Topics in Biology Abstracts

Class of 2019

The Developmental Impacts of Hexane on Drosophila melanogasterEmma G. Budden

The Effect of Protease on the Frequency of Obesity in populations of Drosophila melanogasterCaroline K. Maxon

Development of Antibiotic Resistance and Microevolution of S. aureusDavid Li

The Effects of Red Dye 40 on Stem Cell Growth of Dugesia tigrinaAshby Ellyn Dickerson

The Effects of Sucralose on Escherichia coli and Klebsiella aerogenesVidya Gadikota

Comparing the Effects of Synthetic Antibiotics and Natural Antibiotics on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus epidermidisKatherine Gallagher

An Evaluation of Sweet Potato as a Prominent Bioethanol Fuel Potential Joseph D. Chrise

Impacts of Spectracide on the Photosynthesis of Egeria densa and the Surrounding Concentrations of Dissolved OxygenBailey B. Lankford

The Effects of Food-Grade Oil on the Cardiovascular System of Glycera dibranchiata Amanda Lopez-Hernandez

An Analysis of Antibacterial Effects of Acetaminophen among Three Strains of Commonly Found Bacteria Jack Morgenstein

The LC50 of Caffeine on Lumbriculus VariegatusEric J. Nutz

The Effects of Cannabidiol on Tissue Regeneration in Dugesia TigrinaJennifer D. Rector

Developmental Effects of Perchloroethylene on Artemia SalinaElizabeth G. Shannon

Toxicity of Personal Care Products with Varying Preservatives on Glycera dibranchiataSophia Sload

The Developmental Effects of Raw, Additive-Free Milk Versus Pasteurized, Supplemented Milk on Drosophila melanogasterLindsay A. Swain

The Impacts of the Fertilizer, Atrazine, on Aquatic Ecosystems Maggie Vaughn

Class of 2015

The Reproductive Effects of Atrazine on Drosophila Melanogaster Ashley Darr

Toxicity of household cleaning products on glycera dibranchiate Mikala Richmond

The Effects of Sodium Hypochlorite Solution on the Cardiovascular System of Glycera Dibranchiata Victoria Elledge

The Effects of B. animalis on the Growth of Gastrointestinal Bacteria Srijana Bhattarai Chhetri

The Effects of Estradiol on the Reproduction of Drosophila Melanogaster Jiona Mills

The Effects of Lead Nitrate on the Photosynthesis Rates of Elodea Canadensis Katherine Nowak

Effects of lead and copper poisoning on behavior and organs of Gambusia affinis Luke Hensley

The Effects of Diethyl Phthalate on the Reproductive Structures and Development in Artemia salina Mariah Hewett

Class of 2014

The Resistance of Escherichia Coli to Bifidobacterium Animalis. Alexander Miskimon

The Cellular Repertory Effects of Lead Nitrate on Crayfish. Christine O’Connell and Keri Price

The Effect of VOC’s on the Respiratory Ability of Lumbriculus Variegatus. Evan Grant

Teratogenic Effects of Ethylene Glycol on Brine Shrimp. Hannah Hauck and Marie Page Smith

Effects of Thymus Vulgaris Essentail Oil on Escherichia Coli. Jack Caldwell

Effects of Diethyl Phthalate on Drosophila melanogaster. Maddie Miller

The Enzymatic Activity of Cellobiase in Acidic Conditions. Nathan Brozovsky

Increase in Bacterial Resistance to Ampicillin. Suhani Gupta

Esp – A New Perception to Probiotics. Taylor Luibrand

An Evaluation of CO2 Release in Decomposition of Oak Trees. William Spinetto

Class of 2013

Increasing the temperature and pH tolerance of E. coli by means of gene splicing Jared Mathewson and Yancy Almeida

Algae Biofuels – A Renewable Energy ResourceAbigail Rhodes & Christian Rust

The Effects of Sunscreen on Artemia salinaRebecca Pridgen and Sara Knowlson

The Effect of Consumer Aerosols on the Health of EcosystemsFrancia Fang and Hampton Smith

Adverse Effects of Vinyl Volatile Organic Compounds on the Freshwater Oligochete, Lumbirculus variegatusTeresa Meng

Reducing Bacterial Resistance Through the Use of Multiple Cleaning AgentsAbbey North

The effects of amphetamines as seen through ZebrafishViolet Noe and Sarah Jones

The Effects of Vitamin B12 on the Metabolic Rate of ZebrafishMegan Cruz

Sunscreen Exposure and UV Mutation Prevention in S. marcescensEmma Culbertson

Lipase Catalyzed Transesterification of Vegetable Oil for Biodiesel ProductionJessie Liu

Mutagenic Effects of Windex on Drosophila melanogasterWill Benson

Effects of Acid Rain on Aretemia monicaChandler Hales

Susceptibility of E. coli to extreme concentration of acid and osmoregulation of NaCl across the Cell MembraneRosalynn Phan

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