Wilson Students Present Research at PA Academy of Science

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |   April 26, 2016

Chambersburg, Pa. — Three Wilson seniors presented the results of their research at the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, held April 1 to 3 at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pa. 

Amadea Clement, of Bowie, Md., and majoring in chemistry and biology, presented a research project entitled An Analysis of Histamine Intolerance and its Correlation to Diet and Daily Activity. The study focused on daily diet, stress, exercise and sleep patterns of residential college students over a two-week period, and how those factors impacted the students’ histamine levels.

Lindsey Sutton, of Greencastle, and majoring in chemistry and studio art, presented a research project entitled Temperature Dependence of Viscosity and Polarity of Phosphonium-Based Ionic Liquids. Ionic liquids are considered “green” substances, mainly due to their low volatility, low combustibility and recyclability. Sutton’s research measured the effect that temperature and added solvents had on the liquid’s viscosity.

Ghada Tafesh, of Gaza in the Palestinian Territories and who is majoring in biology and English literature, presented her research project entitled The Relationship between Oral Anticoagulant Apixaban and Fish Oil Supplementation in a Stroke-Prone Animal Model. Her study investigated the interaction of the blood thinner, apixaban, with the commonly used dietary supplement of fish oil (omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid) to determine the likelihood of a potential drug interaction.

The students will share the results of their research during Wilson’s annual Student Research Day on April 29.

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