by Nicholas Bhandari KBS was so daunting a thing to comprehend at first, but as I explored and got to know it, the more I realized it was more akin to a mentor and friend than a sterile educational institution. And friends uplift and grow with you; I don’t know how else to describe my
Lauren Norwood worked in the Conner Lab as an REU during the summer of 2021 as part of KBS’s Summer Undergraduate Programs. During her time at KBS, Lauren conducted research focused on leaf length and width differences between two ecotypes of wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum. She spent time in the greenhouse growing plants and collecting phenotypic data,
Elijah Persson-Gordon worked in the Conner Lab as an REU during the summer of 2021 as part of KBS’s Summer Undergraduate Programs. During his time at KBS, Elijah both took classes and conducted research on the role of Gibberellic acid on temperature and daylength responses in wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum. At the end of the summer, he