By Discipline: Biology (2010)

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The following abstracts for discipline Biology have been submitted:

• Annotation and Analysis of Global Gene Expression Studies: A Maize Shoot Apical Meristem Expression Database
  Poster
  
  (Biology, Computer Science)
  Scott J. Huesgen*, Christine Graves, Hazar Khidir, Jessica Kline, Christopher J. Tracy, and Adam J. Winkeler
  Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Dr. Brent Buckner, and Dr. Jon Beck, Faculty Mentors
  (P-6-5, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Applying molecular methods to identify human and ruminant fecal contamination sources in Forest Lake, Kirksville, MO
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Diana S. Acevedo
  Dr. Cynthia Cooper and Dr. Michael Lockhart, Faculty Mentors
  (8-1, 8:00, MG 2001)
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• Atomic Absorption Determination of Mercury in Local Freshwater Fish Using a Home-Built Cold Vapor Generator
  Oral Paper
  
  (Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Biology)
  James E. Brown
  Dr. David McCurdy and Dr. Brian D. Lamp, Faculty Mentors
  (52-1, 2:45, MG 1098)
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• Breastfeeding educational pamphlet
  Poster
  
  (Health Science, Biology)
  Patrick I. Casey* and Michelle L. Riefe
  Dr. Lin Twining, Faculty Mentor
  (P-5-14, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Caenorhabditis elegans as a model host of Staphylococcus aureus virulence
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Terin E. Budine
  Dr. Timothy D. Walston, Faculty Mentor
  (P-8-2, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• A Case for the Maternal Effect
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology, Physics, Mathematics)
  Joe C. Schaeperkoetter
  Dr. Peter Rolnick (Retired), Faculty Mentor
  (58-3, 3:15, MG 2001)
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• Characterization of a Maize Knox-like Mutant
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Christopher J. Tracy* and Hazar H. Khidir
  Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors
  (P-8-10, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Characterization of Coprophilous Fungi Using Molecular Methods
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Ravin Poudel
  Dr. Jose Herrera, Faculty Mentor
  (P-8-3, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Comparison of Methods for Genetic Manipulation in Yersinia pestis: Deletion of the y0237 Gene
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Jacob E. Schrum
  Dr. Jon Goguen (University of Massachusetts Medical School) and Dr. Cynthia Cooper, Faculty Mentors
  (P-8-4, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Comparison of mycorrhizal fungal communities in Achnatherum hymenoides and Bouteloua gracilis in the Chihuahuan desert
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Haleigh J. White
  Dr. Jose Herrera, Faculty Mentor
  (58-4, 3:30, MG 2001)
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• Computational Studies of Biomolecular Recognition in Viral Leukemia
  Oral Paper
  
  (Astrobiology, Chemistry, Biology)
  Shane M. Bernard
  Dr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor
  (34-2, 1:30, MG 1098)
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• Computational Studies of P22 N Peptide-boxB Complex
  Poster
  
  (Chemistry, Biology)
  Michael Jones
  Dr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor
  (P-9-4, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Design and Development of a Second Generation Gene Annotation System
  Poster
  
  (Computer Science, Biology, Mathematical Biology)
  Kelsy M. Parker*, Molly Gibson, and Michael D. Miller
  Dr. Jon Beck and Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Faculty Mentors
  (P-7-2, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Diabetes in Native American Groups
  Oral Paper
  
  (Anthropology, Biology)
  Sarah C. Foltz
  Dr. Bonnie Mitchell, Faculty Mentor
  (55-4, 3:30, MG 1000)
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• A Dichotomous Key for Identifying the Crayfishes of Northern Missouri
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Anna E. Hoffman
  Dr. George L. Shinn, Faculty Mentor
  (P-8-1, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Digestive Efficiency of a Generalist Predator, Pantherophis obsoletus, on Mice, Eggs, and Chicks
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Amanda H. DeBrot
  Dr. Chad Montgomery, Faculty Mentor
  (47-4, 2:00, MG 2001)
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• Does Distance Traveled by Peromyscus leucopus (White-Footed Mouse) Influence Tick Load?
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Christina Thebeau
  Dr. Stephanie Fore, Faculty Mentor
  (P-8-7, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• E. coli Levels in Local Streams
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Teshome M. Assefa*, Chase A. Gray, and Kevin McGarrah
  Dr. Cynthia Cooper, Faculty Mentor
  (8-5, 9:00, MG 2001)
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• The Effect of In Vivo and In Vitro Administration of Gossypol on p65 Expression in Dystrophic Muscle
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Katherine M. Kuhn*, Elizabeth Cottey, Andrea Cottey, Casey Stefanski, Heather Curtis, Kay Bruemmer, Jenna Sesti, and Corinna A. Warnars
  Dr. Emily Smith and Dr. C. George Carlson (AT Still University), Faculty Mentors
  (P-8-12, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Effective Extraction of High Amylose Starch through the Use of a Novel Method of Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) Leachate
  Poster
  
  (Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry)
  Samah Hassan A. Hassan* and Suzanne N. Pitts
  Dr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor
  (P-6-4, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Effects of Resistant Starch from High Amylose Corn on Swine Growth, Feed Effciency, and Fecal and Blood Volatile Fatty Acid and Aromatic Concentrations
  Oral Paper
  
  (Agricultural Science, Biology)
  Amanda M. Zerkel
  Dr. Thomas E. Marshall, Faculty Mentor
  (19-3, 10:00, MG 2001)
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• Establishing Caenorhabditis elegans as a model for neural tube defects
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Chelle King Porter♦
  Dr. Timothy D. Walston, Dr. Jon Beck, and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors
  (47-1, 1:15, MG 2001)
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• Expression of Chromatin Assembly Factor-1 Subunits in Maize
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Adam J. Winkeler*, Christopher J. Tracy, and Dustin R. Mayfield
  Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors
  (P-8-13, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Geographic Distribution of the Parthenogenic Checkered Whiptail Lizard, Aspidoscelis tesselata, in Southeast Colorado
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Anthony J. Wilmes* and Laura K. Garey
  Dr. Chad Montgomery, Faculty Mentor
  (47-5, 2:15, MG 2001)
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• Hog Manure Extract and Porcine Pancreatic Elastase Modulate Airway Epithelial Cell EGF Receptors, Calcium Signaling, and Cytokine Release
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology, Chemistry)
  Audrey C. Zimbelman
  Dr. Myron L. Toews (University of Nebraska - Medical Center) and Dr. Susan Guffey, Faculty Mentors
  (58-5, 3:45, MG 2001)
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• Identifying Sources of Fecal Contamination in Hazel Creek and Forest Lake Using Bacteroides Host Specific Primers
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Sarah D. Meyer
  Dr. Michael Lockhart and Dr. Cynthia Cooper, Faculty Mentors
  (P-8-6, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Lowering Cold Flow in Biodiesel
  Oral Paper
  
  (Agricultural Science, Biology)
  Martha E. Cruse
  Dr. Thomas E. Marshall, Faculty Mentor
  (19-2, 9:45, MG 2001)
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• Marker Assisted Selection for the Development of Amylomaize VII Germplasm
  Poster
  
  (Agricultural Science, Biology)
  Stacy A. Marshall
  Dr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor
  (P-6-3, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Mathematical Shape Description of Alueritopteris
  Poster
  
  (Biology, Mathematical Biology)
  Corinna A. Warnars
  Dr. Jason E. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  (P-7-1, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Mechanism of Uptake of Cystatin C by B16F10 Melanoma Cells
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Lauren E. Deady
  Dr. James Cox (A.T. Still University) and Dr. Timothy D. Walston, Faculty Mentors
  (P-8-5, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Metabolic Rate in Tropical Scorpions
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Megan K. Lutz* and Haley B. Eisenberg
  Dr. Chad Montgomery, Faculty Mentor
  (P-8-11, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Morphological clinal variation in Boa constrictor
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Melissa J. Wright
  Dr. Chad Montgomery, Faculty Mentor
  (P-8-8, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Piping Plover Conservation on Sandy Neck Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology, Environmental Studies)
  Robert J. Welter
  Dr. Peter Goldman, Faculty Mentor
  (58-1, 2:45, MG 2001)
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• Reduced phytate diets do not enhance Zn status in Malawian children
  Oral Paper
  
  (Health Science, Biology)
  Patrick I. Casey
  Dr. Lin Twining and Dr. Mark J. Manary (Washington University School of Medicine), Faculty Mentors
  (25-1, 9:30, VH 1000)
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• The Role of Environmental Factors in Tick Burden on Peromyscus leucopus
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Lisa L. Nadeau* and Jennifer G. Bevell
  Dr. Stephanie Fore and Dr. Hyun-Joo Kim, Faculty Mentors
  (8-4, 8:45, MG 2001)
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• Seasonal Patterns in Abundance for the Three Life Stages of the American Dog Tick (Dermacenter variabilis) and the Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum)
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Austin B. Rupp* and Enato Esangbedo
  Dr. Stephanie Fore, Faculty Mentor
  (8-3, 8:30, MG 2001)
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• Trailing of Maternal Chemical Cues by Neonate Timber Rattlesnakes, Crotalus horridus
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Peter J. Muelleman♦
  Dr. Chad Montgomery, Faculty Mentor
  (47-3, 1:45, MG 2001)
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• Use of Transmission Electron Microscopy to Study the Minute Male Parts of a Freshwater Pond Snail (Physa gyrina)
  Poster
  
  (Biology)
  Tammy J. Greevers* and Kristina A. Sit
  Dr. George L. Shinn, Faculty Mentor
  (P-8-9, 4:15, SUB-GEO)
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• Variation in Precipitation Patterns and the Affect on Root-Associated Fungal Communities Inhabiting Sporobolus cryptandrus
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Katherine A. Nebel* and Ravin Poudel
  Dr. Jose Herrera, Faculty Mentor
  (58-2, 3:00, MG 2001)
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• What's That Smell?: Chemoattraction in the American Dog Tick
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Tad A. Dallas♦
  Dr. Stephanie Fore, Dr. Laura Fielden, and Dr. Hyun-Joo Kim, Faculty Mentors
  (47-2, 1:30, MG 2001)
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• Yearly Hotspot Variation in Amblyomma americanum
  Oral Paper
  
  (Biology)
  Jennifer W. Chen* and Betsey C. York
  Dr. Stephanie Fore, Faculty Mentor
  (8-2, 8:15, MG 2001)
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