2007 Summer Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum
Can diet influence cancer cell growth? Effects of phytoestrogens on the hedgehog-signaling pathway in prostate cancer.
Student: Natalie Abert
Faculty Mentor: Dennis Lubahn, Biochemistry
Childhood Obesity and the Socioeconomic Satus of Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites
Student: April Allen
Faculty Mentor: Sara Gable, Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies
Mitochondrial DNA insertions into the nuclear chromosomes of the maize Mo17 inbred line
Student: Teresa Backes
Faculty Mentor: Kathleen Newton, Biological Sciences
Pneumatic Tube System Sampler Sealer Design & Prototype for Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA)
Student: Alejandro D. Barilari Serres
Faculty Mentor: Wale B. Oladiran Ph.D., Univesity Missouri Reseacrh Reactor
Resveratrol is a superinducer of the estrogen receptor.
Student: Joseph Beeman
Faculty Mentor: Susan Nagel, OB/GYN and Women's Health
Multimedia metaphors: the film and literature hybrid of videopoetry
Student: Anne Binder
Faculty Mentor: Nancy West, English
Milk does a body good: calves too?
Student: Jocelyn Bishop
Faculty Mentor: Jeremy F. Taylor, Division of Animal Sciences
In vivo and in vitro analysis of In-111 and Cu-64 labeled PNA-peptides in mice
Student: Nicole Bodkin
Faculty Mentor: Michael Lewis, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
Cell on the Move: Remodeling of the vascular wall
Student: Matt Boone
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Luis Martinez-Lemus, Medical Pharmacology and Physiology
Fabrication of Equipment to Conduct LCORR Research
Student: Lee Brewington
Faculty Mentor: Xudong Fan, Biological Engineering
Attaching fluorescent reporters to self-assembling nanocapsules
Student: Essence Brice
Faculty Mentor: Sheryl Tucker, Chemistry
MAP kinases in ovule development: Functional analysis of MPK3 & 6 promoters
Student: Kristin Bruffett
Faculty Mentor: Shuqun Zhang, Biochemistry
Effect of lactation on blood progesterone concentrations in dairy cattle
Student: Jacob Bubolz
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Matthew Lucy, Animal Science
Self-neutralization experiments with a ferroelectric plasma thruster
Student: Vidal Candelaria
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Scott Kovaleski, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Microwaves in the Heavens
Student: Daniel Caputo
Faculty Mentor: Angela Speck, Physics and Astronomy
Design of an electrical system for swaging targets in the production of molybdenum-99
Student: Joseph Cardona
Faculty Mentor: A. Sherif El-Gizawy, Mechanical Engineering
P2Y&sub2; Receptors Transactivate the EGFR/ERB1 and ERB3 Growth Factor Receptors in Human Salivary Gland Cells
Student: Tamala Carey
Faculty Mentor: Gary A. Weisman, Ph.D., Biochemistry
Phase Measurement Algorithms in Fluorescence Molecular Tomography
Student: Brian Carmignani
Faculty Mentor: Ping Yu, Physics and Astronomy
An Analysis of Wireless Security in Columbia, MO
Student: Matthew Chittum
Faculty Mentor: Haibin Lu, Computer Science
The magic bullet: Creating Indium-111 Bombesin targeting vectors for use in diagnostic imaging of prostate and breast ca
Student: Benjamin Cook
Faculty Mentor: Timothy Hoffman, Internal Medicine
Analysis of fluorine via 19F(n,γ)20F decay in the presence of a Na interferant using NAA
Student: Anthony DeGraffenreid
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Robertson, MURR
On air: Evaluating streaming MPEG4 video performance over wireless networks
Student: Nicole Driscoll
Faculty Mentor: Haibin Lu, Computer Science
Cloning, expression, purification, and characterization of Dengue virus proteins
Student: Ryan Durk
Faculty Mentor: Stefan Sarafianos, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Glioma cells influence the migration of neuralized mouse embryonic stem cells in vivo
Student: Laura Engel
Faculty Mentor: Mark D. Kirk, Biological Sciences
Generating GBX1 anitbodies: A useful tool in determining developmental mechanisms regulated by GBX1
Student: Larry Fagbemi
Faculty Mentor: Samuel Waters, Biological Sciences
Expression of regions of Apm1p in E coli. and purification of the expressed proteins
Student: Tyler Faust
Faculty Mentor: Steve Nothwehr, Biological Sciences
Graphical User Interface Deign for Automated Control Systems
Student: Julio I. Figueroa Maisonet
Faculty Mentor: Wale B. Oladiran PH.D., University Missouri Research Reactor
Mutations to the caveolin scaffolding domain reduces Caveolin-1 targeting of glycolytic enzymes to lymphocyte membranes
Student: Caitlin Fischer
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christopher Hardin, Medical Physiology and Pharmacology
Research into Chemical Separation Techniques for Production of Bi-213 Via Irradiation of Ra-226
Student: Erika Frye
Faculty Mentor: J. David Robertson, Chemistry
Viscosity of Mid Ocean Ridge Basalts
Student: Miriam Galenas
Faculty Mentor: Alan Whittington, Geological Sciences
Biochemical characterization of phosphoproteins involved in defense signaling in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana
Student: John Gardner
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Scott Peck, Biochemistry
Integration of programmable robotic arm with engineered nanopore
Student: Joseph Gitersonke
Faculty Mentor: Liqun Gu, Biological Engineering
Development of a Cell Culture Model for Studying Neuronal Migration
Student: Neal Goldenberg
Faculty Mentor: Anand Chandrasekhar, Division of Biological Sciences
Implementation of thermal/fluid measurement devices to characterize low enriched uranium (LEU) production capabilities.
Student: Ron Govoro
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gary Solbrekken, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Resolution of Phylogenetic Patterns Within Monocots
Student: Antionette Gray
Faculty Mentor: Dr. J. Chris Pires, Biological Sciences
The Effects of Anxiety and Depression on the Academic Achievement of African American Youth
Student: Tiffany Grayer
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Lambert, Human Development and Family Studies
Efficient organization of genetic data for easier statistical analysis
Student: Andy Halstead
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Chi-Ren Shyu, CS/IS
How volume of water effects in morphological growth and number of endomycorrhizas on P. delicatum
Student: Jun Ho Han
Faculty Mentor: Candace Galen, Biological Sciences
Maize brace root formation and correlation with juvenile nodes and tassel structure
Student: Dalena Hardy
Faculty Mentor: Karen Cone, Biological Science
Recovery of locomotor function following spinal cord hemi-transections in larval lamprey
Student: Sarah Hargis
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrew McClellan, Neuroscience
An Analysis of Wireless Security in Columbia, MO
Student: Clayton Harper
Faculty Mentor: Haibin Lu, Computer Science
Effect of progestin treatment on formation of persistent follicles in beef cows.
Student: Mallory Heaton
Faculty Mentor: Dr. M.F. Smith, Animal Science
Efficient IP Multicasting
Student: Michael Henderson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Wenjun Zeng, Computer Science
Characterizing A Human Embryonic Stem Cell Model of Placental Development
Student: Dana Hogg
Faculty Mentor: R. Michael Roberts, Animal Science
Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of postclassic and historic-period pottery from Soconusco, Chiapas, Mexico
Student: Karl Holland
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mike D. Glascock, University Reserach Reactor, Archaeometry
Development of a protocol for the maintenance and mineralization of osteoblasts from oim mice
Student: Kelly Hoss
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charlotte Phillips, Biochemistry
Wolbachia: A screening of potential host organisms
Student: Tyler Huffman
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Georgia Davis, Plant Science
Evaluating the relationship between leaf nitrogen concentration and chlorophyll content in five oak species.
Student: Ahmed Hussein
Faculty Mentor: Rose-Marie Muzika, Forestry
Agrobacterium – mediated transformation of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.)
Student: Kwang Hyun Hwang
Faculty Mentor: William R. Folk, Biochemistry
Bison maternal social groups in Custer State Park, South Dakota
Student: Alyce Johnson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Josh Millspaugh, Fisheries and Wildlife
Family and peer modeling of alcohol use in African American college students
Student: Bianca Jones
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Denis McCarthy, Psychology
Exploring protocols for synthesis of bombesin peptides derivatives to be used as GRP cancer receptor biomarkers
Student: LeighAnn Jordan
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Susan Z. Lever, Chemistry
Building reporter virus with recombinant viral proteins for analysis of resistance to antiviral compounds.
Student: Eun-gyeong Jung
Faculty Mentor: Donald Burke, MMI
Phenotype of deleted mutants of D. vulgaris Hildenborough
Student: MIN SOO KIM
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Judy Wall, Biochemistry
Hockey pucks: The energy of the future
Student: Zachary Kallenborn
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Peter Pfeifer, Physics
Childhood Overweight, Food Intake, and Physical Activity Among Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics
Student: Ambrosia Kennedy
Faculty Mentor: Sara Gable, Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies
Identification and deconvolution of overlapped peaks derived from raw 2D PAGE images
Student: Parker Kessler
Faculty Mentor: Jason W. Cooley, Chemistry
An in vitro binding assay to identify amino acid residues in Ste13p necessary for Ste13p/Amp1p interaction
Student: Marci Kirchberg
Faculty Mentor: Steve Nothwehr, Biological Sciences
On the road again: Corridor effects on nesting passerines in Missouri forests
Student: Curtis Kukal
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Faaborg, Biological Sciences
On air: Evaluating streaming MPEG4 video performance over wireless networks
Student: Joshua Liberman
Faculty Mentor: Haibin Lu, Computer Science
The Israeli woman solider: The under-utilized potential of women in the Israeli Defense Forces
Student: Claudia Liddle
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Galliher, Peace and Conflict Studies
The Effect of Nutrition on Insect Behavior
Student: Eugene Lim
Faculty Mentor: Thomas A. Coudron, USDA-Biological Control of Insect Research Lab.
Using Fluorescence in situ Hybridization to study maize lines genetically predicted to have chromosomal abnormalities
Student: Kristen Lindblad
Faculty Mentor: James Birchler, Biology
Evaluation of a ferroelectric cathode for use in electric propulsion
Student: Miguel Lopez
Faculty Mentor: Scott D. Kovaleski, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Characterization of the Mechanism of Action of the ultra-potent HIV inhibitor 4'-Ethynyl-2-Fluoro-2'-Deoxyade
Student: Amelie Mafotsing Fopoussi
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stefan Sarafianos, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Expression and proteolytic cleavage of Lav, a putative virulence autotransporter of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
Student: Jacquelyn Massey
Faculty Mentor: Miriam Golomb, Biological Sciences
Target test tube assembly process and design for the development of molybdenum-99
Student: Jeremiah McCord
Faculty Mentor: Dr. A. Sherif El-Gizawy / Mike Flagg, Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering
Surface Modification of Hydroxyapatite Particles for Biomaterial Applications
Student: Joseph McCrate
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hao Li, Mechanical Engineering
Ga-Ga over 68Ga: Novel chelates for PET heart imaging
Student: Mark McLaughlin
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Silvia Jurisson, Chemistry
Immigrant women and domestic abuse: Barriers to seeking services
Student: Blair Meister
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lynette M. Renner, School of Social Work
International media and economic policy: A comparative media analysis of 2002 U.S. steel tariffs
Student: Meghan Mercier
Faculty Mentor: Dr. A. Cooper Drury, Political Science
Modification of a Calcein-based assay for proteolytic activity
Student: Kyle Mikel
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Vriginia Huxley, Medical Pharmacology and Physiology
An Analysis of Wireless Security in Columbia, MO
Student: John Mixon
Faculty Mentor: Haibin Lu, Computer Information
Modeling the relationship between light perception traits and brace root development in Zea mays L.
Student: Murray Moss
Faculty Mentor: Georgia Davis, Plant Science
Finding alternative methods of treating post-traumatic stress disorder
Student: Alex Neaveill
Faculty Mentor: Satish S. Nair, Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Localization of BclB to the Exosporium
Student: Brandon Neloms
Faculty Mentor: Dr. George Stewart, Veterinary Pathobiology
Development of a PCR assay to genotype aromatase knockout mice
Student: Cassandre Noel
Faculty Mentor: Dennis Lubahn, Biochemistry
On air: Evaluating streaming MPEG4 video performance over wireless networks
Student: Jason Novinger
Faculty Mentor: Haibin Lu, Computer Science
Computational and Experimental Assessment of Public Dose from Normal Research Reactor Operations
Student: Joselyn M. Ocasio-Escobales
Faculty Mentor: William Miller, Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute
Analysis of the Effects of Dietary Ascorbic Acid on a Beneficial Wasp
Student: Elisha Odoom
Faculty Mentor: Dr Thomas Coudron, Plant Sciences Division/ARS
Solid phase synthesis of iodinated Dmt-D-Ala-Phe-Orn, a μ-opioid peptide
Student: Alison Oostendorp
Faculty Mentor: Susan Lever, Chemistry
of an Automatic System for the University of Missouri Research Reactor's (MURR) Small Diameter Pneumatic-Tube (P-Tube) S
Student: Jose Perez
Faculty Mentor: Wale Oladiran, University of Missouri Research Reactor
Effects of B Cells as Antigen Presenting Cells on T Cell Memory Development
Student: Jennifer Perfater
Faculty Mentor: Habib Zaghouani, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
The influence of increased contact rate among raccoons on a directly transmitted nematode, Baylisascaris procyonis
Student: Krystal Purnell
Faculty Mentor: Matt Gompper, Fisheries and Wildlife
The influence of increased contact rate among raccoons on a directly transmitted nematode, Baylisascaris procyonis
Student: Krystal Purnell
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Matthew E. Gompper, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Amphibian use of stream habitats in an agricultural landscape
Student: Jennifer Randolph
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Raymond Semlitsch, Division of Biological Sciences
Effect of Aluminum (Al) in crystallization of a-SiC for betavoltaic fabrication
Student: Jose Marcel Rodriguez
Faculty Mentor: Maruf Hossain, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Generating GBX2 antibodies: A useful tool in determining developmental mechanisms regulated by GBX2
Student: David Roeseler
Faculty Mentor: Samuel T. Waters, Biological Sciences
Efficient IP Multicasting
Student: Adam Ryan
Faculty Mentor: Wenjung Zeng, Computer Science
Examination of Gbx2 function in zebrafish development
Student: Justin Ryder
Faculty Mentor: Samuel T. Waters, Division of Biological Sciences
Characterizing serotonin in the fruit fly brain
Student: Alex Sable-Smith
Faculty Mentor: Troy Zars, Biological Sciences
Melanoma gene knockdown by introduction of engineered RNA
Student: David Salek
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Thomas Quinn, Biochemistry
Effect of Hydrogen in the Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon Carbide for Betavoltaic Fabrication.
Student: Jose Roberto Sanchez-Perez
Faculty Mentor: Maruf Hossain, Electrical and Computer Engineerig
Perceived entrepreneurial ability and business relationships among minority business owners in the Midwest
Student: Jesus Santiago
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Douglas Moesel, Associate Professor of Management
Evolution of maize defense gene expression altered by Wolbachia
Student: Christopher Schaefer
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Georgia Davis, Division of Plant Science
Data Analysis for an Eldercare Sensor Network
Student: Jairon Scott
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marjorie Skubic, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept
Western blot analysis of chloroplast, embryoplast and cytoplasm using sucrose synthase antibodies
Student: Trumayn Semba
Faculty Mentor: Jay Thelen, Biochemistry
In vitro neural stem cell niche grown in 3D scaffold
Student: Catherine Shoults
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mark Kirk, Biological Sciences
Separation of radiolanthanides by high performance liquid chromatography
Student: Nebiat Sisay
Faculty Mentor: Cathy S. Cutler, Chemistry
Radiative transfer modeling of low to intermediate mass stars
Student: Anthony Smith
Faculty Mentor: Angela Speck, Physics and Astronomy
Assessment of vegetation units within Columbia park and wildlife areas
Student: Ellis Smith
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charles Nilon, Fisheries and Wildlife
Determination of conditions for optimum labeling of DOTA-Y3-Octreotate with terbium-161
Student: Bradley Spatola
Faculty Mentor: Cathy Cutler, Research Reactor
PPFM to the plant: Just say NO!
Student: Christopher Spencer
Faculty Mentor: Joe Polacco and Steve Witzig, Biochemistry
Test of the half-center model for locomotor activity in adult lamprey spinal cord
Student: Alison St.Paul
Faculty Mentor: Andrew McClellan, Division of Biological Sciences
Better grains for feed; translational miscoding may lead to amino acid enrichment in cereal crops.
Student: Zachary Stone
Faculty Mentor: Alexander Kenzior, Agrigultural Biochemistry
Thermal Performance of Sintered and Non-Sintered Capillary Heat Pipes
Student: Scott Thompson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hongbin Ma, MAE
Yeast two-hybrid screen of PGAM5
Student: Julie Unverferth
Faculty Mentor: Mark Hannink, Biochemistry
An Analysis of Wireless Security in Columbia, MO
Student: Johnathan Walton
Faculty Mentor: Haibin Lu, Computer Information
What nest condition tells us about predators and nest success for birds
Student: Miles Walz-Salvador
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Faaborg, Biology
Lust for Rusty Dust: An Investigation of MgFeOs around AGB Stars with a 13μm Feature
Student: Caleb Wheeler
Faculty Mentor: Angela Speck, Physics and Astronomy
On air: Evaluating streaming MPEG4 video performance over wireless networks
Student: Robert Williamson
Faculty Mentor: Haibin Lu, Computer Science
Cultural messages create Hobson's choice for black women
Student: Marisa Wilson-Frails
Faculty Mentor: Carol Anderson, History
Protecting Biodiversity: Riparian Buffers Directly Affect Appalachian Headwater Salamanders
Student: Josh Wisdom
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ray Semlitsch, Biology
Synthesis of a prosthetic group for radiolabeling of Melanoma targeting peptide Re-CCMSH
Student: Mark Wolf
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Thomas P. Quinn, Biochemistry
Chromosomal evolution in Brassicacae: allopolyploidy, aneuploidy and transgene transmission
Student: Kirsten Wright
Faculty Mentor: Dr. J. Chris Pires, Division of Biological Sciences
Characterization of soybean genes involved in soybean cyst nematode (SCN) resistance
Student: Gregory Yeckel
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Melissa G. Mitchum, Plant Sciences
Wading in the gene pool: female preference for long mating calls in gray treefrogs (Hyla versicolor)
Student: Si Yol Yi
Faculty Mentor: H. Carl Gerhardt, Biological Sciences
Interactions of gender, age, and reporter on different domains of behavioral autonomy
Student: Yesel Yoon
Faculty Mentor: Nicole Campione-Barr, PhD, Developmental Psychology
Interactions of Gender, Age, and Reporter on Different Domains of Behavioral Autonomy
Student: Yesel Yoon
Faculty Mentor: Nicole Campione-Barr, Developmental Psychology