Nicole Biddinger, a senior from Bartlesville High School, interned in the Jeyasingh lab last summer conducting experiments to understand thermal tolerance in ancient and extant Daphnia genotypes that were resurrected from resting eggs in lake sediments. Working closely with OSU-Zoology senior, Rosa Yorks, Nicole found that ancient genotypes were more sensitive to thermal stress compared to more recent genotypes. In March, Nicole was awarded a $1,500 scholarship to represent the midwest at the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (Dayton, OH). In the first week of May, Nicole competed against students from across the continental US, and Puerto Rico and won first place, which included a $12,000 award.