CMSV student Mary Jongoy Presents Original Research at Student Research & Service Symposium May 17, 2012

RIVERDALE, NY (04/27/2012)(readMedia)--  College of Mount Saint Vincent student Mary Jongoy will present her original undergraduate research, "The Tubulin-folding cofactor E-like homolog CG12214 is required for sperm individualization in Drosophila melanogaster," at the College of Mount Saint Vincent Student Research and Service Symposium at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 17th in Smith Hall, Founders Hall, on the College's Riverdale campus.

In her research, Ms. Jongoy, a senior biology major from Staten Island, N.Y., explores late-stage spermatogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster, when spermatids are shrink-wrapped into their own plasma membranes from a common syncytium in a process known as individualization.

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.

About the College of Mount Saint Vincent

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.