2009
Biology
Analysis of a Non-coding RNA in Ectromelia Virus
Emily Berger, Vassar College ’10 and Prof. David Esteban
2009 Symposium Poster 1
Nutritive Stress as an Immunomodulator in the African Clawed Frog (Xenopus Laevis)
Samuel J. Black, Vassar College ’12 and Prof. Erica J. Crespi
2009 Symposium Poster 2
Leptin Gene Expression in Developing X. Laevis Under Nutritional Stress
Ryan Conrad, Vassar College ’11 and Prof. Erica Crespi
2009 Symposium Poster 3
Development of Conditioned Taste Aversion in Amphibians
Kyla D’Angelo, Iona College ’10 and Prof. Erica Crespi
2009 Symposium Poster 4
Identifying Regulators of the Wnt Pathway Using a Genetic Screen in D. melanogaster
Nicole Engelhardt, Vassar College ’11 and Prof. Jennifer Kennell
2009 Symposium Poster 5
Application of ImageCaster and ImageJ Software to Behavioral Ecology
Meredith Goff, Vassar College ’11 and Prof. Jesse Brunner, Assist. Prof,
SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry
2009 Symposium Poster 6
Robots for Biomechanical Testing: How Intervertebral Joint Length and Number Impact Swimming Performance
Jonathan Hirokawa, Vassar College’10, Sonia Roberts, Vassar College ’10, Nicole Krenitsky, Vassar College ’11, Carina Frias, Vassar College ’11 with Prof. John Long and Faculty Research Assoc. Marianne Porter
2009 Symposium Poster 7
Localization and Purification of Phagosome Associated Proteases in Tetrahymena Thermophila
Tripta Kaur, Vassar College ’10 and Profs. J. William Straus and Jay Carreon
2009 Symposium Poster 8
Pollination and Pollen Tube Behavior in Apiaceae: Testing Hypotheses About Syncarpy and Sex Expression
Danielle Laberge, Vassar College ’10 and Prof. Mark Schlessman
2009 Symposium Poster 9
Behavioral Ecology of the Walnut Husk Maggot, Rhagoletis Suavis
Annamarie Pasqualone, Vassar College ’10 and Prof. Jeremy Davis
2009 Symposium Poster 10
Effects of Symbionts on Structure and Function of A. Pallida Gastrodermal Cells
Nooreen Rubin, Vassar College ’09 and Prof. Jodi Schwarz
2009 Symposium Poster 11
The Role of MicroRNA-8 in Cuticle Pigmentation and Brain Function in D. melanogaster
Evan J. Waldron, Vassar College ’12 and Prof. Jennifer A. Kennell
2009 Symposium Poster 12
Mining Localized mRNAs in Late-Stage Drosophila Oocytes
Huadi Zhang, Vassar College ’11 and Profs. Kathleen Susman and Nancy Pokrywka
2009 Symposium Poster 13
2008
Biology
Evidence of Positive Selection in IL-18BP in the Orthopox Genus of Poxviridae
Anne Hutchinson, Vassar College ’09 and Prof. David Esteban
Expression of the Microtubule-associated-protein PTL-1 Coincides with a Significant Hatching Fefect in PTL-1 null C. elegans embryos
Michelle Krasny, Vassar College ’09 and Prof. Kathleen Susman
Heat Shock Response to Osmotic Stress in Danio rerio Muscles and Gills
Yusuke Kumai, Vassar College ’08 and Prof. Erica Crespi
Changes in M. franksii Gene Expression as a Result of Copper Exposure
Annika O’Dea, Vassar College ’08 and Prof. Jodi Schwarz
Bioinformatic Assessment and Investigation of Localized mRNAs Expressed Early in Development and in Adult Neurons
Erica Seigneur, Vassar College’09, and Profs. Kathleen Susman and Nancy Pokrywka
The Effect of Oviposition Site Moisture Conditions on Brooding Female Red-Backed Salamanders (P. cinereus) and Their Eggs
Tessa K. Solomon-Lane, Vassar College ’08 and Prof. Erica J. Crespi
2007
Biology
Synthesis of a Biotinylated Probe for Purification and Imaging of Cysteine Proteases
Francis Baffour, Vassar College ’09, Gwen Phillips, Vassar College ’08 and Profs. Jay Carreon and J. William Straus