Biology Senior Research Presentations 2009
As a culminating experience, seniors in the Department of Biology participate in an in-depth exploration of a selected topic in biology. The seniors from the Class of 2009 presented their research onApril 15, 22, and 29, 2009 to an audience of faculty, staff, and peers.
 Lauren Daly, Stephanie Parvan, Lauren Wright, Mark Griffin, Stephen Tychostup, and Jacques Tardie |
April 15, 2009 Carbohydrate and Protein Absorption Efficiencies in the green anole lizard, Anolis carolinensis by Stephanie Parvan Symbiosis Unit Plan for a Fourth Grade Class by Lauren Daly A Look At Breast Cancer And Its Resistance To Chemotherapy Treatments by Mark Griffin Human Gene Therapy: A Trojan Horse Approach to Treating Genetic Disorders by Lauren Wright
The Effect of Sedimentation on Lotic Macroinvertebrate Populations by Jacques Tardie Quantifying the Effects of Therapeutic Touch by Stephen Tychostup
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 Megan Hurley, Lindsay Drake, Kathryn Schneeberger, Mark Hutchinson, Victoria Assimon Not pictured: Sandra Toth |
April 22, 2009 The Vicious Cycle That is Late-onset Alzheimer's Disease by Sandra Toth Chloride Content in Pavement Runoff and its Effect on Surrounding Streams by Megan Hurley
Synthesis Of A 1,3,5-Trisubstituted Benzene Ring In The Development Of Site-Switchable DNA-Binding Mini-Proteins by Mark Hutchinson
Comparison of the Effects of Purell® and GentleCare® Hand Sanitizer on Skin Microbes by Kathryn Schneeberger
Effects of Anesthesia on Blood-Glucose Regulation by Lindsay Drake Resin Bound Iron as a Lewis Acid Catalyst For Fatty Acid Esterification by Victoria Assimon |
 Kathryn Conrad, Eneda Toska, Linsday Michaels, Cayleigh Cole, and Nicole Paris Not Pictured: Katrina Abdalla |
April 22, 2009 Identification Of Stress-Responsive Genes In Caenorhabditis elegans Using RT-PCR by Eneda Toska The influence of aquatic estrogen on Japanese Medaka, (Oryzias latipes), Development by Kathryn Conrad Neonatal Experience and Its Effect on Learning in the Adult Rat (Rattusnorvegicus) by Nicole Paris Detection Of Mrna As An Indicator Of Viability In Escherichia coli Cells Using Reverse Transcriptase PCR by Katrina Abdalla
The Synthesis Of Artificial Transcription Factors Via Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis And Click Chemistry by Lindsey Michaels Relative Efficacy of Crude Aloe Vera vs. Commercially Distributed Aloe Vera in Reducing Inflammation by Cayleigh Cole |