Senior Thesis Titles 2002
JAMES H. ABORN
Yeast Strains Lacking ARL1 Exhibit Resistance to Rhodamine 6G
Anne G. Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MARIANNE AUGUSTINE
Phosphorylation of [3H]-thymidine in Sea Urchin Embryos Treated with QQ98 cis-isomers CS and CR, and trans-isomers TS and TR
David Nishioka, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
GERARD ANTHONY BALTAZAR
Population Subdivision of Morone saxatilis Among Chesapeake Bay Watersheds
Heidi G. Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JEANINE A. BAQAI
Transmission Electron Microscope Study of the Variation in Bacterial Morphotypes on the Dorsal Surface of Human Tongues after the Use of Listerine® Mouthwash
George B. Chapman, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
RENA BORUCKI
An Analytical Examination of Old and New World Hanta Viral Strains
Malcom M. Martin, Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center
Heidi G. Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MARK W. BYRNE
Brain Arteriovenous Differences of Blood Glucose and β-hydroxybutyrate Levels in Rats Fed a Ketogenic Diet
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KRISTIN M. CAM
Surface Coat Proteins and Possible Antigenic Variation in Spironucleus vortens and Hexamita inflata
Steven M. Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JORGE A. CASTRO-ALVEAR
American Trypanosomiasis: A Survey of Doença do Chagas
Heidi G. Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JAIME ANN CAVALLO
Nonsense-mediated mRNA Decay in Human Breast Cancer Cells and Colon Cancer Cells
Bassem Haddad & Debra Boles, The Institute for Molecular & Human Genetics, Georgetown University Medical Center
ALEX CHANG
Mediation of Erectile Function by Nitric Oxide Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JOHN CIVILLICO
Implications of Polymorphisms of the Serotonin Transporter Gene for Smoking Behavior in High School-Aged Adolescents
Peter Shields, Lombardi Cancer Center, Department of Hematology & Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center
Joseph H. Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MEGHAN A. COGHLAN
Ligand-dependence of the Interaction Between Androgen Receptor and a Novel Coactivator, β-catenin
Edward Gelmann, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
MELISSA D. CONRAD
Wasp Predation on Sheltered Larvae: The Importance of Visual and Olfactory Cues
Martha R. Weiss, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
GENEVIEVE CROFT
Effects of Local Light Environment on Insect Herbivore Damage for Three Temperate Tree Species
Eric Nagy, Mountain Lake Biological Station, University of Virginia
Martha R. Weiss, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LAURA J. DICKER
DNA Microarray Technology and the Effect of Lithium on Gene Expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Anne G. Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LINDSEY DURBIN
Parent-offspring Conflict in Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops aduncus
Janet Mann, Department of Biology and Psychology, Georgetown University
LAYTON ELLIOT
Identification of Transcription Factor B in Giardia lamblia
Heidi G. Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
CRISTINA FABRICANT
Analysis of the Lutenizing Hormone Receptor Gene in Patients Presenting with Leydig Cell Hypoplasia
Wai-Yee Chan, NICHD, National Institutes of Health
Ronda J. Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JOHN FONTANILLA
Polymorphisms in the Promoter Gene Region of Interleukin 10
Philip Posch, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center
Carolyn Hurley, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
Diane W. Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JEFFREY FORREST
The Role of the Na+/H+ Exchanger in Cytosolic pH-dependent Apoptosis of MDR-transfected, Drug-resistant Cells
Paul D. Roepe, Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University
Ellen J. Henderson, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
PETER S. FRANTZ
Gene Expression by Intestinal Epithelial Cells in Response to Giardia lamblia Infection
Steven M. Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
AMIT K. GUPTA
Chromatin Level Effects on Transcription in Giardia lamblia
Heidi G. Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
DAVID HARBURGER
Investigation of a Potentially Significant Polymorphism in the Interferon Regulatory Factor-1 Gene in Cell Line, with a Focus on Breast Cancer
Robert Clarke, Department of Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center
Todd C. Skaar, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Indiana University Department of Medicine
Ronda J. Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
CARA HOROWITZ
Allo-grooming May Serve More Than One Function in Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops adunca
Janet Mann, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
DOUGLAS HSU
Uptake and Incorporation of Externally Supplied [3H]-thymidine in a Sea Urchin in vivo Model Treated with QQ98 Isomers
David Nishioka, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
NAYLA Z. IDRISS
Oyster Restoration in the Chesapeake Bay
Philip Sze, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
NICHOLAS JARMON
Production of Antibodies Against HRP-1 in Plasmodium falciparum-infected Individuals
Diane W. Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MIN KYU LEE
The Effects of γ-butyrolactone (GBL) and the Ketogenic Diet on the Behavior of Male Rats
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JOSEPH LOPEZ
The Negative Effects of Global Warming Edward
M. Barrows, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JUSTIN MARQUIS
The Effect of Calorie Restriction on γ-butyrolactone-induced Seizures in Rats
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
CHRISTOPHER MERRITT
Effects of a Ketogenic Diet on Drug-induced Generalized Absence Seizures in Rats
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
RAJEEV C. MOHAN
Cells in the Primary Visual Cortex Can Serve as Local Spatial Frequency Analyzers
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MATTHEW D. NEAL
Identification of a Major Surface Protein and the Search for Antigenic Variation in Trepomonas agilis
Heidi G. Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Matthew (Macky) was awarded the Chapman Medal from the Department of Biology for this thesis research project
MICHAEL O’BRIEN-McGINTY
A Comparison of the Seizure Inducing Latency of Pentylenetetrazole and Flurothyl in Rates on both Normal and Ketogenic Diets
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
COURTNEY MARIE PETERSON
Identification and Characterization of Murine Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Phosphohydrolase
Sarah Spiegel, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center
KEITH H. POST
Flower Fly (Diptera: Syrphidae) Biodiversity, Flight Periods, Sex Rations, and Habitat Distribution in Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve (DMWP), Virginia Edward
M. Barrows, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JESSICA QUINN
Sea Otters as Keystone Species in Alaskan Kelp Forests
Philip Sze, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
GINA RAMIREZ
Color Learning in Three Butterfly Species
Martha R. Weiss, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MICHAEL RAVENS
Codium fragile as an Invasive Species in the Atlantic Ocean
Philip Sze, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
GABRIELLE RIZZUTO
Diversity Within the DRB1*08 Allele Family in Four US Populations and the Description of Two Novel HLA-A Locus and Five Novel HLA-B Locus
Alleles Carolyn Hurley, Department of Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center
Matthew Hamilton, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JASON M. SAVICH
Axon Guidance by Very Shallow Gradients
Geoffrey J. Goodhill, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center
SUSAN SHAMIMI-NOORI
The Effects of N-Acetylaspartylglutamate Analogues on Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II and the Metabotropic Glutamate receptor, mGluR3
Jarda Wroblewski, Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University Medical Center
Joseph H. Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
STEPHEN R. SILVESTRO
An Electron Microscope Study of Rose Tissue Infected with Rose Rosette Disease
George B. Chapman, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SAMANTHA STEIN
γ-butyrolactone Does Not Significantly Elevate Rat Metabolism
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
RACHEL KATHLEEN TARDIFF
Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
DANIEL UNGER THUILLIER
The Antibody Avidity Differences to Plasmodium falciparum Cell Surface Antigens CSP, MSP, and GPI Amongst Pregnant and Non-pregnant Cameroonian Women
Diane W. Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
EMILY TUERK
Suppression of the Estrogen Receptor Alpha Gene in Breast Cancer
Mary Beth Martin, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center
ARUNAN S. VAMADEVAN
A Descriptive and Comparative Study of the Bacterial Morphotypes Scraped from Two Human Tongues Following Two Weeks of Non-Use of a Mouthwash and Two Weeks of Twice-Daily-Use of a Mouthwash
George B. Chapman, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JESSAMINE WILLIAMS
Bamboo Preferences in a Pair of Captive Giant Pandas
Janet Mann, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
David Powell, Department of Conservation Biology, Conservation and Research Center, Smithsonian National Zoological Park
ERIN E. WILSON
Learning in Paper Wasps: Polistes dominulus and Polistes fuscatus Overcome Prey Defenses
Martha R. Weiss, Department of Biology, Georgetown University Zukowski 2002 Undergraduate Research Scholarship Award Winner
Erin was awarded the Chapman Medal from the Department of Biology for this thesis research project
HONG FA YANG
The Effects of γ-butyrolactone (GBL) Injection on Behavior in Ketogenic Female Sprague-Dawley Rats
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
TIMOTHY M. ZAGAR
A Study of the Ultrastructural Features of Human Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast
George B. Chapman, Department of Biology, Georgetown University