2023
Effects of Jetlag on Skin Health, Pratima Niroula, Honors Project
2022
Rapid Effects of Estrogens on Social Approach Behavior and Social Recognition in Male Zebrafish, Rachel Hantz, Honors Project
Comparing Adult and Juvenile Foot-Flagging Behavior in Staurois parvus Frogs with Machine Learning, Christina Hung, Honors Project
Characterizing the Influence of Sonic Hedgehog Guidance on Cranial Neural Crest Cell Migration into the Zebrafish Forebrain, Nadia Burnett PenkoffLidbeck, Honors Project
Exploring the Relationships Between Socioeconomic Status, Expressive Language and Self-Injurious Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Lindsey Rosenthal, Honors Project
2021
Glow with the flow : visualizing bioelectric patterns and their relationship to axis determination in Danio rerio, Elora Celine Greiner, Honors Project
2020
The androgenic effects on motor neuron morphology, Andrea Botello, Honors Project
Quantifying circadian disruption in mice with randomized light pulse regimens, Juliane Sophie Donahue Bombosch, Honors Project
Investigating the effect of pH on amino-propofol's function in ion channel modulation and fluorescence labeling in vitro, Eun Kyung Kim, Honors Project
Computational analysis of in vivo circadian bioluminescence in freely moving mice, Blanca Cristina Martin Burgos, Honors Project
Effects of prenatal folic acid exposure on social behavior in prairie voles, Taylor Eve McCain, Honors Project
Feeding-induced circadian disruption in the liver : towards a non-invasive method of observing circadian disruption in peripheral tissues, Eleanor Evans McCartney, Honors Project
Simultaneous detection of salivary dopamine and its metabolites via HPLC coupled electrochemical detection : a detection method for early-onset Parkinson's disease, Qiyi Qian, Honors Project
Validity and utility of wireless wearable heart rate assessment : comparisons with wired, subjective, and salivary measures, Julia R. Riccardi, Honors Project
Effects of dim evening light on circadian rhythms and behavior, Selma Tir, Honors Project
2019
Characterizing phenol analog modulation of GABAa receptor currents as novel anesthetic agents, Lauren Chelsea Bondi, Honors Project
The effect of gestational folic acid exposure on offspring behavior, Natalie Simone Bourdon, Honors Project
Developing a Zebrafish assay for general anesthesia to assess the impact of the Delta subunit of GABAa receptor on anesthesia sensitivity, Jamie Chan, Honors Project
Visualizing jet lag in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and liver, Guinevere Grace Connelly, Honors Project
Operant conditioning to quantify social choices in male prairie voles, Emily R. Halstead, Honors Project
Engineering proteins for receptor-mediated transport across the blood-brain barrier, Naomi Murata, Honors Project
The role of bioelectrics during early embryonic development in Danio rerio, Andrea Gabrielle Olivera, Honors Project
Modeling the effects of meteorin on the development of Zebrafish : a gene association model for autism spectrum disorder, Raegan Dae Stokes, Honors Project
Optimizing collection purification and characterization of salivary dopamine and its metabolites as biomarkers for Parkinson's disease, Josselyn Sofia Vergara Cobos, Honors Project
2018
Sex and species differences in spinal motor neuron androgen receptor expression in frogs, Aditi Ramya Balasubramanian, Honors Project
Navigating of microtubule obstacles by ensembles of dynein, Amalia Rose Driller-Colangelo, Honors Project
The teratogenic effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on craniofacial development, Emilie Suzanne Jones, Honors Project
Using the small molecule nobiletin to modulate circadian rhythms in human cancer cells and mice, Caroline Elisabeth Labriola, Honors Project
Characterizing 2,6 Di-sec-Butylphenol and 2,6 Di-tert-Butylphenol modulation of GABAa receptor currents, Madison Page Leet, Honors Project
Characterization and comparison of 2,6 Di-sec-butylphenol modulation of the GABAa and glycine receptors, Shuqi Mao, Honors Project
Androgenic modulation of foot-flagging behavior in the Bronean rock frog (Staurois parvus), Sarah Smith, Honors Project
2017
Peer social motivation : quantifying differences in species specific social behavior using operant conditioning, Katrina Laurel Blandino, Honors Project
Salivary concentrations of dopamine and other constituents in Parkinson's disease, Noah Daniel Blohm, Honors Project
Rapid effects of G1 on social behavior and preoptic area isotocin expression in male goldfish, Zoe L.C. Kohler-Boland, Honors Project
Quantifying reward for social partners in two vole species, Sarah Anne Lopez, Honors Project
The effect of circadian disruption and a high fat diet on arcuate microglia in C57/B6 mice, Donna L. Mosley, Honors Project
Differential potency of cyclohexanol isomers for positive modulation and inhibition of GABAa receptor currents, Varsha Subramaniam, Honors Project
Developing a new system for bioluminescence in vivo imaging of free-moving mice : a new way to measure circadian rhythms, Wanqi Wang, Honors Project
Measuring liver gene expression using in vivo bioluminescence imaging, Ivana William, Honors Project
2016
Effects of Withania somnifera on human glycine receptor, Elizabeth Sullivan Halpin, Honors Project
The role of the orexin/hypocretin system in the incubation of alcohol craving in rats, Olivia Gilman Mallari, Honors Project
2015
The role of the blood-brain barrier in postoperative cognitive decline, Kay Ogashira Kulason, Honors Project
Oxytocin and same-sex social affiliation in meadow voles, Elyssa Margaret LaFlamme, Honors Project
Investigating the neurobiology of the effects of Interleukin 1β on effort-based behavior : impact of isoflavone diet and adenosine A2A receptor antagonist treatments, Tatenda Dawn Mahlanza, Honors Project
Rats get by with a little help from their friends : behavioral correlates of prosociality in rats, Sarah Banks Winokur, Honors Project
2014
Methylphenidate treatment in an age-related immunologically induced model of fatigue, Rebecca Yu Broadhurst, Honors Project
Examination of oxytocin receptor distribution and social behavior across a South American rodent clade, Yasmin Kamal, Honors Project
The role of anemia in Interleukin-1β-induced fatigue, Hailun Li, Honors Project
The effects of IL-1β on sleep and circadian rhythmicity in an animal model of fatigue, Grace Brown McKay-Corkum, Honors Project
Neuroendocrinology of stress and social behavior in female meadow voles, Kara Mariah Reitz, Honors Project
2013
The role of the dopaminergic system in fatigue, Bushra Anis, Honors Project
Modulation of GABAA receptor currents by stereoisomers of the novel anesthetic compounds : ǂb2, 6-dimethylcyclohexanol and 2, 6-diisopropylcyclohexanol, Luvana Chowdhury, Honors Project
The role of circadian rhythms in fatigue, Gloria Kim, Honors Project
The role of Orexin on animal fatigue model with Interleukin 1β, Hyunji Kim, Honors Project
Exploring the neurotoxic effects of isoflurane on the cytoskeleton of developing murine neurons, Belinda Juliana Nhundu, Honors Project
2012
Patch-clamp investigation of the modulation of GABAa receptor currents with isomers of the potential anesthetic 2,6-dimethylcyclohexanol, Celine Joelle Croft, Honors Project
Bioactive compounds from plants and their utility in lymphatic filariasis drug development, Saira Rehnuma Huq, Honors Project
Investigation of a molecular mechanism for anesthetic preconditioning, Alexis Marie Ziemba, Honors Project
2011
Jet lag-induced internal desynchronization is associated with deficits in adult neurogenesis in mouse hippocampus, Kayla L. Correia, Honors Project
Assessment of GABAa receptor modulation by potential endozepines : a patch-clamp electrophysiological study, Shikha Goel, Honors Project
Circadian rhythms and coupling in hepatocytes, Martha E. Luitje, Honors Project
Is jet lag stressful? : the interactions between circadian disruption and the stress response in mice, Mallery Roth Olsen, Honors Project
2010
Defining the cellular and molecular identities of diencephalic astroglia associated with postoptic commissure formation during Zebrafish forebrain development, Sarah Lubna Bashiruddin, Honors Project
2009
A novel attractant role for the Slit1a ligand during post-optic commissure formation in the developing zebrafish forebrain, Elizabeth Deschene, Honors Project
Deciphering the roundabout code underlying postoptic commissure formation in the developing Zebrafish forebrain, Azucena Ramos, Honors Project
2008
Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating postoptic commissure (POC) formation in the Zebrafish forebrain, Kristin Alligood, Honors Project
The effects of Neuregulin-1-ß1 on circadian rhythms, Danielle Guild, Honors Project
Dose-dependent effects of the enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drug, phenytoin, on androgen-mediated behaviors and neuroendrocrine function of male rats, Patricia Svrckova, Honors Project