CMSV Students Present Research at Student Research & Service Symposium May 17, 2012

RIVERDALE, NY (04/24/2012)(readMedia)-- College of Mount Saint Vincent students Angela Gerona and Stacey Thomas, both of Bergenfield, N.J., will present their original research, "Effects of estrogen on food anticipatory activity in female mice," at the College of Mount Saint Vincent Second Annual Student Research and Service Symposium and Reception at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 17th in Smith Hall, Founders Hall at the College's Riverdale campus.

Their research focuses on the ability of animals to perceive and properly respond to restrictively available food as a paramount for survival, especially in females, who must ensure proper nutrition for themselves and their offspring. In their study, they demonstrated that the female sex hormone estrogen is involved in proper anticipation of mealtime.

Ms. Gerona, a senior biology major from Bergenfield, N.J., and Ms. Thomas, also a senior biology major from Bergenfield, N.J., with their mentor Dr. Ana Ribeiro, will present their findings at the 26th Annual American Professional Sleep Society Meeting in Boston, Mass. from June 9-13th, 2012.

The College of Mount Saint Vincent Student Research and Service Symposium is held to recognize students who have engaged in significant research and service initiatives, as well as the faculty and staff who serve as their mentors. Students will have the opportunity to present and highlight their recent research and service accomplishments to the campus community along with College benefactors, peers, parents, and local guidance counselors and principals.

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The College of Mount Saint Vincent is an academically excellent, authentically inclusive, Catholic and ecumenical liberal arts college. It combines a strong core curriculum with a full array of majors in the liberal arts and selected professional fields of study, including accounting, business administration, education, and nursing. Through its School of Professional and Continuing Studies, the College extends its primary undergraduate mission by offering high quality graduate studies in business, education and nursing and an array of undergraduate and certificate programs serving non-traditional students. Mount Saint Vincent is located on a pastoral campus in New York City, with easy access to all the educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities that the City affords.