2014
Exploring the implications of climate change for the range of an endemic plant species : threats and conservation options, Emily Rose Barbour, Honors Project
PAH-induced activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling and its effects on neural crest development in zebrafish, Diane D. Chen, Honors Project
Estrogen receptor analysis after a single bout of exercise in murine biceps brachii, Justine Amber Gelzinis, Masters Thesis
The effects of predator cue and food availability on shell shape, thickness, and strength in the intertidal snails Littorina obtusata and L. saxatilis, Jessica Lynn Hopson, Honors Project
Effects of the evolution of germline sequestration in metazoa on the tempo of interdomain lateral gene transfer, Lindy Mae Jensen, Honors Project
Nematode parasites of marine mammals : phylogenetic and statistical analysis of coevolution, Caroline Dana Keroack, Honors Project
Investigating complex phytoplankton dynamics : pseudo-nitzschia spp. diversity and toxicity in the nearshore Gulf of Maine, Hanna Margaret Mogensen, Honors Project
Improved molecular diagnostics for the detection of soil-transmitted helminthes : a multi-parallel qPCR based assay, Marina Ioannis Papaiakovou, Masters Thesis
Analysis of natural products from Neurolama lobata as candidate antifilarial agents against the parasitic nematode Brugia pahangi, Kristine Louise Trotta, Honors Project
Medicinal plants to medication : an investigation of the antifilarial potential of Centella asiatica on the parasite Brugia Pahang, Marika Witkus, Honors Project
Identification of clock gene functional conservation between Caenorhabditis elegans and Brugia malayi, Jenna Irene Wurster, Honors Project
Genome evolution of ciliates : alternative processing and genome structure of Chilodonella uncinata, Xinzhu Zhou, Honors Project
2013
The effects of an estrogen receptor antagonist on the murine myoblast proteome, Annabel Gulliver Austin, Honors Project
Exploring microbial biodiversity and ecology : testate amoebae in Hawley Bog, Adelaide Marie Gordon, Honors Project
A phylogenomic pipeline and its use inferring lateral gene transfer in the eukaryotic parasite Entamoeba histolytica, Jessica Rain Grant, Masters Thesis
The temporal genetic variation of the ciliate morphospecies Chilodonella uncinata, Carmen Marie Hernandez, Honors Project
Spatial characterization of sulfate reducing bacteria in the Avery Brook beaver ponds, Rachel Anne Kaminsky, Honors Project
Taking measure of mustelids : morphological diversity and sexual dimorphism, Paula Jean Noonan, Masters Thesis
Constraining the record of neoproterozoic life : new insights from cryogenian strata (~850 to 635 Ma) of northern Namibia, Maggie Anne Sawdy, Honors Project
Exploring the promoter of Brugia malayi thioredoxin peroxidase-2 gene, Iju Shakya, Honors Project
Comparison of the fecal microbiota of horses before and after treatment for parasitic helminths : massively parallel sequencing of the v4 region of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene, Rachael Jean Sirois, Masters Thesis
A biogeographic comparison of cuticle thickness, claw resistance to breakage, and genetic variation in the invasive European green crab Carcinus maenas, Sarah Jeanne Tucker, Honors Project
Proteome profiling of C2C12 myogenesis, Katharine Maryell Von Hermann, Masters Thesis
Metagenomics of the methane ice worm, Sirsoe methanicola, and its associated microbial community, Wei Xin, Honors Project
Effects of eastern hemlock removal on nutrient cycling and forest ecosystem processes at the MacLeish Field Station, Whately, MA, Jenna M. Zukswert, Honors Project
2012
Generation of a functional network around a single kinase highlights its involvement in unsuspected biological processes, Akosua Gyanea Adu-Gyamfi, Honors Project
The evolution and ecology of functional traits along a soil fertility gradient, Grace Harper Anderson, Honors Project
Protein localization in murine C2C12 cells during normal and heat stressed myogenesis, Veronica Marie Falconieri, Honors Project
Equilibrium and disequilibrium in the geographic ranges of plants : an experimental test with two forest herbs, Jessamine Hope Finch, Honors Project
Effectiveness of engineered bacteriocins as target-specific antibiotics, Clare Chren Landefeld, Honors Project
Exploring the expression pattern and localization of a novel protein family juv-p120 in the parasite Brugia malayi, Yisi Lu, Honors Project
A metagenomic analysis of the equine gastrointestinal tract when affected by parasitic helminths, Ivy Laurene Mead, Honors Project
Bog-gling diversity : cryptic species of testate amoebae in local fens and bogs of western Massachusetts, Angela Maria Oliverio, Honors Project
Our microbial planet : understanding microbial diversity through analyses of ciliate morphospecies, Gladys Isabel Palaguachi, Honors Project
Effect of temperature shift on motility of Escherichia coli, Shannon Corinne Pettit, Honors Project
Testing the teratogenic effects of Deepwater Horizon crude oil and dispersants on Zebrafish embryos, Rachel Elizabeth Stein, Honors Project
Developing a point-of-care assay for the detection of filarial parasites in mosquitoes, Francesca Rachael Tomaino, Honors Project
2011
Correlated evolution of ant seed dispersal and flowering phenology in the herbaceous flora of the temperate deciduous forest biome, Lois I. Bangiolo, Honors Project
MicroRNA regulated gene expression in Brugia malayi, Tarja Yvanka De Soysa, Honors Project
Exploring the nuclear dynamics of Arcella hemisphaerica and the features of its bacterial endosymbionts, Jian Hua Lin, Honors Project
Making sense of environmental enrichment : the behavioral responses of captive African cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) to ecologically relevant scents, Lily Thane Maynard, Honors Project
Phylogenetics and biogeography of Hyalospheniidae (Arcellinida), Truc Bang Nguyen, Honors Project
Bacterial diversity in Avery Brook beaver pond sediments, Sara Hope Sirois, Honors Project
An exploration of restricted lactate dehydrogenase subunit association, Samantha Danielle Torquato, Honors Project
2010
The occurrence of the bacterium Capnocytophaga in the tooth plague of canines, Sara Kate Dilegge, Honors Project
Ciliate molecular phylogeny and species concepts, Meaghan Sagar Hall, Honors Project
2009
Allozyme analysis of a contact zone between two mtDNA haplotypes in Desmognathus ocoee (Amphibia: Plethodontidae), Noëlle K. Bittner, Honors Project
Genetic diversity of ciliates in near coastal sediment, Hannah K. Jaris, Honors Project
Development of models for the study of anesthetic preconditioning using rat pheochromocytoma and mouse neuroblastoma, Sarah Anne Kam, Honors Project
2008
Structure of a contact zone : analysis of Dusky salamander (genus Desmognathus) populations in the Bald Mountains, Tennessee and North Caroline, Lizmarie López, Honors Project
Unusual patterns of genome evolution in the ciliate clade Heterotrichea, Christina Lyman, Honors Project
Heat shock and the developmental regulation of the MAPKs in C2C12 cells, Khue Nguyen, Honors Project
Effect of stand characteristics on throughfall in a New England forest, Alex Webster, Honors Project