By Discipline: Biology (2008)

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The following abstracts for discipline Biology have been submitted:

• Capture Method Success and Survey of Daily Tick Activity
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Emilie R. Twining Gerdes
  Dr. Stephanie Fore, Faculty Mentor
  (P-3-10, 4:15, OP Lobby)
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• The Characterization and Comparison of Microfungal Communities From Sporobolus cryptandrus Roots
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Patrick A. Granneman
  Dr. Jose Herrera, Faculty Mentor
  (P-3-5, 4:15, OP Lobby)
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• Characterization of E. coli in Two Water Reservoirs
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Ignatius C. Onyewadume
  Dr. Cynthia Cooper, Faculty Mentor
  (2-3, 8:45, VH 1432)
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• Characterization of KH Domain Genes in Zea Mays
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Rebecca L. O'Connell*, Christopher G. Dove, Kimberly F. Ingersoll, and Christa A. Manton
  Dr. Brent Buckner and Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Faculty Mentors
  (P-3-2, 4:15, OP Lobby)
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• Characterization of Root-Associated Fungal Communities Inhabiting Bouteloua gracilis, Sporobolus cryptandrus, and Yucca glauca.
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Hana H. Khidir*, Douglas M. Eudy, and Patrick A. Granneman
  Dr. Jose Herrera, Faculty Mentor
  (2-1, 8:15, VH 1432)
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• Coral Growth on Anthropogenic vs. Natural Substrates in Bonaire, N.A
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Christy M. Clemenson
  Dr. Linda Kuhnz (CIEE Bonaire), Dr. Rita Peachey (CIEE Bonaire), Prof. Caren Echrich (CIEE Bonaire), and Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Faculty Mentors
  (P-3-1, 4:15, OP Lobby)
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• Determination of an Effective Substrate for Nutritional Examination of C. elegans During Embryogenesis
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Chelle King Porter
  Dr. Timothy D. Walston, Faculty Mentor
  (P-3-11, 4:15, OP Lobby)
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• Distinguishing Between Genetic Drift and Natural Selection Using Tajima's D Statistic
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Karen E. O'Connell* and Dianne M. Kopp
  Dr. Anton Weisstein and Mr. Pamela J. Ryan, Faculty Mentors
  (30-5, 2:15, VH 1432)
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• The Effect of Age on Gravity Perception in Flax Roots: A Mathematical Approach
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Jacob G. Henderson* and Christopher M. Hassett
  Prof. Zhong Ma and Dr. Todd Palumbo, Faculty Mentors
  (P-3-7, 4:15, OP Lobby)
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• The Effect of Sampling Method on Patterns of Off-host Activity of Amblyomma Americanum in Northeastern Missouri
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Laura M. Naegele
  Dr. Stephanie Fore, Faculty Mentor
  (P-3-4, 4:15, OP Lobby)
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• The Effect of Sulfasalazine (SS) and its Metabolites, Sulfapyridine (SP) and 5-Aminosalicylic Acid (5-ASA), on Nuclear p65 Activation in the MDX Mouse
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Walter T. Winders* and Eric C. Turin
  Dr. Anton Weisstein and Dr. C. George Carlson (AT Still University), Faculty Mentors
  (P-3-8, 4:15, OP Lobby)
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• Functional Annotation of Genes Differentially Regulated in the Shoot Apical Meristem and Analysis of Potential Maize SUMO Proteins
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Eneda Hoxha
  Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors
  (P-3-6, 4:15, OP Lobby)
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• Gender and Age Variation in Call Structure of Northeast Missouri Chiropterans
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Benjamin T. Hale
  Dr. Scott Burt and Dr. Jason E. Miller, Faculty Mentors
  (2-4, 9:00, VH 1432)
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• Home Range Size of Opossums in an Urban Environment
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Jeffrey D. Wright♦
  Dr. Scott Burt, Faculty Mentor
  (30-4, 2:00, VH 1432)
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• Is Coral Growth Affected By Increasing Concentrations Of Iron or CO2 In Sea Water?
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Josh W. Akers
  Dr. George L. Shinn, Faculty Mentor
  (43-1, 2:45, VH 1432)
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• Isometric Muscle Tension Development in MDX and C57BL Non-Dystrophic mice
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Jesse C. Lavin*, Cathy J. Bledsoe, Aubrey Zimmerman, and Fred Balch
  Dr. C. George Carlson (AT Still University) and Dr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentors
  (P-3-9, 4:15, OP Lobby)
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• Life Cycle of Amblyomma americanum: Lab vs Wild
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Brian Ruiz
  Dr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentor
  (P-3-12, 4:15, OP Lobby)
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• Life in Compact Clay: The Burrowing Behavior of Aquatic Fly Larvae (Chironomidae: Axarus)
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Nicholas A. Mueth
  Dr. George L. Shinn, Faculty Mentor
  (30-1, 1:15, VH 1432)
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• The Proteolytic Processing Of Cryptosporidium gp40/15
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Mariam Savabi
  Dr. Cynthia Cooper, Faculty Mentor
  (30-3, 1:45, VH 1432)
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• Skeletal Articulation of Equus caballus
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Crystal R. Cunningham*, Jessika R. Jamski, Erin N. Pauli, Lindsay K. Rudolph, and James M. Lewis
  Dr. Susan Guffey, Faculty Mentor
  (P-3-13, 4:15, OP Lobby)
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• Team Katydid: The Math-Bio Experience
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Nathan V. Whelan
  Dr. Jonathan C. Gering and Dr. Dean DeCock, Faculty Mentors
  (30-2, 1:30, VH 1432)
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• TLR4 Expression in Normal Neonatal Lung and in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Christopher G. Dove
  Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner and Dr. Richard Pierce (Washington University School of Medicine), Faculty Mentors
  (2-5, 9:15, VH 1432)
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• Utilization of PDAs by Community Health Workers for Field Collection of Malaria Statistics in Rural Haiti
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Nicholas X. Mann
  Dr. Lin Twining, Faculty Mentor
  (2-2, 8:30, VH 1432)
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• Visual Assessment of Dark Septate Endophytic Fungi in the Roots of Sporobolus cryptandrus and Bouteloua gracilis
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Rachel N. Ward
  Dr. Jose Herrera, Faculty Mentor
  (43-4, 3:30, VH 1432)
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• The W Statistic: A New Approach for Testing the Relative Abundance Structure of Communities in a Phylogenetic Context
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Tracey A. Blasingame
  Dr. Jonathan C. Gering and Dr. Dean DeCock, Faculty Mentors
  (43-3, 3:15, VH 1432)
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• Will the Real Host Please Stand Up? Regional Model for Identifying Peromyscus Species
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Rauleen Mei B. Caballas
  Dr. Stephanie Fore and Dr. Hyun-Joo Kim, Faculty Mentors
  (P-3-3, 4:15, OP Lobby)
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