Students participate in an ongoing research program with the support of an experienced scientific mentor. They develop an independent project, implement their plan, analyze the data, and report the results. At the end of the summer, they present their findings to researchers, other students, and parents.
Submissions from 1981
Molecular weight determination of the oxysterol binding protein using the Waters I250 protein column., Stephen P. Scherr
Ophthalmological abnormalities in the laboratory mouse., Lorraine Scott
The feasibility of using leukaemia cells labelled with fluorescein isothiocyanate in the study of H-2 associated natural resistance., Natalie Antonia Slabyj
The effects of manipulating sex hormone levels of neonatal mice on tail posture., Vicki Stone
The effects of insulin on cell proliferation and collagen expression in primary avian tendon cell cultures., Erica Whittaker
Use of dimetridazole in eradication of murine spironucleus muris., Nora E. Wineland
Nuclear uptake of protein-bound oxygenated sterol., David A. Zarkower
Submissions from 1980
The effects of cold stress on the diabetic and obese mutants., Nancy K. Anderson
The effects of host infiltrate on the growth characteristics of a tumor., Alan Attardo
Karyotyping studies in the Mexican axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum., Benjamin I. Broder
The effects of heat shock on teratocarcinogenesis in genital ridges., Eric A. Chan
The effect of air deprivation on mice kept in the pressurized individually ventilated caging system., Amanda R. Clements
The effects of atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, physical stress, and body position on the intraocular pressure in rabbits., David S. Coco
Mitotic crossing over in triple inversion heterozygous embryos and regenerating adult inversion heterozygous liver: a more acurate sperm preparation technique., Elizabeth W. Cravey
The development and mutant gene effects of thyroid function in the mouse., Lisa A. Cresswell
The role, in tumorigenesis, of antibodies directed against RNA tumor viruses., Deborah Deinzer
The effects of temperature and 2,4-dinitrophenol on non-shivering thermogenesis in diabetic (db/db) and in obese (ob/ob) mutant mice., Paul Edgecomb
The effect of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) upon spontaneous amyloidosis in LLC mice., Leslie Ellen Eisenbud
The effect of autoclaving on induction of hepatic microsomal enzymes by four different bedding materials., Lisa C. Freeman
Trisomy 16 in the mouse., John Hastings
Immunohistochemical and biochemical studies of SN-glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase development in the central and peripheral nervous systems of normal and mutant mice., Mark Stephen Kindy
B and T lymphocyte frequencies in autoimmune C3H/HeJ-gld/gld mice., Christine M. Kline
Serum and tumor lysosome levels in relation to macrophage activity., Hara Levy
The effects of verying retinol and cholesterol dietary levels on glycoprotein synthesis in mice., Marguerite McNeely
The effect of the "hairless" mutation on the T lymphocyte cell subpopulations in SJL/J mice., Rose Louise Morello
Putative glucagon precursors in long-term islet cell cultures., Michael Morley
Developing a better technique for the cryopreservation of rabbit embryos., Stuart S. Remer
The effects of oxygenated sterosis upon moloney sarcoma virus induced tumor growth., Scott Salowe
Analysis of the antigenic sites on chicken red blood cells recognized by C57L/J mouse serum., Lenore Soodak
The effects of pituitary extraction on the growth of mouse prostatic epithelial cells in defined culture media., Joseph P. Tassoni
Changes with age in the ability of the kidney to adjust to sodium ion deprivation., James Van Horn
The effect of the Mlv-1 gene on modification of susceptibility to murine leukemia viruses., Dorothy F. Walker
The effect of PIV caging systems on the physiology of four strains of mice., Lisa Denise Wojan
Changes with age in iron-59 uptake of circulating red blood cells., Joseph L. Zawicki
The effect of food restriction, autophagy and prophagy on age-related changes in dietary efficiency., Joseph L. Zawicki
Submissions from 1979
The effect of adult thymectomy on tumor growth., Deborah L. Allen
Lymphocytic proliferation in bone marrow of HLC and LLC mice., Doris S. Atkinson
Dexamethasone induced immunosuppression and disease in mice., Ginette Beaudoin
Comparison of tumor growth in 3 day and 6 day thymectomized mice., Susan Bothwell
Strain and hormonal effects on the conditioned taste aversion in mice., Timothy P. Corfman
Serum lysosome levels in tumor-bearing mice., Diane A. Gargano
The effects of a glutamine analog on growth of a glutamine- requiring mouse tumor cell line in culture., Christine H. James
Progrssive loss of immune response in (NZB x BXSB) F 1 hybrid males showing accelerated spontaneous autoimmune disease., Baldev Krishan
Electrophoretic analysis of the spectrin component in the erythrocyte membrane of the jaundiced mouse., Patricia M. Matos
Ontogeny of sensorimotor asymmetries in mice selected for high and low lateralization., Pamela A. Mikuni
Studies of postnatal mouse cerebellar cells in vitro., Cynthia K. Miller
The in vivo effects of cytochalasin B on migrating primordial germ cells in the mouse embryo., Elissa A. Notarianni
Changes in renal function with age: antidiuretic hormone response., Eileen M. Poulin
Genetic control of the accessibility of H-2 antigens on the surface of erythrocytes., Allan J. Redstone
Studies of streptozotocin-induced diabetes and insulitis in mice., Eric Jay Small
The development of cleft lip on homozygote twirler and dancer mutants., Heidi K. Spindell
Inhibitive effects of compactin on assays of HMG-CoA reductase activity., Henry M. Sucov
Collagen solubility by hydroxyproline assay in mice skin of varying ages., Alexis E. Te
A biochemical investigation of cadmium-induced testicular necrosis in the mouse., Thomas F. Vogt
Immunogenicity of MCA-induced lung adenomas., Samdra E. Wakefield
Immunomodulation of antibody responses., Ellen Weinstein
Handling and caging stress resulting in cardiac calcification in DBA/2J mice., Lee J. Whiting
Submissions from 1978
The role of cholesterol in endocytosis of mammalian plasma membranes., Hillel R. Alpert
Assessment of a breeding program selective for differing degrees of lateralization., Daniel M. Becker
The estrous cycle and mating behavior of the mouse and stimuli that affect them., Brian L. Bournival
Determination of immunocompetance in the autoimmune (NZB X BXSB)F1 hybrid male mouse., Michael J. Brase
Lysis of type-C retroviruses by rabbit sera., Lorna L. Burnside
Aging and changes in systolic blood pressure levels in a C57B1/6J strain of mice., Michael S. Cafferty
The effect of dilantin and stress on serum calcium levels in mouse strain DBA/2J and hybrid B6D2F1., Karen P. Chen
Attempts to establish differences among normal homozygotes and mice heterozygous for both obese (ob) and diabetes (db)., Davis Mark J
The role of the vomeronasal pathway in mediating the pheromone induced effect of early sexual maturation in female mice., Elizabeth A. Debski
Comparative cell proliferation of high leukocyte count versus low leukocyte count inbred lines., Mary E. Delany
A study of the relationship between H-2 haplotype and immune response in three strains of mice with related leukemia incidence., Adria Anne Elskus
Effects of immunization on survival rate of transferred embryos., Monique Gaudin
Glial cell markers in reaggregating cell cultures of mouse cerebellum., Marian Greenburg
Plasma cholesterol studies in laboratory mice., Debbie Heldman
Thyroid function in petite mice., Stella S. Kim
Isolation of natural agglutinins of chicken red blood cells from mouse serum., Cheryl C. Kuerer
Comparison of immunogenicities of 3-methylcholanthrene-induced tumors of female origin in male and female C57B1/6J mice., Sherry Licht
The fertilizing ability of various concentrations of uterine and epididymal sperm., Kristin Lynes
Modifications on the Bernstein-Scheinberg erythropoietin assay., Jane Miller
An investigation of ethanol respose, central nervous system sensitivity and tetrahydroisoquinolines., Lawrence J. Moray
Relationship between dietary calcium, serum calcium levels, and heart calcific deposits in DBA/sJ and C57B1/6J x DBA/2J mice., Lucille J. Poulin
The effects of immunization of the host mother on the survival of transferred embryos., William M. Pulliam
The hypothalamus and humoral control of insulin secretion by the endocrine pancreas in normal and diabetic mice., Steven W. Rice
Experiments in macrophage reconstitution., Paul Rose
The effects of benserazide in combination with carboxy- salsolinol on central nervous system sensitivity to alcohol., Hillary Segl
Delta cell population changes in murine diabetes., John Steinert
Macrophage activity and leukemogenesis in HRS/J mice., Robert G. Terrill
Phospholipid synthesis in wild type(CHO) and 25-hydroxycholesterol resistant mutant (R2) chinese hamster ovary cells., Rebecca T. Upham
Submissions from 1977
The use of sister chromatid exchange analysis in vivo to find mouse models of human chromosomal breakage syndromes., Michael Absatz
Cell adhesion to solid surfaces: the effect of membrane deformation., Bridgette A. Barry
The effects of certain parameters on agarose suppression of the non-specific cytotoxicity of rabbit serum complement., David A. Brancaccio
Preliminary protein analysis of the murine zona pellucida., Molly Burchell
Taste preferences in inbred mice: validation and use of a short-term fluid intake measure., April Chang
Isoelectric focusing: a search for biochemical polymorphisms in adult and embryonic mouse blood., Gary T. Copland
The effect of 7-ketocholesterol on tumors in vivo., Audrey-Renate Delphendahl
Analysis of three induced recessive lethal mutations in the mouse., Leslie A. Denson
Muscular dystrophy as a confirmation of the correlation between daily urinary creatinine excretion and muscle mass., Steve Dubin
The effects of age on alcohol and sweet preference in DBA/2J and C57BL/6J mice., Marianne T. Duddy
Effect of age on alcohol and sweet preference behavior in mice., Daniel J. Feller
Genetic control of tamase activity in the submaxillary gland of the mouse., Craig S. Gawlas
A comparison of the effects of audiogenic seizures and ECS induced seizures upon learning., Jessica W. Jerrard