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CU alumna, Gretchen Walker, published in science magazine Part of study was of fish in Adair County's Russell Creek By Ashley Zsedenyi, CU staff writer From the Fall 2008 Campbellsvillian. Reprinted with permission. After living in a science lab for three days, looking in a microscope every 15 minutes, then every couple of hours, the extensive research of one Campbellsville University graduate has paid off - by having her research published in a national science journal. Gretchen Walker, a 2005 graduate of CU, was recently published in the national publication "American Currents," which is the North American Native Fishes Association's quarterly magazine. Initiated research of species in Adair County creek. Walker, of Titusville, FL, received a bachelor of science in biology with a minor in environmental science. As part of her studies, she initiated research of a species of fish in an Adair County creek. The article titled "End of Life Behavior in the Mountain Brook Lamprey" details Walker's research of the lamprey in Russell Creek and presents information on "behavior, length, weight and post-spawning lifespan." Her complete research also included in-vitro fertilization and embryology of the Mountain Brook Lamprey. Walker said began writing a manuscript of her research "to be submitted to a science journal for review." "It is very difficult to get a paper published in science journals because they are reviewed by three peers. Many people will spend years trying to get their manuscript paper published," she said. "I had submitted my paper at least five times, to three different science journals, and had it returned four times for revisions. Finally, I was accepted when I got to the third science journal," Walker said. During the process of reviewing and revising, she said she separated the original paper into two articles. One article was published, but she said the original paper, which is on the in-vitro fertilization and embryology, is still under review for publishing in either the Journal of Fish Biology or the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) Proceedings. "I thank Dr. (Gordon) Weddle...and the science department at CU for support and assistance during this research," Walker said. Graduate of Broad Ripple High in Indianapolis She received an associate of arts degree, with honors, from Metropolitan Community College in Nebraska in May 2001. Walker is a 1991 graduate of Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis, IN. She and her husband, Chip, have two children, TJ and Ashley. "I was aiming for medical school and did get accepted in 2001 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke combined pre-med program," Walker said, but "God had other plans for me." She said her husband was unable to find a job in the area, so she did not go to North Carolina. Instead they moved to Florida near her husband's family before enrolling at CU. She chose Kentucky because she was starting to have neurologic symptoms, which were thought to be caused by multiple sclerosis since she had family history of the condition. Walker said she thought moving to a colder climate would help her symptoms, but it actually made her symptoms worse, so she and her family returned to Florida upon her graduation from CU. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in fall 2006, and at one point lost her sight and was unable to do anything for herself. Overcame sight and physical problems She began regaining her sight and physical abilities in the spring of 2007, then that fall she was faced with another obstacle - she tested positive for the BRACA 2 breast cancer gene, which led to a double mastectomy and reconstruction in addition to a total hysterectomy. Although not currently working, she said she is involved with her children and their school activities as well as volunteering full time with missions and presenting breast cancer awareness presentations. "I did love going to college and I loved that my kids were able to see what it takes to be a student and to overcome the medical obstacles that were presented while I was a student," she said. Until she is able to work in her field of study, she said she plans to "continue to love God's current calling in my life. I am very happy where God has me right now. He knows the best places for us to be," she said. This story was posted on 2008-11-26 10:05:37
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