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Collecting Mites with Bruce Smith
Collecting Mites with Bruce Smith
Research Symposia

 

Fall 2009 Sysmposia:   
  December 9 & 10
  CNS 112
  4:00 p.m.

Past junior research symposia (PDF):

 

Registration Forms are due by
1:00 October 30

The following are projects being conducted by students for Research in Biology (BIOL-30200-xx*). There are both academic year and summer research opportunities available. (Note: projects may change without notice.)

*xx represents the faculty members' section number.

MARINA CAILLAUD (section 8)   On leave 2009-10

  • Differential gene expression in the pea aphid. Microarray analysis revealed that several candidate genes are differentially expressed between two host races (alfalfa and clover). Undergraduate Research students will use RT-PCR and qRT-PCR to verify differential expression and identify genes involved in the feeding behavior of aphids.

ED CLUETT (section 6)    2009-10 Opportunities

  • mechanisms and pathways of cholesterol transport inside cells
  • effect of the cholesterol environment on protein function and its relation to diseases: NPC1 and processing of Amyloid Precursor Protein
  • lab activities for high school biology classes

JASON HAMILTON  (section 7)  2009-10 Opportunities

  • Maple syrup production: climate correlates for a tasty treat
  • Non-Timber Forest Products: how to grow an edible mushroom
  • Non-Timber Forest Products: can we grow paw paws here?
  • Citizen Science: “New” ways to monitor wildlife range changes
  • The Power of the Sun: Development of a solar fountain on I.C. campus
  • Ecosystem complexity in practice: let’s build a wetland
  • Sustainable food systems: let’s eat a bug

JEAN HARDWICK (section 3)   2009-10 Opportunities

  • regulation of parasympathetic neurons

JOHN HOPPLE (section 12)    2009-10 Opportunities

  • understanding evolutionary relationships of species in the genus Coprinus (the inky caps) from molecular and morphological characters
  • reconciling biological and phylogenetic species concepts in fungi
  • reconstructing a fungal taxonomy congruent with phylogeny exploring macroevolutionary changes in spore dispersal in basidiomycetes

MAKI INADA (section 13)    2009-10 Opportunities

  • Investigation of SR protein splicing and regulation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

LEANN KANDA (section 11)   2009-10 Opportunities

  • Activity patterns and space use of mink
  • Relationship between social status and movement behaviors in dwarf hamsters       
  • Behavioral syndromes in muskrat                    

KIRWIN PROVIDENCE (section 10) 2009-10 Opportunities

  • Determining the mechanism used (by two different species of bacteria) to inhibit proper skin-wound healing. (Project with relevance to Human health and Medicine)
     
  • Design and use of micro-fabricated devices to aid in studying skin cell motility (such as observed during wound repair). (Project with relevance to Human health and Medicine)
     
  • Identification of specific algae proteins that mediate initial cell adhesion and subsequent biofilm formation. (Project with relevance to Environmental science)

PETER MELCHER (section 9)   2009-10 Opportunities

  •  Determining factors that affect the biomechanical properties of bordered pit membranes in plants
  •  Evaluating how xylem-wounding affects the measure of stem hydraulic resistance
  •  Determining a method to measure the hydraulic resistance in tissue that contain multiple ears of growth
  •  Assessing the impact of leaf extract on soil microbial activity

ANDY SMITH (section 5) 2009-10 Opportunities

  • Using biochemical and mechanical experiments to characterize the cross-linking mechanism of gel-based biological glues
  • Identifying factors that control the mechanical properties of  biological glues

BRUCE SMITH (section 1)  2009-10 Opportunities

  • Pheromone communication in water mites
  • Mating behavior: female choice and male-male competition in water mites
  • Sex-ratio skew in mites: how & why specialize in producing male or female offspring?
     
  • Summer research at Queen's Univ. Biological Station in Canada

SUSAN SWENSEN (section 2)  2009-10 Opportunities

  • Evolutionary history of plants and insect parasites
  • Projects in sustainability science

 

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