Macrina Butler, left, a sophomore from
Austin, TexasCONWAY, Ark. (January 25, 2012) – Hendrix student Macrina Butler recently won the best student poster presentation in the Division of Vertebrate Morphology at the recent Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) meeting in Charleston, S.C.
Butler is a sophomore biology major from Austin, Texas. Her research presentation was titled “The effect of prenatal steroids on the fast-twitch fibers of the fetal guinea pig scalenus.”
“This award is a significant achievement since Macrina was competing against not only other undergraduates, but master’s and Ph.D. students as well,” said Dr. Jenn Dearolf, associate professor of biology at Hendrix. “To top it off, Macrina is just a sophomore.”
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in engaged liberal arts and sciences education. Hendrix was named the country’s #1 “Up and Coming” liberal arts college for the third consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report. Hendrix is featured in the 2011 edition of the Princeton Review as one of the country’s best 376 colleges and is listed in the 2012 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges as one of 25 “Best Buy” private colleges included. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit www.hendrix.edu.