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 aureusstrain 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