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2004 I.S. Titles

Chemistry Majors | Biochemistry Majors | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Majors

 

CHEMISTRY MAJORS

Allexander Farag

(T. P. Klupinski)

Synthesis of A TCE Analogue

Douglas Hanke

(R. H. Bromund)

Analysis of Halogenated and Non-halogenated Hydrocarbon Contaminants in the City of Wooster Aquifer

Hanneke Hoekman

(P. L. Edmiston)

Residue Analysis of Ceramics from Late Byzantine and Mediaeval Contexts at Pella, Jordan

Michael Kuschnir

(W. V. Glassey)

Carbon Monoxide Chemisorbed on Group 10 Transition Metals

Todd McGauley

(R. H. Bromund)

Developing a Method for Predicting the Effects of Surface Treatments on Wood Used for Musical Instruments

Cameron Miller

(V. B. Pett)

The Effects of Small Heat Shock Proteins from Zea mays on the Thermal Aggregation of Citrate Synthase

Michael Morzik

(W. V. Glassey)

A Theoretical Investigation of the Mechanism for the Reduction of Formaldehyde and Subsequent Hydro-silation by Homoleptic Ru(II) Hydride Catalyst

Ahren Olson

(W. V. Glassey)

Catalytic Reduction of Formaldehyde Using Homoleptic Iron (II) Penta-hydride

Donald Prochazka

(P. L. Edmiston)

Synthesis and Characterization of Sol-Gels Prepared from a Novel Bridged Organo Silane: Towards the Development of a Chemical Sensor for TNT Based on Molecular Imprinting

Banjamin Swarts

(J. C. Amburgey-Peters)

The Synthesis and Purification of Cyclohexylphospho-L-serine as a Small-Molecule Phospholipid Analog of Phosphatidylserine

Aaron Vannucci

(R. H. Bromund)

Fabrication of Microfluidic Capillaries Devises on Glass Substrates

 

 

BIOCHEMISTRY MAJORS

Justin Journay

(V. B. Pett)

A The Expression and Purification of TrcHis 18-1 and Three TrcHis 18-9 Mutants: Small Heat Shock Proteins from Zea mays

Sarah Drewes

(T. Johnson, Biology)

The Effect of Ephedrine and Caffeine on Body Weight and Lipase Activity in the Livers of Obese Mice

 

 

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY MAJORS

Karl Bluemel

(J. C. Amburgey-Peters)

Synthesis of Cyclohexyl Phosphoserine Compounds as Potential Phospholipid Analogs

Marchall Buckley

(M. J. Snider)

Progress Toward Determining the Rate of the Spontaneous Phosphoryl Transfer between ATP and Creatine

Gunilla Carlsson-Thorn

(W. Morgan, Biology)

Investigating the Role of a Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase Gene in Paramecium Motility Through RNAi

Chikio Chan

(M. J. Snider)

Progress Towards Determining the Primary 18O Kinetic Isotope Effects on Phosphate Transfer by Creatine Kinase

Rachel Cofta

(P. L. Edmiston)

Exploring the Functional Role of Dimerization in Phosphagen Kinases Generating a Dimeric Horseshoe Crab Arginine Kinase Using Site-Directed Mutagenesis

Brian Dudley

(W. Morgan, Biology)

Influence of Depth on the Variation of Microbial Communities in a Sawdust and Dairy Manure Compost Heap Over the Course of 46 Days

James Ellinger

(M. J. Snider)

Determining the Rate Limiting Step of the Reaction Catalyzed by stichopus japonicus Arginine Kinase by Viscosity Variation

Dena Freeman

(M. J. Snider)

Is Creatine Kinase Catalytically Promiscuous? Synthesis, Purification, and Kinetic Analysis of Adenosine 5ÕÐSulfatopyrophosphate as a Potential Substate for Creatine Kinase

Adam Garlock

(J. C. Amburgey-Peters)

The Siloxymethylation of Glucose and Glucuronide; Progress Toward the Synthesis of C-Retinoyl-Beta Glucuronid

Robyn Hale

(P. L. Edmiston)

Altering Substrate Specificity in CK to Glycocyamine Through an Insert Mutation

Joseph Hall

(M. J. Snider)

Biochemical Characterization of a Novel caenorhabditis elegans Arginine Kinase through Linked Enzyme Kinetic Assay Analysis

Mark Hanke

(W. Morgan, Biology)

Investigation of Short Interfering RNA Induced RNA Interference in the Plant Pathogen Phytophithora Infestans

Peter Kobalka

(T. Johnson, Biology)

Effects of a Chemoattractant and Chemorepellent on Inducible Antibiotic Resistance Levels of escherichia coli K-12 Strain MM509

Catherine Love

(R. H. Bromund)

To Grow or Defend: An Analysis of the Growth/Differentiation Balance Hypothesis Applied to Red Pine Trees

Maren Mayer

(P. L. Edmiston)

To Conserve or Not To Conserve: Possible Evolutionary Advantages to Non-Conserved Residues, Mutagenesis of H112 in Rabbit Muscle Creatine Kinase

Evan Rae

(W. Morgan, Biology)

Partial Silencing of Green Fluorescent Protein in Phytophthora infestans by RNA Interference

Matthew Ralls

(P. L. Edmiston)

Cloning and Expression of Putative Bacterial Phosphagen Kinases from staphylococcus epidermidis and bacillus subtilis

Katherine Ritchey

(T. Johnson, Biology)

The Influence of Chemorepellants, Chemo- attractants, and the MarRAB Operon on the Inducible Antibiotic Resistance in escherichia coli

Updated: September 15, 2004