Professor Cole Durham, J. Reuben Clark Law School In 2010 Professor W. Cole Durham, Jr. received a grant in the amount of $20,000 to help offset the cost of mentoring and training selected law students following their first year of law school. These funds were received and accounted for by the International Center for Law […]
Genetic Variation and Adaptation in the Invasive Weed Bromus tectorum and its Associated Pathogens Pyrenophora semeniperda and Ustilago bullata
Craig E Coleman, Plant and Wildlife Sciences In this interim report I detail the results according to each of the six objectives proposed. A final report will be submitted when the experiments detailed in objective six are completed. Objective 1. Assemble and annotate B. tectorum cDNA sequence data obtained from 454 pyrosequencing and compare to […]
Identify Novel Mutants Defective in Bract Suppression
Dr. Clinton Whipple, Department of Biology Progress towards research objectives Progress has been achieved in most of the five research objectives. In some cases we have modified our original aims in the light of what can be reasonably expected of inexperienced undergraduates. Details of each aim follow: AIM 1 Identify novel mutants defective in bract […]
The Role of PAS-kinase In Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy and Endurance Adaptation
Dr. David Thomson, Department of Physiology & Developmental Biology Evaluation of academic objectives and project findings The purpose of this mentoring environment grant was to determine whether the presence of the protein PAS-kinase (PASK) affects muscle growth and/or endurance performance. Our primary model system was the PASK knockout mouse (PASK-KO) and findings from this mouse […]
Mentored Research in Geochemistry of Ancient Maya and Fremont Archaeological Sites
Dr. Richard Terry, Department of Plant & Wildlife Sciences Many of the activities of the ancient Maya did not leave artifactual or architectural remains for us to study, since many activities involved organic materials that were biodegraded over time. Furthermore, the warm and humid climate accelerated the decomposition of most organic materials (Dahlin et al., […]
The School Based Family: Coaches and Teachers as Parental Figures for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ugandan Schools
Dr. Stacy Taniguchi, Department of Recreation Management and Youth Leadership The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine the possible formation of surrogate families within Ugandan schools to potentially provide a context for positive development experiences, especially for orphans who lack positive development opportunities provided by parents. The sample for this study consisted of […]
Intensive Mentoring and Micro-Electronics Research for Students in Engineering
Dr. Stephen Shultz, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Overview The 2010 MEG funds were used to run the program that we call the Intensive Mentoring and Micro-Electronics Research for Students in Engineering (IMMERSE) program. The various groups and projects of the IMMERSE program are focused primarily on research in micro-electronics engineering and bioengineering. As […]
Molecular Mechanisms of Lupus Risk Conferred by Allele in the Gene for Interferon Response Factor 5
Dr. Brian Poole, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Biology Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met The academic objectives of this proposal were met. Using the funding provided by the MEG, we generated data that was used to publish four peer-reviewed journal articles and one peer-reviewed book chapter. These are: […]
German Immigrants in American Church Records
Dr. Roger Minert, Church History and Doctrine The funding sought and granted under the MEG program was to be used to continue a project begun in September 2003 under the title “German Immigrants in American Church Records.” To date, some 60 students have contributed to this research designed to identify German, Austrian, and Swiss immigrants […]
Thermal and Mechanical Structure of Alpine Glaciers Using Radar and Drilling
Dr. John McBride, Department of Geology Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met The academic objectives of the proposal were to: travel to the Gorner Glacier system in southern Switzerland; set up a base camp on the glacier, operating out of the village of Zermatt, Switzerland; acquire 2D and 3D […]