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Department of Biology : Diebold Symposium 1999

Schedule of Events

Thursday, 22 April 1999

Opening Session, Dow 226, 4:00 p.m.

4:00 - 5:00 Guest Speaker: Dr. Averil Ma, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago.
"How Our Immune System Protects Us (and vice versa)."

Reception following


Friday, 23 April 1999

Lecture Session, Dow 226, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

4:00 - 4:30
J. Peter Coppinger
Plant Species Richness and Light Heterogeneity Along Productivity Gradients.
4:30 - 5:00
Kristy Lockwitz
Differences in Greetings Between Unrelated Adult Male and Female Savannah Baboons (Papio cynocephalus anubis) Based on Friendship.
5:00 - 5:30
Jason Reed
A Comparison of the Mycorrhizal Inoculum Potential of Hydric Forests of the Kalamazoo River Riparian Ecosystem and Surrounding Mesic Forests in the Context of an Ecological Gradient.
5:30 - 6:00
Heather Crull
A Feasibility Study of Techniques Used To Reduce the Introduction of Exotic Species Into the Great Lakes via Ships' Ballast Water.
6:00 - 6:30
Melissa A. Cook
The Role of CD4+ and CD8+ T Cells in the Evolution of SCW Induced Arthritis and in Oral Tolerance.
6:30 -7:00
Margie Jones
Effects of Albumen Removal on Size and Composition of Chicken (Gallus domesticus) Hatchlings.

Poster Session, Dow Science Center Third Floor, 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.

Ashley Abbott

Male Depletion as a Possible Explanation for a Significant Decrease in the Number of Copulations Between First and Second Mounts of the Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

Kathleen Beauchamp

A Phylogenetic Analysis of an Emx Gene in Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus).

Cindy Fennimore

Convective Heat Exchange in the Desert Tortoise: Effects of Wind Speed, Body Size, and Orientation.

Brian Fowler

Attenuation of Protein Kinase C by Estrogen: A Possible Role in Heart Disease Prevention.

Robin Fullman

Post-Conflict Behavior in Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur catta): Anxiety and Reconciliation.

Patrick Jameson

Compensatory Feeding and Growth Rates of a Snail Common to the Great Lake Region.

Nathan Krohn

Site Directed Mutagenesis Reveals the Possibilities for Restriction Site Mutations.

Nicholas LaPenna

Effects of Floral Morphology, Temperature, Date, Time, and Population Origin on Pollinator Visitation to the Wild Radish, Raphanus raphanistrum..

Cynthia Livingston

Characterization of ZBP-50, a Novel Zinc-Finger Binding Protein.

Daniel Moore

p15 and p16 Gene Deletions and Their Relation to Elevated Levels of Dihydrofolate Reductase in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

Josh Nelson

The Effects of Cadmium on Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity in Buffalo Rat Liver Cells.

Patrick Nyman

Investigation of the Ecological Origins of Schistosome Cercarial Dermatitis, with Emphasis on the Intermediate Snail Hosts of Schistosomaditae Trematodes, at Higgins Lake in Roscommon County.

Garret Olson

Short and Long Term Effects of Fire on Nigrogen Cycling in Oak Savanna Restoration Areas.

Jesse Paquette

Gabori Attack- An Interactive Computer-Based Contrast Sensitivity Test.

Sara Pietras

The Effects of Dosage and Exposure Time on the Genomic Incorporation of 3'-azido-2',3' dideoxythymidine (AZT) and the Role of AZT in DNA Methylation.

Thomas Pool

Larval Nutrition Effects on Juvenile Performance in the Natural Habitats of the Estuarine Barnacle Balanus improvisus (Cirripedia: Thoracica).

Liz Powers

Sex Ratios, Development, and Parasitization Behavior of the Parasitoids Costesia rubecula and Costesia glomerata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).

Edwin R. Price

The Influence of Adjacent Mature Douglas-fir Forests and Mountain Meadows on Soil Nutrient Cycling, Microbial Activity, and the Occurrence of Ectomycorrhizal Mats.

Kelly Proctor

The Design and Synthesis of a Heterologous DNA competition for Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction to be Used in the Study of Nonspecific Immunity to Hepititis C Virus.

W.C. Sands IV

Effects of Gypsy Moth Defoliation on Host Plant Utilization by Papilio canadensis and Papilio glaucus.

Darcy Schonfeld

Environmental Determinants of Allomyia bifosa larvae in an Alpine Fen of Glacier National Park, Montana.

Sarah A. Smathers

Central and Peripheral Nervous System Abnormalities in an Animal Model of Merosin Deficient Congenital Muscular Dystrophy.

Meghan Smith

The Effects of Desiccation on the Metabolic Rate of Earthworms (Lumvricus terrestris).

Lukasz Stelinski

Evaluation of Pesticide-Treated, Biodegradable Spheres and Potential Baits for the Control of Rhagoletis species.

Thomas Stibitz

A Highly Divergent Actin Gene in the Nuclear Genome of the Cryptophyte Alga Pyrenomonas helgolandica.

Andrew Terranella

The Cortical Hem in the Chick Telencephalon: Evidence of a Signalling Center Implicated in Patterning the Dorsal Forebrain.

Andrew Thierry

DNA Sequencing and Fingerprint Mapping of Overlapping Clones Spanning a 45 kb Region Containing the Human Lysyl Oxidase Gene.

Mike Tsipursky

Addition of Histidine Tag onto Nucleobindin and Protein Expression in SF21 Insect Cells.

Kirsten Weir

The Mating System of the Yellow Mealworm Beetle, Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): Ejection and Consumption of the Spermatophore.

Jason Widman

University Outfitters: A Profile of the Start-Up and Co-Management of a Small Business.

Heather Yagiela

Effects of Repeated Levodopa Administration in an Animal Model of Parkinson's Disease: A Study on Oxidative Stress.

Melissa Zebrowski

Zooplankton as a Phosphorous Source on a Coral Reef.


Saturday, 24 April 1999

Lecture Session, Dow 226, 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

8:00 - 8:30
Coffee and Doughnuts
8:30 - 9:00
Eeka Prude
Sociological Causes of the High Fetal & Infant Mortality Rate in Kalamazoo, MI.
9:00 - 9:30
Tamara L. Pryor
Windows: A Study of the Traditional Dances of Kenya and the Significance of Culture.
9:30 - 10:00
Evelyn Walsh
Estrogen and Progesterone Negatively Affect Performance in the Morris Water Maze.
10:00 - 10:30
Jeffrey D. Myers
Long-term Monitoring Program of the Ningaloo Marine Park: Survey of Benthic Cover and Status of the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia.
10:30 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 11:15
Miranda Moon
Forager Load Size Correlates with Colony Size in a Neotropical Wasp, Polybia occidentalis.
11:15 - 11:45
Christine Stehman
The Formation of Cytoplasmic Rods in Spinal Cord Neurons: A Study of the Effects of Oxidative Stress.
11:45 - 12:15
Karli Schmekel
Correlation of Actin Dynamics with Cell Motility and with Expression of Cofilin.
12:15 - 1:15
Lunch
1:15 - 1:45
Kathryn Huskey
Quantitative Evaluation of Indicators of Cardiac Function in an Experimental Animal Model of Chronic Aortic Regurgitation.
1:45 - 2:15
Natasha Ghazi
Immediate Effects of Maternal Deprivation on the LHPA Axis of the Developing Rat: Consequences of Desipramine and Fluoxetine Treatment.
2:15 - 2:45
Jeanette Williams
Effects of Light and Nutrient Availability on the Growth and Reproduction of the Aquatic Plant Wild Celery (Vallisneria americana).
2:45 - 3:15
Nanda R. Filkin
Genetic Variation Among Individuals of Batrachospermum helminthosum from Spring Brook, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
3:15 - 3:45
Jessica Kenzie
Algal Colonization of Clay Tiles in a Third Order Midwestern Stream.
3:45-4:15
Adrienne Purdy
The Knife Without a Blade that Lacks a Handle: An Examination of Why Environmental Concerns Become Invisible.
4:15-4:45
Ethan Graf
The Postnatal Development of the Visual Corticopontine Projection in the Hamster.
in absentium
Michelle Nolen
Student Teaching a Seventh Grade Biology Class.

6:00 Banquet (Bravo! Ristorante)