Krystal Tsosie
Dr. Krystal Tsosie, PhD, MPH, MA (Diné/Navajo Nation) is an Assistant Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. She is also Associate Director of the Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center at ASU. She also co-founded the Native BioData Consortium, the first Indigenous-led biological and data repository operating within the jurisdictional bounds of a US Tribal Nation. Her genomics research interests are specific to Indigenous communities and people in precision health, conservation biology, and paleo genomics. She is also an expert in bioethics, data policy and governance, and developing digital data tools rooted in machine learning approaches to advance the sharing and informed consent of genomic data. Her work is internationally covered in the media, and she is on ethical advisory boards for many national and international government and science policy organizations, including work with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; the World Health Organization; the American Society of Human Genetics; and others.
The 11th Annual Tribal College Research Symposium featured 21 student oral presentations!
Innovation Space Breakout Sessions:
Amara Martinson - Pellet-Based XRD: A Simplified Approach to Phase Purity Determination in Solid-State Materials
Wayant Billey - Easy Fabrication of Laser-Induced Graphene Electrochemical Biosensors
Ariella Fogel - SEM Investigation of the Microstructure of Oxygen-Deficient Ca2FeGaO6-δ
Kadin Eagle - Structural Transformations in Oxygen-Deficient Perovskites Ca2FeCoO6-δ, CaSrFeCoO6-δ, and Sr2FeCoO6-δ: Insights from X-ray Diffraction Analysis
Dallen Plummer - Indoor Air Quality Analyzer for the Southwest Region
Jennifer Fragua - Establishing Standard Operating Procedures for Formlabs Form 3L
Jonathan Smith - Energy-Efficient Microcontroller-Based System for Monitoring Medication Storage and Environmental Conditions in the Navajo Nation Elderly Population
Classroom A Breakout Sessions:
Jetta Tobacco- 3D Printed Weather Station: Accuracy and Reliability Assessment in Comparison with Established Meteorological Networks
Kasen Street-
Esther Widiasih- Revitalizing a Fishpond and Creating Space for STEM and Native Science
Nicole Gipp - Development of a Facile Technique to Detect Copper in Foods and Drinking Water
Zachary Ridley - Plant Diversity Around Power Infrastructure on the Standing Rock Reservation
MaKenzie Dyess - Moon Cycle Influence on Dissolved Oxygen in a Revitalization Effort of a Hawaiian Fishpond
Kianna Red Bird - Using Machine Learning to Reduce Manual Photo Processing
Kennedy Pleets - Mosquito Population Dynamics of Sioux County, North Dakota
Classroom B Breakout Sessions:
Ebony Schultz - Brood Abundance and Spatial Distribution in Relation to Roadway Distance in the Prairie Pothole Region
Wacantkiya Mani Win Eagle - Foraging Habits of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus) on the Standing Rock Reservation
Karliegh Wattier - Transcriptome Response of Myotis lucifugus and Eptesicus fuscus to White-Nose Syndrome over a Spatial and Temporal Gradient
Baylee Dahlen & Brittany Black Eagle - Influence of ICT-Based Initiatives on Attitudinal Shifts in Students and Educators: A Study on Educational Transformation
Bobbi Frederick - Indigenous Artwork Towards Healing and Identity Development
Thank you to all of our student presenters!