Department
Biological Sciences
Major
Biological Sciences
Research Advisor
Scharf, Andrea
Advisor's Department
Biological Sciences
Funding Source
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract
The model organism Caenorhabditis elegans lives artificially in labs since the 1970s. The question at hand is how well adapted the so-called wild-type strain is to these lab conditions. We developed a laboratory ecosystem based on wild type C. elegans and E. coli as food resource to investigate the impact of mutations that affect life history traits. In this project, we explore whether the observed population dynamics reflect wild C. elegans populations. In more detail, we compare the population dynamics of wild type worms and worms collected recently in different parts of the world.
Biography
Alexis Winner is a third-year student at Missouri S& T. She graduated from East Central College with an Associate of Arts Degree and transferred to Missouri S& T to major in biological sciences. After She graduates, she hopes to continue her education in medical school to obtain her CRNA license.
Research Category
Sciences
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Location
Innovation Forum - 1st Floor Innovation Lab
Presentation Date
10 April 2024, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Included in
Wild Worms vs. Lab Worms in a Laboratory Ecosystem
Innovation Forum - 1st Floor Innovation Lab
The model organism Caenorhabditis elegans lives artificially in labs since the 1970s. The question at hand is how well adapted the so-called wild-type strain is to these lab conditions. We developed a laboratory ecosystem based on wild type C. elegans and E. coli as food resource to investigate the impact of mutations that affect life history traits. In this project, we explore whether the observed population dynamics reflect wild C. elegans populations. In more detail, we compare the population dynamics of wild type worms and worms collected recently in different parts of the world.
