George H. Cook Honors Projects 2004-2005

Elaine M. Allen

Factors Affecting Sugar Content of Pasture Grasses
with Prof. Sarah L. Ralston (ANIMAL SCIENCES)

Michele M. Barrett

Effects of Dietary Manipulation on Growth and Sexual Size Dimorphism in Juvenile Yarrow's Spiny Lizards (Sceloporus jarrovii)
with Prof. Henry John-Alder (ANIMAL SCIENCES)

Jaime L. Betancourt

Efficacy of Natural vs. Synthetic Vitamin E and Beta-carotene in Standardbred Mares
with Prof. Carey A. Williams (ANIMAL SCIENCES)

Emily E. Bjonnes

Comparison of the Lithologies on the Surface of the Asteroid 4 Vesta Based on the Petrology of 91 and 92 Series Antarctic Achondrites
with Prof. Jeremy S. Delaney (GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES)

Joseph F. Brodie

Statistical Modeling of Mixed-Phase Clouds in the Arctic
with Prof. Dana Lane Veron (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES)

Philip G. Calabrese

Programmed Cell Death in Physcomitrella patens
with Prof. Michael Lawton ( BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER )

Dustin M. Carver

Evaluation of the Feasibility of Using Inducible Promoters for the Expression of Foreign Proteins in Plants
with Prof. Thomas Leustek ( BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER )

Christopher E. Clarke

Risk Communication at a Major University : An Anthrax Case Study
with Prof. Caron Chess (HUMAN ECOLOGY)

Sarah C. Condry

Characterization of Persian Gulf War Veterans' Perceived Exposure to Chemical and Biological Warfare and the Relationship to Gulf War Illness
with Prof. William K. Hallman (HUMAN ECOLOGY)

Lisa M. Dapuzzo

Volumetric Analysis of the Temporal Lobe in Pediatric Autism Spectrum Disorder and Bipolar Disorder
with Prof. Marsha E. Bates (CENTER FOR ALCOHOL STUDIES)

C. T. DeFraia

Molecular Characterization of Dissimilatory Arsenate-Respiring Prokaryotes Using the Arsenate Respiratory Reductase Gene (arrA) as a Biomarker
with Prof. Lily Y. Young (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES)

John C. Dittmar

Cell Response to Heavy Metal Exposure in the Hyperthermophile Sulfolobus solfataricus
with Prof. Elisabetta Bini (BIOCHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY)

Fernando D. Fuentes

Day vs. Night Time Activity and Movement of Striped Bass in the Mullica River/Great Bay Estuary
with Prof. Thomas Grothues (MARINE & COASTAL SCIENCES)

Katie Ellen Green

Viral Patterns in Fungal Populations of the Plant Pathogenic Fungus Colletotrichum graminicola
with Prof. Bradley I. Hillman (PLANT BIOLOGY & PATHOLOGY)

Ankit Gupta

Effects of Green Tea Polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate on the Phophorylation of EGFR in Human Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carinoma Cell Lines
with Prof. Chung S. Yang (CHEMICAL BIOLOGY)

John W. Harrold

Structural and Synthetic Studies on HLA-DQ21 Gluten Competitive Inhibition
with Prof. Gary L. Olson (PROVID PHARMACEUTICALS)

Elizabeth Tucker Hirsch

Describing Hydrothermal Vent Communities
with Prof. Richard A. Lutz (MARINE & COASTAL SCIENCES)

Brandy Lynn Houser

The Role of PDGF Receptors in the Migration of Glial Cells in the Central Nervous System
with Prof. Randall D. McKinnon (NEUROSURGERY- UMDNJ)

Matthew Kinkade

Increased Salt Tolerance in Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinaceae) by Overexpression of an Arabidopsis Vacuolar Na+/H+ Antiport
with Prof. Barbara A. Zilinskas (PLANT BIOLOGY & PATHOLOGY)

Lauren N. Kolb

Characterization of the Ovine Mitochondrial 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Co-A Synthase Gene
with Prof. Barry W. Jesse (ANIMAL SCIENCES)

Yiannos T. Kramvis

Dynamics and Composition of NFkB Activation in Chronic Inflammatory States of a Rat Hepatocyte Culture System
with Prof. Charles M. Roth (CHEMICAL & BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING)

Elissa A. Lappostato

Detection of Metabolic Differences in Weanling Horses by High Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Spectroscopy Analysis of Saliva
with Prof. Sarah L. Ralston (ANIMAL SCIENCES)

Robyn A. Mikita

The Activity and Spatial Distribution of Pseudomonas putida as Affected by Particle Size and Matric Potential
with Prof. Daniel Gimenez (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES)

Marcos M. Orozco

Trail Use and the Environment on Fogo Island , Newfoundland
with Prof. Bonnie J. McCay (HUMAN ECOLOGY)

Dimitria A. Pappas

Curation of Devonian Marine Invertebrates Fossil Collection
with Prof. George R. McGhee (GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES)

Cristina Pascale

Metabolism of Aromatic Compounds in the Hyperthermophilic Sulfolobus solfataricus
with Prof. Elisabetta Bini (BIOCHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY)

Nipa M. Patel

The Antimicrobial Properties of Selected Indian Teas
with Prof. Stanley E. Katz (BIOCHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY)

Nirav M. Patel

Genetic Analysis of Histidine Mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana
with Prof. Thomas Leustek ( BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER )

Victoria L. Prince

Matrix Metalloproteinases as Potential Biomarkers for Environmental Exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in Japanese Medaka (Oryzias latipes)
with Prof. Lori A. White (BIOCHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY)

Virginia M. Quick

Impact of RU Healthy Dining Team on Students' Nutritional Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors
with Prof. Peggy A. Policastro (NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES)

Shirley M. Rajan

The Effect of Stress on T-Cell Infiltration into the Central Nervous System
with Prof. Alexander Kusnecov (PSYCHOLOGY)

Aaron C. Robinson

The Role of Buried Charges in Protein Stability
with Prof. Peter C. Kahn (BIOCHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY)

Linda E. Rosenberg

Natural Antimicrobials for Control of Pathogenic Bacteria
with Prof. Mikhail Tchikindas ( FOOD SCIENCE)

John R. Ruppert

The Mechanism of HCV IRES Inhibition by Pokeweed Antiviral Protein and Its Safety for Use in Human Cells
with Prof. Rong Di ( BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER )

Maxim Salganik

Assessment of the Effect of Different PCR Cloning Vector Systems and Host Organisms on Cloning Bias in 16S rDNA Profiles of Environmental Microbial Consortia
with Prof. Lee Kerkhof (MARINE & COASTAL SCIENCES)

Stefanie M. Schmitz

Exercise as a Means to Reduce Stereotypic Behaviors in Children and Adolescents with Autism
with Prof. Shawn M. Arent (EXERCISE SCIENCE)

Sharon L. Seelman

Induction of the Cell Surface Protein EMMPRIN by Benzo(a)pyrene in Melanoma Cells
with Prof. Lori A. White (BIOCHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY)

Nishit S. Shah

Effects of the Aging of Drosophila Eggs on the Frequency of Nondisjunction
with Prof. Kim McKim (GENETICS)

Mazouz S. Shana

Analysis of the Ubiquitin Pathway in Cancer Metastasis via Differential Proteonomics
with Prof. Kiran Madura (UMDNJ)

Rahul Singh

Investigation of Proto-oncogene Cot in Tax-Induced Tumors
with Prof. Gutian Xiao ( CELL BIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE)

Ryan M. Sklar

Determining Sources of Bias When Sampling Grassland Birds
with Prof. Julie Lockwood (ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION & NATURAL. RESOURCES)

Gregory T. Smaldone

The Characterization of Crc- and Vfr-strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens strain Pf-5
with Prof. Donald Y. Kobayashi (PLANT BIOLOGY & PATHOLOGY)

Jennifer Song

Effects of Progesterone Priming during the Non-Breeding Season in French-Alpine Goats
with Prof. Larry S. Katz (ANIMAL SCIENCES)

Johanna Sotiris

The Role of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity in the Inhibition of Albumin Expression by Combinatorial Exposure to IL-1Beta and IL-6 in Isolated Rat Hepatocyte Cultures
with Prof. Charles M. Roth (CHEMICAL & BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING)

Rita Theofanopoulos

Isolation and Characterization of Novel merA Sequences from Anaerobic Mercury-Resistant Microorganisms
with Prof. Tamar Barkay (BIOCHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY)

Amy Madeline Williams

Impacts of Natural and Cultural Litter on Dune Ecosystems
with Prof. Karl F. Nordstrom (MARINE & COASTAL SCIENCES)

Tamiko D. Yamamoto

Cross Talk between Relaxin and Estrogen Receptor in Uterine Tissue Remodeling
with Prof. Carol A. Bagnell (ANIMAL SCIENCES)

Stephanie E. Zick

Analysis of Simulated Ice-Sheet Mass Balance and Daily Variations of Components Using a Doubled CO 2 Global Climate Model
with Prof. Anthony Broccoli (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES)

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