State & National Research Projects - Biology Department | Wartburg College

Publications

J. A. Bumpus, M. Trax, A. Reisdorph, C. Boyd, D.Gilbert, S. Techau* and Roy M. Ventullo. 2007. An in silico analysis of cytochrome c from Phanerochaete chrysosporium: its amino acid sequence and characterization of gene structural elements. In Silico Biology 8, 0001.

Posters presented at state, national and international conferences

Vaidehi Agrawal, Ran Chen, Sunakshi Chowdhary, Dalbir Kour, and J. Keith McClung. Subcellular Distribution of Prohibitin in MCF7 Cells Treated with Tamoxifen. American Society for Cell Biology, San Francisco, CA, December 12-17, 2009.

Ellen M. Bell, Randy C. Fowler, Carol Tracht-Kader, Roy M. Ventullo. “The frequency and characterization of antibiotic resistant staphylococci and MRSA in healthy dogs and cats” Antimicrobial Resistance in Zoonotic Bacteria and Foodborne Pathogens, June 15-18, 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Kelsea Cannon, Kala Darby, and Melissa Fox and Stephanie Toering (advisor). "The effects of curcumin on occurrence of Amyloid-Beta-induced paralysis in transgenic C. elegans". McElroy Research Symposium, May 4th, 2007 Waverly, Iowa.

Rachel Shellabarger and David MCullough. "Status of Threatened Microtene Rodents in Northeast Iowa: Correlations Between Habitat Quality and Availability. Iowa Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, 27-29 April, 2007 Pella, Iowa.

Laura Durant, John Melville, Eric Cassmann, Cynthia Bane, Shawn Ellerbroek, Roy M. Ventullo. Behavioral diagnostic methods for the detection of bladder cell carcinoma. the 43rD Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, AUG 12-16th, 2006 Snowbird, Utah.

John M. Melville, Derrin. L. Boerschel. "Inexpensive software solutions for behavioral analysis: a set of simple methods for conducting Morris water maze experiments at a small undergraduate". Presentation at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, OCT 14-18th, 2006, Atlanta, GA.

John. M. Melville, Hannah Goldhammer, Annie Reiher, Melinda Yoder. A common antioxidant (vitamin C) inhibits neomycin-induced sensory hair cell death in the Zebra fish (Danio rerio). Presentation at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, OCT 14-18th, 2006, Atlanta, GA.

Laura Durant, Eric Cassmann, Drs. Cynthia Bane, Shawn Ellerbroek, and Johnathan Melville.
"The sensitivities of biochemical and behavioral diagnostic methods for the detection of bladder cell carcinoma." Regional Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago , IL . March 2006 and the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, UNC-Asheville , NC . April 2006.

Stephanie Egts (biochemistry) and Todd Stanhope (biology) and Dr. J. Keith McClung.|
“Effects of Prohibitin on Cancer Growth” McElroy Symposium, Waverly, IA. May 2006

Hannah Goldammer , Annie Reiher, Melinda Yoder and Dr. Johnathan Melville.
“ Inhibition of Neomycin-Induced Sensory Hair Cell Death by an Antioxidant in Zebra fish”
Regional Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago , IL . March 2006

Leah Muhle, Lacey Ebert, and Jacque Novak and Dr. StephanieToering
“The Role of Dopamine in Female Sex Pheromone Biosynthesis in Drosophila melanogaster ”
Grinnell College Howard Hughes Medical Institute Symposium, Grinnell , Iowa , April 15, 2006

Anderson, Beth, Michael Powell and Dr. J. Keith McClung. Identification of proteins that bind to prohibitin's 3'UTR. The R.J. McElroy Student/Faculty Research Symposium administered by the Iowa College Foundation. May 2005.

Calhoun, Ann and David McCullough. Utilization of golf courses and other urban green spaces as amphibian refugia. National Conferences on Undergraduate Research, Lexington, Va., and at the Iowa Academy of Sciences, Spring 2005.

Fuller, Mary, Ryan Goetz, Shannon McDonnell and J. Keith McClung. The effects of a high protein diet on kidney function in Male Sprague-Dawley rats. The R.J. McElroy Student/Faculty Research Symposium administered by the Iowa College Foundation. May 2005.

Kidwell, Matt, Jared Kray, Joel Reynolds and Ed Westen. The changes in resting ghrelin levels as caused by restricted carbohydrate diet. The R.J. McElroy Student/Faculty Research Symposium administered by the Iowa College Foundation. May 2005.

Mullen, Kelly, Jennifer Olthoff, and Ed Westen. The effects of exercising at high altitudes as compared to low altitudes on muscle performance. The R.J. McElroy Student/Faculty Research Symposium administered by the Iowa College Foundation. May 2005.

Calhoun, A., D.A. McCullough. 2005. Utilization of golf courses and other urban green spaces as amphibian refugia. Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR).

Buzza, Colin, Jason Rasmussen, Theresa Edson and Ed Westen. Metabolic and cardiovascular effects of a low-carbohydrate diet. Experimental Biology/International Union of Physiology Meeting, San Diego, Spring, 2005.

Fox, Matt, Erin Wright, Roy M. Ventullo and John Bumpus. DECOLORIZATION of Erioglaucine and other triphenylmethane dyes by PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM. National Council on Undergraduate Research, Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA., April 21-23, 2005.

Yang, Wei, Chris Knudson, and Roy M. Ventullo. Developing, Using and Evaluating On-line Materials in Microbiology, Society for General Microbiology Symposium on e-Learning, Dublin, Ireland, Fall 2004.

Brumm, Ryan; Hemsath, Craig. Response of Bailey's Eastern Woodrat (Neotoma floridana bailey) to a Controlled Fire Management Regime. Iowa Academy of Science Annual Conference. April 23, 2004. Cedar Falls, Iowa. (McCullough)

Powless, E.R. and R.M. Ventullo. Effect of media composition on decolorization and peroxidase activity of Phanerochaete chrysosporium. The R.J. McElroy Student/Faculty Research Symposium administered by the Iowa College Foundation. May 2004.

Seabul, R. and R.M. Ventullo. Occurrence of antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus in cats and dogs in Northeast Iowa. National Council on Undergraduate Research, UIPUI, Indianapolis, IN. April 15-17, 2004.

Powless, E.R. and R.M. Ventullo. Effect of media composition on decolorization and peroxidase activity of Phanerochaete chrysosporium. National Council on Undergraduate Research, UIPUI, Indianapolis, IN. April 15-17, 2004.

Manson, M., Campbell, T., Cooper. C., and Liscum, E. 2002. Turing Arabidopsis into letuce...bul., presented at a poster session at U. of Missouri Aug. 1st, Columbia MO and at NCUR on Friday, March 14, 2003 Salt Lake City, UT.

The effect of microinjection of the mRNA transcript Prohibitin into a breast cancer cell line. Amy Taylor, Christopher Hill and J. Keith McClung. National Conference of the Council on Undergraduate Research Annual Meeting, June, 2002.

The effects of 1, 25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 on chemotherapy-induced Alopecia in a rat pup model. Abby Stockham, Linette Tibben and Roy M. Ventullo. The R. J. McElroy Student/Faculty Research Symposium, May, 2002.

The effect of changing land use along a groundwater stream continuum on periphyton communities. Matt Haberkorn and Steve Main. Iowa Academy of Science Annual Meeting, April, 2002.

The effect of zinc acetate on colonization of Streptococcus sanguis on hydroxyapatite crystals using a microscale method. Brandon M. Patten and Roy M. Ventullo. The R. J. McElroy Student/Faculty Research Symposium, 2001.

Ecology of northeastern Iowa springs creeks. Matt Haberkorn and Steve Main. The R. J. McElroy Student/Faculty Research Symposium, May, 2001.

Chromium supplementation of HsdHlr: Zucker-fa and HsdHlr: Zucker-lean Rats: Effect on blood glucose and total blood cholesterol. Matthew C. Anderson, Kimberly K. Sweet and Roy M. Ventullo. The R. J. McElroy Student/Faculty Research Symposium, May, 2000.

Comparisons of prairie productivity over a summer growing season. Nancy Weiss, Natalie West and Steve Main. Iowa Academy of Science Annual Meeting, April, 2001.

The effects of UV-B radiation on cytoplasmic streaming in Nitella cells. Jess Daley and Roy M. Ventullo. The R.J. McElroy Student/Faculty Research Symposium, May, 1999.

Water quality of different aged farm ponds. Jason Puffett and Roy M. Ventullo. The R.J. McElroy Student/Faculty Research Symposium, May, 1998.

Biodegradation of vegetable-based oil in soil. Carrie Lyle, Jamie Bakkum, and Roy M. Ventullo. SAE Off-highway & Powerplant Congress and Exposition, May, 1996.