Independent Study

1998 I.S. Titles

Sharon D. Austin
Adviser: J. C. Amburgey
Title: Synthesis of cis-1,2-Cyclohexyl Phosphatidylserine as a Small Molecule Analog Component of the Phospholipid-Metal Ion-Protein Ternary Complex

Shannon M. Baker
Adviser: C. L. Borders
Title: Kinetic Analysis of the C282S Mutant of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase

David M. Barnett
Adviser: J. T. Rademacher
Title: Synthesis of Dialkylanthracene Compounds as Precursors to Potential Discotic Liquid Crystals

Benjamin P. Bayer
Advisers: P. L. Gaus and C. L. Borders
Title: Reduction and Condensation of E-Allyl 2-Nitrobenzylideneacetoacetate Using [PPN][HFe(CO)4]

Melissa M. Cerny
Advisers: P. L. Gaus and R. H. Bromund
Title: Synthesis of Highly-Functionalized Quinoline Derivatives Using Hydridotetracarbonylferrate(O) Monanion as a Highly Selective Reducing Agent

Matthew S. Clapham
Advisers: P. L. Gaus and T. R. Williams
Title: Clarification of Rate Constants of N-Heterocyclic Ligands in Pentacyanoferrate(II) Complexes

Jamie W. Collins
Adviser: R. H. Bromund and P. E. Lipps (OARDC)
Title: Comparison of Deoxynivalenol Concentration with Head Blight Severity and Percent Diseased Kernels Using Competitive Direct Enzyme Linked Immunosorbant Assay and Gas Chromatography Methods

Michael J. Dean
Adviser: R. H. Bromund
Title: Tracking the Fates of Pentane Extractable Compounds Through the Wooster Sewage Treatment Plant

Jamie M. DiFabrizio
Adviser: C. L. Borders
Title: The Expression and Purification of R254K and R254A Mutants of Human Carbonic Anhydrase II

Meghan M. Flaherty
Advisers: P. L. Gaus and P. L. Edmiston
Title: The Attempted Synthesis of cis-Tetraamminebis(pyridine)cobalt(III) Salt

Wesley A. Forbes
Adviser: R. H. Bromund
Title: The Design and Construction of a Capillary Electrophoresis Separation System

Sarah E. George
Adviser: L. W. Haynes
Title: A Study of the SN(ANRORC) Mechanism Using Substituted Nitropyridines in Base

Tasneem F. Islam
Adviser: J. T. Rademacher
Title: Synthesis of Hexaalkoxy Anthracenes for Use as Discotic Liquid Crystals

Elizabeth A. Kersteen
Adviser: C. L. Borders
Title: Site-Directed Mutagenesis of Arginine-95 of Recombinant Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase Using the Recombinant Circle Polymerase Chain Reaction

Stacy R. Kincaid
Adviser: T. R. Williams
Title: An investigation in Corneal Tissue that have Undergone Photorefractive Keratectomy Using Near Infrared Analysis

Allyson J. Kozak
Adviser: T. R. Williams
Title: An Examination of Contaminants on Contact Lenses Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Jennifer R. Liebfried
Adviser: R. H. Bromund
Title: Organic Compounds in Waters of Bogs and Wetlands

Booker T. Lucas
Adviser: V. B. Pett and F. L. Schambacher, OARDC
Title: The Expression of Lactoferrin in Pichia pastoris Yeast

Heather C. McConeghy
Advisers: P. L. Gaus and V. B. Pett
Title: The Synthesis of Two Novel aromatic Nitro Vinylidene Compounds and a Study of Their E and Z Isomerization

Nichole R. Moore
Adviser: C. L. Borders
Title: The Preparation of the R235K and R235A Mutants of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase Using the Recombinant Circle Polymerase Chain Reaction

Julie L. Morrison
Adviser: R. H. Bromund
Title: Storage of Water Samples Containing Atrazine

Susan E. Norfolk
Adviser: C. L. Borders
Title: The Use of autoradiography to Identify a 32P-Labeled Phosphoenzyme Intermediate in the Reaction Catalyzed by the C282S Mutant of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase

Terah E. Robbin
Adviser: T. R. Williams
Title: An Examination of Corneal Water Content as a Function of Age and Breed in Dogs as Determined by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Michael C. Rohan
Adviser: C. L. Borders
Title: The Attempted Expression of the R95Y, R129Q, R134K and N285A Mutants of Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase

Bryan K. Roland
Advisers: P. L. Gaus and J. C. Amburgey
Title: The Synthesis and Characterizationn of 2- and 4-Nitrobenzylidene Derivatives

Heather A. Rowell
Adviser: J. C. Amburgey
Title: Calcium Ion Binding to O-Phospho-L-Serine in Relation to the Phospholipid-Metal Ion-Protein Ternary Complex

Colleen M. Ryan
Adviser: J. C. Amburgey
Title: The Design and Solution Phase Synthesis of a Sequence of Annexin V for Study of Protein-Membrane Interactions in the Ternary Complex

Douglass R. Sillars
Adviser: V. B. Pett
Title: The Structural Determination of a Mutant Uteroglobin Protein Using Molecular Replacement and Simulated Annealing Techniques

Rachel M. Silvestri
Adviser: T. R. Williams
Title: An Examination of the Mechanism of Cornea Preservation Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

Valerie E. Taylor
Adviser: T. R. Williams
Title: An Examination of Water Quality: Wooster Tap Water and Various Bottled Waters

Wendy M. Vaerewyck
Adviser: J. C. Amburgey and L. Ward, OARDC
Title: Development of a Competitive Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay to Quantitate Cytokine mRNA Levels in Gnotobiotic Pigs Infected with Human Rotavirus

Bilal Zuberi
Adviser: V. B. Pett
Title: Continued Search for Structural Arginines in Proteins