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STUDENT RESEARCH
Neuroscience major wanting to participate in an independent research
project other than honors should approach faculty to determine the
availability of opportunities for research.
HONORS RESEARCH
During the second semester of the junior year or earlier, student
wishing to enter the Honors Program in Neuroscience should discuss
their interest with one or more of the Neuroscience Faculty. If a
faculty member is able to work with a student, he/she will help the
student develop an appropriate research project proposal. To be formally
accepted into the Honors Program, a student's research proposal is
submitted to the Neuroscience Department early in the first semester
of the student's senior year. Proposals are judged for their quality
and feasibility. Students whose proposals are approved enroll in NSCI
607-Independent Research. Admission to the Honors Program requires
a minimum of GPA of 3.0 in the major.
EXAMPLES
OF STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
ACADEMIC YEARS 1994-Present
(H = Honors; R = Research; Rsst = Research Assistant)
(MacGregor-Oresmon = MO;Howard Hughes = HH;McNair = MN;NSF = National
Science Foundation;
NIH = National Institute of Health; G-in-A = Grant-in-Aid)
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photos of our Honors & Research Students
Spring
2008
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
Allen, Jody Ann;
Bhatia, Rafiq |
Correlations Betwen Levels of Reward,
Previous Experience and COMT Levels With Event-related Potentials
When Making Rapid Choices |
Research |
Loose |
| Cherry, Anne |
Investigation of d-Cycloserine's Effects
on Reinstatement of Addition |
Honors |
Smith |
| Corfas, Roman |
Scary Stuff: Immediate-Early Gene Expression
in the Teleost Brain Following Exposure to an Alarm Substance |
Honors |
Braford |
| Kamhi, Franne |
Forebrain Connections of the Electrosensory
System in Notopterid and Mormyrid Teleosts |
Honors |
Braford |
| Karuzis, Valerie |
Y-Maze Pilot Studies |
Research |
Thornton |
| Klein, Laura |
Androgen Effects on Spacial Memory in
Male Rats: Troubleshooting |
Research |
Thornton |
| Kreipke, Rebecca |
Central Connections of the Inner Ear
in Flatfish: Specialized Sensory Inputs? |
Honors |
McCormick |
| Olmsted, Alisa |
Y-Maze Pilot Studies |
Research |
Thornton |
| Pratt, Jonathan (Fletcher) |
Manipulating the Graphical User Interface
(GUI) of NEURON to Allow Easier Coding of Complex Microcirciuits |
Research |
Loose |
|
Romberg, Erin
|
A Computational Exploration of the Functions
of Cortical Lamina in a Model of Decision-Making |
Honors |
Loose |
|
Roseman, Alex
|
Development of Techniques to Study the
Effect of Estrogen on Schizophrenia |
Research |
Thornton |
|
Squire, Ryan
|
The Role of Calcium/Calmodulin Signaling
in the Protective Effect of Exercise in Parkinson's Disease |
Honors |
Smith |
Thompson, Louisa
|
The Behavioral Effects of Striatal 5-HT2C
Receptor Antagonism in the 6-OHDA Lesion Rat |
Honors |
Smith |
van der Horst, Anna
|
Tract-tracing Study of Connections in
the Torus Longitudinalis of Teleosts |
Research |
Braford |
| Wessels, Mark |
Designing and Validating an Assay to
Identify the Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met Polymorphism |
Research |
Loose |
| Ziegler, Shira |
Effects of Decreased Luteinizing Hormone
(LH) on Hippocampal-Dependent Spatial Memory in Female Rats: A
Model for Treatment of Alzheimer Disease |
Honors |
Thornton |
Winter
Term 2008
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
| Alexandridis, (Paul) Apostolos |
Neural Network Modeling |
Research |
Loose |
| Cherry, Anne |
Investigation of d-Cycloserine's Effects
on Reinstatement of Addition |
Honors |
Smith |
| Corfas, Roman |
Scary Stuff: Immediate-Early Gene Expression
in the Teleost Brain Following Exposure to an Alarm Substance |
Honors |
Braford |
| Harris, Nathan |
Tract-Tracing Study of Connections in
the Torus Longitudinalis of Teleosts |
Research |
Braford |
| Kamhi, Franne |
Forebrain Connections of the Electrosensory
System in Notopterid and Mormyrid Teleosts |
Honors |
Braford |
| Karuzis, Valerie |
Introduction to Neuroendocrine Research |
Research |
Thornton |
| Kreipke, Rebecca |
Central Connections of the Inner Ear
in Flatfish: Specialized Sensory Inputs? |
Honors |
McCormick |
| Ocker, Gabriel |
Neural Network Modeling |
Research |
Loose |
| Olmsted, Alisa |
Introduction to Behavioral Research |
Research |
Thornton |
| Pratt, Jonathan (Fletcher) |
Manipulating the Graphical User Interface
(GUI) of NEURON to Allow Easier Coding of Complex Microcirciuits |
Research |
Loose |
|
Romberg, Erin
|
A Computational Exploration of the Functions
of Cortical Lamina in a Model of Decision-Making |
Honors |
Loose |
|
Squire, Ryan;
Gravitz, Zoe;
McMorris, Stephanie;
Youngstorm, Isaac
|
The Role of Calcium/Calmodulin Signaling
in the Protective Effect of Exercise in Parkinson's Disease |
Honors |
Smith |
Thompson, Louisa;
Jasper, Kyle |
The Behavioral Effects of Striatal 5-HT2C
Receptor Antagonism in the 6-OHDA Lesion Rat |
Honors |
Smith |
| Ziegler, Shira |
Effects of Decreased Luteinizing Hormone
(LH) on Hippocampal-Dependent Spatial Memory in Female Rats: A
Model for Treatment of Alzheimer Disease |
Honors |
Thornton |
Fall 2007
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
| Chen, Julie |
Distribution of Zinc in the Telencephalon
of Various Teleost Fishes |
Research |
Braford |
| Cherry, Anne |
Investigation of d-Cycloserine's Effects
on Reinstatement of Addiction |
Honors |
Smith |
| Corfas, Roman |
Scary Stuff: Immediate-Early Gene Expression
in the Teleost Brain Following Exposure to an Alarm Substance |
Honors |
Braford |
| Kamhi, Franne |
Forebrain Connections of the Electrosensory
System in Notopterid and Mormyrid Teleosts |
Honors |
Braford |
Klein, Laura;
Richardson, Ria |
Androgen Effects on Spatial Memory in
Male Rats: Troubleshooting |
Research |
Thornton |
| Kreipke, Rebecca |
Central Connections of the Inner Ear
in Flatfish: Specialized Sensory Inputs? |
Honors |
McCormick |
| Pratt, Jonathan (Fletcher) |
Manipulating the Graphical User Interface
(GUI) of NEURON to Allow Easier Coding of Complex Microcirciuits |
Research |
Loose |
|
Romberg, Erin
|
A Computational Exploration of the Functions
of Cortical Lamina in a Model of Decision-Making |
Honors |
Loose |
| Roseman, Alex |
Development of Techniques to Study the
Effect of Estrogen on Schizophrenia |
Research |
Thornton |
| Squire, Ryan |
The Role of Calcium/Calmodulin Signaling
in the Protective Effect of Exercise in Parkinson's Disease |
Honors |
Smith |
| Thompson, Louisa |
The Behavioral Effects of Striatal 5-HT2C
Receptor Antagonism in the 6-OHDA Lesion Rat |
Honors |
Smith |
| Wessels, Mark |
Designing and Validating an Assay to
Identify the Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) Val 158Met Polymorphism |
Research |
Loose |
| Winters, Olivia |
Nature and Recovery from Ostracism |
Research |
Thornton |
| Ziegler, Shira |
Effects of Decreased Luteinizing Hormone
(LH) on Hippocampal-Dependent Spatial Memory in Female Rats: A
Model for Treatment of Alzheimer Disease |
Honors |
Thornton |
Summer 2007
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
| Allen, Sarah |
Effects of Testicular Hormones on Spatial
Memory in Male Rats |
Honors |
Thornton |
| Wheat, Benny |
Effects of Testicular Hormones on cAMP
Binding Protein |
Honors |
Thornton |
Spring 2007
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
| Allen Sarah |
Testosterone's Effect on Learning and
Memory |
Honors |
Thornton |
Amponsah, Oheneba Kofi;
Cassella, Sarah;
|
Mechanisms of Inner Ear Development |
Research |
Bianchi |
| Holmes, Brandon |
Localization of Migration Inhibitory
Factor in the Mouse Otocyst |
Honors |
Bianchi |
| Kajstura, Tym |
LH Effects on Long-term Potentiation
in the Hippocampus of the Adult Female Rat |
Honors |
Thornton |
| Klein, Laura |
An evaluation of the effects of dihydortestosterone
on spatial memory |
Research |
Thornton |
| Lobe, Montgomery |
Electrosensory Nuclei in the CNS of
the African Knifefish (Xenomystus): A Comparative Neuroanatomical
Tract-tracing Study |
Honors |
Braford |
| Manderschied, Etienne |
A Connectionist Model of Decision-Making |
Honors |
Loose |
|
McConnell, Liz;
McKiernan, Michael
|
Effects of Exposure to Nature on Recovery
from a Stressor in Humans: Preliminary Data |
Research |
Thornton |
| Mellman, Katherine |
Sensory Afferents to the Mauthner Cell:
An Investigation of Auditory and Lateral Line Inputs in Three
Species of Teleost Fish |
Research |
McCormick |
Paul, Evan;
Bhatia, Rafiq;
Fink, Lauren |
Effects of Stimulus Discriminability
and of Recently Seen Stimuli on Go/No-Go Dicision-Making |
Research |
Loose |
|
Richards, Vanessa
|
Development of an Assay to Measure
the Effects of Exposure to Nature on Cortisol Levels in Humans |
Research |
Thornton |
|
Roseman, Alex
|
A Golgi Analysis of the Effects of
Estrogen on Hippocampal Spine Density |
Research |
Thornton |
| Sharples, Cyrrene |
Exploration of the Cooperative Action
of MCP-1 and MIF in the Developing Inner Ear |
Honors |
Bianchi |
| Singh, Keerat |
Connection of the Dorsal Medial Pallium
(DM) in Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta spendens) |
Honors |
Braford |
| Squire, Ryan |
Development of a Method for Co-staining
Brdu (a marker for formation of new cells) and NeuN (a neuron
specific marker) |
Research |
Smith |
| Thompson, Luisa |
Effects of the D3 Receptor Agonist (U99194)
on New Cell Production in the Hippocampus and Sustantia Nigra |
Research |
Smith |
| Wheat, Elizabeth |
Mechanisms of Androgen-Induced Changes
in Hippocampal Spine Density |
Honors |
Thornton |
Winter
Term 2007
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
| Allen Sarah |
Testosterone's Effect on Learning and
Memory |
Honors |
Thornton |
Amponsah, Oheneba Kofi;
Cassella, Sarah;
Chen, Julie |
Mechanisms of Inner Ear Development |
Winter Term |
Bianchi |
| Holmes, Brandon |
Localization of Migration Inhibitory
Factor in the Mouse Otocyst |
Honors |
Bianchi |
| Kajstura, Tym |
LH Effects on Long-term Potentiation
in the Hippocampus of the Adult Female Rat |
Honors |
Thornton |
| Lobe, Montgomery |
Electrosensory Nuclei in the CNS of
the African Knifefish (Xenomystus): A Comparative Neuroanatomical
Tract-tracing Study |
Honors |
Braford |
| Manderschied, Etienne |
A Connectionist Model of Decision-Making |
Honors |
Loose |
| Mellman, Katherine |
Connections of the Lateral Line Nerves
to the Nauthner Neuron in the Blind Cavefish, Astyanx hubbsci
and its Sighted Cogener |
Winter Term |
McCormick |
|
Ogren, Kate;
Roseman, Alex
|
Introduction to Behavioral Neuroendocrine
Research |
Winter Term |
Thornton |
| Pratt, Jonathan |
Integrating with NMDA Synapses: Laminar
and Columnar Interatctions |
Winter Term |
Loose |
| Roseman, Alex |
The Physiology of Schizophrenia |
Winter Term |
Myme |
| Sharples, Cyrrene |
Exploration of the Cooperative Action
of MCP-1 and MIF in the Developing Inner Ear |
Honors |
Bianchi |
| Singh, Keerat |
Connection of the Dorsal Medial Pallium
(DM) in Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta spendens) |
Honors |
Braford |
| Wheat, Elizabeth |
Mechanisms of Androgen-Induced Changes
in Hippocampal Spine Density |
Honors |
Thornton |
Fall
2006
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
Squire, Ryan;
Paul, Evan;
Kamhi, Jessica;
Bhatia, Rafiq |
Interactions between impulsiveness,
inhibition, reward, probability; Do they all converge at the N2
component of the Event-Related Potential? |
Reserach |
Loose |
| Allen, Sarah |
Testosterone's effect on learning and
memory |
Honors |
Thornton |
| Holmes, Brandon |
Localization of Migration Inhibitory
Factor in the Mouse Otocyst |
Honors |
Bianchi |
| Kajstura, Tym |
LH effects on long-term potentiation
in the hippocampus of the adult female rat |
Honors |
Thornton |
| Lobe, Montgomery |
Electrosensory nuclei in the CNS of
the African Knifefish (xenomystus): A comparative neuroanatomical
tract-tracing study |
Honors |
Braford |
| Manderschied, Etienne |
A Connectionis Model of Decision-Making
|
Honors |
Loose |
| Sharples, Cyrrene |
Exploration of the cooperative action
of MCP-1 and MIF in the Developing Inner Ear |
Honors |
Bianchi |
| Singh, Keerat |
Connection of the Dorsal Medial Pallium
(DM) in Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta spendens) |
Honors |
Braford |
| Wheat, Elizabeth |
Mechanisms of Androgen-Induced Changes
in Hippocampal Spine Density |
Honors |
Thornton |
Summer
2006
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
| Allen, Sarah |
Modeling Decision Making in the Cerebral
Cortex |
Reserach |
Loose |
| Berry, Anne |
Luteinizing Hormone's Effect on Learning
and Memory: a possible connection to Alzheimer's disease? |
Research |
Thornton |
| Schessel, Natanya |
External and Internal Influences on Rapid
Decision-Making in Humans |
Research |
Loose |
Singh, Keerat;
Francois, Elvis |
Caffeine and Spatial Learning in Rodents |
Research |
Myme |
Spring
2006
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
| Alla, Juliet |
Androgen modulation of spatial learning and memory
in male rats
|
Honors |
Thornton |
| Au, Katie |
Auditory Processing in Adults
|
Honors |
Bianchi |
| Bartlett, Mitchell |
"Exercise's neuroprotective effects in a rat
model of Parkinson's disease: Does exercise enhance neurogenesis
in the rat substantia nigra?" |
Honors |
Smith |
| Berry, Anne |
Luteinizing Hormone's Effect on Learning and Memory:
a possible connection to Alzheimer's disease? |
Honors |
Thornton |
| Cherry, Anne |
Introduction to Behavioral Testing and
Luteinizing Hormone |
Research |
Thornton |
| Coutinho, Jaeda |
"Immunohistochemical Exploration
of MCP-1 Specific Receptors"
|
Honors |
Bianchi |
| Dodd, Laura |
Introduction to Behavioral Testing and
Androgen Effects |
Research |
Thornton |
| Fan, Jianjia |
Inhibitory Connectivity Patterns and Go/No-Go Decision
Making Process
|
Honors |
Loose |
| Gilchrist-Scott, Morgaine |
"Effects of Capsaicin and Capsaicin analogs
on Paired-Pulse Inhibition in the Hippocampal slice." |
Honors |
Smith |
Good, Jonathan
|
Exercise's neuroprotective effects in
a rat model of Parkinson's disease: Does exercise enhance neurogenesis
in the rat substantia nigra? |
Rsst |
Smith |
|
Greene, Ben
|
Components of Decision-Making: Cognitive Representations,
Predictive Models, and Top-down vs. Bottom-up Processing
|
Honors |
Loose |
| Kralik, Kevin |
Androgen Effects on pCREB in Male Rats |
Honors |
Thornton |
Kreipke, Rebecca
Lobe, Montgomery
|
Spatial Learning Using the Barnes Maze |
Research
|
Myme |
Paul, Evan
|
Components of Decision-Making: Cognitive
Representations, Predictive Models, and Top-down vs Bottom-up
Processing |
Research |
Loose |
| Waring, Liz |
"The role of MAP kinase on the synaptic
adaptations of hippocampal CA1 to chronic cannabinoid exposure."
|
Honors |
Smith |
| Wheat, Elizabeth |
Introduction to Immunochemistry and
Androgen Effects |
Research |
Thornton |
Winter
Term 2006
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
Dowell, Leslie;
Gragert, Alisa
|
Cytokine expression in embryonic mouse
inner ear. |
Winter Term |
Bianchi |
Good, Jonathan
|
Exercise's neuroprotective effects in
a rat model of Parkinson's disease: Does exercise enhance neurogenesis
in the rat substantia nigra?" |
Winter Term |
Smith |
| Kanter, Laura Basic |
Techniques of Hormones and Behavior |
Winter Term |
Thornton |
| Kralik, Kevin |
Androgen Effects on pCREB in Male Rats |
Honors |
Thornton |
| Standeven, Matthew |
Spatial Learning Using the Barnes Maze |
Winter Term |
Myme |
Fall
2005
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
| Alla, Juliet |
Androgen modulation of spatial learning and memory
in male rats
|
Honors |
Thornton |
| Au, Katie |
Auditory Processing in Adults
|
Honors |
Bianchi |
| Bartlett, Mitchell |
"Exercise's neuroprotective effects in a rat
model of Parkinson's disease: Does exercise enhance neurogenesis
in the rat substantia nigra?" |
Honors |
Smith |
| Berry, Anne |
Luteinizing Hormone's Effect on Learning and Memory:
a possible connection to Alzheimer's disease? |
Honors |
Thornton |
| Coutinho, Jaeda |
"Immunohistochemical Exploration
of MCP-1 Specific Receptors"
|
Honors |
Bianchi |
| Fan, Jianjia |
Inhibitory Connectivity Patterns and Go/No-Go Decision
Making Process
|
Honors |
Loose |
| Gilchrist-Scott, Morgaine |
"Effects of Capsaicin and Capsaicin analogs
on Paired-Pulse Inhibition in the Hippocampal slice." |
Honors |
Smith |
|
Greene, Ben
|
Components of Decision-Making: Cognitive Representations,
Predictive Models, and Top-down vs. Bottom-up Processing
|
Honors |
Loose |
| Kralik, Kevin |
Androgen Effects on pCREB in Male Rats |
Honors |
Thornton |
| Waring, Liz |
"The role of MAP kinase on the synaptic
adaptations of hippocampal CA1 to chronic cannabinoid exposure."
|
Honors |
Smith |
Summer
2005
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
| Singh, Keerat |
Effects of Exercise on Neurogenesis in the Hippocampus |
Research |
Smith |
Spring
2005
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
| Au, Katie |
Second-order connections of the trigeminal system
in
the goldfish, Carassius auratus |
Research |
Braford |
Bartlette, Mitchell;
Fan, Jianjia;
Leete, Michael; Stroik, Jessica |
Spatial Learning in Rat
|
Research |
Myme |
Bartlett, Mitchell;
Getzin, Anne |
Effects of antiestrogens before birth on sex differences
in the brains of adult guinea pigs |
Research |
Thornton |
| Daruwalla, Zeeba |
Connections of the Area Ventralis of the Telencephalon
in Polypterus |
Honors |
Braford |
| Dowell, Leslie; Medalia, Julie |
Development of an androgen-responsive learning task
in male rats |
Reserach |
Thornton |
| Gemici, Ozlem |
Connections of pallial area P1 in the bichir,
a primitive bony fish.
|
Research |
Braford |
| Hanson, Keith |
Histone acetylation and hippocampal neurogenesis:
An analysis of the
effects of anti-depressant drugs |
Honors |
Smith |
| Hauser, Jessica |
Investigation of the Lateral Line System of the
Hatchetfish |
Honors |
McCormick |
|
Jakaitis, Renee';
Gilchrist-Scott, Morgaine;
Spaeth, Sarah
|
Using predictive information to make quick decisions:
Rapid alterations in the
N2 component of event related potentials
|
Research |
Loose |
| Kralik, Kevin |
Rapid Effects of Androgens on the Brain in Male
Rats
|
Research |
Thornton |
| Macgill, Alice |
A pharmacological comparison of C57 and CD1 mice
with respect to the actions of cannabinoid agonists and antagonists
in the hippocampus |
Honors |
Smith |
| Rubin, Daniel |
A flurogade B study of G-OHDA induced cell loss:
Effects of exercise |
Honors |
Smith |
| Wallace, Abigail |
Visualizing Connections of the Otolith Endorgans
in Carassius auratus |
Honors |
McCormick |
| Zagaeski, Brendan |
Simulating a decision process with a
model that incorporates the columnar and laminar anatomy of the
cortex |
Honors |
Loose |
WINTER TERM 2005
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
| Daruwalla, Zeeba |
Connections of the Area Ventralis of the Telencephalon
in Polypterus |
Honors |
Braford |
| Hanson, Keith |
Histone acetylation and hippocampal neurogenesis:
An analysis of the
effects of anti-depressant drugs |
Honors |
Smith |
| Hauser, Jessica |
Investigation of the Lateral Line System of the
Hatchetfish |
Honors |
McCormick |
|
Jakaitis, Renee'
Wheat, Elizabeth
|
Testing a two-step Go/No-Go decision task: Effects
on the EEG |
Research |
Loose |
| Macgill, Alice |
A pharmacological comparison of C57 and CD1 mice
with respect to the actions of cannabinoid agonists and antagonists
in the hippocampus |
Honors |
Smith |
| Rubin, Daniel |
A flurogade B study of G-OHDA induced cell loss:
Effects of exercise |
Honors |
Smith |
| Wallace, Abigail |
Visualizing Connections of the Otolith Endorgans
in Carassius auratus |
Honors |
McCormick |
| Zagaeski, Brendan |
Simulating a decision process with a model that incorporates
the columnar and laminar anatomy of the cortex
|
Honors |
Loose |
Fall 2004
| Student |
Project Title |
Type |
Advisor |
| Alla, Juliet |
Effects of androgens in learning and memory in male
rats |
Research |
Thornton |
| Au, Katie |
Second-order connections of the trigeminal system
in
the goldfish, Carassius auratus |
Research |
Braford |
| Brachman, Rebecca |
An inflammation induced animal model of depression:
Effects of anti-inflammatory and anti-depressant drug treatments
|
Honors |
Smith |
| Daruwalla, Zeeba |
Connections of the Area Ventralis of the Telencephalon
in Polypterus |
Honors |
Braford |
| Dowell, Leslie |
Effects of antiestrogens before birth on sex differences
in the brains
of adult guinea pigs |
Research |
Thornton |
| Gemici, Ozlem |
An immnohistochemical study of the distribution
of GABAergic neurons in the telencephalon of the primitive bony
fish |
Research |
Braford |
Good, Jonathan;
Gilchrist-Scoot,
Morgaine;
Speath, Sarah |
Using predictive information to make quick decisions:
Rapid alterations in the N2 component of event related potentials |
Research |
Loose |
| Hanson, Keith |
Histone acetylation and hippocampal neurogenesis:
An analysis of the
effects of anti-depressant drugs |
Honors |
Smith |
| Hauser, Jessica |
Investigation of the Lateral Line System of the
Hatchetfish |
Honors |
McCormick |
| Kralik, Kevin |
Rapid effects of androgens on the brain in male
rats |
Research |
Thornton |
| Macgill, Alice |
A pharmacological comparison of C57 and CD1 mice
with respect to the actions of cannabinoid agonists and antagonists
in the hippocampus |
Honors |
Smith |
| Rubin, Daniel |
A flurogade B study of G-OHDA induced cell loss:
Effects of exercise |
Honors |
Smith |
| Wallace, Abigail |
Visualizing Connections of the Otolith Endorgans
in Carassius auratus |
Honors |
McCormick |
| Zagaeski, Brendan |
Simulating a decision process with a model that incorporates
the columnar and laminar anatomy of the cortex
|
Honors |
Loose |
FALL 2003
| Andrew, David |
Connections of the Torus Lateralis in the Primitive
Bony Fish, Polypterus |
H |
Braford |
| Daruwalla, Zeeba |
Cytokin expression in the innear ear |
R |
Bianchi |
| Hansen, Keith |
The Role of Tuberomammillary Histaminergic Neurons
in Sedation and Sleep |
R |
Smith |
| Hauser, Jessica |
Investigation of the Lateral Line System of the
Hatchetfish |
R |
McCormick |
| Sawyer, Kayle |
The Neural Locus of Brightness Induction |
R |
Gunther |
| Updegraff, Uppie |
Neural-Protective Effect of Exercise |
H |
Smith |
| White, Ian |
Inner ear development: Cochlear hair
cell differentiation |
H |
Bianchi |
| Whitworth, Ariel |
Effect of LiCl and Eph molecules on
inner ear cells in vitro |
H |
Bianchi |
| Winetsky, Daniel |
In Vitro Study of Connection of the
Preglomerular Nuclei in the African Knife Fish |
H |
Braford |
SUMMER RESEARCH 2003
| Getzin, Anne |
Sex differences in the guinea pig brain: Effects
of prenatal anti-estrogens |
R |
Thornton |
| Stein, Joseph |
Effects of DHTP on ChAT in the male rat brain |
R |
Thornton |
| White, Ian |
Effects of prenatal anti-androgens and anti-estrogens
on sexual differentiation in guinea pigs |
R |
Thornton |
| White, Ian |
Inner ear development: Cochlear hair cell differentiation |
R |
Bianchi |
| Whitworth, Ariel |
Effect of LiCl and Eph molecules on inner ear cells
in vitro |
R |
Bianchi |
WINTER
TERM 2003
| Dorehty,
Faye |
Research:
hormones/brain |
WT |
Thornton |
| Huri,
Daniel |
Machanisms
of hair cell aggregation in vitro |
H
|
Bianchi
|
| Macklin,
Christopher |
Proteins
influencing inner ear development |
WT |
Bianchi |
| Marinic,
Tina |
Reseach:
Glia and TNF receptors |
WT |
Thornton |
| Randa,
Jessica |
Connections
of a hypothalamic nucleus that received input from the acoustic
and lateral line systems |
R |
McCormick |
| Richards,
Ayo-Lynn |
Target-derived
growth factors influencing statoacoustic neurons |
H |
Bianchi |
| Ritters,
Megan |
Connections
of the eminetia granularis of the cerebellum in the goldfish |
WT |
McCormick |
| Staub,
Daniel |
The
effects of gonadal hormones on hippocampal spine density in male
rats |
R |
Thornton |
| White,
Ian |
The
effects of prenatal anti-estrogen and anti-androgen on adult sexual
behavior of guinea pigs |
R |
Thornton |
FALL 2002
| Huri,
Daniel |
Machanisms
of hair cell aggregation in vitro |
H
|
Bianchi
|
| Kerlin,
Aaron |
The
role of nitric oxide in migraine headache |
H
|
Smith
|
| Larimer,
Phillip |
Subsymbolic
natural language processing using simple recurrent networks |
R |
Borroni |
| Randa,
Jessica |
Connections
of a hypothalamic nucleus that received input from the acoustic
and lateral line systems |
R |
McCormick |
| Richards,
Ayo-Lynn |
Target-derived
growth factors influencing statoacoustic neurons |
H |
Bianchi |
| Schiff,
Lauren and White, Ian |
The
effects of prenatal anti-estrogen and anti-androgen on adult sexual
behavior of guinea pigs |
H |
Thornton |
| Scott,
Daniel |
An
in vitro study of hypothalamic connections in the African knifefish |
R |
Braford |
| Staub,
Daniel |
The
effects of gonadal hormones on hippocampal spine density in male
rats |
R |
Thornton |
| Stewman,
Chaney |
Face
Perception: Effects of masking on own face perception |
R |
Smith |
| Takeoka,
Aya |
Exercise
induced protection in a rat model of Parkinson's Disease |
H |
Smith |
| Torres,
Thalia |
Immunocytochemical
studies of phosporylated CREB in the telencephalon of a teleost
fish |
H |
Braford |
SUMMER 2002
| Stumpf,
Katie |
LTP
and protein nitrosylation |
R
(NSF) |
Smith |
|
White, Ian |
Role
of hormones in sexual differentiation |
R
(NSF) |
Thornton |
| White,
Ian |
Aggregation
of developing inner ear cells |
R
(NIH
NSF) |
Bianchi |
SPRING
2002
| NAME |
PROJECT
TITLE |
STATUS |
MENTOR |
| JAFFEE,
ABRAHAM |
Inputs
to theTorus Semicicularis in the Grass Frog, Rana pipiens |
R |
McCormick |
| BORCHARDT,
RACHEL |
Connections
of the Olfactory system in a teleost fish using biotinylated dextran
amine as a tract tracer |
R |
Braford |
| CRAIN,
SARAH |
Immunocytochemical
Analysis of Acutely Dissociated Hypothalamic Neurons |
R |
Loose |
| DAVOLI,
KATHERINE |
Consolidation
and Retrieval of Radial Arm Maze Strategies: The Role of Voltage
Dependent Calcium Channels. |
H |
Borroni |
| FALK,
NICOLE |
The
Effect of Nitric Oxide on Long Term Depression in Hippocampus
|
H
|
Smith |
| FALKNER,
ANNEGRET |
The
Effect of Nitric Oxide on Glutamate Transport |
H |
Smith |
|
FLAVELL, STEVEN |
Analysis
of Mitotic Structures in the Cell Cycle-Induced Neurodegenerative
Pathway in Alzheimer's Disease |
H
|
Loose |
| POLETTA,
BEN |
Neural
Networks and spatial learning |
R |
Borroni |
| TORRES,THALIA
|
Central
connections of the lateral system in the hatchet fish |
R |
Braford |
| WILLETTE,
AURIEL |
VDCC
LTP in vivo |
R |
Borroni
|
YARMOLINSKY,
DAVID
DEDEO,MICHEL
|
Anti-apoptotic
responses toTNF in oligodendroglial cells transfected with the
p75 TNF receptor |
R |
Dopp |
WINTER TERM 2002
| NAME |
PROJECT
TITLE |
STATUS |
MENTOR |
| DAVOLI,
KATHERINE |
Consolidation
and Retrieval of Radial Arm Maze Strategies: The Role of Voltage
Dependent Calcium Channels. |
H |
Borroni |
| FALK,
NICOLE |
The
Effect of Nitric Oxide on Long Term Depression in Hippocampus
|
H
|
Smith |
| FALKNER,
ANNEGRET |
The
Effect of Nitric Oxide on Glutamate Transport |
H |
Smith |
| FISCHER,
SUZANNE |
Descending
Inputs to Lateral Line and Auditory Nuclei in Goldfish |
R |
McCormick |
|
FLAVELL, STEVEN |
Analysis
of Mitotic Structures in the Cell Cycle-Induced Neurodegenerative
Pathway in Alzheimer's Disease |
H
|
Loose |
| HEMPEL,REBECCA |
Immunocytochemistry
of acutely dissociated neurons |
R |
Loose |
| STAUB,
DANIEL |
Neuroendocrine
Research |
R |
Thornton |
| WILLETTE,
AURIEL |
VDCC
Involvement in the Consolidation of Memory in Mice |
R |
Borroni
|
| GREENSTEIN,GOLDIE
GRIGERA, FERNANDO MENIG, KIMBERLY RUBIN, DANIEL WHITE, STEPHANIE
|
Activation
of the Innate Immune System by Acute Stress |
R |
Dopp |
FALL 2001
| NAME |
PROJECT
TITLE |
STATUS |
MENTOR |
| BORCHARDT,
RACHEL |
Olfactory
connections in the forebrain of a teleost fish |
R |
Braford |
| CRANE,
SARAH |
Immunocytochemical
Analysis of Acutely Dissociated Hypothalamic Neurons |
R |
Loose |
| DAVOLI,
KATHERINE |
Consolidation
and Retrieval of Radial Arm Maze Strategies: the Role of Voltage
Dependent Calcium Channels |
H |
Borroni |
| FALK,
NICOLE |
The
Effect of Nitric Oxide on Long Term Depression in Hippocampus |
H |
Smith |
| FALKNER,
ANNEGRET |
The
Effect of Nitric Oxide on Glutamate Transport |
H |
Smith |
| FISCHER,
SUZANNE |
Descending
Inputs to Lateral Line and Auditory Nuclei in Goldfish |
R |
McCormick |
| FLAVELL,
STEVEN |
Analysis
of Mitotic Structures in the Cell Cycle-Induced Neurodegenerative
Pathway in Alzheimer's Disease |
H |
Loose |
| GREENSTEIN,
GOLDIE; GRIGERA, FERNANDO; MENIG, KIMBERLY; RUBIN, DANIEL; WHITE,
STEPHANIE |
Activation
of the Innate Immune System by Acute Stress |
R |
Dopp |
| WILLETTE,
AURIEL |
VDCC
Involvement in the Consolidation of Memory in Mice |
R |
Borroni |
SUMMER 2001
| NAME |
PROJECT
TITLE |
STATUS |
MENTOR |
| Kimmel,
Dan |
Developing
a Caspace 3assay to assess programmed cell death in alcohol treated
infant mice. |
R |
Smith |
| White,Stephanie
Grigera, Fernando |
Activation
of the Innate Immune System by Acute Stress |
R |
Dopp |
SPRING 2001
| NAME |
PROJECT
TITLE |
STATUS |
MENTOR |
| Beck,
Stacy |
Examination
of the effects of nitric oxide on long-term potentiation: A dose-response
relationship |
H |
Smith |
|
Davoli,
Kate
|
Assessment
of inner ear morphology in ephrin-B3 mutant mice |
R |
Bianchi |
|
Huelsman,
Jenni
Waimey, Kathryn
|
The effect of hormones before birth on sex differences in progestin
receptors in rat brain. |
R |
Thornton |
Kimmel,
Daniel
Kerlin, Aaron |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: An examination of GABAergic and Glutaminergic
mechanisms for the induction of apoptosis |
H |
Smith |
| Smith,
Tyler |
Organization and connections of the dorsal midbrain in a primitive
bony fish: octavolateralis systems |
H |
Braford
|
WINTER
TERM 2001
| NAME |
PROJECT
TITLE |
STATUS |
MENTOR
|
| BECK,
STACY |
Examination
of the effects of nitric oxide on long-term potentiation: A dose-response
relationship |
H
|
Smith
|
| GRAY,
NEIL |
Role
of Eph molecules in directing SAG outgrowth |
H |
Bianchi
|
| PENNEY,
ELLEN |
Scanning
electron microscopic analysis of otocyst reaggregates |
H |
Bianchi
|
| CRISCIONE,JASON
and PETRAK, LARA |
Neurosimulation
of higher cognitive functions using a PDP model |
WT |
Borroni |
| GALAITSIS,
ALEXANDER |
Patch-clamping
Neurons |
WT |
Loose |
| KIMMELL,
DANIEL KERLIN, AARON TEKEOKA, AYA |
Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome: An examination of GABAergic and Glutaminergic
mechanisms for the induction of apoptosis |
H |
Smith
|
| SMITH,
TYLER |
Organization
and connections of the dorsal midbrain in a primitive bony fish:
octavolateralis systems |
H |
Braford
|
FALL 2000
| NAME |
PROJECT
TITLE |
STATUS
|
MENTOR |
| BECK,
STACY |
Examination
of the effects of nitric oxide on long-term potentiation: A dose-response
relationship |
H
|
Smith |
|
FALKNER,
ANNAGRET
|
Generation
and use of in situ hybridization probes |
R
|
Bianchi |
| GRAY,
NEIL |
Role
of Eph molecules in directing SAG outgrowth |
H
|
Bianchi |
| KIMMEL,
DANIEL |
Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome: An examination of GABAergic and Glutaminergic
mechanisms for the induction of apoptosis |
H
|
Smith |
| PENNY,
ELLEN |
Scanning
electron microscope analysis of otocyst reaggregates |
H
|
Bianchi |
| SMITH,
TYLER |
Organization
and connections of the dorsal midbrain in a primitive bony fish:
octavolateralis systems |
H
|
Braford |
|
WAIMEY,
KATE
|
Role
of prenatal androgens in differentiation of guinea pig behavior |
R
|
Thornton |
SPRING
2000
| NAME |
PROJECT
TITLE |
STATUS |
MENTOR |
| CLAPP, WESLEY |
The
role of vdccLTP in the consolidation of spatial memory. |
H |
Borroni |
|
DINSIO,
KYLE
|
Localization
of Eph molecules in the inner ear. |
R |
Bianchi |
| FLETCHER,
BONNIE |
Initiation
of long-term memory: persistence of vdccLTP and nmdaLTP in awake
rats. |
H |
Borroni |
| FRADIN,
MICHAEL |
Current
techniques in developmental neurobiology |
R |
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