Undergraduate Research Awards 2003-2004

Awarded by the Miami University Senate Committee for Undergraduate Research plus Additional Awards*

(by Student Last Name)

Student Name(s)	Faculty Sponsor(s)	Faculty Department	Project Title	Award
Arens, David Naples, Scott	Killian, Kathleen	Zoology	The Response of Food Deprivation and Prozac on Serotonin Levels in "Acheta Domesticus"	400
Armbruster, Laura	Vaughn, Jack	Zoology	Alternative Splicing and Creation of Genetic Diversity in the Drosophila 4f-rnp Gene	400
Batte, Kara	Lee, Marcia	Microbiology	Comparative Effects of Aloe barbadensis and Aloe camerooni Extracts on Germination and Viability of Candida albicans	615
Benham, Amy	Fernandes, Joyce	Zoology	Effects of Ras Over-expression on Myoblast Proliferation in Drosophilia	400
Blevins, Dustin	Wilson, David	Zoology	The Effects of Linopirdine on Neurotransmitter Release at the Rat NMJ	250
Boda, Sean	Harrison-Pepper, Sally	Interdisciplinary Studies	An Original Operetta in the Tradition of Latin American	550
Carter II, William Anaba, Uzoma	Lee, Marcia	Microbiology	The Influence of Anti-Fungal Drugs Upon Fungal Thigmotrophism in Vitro	557
Collins, Kimberly	Del Rio-Tsonis, Katia	Zoology	Expression and Function of Retinoic Acid in Newt Retina Regeneration	464
Crowe, Charety	Keane, Brian	Zoology	The Effects of Social Group Size on Mating Behavior in Prairie Voles	293
Curry, Jennifer	Bridge, Eileen	Microbiology	A Comparison of the Effects of the 11-kDa and 55-kDa Proteins on the Viral DNA Replication and Late Gene Expression During an Adenovirus Infection.	250
Desai, Krishna Hall, Rachel	Fernandes, Joyce	Zoology	Role of the Beat Gene in Adult Neuromuscular System in Drosophila Melanogaster	300
Donofrio, Theresa	Obilade, Anthony	Communication	Persuasive Appeals on College Campuses	300
Doyle, Tracy	Cheng, Xiao-Wen	Microbiology	A Test of Fusion Protein Expression in Yeast for Protein Functional Studies	400
Drummond, Justin	Wilson, David	Zoology	The Effects of S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine on Neurotransmitter Release at the Rat Neuromuscular Junction	500
Dumford, Elizabeth Kelley, Jennifer	Callahan, Phyllis	Zoology	Steroid Modulation of Prolactin Stimulation by OFQ	300
Falconer, Robert	Gung, Benjamin	Chemistry and Biochemistry	Study of a Single Vessel Synthesis of the Tetrasaccharide Chain of Durhamycin A	800
Feinstein, Koren Huff, Alison Newbold, Anne	Janik, James	Zoology	Steroid Modulation of Hypothalamic Dopamine by OFQ	250
Flagler, Michael	Actis, Luis	Microbiology	Identification of Genes Involved in Biofilm Formation in Acinetobacter Baumannii	500
Folz, Hillary	DeVito, Jill	Zoology	Vertical Effects of Different Predator Cues on Prey Behavior	600
Gannon, Elizabeth	Lee, Marcia	Microbiology	Effects of Lactoferrin on Candida albicans	274
Gifford, Ryan	DeVito, Jill	Zoology	Dear Enemy Phenomenon in Hogna helluo	207
Gittinger, Matthew	Stevenson, John	Microbiology	The Effect of Corticosterone on Cytokine Levels in Protein Deficient, Salmonella Infected Mice	700
Gursahaney, Priya Cilliers, Renee	Crowder, Michael	Chemistry and Biochemistry	Searching for the Zn(II) Metallochaperones in E. Coli	500
Haban, Molly	Ward, Rose Marie	Psychology	Examining the Effects of a Sibling with a Disability on Non-Disabled College Students	300
Hale, Philip	Carlin, Joseph	Microbiology	Characterization of the Effect of NF-kB Inhibition and Stimulation Upon Interferon Regulatory Factor-1	600
Hoffman, Erin Krohn, Katherine Reese, Caitlin Abdulla, Roohi	Biran, Mia	Psychology	Social Anxiety, Performance Expectations, Personality Traits and Alcohol Consumption in College Students	700
Hoisington, Jessica	Berg, David	Zoology	Genetic Diversity of Fluted-Shell Mussels (Lasmigona costata) (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the Mid-West Region and Lower Mississippi Region	600
Homan, Margaret	Carlin, Joseph	Microbiology	How do the Structural Differences in Lipopolysaccaride Affect Interferon-y Induced Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase Activity?	594
Jack, Barbara	Stiles, William	Psychology	Can Personality Measures Predict Performance of Raters in an Auditory Sorting Task?	600
Janus, Jessica	Berg, David	Zoology	A Hierarchical Analysis of the Genetic Structure of Freshwater Mussel, Lasmigona costata, Populations Within and Among Rivers and Watersheds	600
Jones, Amanda	Gung, Benjamin	Chemistry and Biochemistry	Synthetic Studies on Bidensyneoside A1	500
Keaney, Colleen	Diekman, Amanda	Psychology	The Transition Experience from High School to College: A Look at Single-Sex Versus Co-Educational High School Female Graduates at the Collegiate Level	400
Keel, Jessica	Ward, Rose Marie	Psychology	Tattooing and Body Piercing as Related to Perceived Risky Behaviors and Self-Image Among a College Population	400
Labs, Kelly Jennings, Serena	Lee, Marcia	Microbiology	Pursuit of Fungal Compounds Active in Ice Nucleation	517
Landis, Sarah	Stevenson, John	Microbiology	Corticosterone Mediated Membrane Remodeling in Thymocyte Apoptosis	500
Lehman, Bret	Del Rio-Tsonis, Katia	Zoology	A Conserved Role for Sonic Hedgehog in Lens Development	560
Lucas, Courtney	Fields, Matthew	Microbiology	Isolation, Investigation, and SSU DNA gene sequencing of Novel Bacteria from Northern Chinese Salt Lakes	400
Marr, Corrine	Ward, Rose	Psychology	Women and Men's Perceptions of Managers in an Organizational Setting	150
May, Erin Roesch, Sarah	Pennock, David	Zoology	Does PP2A Regulate Ciliary Reversal by Dephosphorylating I1?	300
Mays, Lauren Spies, Erin	Pennock, David	Zoology	Do Mutations in Hydin Cause Hydrocephalus by Interfering with Ciliary Function	400
Muller, Caroline	Ward, Rose Marie	Psychology	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Rape: Effects on Relationship Quality and Maintenance	500
Newton, Matthew	Carlin, Joseph	Microbiology	Peptidoglycan and Lipoteichoic Acid Enhancement of IFN-Induced IDO Activity in Epithelial Cells	500
Pagan, Jasmine	Actis, Luis	Microbiology	Investigation Into the Mechanisms of Adhesion of the Haemophilus Influenzae Biogroup Aegyptius Brazilian Purpuric Fever Clone F3031	432
Port, Adam	Galtz, Naomi	Interdisciplinary Studies	Ethics in Photography: Exploring the Face of Homelessness in Southwestern Ohio	400
Reed, Grant Berkowitz, Joshua	Wilson, David	Zoology	The Effects of Nitric Oxide Doner 3-MorpholinosydnonimineïHCl (SIN-1) on Acetylcholine Neurotransmitter Release at the Neuromuscular Junction of the Phrenic Nerve and Rat Diaphragm	300
Sampliner, Danielle	Dominguez-Burdalo, Jose	Spanish and Portuguese	Liberation Theology and Its Role in Self-Sufficient Communities	300
Scearce, Whitney	Dilek, Yildirim	Geology	Construction of a Digital Ophiolite Database and a World Ophiolite Map	500
Schroer, Jonathan	Keller, Yvonne	Interdisciplinary Studies	Dutch Transsexuals' Workplace Experience	250
Scott, Lauren	Stevenson, John	Microbiology	Effects of Heat Shock Protein 90 on Phosphotidylserine Externalization During Glucocorticoid-Induced Apoptosis of Murine Thymocytes	800
Sipotz, Brian	Beilock, Sian	Psychology	A Closer Look at Skill Expertise	300
Smith, Amanda	Dominguez-Burdalo, Jose	Spanish and Portuguese	Spanish Intellectuals at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: The Development of the Intellectual as a Political and Social Force	500
Truax, Allison	Diekman, Amanda	Psychology	The Influence of Dynamic Stereotypes	110
Waisanen, Katrina	DeVito, Jill	Zoology	Sex Pheromones and Mutual Mate Choice in the Wolf Spider, Hogna Helluo	277
Welch, Adam Aigoro, Rasheedia	Killian, Kathleen	Zoology	Identification of Brain Regions that Trigger Mating or Fighting Behaviors in the Cricket Using c-Fos as a Marker of Neuronal Activation	500
Welsh, Morgan	Bayram, Burcin	Physics	Polarization Quantum Beat Spectroscopy	300

(by Faculty Department)

Faculty Department

Faculty Sponsor(s)

Student Name(s)

Project Title

Award

Chemistry and Biochemistry	Crowder, Michael	Gursahaney, Priya Cilliers, Renee	Searching for the Zn(II) Metallochaperones in E. Coli	500
Chemistry and Biochemistry	Gung, Benjamin	Falconer, Robert	Study of a Single Vessel Synthesis of the Tetrasaccharide Chain of Durhamycin A	800
Chemistry and Biochemistry	Gung, Benjamin	Jones, Amanda	Synthetic Studies on Bidensyneoside A1	500
Communication	Obilade, Anthony	Donofrio, Theresa	Persuasive Appeals on College Campuses	300
Geology	Dilek, Yildirim	Scearce, Whitney	Construction of a Digital Ophiolite Database and a World Ophiolite Map	500
Interdisciplinary Studies	Galtz, Naomi	Port, Adam	Ethics in Photography: Exploring the Face of Homelessness in Southwestern Ohio	400
Interdisciplinary Studies	Harrison-Pepper, Sally	Boda, Sean	An Original Operetta in the Tradition of Latin American	550
Interdisciplinary Studies	Keller, Yvonne	Schroer, Jonathan	Dutch Transsexuals' Workplace Experience	250
Microbiology	Actis, Luis	Flagler, Michael	Identification of Genes Involved in Biofilm Formation in Acinetobacter Baumannii	500
Microbiology	Actis, Luis	Pagan, Jasmine	Investigation Into the Mechanisms of Adhesion of the Haemophilus Influenzae Biogroup Aegyptius Brazilian Purpuric Fever Clone F3031	432
Microbiology	Bridge, Eileen	Curry, Jennifer	A Comparison of the Effects of the 11-kDa and 55-kDa Proteins on the Viral DNA Replication and Late Gene Expression During an Adenovirus Infection.	250
Microbiology	Carlin, Joseph	Homan, Margaret	How do the Structural Differences in Lipopolysaccaride Affect Interferon-y Induced Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase Activity?	594
Microbiology	Carlin, Joseph	Newton, Matthew	Peptidoglycan and Lipoteichoic Acid Enhancement of IFN-Induced IDO Activity in Epithelial Cells	500
Microbiology	Carlin, Joseph	Hale, Philip	Characterization of the Effect of NF-kB Inhibition and Stimulation Upon Interferon Regulatory Factor-1	600
Microbiology	Cheng, Xiao-Wen	Doyle, Tracy	A Test of Fusion Protein Expression in Yeast for Protein Functional Studies	400
Microbiology	Fields, Matthew	Lucas, Courtney	Isolation, Investigation, and SSU DNA gene sequencing of Novel Bacteria from Northern Chinese Salt Lakes	400
Microbiology	Lee, Marcia	Batte, Kara	Comparative Effects of Aloe barbadensis and Aloe camerooni Extracts on Germination and Viability of Candida albicans	615
Microbiology	Lee, Marcia	Gannon, Elizabeth	Effects of Lactoferrin on Candida albicans	274
Microbiology	Lee, Marcia	Labs, Kelly Jennings, Serena	Pursuit of Fungal Compounds Active in Ice Nucleation	517
Microbiology	Lee, Marcia	Carter II, William Anaba, Uzoma	The Influence of Anti-Fungal Drugs Upon Fungal Thigmotrophism in Vitro	557
Microbiology	Stevenson, John	Scott, Lauren	Effects of Heat Shock Protein 90 on Phosphotidylserine Externalization During Glucocorticoid-Induced Apoptosis of Murine Thymocytes	800
Microbiology	Stevenson, John	Landis, Sarah	Corticosterone Mediated Membrane Remodeling in Thymocyte Apoptosis	500
Microbiology	Stevenson, John	Gittinger, Matthew	The Effect of Corticosterone on Cytokine Levels in Protein Deficient, Salmonella Infected Mice	700
Physics	Bayram, Burcin	Welsh, Morgan	Polarization Quantum Beat Spectroscopy	300
Psychology	Beilock, Sian	Sipotz, Brian	A Closer Look at Skill Expertise	300
Psychology	Biran, Mia	Hoffman, Erin Krohn, Katherine Reese, Caitlin Abdulla, Roohi	Social Anxiety, Performance Expectations, Personality Traits and Alcohol Consumption in College Students	700
Psychology	Diekman, Amanda	Truax, Allison	The Influence of Dynamic Stereotypes	110
Psychology	Diekman, Amanda	Keaney, Colleen	The Transition Experience from High School to College: A Look at Single-Sex Versus Co-Educational High School Female Graduates at the Collegiate Level	400
Psychology	Stiles, William	Jack, Barbara	Can Personality Measures Predict Performance of Raters in an Auditory Sorting Task?	600
Psychology	Ward, Rose	Marr, Corrine	Women and Men's Perceptions of Managers in an Organizational Setting	150
Psychology	Ward, Rose Marie	Haban, Molly	Examining the Effects of a Sibling with a Disability on Non-Disabled College Students	300
Psychology	Ward, Rose Marie	Muller, Caroline	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Rape: Effects on Relationship Quality and Maintenance	500
Psychology	Ward, Rose Marie	Keel, Jessica	Tattooing and Body Piercing as Related to Perceived Risky Behaviors and Self-Image Among a College Population	400
Spanish and Portuguese	Dominguez-Burdalo, Jose	Sampliner, Danielle	Liberation Theology and Its Role in Self-Sufficient Communities	300
Spanish and Portuguese	Dominguez-Burdalo, Jose	Smith, Amanda	Spanish Intellectuals at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: The Development of the Intellectual as a Political and Social Force	500
Zoology	Berg, David	Janus, Jessica	A Hierarchical Analysis of the Genetic Structure of Freshwater Mussel, Lasmigona costata, Populations Within and Among Rivers and Watersheds	600
Zoology	Berg, David	Hoisington, Jessica	Genetic Diversity of Fluted-Shell Mussels (Lasmigona costata) (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the Mid-West Region and Lower Mississippi Region	600
Zoology	Callahan, Phyllis	Dumford, Elizabeth Kelley, Jennifer	Steroid Modulation of Prolactin Stimulation by OFQ	300
Zoology	Del Rio-Tsonis, Katia	Lehman, Bret	A Conserved Role for Sonic Hedgehog in Lens Development	560
Zoology	Del Rio-Tsonis, Katia	Collins, Kimberly	Expression and Function of Retinoic Acid in Newt Retina Regeneration	464
Zoology	DeVito, Jill	Gifford, Ryan	Dear Enemy Phenomenon in Hogna helluo	207
Zoology	DeVito, Jill	Waisanen, Katrina	Sex Pheromones and Mutual Mate Choice in the Wolf Spider, Hogna Helluo	277
Zoology	DeVito, Jill	Folz, Hillary	Vertical Effects of Different Predator Cues on Prey Behavior	600
Zoology	Fernandes, Joyce	Benham, Amy	Effects of Ras Over-expression on Myoblast Proliferation in Drosophilia	400
Zoology	Fernandes, Joyce	Desai, Krishna Hall, Rachel	Role of the Beat Gene in Adult Neuromuscular System in Drosophila Melanogaster	300
Zoology	Janik, James	Feinstein, Koren Huff, Alison Newbold, Anne	Steroid Modulation of Hypothalamic Dopamine by OFQ	250
Zoology	Keane, Brian	Crowe, Charety	The Effects of Social Group Size on Mating Behavior in Prairie Voles	293
Zoology	Killian, Kathleen	Welch, Adam Aigoro, Rasheedia	Identification of Brain Regions that Trigger Mating or Fighting Behaviors in the Cricket Using c-Fos as a Marker of Neuronal Activation	500
Zoology	Killian, Kathleen	Arens, David Naples, Scott	The Response of Food Deprivation and Prozac on Serotonin Levels in "Acheta Domesticus"	400
Zoology	Pennock, David	Mays, Lauren Spies, Erin	Do Mutations in Hydin Cause Hydrocephalus by Interfering with Ciliary Function	400
Zoology	Pennock, David	May, Erin Roesch, Sarah	Does PP2A Regulate Ciliary Reversal by Dephosphorylating I1?	300
Zoology	Vaughn, Jack	Armbruster, Laura	Alternative Splicing and Creation of Genetic Diversity in the Drosophila 4f-rnp Gene	400
Zoology	Wilson, David	Blevins, Dustin	The Effects of Linopirdine on Neurotransmitter Release at the Rat NMJ	250
Zoology	Wilson, David	Reed, Grant Berkowitz, Joshua	The Effects of Nitric Oxide Doner 3-MorpholinosydnonimineïHCl (SIN-1) on Acetylcholine Neurotransmitter Release at the Neuromuscular Junction of the Phrenic Nerve and Rat Diaphragm	300
Zoology	Wilson, David	Drummond, Justin	The Effects of S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine on Neurotransmitter Release at the Rat Neuromuscular Junction	500

*ADDITIONAL AWARDS for Academic Year 2004-2005 included:

Crannell Grants (with grants selected by the Department of Psychology)
Fisher Awards (with awards selected by the Department of Microbiology)
Maher Grants (with grants selected by the Department of Political Science or the Department of Zoology)