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 1975
Genetic control of the timing of H-2 antigens., Karen Gershman
The effects of D-amphetamine on open-field behavior in inbred strains of mice., Marc Gourevitch
Pregnancy rate and intrauterine death in A/HeJ, A/J, C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice., Anthony Helstosky
Autoimmunity as an assay for aging., Gerald Zachary Hertz
The effect of genetic background on meiosis in T6-translocation heterozygous male mice., Carolyn Adele Josepho
Quantitative analysis of ammonium chloride lysis of mouse erythrocytes including applications to primary tissue culture., Barbara J. Kamicker
The activities of four mitochondrial membrane-bound proteins from hepatoma BW7756., Roger Karess
A linkage study of four isozyme loci in the mouse: Got-1, Amy-1, Gdc-1, and Np-1., Debra A. Kendall
The effect of three pasteurized diets on the weight gain of several inbred strains of mice., Donna A. King
The site of action of the depilated locus (dep) in the mouse, as determined by dermal-epidermal recombination., Norman J. Kleiman
Analysis of an induced recessive lethal mutation in the mouse., Lynn J. Manseau
The site of action of the crinkled locus (cr) in the mouse, as determined by dermal-epidermal recombinations., Cynthia K. Miller
The Gal-1 locus in the mouse., Jonathan Mishkin
The effect of castration or prevention of coprophagy in vitamin-A antagonism in laboratory mice., Daniel S. Ojserkis
The effect of prepuberal and postpuberal olfactory bulb removal on the mating activity of male mice., Michael Pearson
The relationship of stress and the level of corticosterone to learning., Joanne Prusiecki
Amylodosis in mice., Robin Randall
Immunoglobulin levels in inbred mice., Carol J. Roberts
The effect of activity and temperature on the corticosterone level of three strains of mice., Alan Rosenwasser
The effect of the hour of pairing on the day of estrous synchrony and on the clutch size., Alicia G. Simard
Erythrocyte survival and stem cell viability in peripheral blood following X-irradiation., Barbara Spector
A possible assay for measuring sterol receptor binding., Eric D. Spitzer
The effect of thyroparathyroidectomy on various strains of mice., James Unger
The kinetics of antibody presence in congenic resistant strains of mice with respect to an H-2 locus., Judith Veis
The effects of various stresses on PMSG-induced ovulation in immature mice of the strains BALB/cBy, C57BL/6J and DBA/2J., Nina Vogelfanger
Genetic and environmental variables which affect avoidance learning., Christopher C. Wellman
The effect of the histocompatibility-2 locus of the mouse on tumor transplantation acceptance., Alan Wells
The effect of a latent Pasturella pneumotropica infection on mouse fertility., Beth Wilkening
The effects of d-amphetamine on the circling preferences of C57BL/6J mice., Neil D. Yelsey
An analysis of renal function in mice in relation to age., Peter Eric Zelz
Submissions from 1974
A genetic analysis of tryptophan hydroxylase activity in forebrain and hindbrain and the effects of fenfluramine on tryptophan hydroxylase activity in these same brain regions., Helen A. Baghdoyan
Variance in immune response with increasing age in rabbits., Bonnie Baranyi
A genetic analysis of female pheromonal effects on PMSG-induced ovulation in immature mice., Mary C. Beckerle
Electrophoretic studies of acid phosphatase, B-D-N acetyl hexosaminidase and arylsulphatase in the mouse., Sandra M. Belsky
The effects of age and strain on the learning ability of mice in the water maze., Gregory B. Bither
Analysis of a new mutation at the microphthalmia locus: a comparison with its alleles., Calhoun Bond
The role of cytoplasmic proteins in the transport and synthesis of sterols., Lawrence Borish
Isoenzymes of cytoplasmic L-glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase and phosphoglycerate mutase in developing and dystrophic mice., Cheryl M. Coffin
The effect of inter-trial intervals on the passive avoidance performance on inbred mice., Denice Dumas
Development of a test-battery to determine the physiologic age of a mouse., Patricia M. Foster
The effects of methylcholanthrene on the demethylation of dimethylnitrosamines in two mouse strains., Stephen S. Gottlieb
Nonspecific stimulation of the immune response by the methanol extraction residue fraction of tubercle bacilli., Mitchell M. Grandi
Determination of specific activity of acrosin, a trypsin-like enzyme, in epididymal and capacitated mouse sperm., Rebecca E. Gray
The effects of intact and castrate BALB/CBy on PMSG-induced ovulation on immature females., Lynne A. Harrigan
Cyclic AMP induction of tyrosine aminotransferase., David Alan Harris
Effects of age and strain on the learning ability of mice., Susan E. Henkel
The influence of tumor membrane preparations on tumor development., Melody B. James
The immune response to sheep red blood cells in inbred rabbit strains., Michelle Josephson
A biochemical study of the mitochondrial proline oxidase complex in normal and hyperprolinaemic mice., Philip W. Kantoff
The transfer of handedness in C57BL/6J mice., David M. Keller
The effects of alcohol consumption on liver aldehyde-oxidase and on behavior., Martha A. Koutsos
Phytohemagglutinin stimulated lymphocyte cultures: distribution and dose-response levels in ten strains of mice., James G. Krueger
Spontaneous transplantable polycythamia in mice., Angel W. Lee
Tests to define physiologic age in mice., Dana Lieberman
A preliminary investigation of presensitization using allogeneic skin grafts., Kim E. Lovejoy
Concepts regarding the origin of teratomas in mice., Valerie Jean Macko
Isolation and identification of natural heterohemagglutinins in mice specific to chicken erythrocytes., Jeffrey M. Melin
Effects of verying the distribution of practice trials on the active avoidance performance of inbred mice., Janet Munro
The influence of several variables on the triflouroacetic acid macromethod for the determination of serum vitamin A., Peter A. Netland
The effect of sterol composition on the activities of membrane-bound enzymes in mouse L cells., Bennett E. Ojserkis
Stress and aging in mice: performance and learning in a water maze using cold water and reversal learning as stresses., Clyde A. Pentz
An histologic study of the response kinetics of the immune system of W/Wv anemic mice by examining mitotic index., Steven Rauch
The effects of autoclaved diets and vitamin K on hypoprothrombinemia in the laboratory mouse., Gail Richmond
Observational learning of left-right: a model of cultural inheritance., Lulu Roberts
The effect of erythropoietin upon home synthesis in vitro in bone marrow cells from WBB6F1-+/+, WCB6F1-+/+, WBB6F1-w/wv, and WCB6F1-S1/S1d mice., Carl R. Schwartz
Characterization of a cell line established from (C57BL/6J x DBA/2J) F1 embryos., Rosalind A. Segal
Electrophoretic studies of -hydroxyacid oxidases, xanthine dehydrogenase and serum ceruloplasmin., Mark Sharp
Association between leukocyte levels and isozyme variations., Samuel Singer
An assay for the olfactory preference of female mice to the reproductive pheromone in male mouse urine., Ronald I. Slade
The effect of fullspectrum light on the reproduction of inbred strains of mice., Martha Soucy
The effect of thyroxine and growth hormone on urinary cycle 3', 5'-guanosine monophosphate levels., Bryan J. Sutula
The role of Hexamita muris in intestinal disease in mice., Alice S. Thomsen
Parthenogenetic activation of mouse eggs with sodium periodate., Margaret S. Trotzky
The effect of chemotherapy on hexamita muris infected mice exposed to X-irradiation., Christine S. Tyndall
Pharmacogenetics of aplastic anemia in mice., Beth E. Warach
Development of an artificial insemination technique for use in the study of pregnancy block in mice., Laurence O. Whiteley
Effects of deprivation and restoration of single essential amino acids on cell proliferation, viability, and mitotic synchrony., Ruth A. Williams
Submissions from 1973
Experimental analysis of the site of action of the ichthyosis locus in the mouse., Barbara Naomi Alpert
The teratological effect of acetazolamide in six inbred strains of mice., Catherine A. Azar
An assay for the male mouse reproductive pheromone., Michael Cain
An animal model of cystic fibrosis: testing three different mutations from the C57BL/6J strain., Gordon C. Cappelletty
The effects of varying the social environment on the number and quality of mouse eggs., Pamela A. Chisholm
Tissue specific accumulation of thermolabile phosphoglycerate kinase in aging mice., Richard Douglas
The effect of cage height on the growth rate and weight gain of male AKR/J, BALB/cJ, and C57BL/6J mice., Russell W. Faria
The reproductive impairment of the Hertwig's anemic mouse., Denise Faustman
Androgen sensitivity on C57BL/6By, CXBI and CXBG male mice., Sarah Jane Fels
An association of the degree of hand preference in learning performance., Charles B. Fenster
Culture of pancreatic islet cells from normal and diabetic mice., Jane Ellen Fisher
Effect of Hexamita muris on mortality of irradiated mice of various inbred strains and ages., Peter W. Forbes
A study of the alloantigenic specifities of the lymphocyte., Judith A. Fox
Biochemical characterization of receptor sites on normal and leukemic lymphocytes., Clair A. Francomano
Evidence for the affirmation of the putative W allele, W39, as a W allele; the gametogenic and erythropoietic defects of mice of the genotype S1/S1d., Edwin N. Geissler
The effects of age, strain, and practice condition on the perfomance of mice in the water maze., Amy Jean Goebel
Growth of NCTC clone 929 (strain L) mouse cells in a glutamine- free system containing various concentration levels of 5- carboxypyrrolidone., Florence E. Gutowski
Methods for studies on differentiation in the preimplantation mouse embryo., Reid Hardenbergh
Formation of social attachments in C57BL/6J and BALB/cJ inbred lines., Kathryn G. Heald
Gamete aging in vitro., Carole A. Heath
Genetic contro of carbon clearance., Peter J. Horneffer