Thesis Research

Ryan Carey

Influence of magnetite on iron reduction rates by iron reducing bacteria

Advisor: McCormick

Kathryn Dorsey

A chorioallantoic membrane assay of human alpha-fetoprotein as a proangiogenic factor

Advisor: Miller

Jeffrey Friedman

Effects of Tributalin on marine gastropods in the New England intertidal ecosystem

Advisor: Reynolds

Jennifer Henkle

Role of iron-respiration proteins in geobacter species in carbon tetrachloride degradation

Advisor: McCormick

Matthew Himmel

Microbial diversity, abundance and influence on plant growth in biodynamic, organic and conventionally managed soils

Advisor: Pfitsch

Ashley Kuenzi

Analyzation of nitrogen across a successional gradient and lupine's response to nitrogen availability

Advisor: Pfitsch

Stephanie Loomis

Gene expresssion levels of four amino acid permeases, GAP1, AGP1, AGP2 and AGP3 in CAP and CAP- yeast cells

Advisor: Garrett

Coleen MacNally

Imposex in Gastropods as an indicator of tributyltin Pollution

Advisor: Reynolds

Gordillo-Guffanti Milagros

Sensitivity of the turtle urinary bladder smooth muscle to neuropeptides and neurotransmitters

Advisor: Gapp

Daniel Mullins

The health of sugar maples in the adirondacks and factors affecting decline

Advisor: Pfitsch

Katherine O'Gorman

Gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) preference for swamp white oak acorns (Quercus bicolor) over red oak acorns (Quercus rubra) as based on acorn composition.

Advisor: Williams

Jeff Rubino

Insect octopamine transporters

Advisor: Lehman

Kellyn Shoecraft

Caffeine and tannins as deterrants to local herbivores Pseudosuccinea columella and Arion subfuscus, and to the generalist herbivore, Marisa cornuarietis

Advisor: Williams

Adrian Stier

Rates of predation on juvenile Queen Conch: how density and substrate affect the survivorship of juveniles.

Advisor: Reynolds

Mollie Wright

The effect of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on the fat hormones Lptin and Adiponectin in the C57BL/Ks-db/db diabetic mouse.

Advisor: Gapp

Matthew Ruggieri

Advisor: Lehman

Rebecca Benham

Advisor: Lehman

Bryan Falkenstern

Advisor: Lehman

Kathrine Hankowski

Advisor: Lehman

Elizabeth Hobart

Advisor: Lehman

Greer Mahoney

Advisor: Lehman

Heather Shapiro

Advisor: Lehman

Timothy Weaver

Advisor: Lehman