The 2021 Darwin Festival, sponsored by the SSU Department of Biology, was held virtually between February 8th-12th.
Major funding for the Darwin Festival has been provided by the Charles Albert Read Trust Fund, the Student Government Association through the Biological Society and the Scuba Club, the Keville-DePalma Darwin Festival Endowment Fund, the Salem State University Administration, contributions from Academx, and other individual contributions.
Darwin Festival Committee: Ryan Fisher (Coordinator), Juditha C. A. Burchsted, Jennifer Carr, Susan M. Case (emerita), Ethel Gordon, Laura Laranjo, Jason Brown, Paul Kelly, Tess Killpack, Thea Popolizio, Sheila Schreiner, T. Nelson Scottgale, Alan Young (emeritus).
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Environment x Everything Interactions: From Protein Evolution To The Stories Of Us C. Brandon Ogbunu, Yale University 
Dr. Ogbunu is interested in the complex interactions underlying disease, across multiple scales, from the molecular to the population. ... |
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Environmental And Physiological Regulators Of Symbiosis In Reef-Building Corals Hanny E. Rivera, Boston University 
Dr. Rivera is interested in how reef-building corals respond to environmental changes at the molecular level, in particular, the symbiotic relationship between the corals and their algal partners. ... |
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Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, University of Vermont 
Dr. Dupginy-Giroux's research work has included investigations into droughts in both semi-arid areas of Brazil and more humid climes in northeastern North America. ... |
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Human Serum Albumin (HSA) - Drug Complexes And "Biochemical Signatures" For Specific Diseases Fidelis Manyanga, Salem State University 
Dr. Manyanga's research focuses on human plasma proteome, a complex biological fluid with more than 3000 individual proteins and peptides. Specifically, Human Serum Albumin (HSA), a major fatty acid (FA)... |
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Salty Microglia: Gaining Mechanistic Insight Into Sodium-Dependent Hypertension Jesse Moreira, Boston University 
Mr. Moreira is researching the role played by the microglia (non-neuronal cells in the brain and spinal cord) in salt-sensitive hypertension. ... |
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Socio-Eco-Evo Dynamics In Cities: Exploring How Society Shapes The Biology Of Cities Christopher J. Schell, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus 
Dr. Schell studies the interactions within and between humans and non-humans in urban environments. ... |
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The Evolution Of Human Skin Color Gets More Interesting By The Day Nina G. Jablonski, The Pennsylvania State University 
Dr. Jablonski's research focuses on how human skin and skin pigments have adapted to the environment. ... |
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The Origins Of Wound Behavior - Pathways Leading To Healing Or Reinjury Cecelia C. Yates, University of Pittsburgh 
Dr. Yates' work focuses on various aspects of wound healing in the skin and lungs. ... |
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Through A Web, Darkly: Sex, Death, And Adaptation In Widow Spiders Maydianne C.B. Andrade, University of Toronto, Scarborough 
Dr. Andrade's lab investigates the role of the environment and social factors on the reproductive lives (tactics, life history, physiology, sexual selection) of black widow spiders. ... |
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Utilizing Systems Analysis To Understand The Chemical Language Of The Rhizosphere Ayanna Jones, Emory University 
Ms. Jones is investigating the chemical means of communication between plant roots, their secretions and associated microbial communities, what is known as the rhizosphere. ... |
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