SOAR Student Profiles
Eden Anderson
- SOAR Position: Scholars Week Ambassador
- Major: Biochemistry
- Faculty Mentor(s): Jamie Burriss and Dr. Rebecca Seipelt- Thiemann
Current Focus: Detecting Estrogen Pollution in the Stones River Watershed
Project Description
My research focuses primarily on the detection of estrogen and how this affects biodiversity in the Stones River Watershed. Estrogen enters the ecosystem in various ways, but the most common method is through the dairy and livestock industry. Estrogen is put into the feed and in suc