Biology Senior Research Presentations 

2013

April 16, 2013

• Brian Wright
  Challenging the ‘nature-deficit disorder’ in our Schools
• Leanne LaMondie
  Empowering Elementary Students' Understanding of Biology through Engagement
• Kaitlyn Dugan
  Ideas about Water and Sustainability

 April 18, 2013

• Tiffany Wendt
  Exploring salivary gland progenitor populations
  
• Sarah Baluta
  Acetaminophen-Induced Mitochondrial Toxicity in 3T3 Cells
• Kayleigh Pearson
  Using Learning to Test Discrimination of Stimuli in Firemouth Cichlids
  
• Katherine Bailey
  The role of zebra mussels as ecostystem engineers and substrate preferences of  isopods

 April 23, 2013

• Zuber Najam
  The Macromolecule Intake of Green Anoles Anolis carolinensis From a Diet of Crickets and Mealworms
  
• Brianna Piel
  Examining the Effects of Valproic Acid on Actin and Collagen Formation Through an In Vitro Would Healing Assay using NIH 3T3 Mouse Fibroblasts
• Megan Matott
  Bioremediation of Dichloromethan:  Analysis of Native Samples
• Ariel Kubissa
  The Effect of Signs on Handwashing Rates in College Campus Restrooms
  
• Jessica Ellis
  The Digestive Efficiency of the Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) based on Cricket and Mealworm Prey Items
  

April 23, 2013

• Grete Bader
  Biodegradation of the neonicotinoid insecticide Imidacloprid by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas putida
  
• Benjamin Stracuzzi
  Analysis of Recycling at Nazareth College:  A Practical Look at Increasing Recycling at an Institution of Higher Education 
• Asma Mazhar
  Curcumin inhibits morphological changes in cells exposed to Isophorone
  
• Felicity Gonzalez
  Allelopathy as a Potential Tool for the Control of Invasive Species
  

2012

April 17, 2012

• Christina Cherry
  The Effects Of Global Warming On Species  Loss And Biodiversity
• Megan Floyd
  ELISA Immunoassay Testing For Chitinase In Sceloporus undulatus garmani
• Erica Shaw
  The Role Of Algae In The Search For Alternative Energy Sources: A Review
• Leah Farrell
  Deciphering a Gene For Aggression in Canines: Comparing mRNA And Amino Acids Between Candid Species
• Hamanjit Anand
  Perchlorate And Its Effects On The Thyroid Gland
  

April 19, 2012

• Jessica Saville
  Phytoremediation Of Phosphorus By Indian Mustard In Different Soil Types
• Emily Woloshyn
  Contributions Of Orangutan Research To Understanding The Evolution Of Human Cognition
• Brittany Buza
  The Role of Microtubules In Parkinson's Disease
• Jennifer Scobie
  Microhabitat Preferences Of Ephemeroptera, Plectoptera, And Trichoptera
• Ashley Gallagher
  Harmful Effects Of Estrogen Mimics On Key Systems In The Body
  

  April 24, 2012

• Nicole Richards
  The Influence Of Exogenous Thyroxine On Weight-Specific Metabolic Rate
• Sarah Pesto
  Influence Of A Sodium Rich Diet On Blood Specific Gravity And Weight In Mus musculus
• Shane Dowling
  The Comparison Of Bacterial And Fungal Growth On Spring Men's Lacrosse Gloves And Fall Men's Soccer Gloves
• Ulfat Shafiq
  The Growth Of Bacteria On The Enamel Of Homo sapiens and Felis domesitcus Teeth
• Alison Kochersberger
  B-Actin Confirmation, Translocation, And Arrangement With DNA During PMA-Induced Mitosis In NIH 3T3 Mouse Fibroblasts
  

  April 26, 2012

• Cassandra Mathers
  Phytoremediation Of Bisphenol A By Phaseolus vulgaris And Trifolium pratense In Aqueous Nutrient Solution
• Jillian Manion
  Fluorescence Microscopic Study Of Neutral Lipid Droplets In The Cytoplasm
• Chardey Lewis
  The Phytoremediation Of Bisphenol-A Using Three Salvia Genera
• Emily O'Hara
  Phenotypic Analysis of a Tubulin B-6 Caenorhabditis elegans Mutant
• Elizabeth Mitro
  The Extraction and Quantification of Three Common Dyes-Red #40, Yellow #5, and Blue #1-Found in Dog Food using HPLC and UV Spectrophotometry
  

2011

April 12, 2011

• Jeremy Wood
  The Paradox of Natural Selection in Human Evolution:  An Analysis of the Change in Resource Acquisition, Utility and Reliance During the Physiological Progression form Nonhomonian Primate Species to Home sapiens 
• Hillary Simon
  Demonstrating the Mobilization of Toxins During Extreme Weight Loss, Using the Mouse Model and Alpha-Tocopherol
• Amber Streicher
  Prey Choice in the Green Anole, Anolis carolinensis, An Energy Profit Analysis
• Shaughna Szymanski
  Examining the Degree of Lipid Formation in NIH 3T3 Mouse Fibroblasts Using Florescence Microscopy
• Nirvana Kotoric
  Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia:  The Effectiveness of Drug Therapy Versus PVP/TURP Procedures
• Cassandra Schettine
  The Fate of IgA in the Suckling Rat Pup
  

April 19, 2011

• Catherine Conway
  The Study of Behavior in Domesticated Horses
  
• Kelly Noble
  The Study of Cellular Actin Using Phalloidin and Cytochalasin
  
• Meagan Rivera
  The Study of the Anterior Intestine of Tubulin Mutants in The Nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans
  
• Douglas Milano-Johnson
  An Examination of the Impact of Habitat Heterogeneity and Edge Effect on Forest
  
• Jessica Reeves
  Induced Mitosis in NIH 3T3 Mouse Fibroblasts by Phorbol 12-Myristate
  
• Amanda Bentley
  An Investigation of the Effect of Ethanol on Mouse Renal Morphology and Heat of Combustion
  

Biology Senior Research Presentations

2010

April 20, 2010

• Kathryn Freezee
  Effects of Potassium Nitrate Osmopriming, Hydropriming and Mechanical Rubbing Seed Enhancement Methods on Germination Rate in Beta vulgaris
• Kaitlin Bates
  Method Of Lesson Plan Implementation: Comparative Analysis Measuring The Efficiency Of Three Instructional Methods In The Secondary Science Classroom
• Treyson Barresi
  Geographical Information System (GIS) Mapping Of White-Tailed Deer Corridor
• Alicca Kowalczyk
  The Determination of a Behavioral Response and Species Differentiation in the Green Tree Frog, Hyla cinerea
• Ann Schoff
  The Impact of Global Warming on the Arctic Tundra Biome, Freshwater, and Marine Ecosystems
• Benjamin Caiella The Effects Of Pollution On Trout Population Size And Health
• Abigail Kilmer
  Differential Responses Between an Endothermic and Ectothermic Vertebrate in Metabolic Rate in Response to Exogenous Administration of Thyroxine

April 27, 2010

• Lauren Evans
  Clinical Considerations And Cancer Risk Associated With BRCA1 Mutation Sites
• Brittany Forcione
  Towards the Identification of Functional Domains of the Leukemic Oncogene, Mds1-Evi1
• Lindsey Yacono; Presentation by Kathleen Lyons
  Integrating Science Across the Curriculum: Fourth Grade Food Chain Lesson Plan
• Rebecca Nagel
  Attraction And Preference Of Odor And Color Of Fruit Flies, Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophiladae), For The Control Of Dispersion And Population
• Courtney Tobin
  Heart Rate As A Function Of Exercise Intensity In Trained Versus Untrained College-Aged Students

Environmental Science Project Overviews

2009

Nirvana Kotoric Developmental Biology - Effect of ethanol on chick embryos View abstract.

2008

Katrina Abdalla Development & Water Quality View abstract.

Megan Hurley Housing Developments and the use of Retention Ponds View abstract.

Nicole Paris The Effect of Riparian Zone Health on Vertebrate Diversity View abstract.

Katie Schneeberger Assessing the Water Quality of Catchments based on Biotic Indices of the Macroinvertebrate Communities View abstract.

Jacques Tardie Hydrologic Survey of Wade-able Streams in the Rochester area View abstract.

Stephen Tychostup Analysis of Riparian Zone Habitats in Rochester Water Catchments View abstract.