Student Research Projects - 2007-08 Campus Poster Session

Of Mice and Men
By Kendall Wheeler and Frankie Cheng      
Advisor: Dr. J. Keith McClung

      Gene Flow in Isolated Populations: Neotoma floridana baileyi
            By Stacie Hammen, Sarah Nolte, and Kim Breher
            Advisor: Dr. David McCullough

      Potential Teratogenic Effects of Dopamine Agonists in Neural Development
            By Kyle Duchman, Tony Moore, and Drew Newhoff
            Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Toering Peters

      The Effects of Natural and Human Disturbances on Remnant and Restored Prairie Soils
            By Jill Bonsall
            Advisor: Dr. Johanna Foster

      Analysis of Intra-Population Genetic Variation in an Isolated Population of the Eastern Massasauga
      Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)
            By Gabe Starbeck-Miller and Allison Welte
            Advisor: Dr. David McCullough

      Physiological & Psychological Aspects of Transition from Sedentary to Active Lifestyle in
      40-65 Year-Old Women
            By Elizabeth Campbell, Tate Lage, Cass Long, and Lindsey McKinley
            Advisors: Dr. Cynthia Bane and Dr. Ed Westen

      Effects of Agrichemicals on Soil Microorganisms: Potential Microbial Responses to Simulation
      of Pesticide Practices in Agriculture
            By Pat Donnelly, Janna McClintock, and BrieAnn Reedy
            Advisor: Dr. Johanna Foster

      Microscopic Examination of Biofilm Formation on Tympanostomy Tubes by Otitis Media
      Bacterial Isolates
            By Brodie Overton and Mike Sibel
            Advisor: Dr. Roy M. Ventullo

      Drosophila melanogaster Female Preference in Mate Choice
            By Brittany Luhring, Sara Bickford, and Yumi Mikajiri
            Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Toering Peters

      Analysis of Human Cortisol Levels Under an Induced Stress Response in College Students
            By Lindsey Begemann and Ellen Engh
            Advisors: Dr. Johnathan Melville, Dr. Roy M. Ventullo, and Dr. Cynthia Bane

      Isolation of a Volatile Mating Pheromone in Female Drosophila melanogaster
            By Courtney Kimzey and Afton Leytham
            Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Toering Peters

      The Effect of a High Protein Diet on the Intestinal Microflora of Rats
            By Casey Buns, Jared Johanningmeier, and Brian Kelchen
            Advisors: Dr. Ed Westen and Dr. Roy M. Ventullo

      The Consequences of a Herbicide on the Growth Rates of Native Prairie Plants
            By Emily Fairchild, Kara Whalen, and Jessica Wilberding
            Advisor: Dr. Johanna Foster

      The Sensitivities of Biochemical and Behavioral Diagnostic Methods for the Detection
      of Bladder Cell Carcinoma
            By Eric Cassmann and Anna Moeller
            Advisors: Dr. Johnathan Melville and Dr. Roy M. Ventullo

      The Non-genomic Effects of Steroid Hormones on an Intersegmental Neuromuscular Junction
      in Manduca sexta larva
            By Chris Chappell and Josh Priebe
            Advisor: Dr. Johnathan Melville

      The Frequency and Characterization of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococci and MRSA in
      Healthy Dogs and Cats
            By Ellen Bell and Randy Fowler
            Advisors: Dr. Roy M. Ventullo and Carol Tracht-Kader, Regional Medical Center
                             Bayonet Point, Hudson, Florida

      The Effects of RNAi Inhibition of Tau Protein on Amyloid-Beta-Induced Paralysis in Transgenic
      C. elegans
            By Mandy Kakac and August Moritz
            Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Toering Peters

      The Effects of Tamoxifen Treatment on Nuclear Prohibitin Concentrations in MCF7 Cells
            By Nicole Chapman, Anil Shrestha, and Brandon Birk
            Advisor: Dr. J. Keith McClun

Microglia Inflammatory Cytokine Secretion of Neuron Coculture
By Ben Clarkson, Sam Huey, and Will Fangman
Advisors: Dr. Shawn Ellerbroek and Dr. J. Keith McClung