Daniel Loveland and Dr. J. Dee Higley Department of Psychology Original Project Title: Why can’t we all just get along? MAOa genotype variation is associated with aggressive temperaments in nonhuman primates In place of studying behavior differences among rhesus monkeys with differing MAOa genotypes, my research group and I chose to analyze the effects of […]
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c-Fos enhances functional β-cell mass
Jason Ray and Jeffery Tessem, Department of NDFS Introduction Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are major global health concerns. Both types of diabetes result in loss of functional β-cell mass, which is defined as the β-cell number multiplied by insulin secretion rate. The number of β-cells is derived from the cellular proliferation and death […]
Development of Student Research Resources and Training Material for Functional and Structural MRI-Based Research at BYU
Professor Neal K Bangerter, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Professors Erin Bigler and Brock Kirwan, Psychology Overview This project was aimed at providing in-depth training and mentoring for a small group of students to address the large anticipated demand for accessible research and training resources at BYU’s new MRI Research Facility. The facility opened summer […]
Functional Anatomy of the Forelimb of a New Drepanosaur: Testing Behavioral Models for Extinct Species
Austin Andrus, Dr. Brooks Britt, Department of Geological Sciences Introduction: I recently discovered a new genus of reptile from the Triassic period (roughly 225 million years ago). Reptiles like it are called “drepanosaurs,” and share many unique features such as large claws, unusual, humped shoulder blades, opposable fingers, and prehensile tails. Many of these structures […]
The Impact of Autism on Families: Topography and Function of Repetitive Behavior
David Ball and Dr. Blake Hansen, Counseling Psychology and Special Education Introduction The prevalence of autism has received considerable media attention in recent years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently assessed the prevalence of autism in children and determined that one in 68 children have autism.1 Our study analyzed functional behavior in families […]
Eight Figurines From Fag el-Gamous, Egypt Interpreting Style and Function in Relation to the Culture of the Graeco-Roman Fayoum
Aubrey Young and Dr. David Whitchurch, Ancient Scripture Introduction Ongoing archaeological evidence provides scholars new opportunities to glean information to better understand the history of Roman Egypt. In 1981, Brigham Young University began excavating a site in Egypt locally referred to as Fag el-Gamous (“Way of the Water Buffalo”) which, to date, has resulted in […]
Up Congruences of Modular Functions Modulo Powers of Primes
Michael Griffin and Dr. Paul Jenkins, Department of Mathematics Modular forms are constructs of complex analysis that possess many intricate connections to widely-separated branches of mathematics. In the most well-known application of these functions, Andrew Wiles established a connection between the Fourier coefficients of modular forms and elliptic curves–objects of analytic geometry–in order to prove […]
Establishing the Theoretical Relationship between Bayesian Inference and Dynamical Structure Functions for Network Reconstruction
Julius Adebayo and Dr. Sean Warnick, Computer Science A system-level understanding of the functioning behavior of a cell requires an accurate representation of the underlying networks of gene and protein interactions. Network reconstruction is an area of systems biology that attempts to reconstruct the network of regulatory interactions from available measurements using a mathematical framework. […]
Finding Novel Variants in APP, PS1 and PS2, that alter Gene Functionality and Lead to Familial Alzheimer’s Disease
Matthew Cable-Fabiszak and Dr. John Kauwe, Biology Department Review of Purpose of Project The planned objective of this mentored research opportunity was to identify families in the Cache County Aging Study that harbored mutations in three specific genes known to cause familial Alzheimer’s disease: APP, PS1, and PS2. This knowledge would have been beneficial because […]
Molecular Characterization of Pathways involved in PAS Kinase Regulation and Function
Julianne H. Grose Evaluation of academic objectives The academic objectives of this MEG were to provide novel findings in the field of metabolic regulation while training both graduate and undergraduate students. We were able to meet these objectives as evidenced by one published scientific article, one article accepted upon minor revision, and one in preparation. […]
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