Austin Callison and Dr. William R. McCleary, Department of Molecular/Microbiology Proposed Project Just as simpler systems are studied to better understand more complex systems, E. coli has long been a standard for biological experiments aimed at a more complete comprehension of the mechanisms that propitiate cell life. One of these vital mechanisms in E. coli […]
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The Role of Nectin In Zyxin Localization
Jace Bullard and Dr. Marc Hansen, Department of Physiology & Developmental Biology Abstract A major difficulty of treating cancer rises from its ability to metastasize. During metastasis, strong adhesions between cells break, allowing individual cells to separate and migrate to different locations in the body. Strong cell-cell junctions are formed by protein interactions between actin […]
Selenium’s Effect on Insulin Resistance
Scott Brunson and Professor Chad Hancock, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science Background Due to dramatic increases in type II diabetes, studies on insulin resistance are especially applicable to this current health issue. Previous epidemiological studies examining selenium’s effect on prostate cancer observed a possible correlation between increased risk for type II diabetes mellitus and […]
Behavioral Analysis of Anxiety in Autism
Megan Christensen and Dr. Mikle South, Department of Psychology Autism is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication. Anxiety is also an extremely common feature with approximately 81% of children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder also qualified for at least one other anxiety disorder (Amaral et al., 2003). Amaral et […]
Differential Interpretations of Air Pollution Health Effects Related to Funding Sources and Author Institutional Affiliation
Nathan Law and Dr. C. Arden Pope, III, Department of Economics The main goal of this research project was to discover whether or not results attained in epidemiology studies assessing the increased risk of mortality attributable to air pollution, are influenced by funding source or affiliation of the authors. This study was motivated by public […]
Effects of Acute and Chronic Ethanol on GABA Inhibition of VTA GABA Neurons
Brett Larsen and Dr. Scott Steffensen, Department of Psychology Alcohol addiction is becoming increasingly prevalent in our world today, but the mechanisms underlying alcohol addiction are unknown. We do know; however, that the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) of the brain are specifically involved in addiction. These GABA neurons have […]
Do Donor States Care About NGO Quality?
Nicholas Jones and Dr. Darren Hawkins, Department of Political Science Our research examines whether donor countries care about the quality of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) when giving foreign aid to poor countries. When donor states give foreign aid to recipient states, such the US giving foreign aid to Uganda, the donor states must choose what is […]
Genetic and Neurophysiology Correlates in Autism
Nathan Jamison and Dr. Mikle South, Department of Psychology Overview My ORCA research project was presented as a poster at the annual International Meeting For Autism Research (IMFAR) in San Diego on May, 2011, under the name, “Candidate Gene Associations with Performance Monitoring of Others in Autism.” I am currently working with my mentor, Mikle […]
Cloud Security for Medical Imaging
Craig Treasure and Dr. Chia-Chi Teng, School of Technology Current medical imaging technology exists in the form of large and expensive systems in hospitals inside the network firewalls. Data from these machines is only transmitted on a hospital’s computer network to maintain the privacy of patient’s personal information and images. These expensive machines require high […]
How Incarceration Affects Maternal Identify of Female Inmates
Ashlee Manwaring and Dr. Janelle Macintosh, College of Nursing I proposed an ORCA with Janelle Macintosh, RN, PhD, last fall, and was awarded the grant in February. Our original idea was to investigate how incarceration affects maternal identify of female inmates. This was closely related to Dr. Macintosh’s original dissertation proposal and completed dissertation. However, […]