Senior Thesis Titles 2010
SURIA BAHADUE
Different Activities Elicit a Variety of Verbal Engagement Contributing to the Science Discourse in a Ninth Grade Biology Classroom
Maria Donoghue and Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JACOB F. BARANOSKI
Effects of Eph-Ephrin Interaction on Cell Segregation and Neural Structure Formation
Maria Donoghue, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
COLLEEN BENNETT
The effect of combining guided notes with concept mapping or interactive activities on student learning
Peter Armbruster and Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JEFFREY BIEN
The Luciferase Immunoprecipitation Systems Assay as a Method for Autoantibody Detection in the Sera of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cirrhosis, and Healthy Controls
Radoslav Goldman, Dept. of Oncology, and Peter Armbruster, Dept. of Biology, Georgetown University
KARIN NOËL BOTHWELL
Monarch butterflies learn colors equally well through absolute and differential conditioning
Martha R. Weiss, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ALEXA BURR
A Comparative Analysis of the Biological and Public Health Factors of the HIV/AIDS Epidemics in Washington, D.C. and Nigeria Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
WINIFRED CANTOR
Guided Note-Taking: Developing a Student’s Note-Taking Abilities and Enhancing Their Approach to Assignments
Ronda Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
YELENA CHUZHIN
Evaluation of Student Learning in an 11th Grade Anatomy and Physiology Class Through Analysis of Large and Small Scale Question Success
Martha Weiss, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SHANE M. CLARK
Ecological Control Methods of Lyme Disease
Philip Sze, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
BRENT AUSTIN DIBBLE
An Overview of Corticogenesis: Cellular Progression From Proliferation to Differentiation
Maria Donoghue, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KELLY DIFFERDING
Regulation and expression of intestinal Ezrin following infection with Giardia lamblia
Steven Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KAITLIN DONOHUE
Inquiry-based Lesson Plans Elicit Positive Student Behaviors Conducive to a Productive Learning Environment
Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KAMILLA ESFAHANI
Neurotrophic Activity of Gangliosides: Role of Neurotrophins
Italo Mocchetti and Seung Lim, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center
ANDREW FEDERER
Genome Annotation and Heavy Metal Inhibition of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Agona str. SL483
Dr. Anne Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
VIVIENNE FOROUGHIRAD
Patterns of maternal care in Tursiops sp. in Shark Bay, Australia
Janet Mann, Departments of Biology and Psychology, Georgetown University
JOHN GEAGER
Environmental Effects Resulting from the Growing Economy of China
Gina M. Wimp, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
BITA GHAFOURI
Examining the Estrogen-Like Effects of Arsenite, Nitrite, and Nickel in vivo in Female Sprague-Dawley Rats
Mary Beth Martin, Departments of Oncology and Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center; Anne Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
EMMA GORYNSKI
Functional Analysis of Cysteine Knot Proteins
Elena Casey, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MORGAN GREENFIELD
The Timing of Exposure to Metalloestrogens and Its Effects on Mammary Gland Development and Estrogen Receptor-alpha Expression
Mary Beth Martin, Departments of Oncology and Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology; Anne Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MELISSA HARVEY
Mother-Calf Rest Study in Wild Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Shark Bay, Australia
Janet Mann, Departments of Biology and Psychology, Georgetown University
AMANDA HASSLER
Annotation of the arginine and proline pathways and acid tolerance genes in a Salmonella enterica genome.
Dr. Anne Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JENNIFER HAWKEN
Induction of T cell–based immunity against giardiasis
Steven Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MICHAEL HRDY
The fate and function of antisense transcripts in Giardia lamblia
Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
NAIEM T. ISSA
Probing the Human Auditory Speech Perception Pathway Using Selective Adaptation Paradigms
Maximilian Riesenhuber, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center
CATHERINE JAMIS
Computational Analysis of Nasonia vitripennis MicroRNA
Christine G. Elsik, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SARI KHALEEL
The Effect of H19 Gene Overexpression on Brush Border Proteins During Giardia lamblia Infection
Steven Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JASMINE KHILNANI
A Fight Against Cholera: A Comparative Study Between India and Brazil
Professor Elmendorf, Biology of Biology, Georgetown University
AN KIM
Genomic Annotation and Test of Antibiotic Susceptibility/Resistance of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Agona str. SL483
Dr. Anne Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KRISTIN KOENIG
Estrogen-independent Activation and Nuclear Translocation of the Estrogen Receptor-alpha
Mary Beth Martin, Departments of Oncology and Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, and Ronda Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KELLY KRESPAN
Manual Annotation of Salmonella enterica and Gene Expression under Cold Stress
Anne G. Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JUSTIN LARACY
A Pilot Study: Dynamic limb weight bearing in injured animal models
Nathan Neckel, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, and: Dr. Elena Casey, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
PAUL LECCESE
Experience-dependent Structural and Functional Neuroplasticity in the Adult Somatosensory Pathway of the Central Nervous System
Joseph Neale, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
BRIAN LIN
Multimerization Plays a Critical Role in Protein Complex Formation and RNA Binding Activity of Hepatitis Delta Antigen
John Casey, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Chris Elsik, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SARAH LINNEMANN
The Role of Misconceptions in Student Learning
Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LAURA LINVILLE
Hormone Independent Regulation of the Progesterone Receptor Beta
Mary Beth Martin, Departments of Oncology and Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology; and Ronda Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
AMBER MAKANI
Expression and Characterization of Fc Gamma Receptor 3a for Cancer Immunotherapy Studies
Yong Tang, and Dr. Louis Weiner, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
MURAD RAMIZ MAMEDOV
Determination of Regions Involved in Hepatitis Delta Antigen-RNA Interaction
John L. Casey, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University
BRIGIT N. McLAUGHLIN
Analysis of CITES Approved Ara macao Trade and Legislative Implications
Amy Wilson, Migratory Bird Center / Genetics Center, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, and Peter A. Armbruster, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
EILEEN P. MERCURIO
Annotation as a Cognitive Strategy to Help Improve Students’ Critical Reading and Comprehension of Scientific Texts
Peter Armbruster and Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LAURA MERCURIO
The Relationship Between Images and Written Context in Student Learning
Ronda J. Rolfes and Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ROB MERRILL
The Use of Natural Killer Cells In Cancer Immunotherapy
Steven Singer, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
VALENTINA MOCCHETTI
Regulation of Sox14 in the Mesencephalon of Xenopus laevis
Elena Casey, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ALICE MURNEN
The Functional Role of the Basolateral Amygdala in Flexible Goal-Directed Behavior
Karen Gale, Elizabeth West, Patrick Forcelli, Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University
ANGELICA NOCERINO
Synthetic Lethal Screen of an EGFR-Centerd signaling network in pancreatic cancer cell lines:
Louis Weiner and Sandra Jablonski, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
CHRISTIAN PEAN
Manual Genome Annotation and Silver Inhibition of Salmonella enterica Agona str. SL483
Dr. Anne Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SUNIL REDDY
Divergent function ApoER2 and VLDLR
William G. Rebeck. Georgetown University, Department of Neuroscience.
KATHERINE RENDON
White yeast cells of Candida albicans respond to pheromones released by opaque cells to form biofilms which may assist in opaque cell mating
Ronda Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
GEORGE A. ROCHE
Halictid Bee Populations, Distribution, and Biodiversity within a Mid-Atlantic National Park
Edward M. Barrows, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
DEJA ROSE
Effects of Electroshock Seizures on Traumatic Brain Injury
Patrick A. Forcelli and Karen Gale, Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University
MELODY SAFARZADEH
The envelope protein of human immunodeficiency virus-1 modulates the release of proBDNF in human cells
Italo Mocchetti and Alessia Bachis, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center; Maria Donoghue, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
PAUL SAMPOGNARO
A Role for Eph Signaling in Differentiated Neurons of the Developing Cortex
Maria J. Donoghue, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MAX SCHOBER
Effects of ephrin-B3, a myelin-associated protein, on inhibiting axonal sprouting after spinal cord injury
Lawrence Kromer, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center
MICHELE SCIAUDONE
Properties of Nicotinic Cholinergic Receptors in MN9D Dopaminergic Cells
Kenneth Kellar, Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University; Maria Donoghue, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
COLIN SHUKIE
The Role of the Presynaptic Membrane-Associated Protein, SNAP-23, in Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Killing
Gerard Ahern, Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University
SHAELYNN SLEATER
In Search of the Molecular Mechanisms Underpinning Photoperiodic Diapause in Aedes albopictus
Peter Armbruster, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
KATHRYN A. SPECTORSKY
Plain Populations and Fancy Diseases: Understanding Genetically Recessive Diseases in Amish and Mennonite Communities
Gina M. Wimp, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MATTHEW CLIFFORD STROM
Genes of the foundation species Populus deltoides affect community structure and performance
Gina Marie Wimp, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
RYAN SUMME
Algal Biodiesel: An Analysis on the Feasibility of Large-Scale Production
Phil Sze, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
CARA SWANTEK
Infertility in Developed and Developing Countries
Anne Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
CAMERON SWEENEY
Adverse Behavioral Effects of Early Postnatal Exposure to Anticonvulsant Drugs in Rats
Patrick Forcelli and Karen Gale, Department of Pharmacology, and Maria Donoghue, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
JOE TESORIERO
F-Spondin Promotes Dendritic Spine Formation and Synaptic Plasticity in-vitro
Hyang-Sook Hoe, Department of Neurology, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Hospital
TEJAL THAKER
Factors Contributing to the Quality of Differences between Student Verbal and Written Responses
Maria Donoghue and Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
MATTHEW J. TOTH
Determining the Role of the “Class E” Vacuolar Protein Sorting (VPS) Proteins in Purine Secretion
Ronda J. Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
ABRAM WAGNER
Investigating Recall of Material from Kinesthetic and Non-Kinesthetic Activities among 11th-grade Science Students
Martha Weiss and Heidi Elmendorf, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
DYLAN WATERMAN
Network temporal effects of the down-regulation of neural ligand protein ephrinB3 on developing hippocampal cultures
Rhonda Dzakpasu, Department of Physics, and Maria J. Donoghue, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
LAUREN WESTBAY
Polymorphisms in the genes COMT, BDNF, and DRD4 influence dissociable aspects of feedback-based learning
Darlene V. Howard, Department of Psychology, and Maria J. Donoghue, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SAMUEL WILES
Characterization of the Genomic Properties of Salmonella enterica serovar Agona str. SL483
Anne G. Rosenwald, Department of Biology, Georgetown University
SARAH WONDISFORD
Development of an in vitro assay to measure inorganic polyphosphate.
Elliot Crooke, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, and Ronda Rolfes, Department of Biology, Georgetown University