Kimberly Barlow-Miller and Dr. Ray Merrill, Health Science In 1980-81, five homosexual men in California were found to have a strain of pneumonia normally found only in the suppressed immune systems of the elderly. They were later diagnosed with the first cases of a rare and new disease known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). […]
Creation of an Artificial Microbial Consortium
Sam Augustine and Dr. Alan Harker, Microbiology Ecology is the study of the interactions of living organisms with each other and their environment. In microbiology there has been relatively little done in this field compared to the macro-biological world. In traditional macro-scale ecology an environment is clearly delineated by physical boundaries, access to resources and […]
Final Report to the ORCA Scholarship Committee
Serena Arave, Shenai Fisher, Lori MacArthur, Cary Rogers and Dr. Diana McGuire, Food Science and Nutrition Summary In conjunction with LDS Welfare Services and the Brigham Young University Food Science and Nutrition Department the International Food Relief Committee met the project objective to develop food box prototypes that are culturally and nutritionally appropriate for global […]
Role of Angiotensin II in Controlling Food Intake and Weight Loss
Jared Anderson and Dr. James Porter, Zoology Objective In the United States obesity and its associated harmful effects are major health concerns which have received considerable attention by researchers. Studies have been performed in an attempt to discover the physiological mechanisms involved with food intake and weight loss. A few of these previous studies have […]
Increasing Bilayer Membrance Fusion Rates by Increasing Cholesterol Content
David Lee and Dr. Dixon Woodbury, Physiology and Developmental Biology A bilayer is a two-layered membrane made of lipids that form around cells. These membranes are formed by hydrophobic tails (water fearing) and hydrophilic heads (water loving) that align such that the tails are isolated from water, while the heads are exposed to water to […]
Phytoestrogens: Effects on Male Sexual Health Parameters
Trevor Hansen and Dr. Edwin Lephart, Physiology and Developmental Biology Phytoestrogens are estrogen-like molecules derived from soy-based foodstuffs such as soybeans, tofu and even certain cereals. In particular, our study focused on a subclass of phytoestrogens called isoflavones. Of the many isoflavones, daidzene and genistein are thought to exert the most potent estrogenic hormone activity, […]
Chemokine-Mediated Migration of B-1 B Cells
Lauren Zagieboylo and Dr. Eric Wilson, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Main Text B-1 B cells are an understudied type of white blood cell that provide T cell-independent antibody production, allowing them to play an important role in the early immune response to many bacterial and viral pathogens. They are especially important for defense in mucosal […]
Inhibition of Notch Signaling Increases Neurogenesis in the Ophthalmic Trigeminal Placode without Expanding the Domain of Neurogenin2 Expression.
Brian Wright and Dr. Michael Stark, Physiology & Developmental Biology The ever-increasing knowledge regarding cellular regulation and programming requires important insights into the biochemical pathways that determine a cell’s fate. For example, the ability to take a stem cell and grow it into a neuron will directly depend on our knowledge of the steps used […]
Isolating Mononucleosome Core DNAs To Be Used in the ENCODE Project
Elliot Winters and Dr. Steven M. Johnson, MM Biology Main Text The purpose of this project has its roots in the nationwide mission named “ENCODE” for the “ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements” the purpose of which is to map the functional elements of the human genome. The human genome was successfully sequenced in 2001, (Consortium T.I.H.G.S., […]
The Role of RAGE in Inflammatory Lung Disease Induced by Diesel Particulate Matter
Karisa Wasley and Dr. Paul Reynolds, Physiology and Developmental Biology Main Text The causes of high morbidity and mortality associated with inflammatory respiratory diseases are not well understood. My research project helped to shed light on cellular signaling pathways associated with inflammatory disease, particularly those caused by or worsened by air pollutants. Asthmatics, in particular, […]
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