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22th Annual
Beltsville Area Poster Day

April 27, 2011

Winners of the 2011 Poster Day

Left to right: Ratan Choudhary, Dumitru Macarisin, Gwendolyn Davies and Peter Beeson


First Prize:: Dumitru Macarisin; Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, ANRI; Immunolocalization of a giardin within the ventral disc of Giardia duodenalis using laser scanning confocal microscopy
Second Prize:: Peter Beeson; Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, ANRI; Effect of shifting crop production for biofuel demand on soil and water quality
Third Prize:: Ratan Choudhary; Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, ANRI; Expression of novel, putative stem cell markers in the bovine mammary gland
Honorable Metion:: Gwendolyn Davies; Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, ANRI; A pilot study of the effect of biofilms in irrigation pipes on the microbial water quality of irrigation water

Judges for Scientist Division, left to right: Tom Wang, Michael Blackburn, Jude Maul, Martha Anderson (standing) Matthew Kramer and Brian Bowker.

1st Place Winners of the High School Division 2011 Poster Day

Left to right: Kulsoom Naqvi, Zurana Taluckder with FAR-B President Vernon Pursel


First Prize:: Kulsoom Naqvi and Zurana Taluckder, Eleanor Roosevelt High School; Mentor: Luthria, Food Composition and Methods Development Laboratory, BHNRC; No More Cryin' Over Onions
Second Prize:: Kelsey Kanyuck, Eleanor Roosevelt High School; Mentors: Thanh Dao and Guy Stone, Environmental Management and By-Product Utilization Laboratory, PSI; XRF Measurements of Phosphorus in Corn Leaves
Third Prize:: Morolayo Alo and Sierra Hadley, Charles Herbert Flowers High School; Mentor: Dave Guthrie, Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, ANRI; Effect of Storage Time and Temperature on Boar Sperm Characteristics

2nd and 3rd Place Winners of the High School Division 2011 Poster Day

Left to right: Kelsey Kanyuck, Morolayo Alo and Sierra Hadley