Congratulations to Benedictine University’s ’24 BS Biology graduate Madeline Russelburg for winning the George B. Rabb Undergraduate Poster Award at this year’s Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Conference in Ann Arbor, MI.
Maddie worked with mentors Dr. Leigh Anne Harden and Dr. Tiara Perez Morales at BenU, as well as with Dr. Joe Milanovich at Loyola University Chicago on a collaborative study focusing on the physiology and ecology of two isolated and endangered spotted turtle populations inhabiting an industrial landscape in northwestern Indiana. Her project specifically focused on assessing the spatiotemporal variation immune function of these spotted turtle populations using bacteria killing assay methods.
Maddie is currently working at Aurora VCA Hospital and writing her research manuscript before heading off to University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in August!
