Their report titled “The Effects of Cigarette Smoke on Apoptotic Process in the Spleen and Thymus of Swiss Webster Mice” earned a second place finish in the Biological and Agricultural Sciences category of the May 1 and 2 competition at CSU Los Angeles. They were coached by Dr. Flora Watson and Dr. Mark Grobner, both professors in the CSU Stanislaus Department of Biological Sciences.
Other CSU Stanislaus student presenters included Rafael Palomino, a senior Chemistry major from Turlock; senior English majors Ned Weidner and Simi Dhaliwal, both of Turlock; Terese Lunt, a History master's degree student from Waterford; Heather M. Adams, a Psychology graduate student from Mission Hills; and Jenice Arevalo, a Biology major from Los Angeles.