Student Tribune
Scholars' Day Preview
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND ATTEND MCC SCHOLARS' DAY
2019
What if some inquisitive and productive minds at MCC got together for a day
and freely shared their diverse constellation of discoveries and creations with
everyone?
That day is Tuesday, May 7th, 2019. All members of the MCC
community are urged to spend some time in building 12 on the Brighton campus
exploring the insights and achievements shared by students and faculty in
poster, oral presentation, and debate formats. (The debate will be in building
3's atrium.)
No matter what your interests and experience, you are guaranteed to find
something fascinating and come away inspired. You have the power to add meaning
to the endeavors of these hard-working scholars by showing your interest in
their work.
One of the upcoming presentations is described below. Watch for additional
examples from other disciplines in future announcements.
Mycoflora of Greater Rochester
Presenter: Clay Secrest
Sponsor: Professor Charles Wuertzer (Biology)
Of the estimated 3 million extant species of fungi approximately 95% of
fungal species remain to be discovered. This project is investigating the
diversity and distribution of fungal species in the greater Rochester area with
the goal of identifying unique or unknown species. This is part of the North
American Mycoflora Project, which includes over 100 similar projects
Nationwide. We have curated 30 fungal samples using their morphological,
macrochemical and ecological characteristics. DNA from each specimen has been
sequenced by the Sanger method, through Genewiz, using ITS1F-LR3 primer
combination for DNA barcoding analysis. DNA results have been used to perform
BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) analysis against the Nucleotide
Database at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), part of
the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institute of Health
(NIH). DNA sequencing results, metadata collected in the field, and dried
specimens will be made available to the scientific community through the online
platforms: MyCoPoral, MycoMap, iNaturalist, and the CUP Herbarium at Cornell
University. Through analyzing BLAST results we have been able to identify rare
species, species growing outside of their normal geological area, and
potentially a novel species.
For more information on Scholars' Day, visit https://www.monroecc.edu/ev
ents/scholars-day/
Attached Files:
2019 Scholars Day Poster - Rev. 4.23.2019.pdf
Parker, Michelle
Scholars' Day Committee
04/24/2019