CBU Research Posters 2011

*15^th Annual CBU* *Student Research Poster Session*
	Tuesday, 19 April 2011 Noon – 1:45 pm Sabbatini Lounge (East Lounge) 2^nd floor Thomas Center Poster numbers, titles, authors listed below 2011 Program to download Photo Gallery *Sponsored by CBU's chapter of Alpha Chi, the national honor society.*

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Research Posters on display: Noon – 1:45 pm, Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Student authors present at their posters according to the following schedule:

Even numbered boards: 12:30 – 1:00 pm
Odd numbered boards: 1:00 – 1:30 pm
Download printable 2011 Program (pdf).

Reception for faculty, students, and mentors: 12:30-1:50 pm
Participating Courses and Professors
Presentation of the School of Sciences Dominic Dunn Award by Dr. Johnny Holmes: 12:45 pm (pictured below)
Photo Gallery

Above: Dr. Holmes presents the 2011 Dominic Dunn Award to Brittany Course (MATH) and Rachel Haag (BIOL).

Student Research Posters ~ 2011 ~ Program pdf to download

1.	NSCI	Tolerance and Withdrawal Effects of Zolpidem and Diazepam on Mice	Regina A. Smith
2.	ME	SFI Renovation	Marcus Sims
3.	MATH	Active Paths from Graph Theory to Origami	Rance Alan Killen*
4.	NSCI	Effects of Acne & Rosacea on Skin pH	Teri Lewis
5.	CHEM/ MHIRT	Analysis of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 Receptor Expression in Y-79 Retinoblastoma Cells.	*Dominique Garcia Robles,** Luiz R.G. Britto, and Mauro Leonelli
6.	BIOL/ MHIRT	The Importance of Maned-Wolf Fruit (Solanum lycocarpum) for Mammals of the Brazilian Cerrad.	Jennifer Cobb*, Marina Zanin, Natalia M. Torres and Leandro Silveira
7.	NSCI	The Effects of Chinese privet on Shelby Farms Forest	Justin Hopper
8.	BIOL	The Human Impact On Sea Turtles In The Gulf	Meagan E. Lamica*, and Danielle O’Neil
9.	CE	Design of a 2011 ASCE Deep South Steel Bridge Competition	Mallory Bailey
10.	BIOL/ MHIRT	Extinction Of Olfactory Fear Conditioning In Rats.	*Vanessa K. Walker,** A.P. Carobrez, Rimenez de Souza, and Julianna Kroon
11.	NSCI	Effects of Tick Saliva on Secretion of TNF alpha from Mouse Macrophages	Kaylea Brewer
12.	CHEM	Il-6 Production by Airway Smooth Muscle	Cathlyn Chan* and Rennolds Ostrom
13.	BIOL	The Blocking Effect In The Dorsal Prefrontal Cortex Of Rats	*Cheryl Clausel,** Wen-lin Sun, and YueQiang Xue
14.	NSCI	The Effect of Light on the Life Cycle of Artemis nyos	SadeDora Rogers
15.	BIOL	Prevalence Study Of Avian Viruses in Benin and Togo, West Africa	*Bridgett R. Sharp,** Mariette Ducatez, and Richard Webby
16.	ME	Instruments for a Midline Approach to Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery	Jacob Zimmerman
17.	CHEM	Expression Analysis of Genes Using Real-Time PCR.	Casey Carr*, and Burt Sharp
18.	NSCI	Effects of Temperature on Efficiency of Mosquito Insecticides	Caleb Burrow
19.	BIOL	Effect Of A Functional Pb1-F2 Protein On Viral RNA Expressions Of The 2009 Pandemic H1n1 Virus.	*Mary J. Dickey,** Henju Marjuki and Robert Webster
20.	ECE	Tech2Exec Dictionary iPhone Application	Max Karimnia
21.	BIOL	Determination Of Therapeutic Transgene Dose.	Rachel E. Haag*, Jessica Hines-Beard, Anand Patel, Siddarth Desai, Tonia Rex
22.	PHYS	Field Suitability of a Compact Spectrometer	Daniel E. Benson
23.	BIOL	Using Glaucoma-Related Phenotypes Of Mice To Identify Genes That Control The Severity Of Glaucoma.	Natalie E. Hurt*and Monica Jablonski
24.	NSCI	Effects of Probiotics on the Digestive Tract of Ashywater Darters	Samantha De Melo
25.	BIOL/ MHIRT	The Effects Of Land Fragmentation On Mammal Population Densities At The Source Of The Araguaia River	Ben Chism*, Marina Zanin,Natalia M. Torres and Leandro Silveira
26.	ECE	RFID Security System for Vehicles at CBU	Ian Withrow
27.	BIOL	Mutation Analysis of THAP1 Gene in Dystonia Patients.	Carrie A. Le*, Jiangfeng Xiao, and Mark S. Ledoux
28.	CHEM	Calcium Binding Properties and Changes in Expression of a High Molecular Weight Protein from Ilex opaca	DeMario Smith* and Dennis Merat
29.	NSCI	Comparison of Four Treatment Modalities for Vitamin D Deficiency in Dermatologic Skin Types 5 and 6.	Brea T. Bowers*, Robert Skinner, Patricia Adams-Graves, William Rosenberg, Robert Sayre, and Beverly Williams-Cleaves
30.	BIOL	The Role of Arterial Myocyte Membrane Cholesterol in Ethanol-Induced Cerebrovascualr Constriction.	Matt Jackson^*, Anna Bukiya, andAlex Dopico
31.	ECE	Mobile Sun Tracking Solar Panel	Robert Alekos and Adam Blair
32.	CHEM	Validation of a Fluorescent Dye Based Assay	Yandira Salinas*
33.	BIOL	Impact of Halo Vest Stabilization in Patients with Blunt Cervical Spine Fractures.	*Kyle Hayes,** Martin Croce, and Louis Magnotti
34.	NSCI	Headaches as a Symptom with TMJ Disorder and the Likelihood of Reduction and/or Resolution of the Headaches with Active Treatment	Jessica Benson
35.	BIOL	Effects of High Cholesterol Diet on Cholesterol Levels in Rat Smooth Muscle Arteries of Variant Diameter	Amanda Fitzgerald*, Maria Asuncion-Chin, Anna N. Bukiya, and Alex M. Dopico
36.	CE	Design and Construction of a Concrete Canoe	Rance Alan Killen*
37.	NSCI	The Effect of Acid Rain on Earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris)	Rachel Norris
38.	BIOL	Analysis of the Frequency of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (Cftr) Gene Mutations in the African-American Population in Memphis	Matthew G. Charles* and Anjaparavanda P. Naren
39.	CHEM	Determining Agonists and Antagonists for Sphingosine-1-Phosphate on the S1p₂ Receptor.	Erik Scott*, and John Young
40.	NSCI	Metal Ion Binding to High-Energy N12C4	Zamyra Lambert
41.	CHEM	Nanocomposites With High Aspect Ratios: Multilayered Versus Conventional	Sergio Nazarenko,Yingju Wu,Jeremy Decker, Justin Burt*
42.	ME	Pommel Horse/Mushroom Circle Trainer	Adam Zysk
43.	CHEM	Enlivening Chemistry in Memphis City Schools	Catherine Gluzsek*
44.	NSCI	Temperature and Times Effect on Germination of the Ginkgo bilboa	Jeffrey Kaldahl
45.	CE	Design of Bridge over a Stream Leading to a School	Catherine Wood
46.	CHEM	Method Development and Validation for BKM120 in Mouse Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid by Liquid Chromatograph Tandem Mass Spectrometry	*Jack Land,** Feng Bai, and Clinton Stewart
47.	MATH	Folding Math Together: An Exploration of Modular Origami	Brittany Course
48.	CHEM	Synthesis of Pharmaceutical Derivatives from Tetrahydrofuran	*Chris Colanero,** George Kvakovszky
49.	NSCI	The Effects of Chinese privet on Shelby Farms Forest	Justin Hopper
50.	ECE	Autonomous Emergency Response Robot	Lindsey Hodges, Wani Hakim, and Nate Phillips
51.	ME	The Universal First Strike Round Adapter	Matthew McKnight
52.	NSCI	The Transmission of Bacteria Within a Sealed Air Compartment as a Model for Respiratory Disease Transmission in an Aircraft	Kimberly Patton
53.	ME	Mini-Baja	Jeffrey Dove, Robinson, Sambhav Gada, Sam Noland, and Jeremy Hopkins
54.	NSCI	The Effects of Adderall and Ethanol on Locomotory Behavior in Drosophila Melanogaster	Tammy Jeans
55.	CE	Design of a Distribution Warehouse	Joseph Boyer
56.	BIOL	The Effects of Anthropogenic Chemicals on the Chytrid Fungus (Batrachotrium dendrobatis) in Culture	Madison Cao* and Dr. Matthew Parris
57.	NSCI	Mutated Genes of Congenital Stationary Night Blindness	Victoria Bujalski
58.	ME	CBU Moonbuggy 2011	John Wesley Hall, KyleEdmundson, Sean Buonanno, Yu Cai, Gerald Paige
59.	ME	Cervical Retractor	Chris Tran
60.	NSCI	Isolation of Lectin from Agkistrodon piscivorous leucostoma (Western Cottonmouth Moccasin) Venom	Puja Karawadra
61.	BIOL	The Determination of Vitamin D Analogs for the Possible Treatment of Diseases Without Calcemic Side Effects	Kathleen Nelson
62.	BIOL	Optimization of the Synthesis of Nanocapsules Containing pH-sensitive Indicator Dyes	Brandon Mahanney

"Learning is intense when one is doing research. In the pursuit of primary data, one acquires skills that cannot be found in books, including time-management techniques and the ability to think quickly and solve difficult problems." Halaby, Reginald. 2001. Promoting Undergraduate Research in Science. The Scientist 15[8]:35, Apr. 16, 2001.

*Dept.*	*Participating Courses and Professors - 2011*
BIOL	Biology Mentored / Independent Research (Biol 462/465) Bro. Edward Salgado
CHEM	Chemistry Research Seminar (Chem 431) Dr. Dennis Merat
CE	Civil Engineering (CE 432) Dr. K. Madhavan
ECE	Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE 410) Dr. John Ventura
MATH	Mathematics Senior Seminar (Math 482) Ms. Cathy Carter
ME	Mechanical Engineering (ME 408) Dr. Ray Brown
MHIRT	Minority Health International Research Training Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald
NSCI	Natural Science Senior Thesis (NSCI 411) Ms. Lynda Miller
Special thanks to all the Mentors and Funding Agencies. Thanks to Alpha Chi Honor Society for sponsorship.

"Undergraduate students' enthusiasm and ingenious approaches to research problems can be very stimulating to the research program. Working with student and faculty collaborators on research problems of common interest is rewarding, intellectually satisfying, and best of all, fun." Halaby, Reginald. 2001. Promoting Undergraduate Research in Science. The Scientist 15[8]:35, Apr. 16, 2001.

Appreciation

Thanks to all the Mentors

who directed student research projects.

"You learn to become a scientist by doing science, not by studying science in textbooks. Undergraduate research experiences lead to better prepared and motivated individuals (graduate student, professional school student, educator)." Halaby, Reginald. 2001. Promoting Undergraduate Research in Science. The Scientist 15[8]:35, Apr. 16, 2001.

The Research Poster Session is sponsored by CBU's chapter of Alpha Chi, the national honor society.
The Annual CBU Student Research Poster Session is hosted by the CBU Biology Department;
the Session Program was arranged by Dr. Randel Price and Mrs. Leah Allen.

CBU Biology students presented their research papers at the
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