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 1978
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
Methods for determining body composition in the mouse: the effect of aging on body composition in the mouse., Thomas R. Klumpp
Inhibition of meiotic maturation of mouse oocytes., Sumi Koide
Expression of isozymes of L-glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase in cultures of neuroblastoma., Judith R. Krieger
The development of the immune response as shown by the effect of immunized spleen cells on tumor growth., Lisa M. Letourneau
Relationship between sterol synthesis and stage of cell growth in murine embryonic cells in tissue culture., Anna V. Lewis
The effect of stress and caging on incidence and severity of cardiac calcification in DBA/2J mice., Deborah A. Lizak
Determination of new histocompatibility loci in the mouse genome by allozyme markers., Diane C. Louie
Graft rejection in immunomodulated mice., Henry C. Maguire
Effects of the inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase on glycoprotein synthesis., Barbara Marroccoli
The immune system of the obese mouse., Mary Ellen McCarthy
Postnatal development of cytochrome C oxidase activity in T/t6 mutant mice., David C. Moverman
Terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase activity in thymocytes of inbred strains of mice., Christopher M. O'Connor
The varying effects of different buffered solutions on intraocular pressure., Luke F.X Pickett
Hormonal requirements for growth of a mammary tumor in chemically defined media., Linda K. Russell
The effect of age on alcohol and sweet preference behavior in mice., Carolyn Sanders
The development of a new erythropoietic assay in vivo., David Scheinberg
The effects of age on alcohol and sweet preference behavior in mice., Douglas W. Schwartz
An investigation of the hypothesis that juvenile diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disease., Douglas Simon
A comparison of cell growth in delipidized and whole serum: and the effect of 25-hydroxycholesterol on the cell growth of resistant and wild-type cells., Richard E. Sutton
Serological and clinical study of autoimmune disease in BXSB mice., Kathleen B. Wallace
Perifusion studies on normal and diabetic (db/db) endocrine tissues., Christopher R. Watters
Effects of paracentric chromosomal inversions on spermatogenesis., Michael A. Werner
Factors contributing to the parturition defect in Hertwig's anemic mouse., Mary B. White
The effect of NIH-31 diet and standard production diets on the growth rates of BALB/cJ, DBA/2J, and C57BL/6J mice., Eric N. Wiebe
Submissions from 1976
Studies on the transmission of the pneumonia virus of mice., Alice C. Androkites
Meiotic pairing and testis weight in T6 heterozygote mice., Peter E. Barker
Hormonal and gonadal defects in Hertwig's anemic mouse., Frederic C. Blow
Correlations of collagen aging and abnormal metabolic function in mice., Frederick M. Boyce
Differences in responses to ethanol in BALB/cJ, BALB/cBy and C57BL/6J mice., JoAnne Burger
Biochemical mechanism(s) of zymogen granule destabilization in the EPI syndrome in CBA/J mice., Edward C. Dempsey
Genetic control of the timing of H-2 antigens., Karen Gershman
Intestinal isozyme variation in Mus musculus., Philip Francis Giampietro
Studies in vitro of the effects of varying conditions on erythropoiesis in mouse bone marrow., Nicole Gibran
Feeding behavior in diabetic and obese mutant mice under operant conditions., Robert Hallstrom
The effects of cofactors and inhibitors on murine liver alkaline phosphatase., Lisa Hirschhorn
Investigation of tail lesion induction in C3H/HeJ and DBA/2J mice., Jeffrey D. Kuller
The effects of castration on aggression and social dominance in two lines of BALB/c mice., Jeffrey D. Kuller
The effect of the mutation diabetes on glucagon biosynthesis and secretion by pancreatic tissue cultured in vitro., Frank J. Malinoski
Cell to surface attachment., Nancy Marble
The effects of various parameters on intracellular pressure in rabbits., Mark M. Margolies
The role of olfaction upon the social relationships of the laboratory rabbit., Jennifer Mollach
The role of dominance and olfaction in the social behavior of rabbits., Johnny Pomfret
Cell-mediated lympholysis by HLC and LLC mice., Charles Rabkin
Detection of sister-chromatid exchange within murine lymphocytes., Melinda Randall
Enzymatic activity in murine deciduomata., Melinda Randall
Feeding behavior of obese and lean mice under ad, lib, and derived conditions., Wanda J. Ratliff
Effect of specific media and variables on murine bone marrow cultures., Ann E. Reuman
Modification of male specific antigen response by the H-2 locus in mice., Thomas C. Reynolds
Mitochondrial respiratory enzyme activity in the spontaneous mouse hepatoma BW7756., Debbie Richards
The effects of cortisone on the lymphoid organs, bone marrow and levels of recirculating lymphocytes in mice., Margaret S. Rudolf
Immunocompetence in hair and skin mutants of the mouse., Cynthia L. Sammis
Bone marrow replacement therapy in the treatment of hemolytic disease in mice., Julio Sanchez
Cellular influences on murine leukemia virus growth restriction in mouse cells., Mark Edward Savich
Cytogenetic analysis of hermaphrodite mice., Lester R. Schwartz
The effect of ingested silicon dioxide on mouse growth, reproduction, and appearance., Amy Sherman
Glucose tolerance tests on mice of varying genotypes with correlations to collagen age., Douglas Simon
Attempted stimulation of RNA polymerase activity in rabbit pancreas with dexamethasone., Evan K. Sohm
Inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis by polar sterols in serum and bile., Timothy T. Soncrant
The effect of cupric ions on the fertilization of mouse ova., Richard Valente
Relationship between sterol synthesis and DNA synthesis in mixed lymphocyte cultures., Effie Wang
Transport studies of cholesterol-depleted membranes., Alan Westheim
Submissions from 1975
Electrophoretic studies of mitochondrial enzyme variants in the mouse., Adriane M. Antler
Consistancy of asymmetries of audiogenic seizures and laterality in C57BL/6J and B6D2F1 mice., Leila M. Azar
The effect of anemia producing genotypes on male reproductive capacity., Francesca Bannerman
The effect of three autoclaved diets on the growth of mice in six inbred strains., Christopher R. Barnhart
Development of a possible in vitro model of senescense based on studies of mouse skin fibroblast cultures: I. Methodology for optimal culture establishment., Harris D. Bernstein
Specific gene expression in monolayer tissue culture., Shaun D. Black
The effects of serum cholesterol on leukemia., Rachel Buchsbaum
Inhibition of PHA-induced lymphocyte stimulation by liposome incubation., John R. Carlson
The effects of three parameters on intraocular pressure in rabbits., John F. Coco
Genetic control of the immune response in inbred strains B and C rabbit to bovine serum albumin., David S. Cohen
A developmental study of early parthenogenetic stages in LT mice., Martha S. Cyert
Premature activation of acinar zymogens as a mechanism for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in CBA/J mice., Edward C. Dempsey
Genetic host cell restriction of murine leukemia virus., Barbara Anne Dennison
The effect of endogenous sterol depletion on K+ transport in mouse L cells., Edward Diao
Ectodermal cell expansion in chimeric mice., Dianne Durham
Hormone deficiencies of the Hertwig's anemic mouse., Denise Faustman
Phermone induced puberty in WB/Re females., Denise Faustman
The incidence of spontaneous and induced parthenogenesis in three strains of mice and the growth of these parthenotes in an extra-uterine site., Barbara L. Frankowski