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| Project | Student | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Evolutionary Origins of Coloration in Alpheus | A. Gillespie | Hultgren |
| Catching yourself after you slip: creating slightly deleterious alleles in E. coli | A. McConachie & Z. Chen |
Zanis |
| Bushtit Nesting Habits on SU Campus | C. Bresee and B. Milder |
Hartley |
| Comparing Intein Effects in Saccharomyces cerevisiae | D. Yee | DuBois |
| Mossing Around: Comparing Invertebrate Communities in Orthotrichium lyelli moss between Urban Areas and Old Growth Forest | G. Veltri | Hultgren |
| Inteins! Who is the fastest escape artist? | J. Abullarade | Zanis |
| Investigating the formation of BREX protein complexes with DNA Part I | J. Albert and S. Menezes |
Kaiser |
| Catching yourself after you slip: creating slightly deleterious alleles in E. coli | J. Kahn and T. Hoang |
Zanis |
| Genomic and genetic diversity of chloroplasts in green algae | K. Maruna | Zanis |
| Catching yourself after you slip: creating slightly deleterious alleles in E. coli | M Lebaron and B. Milder |
Zanis |
| Examining myxobacteria and 3-MBA | M. Kahwaty | Smith |
| DNA barcoding of crustaceans from Guam reveal the need for better DNA sequences in GenBank | M. Spandler & S. Ugarte |
Hultgren |
| Assessing Seawall Removal as an Effective Marine Restoration Approach: Not a Shore Thing | Marine Restoration Ecology Class |
Pool |
| Investigating the formation of BREX protein complexes with DNA Part II | S. McGuire | Kaiser |
| Project | Student | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Bushtits feeding on flower nectar in winter | A. Berg and F. Chamberlain |
Hartley |
| Nature's Escape Artists: Viral Inteins in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Systems | A. Carroll and E. Alleman |
Zanis |
| Comparing genetic inheritance via sporulation of S. cerevisiae mutants prepared in two ways | D. Chinn | DuBois |
| Arabidopsis thaliana respose to sulfur | D. Imanishi | Zanis |
| Species delimitation of goby-dwelling shrimp | I. Hawksford | Hultgren |
| Identification and diversity of green algae in local lakes | J. Albert and S. Menezes |
Stenbak |
| Morphological evolution in Alpheus snapping shrimps | J. Sarsfield | Hultgren |
| Meta-analysis of exercise effects on hypertension in a rat model | K. Meredith | Luckey |
| DNA binding parameters of the BrxR bacterial transcriptional regulator | K. Higashi | Kaiser |
| Presidential Election Results Influence on COVID-19 Cases and Deaths | L. Sasaki and R. Zekariase |
Luckey |
| Barcoding of Invertebrates from Elliott Bay Marina | L. Meyers | Hultgren |
| Assay development to detect DNA methyltransferase activity of the BREX bacterial defense system | P. Smith | Kaiser |
| Comparing two DNA extraction methods for invertebrate barcoding | T. Goodspeed | Hultgren |
| Project | Student | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Nesting Preferences of American Bushtits (Psaltriparus minimus) in an Urban Campus Setting | Celeste Dylla and Hannah Samsen | Rebecca Hartley, PhD |
| Testing the Ecological Limits of Algae Habitat Preference in the Pacific Northwest | Meaghan O'Connor Lenth | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| The Effect of Acute Sleep Deprivation on the Stress Response in Undergraduates | Molly Van Dyke and Kaley Dugger | Stephen Luckey, PhD |
| Quantitative trait analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana growing in a high sulfur environment | Karyssa Miller | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Investigating the cardioprotective effects of exercise in young and old female mice | Delaney Kirchmeier | Stephen Luckey, PhD |
| Molecular evolution of methionine salvage genes across green plants | Eloise Santa Cruz | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Effects of Harbor Seals on Salmon in the Puget Sound | Bri Ganzon and Zach Duckworth | Correigh Greene (NOAA) |
| Does Chronic Exercise Mitigate Final Examination Stress in Undergraduates? | Benjamin Hughes and Ethan Schmitt | Stephen Luckey, PhD |
| Impacts of Urbanization on Intertidal Invertebrate Species Richness in Puget Sound | Kalia Hendricks and Morgan Beste | Kristin Hultgren, PhD & Mark Jordan, PhD |
| Genetic variation within haploid clonal eukaryotic green algae | Carolyn Fish | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Project | Student | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Does chronic exercise mitigate final examination stress in undergraduates? | Abigail Wright & Benjamin Hughes | Stephen Luckey, PhD & Molly Welsh (SPEX), PhD |
| Split protein regulation of IsmaMI cleavage | Austin Bailey | Brett Kaiser, PhD |
| Molecular ecology and polypolidy in the single-celled green algae Micrasterias (Desmidiaceae) | Brittany Takushi | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Covalent attachment of protein cargo to a computationally designed toroid scaffold | Caley Polkinghorn | Brett Kaiser, PhD |
| Phylogenetic analysis and DNA barcoding identifies a potential cryptic species within the leafy liverwort genus Porella (Porellaceae) | Camille DeRome | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| The cardioprotective effects of exercise in the context of pathology | Courtney Olson | Stephen Luckey, PhD |
| The effect of sleep deprivation on the stress responses of undergraduate students | Isheeta Tewari | Stephen Luckey, PhD |
| The correlation demonstrated between egg size and genome size within Decapod crustaceans | Jeremy Bjelajac | Kristin Hultgren, PhD |
| Impacts of urbanization on the invertebrate communities of Puget Sound | Kalia Hendricks | Kristin Hultgren, PhD & Mark Jordan, PhD |
| The effects of used motor oil on zooplankton biodiversity | Karena Thé | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Phylogenetics of Phycodnaviruses in the Pacific Northwest | Kofi Asare-Konadu | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Non-invasive species identification of urban mesocarnivores | Lorraine Davis & Peter Reinhardt | Mark Jordan, PhD |
| Seasonal responses to distress calls in the song sparrow, Melospiza melodia morphna | Mary Dyrland | Cheryl Wotus, PhD |
| Molecular evolution of the Yang Cycle, the methionine recycling pathway, across green plants | Nicolas Huarita Garcia | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Population genetics of fishers in Vermont | Sam Levy | Mark Jordan, PhD |
| Solving the mystery of cryptic Alpheus species | Sydney Hensyel | Kristin Hultgren, PhD |
| Effects of high and low-use trails on plant diversity in Tiger Mountain State Park | Teri Rackson | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Project | Student | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-lethal effects of lead pollution on intertidal crustaceans in the Duwamish Waterway | Lucas Bartholomew-Good | Kristin Hultgren, PhD |
| Evolution of genome size in snapping shrimp (genus Alpheaus) | Dylan Gnatz | Kristin Hultgren, PhD |
| The effects of household spices on Streptococcus mutans | Lauren Lau | Daniel Smith, PhD |
| Impact of high-fat diet-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on cardiac physiology | Alanna McCarthy | Stephen Luckey, PhD |
| Polar crustaceans have large genomes: Latitudinal variation in genome size in Amphipoda and Decapoda | Angela Moran | Kristin Hultgren, PhD |
| Drivers of trophic position plasticity for fishes within flood-pulse systems | Corinne Noufi | Thomas Pool, PhD |
| Voluntary exercise enhances cardiac growth in response to chronic b-adrenergic receptor stimulation | Moira O'Connor Lenth | Stephen Luckey, PhD |
| Development of a virus metagenomic eDNA PCR assay | Brandon Palkowski | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Deep fishing: Dream or disaster? An analysis of the sustainability of deep sea fishing | Megan Rodden | Charles Fowler, PhD |
| Developing single-celled approaches to measuring genetic variation in Micrasterias rotata (Desmidiaceae) | Brittany Takushi | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Cyanobacteria isolation and characterization from Pacific Northwest lakes and streams | Christopher Trudeau | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Micrasterias (Desmidiaceae) diversity in the Pacific Northwest | Selyna Villareal | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Project | Student | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Measurement of sedentary vs. active college student exam stress levels | Bailey Archer | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Cryptic species identification of sponge-dwelling snapping shrimp (SYNAPHEAUS) | Holly Callahan | Kristin Hultgren, PhD |
| Phylogenetically controlled correlations between genome size, habitat, and development of Grapspoidea superfamily | Maria Dalzell Martos | Kristin Hultgren, PhD |
| An investigation on the nuclear and chloropast genetic diversity in cascadian Micrasterias fimbriata (Desmidiaceae) | Margaret Gorini | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Construction of a similar foamy virus infectious clone | Cooper Hayes | Carolyn Stenbak, PhD |
| Genome size evolution in marine crustaceans | Meghan Kennedy | Kristin Hultgren, PhD |
| Developing a multilocus phylogeny of Micrasterias species in the pacific northwest | Bayley Larsen | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Temporal niche partitioning occurs between the Virgina opossum (Didelphis Birginiana) and raccoon ( Procyon Lotor) in Seattle's green spaces | Destiny Mims | Mark Jordan, PhD |
| Identifying genes involved in strain interactions between Myxobateria species | Brian Nguyen | Daniel Smith, PhD |
| Identifying the genetic basis for tolerance to environmental stressors in Arabidopsis thaliana | Karen Nguyen | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Molecular evolution of the AGAMOUS large regulatory intron across spermatophytes | Sun Hyee Park | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Investigating the DNA binding constraints of the I-Sob2593 Meganuclease | Raymond Ruff | Brett Kaiser, PhD |
| Phylogenetic analysis of Isoetes species (quillwort) from the pacific northwest | Spencer Seale | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Examining the sex-dependent cardioprotective effects of exercise in murine hearts | Sherilynn Soo | Stephen Luckey, PhD |
| Algae gone viral: analysis of cascadian lakes phycodnavirus genome | Abigail Wells | Michael Zanis, PhD & Carolyn Stenbak, PhD |
| Quantifying growth rates of Micrasterias species across experimental freshwater habitats | Katherine Wood | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Project | Student | Advisor(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identifying possible ligands for a putative kringle domain in Thalassiosira pseudonana | Max Echterling | Brett Kaiser, PhD | |||
| Algal Progression on Dead Caribbean Coral | Benjamin Gulmon | Michael Zanis, PhD | |||
| Quantifying River Corridor Habitat Using 2D Landscape Evolution Modeling | Kaitlyn Hammond | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD & Wes Lauer, PhD | |||
| Hair snare box optimization and SNP library discovery of Procyon lotor and Didelphis | Stephanie Ingle | Mark Jordan, PhD | |||
| Patterns of molecular variation of grass species within the Triticeae tribe | Tristen Inoue | Michael Zanis, PhD | |||
| Pre-existing Chronic Cardiopulmonary Conditions Independently Associated with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptom Development in Acutely Injured Trauma Survivors | Cory Michael Kelly | Robert Rutherford, PhD | |||
| Are there size and shape correlations between symbiotic Pea Crabs (Pinnotheridae) and their hosts | Charles Lewis | Kristin Hultgren, PhD | |||
| Utilization of smaller grouper species (Graysby, Red hind, Rock hind, Coney) densities as coral reef health indicators | Ting-Jen (Austin) Lin | Kristin Hultgren, PhD | |||
| Population Genetics of Fisher (Pekania pennanti) in Vermont | Meike Lobb-Rabe | Mark Jordan, PhD | |||
|
L. Devin Mackrell | Michael Zanis, PhD | |||
| Growth Trends of Freshwater Desmids in Western Washington Lakes | Matthew Sandrich | Michael Zanis, PhD | |||
| Non-canonical DNA Binding of a Bacterial Transcription Regulator | Bradley Walker | Brett Kaiser, PhD | |||
| The Effect of Protease Activity on the Integrase-Dependepent Dimerization of Foamy Virus Polymerase | Jacqueline Wallis | Carolyn Stenbak, PhD | |||
| Molecular Evolution of Cosmarium ovale | Zachary Walters | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Project | Student | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The Effects of Polyploidy on the Molecular Evolution of Large Intron Sequences | Nicole Durkee | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Exploring the Role of Integrase in Foamy Virus Polymerase Dimerization | Dana Emerson | Carolyn Stenbak, PhD |
| Exploring Copper Binding Chemistry in the Active Binding Region of Aβ Protein using Molecular Modeling | Shefali Kanal | Charity Lovitt, PhD and Glenn Yasuda, PhD |
| Genetic Variability in CRHR1 and its Association with Participant Response to Glucocorticoid Receptor-Mediated Signaling | Rachel Knox | Patrick Murphy, PhD and Glenn Yasuda, PhD |
| Tubastraea coccinea: Distribution and Resilience of an Exotic Coral in Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean | Gabrielle Lout | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Karyotypic Investigation of Cryptic Species in Japanese Nine-Spine Sticklebacks | Shaugnessy McCann | Michael Zanis, PhD |
| Evaluation of a Predictive Model for Gray Wolf Rendezvous Sites in Western Montana | Taylor McDowell | Montana Dept of Fish &Wildlife and Mark Jordan, PhD |
| Camouflage and Color Change Abilities of Marine Isopods | Hannah Mittelstaedt | Kristin Hultgren, PhD |
| The Effect of Forced Desynchrony on Glucocorticoid Regulation in Rats | David Renteria | Cheryl Wotus, PhD |
| Engineering Selfish Proteins into Programmable Genome Editors | Jazmine Richter | Brett Kaiser, PhD |
| Endogenous Circadian Profile of pCREB in the Adrenal Medulla of Rats | Maurice Tran | Cheryl Wotus, PhD |
| Analyzing Habitat Diversity over Time Using Landscape Evolution Modeling | Brian Yee | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Project | Student | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Attempts to isolate genes involved in strain interactions in Myxobacteria | Tsehay Abebe | Daniel Smith, PhD |
| Searching for novel regulators of fetal hemoglobin as potential Sickle Cell Anemia treatment target | Aleena Arakaki | Glenn Yasuda, PhD |
| Investigating the fates and impacts of pyrethroid pesticides in the Duwamish River ecosystem | John Berude | Douglas Latch, PhD and Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Chaperones Aren't Just for Middle School Dances: Improving Eukaryotic Protein Expression Utilizing the Hsp90-based Chaperone Machine Faculty | Kelly Biette | Patrick Murphy, PhD |
| Effects of 3-methoxybenzamide on Myxococcus xanthus | Jacqueline Bone | Daniel Smith, PhD |
| Evolution of symbiotic pea crab (Pinnotheridae) shape in relation to Invertebrate host phyla | Christine Cho | Kristin Hultgren, PhD |
| I1425V Mutant of Sur1 leads to overactivation of K-ATP channel in neonatal diabetes | Gurleen Cheema | David Ortiz, PhD and Joseph Bryan, PhD (PNDRI) and Brett Kaiser, PhD |
| Candidate Gene Re-sequencing in Polymicrogyria: From Old to New | Hayley Crabtree | Glenn Yasuda, PhD |
| Coffee Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: The Multiethnic Cohort | Taisha Doo | Glenn Yasuda, PhD |
| Development of a Computational Method for Analyzing AFM Images of Molecular Chaperone-Client Protein Interactions using LAVA | John Goertz | Patrick Murphy, PhD |
| Stress in Chinook salmon during migration | Liana Herberer | Patrick Murphy, PhD |
| Effects of dexamethasone and TNF-alpha on stem cell differentiation | Stephanie Hahn | (AVM Biotech) |
| Development of a protocol using potassium metabisufite to arrest the barrel fermentation of white wines containing 0.5-2% residual sugar | Marissa Marcotte | P.J. Alaimo, PhD and Daniel Smith, PhD |
| Using molecular techniques to identify microbes associated with window panes | Shelby Reiter | Daniel Smith, PhD |
| Effects of plant densities on pesticides in sediments in the Duwamish River | Signe Poquette | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Shredding X chromosomes for malaria vector control | Paulina Renteria | Brett Kaiser, PhD |
| Identifying the binding partners of PACT, a centrosome-targeting domain | Ariana Sanchez | Tim Stearns, PhD (Stanford Univ) and Michelle DuBois, PhD |
| Project | Student | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Competition between M. xanthus and M. virescens in liquid culture | Peyton Bohnsack | Daniel Smith, PhD |
| Clocked senseless: Does the biological clock control adrenal sensitivity to adrenocorticotropic hormone? |
Siobhan Boyle |
Cheryl Wotus, PhD |
| Distribution variability in pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) from gertrude island found between pups and older age classes | Erin D’Agnese | Rebecca Hartley, PhD |
| Exploring the role of foamy virus polymerase protein in virion assembly and polymerase dimerization utilizing an integrase deletion panel | Katie Deets | Carolyn Stenbak, PhD |
| Use of inquiry-based activities effective for after-school science programs | Taylor Fannin | Jennifer Sorensen, PhD and Glenn Yasuda, PhD |
| Plant growth: the comparison of top soil, compost and fertilizer | Jordyn Frost | Margaret Hudson, PhD |
| Creation of a Deletion Panel Spanning the C-terminus of Foamy Virus Polymerase Protein | Chris Hagan | Carolyn Stenbak, PhD |
| Comparing urban creek status across the Duwamish River urban watershed | Carolyn Huynh | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Living in a blue world: the recommendation by relative chlorophyll concentration in macroalgae for photosynthetic adaptations utilizing accessory pigments to live | Elize Papineau | Daniel Matlock, PhD |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis potentially uses Rho-dependent transcriptional termination | Camille Robertson | Robert Rutherford, PhD |
| Genes involved with strain interaction in Myxobacteria: preliminary study | Sai Somareddy | Daniel Smith, PhD |
| Evaluation of drug resistant HIV due to peripartum nevirapine | Tram Tan | (PNDRI) |
| Is cytosolic thioredoxin reductase also localized in the mitochondria? | Karen White | (University of Utah) |
| Project | Student | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Effects of Very Low Soap Concentrations on the Early Development of African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus laevis) | Stephanie Cao | Rebecca Hartley, PhD |
| Effects of Salt on Biofilm Dynamics in a Gram Positive Diplococcus Isolated from the Human Nares | Rachel Furtney | Daniel Smith, PhD |
| Synergy of Compounds in Aqueous Plant Extractions has Inhibitory Effects against Staphylococcus aureus | Kristina Ieronimakis | Jennifer Sorensen, PhD |
| Optimizing Detection of CD8 T-Cell Breadth in HIV Vaccines | Annie Lester | David Friedrich, PhD (FHCRC) and Glenn Yasuda, PhD |
| Genetic Risk for Type I Diabetes (TID): A Screening System for the Diabetes Evaluation in Washington (DEW-IT2) Study | Denise Oh | Stephen Ayres & William Hagopian, MD, PhD (PNDRI) and Michelle DuBois, PhD |
| Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Use in Neonates: Associated Complications and Repositioning | Emily Pak | Prakash Kabbur, MD & Milette Oliveros, MD (Kapiolani Medical Center) and Rebecca Hartley, PhD |
| Chemotactic Studies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Toward Amino Acids and a Food Preservative | Sammie Rice | Daniel Smith, PhD |
| Fish Out of Water: DNA Sequencing and Characterization of Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus in Pacific Northwest Salmon | Parisa Saki | Rachel Life, PhD (UW Western Fisheries Research Center) and Michelle DuBois, PhD |
| Investigating the Effects of Circadian Desynchronization on the Stress Response and Other Corticosterone-Responsive Systems | Stephanie Schmuck | Cheryl Wotus, PhD |
| Visualization of Recombinant DNA and Protein Complexes Using Atomic Force Microscopy | Morgan Shannon | Patrick Murphy, PhD |
| Flirt Like a Fish: A Combination of Male Chromatic Characteristics and Courtship Display Locomotor Traits Preferentially Attract Female Attention in P. reticulata | Sarah Steinkruger | Shyril O’Steen, PhD |
| All In Your Head: Does the Brain Control Stress Hormone Release Through the Sympathetic Nervous System? | Nicole Suleiman | Cheryl Wotus, PhD |
| Little Bugs in the Big City: Investigating Recolonization of Litter Invertebrate Communities along an Urbanization Gradient | Mike Van Nuland | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Slimy, Smelly, and Superfun(d): Investigating Water Quality and Invertebrate Communities in the Duwamish River Ecosystem | Lindsey Youngquist | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Project | Student | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Damming Proof: The effects of dam and fish hatcheries on three Columbia River salmon species | Calvin Allan | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Love Under Pressure: Does stress regulate gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone in free living white-crowned sparrows? | Daniel Beechler | Cheryl Wotus, PhD |
| Selective transcription in response to an inflammatory stimulus | Savannah Cook | Steve Smale, PhD (UCLA School of Medicine) and Carolyn Stenbak, PhD |
| Investigation of the function of a member of an organelle-dedicated RNA binding protein family | Maritza I. Duarte | Alice Barkan, PhD (University of Oregon) and Robert Rutherford, PhD |
| The Fruit of Flexibility: The effects of a nutrition intervention on female adolescent dancers | Ann Frost | H. Jay McLean-Riggs, MD, MPH |
| The influence of color on shell selection by the hermit crab | Lindsay Gossack | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Are maternal antigens targets for autoimmunity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus? | Brian Harrington | Anne M Stevens, MD, PhD (Seattle Children's Research Institute) and Carolyn Stenbak, PhD |
| Bursts, Jumps, and Beaches: Exploring the role of predation on the evolution of predator evasion skills in Cumana guppies (Poecilia reticulata) | Steven Aung Lin | Shyril O’Steen, PhD |
| Tn and STn glycosylation provides an insight into changes in the glycosylation pathway in cancer cells | Marlin Lobaton | Kazuko Honda, PhD (PNDRI) and Carolyn Stenbak, PhD |
| Mammary and bladder carcinoma cells display characteristics of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition when induced by TGF-β | Odessa Pulido | Feng Guan (PNDRI) and Brenda Bourns, PhD |
| Dead fish in the water: Mass loss and macroinvertebrate colonization in the littoral zone of Lake Washington | Daniel Sullivan | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Project | Student | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The role of the histone variant H2A.Z/Htz1p in the transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of the POT1 gene in S. cerevisiae | Nina Arens | Yakun Wan, PhD (Institute for Systems Biology) and Michelle DuBois, PhD |
| Does the Duwamish weaken mussels? | Paul Brown | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Food or Foe: Interactions between Myxococcus xanthus and Serratia marcescens | Stephanie Denton | Daniel Smith, PhD |
| The transcriptome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Rachel Haller | Robert Rutherford, PhD |
| Cowden syndrome and macrocephaly: A closer look at diagnostic criteria | Katie Hansen | Wendy Raskind, MD, PhD (UW) and Dan Matlock, PhD |
| The good, the bad, and the slimy: Analyzing the net ecological effects of a non-native slug species in an urban forest | Hillary Z.G. Lauren | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Microdistribution of tetrodotoxin in three species of local nemerteans (Deadly worms discovered in Puget Sound!) | Marina Loustalet | Megan Schwartz, PhD |
| Indications of Poecilia reticulata male mating display kinematics as a sign of predator escape mechanism | Mimi Thong | Shyril O’Steen, PhD |
| Not just a walk in the park: Investigation of canopy tree growth and distribution in Seward Park | John Vincent | Lindsay Whitlow, PhD |
| Project | Student | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Bioalgae: Replacing oil with the green stuff | Zeshan Ahmad | Margaret Hudson, PhD |
| An analysis of telomeric silencing mutations in S. cerevisiae | Sarah Benbow | Michelle DuBois, PhD |
| Immunohistological visualization of tetrodotoxin in Micrura verrili and Dushia atra (Phylum Nemertea) | Mary E. Campbell | Megan Schwartz, PhD |
| A study on the orange coloration of four different populations of the Trinidadian Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) | Tara Champion | Shyril O’Steen, PhD |
| Characterization of the cellular components of Dushia atra integument |
Amanda Guerrero |
Megan Schwartz, PhD |
| Search for new laboratory verified operon pairs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Marah Hay | Robert Rutherford, PhD |
| Red and blue light effects on Homalothecium fulgescens | Angelo Kho | Margaret Hudson, PhD |
| Ultrastructural examination of a pilidium larva (Phylum Nemertea) | Tara Nair | Megan Schwartz, PhD |
| How mutations of chromatin associated proteins affect DNA repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Thuan Nguyen | Michelle DuBois, PhD |
| Ultrastructure and functional anatomy of cnidae in Metridium senile (Phylum Cnidaria) |
Jane Purdy |
Megan Schwartz, PhD |
| Caribbean seaweeds: A qualitative analysis of four sites | Kaelin Richards | Margaret Hudson, PhD |
| Optimization of a S. cerevisiae whole-cell bioreduction scheme | Lauren Slevin | Bernd Nidetsky, PhD (Graz University of Technology, Austria) and Daniel Smith, PhD |
| Restoration? A study of three restored sites in the Duwamish River | Anna Vanha | Lindsay Whitlow , PhD |
| Project | Student | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ontogenetic changes in shell microstructure of freshwater gastropods from Lake Tanganyika (Cerithioidea, Paludomidae) | Emily T. Armgradt |
Megan Schwartz, PhD |
| The Effects of Phase variation in Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae | Nykky Bradbury |
(Seattle Biomedical Research Institute) |
| Enhancing Perception: Post-Processing Algorithm Demonstrates Increase in Accuracy of Interpreting Breast MRIs | Paul Brinn |
Chris Wood, PhD (Clario Medical Imaging) and Michelle DuBois, PhD |
| Antibody-Drug Conjugates: Intracellular processing and structural identification of released drug in CD30+ cell cultures | Robin Campbell |
Nicole Okeley, PhD (Seattle Genetics) and Michelle DuBois, PhD |
| The Effect of Hydroxycut on Metabolic Rate, Body Weight, and Lower Abdominal Fat Mass in Mice |
Itsumi Cruz |
Rebecca Hartley, PhD |
| Potential benefits of standing for patients with paraplegia and tetraplegia | Augustina Delaney |
Children's Hospital and Margaret Hudson, PhD |
| A new species of pilidiophoran nemertean, Baseodiscus littmani | Brianne Duncan | Megan Schwartz, PhD |
| The permeability of Interstate 5 on terrestrial vertebrate movements in Washington | Leslie Dunham | Robert Rutherford, PhD |
| Exploring the Scope of Oxyamine-Mediated Glycosylation | Jeffrey M. Engle |
Joseph Langenhan, PhD and Michelle DuBois, PhD |
| Tuberculosis: A Global Health Problem for the Ages | Miranda Haley |
Robert Rutherford, PhD |
| HNF4, not HNF6, Regulates Transcriptional Activation of Hepatic Nuclear Factors and Activation of the Human Serpin Gene Cluster | Zaher Hulays |
Fournier Lab (FHCRC) and Glenn Yasuda, PhD |
| Fishing for Proteins: Using Protein Separation Methods to Identify How Immunological Responses Differences in Pregnancy Malaria (Plasmodium falciparum) Patients | Karlee Hondo-Rust |
(Seattle Biomedical Research Institute) |
| Reforestation Efforts by Understanding Seedling Distribution & Dispersal of Ecologically Important Costa Rican Tree Species | Jennilee Kho |
Brenda Bourns, PhD |
| Attempts to Isolate Bioactive Molecule Involved in the Formation of Ridges Between M. xanthus and M. virescens | Alexander G. Kunz | Daniel Smith, PhD |
| Developing new methods of transformation of Oxytricha trifallax | Brandy Mattos | Michelle DuBois, PhD |
| Creating Mutations of the Deadbeat Gene in Drosophila melanogaster through P Element Mutagenesis | Katrina Morgan |
Glenn Yasuda, PhD |
| Testing Maximase Enzyme for Improved TILLING | Yen Nguyen |
Coordinated by Glenn Yasuda, PhD |
| Operon Confirmation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Chris Rainville |
Robert Rutherford, PhD |