Michael McNeil and Dr. Jeffrey Edwards Physiology and Developmental Biology Endocannabinoids are molecules that play an important role in neuromodulation and are also known to be a factor in many peripheral nervous system functions such as appetite and pain sensation. Recent discoveries have also shown that endocannabinoids and their cell-signaling mechanisms are found within the […]
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Mechanism of Inhibition of Influenza A Virus
Douglas Bretzing and Professor David Busath, Physiology and Developmental Biology The ability of influenza A virus to unpack its genome, replicate, and infect its host is contingent upon acidification of the viral interior. This is achieved by proton conductance via M2, an integral membrane protein that forms proton channels in the viral lipid envelope of influenza A […]
Mechanisms and Consequences of Conifer Expansion in Aspen Forests
Sam St. Clair, Plant and Wildlife Sciences We fully met the objectives of the study and have published numerous papers from the proposed work. The mentoring environment was highly successful based on the high number of student co-authors and the more than 15 undergraduate students mentored during that two year period. Mentored undergraduate research participants: […]
Determining The Mechanism Of How The 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Pathway Of Plasmid pJP4 In Ralstonia Eutropha Evolves To Degrade Phenoxyacetic Acid As A Sole Carbon Source
David Schlesinger and Dr. Alan R. Harker, Microbiology Being that the scope of this project was much larger than anticipated I was unable to complete my research in its entirety. However I did make substantial progress and was able to answer many of my original questions. Originally the intent of my research was to recreate […]
Mechanisms of the Role of Religion in Adolescence: A Case Study of Palestinian Youth
Lance Erickson and Dr. Brian K. Barber, Sociology The role of religion in adolescence has been given considerable attention in past decades. The majority of this attention has been concerned with religion as a social control mechanism (1), and therefore has focused on its relationship to adolescent deviance and drug use. Although relatively few in […]
THE IRON RELEASE MECHANISM OF AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII: TRACKING HEME MEDIATED ELECTRON TRANSPORT
K.R. Pitts and G.D. Watt, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Introduction I ron is an essential mineral nutrient required by all living systems. How Iron Is taken up, stored, and utilized by living systems is relevant to the understanding of life In general, and the relationship Iron metabolism has with human health. Azotobacter Vinelandii bacterial […]
Biophysical Mechanism of Anesthetics
Professor David Busath, Physiology and Biophysics I was awarded a MEG in 2008 (with support continuing through 2009) for the project entitled “Biophysical Mechanism of Anesthetics.” The goals of the project were to measure the impact of volatile general anesthetics (isoflurane, sevoflurane, and desflurane) on: The axial rotation of fluorescent dyes that insert in different […]
Preparation of Green Fluorescent Protein Constructs for the Determination of the Mechanism of the Excision of a Novel Intron
John Daniel Clinger and Dr. Daniel L. Simmons, Chemistry and Biochemistry Recent advances have greatly increased the utility of bioluminescence as a qualitative and quantitative tool in scientific research. The genes encoding fluorescent proteins in several organisms have been identified, cloned, modified, and inserted into several different vectors; thus allowing them to be used in […]
Molecular Mechanism of Neuronal Communication
Blake Simmons and Dr. Dixon Woodbury, Physiology and Developmental Biology Nerve Cells communicate with each other by synaptic transmission. Synaptic transmission is the release by one nerve cell of neurotransmitters packaged in synaptic vesicles. Proteins known as SNAREs, (e.g., synaptobrevin and syntaxin) are believed to drive neurotransmitter release by inducing fusion (exocytosis) within a presynaptic […]
Developing Mechanisms as LIGA Microstructures
Jordan E. Brough and Dr. Larry Howell, Mechanical Engineering Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) is a rapidly developing field which uses technology similar to that used to carve out the millions of tiny channels found in today’s computer processors. MEMS, however, uses this technology to make mechanical structures and mechanisms instead of electrical pathways. My effort over […]
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