Fall Student Research Symposium Participants
September 6, 2012
University of Puget Sound
Presenter/
Major
Anderson, Scott
Biochemistry
Asbe, Amelia
Biology
Baldwin, Matt
Physics
Berkelhammer, Sam
Geology
Blanks, Jason
Molecular & Cell Biology
Bowens, Natalie
Biochemistry &
Mathematics
Braun, Jackie
Molecular & Cell Biology
Breuer, Matthew
Biochemistry
Bunn, Bryce
Molecular & Cell Biology
Campbell, Danielle
Molecular & Cell Biology
Campbell, Morgen
Chemistry
Caprez, Karina
Molecular & Cell Biology
Charvoz, Tony
Biology
Clausen, David
Mathematics and
Physics
Condon, Nicci
Natural Science Biology
Dixon, Holly
Biology
Esporma, Daniel
Biochemistry
Feinstein, Olivia
Biology
Ferrara, Grace
Biology
Ferrell, Rebecca
Chemistry
Giese, Morgan
Molecular & Cell Biology
Goldberg, Jay
Biology
Poster Title
The biochemical basis of color polymorphism in the
sea star Pisaster ochraceus
Towards understanding the mechanisms of floral
reversion in Arabidopsis suecica
Preparation and characterization of Ge and Co
doped V3Si superconductors
Petrology of mafic bdies associated with the Eocene
“A-type” Golden Horn Batholith, North Cascades, WA
Determination of lachesin as a cell surface receptor
protein in flock house virus using gateway cloning in
E. coli
Anisotropic diffusivity of the prismatic surface of ice
is model independent
Research Mentor/
Department
John Hanson, Chemistry
Joel Elliott, Biology
Andreas Madlung, Biology
Ravhi Kumar, University of
Nevada Las Vegas
Jeff Tepper, Geology
Amy Odegard, Chemistry
Steven Neshyba, Chemistry
Determining the role of phytochrome E in reverse
gravitropic response
In-use evaluation of locomotive emissions
Andreas Madlung and
Cristina Walcher, Biology
Dan Burgard, Chemistry
PRL-1’s inhibition of D. melanogaster cell growth is
dependent on the membrane localization domain
Aspartate ammonia lyase in the predatory bacterium
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus
Synthesis and characterization of a chiral precursor
for metal organic frameworks
Ice worm phylogeography on Washington Cascade
volcanoes
Long-term effects of controlled fires on striped
plateau lizard (Sceloporus virgatus)
Opposite optics: Constructing a negative index
material
Leslie Saucedo, Biology
The effects of indirect predatory stressors on the
developmental progress of the Tobacco Hornworm
(Manduca sexta)
Nuclear forensics: δ15N isotopes in tree rings
Stacey Weiss, Biology
Investigating the role of DFL1 in light-directed growth
Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) as bioindicators of endocrine disrupting plasticizers in the
marine surface environment
Optimal foraging in the intertidal: Why Glaucouswinged gulls prefer to consume Pisaster ochraceus
and Evasterias troschelii over Henricia spp.
Stimulant use by commercial truck drivers
determined through testing wastewater
Creating groEL-lux transcriptional fusions in
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus and phenotypic
complementation of KL435
Behavioral and chemical analysis of deposited
chemical cues in striped plateau lizards
Mark Martin, Biology
Jo Crane, Chemistry
Peter Wimberger, Biology
Stacey Weiss, Biology
Amy Spivey, Physics
Julianna Fessenden, Los
Alamos National Laboratory
Andreas Madlung and
Cristina Walcher, Biology
Peter Hodum, Biology
Joel Elliott, Biology
Dan Burgard, Chemistry
Mark Martin, Biology
Stacey Weiss, Biology
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Fall 2012 Student Research Symposium Participants
Gordon, Spencer
Biochemistry
Guilak, Daniel
Chemistry & Computer
Science
Halasz, Kevin
Mathematics
Hayes, Erika
Molecular & Cell Biology
Regulatory genes of flower reversion in Arabidopsis
suecica
Effective distance measures in quantum error
approximation
Hepker, Mackenzie
Biology
Holtz, Liza
Biology
Effect of out-group exposure on the mirror neuron
system
Direct and indirect effects of braconid wasp (Cotesia
congregata) infection on tobacco hornworm
(Manduca sexta) development
The metabolic cost of possessing a sexually selected
trait: Aerobic metabolism in the fiddler crab Uca
pugilator
Paleomagnetism of Cascade range Pleistocene lava
flows near McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
The energy cost of locomotion during partial
bodyweight support
Petrology of the basalt of Summit Creek: A [slab]
window into Pacific Northwest tectonics during the
Eocene
The role of MHC class I in the immunogenic
properties of human pluripotent stem cells and their
derivatives
Differences in bacterial diversity between sediments
from eelgrass beds and sulfide seeps in
Commencement Bay, Washington
Determining bacterial diversity on different substrates
at a marine anthropogenic sulfide seep
Preliminary phylogenetic analysis of nocturnal tiphiid
wasp Brachycistis (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae) and
closely related genera
Foot characteristics of shod and unshod populations
Hughes, Allison
Natural Science Biology
Jaeger, Chelsea
Geology
Jeremikj, Aleksandar
Exercise Science
Kant, Lisa
Geology
Kennefick, Luisa
Biology
Lee, Jinkyong
Biochemistry
Lochner, Riley
Biology
Mock, Kelton
Molecular & Cell Biology
Nakamoto, Paul
Exercise Science
Oswald, Amrei
Chemistry
Packard, Mary
Chemistry
Papoulias, Kathryn
Biology
Parsell, Madeleine
Biology
Pincus, Nathan
Molecular & Cell Biology
Rosasco, John
Molecular & Cell Biology
Shanahan, Maggie
Biology
An algorithmic approach to semidirect products of
permutation groups
Mechano-regulation of T cell activation
Looking for the mechanism of anisotropic surface
self-diffusion on ice crystals using molecular
dynamics
Synthesis and analysis of brominated oxazole based
liquid crystals
Does size matter? Influence of geographic location
on the size of intertidal invertebrates
Lactate: Measuring the cost of possessing a sexually
selected trait
Determining the role of Wnt signaling in zebrafish
oocyte maturation through examination of β-catenin
and dishevelled RNA concentrations
Single cell wound healing in Drosophila
melanogaster embryos
Beekeeping abroad
Andreas Madlung, Biology
Kenneth R. Brown, Georgia
Tech Chemistry &
Biochemistry Department
Robert Beezer, Mathematics
and Computer Science
Hong Shen, University of
Washington Chemical
Engineering
David Andresen, Psychology
Stacey Weiss, Biology
Alexa Tullis, Biology
Mike Valentine, Geology
Gary McCall, Exercise
Science
Jeff Tepper, Geology
Victoria Glenn, Scripps
Research Institute
Joel Elliott and Mark Martin,
Biology
Mark Martin and Joel Elliott,
Biology
James Pitts, Utah State
University Biology
Department
Heidi Orloff, Exercise
Science
Steven Neshyba, Chemistry
Eric Scharrer, Chemistry
Joel Elliott, Biology, and
Kena Fox-Dobbs, Geology
Alexa Tullis, Biology
Alyce DeMarais, Biology
Wayne Rickoll, Biology
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Fall 2012 Student Research Symposium Participants
Simon, Claire
Molecular & Cell Biology
Smith, Phoebe
Molecular & Cell Biology
Solhaug, Erik
Biology
Swanson, Lauren
Biochemistry
Terepocki, Alicia
Biology
Tieu, Michael
Molecular & Cell Biology
Titcomb, Blake
Geology
Wallace, Alisa
Biology
Wexman, Mary
Biology
Wilson, Talitha
Molecular & Cell Biology
Wong, Jessica
Biology
Wormwood, Tracy
Biochemistry
Differential expression of CDC42 protein variants in
mouse tissues
Determining the kinetic parameters of MalA, a
glucosidase from the predatory Bdellovibrio
bacteriovorus
Allopolyploid A.suecica: increased photosynthesis
and protein content?
Conformation of lachesin and identification of
additional flock house virus cell surface receptor
proteins
Using the widely distributed seabird, the Northern
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), as an indicator of marine
plastic pollution
Analysis of light repair mechanisms in
Chlamydomonas monoica mutants through TEM
Paleomagnetism of a sequence of lava flows near
McKenzie Bridge, OR
Female skin lipids induce chemosensory behaviors
in male striped plateau lizards (Sceloporus virgatus)
UV reflectance in the plumage of European starlings
(Sturnus vulgaris): the importance of sex and area
Doxycycline inducible Nkx2-1 expression in mouse
embryonic stem cells
Effects of sugar-amendment on bacterial & fungal
abundance in native vs. nonnative-dominated soils of
a Puget lowland prairie
Synthesis of photocleavable biotin azide and
photoreactive crosslinker for activity-based protein
profiling
Xiaolong He, University of
Illinois Chicago at Rockford
John Hanson & Jeff
Grinstead, Chemistry, and
Mark Martin, Biology
Alexa Tullis and Andreas
Madlung, Biology
Amy Odegard, Chemistry
Peter Hodum, Biology
Wayne Rickoll and Gregory
Johnson, Biology
Mike Valentine, Geology
Stacey Weiss, Biology
Peter Hodum, Biology
Bess Rosen, Boston University School of Medicine
Betsy Kirkpatrick, Biology
Aaron T. Wright, Pacific
Northwest National
Laboratory
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