2003 Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol abstracts
A study in plant disease resistance
Student: Nkemdi Anyanwu
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Walter Gassmann, Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Exercise does really help
Student: Fiona Asigbee
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Sturek, Departments of Physiology, Internal medicine, and
Determination of Sol-Gel Properties for Use as an Optical Heart Attack Biosensor
Student: Ronald Bibb
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sheila Grant, Biological Engineering
Making Missouri Roads Safer For Travel:
Student: Andy Boeckmann
Faculty Mentor: Dr. J.E. Loehr, Geotechnical Engineering
The Influence of Perfectionism on Disordered Eating
Student: Clarissa Boyd
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anna Bardone-Cone, Psychological Sciences
Immature fish use of the main channel in the lower Missouri River
Student: Sandra J. Clark
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Galat, School of Natural Resources
Bcl-xL Associating Proteins and Their Role in Cell Death
Student: Gavin Cooper
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ed Rucker, Animal Science
Identification of cell-death related proteins involved in male infertility
Student: Gavin E. Cooper
Faculty Mentor: Unknown, Department of Animal Science
Solving the riddle of estrogen-induced cancers
Student: Claudia Espinosa-Nicholas
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dennis Lubahn, Biochemistry
How Toddlers Learn Language: The Role of Parental Input in Learning Vocabulary
Student: Leslie Fortner
Faculty Mentor: Unknown, Unknown
Corn Price Impact from Northeast Missouri Ethanol Plant
Student: Christan Hans
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joseph Parcell, Agriculture Extension-Social Sciendes
CA Herbicide Resistant Weed- Evaluation of common waterhemp (Amaranthus rudis) resistance to Protox-inhibiting herbicides
Student: Dana B. Harder
Faculty Mentor: Kelly A. Nelson and Reid J. Smeda, Agronomy Department
What can a story reveal about language in college students with learning disabilities?
Student: Jennifer Harrington
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stacey Silverman, Communication Science & Disorders
Effects of soy on breast cancer growth
Student: Mona M. Hdeib
Faculty Mentor: unknown, Biological Sciences, Genetics Area Program, Food S
Improving Cultural Competency
Student: Karen Hebert
Faculty Mentor: Sandy Matsuda, Department of Occupational Therapy
Investigation of a Potential Antibacterial Protein in Humans
Student: Ryan Hobbs
Faculty Mentor: Unknown, Department of Biochemistry
Using Protein Structure to Help Fight Chronic Lung Infections
Student: Gina Hoey
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lesa Beamer, Biochemistry
A computerized process that is capable of tracking cells by position and concentration
Student: M.A. Howell
Faculty Mentor: Unknown, Department of Biological Engineering
Long and Short Term Variations in the Pacific Ocean Water Temperatures and Their Effects on Missouri's Climate
Student: Eric Kelsey
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anthony Lupo, Soils & Atmospheric Sciences
Columbia, Missouri: An Urban Hot Spot
Student: Janelle Lam
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Patrick S. Market, Dr Anthony R. Lupo, Atmospheric Science Department
Development of mouse stem cells for treating neurodegenerative diseases
Student: James Nail
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mark Kirk, Biological Sciences
Human and Ape Femoral Bone: Does Activity Influence Adult Bone Form?
Student: Thierra K. Nalley
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Carol V. Ward, Biological Anthropology
Why do people with arthritis get so tired?
Student: Kevin Norris
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marian Minor, Physical Therapy Research
Bladder smooth muscle phenoype alterations in diabetic swine: a role for lipotoxicity?
Student: Abigail Petersen
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christopher Hardin, Medical Pharmacology and Physiology
Cloning ARF19
Student: Sean Pfaff
Faculty Mentor: Gretchen Hagen, Unknown
Changing Evolution with Advanced Material Designs
Student: Josh Ratchford
Faculty Mentor: Unknown, Unknown
The search for genes affecting mineral metabolism
Student: Papiya Ray
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Eide, Biochemistry/Nutritional Sciences
Type I Collagen's Role in Bone and Vascular Disease
Student: Tim Saettele
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charlotte Phillips, Unknown
Regulation of a Fat Hormone in Pony Mares
Student: B.R. Spader
Little Women - the effects of estrogenic endocrine disruptors on puberty
Student: Derica Stone
Faculty Mentor: Unknown, Unknown
Radioactive metals and their role in fighting cancer
Student: Brandon M. Tilghman
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Silvia S. Jurisson, Louis Stokes Heartland Alliance for Minority Parti
The beneficial effects of yeast and sodium bicarbonate on high producing dairy cows
Student: Reagan Vogel
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jim Spain, Animal Science
Assessing the Growth and Toxicity of Aspergillus flavus with Flavanoids and their Derivatives
Student: D. Woodruff
Faculty Mentor: Unknown, Plant Genomics Internship at MU, Dept. Of Agronomy