Biology

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Summer 2011:

• Leaf and Wood Traits for Seedlings and Re-sprouts of the Tropical Tree Pentaclethra macroloba
  Tania Camacho-Pineda (Elizabeth Braker)
   
• Utilizing Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms to Genetically Map Novel tba-1(ju89) Suppressors in C. elegans
  Evan Choate (Renee Baran)
   
• Effect of Soil Type on Abundance and Diversity of Insect Herbivores of Pentaclethra macroloba
  Audrey Crocker  (Elizabeth Braker)
   
• The Effects of Storm Drain Runoff on Fish and Invertebrate Populations at Palos Verdes Peninsula
  Sara Damore  (Dan Pondella)
   
• Activation of CiD Interneurons in Zebrafish by the Venom of the Fish Hunting Cone Snail Conus catus
  Erika Edmund  (Joseph Schulz)
   
• Population dynamics of Strongylocentrotus-dominated sea urchin barrens on the Palos Verdes Peninsula
  Anthony Fredericks (Dan Pondella)
   
• A Mouse Model for Corynebacterium Pseudotuberculosis Vaccine Development
  Kristina Geiger (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Screening for Novel tba-1(ju89) Suppressors in C. elegans
  Lauren Gunderson (Renee Baran)
   
• Quantification of Methanogenic Microbes Associated with Tropical Bromeliads: Influences on Function and Abundance
  Gene Jang (Shana Goffredi)
   
• Quantitative PCR Analysis of Neurodevelopmental Gene Expression in c. elegans
  Hyun Su Kim (Renee Baran)
   
• When is seeing believing: Issues with Stem Cell therapy research
  Emily Kimes (Kerry Thompson)
   
• Unveiling Venom: Comparison of Novel Conus tulipa Conotoxins to Other Species of Fish-Hunting Cone Snails
  Nicole Leung (Joseph Schulz)
   
• Purification and Identification of a Synthesized Neuroexcitatory Peptide to Confirm its Refolded Structure Present in the Injected Venom of Conus catus Snails
  Kellee Murayama (Joseph Schulz)
   
• Dopamine on Demand: a Possible Step Toward Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
  Ashley Noone (Kerry Thompson)
   
• Aquaporin Gene Expression in W. Ringens
  Carly Phillips (Gretchen North)
   
• Venom Variation during Prey Capture and Development in Conus
  Cecilia Prator (Joseph Schulz)
   
• Purification and Inactivation of Recombinant Phospholipase D: Approaches to Developing a Corynebacterium Pseudotuberculosis Vaccine
  Annie Tran (Roberta Pollock)
   
• The Murine Immune Response to Corynebacterium Pseudotuberculosis: a Model for Vaccine Development
  David Whorton (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Light in the Tank: Effect of Light Exposure on pH in a Neotropical Bromeliad
  Walter Woodside (Gretchen North)
   
• Optimizing Purification and Inactivation of Recombinant Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Phospholipase D
  Nathan Young (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Dominance in the Canopy by Pentaclethra macroloba: A Genetic and Population Ecology Level Investigation
  Helen Zukin (Elizabeth Braker)

Summer 2010:

• Purification of Phospholipase D: Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis’ Major Exotoxin
  Eliseo Barajas (Roberta Pollock)
   
• The Equine Immune Response to C. pseudotuberculosis: A Multifaceted Approach
  Elise Burger (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Seedling success determinants and predators of a dominant neo-tropical tree, Pentaclethra macroloba
  Adrienne Daniels (Beth Braker)
   
• Visualization of C. elegans VD-Motor Neurons using RNAi
  Riva Digiacomo (Renee Baran)
   
• Mapping C. Elegans Mutations By SNIP-SNP Analysis
  Rita Ishkanian (Renee Baran)
   
• The Snuggle Phenomenon: An Early Event of Potential Cell Fusion in the Brain
  Michele Kanemori (Kerry Thompson)
   
• Kiss-and-Tell: Transgenes Reveal Embryonic Stem Cell Promiscuity
  Emily Kimes (Kerry Thompson)
   
• The Roles Of Equine Antibody And Cell Mediated Responses In Determining The Various Manifestations of Pigeon Fever
  Marcellina Kolonas (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Unveiling Venom: Comparison of Novel Conus tulipa Conotoxins to Other Species of Fish-Hunting Cone Snails
  Nicole Leung (Joseph Schulz)
   
• Phenotypic Variance at an Interface from Environmentally-Isolated Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus
  Andrew Ma (Rebecca Landry and Eileen Spain)
   
• Narrowing in on the Target: A Pharmacological Approach to Confirming the Molecular Target of Cone Snail Neuroexcitatory Peptides
  Karen Medina (Joseph Schulz)
   
• Geographic Variation of A-Superfamily Venom Peptides in Conus Catus
  Michelle Morioka (Joseph Schulz)
   
• The Demographics of Forearm Fractures
  Jisel Paniagua (Jeffrey Kessler, M.D., Kaiser Sunset Research Center)
   
• Mapping New tba-1(ju89) Suppressors in C. elegans by SNIP-SNP Analysis
  Marissa Posada (Renee Baran)
   
• Change We Can Believe in: Venom Variation during Prey Capture and Development in Cone Snails
  Cecilia Prator (Joseph Schulz)
   
• Generation of Monoclonal Antibodies to Conus Venom Peptides c1e and c4a
  Annie Tran (Roberta Pollock and Joseph Schulz)
   
• Physiological Approach to Affirming the Molecular Target of Conus Catus Neuroexcitatory Peptides in Zebrafish Motor Neurons
  Marvin Trani (Joseph Schulz)
   
• How Tank Bromeliads Respond to Changing Tank Conditions
  Rebecca Tribelhorn (Gretchen North)
   

• Bacterial Clearance in Megathura crenulata, the Giant Keyhole Limpet
  Whitney Tsai (Gary Martin)
   

• The Effect of Host Tree Leaf Litter on Werauhia gladioliflora Tank Water Biochemistry
  Clara Wilch  (Beth Braker)
   

• What’s in the Tank? A Study of Tank Bromeliad Microbe Interactions
  Walter Woodside (Gretchen North and Beth Braker)

Summer 2009:

• The Equine Immune Response to Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis:
  the Antibody Response
  Dina Abdel-Massih (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Novel Venom Peptides From Hawaiian Native Conus catus
  Sheryl Baptista (Joseph Schulz)
   
• Evolutionary Relationships and Physiological Traits of Agaves and Yuccas with Contractile Roots
  Erin Brinton (Gretchen North)
   
• Phylogenetic Relationships and Cold Intolerance in Species of Yucca
  Rebecca Corbett (Gretchen North)
   
• Analysis of Axon and Synapse Development in Tubulin Double Mutants
  Riva DiGiacomo (Renee Baran)
   
• Retrograde Labeling of Zebrafish Spinal Interneurons for Calcium Imaging Studies
  Laura Edelstein (Joseph Schulz)
   
• Investigation into the effects of herbivory on Pentaclethra macroloba seedling success
  Madolyn Hollowed (Elizabeth Braker)
   
• Targeted Expression of tba-1 in C. elegans: Determining the Cause of the tba-1(ju89) Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Phenotypes
  Daniel Huang (Renee Baran)
   
• Root Hydraulic Conductance in Epiphytic Orchids
  Cam-Van Huynh (Gretchen North)
   
• Immune Response of Horses to Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis: The Major Exotoxin Phospholipase D
  Michael Ingram (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Genetic Engineering and Characterization of ZHTc6 and AF5 Cell Lines
  Margaret Leith (Kerry Thompson)
   
• The Role of klp-20 and klp-11 Kinesin Motors in Axon Transport in C. elegans
  Brandon Ortega (Renee Baran)
   
• Auxanometer Quantification of Diurnal Patterns in Hesperoyucca whipplei
  David Panek (Renee Baran)
   
• Effects of zyg-8(doublecortin) mutations in C. elegans neural development
  Garland Tang (Renee Baran)
   
• Microtylopteryx hebardi
  Lauren Valbracht (Elizabeth Braker)
   
• The Equine Immune Response to Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis: The Cytokine Response
  Luca Valle (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Spatial Cognition in Hemi-Parkinsonian Rats Using the Morris Water Maze
  Alex Wertheimer (Kerry Thompson)

Summer 2008:

• The Equine Immune Response to Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis
  Dina Abdel-Massih & Luca Valle (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Genetic Manipulation: Engineering Dopamine Producing Stem Cells
  David Arrizon  (Kerry Thompson)
   
• How Prunus Species Move and Use Water
  Cameron Brahmst (Gretchen North)
   
• Evolutionary relationships and physiological traits of agaves and yuccas with contractile roots
  Erin Brinton  (Gretchen North) 
   
• Association of vitamin D with anemia in chronic kidney disease patients
  Kang Choi (Dr. John Sim, Kaiser Research Center)
   
• Comparing and contrasting root and leaf properties of tropical and desert agaves
  Rebecca Corbett (Gretchen North)
   
• Digestive Enzymes of the Giant Keyhole Limpet
  Jessica Day (Gary Martin)
   
• Implementing A Cell Culture Method for Imaging C. elegans Neurons and HighThroughput SNIP-SNP Mapping of C. elegans Suppressor Mutations
  Fiona Gowen  (Renee Baran)
   
• The role of microbial enzymes in carbon degradation in marine sediments
  Dawn Gruber  (Shana Goffredi)
   
• Quality of Systems of Health Care as Indicated by the Efficiency of Emergency Rooms
  Madolyn Hollowed  (Gretchen North)
   
• Fistula-in-Ano: A Five Year Experience
  Christopher H. Jackson (Dr. Maher Abbas, Kaiser Research Center)
   
• The Proboscis of Predatory Conus: Sensory Structures and Tissue Regeneration
  David James (Gary Martin)
   
• Novel Venom Peptides from Hawaiian Conus catus
  Eric King  (Joseph Schulz)
   
• The Role of Microtubule End Binding Proteins in Axon and Synapse Development in C. elegans
  Katherine Malcolm (Renee Baran)
   
• The Role of Neurokinin-B in Seizure and Epilepsy
  Jennifer Phan (Kerry Thompson)
   
• The Role of Litter Decomposition, Fertility, and Litter-Dwelling Animals in the Carbon Cycle of a Tropical Rain Forest
  Evan Poirson (Beth Braker)
   
• Nectary and leaf deployment variation of the exotic ant-plant Ricinus communis L. (Castor Oil Plant) across temperate and tropical landscapes
  Case Prager (Beth Braker & Victor Carmona-Gallinda)
   
• NMDA Blockade Supresses L-dopa Induced Dyskinesias
  Johanna Quist  (Kerry Thompson)
   
• Development of larval Lepidoptera herbivores on Pentaclethra macroloba
  Tyler Stuart (Beth Braker)
   
• Construction of GFP and RFP tagged transgenes using Gateway cloning technology to study in vivo C. elegans microtubule interactions
  Garland Tang  (Renee Baran)
   

• Behavioral Variation of Microtylopteryx hebardi, a Treefall Gap Inhabiting Grasshopper of the Costa Rican Rainforest
  Lauren Vallbracht  (Beth Braker)
   

• The Equine Immune Response to Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis: A Murine Model
  Luca Faustino Valle and Dina Abdel-Massih (Roberta Pollock)

Summer 2007:

• The Morphology of the Digestive Tract of the wild Giant Keyhole Limpet, Megathura crenulata
  Renae Cotero and Kate Vumbaco  (Gary Martin)
   

• How "Living Rock" cacti pull down in the soil
  Tadao Garrett (Gretchen North)
   

• The Differentiation and Transplantation of GABA Over-expressing Embryonic Stem Cells
  Daniel Geraets (Kerry Thompson)
   

• The Role of the Velamen, Leaves, and Pseudobulbs in Different Species of Costa Rican Orchids
  Diana Hernandez (Gretchen North)
   

• Root Structure and Function in Epiphytic Orchids
  Cam-Van Huynh  (Gretchen North)
   

• Construction and use of fluorescence-tagged transgenes to study synaptic protein localization and synapse development in C. elegans
  Christopher Kyles (Renee Baran)
   

• Characterization of potential tba-1 alpha-tubulin interacting proteins
  Katherine Lapsys  (Renee Baran)
   

• What is the role of Neurokinin-B in seizures and epilepsy in C57Bl/6J mice?
  Jennifer Phan (Kerry Thompson)
   

• Detritivores and Plant Biodiversity at La Selva, Costa Rica
  Evan Poirson (Elizabeth Braker)
   

• Plant architecture and habitat variation of the exotic ant-plant Ricinus communis
  Case Mahone Prager (Beth Braker)
   

• What is the role of the NMDA receptor in the development of L-DOPA-induced dyskinesias?
  Ashley Saito (Kerry Thompson)
   

• Studies of venom ontogeny, biomechanics and morphology of the prey-capture mechanism of predatory snails in the genus Conus.
  Mike Salisbury  (Joseph Schulz)
   

• The Development of an Embryonic Zebrafish Neuromuscular Co-culture System to Evaluate the Effects of Cone Snail Venom Peptides on the Synapse
  Jodie Sasaki (Joseph Schulz)
   

• Mapping mutations in C. elegans by snip-SNP analysis
  Farah Shirazi  (Renee Baran)
   

• Seedling Recruitment in a Native Tree Plantation in the Lowland Tropical Rainforests of Costa Rica
  Joseph Statwick  (Beth Braker and Victor Carmona)
   

• Analysis of potential SsgB-related penicillin-binding proteins and autolysins in Streptomyces coelicolor
  Riley Steiner  (Dr. Bjørn Traag, Leiden University
   

Summer 2006:

• Characterizing the Morphological Ultrastructure of the Alimentary Canal of
  Megathura Crenulata (the Giant Keyhole Limpet)
  Tracy Bessette (Gary Martin)
   
• "The Best Foot Forward":  The Vascular System in the Foot of the Keyhole Limpet, Megathura Crenulata
  Genevieve Birchman (Gary Martin)
   
• Immunogenicity of Human NSCs
  Marisa Bowers
   
• The Effect of High Temperatures and Drought Conditions on Contractile Root Function in Hesperoyucca whipplei
  Erin Brinton (Gretchen North)
   
• The Influence of Diet on the Formation of Uric Acid Kidney Stones in Filipino Patients
  Sara Camarena (Dr. Bellman)
   
• Interim Report on The Life History of Queenfish (Seriphus politus) and
  The Impact of Cooling Water Intake in Southern California Generating Stations 
  Jean Davis (Dan Pondella)
   
• The effect of age on development of abnormal involuntary movements in L-DOPA treated parkinsonian rats
  Sean Ganley (Kerry Thompson)
   
• Exposure to depressant drugs leads to neuronal death within the developing piriform cortex
  Shannon Klebe (Kerry Thompson, Gary Martin)
   
• The Effects of Venom from a Fish-Hunting Cone Snail (Conus catus) on the Physiology of Danio rerio (Zebrafish) Embryos
  Elaine Lee (Joseph Schulz)
   
• A Randomized Trial for Prevention of Contrast Induced Nephropathy With Sodium Bicarbonate
  Eric Luk (Dr. Brar)
   
• Genetically engineering and screening cell lines producing dopa/dopamine 
  Melissa Miranda (Kerry Thompson and Gretchen North)
   
• Aerial Root Growth and Water Uptake in Philodendron bipinnatifidum
  Danielle Montenegro (Gretchen North)
   
• Regulating Gene Expression with microRNAs: Anti-cancer therapy?
  Riley Steiner (Nan-sook Lee)
   
• The permeability and composition of the basal lamina of the midgut trunk of sicyonia
  Shannon Sullivan (Gary Martin)
   
• Isolation of Danio rerio (zebrafish) neurons and skeletal muscle fibers in vitro: Monitoring Axonal Growth, Morphology, and Physiology
  Alyson Tamamoto (Joseph Schulz)
   
• Terminating DNA Repair Through Disruption of the SUMO Cycle
  Emily Wagner (Yuan Chen)
   
• Sustainable Water and Development: Can They Co-exist in Costa Rica?
  Colleen Ward (Beth Braker)
   
• The effects of size-selective fishing pressure on the mating system, population structure, and sex-change dynamics of the California sheephead, Semicossyphus pulcher
  Lynne Wetmore (Dan Pondella)
   
• The Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: a Clinical Trial
  Elizabeth Wytychak (Chris Craney)

Summer 2005:

• Positional Cloning of C. elegans Suppressor Mutations of an Alpha-tubulin Defect
  Olivia Arreola and Lester Laddaran (Renee Baran)
   
• The Promise of Stem Cell Research
  Marisa Bowers (Karen Aboody)
   
• Novel Neuroexcitatory peptides in injected venom of the fish-hunting cone snail, Conus catus
  Reid Chambers (Joseph Schulz)
   
• Studying the Role of Indigenous and Traditional Women in Conservation and Ecotourism in Belize
  Travel: Belize 
  Joan Dudney (Elizabeth Braker)
   
• Globalization and Infectious Disease
  Kendra L. Giamario (Elizabeth Braker and Donna Maeda)
   
• The Role of Traditional and Indigenous Women in Ecotourism in Belize
  Travel: Belize
  Bryden Johnston (Gretchen North)
   
• Genotyping Entamoeba histolytica
  Travel: Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Piul Rabbani (Dr. Rashidul Haque)
   
• Drought and Growth Hormone Effects on Yucca Whipplei and Yucca Brevifolia Root Contraction
  Maren Roe (Gretchen North)
   
• Field and Laboratory Investigation of Contractile Roots in Agave and Yucca
  Stephanie K. Sakamoto (Gretchen North)
   
• Atomic Force Microscopy of Bdellovibrio Predation of Magnetotactic Prey
  Jaclyn L. Schmitt (Eileen Spain)
   
• Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Dark Kangaroo Mouse, Microdipodops megacephalus
  Nathan Upham (John Hafner)
   
• Preventing Contrast Nephropathy
  Cathia Vazquez
   
• Mapping Hesperoyucca whipplei in the Los Angeles area
  Kathleen White (Elizabeth Braker)
   

Summer 2004:

• Testing Changes in Avidity and Somatic Mutation of the Human Gamma 1 Transgene.
  David Armendariz  (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Investigation of Contractile Roots in the Agave Family.  
  Yasaman Aryaee  (Gretchen North)
   
• Urinary IL-6 Levels in Kidney Stone Patients and Uric Acid Kidney Stones in Filipino Patients.  
  Hayley Baines  (Dr. Gary Bellman, Dr. John Brusky, Kaiser Sunset Research Center)
   
• Investigation of the neuronal function of a dsRNA binding protein in C. elegans. 
  Whitney Benz  (Renee Baran)
   
• The Pathogen-Fighting Machine: The Composition and Permeability of the Peritrophic Membrane within the Midgut Trunk of S. ingentis  
  Christina Bracamonte  (Gary Martin)
   
• Restoration of Native Plants on Mt. Fiji: Drought Tolerance and Seedling Establishment of Toyon, a Target Species. 
  Bryden Johnston  (Gretchen North)
   
• Investigations of Head and Neck Cancer and Prostate Cancer.
  Michael Lee  (Dr. John Lee, Dr. Gene Shieh, Kaiser Sunset Research Center)
   
• Studying Light Chain Rearrangement in Pre-B Cell Receptors using HUG/J_H Knockout (HUG+ J_H -/-) Transgenic Mice.
  Piul Rabbani  (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Evidence for Contractile Roots in Several Species of Yucca. 
  Maren Roe  (Gretchen North)
   
• An inquiry into the possible association between Multiple Sclerosis and Human Herpes Virus 6. 
  Kathryn Tompkins (Roberta Pollock)
   
• A Study of Aplysia Hemocytes.
  Heather R. Tousignant  (Gary Martin)
   
• Molecular Phylogenetics of the Dark Kangaroo Mouse, Microdipodops megacephalus. 
  Nathan S. Upham  (John Hafner)
   
• Characterization of DNA Mutations Caused by MNNG Using a Shuttle Vector System.  
  Brooke Vuong  (Dr. Liqun Xia, Dr. Timothy O'Connor, City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute)
   
• Effect of Fire and Fragmentation on Aspects of Reproductive Success in Hesperoyucca whipplei.  
  Kathleen White  (Elizabeth Braker)
   
• Pre-B Cell Receptors in HUG1 Transgenic Mice: Light Chain Rearrangement.
  Bonnie Yen  (Roberta Pollock)

Summer 2003:

• Hemocyte Maturation in the Shrimp, Sicyonia ingentis, and the Permeability of the Midgut Trunk in Relation to Bacterial Infection.
  Erin Amirian, Amy Baek, Lisa Harris, Aaron Losey (Gary Martin)
   
• Splicing Regulations of CD44v3 in Breast Cancer Metastasis.
  Hayley Baines (Dr. Ren-Jang Lin, City of Hope)
   
• Physical Associations of the B Cell Receptor within a Transgenic Model: Insight into Light Chain Rearrangement.
  Lorelei Bornfleth (Roberta Pollock) 
   
• Endemic Species Diversity Namibia: The Importance of Private Land Conservation.
  Zaryn A. Dentzel (Elizabeth Braker and Gretchen North)
   
• Progress Toward Developing a Generalized Transductional System in Bdellvibrio Bacteriovorus.
  Renee Hanlin (Mark Martin)
   
• Do Aquaporins Affect Root Growth Rate? Evidence from Wild Type versus Antisense Arabidopsis thaliana.
  Patricia Montano (Gretchen North)
   
• The Effectiveness Of Pessary Use In Patients With Pelvic Prolapse.
  Mariana Alyssa Muñoz-Morris (Michael Weinberger, MD)
   
• Use of Reporter Gene Technology to Probe the Periplasmic Environment of Gram Negative Bacteria using Bdellovibrio Bacteriovorus.
  Ryan Murphy (Mark Martin)
   
• The Role of Indigenous Knowledge System in Botswana.
  Ivan Nakaar (Suzanne Oppenheimer)
   
• Genetic Analysis of an "Undomesticated" Bacterial Predator, Ensifer adherens.
  Susan Park (Mark Martin)
   
• Tracing the Molecular Evolution of Ryanodine Receptor (RyR) Gene Family.
  Sahar Soleymani and Chris Wilson (Jens Franck)
   
• Expression Silencing of DNA Repair Genes in Cultured Cells
  Brooke Vuong (Timothy O'Connor, City of Hope)
   
• Phylogeographic Analysis of the Pale Kangaroo Mouse, (Microdipodops pallidus), using DNA Sequencing
  Candice C. Wong (John C. Hafner)
   
• Generation and Characterization of Hybridomas from HUG Transgenic JH Knockout Mice and JH Knockout Mice.
  Sayuri Yatsubo (Roberta Pollock)

Summer 2002:

• Kaiser Permanente Summer Research.
  Frank Azevedo (Dr. Michael Weinberger, Kaiser Sunset Hospital)
   
• The Role of Pre-B Cell Receptors in the Light Chain Rearrangement in HUG1 Transgenic Mice.
  Alexa Bisinger (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Redox Effects on Cell Growth and Protein Solubility.
  Lorelei Bornfleth (University of Leiden)
   
• Genetic Variation Among Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris) off the Shores of Maui, Oahu, and Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian Island Chain.
  J. Michael Condie (Jens Franck)
   
• Isolation and Characterization of Upstream Regulatory Region for Yellowfin Tuna RyR1 Isoforms.
  AF (Jens Franck)
   
• The Affects of Gibberellins on Biomass Allocation in Dwarf and Normal Phenotypes of Pisum sativum.
  Abbigail Fietzer (Gretchen North)
   
• The Historical Reconstruction of the Arroyo Seco Flora.
  Andraya Gough (Elizabeth Braker)
   
• Observation of Intron Retention in Ryanodine Receptor Transcripts of Fish.
  Sanaz Hamzepour and Queenie Chen (Jens Franck)
   
• Linkage Analysis of Sibling Pairs in Cancer.
  Min Kim (Garret Larson, MD, City of Hope)
   
• Response to Drought Conditions on Caddisfly (Trichoptera) Larvae.
  Mark Macedo (Elizabeth Braker)
   
• Characterization of a Tandemly Arrayed Repetitive DNA Sequence from Kangaroo Mice (Genus Microdipodops)
  Raquel Ramkisoen (Jens Franck)
   
• Life Span of Hemocytes in the Penaeid Shrimp, Sicyonia ingentis.
  Nicole Rubin  (Gary Martin)
   
• Structure and Composition of Peritrophic Membrane of the Shrimp, Sicyonia ingentis.
  Becky Simcox and Erin Amirian (Gary Martin)
   
• Is there a Normal Flora in Crustaceans?
  Jessica Smith (Gary Martin)
    
• Transposon mutagenesis in the bacterial predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus.
  Sarah Studer  (Mark Martin)
   
• Immunoglobulin Gene Rearrangement: Differential Signaling by a Transgenic Heavy Chain.
  Margaret Yew (Roberta Pollock)

 Summer 2001:

• Examination of the hematopoietic tissue of Sicyonia ingentis to verify that it is truly the hematopoietic tissue.
  Kristin Bayuk  (Gary Martin)
   
• Ecological Factors affecting the Density of Leaf Apple Galls on Arroyo Willow in a Restored Urban Stream.
  Namandje Bumpus (Beth Braker and Robert Gottlieb)
   
• Constructing an Antibody-Cytokine Fusion Protein for B-Cell Lymphoma Therapy.
  Jason Chapman  (Dr. Anna Wu, City of Hope)
   
• Investigation of possible gene transfer during predation by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus using an insertion element entrapment strategy.
  Maria Micaela Donaldson (Mark O. Martin)
   
• The Effects of Somatic Mutation on the Binding Avidities of Antibodies in the HUG transgene Model
  Michael Dovey (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Mouse-Human Trangenic Immunoglobulin Gene Rearrangement.
  Christine Gajewski  (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Cloning of citrate synthase and glutamine synthetase genes by functional complementation in the bacterial predator, Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus.
  Robert Jeters (Mark O. Martin
   
• Using reporter genes and Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus to probe the periplasmic environment of E. coli.
  Min Kim  (Mark O. Martin)
   
• Molecular evolution and phylogeography of kangaroo mice of the Mono Basin and the adjoining valley regions of California and Nevada.
  Emily Reddington (John Hafner and Jens Franck)
   
• Examination of shrimp exoskeleton for protective exudate in response to high bacterial concentrations.
  Nicole Rubin  (Gary Martin)
   
• Immunoglobulin Gene Rearrangement: Differential Signaling By a Transgenic Heavy Chain.
  Margaret Yew  (Roberta Pollock)

Summer 2000:

• Analysis of the Genetic Components of the cAMP-CRP Global Regulatory System in the Bacterial Predator, Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus.
  Desiree Baron (Mark O. Martin)
   
• Genetic Analysis of Behavior by the Predatory Prokaryote, Ensifer adhaerens.
  Jamie Bruce  (Mark Martin)
   
• Drug Detection through Biosensors.
  Catherine C. Castro (Grace Fisher-Adams)
    
• The Effects of Somatic Mutation on the Binding Affinities of Antibodies in a HUG Transgene Model.
  Michael Dovey (Roberta Pollock)
   
• The role of the pre-B-cell receptor in regulating immunoglobulin gene rearrangement.
  Heidi Goodarzi (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Phylogeography of Kangaroo Mice from the Mono Lake Region.
  Lejla Karamujic (Jens Franck)
   
• Genome organization and characterization of microsatellite and satellite sequences of the genus Thunnus.
  Tanaz Kermani  (Jens Franck)
   
• A Study of Conservation Efforts Which Combat Invasive Species in Hawaii.
  Peter Koenig (Beth Braker)
   
• Analysis of Somatic Mutation in Transgenic Mice Using the HUG-X Reporter Gene.
  Jessica Nolin  (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Regulation of Immunoglobulin Gene Rearrangement by a Chimeric Mouse-human Transgene.
  Jenn Pang  (Roberta Pollock)
   
• Characterization of an Unusual Non-marine Alginolytic Organism.
  Jennifer Pengilley  (Mark O. Martin)
    
• Distribution and Ecology of the White Point Sicyonia ingentis Population.
  Melissa A. Sanderson (Gary Martin)
    
• Arroyo Seco Insect Survey - Evaluating the Ecological Restoration.
  Bonita Thibault & Jasmin Gonzalez  (Elizabeth Braker)
   
• Molecular Evolution of Ryanodine Receptor Isoforms.
  Anthony Williams  (Jens Franck)

Summer 1999:

• Subcloning the Stress-induced groEl Gene from the Bacterial Predator, Bdellovibrio Bacteriovorus.
  Michelle Abajian  (Mark O. Martin)
   
• Using a Transgenic Immunoglobulin Model to Study Somatic Mutation.
  Haroutun Abrahamian  (Roberta R. Pollock)
   
• Intron Retention in Fish Ryanodine Receptor mRNA Transcript.
  Brandon Berry  (Jens Franck)
   
• The Molecular Evolution of Primitive Skeletal Ryanodine Receptor Isoforms.
  Alfonso Go and Francisco Valles  (Jens Franck)
   
• Investigation of the phylogenetic relationships of the genus Thunnus using nuclear satellite DNA.
  Tanaz Kermani  (Jens Franck)
   
• Factors Affecting the Distribution and Abundance of the Orangethroat Pikeblenny, Chaenopsis alepidota.
  Jennifer Kimura  (Kristine Hartney)
   
• Horizontal Gene Transfer in the Marine Environment.
  Erin McClelland  (Mark O. Martin)
   
• Use of E. coli reporter genes to monitor predatory activity by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus.
  Rhiannon Morton  (Mark O. Martin)
   
• Analysis of Somatic Mutation in Transgenic Mice Using the HUG-X Reporter Gene.
  Jessica Nolin  (Roberta R. Pollock)
   
• Regulation of Immunoglobulin Gene Rearrangement by a Chimeric Mouse-Human Transgene.
  Jenn Pang  (Roberta R. Pollock)
   
• Pathogen Damage in a Tropical Rain Forest: The Effects of Biological and Physical Factors on Pathogen Damage to Virola koschnyi.
  Heather A. Snookal  (Elizabeth Braker)

Summer 1998:

• Cloning of the groEL Chaperonin Gene from the Bacterial Predator Bdellovibio bacteriovorus
  Michelle Abajian (Mark O. Martin)
   
• Herbivore Damage to Pantaclethra Macroloba in Unexpanded and Expanded Leaves
  Andrea M. Azume (Dr. Elizabeth Braker)
   
• Possible Gene Transfer During Bacterial Predation by Bdellovibrio Bacteriovorus
  Paula Elmi (Mark O. Martin)
   
• Investigation of the Phylogenetic Relationships of the Genus Thunnus Using Nuclear Satellite DNA
  Tanaz Kermani (Jens Franck)
   
• Analysis of Somatic Mutation in HUG-X Transgenic Mice
  Bryan Kono (Roberta R Pollock)
   
• Caterpillar Herbivores of Pentaclethra Macroloba in a Neotropical Rainforest: Growth Rates and Behavior
  Erika Schwilk (Dr. H. Elizabeth Braker)
   
• Investigation of Primitive Skeletal Ryanodine Receptor Isoforms in the African Clawed Frog (Xenopus Laevis)
  Francisco E. Valles (Jens Franck)
   
• Preliminary Analysis of the Adenylate Cyclase (cya) Gene of the Bacterial Predator, Bdellovibrio Bacteriovorus
  Micheline Wong (Mark O. Martin)