Natural Science Summer Student Researchers 2007

Joseph Briguglio

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Aldrich
Major: Molecular Biology

Research:
Genome scans of adaptive diversity in U.S. populations of the invasive tree Ailanthus altissima.
Brad Callard

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Smith
Majors: mathematics

Research:
RNA editing in Drosophila after chronic Li+ exposure.
 
Hunan Chaudhry

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Comar
Major: Biochemistry/Molecular Biology & Mathematics

Research:
Upper Bounds for Regular Conformations of (2n,2) -Torus Links.
Nabeela Chaudhry

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Broeder
Major: Molecular Biology

Research:
Physio Flow Project - Using cardiac impedance technology to characterize cardio-respiratory performance at rest, submaximal, and maximal exercise.
 
Nicholas Dobes

Faculty Mentors: Dr. Ferroni and Dr. Ronkainen
Major: Chemistry

Research:
1) Endpoint Assay for Pyruvate using Lactate Dehydrogenase. 2) Development and Optimization of Rotating Disk Enzyme Electrodes.
Joy Holowicki

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Comar
Major: Biochemistry

Research:
Dynamic Complexity of a Two-Prey, One-Predator System with Impulsive Effects.
 
Jillian Kaskavage

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Wilson
Major: Health Science

Research:
Methods for apoptosis analysis.
Rayna Lo

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tischler
Major: Biology

Research:
Bacterial resistance patterns of Canada Geese and their associated goslings.
 
Nida Malik

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gruss
Major: Health Science

Research:
Biomechanics of Infant Carrying in Women : Kinematic and Kinetic Effects of Using a Sling vs. Manual Carrying.
Mohammad Mohammad

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Muntean
Major: Biology

Research:
Chemical Self-Assembly of Metallomacrocycles as Synthetic ion Channels.
 
Angela Peverly

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ronkainen
Major: Chemistry

Research:
Development and optimization of a biosensor on a rotating disk electrode platform.
Abrar A. Salam

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Aldrich
Major: Molecular Biology

Research:
Genome scans of adaptive diversity in U.S. populations of the invasive tree Ailanthus altissima.
 
Stacey Sara

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Heinz
Major: Biology

Research:
Behavioral ecology
of the black swallowtail butterfly.
Fadi Shihadeh

Faculty Mentors: Dr. Smith and Dr. Wig
Major: Biochemistry/Molecular Biology

Research:
EtOH acutely modulates RNA editing of specific editing sites.
 
Musil Shihadeh

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nadolski
Major: Mathematics/Philosophy

Research:
Analyzing Drosophila behavior and gene expression.
Jill Silianokas

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tischler
Major: Molecular Biology

Research:
Bacterial resistance patterns of Canada Geese and their associated goslings.
Sarah St. John

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mascarenhas
Major: Chemistry

Research:
Synthesis of Organocatalysts and Asymmetric Robinson Annulations
Scott Toth

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Heinz
Major: Biology

Research:
Chemical ecology of the Apiaceae.


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