Eukaryon Volume 5

An  UNDERGRADUATE JOURNAL of  LIFE SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP  at  LAKE FOREST COLLEGE

Eukaryon  is an award-winning undergraduate research journal that publishes the very best of life science scholarship conducted at Lake Forest College within its research-rich classrooms and faculty labs. The journal is governed, peer-reviewed, and published by an undergraduate editorial board. 

VOLUME 5

Table of Contents

Editor's Corner

Shaun Davis

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Lab in Focus

Elizabeth Pahomov

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Faculty in Focus

Claire Konefal

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Science of Teaching

Alexandra Ayala

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Emily Pospiech

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Beyond the Classroom

Michael Fiske

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Alina Konnikova

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Julian McLain

Lake Forest College 

Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Yama Naser Ahmad and Mona Sobhani

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045


Terese Noe

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Ashleigh Porter

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

News and Views

Lauren Ferrell

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Book and Film Review

Ejaz Ali

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Alexandra Ayala

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Daniella Brutman

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Michael Fiske

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Brian Kinsman

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Saajidha Rizvydeen

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Review Article

Sadaf Ahmad, Ray Choi, Quincy Roberts, Ben Simpson, and Jennillee Wallace

Lake Forest College 

Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Jennifer Brown, Jessica Disch, Jaymie Honold, Melissa Schramm, and Nengding Wang

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Daryn Cass

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Elizabeth Dean, Sheiva Jahaban, Jillian Olejnik, Katie Rice, and Cejey Roman

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Brian Kinsman

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045


Stephanne Levin

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

David Piper

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Lorraine Scanlon

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Geoffrey Weiner

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Primary Article

Alexandra Charron, Jeffrey Fox, and JaymieHonold


Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Spenser Hicks and Brian Kinsman

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Editor's Corner

Alexandra Ayala, Daryn Cass, and Michael Fiske 

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Grace Dunford, Brian Kinsman, Max Meltser, and Samantha Pusateri

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Stephanne Levin 

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Nengding Wang

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045