About Me
My name is Connor Pluym, and I am a Biology student here at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. Science has always been a great interest to me, especially Biology, which is why I chose this major. Currently I am undecided of exactly what I want to do after I graduate from UW – La Crosse, but I know I want to do something in the medical field. I am originally from a small town in Wisconsin called Kieler. I enjoy being outdoors all year round. In the winter I spend a lot of time hitting the slopes on my snowboard. When I’m not working as a CNA during the summer, I spend most of my time wakeboarding and tubing on the Mississippi river.
I chose the organism Plakortis simplex because I was very fascinated in learning about sponges throughout this class. I am just amazed at how they have no true tissues. Sponges are the start of the animal kingdom. When I found out that P. simplex is antimalarial, I finalized my decision. Throughout this class we discussed malaria a lot so I already had some background information on it. I really learned a lot about this organism and I am glad that I chose it.
This website was created to fulfill a course requirement for Organismal Biology 203 taught by Dr. Tom Volk and Dr. Gregory Sandland at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
I hope that you find this website
interesting and helpful. If you have
any questions or comments feel free to
e-mail me at
pluym.conn@uwlax.edu
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