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Melanie Lopez is a Pre-Veterinary & Animal Biosciences major at the University of Delaware who studied the environmental impacts of water-based foam used during depopulation in response to avian outbreaks. She worked with Dr. Eric Benson.

Lois Mbachu is a Biology major from Lincoln University. Her project dealt with the genetic analysis of Marek’s disease virus (MDV), a cancer-causing virus of chickens. She worked with Dr. Mark Parcells.

Sarina Murray is a Biology major from Lincoln University. She studied Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus (ILTV), a respiratory herpesvirus of chickens. She worked with Dr. Calvin Keeler.

Oyinbarakemi Ndiomu is a Lincoln University graduate in Environmental Science and Biology. She studied 0-valence ion filters designed to filter pathogens from irrigation water. She worked with Dr. Kali Kniel.

Anjolaoluwa Popoola is a Biochemistry and Mathematics double major at Lincoln University. She studied the transmission of Listeria monocytogenes, an  important foodborne pathogen, biofilms between blueberries. She worked with Dr. Rolf Joerger.

Alexa Reyes is a Food science major at the University of Delaware who studied probiotics in poultry. Her research is designed to determine whether probiotics can effectively reduce the need for antibiotics in chickens. She worked with Dr. Changqing Wu.

Adrianna Stozek is a Pre-Veterinary & Animal Biosciences major at the University of Delaware who tested the efficacy of several foam-applied disinfectants to inactivate infectious bronchitis virus  (IBV) in the presence of an organic load. She worked with Dr. Eric Benson.

Elizabeth Wagura is a Biology major from Lincoln University who worked on developing a fiber product for horses. She studied the effect of fiber products on the bacteria found in an equine microbiome. She worked with Dr. Amy Biddle.

Meaghan Young is a Pre-Veterinary & Animal Biosciences and Agriculture & Natural Resources double major from the University of Delaware. She worked with chicken livers, with chicken cells’ response to heat stress. She worked with Dr. Carl Schmidt.