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Recent Undergrad Thesis Titles

2011 Titles

Name

Title

Mentor

Alina S. Ali

Investigating the DNA Damage Response Mechanisms in Lung Tumor Development Using an Oncogenic Kras Mouse Model

Robert S. Weiss

Scott R. Brown

The Role of Various Colostrum Components on the Metabolic Programming of Neonatal Dairy Calves

Mike Van Amburgh

Patricia M. Dalglish

Benefits of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Treatment for Ovulation and Fertility in Lactating Dairy Cows

Ron Butler

Emily C. Isaacs

Whole and Defatted Algal Meals Effectively Replace Soybean Meal in Diets for Weanling Pigs

Xingen Lei

Anna E. Kenney

Predicting Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease:  Examining APOE-ε4 and other risk factors

Charles Brainerd

Krystal K. Lum

Cloning and Expression of Recombinant Regenerating Islet-Derived 3-Beta in Pichia Pastoris

Xingen Lei

Angela J. Pring-Mill

Exploring the roles of SERTAD1 and PFDN5 as cofactors of ZFP568, a KRAB domain protein required for mammalian morphogenesis

Maria J. Garcia-Garcia

Shana B. Mintz

Analysis of SRY, FGF9, NR5A1 and AR as Candidate Genes for XY Disorder of Sexual Development in Labrador Retrievers

Vicki N. Meyers-Wallen

Anthony N. Monroe

Developing and Implementing a Zebrafish Model to Test Vertical Transmission of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus IVb

James Casey

Nikhita S. Parandekar

The Role of Chemokine CXCL12 in Osteoarthritis in an Equine Model

Alan Nixon

Gabriela R. Wagner

Purification of the Metalloprotease of Listeria monocytogenes

Hélène Marquis

Eve G. Waters

Quantifying Skeletal Variation in the Rabbit

Nathan Sutter

Katherine J. Wu

Sequencing and Expression of Clostridium difficile Toxin Genes

Yung-Fu Chang

 

2010 Titles

Name

Title

Mentor

Caitlin Armstrong*Polymorphism identification and association analysis of MC4R and POMC genes.Samantha Brooks
Allison BaileyCryopreservation of bull sperm in egg yolk-Tris extender: effect of low density lipoprotein and elevated yolk cholesterol on post-thaw sperm motility and viability.  John Parks
Michele Batista*Investigating the role of soluble adenylyl cyclase and protein kinase A in acrosomal exocytosis in equine spermatozoa.Sylvia Bedford-Guaus
Brittany N. BundrantPopulation genetics of Listeria spp. from the farm environment.Martin Wiedmann
Adrienne M. Chan*Formation of presumptive embryoid bodies in undifferentiated gonadal cell cultures from the embryonic chick due to the presence of primordial germ cells.John Parks
Nicole A. GabreskiLavender foal syndrome: A genetic disorder of Arabian horses associated with a mutation in myosin Va. Samantha Brooks
Victoria S. Hooker A candidate gene scan for protein-losing enteropathy in Yorkshire Terriers. Nathan Sutter
Sarah Khatibzaden*Investigating insulin-like peptide signaling-dependent stress resistance in Caenorhabditis Elegans: Possible modulation through an Imp-L2-like binding protein. Yves Boisclair and Siu Sylvia Lee
Barbara K. LinnehanThe effects of environmental temperature and exercise on serum leptin levels with implications for bone quality.Cornelia Farnum
Misty S. Pocwierz  A survey of the Northeastern United States for Angiostrongylus vasorum, the French heartworm.Dwight Bowman
Jennifer L. Ruby    The effect of feeding B-cyclodextrin to laying hens on production traits, cholesterol content of egg yolk and hatchability. Dick Austic
Lyla A. Rudgers    Individuality in tremolos of common loons, Gavia immer. Charles Walcott
Chad J. Wall  Production and rumensin effect on cattle fed low nitrogen diets.  Mike VanAmburgh
*December graduates