Department of

Biology

Research Archives - 2008

• Title: SNP screening reveals two possible asthma-causing genes in rural Iowa children
  Student: Katy Williams
  Mentor: Keegan Kelsey and Dr. Jeff Murray at the University of Iowa in Iowa City
  Date: Fall 2008
• Title: Comparison of Salmonella contamination between fresh and frozen store-bought samples of turkey
  Student: Caitlin Zimmerman
  Mentor: Elsie Smith
  Date: Fall 2008
• Title:  The production of secretin-gly in Escherichia coli
  Student:  Callie Bodnarchuk
  Mentor: Mark Bolyard
  Date:  Spring 2008
• Title: Small mammal and herpetofauna inventory on Chickasaw State Park and Forest
  Student: Dustin Scott
  Mentor: Andy Madison
  Date: Spring 2008
• Title: Comparison of two fertilizer methods on tomato growth
  Student: Edric Gaylor
  Mentor: Andy Madison
  Date: Spring 2008
• Title:  Toxicity examinations of codeine versus theobromine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  Student:  Hunter Stepp
  Mentor:  Carol Weaver
  Date:  Spring 2008
• Title:  Inhibition of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus megaterium, Micrococcus roseus, and Serratia marcescens by essential oils of peppermint and oregano
  Student:  Laura Byrd
  Mentor:  Elsie Smith
  Date:  Spring 2008
• Title:  An examination of quality and quantity of produced eggs of zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) on Petamine breeding formula
  Student:  Morgan Neese
  Mentor:  Andy Madison
  Date:  Spring 2008
• Title:  Analysis of barn owl (Tyto alba) pellets
  Student:  Phillip Mitchell
  Mentor:  James Huggins
  Date: Spring 2008