Undergraduate Student
Ohio University
Maumee, Ohio
Victoria Swiler is a senior at Ohio University working toward a bachelor’s degree in plant biology in the Honors Tutorial College. In her work in Dr. Sarah Wyatt's lab, she is researching how plasma membrane Arabidopsis H+ ATPase 2 (AHA2) protein phosphorylation affects gravitropism. Victoria is the vice president of the Ohio University organization Bobcats Go Green, a writer/editor of the science news website the Athens Effect, and a volunteer at the local charity Community Food Initiatives. Through these, she increases science and environmental initiatives and communications on campus and works to provide local produce to families in need.