Senior Thesis Titles 2004
OMAR AKTHAR
Current and Hypothesized Treatments for Type I Hypersensitivity Reactions
Michael Hickey, Department of Biology, Georgetown, University
PAUL R. ALLYN
The Effects of Syk and Src Tyrosine Kinases on the Localization of Activated Src and Migration in BT549 Human Breast Cancer Cells
Susette C. Mueller, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ellen Henderson, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
FARIA S. AMJAD
Comparison of the Anticonvulsant Efficacies of the Ketogenic and High Energy Diets
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SHAWNA B. ARSENAULT
Lampyrid Biodiversity in Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve
Dr. Edward M. Barrows, Laboratory of Entomology and Biodiversity, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ADAM BELSCHES
An Investigation into the Effects of the Ketogenic Diet on Immediate Early Gene Expression in Rats with Seizures Induced by and Maximal Electroshock
Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MEGAN E. BROOKS
Learning generalization in foraging P.fuscatus paper wasps
Dr. Martha R. Weiss, Laboratory of Ecology, Department of Biology, University
Zukowski 2003 Undergraduate Research Scholarship Award Winner
KYLE M. BROWN
Populations Structure and Conservation in an Ecologically Important Anadromous Fish: Estimating Breeding Population Structure of Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass
Matthew B. Hamilton, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Zukowski 2002 Undergraduate Research Scholarship Award Winner
Kyle was awarded the Chapman Medal from the Department of Biology for this thesis research project
NOREEN BUKHARI
NAAG Peptidase Inhibitor Reduces Locomotor and Stereotypies in the PCP Model of Schizophrenia via Group II mGluR
Joseph, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MAHDI R. CHOWDHURY
Expression pattern of Sox21 in Xenopus laevis embryos
Elena Casey, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
EMMA V. COLE
Rapid Naming: Behavioral Assessment and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Dr. Guinevere Eden, Center for the Study of Learning, Georgetown University Medical Center
Dr. Joseph Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SARAH CONNOLLY
4-APP Sensitivity of the Vacuolar Protein Sorting VPS mutants in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ronda J. Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Zukowski 2003 Undergraduate Research Scholarship Award Winner
JACOB E. CRAWFORD
Foraging and learning in the paper wasp Polistes
Martha Weiss, Ph.D., Department of Biology, Georgetown University
NEIL C. DUNLEAVY
The effects of the ketogenic diet on absence seizures in male Sprague-Dawley rats
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MATTHEW FANELLI
The rapa whelk as an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay
Philip, PhD, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
BRADLEY FEHRENBACH
Smallpox: History, Biology, Vaccinations, and Bioterrorism
Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
GILLIAN L. FELL
Membrane Traffic Genes that Regulate K+ Homeostasis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Anne Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Zukowski 2003 Undergraduate Research Scholarship Award Winner
2004 Student Research Days Award Winner – Masters/Undergraduate Division
DOUGLAS R. GALLO
The Interaction Among Bcl Myc in the Apoptotic Pathways of Mammary Epithelial Cells
Ramljak and York A. Tomita, Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
BRENT A. GILMORE
The Effects of Anions on Androgen Receptor Activation
Mary Beth Martin, Department of Oncology
Joseph H. Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
REEM HASAN
Genes Influencing Malaria Severity and Outcome
Dr. Johnson, Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University
Dr. Diane Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MAUNG HLAING
Relative frequencies of HLA-B27 Alleles in Unrelated Individuals within Four Ethnically-defined Populations
Carolyn Hurley, Dept. of Oncology, Georgetown University
Matthew Hamilton, Dept. of Biology, Georgetown University
GERÓNIMO JIMÉNEZ
A practical guide for the quick identification of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease versus Variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease in affected individuals.
Jorge Barahona M.D., Clinica Alemana, Santiago, Chile, and Anne Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LAWRENCE J. KELLEHER
Effects of the administration of a ketogenic diet on absence seizures in male Sprague-Dawley rats.
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SONYA KHAN
Early life exposures to estrogens alter the response of the mammary gland to adult estrogen exposure
Dr. Leena Hilakivi-Clarke, Department of Oncology, Georgetown University
Dr. Ellen Henderson, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
RASHA S. KHOURY
G. lamblia attachment mediated by microfilaments, not microtubules
Heidi G. Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
Rasha was awarded the Sigma Xi Medal from the Georgetown University Chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, for this thesis project
2003 Student Research Days Award Winner-Masters/Undergraduate Division
ELIZABETH K. LAVERRIERE
The Role of Tie-2 in VEGI-Mediated Apoptosis in ABAE Cells
Linda J. Metheny-Barlow, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Anne G. Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LOUIS LICAMELE
A Comparative Genomic Analysis of Giardia lamblia in Search of Translation Initiation Factors
Steven Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
T. SEAN LYNCH
An Analysis of the Ewing�s Sarcoma Gene in Multiple Sclerosis at the DNA and RNA levels
John J. Richert, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University
MOLLY MARTYN
Sox21 Expression in Xenopus laevis embryos
Elena Casey, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MEHRAK MARZBAN
Over expression of mouse Disabled-1 and Tau in Drosophila
Brian Howell, National Institutes of Health
Joseph Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JULIA B. MASLOV
Sensitization of breast cancer cells to DNA-damaging treatments by targeting poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
Viatcheslav Soldatenkov, Radiation Medicine Department, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
2003 GUROP Summer Research Fellowship Award Winner
JESSICA F. MELONE
The Influence of Src on the Phosphorylation of the Migratory-Associated Paxillin Y31/Y118 and on the Presence of the Invadopodia-Associated Paxillin-Cortactin Complex in MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells
Dr. Susette Mueller, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
THOMAS A. MONACO
The role of N-Acetylapartylglutamate and peptidase inhibitor ZJ-43 in causing an increased resistance to seizures by decreasing glutamate levels in the pre-synaptic cleft
Dr. Douglas Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
TALA L. NAZARENO
A Comparison of the Efficacy of the High-Energy Diet versus the Ketogenic Diet on Reducing Seizure Threshold Levels in Rats by Measuring PTZ Levels
Dr. Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
DANIEL P. O’BRIEN
Interaction of Arl1p with Trk1p and other proteins in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Anne Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KAREN O’CONNELL
The immunological response to Giardia lamblia: examination of host’s disacchridase activity, actin growth, and motility
Steven Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LOU OJEIFO
The PEPT2 peptide transporter, a possible reuptake mechanism for the peptide neurotransmitter, NAAG
Dr. Tomasz Bzdega and Dr. Barbara Wroblewska, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
PAUL J. PACE
Prostate Stem Cell Antigen: A Cell-Surface Antigen with Regulation Potential in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Anne G. Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ANDREAS M. RAUSCHECKER
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Study of the Brain: Phosphene Threshold as a Function of Contrast of External Visual Stimuli and Exploration of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Involvement in Time Perception
Dr. Kai Thilo, Dr. Vincent Walsh, Prof. Colin Blakemore, Departments of Physiology and Experimental Psychology, Oxford University
Dr. Joseph Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JONATHAN C. ROBERTS
Retinoid Resistance in Breast Cancer Dr. Rebecca Riggins, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Anne Rosenwald, Biology Department, Georgetown University
JASON O. ROBERTSON
The Roles of IgA, IL-6 and Defensins in Response to Giardia lamblia Infections in Mice
Steven Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JOE ROSSI
The Role of Apyrase Conserved Regions in the Transforming Ability of the PCPH Oncogene
Dr. Vicente Notario, Department of Radiation Medicine
Dr. Steven Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SPENCER RUSIN
The effects of decreasing the breakdown of N-acetylaspartyl-glutamate on seizures induced by maximal electroshock and pentylenetetrazole infusion
Dr. Douglas Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
DIANA SARYAN
Relationship between Littorina obtusata and the brown algae Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus on rocky shores in New England
Philip Sze, PhD, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
CAROLINE SCOONES
The Ability of NAAG to Protect Against Chemically and Electrically Induced Seizures
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ERIN M. SCOTT
Intra-specific Aggression Among Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops sp.), in Shark Bay, Western Australia: Tooth Rake Scar Presence and Prevalence
Janet Mann, Department of Biology and Psychology, Georgetown University
PATRICK SHEN
The effects of epidermal growth factor, prolactin, estrogen, and estrogen/progesterone on the elongation and differentiation of ductal structure
Dr. Priscilla Furth, Lombardi Cancer Center
Dr. Ellen Henderson, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
J. MATTHEW SHICK
Molecular Epidemiology: The Contemporary Approach to Modern Infection
Dr. Steven Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
GENEVIEVE B. STOLER
Investigations into regulatory mechanisms for purine biosynthesis in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ronda J. Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KRISTINA N. VALENZUELA
Assessing the Number of Different Plasmodium falciparum Genotypes in the Placenta of Women in Yaounde, Cameroon
Diane Wallace Taylor, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
IGA WEGORZEWSKA
Coupling of the mGluR3 Receptor with the Second Messenger cGMP in Cerebellar Neurons and Astrocytes
Joseph Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ADAM WEIDENHAMMER
Fate of expression of the PML protein in two human neoplasms Shutong
Yang, M.D., The National Institutes of Health
Ellen Henderson, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JASON JAHMALI WILLIAMS
Potential Therapeutic Benefits from Oral Creatine Supplementation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Muscular Dystrophy
Ellen J. Henderson, Ph.D., Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ANDREA W. WU
An Analysis of Non-Contraceptive Long-Term Effects of Oral Contraceptives: Generating a Risk-Benefit Profile
Douglas A. Eagles, Department of Biology, Georgetown University