Cami Schiel and Dr. Leslie Miles, College of Nursing The purpose of this project was to examine how foreign nurses (specifically French nurses) perceived their healthcare system, and those in other countries. This ultimately led to additional insight into where they get their perceptions, positive and negative aspects of different types of healthcare systems, and […]
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Examination of the Role of the LANA Protein in Persistence of Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infections
Marshall Sheide and Dr. Bradford Berges, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Kaposi’s sarcoma herpes virus (KSHV) is one of seven known cancer causing viruses which have the capacity to persist in the host for many years. This particular virus can undergo a long latent infection which ensures that the virus can hide by not […]
Polyomavirus Phylogenetics in Relation to Host Switches
David Morris and Dr. Keith Crandall, Department of Biology Evolutionary Biology is not a branch of biology that spends much time in the public eye. It just doesn’t have flashy results like cloning or evocative naturalist documentaries to captivate the imagination. However, this doesn’t mean that evolutionary biology is any less essential to our understanding […]
How ‘bout them Apples?: A Study on Antioxidants
Kylie Measom and Dr. Kim O’Neill, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology They say “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Apples are laden with antioxidants which have been shown to prevent against cancer and other illnesses.1 Antioxidants are molecules that prevent cancer by collecting excess free radicals in the body. Free radicals are […]
EBI2 Knockdown and Effects on B-Cell Migration
Jordan Mabey and Dr. Brian Poole, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Introduction B cells are specialized cells which participate in the normal immune response to an infection. As B cells encounter antigens in the body, they become activated and travel to what is known as a B cell follicle within a lymph node. At […]
Rho Kinase Pathway Inhibition and Its Effect on Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Jacob Hoj and Dr. Marc Hansen, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology The Rho Kinase Pathway is a cellular pathway that is thought to be involved in cancer metastasis, as previous research has indicated1. As indicated by the name, the Rho group of proteins are central to this pathway. Over the past year, we set […]
Determining the Role of Kaposi’s Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus LANA Protein in the Development of Persistent Infection
Jamie Gardiner and Dr. Brad Berges, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Kaposi’s Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) is a human cancer virus that causes Kaposis’ sarcoma, the most common cancer found in AIDS patients. Our lab is working to develop humanized mice as a novel animal model to study KSHV infection and related diseases, since there […]
MDCK Gene Expression During EMT
Jason Burton and Professor Marc Hansen, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. This is mostly due to a lack of understanding into the function of cancer and the different mechanisms it uses to spread. The process by which cancer cells detach from the […]
Using Photolithographically-Produced Micro-Channels with Controlled Pores to Create a Bacteria Filter for Blood
Sara Ehlert and Dr. Aaron Hawkins, Department of Electrical Engineering The importance of blood to humans cannot be understated. Its important functions include transporting oxygen and nutrients around the body, preventing blood loss, fighting infection, carrying antibodies to fight infection, delivering waste products to the kidneys and liver to be removed from the body, and […]
Transcriptional Activity of the Novel Nuclear Protein nBmp-2
Dr. Laura Bridgewater, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Biology The goal of this project was to follow up on preliminary data suggesting that nBmp2 directly activated transcription. A few months of follow-up experiments, however, showed that the original transcription data was not reproducible. At that point we turned our attention to two different questions about […]