Topics in Biology Abstracts

Class of 2012

The Effects of Sodium Hydroxide on Zebrafish. Cayla Palmer and Tess Steele

The Effects of UV Radiation on Living Organisms. Lauren Halsey and Edith Rivera

The Beauty of Light: A Fish’s Perspective. Ashlee Liao

The Effects of Stem Cell Therapy on Diabetes Mellitus. Ginny Glockzin

The Effects of Acetone on the Oxygen Production Rates of Plants. Anam Ahmad and Chaeyeong Jang

The effects of caffeine on zebrafish behavior. Luke McMillan

The cleansing effects of hydrogen peroxide. Allison Smith

The effectiveness of cleaners on Escherichia coli. Shaily Aghera

Preventing Bacterial Transmission in the Kitchen. Nikki Murdoch

Effects of Probiotics on Pathogenic Bacterial Growth. Amy Medford

Adaptation Success of D. melanogaster in Desert and Temperate Forest Biomes. Myra Waheed

D. melanogaster DNA; Heritable or a Silent Mutation. Nathan Higdon

The Effect of Musical Stimuli on Human Memory Recall and Concentration. Lorna Martinez-Guzman

Transformation of Escherichia Coli with Pathogenic Strains of Bacteria. Sriramkumar Sridharan and Zaid Khatib

Class of 2011

The Source of Synesthesia. Amy Guo

The Effects of Cell Phone Radiation on the Brain. Alison Chang

Animal Comprehension of Music. Jesse Barnes

Fact or Fallacy: An Analysis of the Five Second Rule. Daniela DeCristo

Effects of Environmental Changes on Animal Behavior. Avnee Patel

Epigenetics in Obesity. Hannah Smith

Toxicity of Windex on Zebrafish. Shannon Marley

Zinc Fingers. Shannon Vereyken

Lyme Disease Diagnosis and Treatment. Alexander Treece

Adaptation of Escherichia Coli in Acidic Environments. Frank Dy and Kushal Patel

Gene Therapy for Diabetes. Maria Core

The Effects of Caffeine on Zebrafish. Alyssa York

Algae: It Will Take Your Breath Away. Duke Dyer

Class of 2010

The Genetic Etiology of Autism. Megan Eaker

Narcolepsy: Why So Sleepy?. Alyssa Dakoriya

Physiological and Psychological Effects of Stress. ChiuWen Thor

Apoptosis. Connie Zhong

Pompe disease: The Sphinx of Science. Stephanie Hiltscher

Child Development: From Embryo to Newborn. Brianna Rhodes

Aging: Is there any escape?. Julie Cui

The Truth Behind Genetically Modified (GM) Foods. Micaela Percy

Homegrown Bioterrorism. Landon Cansler

A Natural Solution for the BP Oil Spill. Justin Shannin

Beauty in the Eye of the Misinformed Beholder. Rebecca Law

From Fungi to Fuel: Not a Rotten Idea. Emma Searson

Malignant Melanoma. Krunal Amin