Junior Sarah Robinson, right, and Matt Clark, associate professor of biology, traveled to San Francisco to present at the 2006 Experimental Biology Conference April 1-5. The conference features 20 biomedical and research societies, inclulding the American Association of Anatomists (AAA).
Robinson, an exercise sport science major, and Clark submitted an abstract for the AAA section titled “Anatomical Pedagogy for Undergraduates (A Regional Approach).” Robinson presented a poster featuring data outlining Elon’s successful use of the pedagogy, earning AAA’s award for the top undergraduate student presentation at the conference.
Robinson and Clark have been asked to develop a symposium for next year’s Experimental Biology conference in Washington, DC on undergraduate anatomy studies using the cadaveric approach. They have also been asked to help Westminster College in Missouri, which hopes to model its anatomy program after Elon’s.
Clark was chosen as one of 12 faculty members to attend the Minority Access to Research Careers program (MARC) workshop and luncheon. The workshop’s keynote speaker was Lee Guy, professor of entomology and director of forensic science at the University of Hawaii, and consultant for the popular television program CSI.