Christopher M. Lee and Dr. G. D. Watt, Chemistry and Biochemistry Ammonia is extremely valuable in the industrial production of fertilizer, plastics, explosives, dyes, and other compounds. The most plentiful and common source of ammonia comes from the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen gas to ammonia. In industry the 80-year-old Haber method is used, which is […]
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Finding Interactions between SmpB and tmRNA during Trans-translation
David Healey and Dr. Allen Buskirk, Chemistry and Biochemistry During the last year, I have worked in collaboration with Allen Buskirk and DeAnna Cazier to study the interactions between SmpB and tmRNA during a process called bacterial trans-translation. To understand our experiments, it is necessary to know a little about what trans-translation is, and how […]
Binding Site Sequence Motifs Estrogen Receptor Mediation of Transcriptional Repression by Interactions Determined by Cis-Regulatory DNA Sequences
Brianna Teerlink and Dr. Chin-Yo Lin, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in women in the United States and affects millions each year. Much of the current research on hormonal regulation in breast cancer systems focuses on up-regulation of genes (increased rates of transcription) by estrogen receptors (ERs); […]
Antioxidant Interactions in Strawberries exhibit Synergism and Antagonism
Joshua Reber and Dr. Tory Parker, Dietetics and Food Science Epidemiological evidence has shown, on average, that those who consume more servings of fruits and vegetables have lower relative risk for cardiovascular disease and some cancers (Lee et al., 1991; Hertog et al., 1993; van’t Veer et al., 2000). As a result, a great deal […]
Teachers Affective Relationship Towards Children and the Concurrent Peer Interactions in Preschool Settings
Melissa K. Wouden and Dr. Craig H. Hart, Marriage, Family, and Human Development Many early childhood education programs that serve children age three to five, focus on helping preschoolers develop healthy and positive social skills for interacting with teacher, and peers. Therefore, teachers in preschool settings are important for helping children become more socially competent. […]
Synthesis of Lipid A Analogues and the Study of Their Interactions with Antibiotics
Glade E. Roper and Dr. Paul B. Savage, Chemistry and Biochemistry Septic shock is a disease that kills over 100,000 hospitalized patients in the United States every year. The mortality rate for those who fall into septic shock is between fifty and eighty percent, and despite advances in medicine this rate has remained constant over […]
Ion Channel Permeation: Kinetic Modeling of Ion/Side-Chain Electrostatic Interactions in Native and Fluorinated Gramicidin Channels
Adam S. Frost and Professor David D. Busath, Zoology Gramicidin A is a 15-amino acid peptide produced by several strains of the bacteria Bacillus brevis. The primary sequence of gramicidin A is HCO-L-Val-Gly-L-Ala-D-Leu-L-Ala-D-Val-LVal- D-Val-L-Trp-D-Leu-L-Trp-D-Leu-L-Trp-D-Leu-L-Trp-NHCH2CH2OH. The side-chains alternate chirality, with the odd-numbered residues having the usual L-chirality and the evennumbered residues having D-chirality. The alternating chirality of the […]
PAS Kinase Interactions
Steven Sowa and Dr. Julianne Grose, Microbiology Goal To discover the substrates of PAS kinase. Introduction Signal transduction pathways are critical to the function of a cell. Correct signals help the cell to manage its resources effectively while improper or inactive signals contribute to cancer and many other human diseases. One protein involved in signal […]
RAGE and SAGE: Therapeutic Modalities for COPD
Paul Reynolds, Physiology and Developmental Biology Academic Objectives Met and Results Observed Funding available through this MEG award has provided an opportunity for me to meet many academic objectives I’ve determined to be important at BYU. We have been successful in conducting pilot studies that reveal possible roles for SAGEs in ameliorating mechanisms of lung […]
Cognitive Patterns of Information Addiction
Rayman Meservy, Information Systems Summary As suggested by the title, this project focused on understanding the Cognitive Patterns of Information Addiction. Throughout the course of the project we have learned quite a bit about this concept and have refined our narrow focus on addiction to a more broad focus on understanding the cognitive patterns associated […]
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