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. 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 To return to the homepage
click
here. To learn about some other
cool organisms check out
MultipleOrganisms.net. Or check out my school's
homepage:
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. 