{"id":4041,"date":"2019-02-19T10:46:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T15:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=4041"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:08:48","slug":"biology-student-wins-selective-research-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/biology-student-wins-selective-research-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology Student Wins Selective Research Grant from Science Honor Society"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; row_position_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; flex_gap_desktop=&#8221;10px&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;24&#8243;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;4042&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; animation_easing=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>Jorge Lopez-Perez \u201920 holds a (non-venomous) boa constrictor in Aruba. 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Only 12 percent of applications were approved, according to the honor society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI found out during our trip to Aruba for a conference where we also went out to tag Aruban whiptail lizards,\u201d Jorge said.<\/p>\n<p>Jorge, a biology major from Miami, Fla., was one of 17 undergraduates to receive funding and one of only two undergraduates funded in the category of Physiology\/Functional Morphology. He will use his $903 to continue his research into the immune system differences of loggerhead musk turtles of Florida\u2019s Rainbow River.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means a huge amount to win,\u201d said <a href=\"\/biology\/faculty\/\">Assistant Professor of Biology Jeffrey Goessling<\/a>, who has served as Jorge\u2019s mentor and took the student as a research assistant to Aruba in January. \u201cJorge is really good at jumping in head first. 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Photo above and below:\u00a0Sietske van der Wal<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;32&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; row_position_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-2-percent&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;right&#8221; flex_gap_desktop=&#8221;10px&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;4044&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; animation_easing=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221;][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_column_text]Jorge first heard about Eckerd during a College Fair in Miami and was sold on the College after visiting and hearing about our Biology program. The College\u2019s <a href=\"\/housing\/pet-life\/\">pet policy<\/a> allowed him to bring a crested gecko and a ball python in their own terrariums.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my first year at Eckerd, I started working with [former Biology Professor] Peter Meylan and his Rainbow River Turtle Survey Program, and from there I just got very interested in working with reptiles and amphibians,\u201d Jorge explained.<\/p>\n<p>As vice president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/echerpetologyclub\/\">Eckerd College Herpetology Club<\/a>, Jorge and other students have worked on various projects to document and study animals on campus and beyond. He\u2019ll use the funds for more lab supplies to take and keep samples of the turtles\u2019 blood for immunology tests.<\/p>\n<p>The maximum GIAR award is $1,000, according to Sigma Xi. 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