Biology in Action At USCB
Tidal Marsh Task Force
Dr. Mercer Brugler's students use molecular tools to identify prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants, and invertebrates living near Beaufort, SC. Here Anyya Jones, Sayge LaRocco, Yessenia Becerra (left to right) take samples of organisms living on a floating dock at the Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center. Learn more about the Tidal Marsh Task Force.
Dr. Montie's Research Lab
Biology majors Caleb Shedd (left) measures water temperature, pH, salinity, and dissolved oxygen, while Ashlee Seder records these data during a seining trip in the May River. Learn more on the Montie Research Lab Facebook page.
Developmental Biology & Biomedical Research
USCB Biology student and Magellan Scholar awardee Mikala Kiefer and her research mentor Dr. Jena Chojnowski look for regenerative markers in corneal eye cells that drive human eye health and maintenance. This biomedical research being done at USCB will help with developing cures for degenerative vision diseases like aniridia.
Target-based drug discovery for coronavirus disease 2019
USCB undergraduate researcher Shane M. Carey, left, assists associate professor of biochemistry and structural biology Dr. Edward L. D'Antonio on the overexpression of a target protein belonging to SARS-CoV-2 for COVID-19 drug discovery research. Their research recently appeared in Bluffton Today.
Oceans and Society
Students in Dr. Tye Pettay's class "Oceans and Society" learn to throw a cast net on a field trip to Spring Island, near Beaufort.