garrett Cosenza | Dr. Leonard Pysh

Evaluation of a Molecular Microbrial Source Tracking Method for the Detection of Salmonella in Surface Water
Stephen Quinn | Dr. J. Brooks Crozier

NasA Gene Expression in Marine Hetertrophic Bacteria: Molecular Techniques to an Ecological Approach
Jessica McCluney | Dr. Melissa Booth

Learn more about the program.