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STUDENT PRESENTATIONS AT NCUR 2002
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Wisconsin
National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
April 25 – 27, 2002
Student Presentations:
- “What to Eat and What Not to Eat: Feeding Choice Tests with Gypsy Moth Larvae Lymantria dispar”
- Mr. Brian Broomell, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Vonnie Shields (Biological Sciences)
- “Investigating Fungal Spore Properties with Atomic Force Microscopy”
- Mr. Michael Buck, Department of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences
- Mentor: Dr. David Schaefer (Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences)
- “The Role of Substrate-bourne Chemical Cues During Predator Avoidance by the Pygmy Salamander, Desmognathus wrighti”
- Ms. Jeannette Dawson, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Don Forester (Biological Sciences)
- “Differences in Anti-Predator Behavior Between Blacknose Dace from Urbanized and Rural Watersheds”
- Ms. Kimberly Lohnas, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Joel Snodgrass (Biological Sciences)
- “Photometric & Companion Analysis from Hubble Space Telescope Main Belt Asteroid Survey”
- Mr. Khaldoun Makhoul, Department of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences
- Mentor: Dr, Alex Storrs (Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences)
- “Isolation and Characterization of Novel PM H+- ATPases Genes in Tomato”
- Mr. Keith Marin, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Larry Wimmers (Biological Sciences)
- “Post-Breeding Migration and Habitat Utilization by Female American Toads: Quantifying Natural History to Promote Conservation”
- Ms. Katherine Marselek, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Don Forester (Biological Sciences)
- “Multicellular Isolates as a Bioassay for Environmental Stress in Corals”
- Ms. Amie Moody, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Eric Scully (Biological Sciences)
- “Characterization of Spiroplasma Isolated From Poland Satin Moth Larvae”
- Ms. Marietta Oduori, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Gail Gasparich (Biological Sciences)
- “The Nanomechanical Study of Silicon Using Atomic Force Microscopy and X-ray Diffraction Techniques”
- Mr. Jeremy Robinson, Department of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences
- Mentor: Dr. David Schaefer (Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences)
- “Generation of Plasmids For Expression of the Plasmodium Yoelli CSP Antigen In Mycobacterium”
- Ms. Michelle Weber, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Carol Berkower (Biological Sciences)
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS AT NCUR 2000
National Conference for Undergraduate Research
April 27 – 29, 2000
Missoula, MT
Authors and Abstracts
- "Age-dependent predator recognition by the mountain dusky salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus): the importance of substrate-borne chemical cues"
- Nichole Castagna and Nicholas Evancho, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Donald Forester (Biological Sciences)
- “Classification and Characterization of the First Spiroplasma Isolated from a Biting Midge (Forcipomyia glauca) Using Serological and Molecular Techniques”
- Adrienne Cottrel, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Gail Gasparich (Biological Sciences)
- “Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Spiroplasma Strains 5298 and 5398 Isolated from Biting Midges (Atrichopogon sp.)”
- Mark Danus and Rebecca Fishman, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Gail Gasparich (Biological Sciences)
- “Effects of various antibiotic concentrations on fiber degradation by anaerobic zoosporic fung”
- Kameiko Foster and Kumo Lartevi, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Daniel Wubah (Biological Sciences)
- “Angiotensin II (ANG II) Induced Constriction of Rat Outer Medullary Descending Vasa Recta (OMDVR) is Partially Thromboxane (TXA2) Receptor Dependent”
- Layla R Hilbun, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Erik Silldorff (Biological Sciences)
- “Biodiversity of Oriental Ommatune Flies with Special Reference to Sri Lanka/ the Oriental Genus Pseudomerodontina (Diptera: Asilidae) with two new Species”
- Hilary Hil, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Aubrey Scarbrough (Biological Sciences)
- “Development of a Malaria Vaccine using Recombinant Mycobacterium bovis BCG”
- Erin Kelleher and Connie Sexton, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Carol Berkower (Biological Sciences)
- “Dietary Preference of Panaque maccus”
- Mark Lichaa, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Jay Nelson (Biological Sciences)
- “Digestive Physiology of Panaque maccus”
- Toba Niaz, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Jay nelson (Biological Sciences)
- “Expression of Semaphorin III & Neuropilin 1 Following CNS Lesion”
- Jimmy Ninh, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Laurie Williams-Hogarth (Biological Sciences)
- “A Comparative Study of the Cutaneous Electrical Properties in Anuran and Urodele Amphibians”
- Jason Ross, Department of Biological Sciences
- Mentor: Dr. Gerald Robinson (Biological Sciences)
The Jess and Mildred Fisher
College of Science and Mathematics
Smith Hall, Room 312 (campus map)
Phone: 410-704-2121
Fax: 410-704-2604
E-mail: fcsm@towson.edu
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