Department of Biology
Student Research Projects
2012-2013
Lindsay Lenaeus (CIRM Stem Scholar): Dendritic cell differentiation for future study of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
Meredith Lujan (CIRM Stem Scholar): Utilizing neural induction to promote retinal fates
Salvador Garcia (CIRM Stem Scholar): Over-expression of VEGF in the intestine alters vascularity and epithelial differentiation during postnatal development
Kashfia Neherin (CIRM Stem Scholar): Rate and intensity of prenatal airway peristalsis is regulated by HCN channel and tracheal occlusion respectively
Jonathan Bradley (CIRM Stem Scholar): Target nanotherapeutic delivery for in situ vascular normalization
Jenny Stone (P. Orwin, advisor): Identifying the genetic component of flagellar expression in Variovorax paradoxus EPS and its effect on motility
Rick Campos (P. Orwin, advisor): Isolation and identification of sub-gingival actinomycetes
Krista Felbinger (T. Owerkowicz, advisor): Pulmonary bypass shunt reduces oxidative damage in the American alligator
Nelson Membreno (T. Owerkowicz, advisor): Importance of the calcareous eggshell to normal skeletal development in the American alligator
Jessica Joneson (T. Owerkowicz, advisor): Importance of the caudofemoralis muscle to locomotion in the American alligator
Stacey Nerkowski (A. Metcalf, advisor): Microsatellite variation in a local freshwater minnow, the speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus)
2011-2012
Veronica Perez (L. Newcomb, advisor): Influenza A mRNA nuclear export
Mika Carroll (L. Newcomb, advisor): Influenza mRNAs and their association with the Crm1 export pathway
Jonathan Bradley (CIRM Stem Scholar): Instructive cell-free biomaterials from stimulating in situ neovascularisation
Rene Mares (CIRM Stem Scholar): Induced pluripotent stem cells derived from a Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome patient: characterization with immunofluorescence and gene expression analysis with RT-PCR
Meredith Lujan (CIRM Stem Scholar): Generation and characterization of retinal populations from stem cells
Kashfia Neherin (CIRM Stem Scholar): Determining the function of HCN channel in mouse embryonic lung development and airway peristalsis
Marissa Hall (CIRM Stem Scholar): Involvement of CCL2 in proliferation and migration of mouse fibroblast cells
Cesar Garcia (K. Williams, advisor): Phenological shifts in flowering periods due to tropical storms in El Niño conditions (1976)
Terri Granillo (K. Williams, advisor): Anatomy of growth rings in roots of Hirschfeldia incana
Josh Billings (CIRM Stem Scholar): MMPs play an active role in the heart regeneration pathway
Salvador Garcia (CIRM Stem Scholar): VEGF is involved in the epithelial differentiation during postnatal development of the intestine
Rosyli Reveron (CIRM Stem Scholar): System Xc- mediates human neural stem cell survival and neuroprotective mechanisms
Eric Torres (CIRM Stem Scholar): Developing a short-bowel syndrome model in zebrafish for studies in intestinal adaptation
Lindsay Lenaeus (CIRM Stem Scholar): The Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein and its purpose in the immune system
Maria Valle (CIRM Stem Scholar): Differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into retinal cell fate
Jackelyn Valle (CIRM Stem Scholar): Cytoskeletal effects of trans-cinnamaldehyde in H9 hESC’s and human pulmonary fibroblasts (HPF): determining the cytotoxicity of electronic cigarettes
Christian Andrus (K. Middleton, advisor): Cross-sectional geometry of flight feathers in seabirds
Niki Arab (P. Orwin, advisor): Mechanisms of
plant growth promotion in Variovorax paradoxus EPS:
phosphate solubilization and ACC deaminase activity
Melvin Baidya (M. Chao, advisor): Dopaminergic
regulation of glutamate signaling in Caenorhabditis
elegans
Kandee Bain (K. Williams, advisor): Differences
in temperature responses of achene types in Centaurea
melitensis
Johnny Bradley (P. Orwin, advisor): Engineering
gene fusion constructs for the pilY1 gene of Variovorax
paradoxus EPS
Richard Fredendall (P. Orwin, advisor):
Constructing an allelic exchange vector for use in Variovorax
paradoxus EPS
Christian Guerrero (L. Newcomb, advisor): Tagging
an influenza polymerase protein to assess polymerase interactions
Ryan Laurel (L. Newcomb, advisor): Expression of
prostate specific antigen for early biosensing of prostate cancer
Rosyli Reveron (L. Newcomb, advisor): Tagging an
influenza polymerase protein to assess polymerase interactions
Patricia Turturro (M. Chao, advisor): Elucidating
the role of dopamine in a neural circuit in C. elegans
Li Wang (M. Chao, advisor): Characterization of
the role of G protein coupled dopamine receptors in chemosensory
avoidance behavior of Caenorhabditis elegans
2010-2011
Melvin Baidya (M. Chao, advisor): Dopamine
signal transduction in Caenorhabditis elegans
Kandee Bain (K. Williams, advisor):
Morphological variation in achenes of Centaurea
melitensis
Casey Corsino (K. Williams, advisor): Seed
bank analysis of the disturbed and undisturbed areas of the
California chaparral
Richard Fredendall (P. Orwin, advisor):
Knocking out a potential surfactant gene in Variovorax
paradoxus
Vanessa Graff (L. Newcomb, advisor):
Influenza A virus: del20 NLS NP mutant activity
Sean Larsen (L. Newcomb, advisor):
Influenza A mRNA nuclear export
Lianna Serbas (L. Newcomb, advisor):
Inhibition of Nxf1 export pathway and its effect on influenza
viral production
Kristie Shrimplin (P. Orwin, advisor): Citrus
greening disease: the vector and its biological controls
Patricia Turturro (M. Chao, advisor):
Using microfluidics to elucidate the role of dopamine in
C. elegans avoidance response
2009-2010
Aurora Casas (J. Ferrari, advisor):
Quantification of B1 esterase genes in Culex
quinquefasciatus using real-time PCR
Lauren English (K. Middleton and S. Sumida,
advisors): Allometric scaling of pterosaur forelimb elements
Richard Fredendall (P. Orwin, advisor):
PilY1 and its role in surface behavior of
Variovorax paradoxus
Jessica Healy (P. Orwin, advisor): The study
of the role of PilY1 in surface behavior of
Variovorax paradoxus
Denise Martinez (L. Newcomb, advisor):
Researching influenza viral mRNA nuclear export
Jacob McFarland (P. Orwin, advisor): Role of
two genes in surface behavior of Variovorax
paradoxus
Charles Peterson (L. Newcomb, advisor):
Interactions of the influenza nucleocapsid protein with host
splicing and export factor UAP56
Abel Sanchez (L. Newcomb, advisor):
N-terminus of influenza nucleocapsid protein plays
role in gene specific viral RNA elongation
Kalebi Shayo (N. Bournias, advisor): Effects
of Resveratrol in a Drosophila model
Kami Sugerman-McGiffin (N. Bournias,
advisor): Spermidine: the fight against Alzheimer's in
Drosophila melanogaster
Mariam Wadie (L. Newcomb, advisor): Assessing
influenza NP interactions via yeast two hybrid analysis
2008-2009
Melvin Baidya (M. Chao, advisor): Towards a
study in signal integration in C. elegans
chemosensation
Jessica Bennett (LLU): Research from the Loma
Linda International Heart Institute Congestive Heart Failure
Clinic
Darren Brockie (K. Middleton, advisor):
Effects of a small-muscle mutation on femur anatomy in mice
Steven Bui (L. Newcomb, advisor): Vital role
for host Nxf1 in nuclear export of select influenza
mRNAs
Fady Boutros (L. Newcomb, advisor):
Determining importance of influenza nucleocapsid protein
interaction with host splicing factor UAP56
Leon Candara (M. Chao, advisor): Towards a
study in signal integration in C. elegans
chemosensation
Richard Fredendall (P. Orwin, advisor):
Variovorax paradoxus resistance to predation from
nematodes
Liane Greaver (M. Chao, advisor):
Chemosensory responses of C. elegans to food sources:
The hove/hate relationship of a nematode and its bacteria
Jessica Healy (P. Orwin, advisor): Role of
pilY1 in surface behaviors of Variovorax
paradoxus
Alyse Huisken (N. Bournias, advisor): Does
mating in Drosophila melanogaster females reduce
lifespan? - A transgenic model
Skyler Liatti (K. Middleton, advisor): The
role of muscle loading in jaw shape in mice
Jacob McFarland (P. Orwin, advisor): The role
of two genes in surface behavior of Variovorax
paradoxus
Stacey Nerkowski (M. Chao, advisor):
Chemosensory responses of C. elegans to food sources:
The love/hate relationship of a nematode and its bacteria
Daniel Smith (L. Newcomb, advisor):
Interrupting influenza nucleocapsid protein and viral RNA
dependent RNA polymerase interaction
Tonya Sypolt (L. Newcomb, advisor):
Development of influenza genetic screens in Saccharomyces
cerevisiae
Erin Uttke (N. Bournias, advisor): The stem
cells of the Drosophila melanogaster ovaries
Miriam Wadie (L. Newcomb, advisor): Influenza
protein-protein interactions: Yeast two hybrid analysis
2007-2008
Andrew Cajigal (P. Orwin, advisor): A
putative lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis gene (capD)
affects lipolytic expression in Variovorax paradoxus
Sara Chandratreya (L. Newcomb, advisor):
Investigating nuclear export mechanisms of the influenza
virus
Joshua Chua (L. Newcomb, advisor):
Investigating influenza mRNA nuclear export pathways
David Coffey (J. Thompson, advisor):
Mesenchymal stem cell produced growth factors and their effect
on chick neurons
Neal Dach (M. Chao, advisor): towards
analysis of the transcriptome of single neurons in
Caenorhabditis elegans
Marx Genovez (M. Chao, advisor): The role of
dopamine in regulating behavior in C. elegans
Glenn Gregory (P. Orwin, advisor):
Investigation of the pilY1 Allele in Variovorax
paradoxus
Christina Grimm (N. Bournias, advisor):
Reversing aging associated neurodegenerative diseases in
Drosophila melanogaster
Leah Henning (N. Bournias, advisor):
Reversing aging associated neurodegenerative diseases in
Drosophila melanogaster
Ryan Kindervater (C. Talbot, advisor):
Gastric chloride transport: a cross species comparison between
salamanders and frogs
Jeremy Mercer (C. Talbot, advisor): Chloride
Transport across the gastric epithelia of amphibians
Mike Pehl (P. Orwin, advisor): Genes
associated with biofilm production in Variovorax
paradoxus
Candace Reno (C. Talbot, advisor) Whole-body
metabolism during leptin treatment in obese mice with reduced
thyroid hormone levels
John Uhrig (P. Orwin, advisor): Membrane
permeabilization studies of methicillin resistant
Staphylococcus aureus strain MW-2 and chitosan
arginine
Monica Semenuic (J. Thompson, advisor):
Growth of adult stem cells on 3D gels
Jay VanMeter (A. Metcalf, advisor): Genetic
variation in Rhinichthys osculus using the MtDNA
control region
Pia VanMeter (A. Metcalf, advisor):
Population structure in Southern CA Speckled Dace
(Rhinichthys osculus): comparison of cytochrome
b gene sequence and amino acid sequence
differentiation
2006-2007
Jessica Ballesteros (C. Talbot, advisor):
Relative expression of NKCC1 and AE2 within the fundus and
antrum of Necturus and Rana
Andrew Cajigal (P. Orwin, advisor): Capsule
polysaccharide biosynthesis gene (capD) affects
lipase production in Variovorax paradoxus
Marx Genovez (M. Chao, advisor): Dopamine
signal transduction in Caenorhabditis elegans
Katherine Keenan (J. Ferrari, advisor):
Response of polymorphic active esterases to insecticidal
selection in Culex mosquitoes
Adam Huttenlocker (S. Sumida, advisor):
Osteohistology of Sphenacodon (Synapsida:
Sphenacodontidae) and the hidden diversity of growth patterns
in basal synapsids
Mike Pehl (P. Orwin, advisor): Research into
biofilm formation genes in Variovorax paradoxus
Candace Reno (R. Fehn, advisor):
Lipid-associated proteins, adipophilin and perilipin, may
facilitate hepatic lipid mobilization/retention in normal
vs. obese mice
Jennifer Rojas (C. Talbot, advisor): A
comparative study of Na+ - K+ - 2
Cl- cotransporter 1 (NKCC1) in gastric mucosa in
amphibians and mammals
Gerard Somers (K. Williams, advisor):
Interactions between a native and non-native annual of coastal
sage scrub: can Emmenanthe penduliflora suppress
Centaurea melitensis?
2005-2006
Justin McAllister (M. Chao, advisor): Genetic
screening for genes involved in dopamine signal transduction
in Caenorhabditis elegans
Dean Taylor (J. Ferrari, advisor): Response
of a low level esterase gene amplification to insecticidal
selection in Culex mosquitoes
Candace Reno (R. Fehn, advisor): Leptin and
thyroid hormone regulate hepatic lipid trafficking into macro-
and microvesicular pools
Keri Maher (J. Skillman & A. Metcalf,
advisors): Evolutionary history of Panamanian Aechmea
(Bromeliaceae) from two cpDNA markers
Valerie Pellitier (S. Sumida, advisor): New
information on the hindlimb of the rare Early Permian
tetrapod, Tseajaia
David Coffey (J. Thompson, advisor):
Isolation and characterization of a novel subset of
adult-derived stem cells
Valentine Ifeacho (C. Talbot, advisor):
Effects of low potassium diet on the expression of ion
transporters in the proximal and distal colon of mice
Archie Meyer (J. Skillman, advisor):
Microsite effects on an alpine ecotype of the C4 grass
Muhlenbergia richardsonis, in the White Mountains of
Eastern California
Jennifer Rojas (R. Fehn, advisor): Hepatic
lipids and GLUT2 glucose transporters in FATP1 knockout mice
Jay VanMeter (A. Metcalf, advisor):
Phylogeographic variation in Threespine stickleback fish
Gasterosteus aculeantus ssp
Pia VanMeter (A. Metcalf, advisor): Obtaining
readable sequence in recalcitrant PCR products
Dean Taylor (J. Ferrari, advisor): The
genetic basis of esterase activity variation associated with
organophosphate resistance in Culex quinquefasciatus
Candace Reno (R. Fehn, advisor): Fatty acid
dysregulation in FATP1 knockout mice and its relationship to
obesity-induced diabetes
Shara Marshall (R. Fehn, advisor):
Differences in hormone-sensitive lipase expression in
diet-induced diabetic and non-diabetic rats
Jay VanMeter (A. Metcalf, advisor): Variation
in mitochondrial DNA D-loop in Southern California Speckled
Dace
Pia VanMeter (A. Metcalf, advisor): Molecular
evolution and phylogeography of cytochrome b in California
Speckled Dace
Damieyon Williams (J. Thompson, advisor):
Osteogenic differentiation of adipose derived mesenchymal stem
cells
2004-2005
Candace Reno (R. Fehn, advisor): 24-hour
metabolic analyses of FATP1 knockout mice
Andrew Cajigal (P. Orwin, advisor): Lipase
production by Variovorax paradoxus
Jay VanMeter (A. Metcalf, advisor):
Biogeographic genetic variation among freshwater fish of
Southern California
Archie Meyer (J. Skillman, advisor): Living
on the edge; Muhlenbergia richardsonis, the highest
altitudinal warm-season grass known for North America
Candace Reno (R. Fehn, advisor): Ketosis
resistance in marine mammals - A model for obesity-induced
diabetes mellitus?
David Coffey (J. Thompson, advisor): Neuronal
differentiation of adult-derived stem cells
Araxie Demirdji (S. Sumida, advisor): Dental
and cranial structure of a nearly complete skull of the rare
"Middle" Permian reptile Kahneria
Rico Gutierrez (P. Orwin, advisor): Biofilm
formation by Variovorax paradoxus
Keri Maher (J. Skillman, advisor): Towards a
biogeographically constrained molecular phylogeny of
Panamanian Aechmea
Ivan Phillipsen (A. Metcalf, advisor):
Phylogeography of the California treefrog (Pseudacris
cadaverina) in southern California
Jacqueline Williford (G. Thrush, advisor):
Using universal primers to identify bacteria in Ixodes
pacificus
Araxie Demirdji (S. Sumida, advisor): Jaw and
dental structure in an unusual primitive reptile from the
Early Permian (~280 million years old) of Oklahoma
Michael Pehl (P. Orwin, advisor): Insertional
mutagenesis in Variovorax paradoxus strain EPS
Morgan Evans (J. Thompson, advisor): Are
there neurons in your fat?
2003-2004
Keri Maher (J. Skillman, advisor): Towards a
molecular phylogeny of the Aechmea species of Panama
Michael Pehl (P. Orwin, advisor): Genetic
analysis of mucoid soil isolate Variovorax paradoxus
EPS.
Erika Wells (S. Sumida, advisor): A fossil
tetrapod assemblage dominated by a primitive dinosaur from the
Triassic of central Germany
Lucy Jun (R. Fehn, advisor): Thyroid
hormone-regulated skeletal muscle GLUT4 glucose transporter
trafficking during fasting in diet-induced obesity and insulin
resistance
Archie Meyer (J. Skillman, advisor): Where to
grow? High or low? Microsite effects on Muhlenbergia
richardsonis
Erika Wells (C. Talbot, advisor): Acclimation
in an unstirred environment: effects on sodium transport
across frog skin
Brian Stinnett (R. Fehn, advisor): Metabolic
profiling of fatty acid transport protein (FATP1) knockout
mice
Heidy Contreras (C. Talbot, advisor):
Dehydration threshold in Pacific and California treefrogs
Darren Coffey (K. Williams, advisor):
Axis-splitting in Eriogonum wrightii, a
high-elevation buckwheat
Haydee Evalle (J. Thompson, advisor): Human
adipose derived stem cells
Heidi Kocalis (R. Fehn, advisor): RNA for
transcriptional regulation studies of thyroid hormone
resistance
Mary Roser (G. Thrush, advisor):
Identification of bacterial endosymbionts within
Dermacentor occidentalis
Haydee Evalle (J. Thompson, advisor): Human
umbilical cord blood as a potential source for
monocyte-derived stem cells
David Coffey (J. Thompson, advisor):
Differentiation of human bone marrow stromal cells into
neuronal precursors
2002-2003
Ivan Phillipsen (A. Metcalf, advisor):
Genetic differentiation among populations of the California
treefrog in Southern California
Charlyn Dunn (R. Fehn, advisor): Metabolic
effects of nembutal and cyclosporin in adenovirus-mediated
gene delivery
George Walker (A. Metcalf, advisor):
Molecular analysis of genetic variation in the federally
endangered Astragalus jaegerianus: a species with a
geographically restricted range
Heidi Kocalis (R. Fehn, advisor): Peroxixome
proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1 (PGC-1) in
hepatic lipid metabolism
Joshua Trapesonian (S. Sumida, advisor): A
jaw from a primitive amphibian from the Halgaito Shale of
southeastern Utah (280 Mybp)
Kerry Lynett (K. Williams, advisor):
Germination requirements for seeds of tree poppy
(Dendromecon rigida)
Tom Benson (A. Metcalf, advisor): Genetic
differentiation within and among populations of the pygmy
nuthatch in Southern California
Beth Kempton (A. Metcalf, advisor): Genetic
variation in a local freshwater fish, Rhinicthys
osculus subspecies: a molecular analysis of the Santa Ana
River watershed populations
Alejandro Andrade (G. Thrush, advisor):
Development of an assay to detect coliform bacteria within
drinking water from western San Bernardino County
Christine Williams (J. Thompson, advisor):
The effects of beta-mercaptoethanol on human bone marrow
stromal cells
Mack Green (R. Fehn, advisor): Histological
analysis of hepatic lipids using osmium oxide stains
Renee Wilterding (C. Talbot, advisor):
Upregulation of cutaneous sodium transport in leopard frogs:
does mitochondria rich cell density change in parallel?
Nida Moosa (C. Talbot, advisor): How long
does it take for leopard frogs to respond to changes in their
sodium environment?
Jackie Clark (C. Talbot, advisor): Do
California tree frogs drink from concentrated solutions when
they are thirsty?
Wadih Hawat (R. Fehn, advisor): Localization
of lipids in hepatocytes using Oil-red-O staining: potential
implications in diabetes
Beth Kempton (A. Metcalf, advisor): Genetic
differentiation between populations of Dipodomys
nitratoides subspecies
Ron Spier (J. Ferrari, advisor): Esterase
activity variation associated with insecticide resistance in
field populations of the mosquito, Culex
quinquefasciatus
Mary Roser (G. Thrush, advisor):
Identification of three bacterial endosymbionts in ticks
(Ixodes pacificus) taken from San Bernardino County,
California
Heidy Contreras (C. Talbot, advisor):
Threshold for the water absorption response in green tree
frogs (Hyla cineria)
Archie Meyer (J. Skillman, advisor):
Competition or Facilitation? Interactions between
C3 and C4 grasses along elevational
gradients
Jennifer Lutz (J. Ferrari, advisor):
Characterizing esterase activity variation in a population of
the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus
2001-2002
Gavan Albright (S. Sumida, advisor): Cranial
structure and phylogenetic affinities of the primitive reptile
Captorhinikos parvus (Reptilia, Captorhinidae).
Lisa Anderson (R. Fehn, advisor): GLUT4
transporters in muscle following gene therapy for diet-induced
insulin resistance
Ivan Phillipsen (A. Metcalf, advisor): The
California treefrog (Hyla cadaverina) as an indicator
of biological linkage among watersheds in southern
California
Sara Young (J. Ferrari, advisor):
Characterization of esterase activity variation in a san
bernardino population of the mosquito, Culex
quinquefasciatus
Lucy Jun (R. Fehn, advisor): Muscle fat
content in obesity: regulation by leptin, T3, and the
sympathetic nervous system
Jimmy Donker (R. Fehn, advisor): Leptin and
thyroid hormone on feeding and nutrient trafficking following
peripheral sympathetic neural ablation
Ronnie Moussa (R. Fehn, advisor): Role of
sympathetic nervous system in thyroid regulation by leptin
Renee Wilterding (J. Ferrari, advisor):
Genetic variation of esterases associated with insecticide
resistance in field populations of Culex mosquitoes
Shane Buel (C. Talbot, advisor): The effects
of insulin on Na+ transport in Rana
pipiens
Heidy Contreras (C. Talbot, advisor):
Behavioral Responses to different ion concentrations in
dehydrated Pacific Tree Frogs
George Walker (A. Metcalf, advisor): The
phylogeography of Dipodomys stephensi and
Callisaurus draconoides: Analyses of species with
restricted ranges
Gavan Albright (S. Sumida, advisor):
Braincase and lower jaw morphology of the primitive reptile
Captorhinikos parvus (Reptilia, Captorhinidae)
Jimmy Donkor (R. Fehn, advisor): Using gene
expression to detect the effects of glucocorticoids
Shara Marshall: The effects of hypoxia and
cocaine on the fetus
Lisa Ann Philhower: Aplomado Falcon
restoration project: Reintroduction of an endangered species
Dawit Adugna (C. Wang, advisor): Monoclonal
antibody production against human and yeast prp2
Doug Holl (C. Talbot, advisor): Down
regulation of Na transport in Rana pipiens
2000-2001
Rick Allen (J. Thrush, advisor): PCR analysis
to detect Lyme disease bacteria in Ixodes ticks
Cheryl Dodson (J. Ferrari, advisor): The
isolation of an Est B1 probe from Yuba 4 Culex
mosquitoes
Amy Lopez (J. Ferrari, advisor): Developing
base line resistance and esterase activity for the Yuba 4
strain of Culex pipiens
Dave Quiggle (J. Thrush, advisor): The
effects of R-flurbiprofen in reducing tumors in
min/+ mouse model
1999-2000
Shea Aiken (G. Thrush, advisor): Production
and identification of soluble T-cell receptor molecules using
ELISA and Western blotting techniques
Rick Allen (J. Thrush, advisor): Using the
polymerase chain reaction to determine the prevalence of Lyme
disease bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, in
Ixodes ticks from San Bernardino County in Southern
California
Cheryl Dodson (J. Ferrari, advisor): The
isolation of an Est B1 probe from Yuba 4 Culex
mosquitoes
Jimmy Donkor (R. Fehn, advisor): Thyroid
hormone and leptin in hepatic lipid and glycogen trafficking
in the obese (ob/ob) mouse
Dave Doriguzzi (C. Talbot, advisor): Effects
of inhibition of steroid hormone synthesis on cutaneous sodium
transport in leopard frogs
Sonya Earll (J. Skillman, advisor): The
relationship between photosynthetic capacity and leaf lifespan
of plants in four simulated tropical biomes of Biosphere 2
Christie Hoover (J. Skillman, advisor):
Optical methods for non-destructive estimates of leaf area on
Adenostoma fasciculatum
Victoria Hornbaker (C. Talbot, advisor):
Effects of agricultural run off on cutaneous sodium transport
in leopard frogs
John How (R. Fehn, advisor): Thyroid
hormone-induced fatty liver in diabetic
(db/db) mice - an ultrastructural analysis
by TEM
Jonathan King (J. Thompson, advisor):
Restriction-modification systems found in Type I restriction
enzymes
Doug Leipold (C. Talbot, advisor): A
pharmacokinetic analysis of R-fluoroflurbiprofen in mice
Amy Lopez (J. Ferrari, advisor): Developing
base line resistance and esterase activity for the Yuba 4
strain of Culex pipiens
Susanna Nicholass (C. Talbot, advisor): Is
net cutaneous sodium uptake correlated to H+
secretion in Ranid frogs?
Tatyana Paly (N. Bournias, advisor):
Induction of Hsp70 in the Chara treated
MCF-7 cell line.
Gwen Parker (G. Thrush, advisor):
Endosymbionts in Dermacentor variabilis ticks
collected from San Bernardino County
Scott Parker (D. Polcyn, advisor): Geographic
variation in life history characters on an environmental
gradient and geographical gradient between two species of
Sceloporus lizards
Dave Quiggle (G. Thrush, advisor): The
effects of R-Flurbiprofen in reducing tumors in Min/+ mouse
model
Dan Salcedo (K. Brasch, advisor): The
inhibitory effects of extracts from the alga Chara
globularis on the growth of human breast carcinoma cells
Pomposo (Pinky) Urquidies (R. Fehn, advisor):
Expression and distribution of GLUT2 glucose transporter
proteins in the hepatocytes of leptin and T3 treated normal
(+/ob) and obese (ob/ob)
mice
Claudio Villanueva (C. Talbot, advisor):
Effects of aldosterone receptor blockade on cutaneous sodium
transport in leopard frogs
