Keith Tanner and Dr. Dennis Shiozawa, Department of Biology The Great Basin contains many closed basins, separated by north-south lying mountain ranges and low east-west lying divides. The Sierra Nevada, on the western edge of the Great Basin, generates a rain shadow, making Nevada the driest state in the nation, with Utah as the second […]
Archives for August 2013
Effect of Selenium on the Expression of the Androgen Receptor and Nuclear Factor Kappa-B in Human Prostate Cancer Cells
Daniel Tandberg and Dr. Merrill J. Christensen, NDFS Department Introduction Selenium has been established as a promising chemopreventive element for prostate cancer. Several different mechanisms have been studied to delineate selenium’s anti-cancer effect, but the exact target and mechanism has yet to be clearly defined. Previous studies have established an inhibitory relationship between the nuclear […]
The Derivatives of Resveratrol and Prostate Cancer
Dallin Snow and Dr. Merrill Christensen, Nutrition Dietetics and Food Science Introduction Resveratrol has been shown to be a very effective anticarcinogenic compound, in addition to its anti-viral, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, and life prolonging effects. Resveratrol binds the estrogen receptor beta which in turn down regulates the androgen receptor, which is active in prostate cancer. Past […]
A Review of Hair Morphology Classification Techniques from the Past Thirty Years
Britten Sessions and Dr. Wilford Hess, Plant and Animal Life Sciences Due to its implicit nature in species identification, hair has been studied and classified since the beginning of the 20th century. Hausman visualized enough hair characteristics and variation between mammalian species to attempt an identification system using light microscopy. His efforts in characterizing species […]
Does Predator Environment Predict Life History Traits in the Livebearing Fish Poecillia gillii?
K. Nicole Schoonmaker and Dr. Jerald B. Johnson, Biology The process of natural selection drives the evolution of species which results in the survival of individuals whose traits are most adaptable to a specific environment and the death of individuals whose traits are less fit. Thus, populations of a single species that reside in habitats […]
Function of Novel Nuclear Variant Bone Morphogenetic Protein (nBmp2)
Alina Schmidt and Dr. Laura C Bridgewater Bmp2 is an important growth factor that regulates many stages of development including the development of the heart, muscle, and bone. A novel nuclear variant of BMP2 was discovered before my addition to the lab and studies began to determine nBMP2’s function. Of main importance to my project […]
Genetic Investigation of the Protein PhoU
Christopher D. Rice and Dr. William McCleary, Molecular and Microbiology Phosphate is a necessary chemical compound for life at any level. Organisms have developed different means of obtaining phosphate from their environments and maintaining an intracellular phosphate homeostasis. The creation and maintenance of such a homeostasis at the very least requires mechanisms for sensing phosphate […]
Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes on Applied Biosystems, Cepheid, and Rochereal-time PCR Platforms
Eldon Prince and Dr. Richard Robison, Microbiology & Molecular Biology Goal/Purpose Develop a real-time PCR assay to uniquely detect S. pyogenes on all three major real-time PCR platforms. Importance of Project A faster clinical test would enable doctors to more quickly diagnose and treat group A streptococcal infections. The test we developed can be run […]
Discovery and Development of New Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Resistance Genes
David L. Price and Dr. Mikel R. Stevens, Plant and Wildlife Sciences The tomato is susceptible to more than 200 diseases. Tomato spotted wilt virus is one of the most damaging pathogens in tomatoes. Due to its wide spread, TSWV has become an important limiting factor in tomato production worldwide. Most often the virus is […]
Identification of Genes Related to Saponin Synthesis in Chenopodium Quinoa
Chris Nye and Dr. Jeff Maughan, Plant and Wildlife Sciences Chenopodium quinoa, commonly known as quinoa, is a vital crop to the subsistence farmers of the Altiplano region of South America. Quinoa has several unique characteristics which contribute to its ability to grow in a variety of harsh conditions found in the high altitudes and […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- …
- 97
- Next Page »