By Linda Breazeale
MSU Ag Communications
MISSISSIPPI STATE -- Their classmates may be taking the summer off,
but two undergraduate students at Mississippi State University are
spending long hours in a laboratory conducting studies that would
challenge seasoned researchers.
Their supervisor, Erdogan Memili, is not surprised. He nominated
Alexis Parisi and Kate Thompson for National Science Foundation
research programs for elite undergraduates.
“Students like Alexis and Kate, with their motivation for research,
will be pioneers in science,” said Memili, an associate professor in
animal and dairy science. “They will help shape the way scientists
address issues in reproduction.” more...