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microPublication Biology

Elizabeth A. Powell1§, Allison O. Wortman1, Kathryn E. Tyler1, Karina Alfonso-Perez1, Giselle A. Bez1, Caroline R. Buechlein1, Michael D. Day2, Tasline T. Diab1, Isabella G. Henderson1, Tosin E. Ishola1, Ross S. Rider1, Dalton N. Seiler1, Colin S. Stooksberry1, Allyson E. Wary1, and Julie A. Merkle1

1Biology, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana, United States

2Biology, Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho, United States

§Correspondence to: Elizabeth A. Powell (ap96@evansville.edu)

Abstract

Description

Acknowledgements

Conflicts of Interest

Funding

Author Contributions

  • Elizabeth A. Powell: Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision, Writing - review & editing, Writing - original draft
  • Allison O. Wortman: Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
  • Kathryn E. Tyler: Formal analysis, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Investigation
  • Karina Alfonso-Perez: Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing - original draft
  • Giselle A. Bez: Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing - original draft
  • Caroline R. Buechlein: Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing - original draft
  • Michael D. Day: Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing - original draft
  • Tasline T. Diab: Investigation, Formal analysis, Writing - original draft
  • Isabella G. Henderson: Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing - original draft
  • Tosin E. Ishola: Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing - original draft
  • Ross S. Rider: Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing - original draft
  • Dalton N. Seiler: Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing - original draft
  • Colin S. Stooksberry: Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing - original draft
  • Allyson E. Wary: Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing - original draft
  • Julie A. Merkle: Project administration, Data curation, Investigation, Supervision

Reviewed By

Maria Diane Gainey Dr., Dustin Edwards

History

  • Received: 11/21/2025
  • Revision Received: 3/20/2026
  • Accepted: 4/2/2026
  • Published Online: 4/7/2026

Copyright

© 2026 by the authors. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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The microPublication project is supported by

The National Institute of Health -- Grant #: 1U01LM012672-01

microPublication Biology:ISSN: 2578-9430