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Does Inhibition of Hemolymph Clotting Affect Circulating Immune Cell Response to Acute Bacterial Exposure in the American Lobster?

Posted on May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 by kanderson

Author: Cici MontalvoMajor: BiologyApproved: Spring 2021Status: In progress The American lobster (Homarus americanus) has an open circulatory system compared to a closed one. They are…

Biology

Potential for redifferentiation of moss leaf cells based on initial leaf position

Posted on May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 by kanderson

Author: Amelia PageMajor: BiologyApproved: Spring 2021Status: In progress When a cell is pluripotent, it is able to differentiate into other types of cells that make…

Biology

Characterization of Adenosine Deaminase from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Posted on April 23, 2020 by kanderson

Author: Galen Williamson Major: Biochemistry Approved: Spring 2020 Status: In progress Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is an enzyme that converts deoxyadenosine into deoxyinosine and adenosine into…

Biology

Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein (Star) Biosynthetic Pathway Bioinformatics Project and Clusters regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) Ethical Review

Posted on April 23, 2020May 28, 2021 by kanderson

Author: Madalyn Wheeler Major: Biochemistry Approved: Spring 2020 Status: Completed The goal of this study is to use CRISPR/Cas9 to induce a targeted mutation in…

Biology

Not Man’s Best Friend: How Ixodes scapularis Negatively Affects the Canine Population in Roanoke, Virginia

Posted on April 23, 2020June 1, 2021 by kanderson

Author: Samantha Luby Major: Biology Approved: Spring 2020 Status: Completed Ticks are vectors that can transmit pathogens to humans and other animals, such as dogs.…

Biology

Women in STEM Program

Posted on April 23, 2020 by kanderson

Author: Lexie Duttera Major: Biochemistry Approved: Spring 2020 Status: In progress Women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) are becoming more and more well known.…

Biology

Dragonbase (Preserving the Hoard): Creating a Database of Literary Dragon Descriptions and Collaborative Research

Posted on June 25, 2019May 27, 2021 by kanderson

Author: Amanda Grady Major: Environmental Studies, Biology Approved: Spring 2019 Status: Completed The Dragon Research Collaborative (DRC) is a group of professors, students, museums and…

Biology

Methodology involved in the investigation of the role of different tissues and organs in the clearance response to acute bacterial challenge in the American Lobster

Posted on May 28, 2019April 28, 2020 by kanderson

Author: Braden Wright Major: Biology Approved: Spring 2019 Status: Completed The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is capable of mounting an impressive immune response to acute…

Biology

Using Moss for Stronger Quantification of Air Pollution in Habitat

Posted on May 28, 2019April 24, 2020 by kanderson

Author: Isabel Hildesheim Major: Biology Approved: Spring 2018 Status: Completed Moss are an extremely sensitive and important part of many different habitats. Utilizing them to…

Biology

A comparative study of cardiac function in the American lobster and the Caribbean spiny lobster: How does pericardial sinus pressure relate to pressure inside the heart?

Posted on May 28, 2019April 28, 2020 by kanderson

Author: Katie Hefele Major: Biology Approved: Spring 2019 Status: Completed The American lobster and the Caribbean spiny lobster (like other decapod crustaceans) employ a single…

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