2006 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENT RESEARCH

WVINBRE Summer Internships

Stephanie Boblett, under the direction of Dr. Slawomir Lukomski, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University, researching the Cloning of Collagen-Like Proteins BclD and BclE of Bacillus anthracis.

Masako Shimamoto, under the direction of Dr. Elaine Hardman, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, researching Mechanism of Canola Oil to Slow Growth of Breast Cancer Cells.

 

West Virginia Undergraduate Research Day

Poster presentation by Melinda Huff, under the direction of Dr. Mark Flood, Fairmont State University, on Gene Mutations May Lead to Higher Risk for Heart Disease in Obese West Virginians.

 

Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Science

Bonnie Freeman, Melinda Huff, Contessa Hill, Mark Flood, Jean Chappell, Bowie Kahle, Gary White, Todd Green, Paulette Wehner, Mark Studney, and Elizabeth Murray.  Assessing the correlation of homocysteine levels with numerous metabolic enzyme polymorphisms.

Huey Miin Lee, Mark Flood, Dana Calica, Bonnie Freeman, Melinda Huff, Sarah Dodson, Amy Clark, Amanda Magers, Robert Kreisberg, Mary Davis, Paulette Wehner, Todd L. Green, Donald A. Primerano, James Denvir, Liping Wei, Yulia Dementieva.  Identification of Genes Contributing to Obesity Associated Cardiovascular Disease.

 

Fairmont State University Undergraduate Research Awards

Stephanie Boblett - Effects of Homocysteine on Mesenchymal Cells

Ashley Erwin and Matt Hiener- Determining the Effects of Genotypes on Plasma Homocysteine Levels

Bryan Henderson, Brandon Honce, Jhaye Jones and Darrell Ogden - Evaluation of Linux Distributions

Ashley Hudimac and Mattt Menas - Techniques in Bee Hygienic Behavior Analysis and a Comparison of Mite Control Methods.

Ian Wihelm - Determining the Role of Detoxification on Early Embryonic Survival and Development

Mini Baja Research Project

Concrete Canoe Competition