Sampling of Projects: Faculty with Students
A SAMPLING of PROJECTS FROM DEPAUW BIOLOGY FACULTY & STUDENTS
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Dr. LYNN BEDARD: Molecular Biology, Microbiology Biology
Cloning of High Copy Suppressors of a Mutant H4 Protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Student: Jenna Whitbeck ‘11
Epitope tagging and Localization of the Chromatin Assembly Factor, Cac1p, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Student: JooYoung Park ‘11
Investigating the Role of Hif1 in Histone Protein Import in SaccharomycesCerevisiae
Student: Jessica Boyer
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DR. JIM BENEDIX, Behavioral Ecology and Evolutionary Ecology The evolution of parachuting behavior in the arboreal frog Hyla chrysoscelis Students: Luke Miller, Ashley Conard, Stephen Hesterberg |
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Male-male aggressive behavior in cricket frogs, Acris blanchardi Students: Stephen Hesterberg, Ashley Conard, Luke Miller |
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Can clover explain the patchy distribution of crickets in pastures and lawns? Directed Seed Dispersal of Cedar Trees in a Disturbed Environment Student: Briana White Songs of Love: Field Research on Frogs and Crickets Students: Amy Coleman, Steven Cudney, and Jessie Pa’ahana |
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DR. DANA DUDLE, Plant Evolutionary Ecology, Conservation Biology
Investigating the Environmental Induction of Anthocyanin Production in Hemp Dogbane
Student(s): David Furman ‘09
Nature, Red in Stem and Leaf: Plant Ecology, Physiology and Evolution in an Abandoned Limestone Quarry
Students: Ryan Edelen ’11 and Matthew Howes ’11, Erica Ross 2010
Stress in the Weedy Medicinal Plant, Portulaca oleracea: a Metabolomic and Ecological Study
Students: Tanner Miller ‘11, Courtney Brimmer,’12 Kelly Summers ‘11
The effect of climate change on the medicinal plant Purslane (Portulaca oleracea). Poster presentation at BOTANY 2011, the joint meeting of Botanical Sociiety of America and the Society of Economic Botany. St. Louis, MO.
Students: Elizabeth Botts, M. Keinsley, C. Brimmer, T. Miller, K. Summers; Prof's D. Dudle and B. Hanson.
The roles of light intensity and genetics in the synthesis of anthocyanins in Apocynum cannabinum. Oral presentation at Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, March 2010, Ames, IA.March 2010
Students: Erica J. Ross
Why are some stems red? Expression and function of anthocyanins in Apocynum cannabinum plants under stress. Oral Presentaiton at Ecological Society of America 2008, Milwaukee, WI August 2008
Studetns: Erica J. Ross, Ryan Edelen, Matthew Howes.
March 2005 Helm, B.R.* and D.A. Dudle. Examining the potential for local adaptation in populations of Apocynum cannabinum at an abandoned limestone quarry. Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Carbondale, IL. Poster presentation.
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DR. VANESSA FOX, Ecology Where has all the leaf litter gone? |
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DR. CHET FORNARI, Molecular Genetics, Genomics & Bioinformatics, Microbiology
Characterization of the Homeobox Gene #13 in Salamanders and Rotifers
Student: Amanda Meyer ’09
Endless Forms Most Beautiful and Most Wonderful: The Role of Hox Genes in Rotifer and Salamander Development and Evolution
Students: Tia Malcom and Amanda Meyer
Computational Analysis of New Homeobox Genes in Rotifers
Student: Greg Dahman
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DR. WADE HAZEL, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics Students: Clinton Hasenour Students: Jyotishman Nag |
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The relationship between the timing of diapause and generation length in swallowtail butterfly species. MEEC (University of Southern Illinios), March 2011.
Student: Gagesch, K.
Shifting diapause timing and incidence in swallowtail butterflies. MEEC (University of Southern Illinios), March 2011.
Student: Haag, M.
Why germline filters out severe mtDNA mutations. Science. E-Letter response (http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/eletters/319/5865/958) 24 June 2008.
Students: Alexander Berlin , Jacqueline Betsch, Tanya Corman, Ryan Ely, John Emhart, Dennis Fisher, Kyle Foster, Andrew Hadley, Lauren Huff, Brock Sishc, Brian Smith.
Interspecific comparison of pupation site preference in swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae): implications for evolution of plasticity in pupal color.
Students: Niki Stone, Andie Wyatt, Kate Marshall
The proximate control of pupal color in swallowtail butterflies: implications for the evolution of environmentally-cued pupal color in butterflies
Students: Lauren Rakes, Matt Jones
| DR. KEVIN KINNEY , Physiology, Immunology,NeuroimmunologyPreliminary investigation of the role of IL-1 in the behavioral fever response of the green iguana, Iguana iguana. Students: Dahlia Tawfik, Marisa Yochum Effects of Two Different Types of Denervation on Primary and Secondary Antigen-Specific Antibody Response in Mice. Students: Marisa Yochum, Lauren Rakes, Phillip Mann, Jennifer Pasko, Emily Thornton |
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Effects of handling stress on primary and secondary antibody responses in the frog Xenopus laevis
Students: Chatel Bennet and Erin Wickerham
Evaluation of a colorimetric assay for in vitro proliferation of Xenopus splenocytes.
Student: Elias Oziolor
DR. PASCAL LAFONTANT, Biomedical Science, Physiology
The Giant Danio (D. Aequipinnatus) as A Model of Cardiac Remodeling and Regeneration.
Students: Alan R. Burns, Jamie A. Grivas, Mary A. Lesch, Tanmoy D. Lala, Sean P. Reuter, Loren J. Field, Tyler D. Frounfelter.
Apoptosis and Remodeling in a Zebrafish Model of Heart Disease
Students: Ben Golden, Jamie Grivas
Structural and Biochemical Analysis of Danio rerio and giant danio adult hearts
Student: Adrienne Cobb ’09
DR. DINA LEECH, Aquatic Ecology, Environmental Science
Ocean Warming May Increase the Abundance of Marine Consumers
DR. HENNING SCHNEIDER, Molecular Neurobiology, Physiology, and Neuroethology
Mapping of Serotonin Type 1A Receptor Expression in the Zebrafish
Student: Ashley Strahley
Identification of 5HT2C Receptor Expressing Neurons in Zebrafish
Students: Michael Forde and Kate Mittendorf
5HT2C Receptor Expressing Cells in the Olfactory Organ of Zebrafish Larvae
Student: Kathleen Mittendorf
Cloning and Characterization of a Zebrafish 5HT7 Receptor Gene
Student: Danielle Brueck
DR. BRUCE SERLIN, Cellular Biology, Plant Biology
Ramifications of Nascent Fungicides on Local Aquatic Vertebrates
Students: Heather Jeffries and Dusty Kime
DR. JANET VAGLIA, Developmental Biology
The Longer the Better? Axial Elongation and Tail Development in the Twolined Salamander
Students: Kurt White and Alison Case
Secrets of Salamander Tail: A comparative study of posterior body axis development
Students: Noe Flores ’11 and Neil Fitzharris ’10