Senior Thesis Titles 2001
CHRISTINA A. ALBANO
Physiological Effects and Their Prevention in Adolescent Hodgkin’s Disease Patients
Bonnie Green, Department of Psychiatry, Research Division, Georgetown University
Steven M. Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
FREDERICK T. ALLEN
The Potential Impact of Stem Cells in the Treatment of Ischemic CNS Injuries
Douglas Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
BENJAMIN D. ARMSTRONG
Investigation of a Possible Upstream trans-acting Negative-regulator of Purine Nucleotide Biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ronda J. Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JOHNNY I. ARNOUK
Immune System Response During Periods of Stress Between Fibromyalgia Patients and Healthy Controls
Gail Whalen, Immunology, Rheumatology and Allergy, Georgetown University Medical Center
Diane Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MARIS A. BALTINS
A Light and Transmission Electron Microscope Study of H9 Lymphocytes Infected with HIV-1
George B. Chapman, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ERIKA M. BERGER
Expression of Pleiotrophin Under Control of the Human Endogenous Retrovirus (HERV)-Derived Promoter
Anke M. Schulte, Department on Oncology, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University
Ronda J. Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MELISSA W. BOULE
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Polymorphism, Smoking History, Folate Intake, and Lung Cancer Risk
Dr. Peter G. Shields, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center
TANYA M. BUMA
Methotrexate: Its Mechanisms of Neurotixicity and Effects on Intelligence in the Treatment of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
TIFFANY CAREATHERS
Anticonvulsant Effect of Vagal Nerve Stimulation on Focal Bicuculline Induced Area Tempestas Limbic Seizures
Benjamin R. Walker, Department of Psychology, Georgetown University
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
AMY P. DARUKHANAVALA
The Role of the Mast Cell in the Inflammatory Process
Diane W. Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ERIC M. DAVIS
CDNA Microarray Analysis of Hepatic Gene Expression Patterns in Mice Infected with Schistosoma mansoni: a longitudinal study
Thomas A. Wynn, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, NIH
Steven M. Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
CONSTANTINE M. DY
Dendritic Cells are Key Mediators of Immunity
Diane W. Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ALEX FAJE
Ionizing Radiation Induces p53/14-3-3 Association in an Isoform-specific Manner
Timothy Jorgensen, Department of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University
Ronda Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ERICA M. FALLON
The Role of Leptin in Fat Metabolism and the Effect on Energy Homeostasis
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
WILLAM C. FAUST
Ethical Implications of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
Diane W. Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
FRANCES CHRISTINE FISHER
Prion Disease and Yeast Prions: What’s in a Name?
Steven M. Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
VICTORIA C. GLYNN
The Production and Purification of Recombinant G. lamblia TATA-binding protein (gTBP)
Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
DEV GOPALAN
The Predictive Nature of Optimality Models and their Usefulness in Behavioral Genetics
Matthew Hamilton, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MICHAEL A. GWINN
Assateague Feral Pony (Equus caballus) Responses to Fly Harassment
David Powell, National Zoological Park, Washington DC
Janet Mann, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
OWEN J. HALLORAN
A Novel Approach to Identification of Proteins that Interact with a Small GTP-Binding Protein
Anne G. Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JENNIFER B. HALPERN
Calibration of Body Fat Deposition in Rats on Ketogenic Diet Using Leptin Radioimminoassay
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KRYSTINA S. HAWRYLUK
An Investigation of Impairments in the Reading and Comprehension of Present and Past Tense Verbs in a Stroke Patient with Left Basal Ganglia Damage
Rhonda B. Friedman, Department of Neurology, Georgetown University Medical Center
Joseph H. Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MARYANNE HORTA
The Effects of Gender and the Ketogenic Diet on Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Seizures
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
NADINE Z. IDRISS
Testing the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis on Appledore Island in the Gulf of Maine
Philip Sze, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LAUREN E. KORSHALLA
An Ultrastructural Study of Malaria-infected and Non-infected Placenta Using Transmission Electron Microscopy
Diane W. Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
George B. Chapman, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
EMILY LAVIGNE
Localization of Novel Protein GASP-180 in Giardia lamblia
Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
DHARA A. LEVERS
Olfactory Responses of Chrysoperla rufilabris (Chrysopidae) to Frass and Other Odor Sources from Epargyreus clarus (Hesperiidae)
Martha Weiss, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
AARON SYLVAN LORD
Intrinsic Optical Recording of Functional Maps in Cat Auditory Cortex
Josef R. Rauschecker, Georgetown Institute of Cognitive and Computational Sciences, Georgetown University
Joseph H. Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LAUREN E. MARSILLIO
The Correlation Between Placental Malaria and IgG Antibody Titers to Plasmodium falciparum Chondroitin Sulfate-A Ligand and Circumsporozite Protein
Diane W. Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
BENJAMIN D. MARTIN
Activation of Intestinal Epithelial Cells and the Immune Response to Giardia lamblia Infection
Steven M. Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
FRANK H. McDERMOTT
An Investigation into the Variable Expression of Ketogenic Enzymes in Rats Responding to a Ketogenic Diet
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JOHN E. McDONALD, Jr.
Polymorphisms in the Interleukin-10 Promoter Region
Diane W. Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Carolyn Hurley, Department of Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center
SACHIN MEHTA
Effect of Treatment with a Novel Compound on Neurological Recovery Following Spinal Cord Trauma
Susan Knoblach, Georgetown University Medical Center
Joseph H. Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JASON MICHAEL NOEL
Ecological Causes and Implications of Coral Reef Bleaching
Philip Sze, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
IONA O’NEIL-DUNNE
Study of the Presence of Anti-CSA Antibodies in Pregnant Women with Malaria
Diane W. Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
* Iona was awarded the Chapman Medal from the Department of Biology for this thesis research project
ELIZABETH H. PARTRIDGE
Prion Diseases: Epidemiological Implications for Public Health
Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
DIANE M. PERRY
The Effect of Trinucleotide Linker Scanning Mutations in the a2-tubulin Promoter of Giardia lamblia on Expression of a Luciferase Reporter Gene
Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
TERRY SCOTT PLATCHEK
The Effects of ß-hydroxybutyrate Injection on Metabolism in the Female Sprague-Dawley Rat
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ANNE M. ROGNESS
Immunological Aspects of Multiple Sclerosis: An Autoimmune Disorder of the Central Nervous System
Diane W. Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SALLY C. ROHRER
Localization of Protein GASP-180 to the Cytoskeleton of Giardia lamblia
Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
THOMAS ROZADOWSKI
Elongation Like Factor 1: A New Pharmacological Target in Candida albicans
Joy Sturtevant, Department of Microbiology, Georgetown University
ANDREW SAVARESE
Brain Metabolism of Glucose and ß-hydroxybutyrate for Rats on Restricted Diets
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KATHRYN H. SCIARRETTA
N-acetylaspartylglutamate peptidase II, a Novel Enzyme in the Hydrolysis of NAAG in Rat Brain
Thomasz Bzdega, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KYLE A. SMITS
El Nino’s Impact on Southern California Kelp Forests
Philip Sze, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
HELEN M. SUN
Detection of an Interaction Between the Transcription Factors, Bas1 and Bas 2
Ronda J. Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
RAFAEL TEJADA
Study of AIB-1 and BTAK in Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines
Jan K. Blancato, Department of Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center
Matthew Hamilton, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
CHRISTOPHER J. TESTA
An Interaction Between ARL1 and CCZ1 in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Anne G. Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ANNE THOMAS
CCZ1 Functionally Interacts with ARL1
Anne G. Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KARI-ELISA TRYGGESTAD
An Investigation of Yeast Proteins that Interact with Arl1p Using the Yeast-Two Hybrid System
Anne G. Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JEFFREY T. VAN GELDEREN
Effect of Treatment with Capase Inhibitors on Neurological Function Following Spinal Cord Injury
Susan Knoblach, Georgetown University Medical Center
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
AMISHA WALLIA
HIV and the Onset and Consequences of Parasitic and Viral Pathogens
Diane W. Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LAUREN WAMBOLD
Plasmid DNA Vaccination
Diane W. Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
BROOKE WEINSTEIN
Isolation of Microsatellites in Striped Bass Morone saxatilis
Matthew Hamilton, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KRISTEN M. WHELIHAN
An Investigation of the Positive-acting Regulatory Protein YLL010c (PSR1) on ADE Gene Regulation
Ronda J. Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MATTHEW D. WILLIS
Linkage of the Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Locus to the HLA Region of Chromosome 6p in Humans
Douglas E. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University