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Ariel Cheng

April 20, 2023
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Thesis Thursday
Thesis Thursday
Ariel Cheng
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My name is Ariel Cheng and I am a junior majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology with a minor in Theater. I have been working with Dr. Jana U’Ren at the BIO5 institute on campus for almost a year now. With her lab, I have been able to travel to Toolik Field Station, an isolated research station in Alaska, where I conducted fieldwork for my independent project! I am currently working on identifying the fungal community found in Alaskan wild berries. These berries benefit both indigenous people and native wildlife. With my project, I hope to raise more awareness about how these communities may or may not protect these berries against climate change. When I’m not conducting research, I am out and about exploring the world around me! Currently, my hobbies consist of mushroom scavenging, paleontology, modeling and acting!

A woman out in the wide open wilderness with some animals behind her, perhaps they are reindeer, she is wearing a yellow coat and flashing a peace sign, possibly the wilderness of Alaska. Woman in a laboratory setting seated in front of what looks like petri dishes, wearing a mask and a labcoat. Her long hair is pulled back in an alligator clip. Young woman with long dark hair swept to the side standing against a landscape of  mountains and desert plant life, holding a handbag and looking like a fashion model with a serious facial expression.
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