Hello again! It is hard to believe that it is already March again, but this means us seniors are finally in the month of presenting our senior comprehensive projects! Over our long winter break, I completed a couple more drafts of my paper on limb bone scaling in pleurodiran and cryptodiran turtles, and found some interesting results while analyzing data! Pleurodires have positive allometry in both the humeri and femora for length vs. mass, flexion-extension diameter vs. mass, and perpendicular diameter vs. mass. In other words, Pleurodires have long and thick limb bones for their weight, which could help scientists learn about methods by which pleurodires navigate their environment, and how this consequently affects morphology. I am excited to polish up my paper and poster over the course of the next couple weeks leading up to the presentation of my research!
I also have some other exciting news. In December, I was accepted into the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Duke University, and have decided to pursue my education there beginning in August! I am extremely grateful for this opportunity and could not have done it without the ongoing support of my professors, the athletic department, teammates, and friends at Saint Mary’s College. In the meantime, I am studying to earn my certification of strength and conditioning so that I can begin pursuing my dream of working with athletes post PT school! Comments are closed.
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