Kandee Bain (K. Williams, advisor): Smoke Induced Germination of Campus Chaparral.
Andrew Cajigal (P. Orwin, advisor): A Putative Lipopolysacharide 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.
Marz 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 Permeablization 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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
Ivan Phillipsen (A. Metcalf, advisor): The California treefrog (Hyla cadaverina) as an indicator of biological linkage among watersheds in southern California.
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.
Lucy Jun (R. Fehn, advisor): Intramyocellular lipid content and insulin sensitivity in response to gene therapy that increases fatty acid oxidation.
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.
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.
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.