Alex Hughes ’24
Climate Change and its Effect on Mitochondrial Function Among the Mysid Population
Alex Hughes ’24, Biology major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elisabeth Arévalo, Biology
Poster Presentation: Wednesday, April 24, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Our project focuses on mysids and the effect that climate change has on their species. After placing them in varying temperatures and levels of salinity, we use the seahorse machine to examine cellular metabolism and mitochondrial function.
