October 19, 2012 Vol. 2 No. 9 In this issue: - Skyline College

Skyline College Students Shine at SACNAS Once AgainAt the Society for the Advancement of Native Americans and Chicanos in Science (SACNAS)Convention on October 11-14, 2012, 16 Skyline College students presented their originalscientific research alongside students from University of Texas, Princeton University, YaleUniversity, University of California, University of Vermont, Stanford University, and manyother universities. The conference was held in Seattle and sponsored by the University ofWashington.Papers were selected for the conference in a competitive judging from abstracts submitted inJune. Skyline’s students started their research in last spring in BIOL 230 or BIOL 690 andcontinued through the summer in BIOL 690. Stephen Fredricks worked with the students toregister and prepare them for presenting at a national conference. Chris and Stephen reported thatthe students were knowledgeable and professional, and represented Skyline College well.You can see the students and their postersat http://skylinecollege.edu/case/biol690/students12.html• Hamza Fakhri and Margaret Nguyen. Antimicrobial Activity of Cortaderia selloana,Pampas Grass. Mentor: Christine Case• Daniela Gomez and Estella Gomez. Ethnobotany: Saltgrass, Distichlis spicata, CanInhibit Bacterial Growth. Mentor: Christine Case• Lynn Huynh and Reema Eid. Antifungal Properties of Cape Ivy (Delairea odorata)and Its Potential to Prevent Post Harvest Decay. Mentor: Christine Case• Rene Vasquez and Irene Sequeira. Effects of Invasive Cape Ivy on the MycorrhizalPresence in California Native Plants. Mentor: Christine Case• Morgan Davis and Christopher Cabeza. The Antimicrobial Properties of a TraditionalMedicinal Plant, Adenostoma fasciculatum. Mentor: Christine Case• Mary Tsang and Anna Portelli. Antibacterial Activity Of Rhamnus californica, AnEthnomedicinal Plant Historically Used By Native Americans. Mentor: ChristineCase• Lisa Razon. Use of Physical Rehabilitation in Canine Subject with Ruptured CranialCruciate Ligament to Augment Recovery. Mentor: Shari Bookstaff• Noimee Lasat. The Identification and Quantification of Viability in CommercialYogurt Through Culture Based Analysis. Mentor: Melissa Michelitsch• Irene Yim. Antibacterial Activity of Cultivated and Wild Basidiomycetes. Mentor:Christine Case16