The Summer Student Program began in 1924 when University of Maine President C.C. Little (our founder) brought six undergraduates to Mount Desert Island for a summer of biological field studies. The Summer Student Program officially became a part of the Jackson Memorial Laboratory's operation in 1931.

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.

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Submissions from 1971

Cellular immunity of hairless and normal types of strain HRS/J mice., Janet L. Lynds

The reactivity and aversion threshold of diabetic, obese, and viable yellow mice to quinine in their drinking water., Mariana S. Markell

Nutritional and technique problems associated with the hand-rearing of rabbits., Larry F. Martin

The levels of glucose-6-phosphatase activity in developing fetal livers in in vivo, in 16-day-old fetal livers in vitro, and in fetal liver cell line FL-83B., Marian Mehegan

Mesoderm -- ectoderm interaction in the production of the agouti pigmentation pattern in mice., Thomas C. Meyer

Purification of alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase., David H. Miller

The effects of latent pasteurella pneumotropica and hexamita muris infections on murine response to lethal whole body x-irradiation., Gary H. Miller

Hematopoietic regeneration by marrow of Hertwig's anemic mice in lethally irradiated recipients., Michael R. Payne

Biochemical genetics of d-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase in developing mice brain., Deborah J. Peters

In vitro fertilization of mouse ova., Susan Pitts

Electrophoretic determination of genetic variance in the serum proteins of inbred rabbits., Deborah N. Plachta

A study of the characteristics and causes of tail lesions of C3H/HeJ mice., Laurie A. Putscher

A study of latent infections of hexamita muris and pasteurella pneumotropica in inbred strain sof laboratory mice., Katherine Richardson

Genetic and pharmacological aspects of "jumpy stage" behavior in mice., Jane C. Sanford

The effect of the removal of gonads upon the time of appearance of the hematological manifestations of auto-immune hemolytic anemia in the NZB/B1 strain of mice., Carl Robert Schwartz

The experimental induction of superfetation during the first 7 days of pregnancy., Peter Schwarz

Preliminary investigations of the dwarf mouse., Virginia Shepard

Osmotic properties of the red cell membrane in different anemic mutants of C57BL/6J mice., Donald Stern

The production of lymphoid colonies on the spleens of lethally x-irradiated mice., Peter J. Wettstein

Ammonia levels in mouse cages: a comparison of two types of bedding., Scott M. Wheeler

A study of the causes of conjunctivitis in several strains of inbred laboratory mice., Herbert E. Whiteley

The flecked translocation in the mouse: determination of inversion or non-inversion of the autosome I insertion in the X chromosome., Margaret J. Zwerling

Submissions from 1970

The effects of three pesticides (vapona, omite 30W, and trichlorfon with atropine) on the serum cholinesterase levels of four strains of mice (A/J, BALB/cJ, C3HeB/FeJ, and SWR/J)., Ellen Akeson

Neoplastic potential of primordial germ cells in 11 day fetuses of the reciprocal crosses of strain 129/Sv and A/Hej., Kamlesh N. BajPai

Spatial discrimination reversal learning for blind and sighted mice genetically selected for differing brain weight., Susan A. Brady-Wood

Electrophoretic studies of mouse liver tyrosine aminotransferase in C57Bl/6J and C57Bl/6J-ob inbred mice., Jeremy Broner

Polycythemia and hepatoma in mice., Anne Burgess

Staining of mouse spermatozoa with the Bryan stain: possible influence of sperm maturity on staining pattern., Rebecca Chagrasulis

Ventilation rate of cages with filter hoods., Cris Cioffi

Effects of Tolbutamide on fetal pancreatic explants of the mouse., Leslie A. Dach

Choline acetylase activity in specific brain areas of male mice after neonatal and adult hormone treatment and exposure to aggression., Catherine L. Dobson

Self-selection of ethanol and acetone in mice., Leone Donovan

Purification of the "Y" base from yeast and mouse liver tRNAphe and related fllourescence studies., David Dougan

Purification of the "Y" base from yeast sRNA and related flourescence studies., David Dougan

Attempts to develop an experimental model of suppressed tumor cell multiplication., Wolcutt Dunham

Haemopoietic studies of young and old sec/1Re (mk/mk)., Catherine A. Emond

Cytological and histological study of lymphocytes in the thymus of BCLAS mice and associated work., Donald L. Erickson

Erythropoietic activity of normal and anemic mouse spleen fragments in vitro., Pamela M. Foley

Fetal and neonatal liver in organ culture: an in vitro system for the study of gene regulation in the ontogenesis of neoplasia., Thomas Gallant

Plasma cholesterol, plasma sugar, and hematocrit levels in mice selected for hypo-and hpercholesterolemia., Jonathan Hasson

The effect of implantation of normal islets of langerhans of genetically obese and diabetic mice. ..SPONSOR:Dr. Douglas Coleman., Julie L. Hiller

Location of genes governing the immune response to the Y-linked antigen in inbred strains of mice using the strain distribution patern technique., Jane Hoste

Leucine aminopeptidase as an indicator of brain development in mice bred for high and low brain weight., John R. Kittredge

Effects of certain gonadotrophins upon aggressive behavior and regional brain levels of acetylcholinesterase in the C57/6J mouse., Deborah Ann Kleintop

The effects of environmental modification on alcohol preference in two strains of inbred mice., Amy L. Kosterlitz

Purification of B-hydroxy-B-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase from mouse liver., Alan Lazaroff

Phenotypic effects of Miwh/+ and misp/+ in Ay/A mice., Carol Leininger

Immune response of mice to the O-AKR alloantigen., Mary Louise Markert

A comparison of the viabilities of superovulated and naturally ovulated mouse ova cultured as one cell fertilized ova and transplanted as early blastocysts., Eileen A. Merz

Abnormal innervation in the congenital hydrocephalus (ch) mutant mouse., York Miller

Time lapse cinephotomicrography of cultures of Sarcoma-1 cells in the presence of allogenic and isogenic lymphocytes., Ellen S. Morgan

Search for tyrosine aminotransferase regulatory gene systems., David Moscatelli

The effect of pregnancy and lactation on the peripheral blood in the rabbit., Nicholas T. Noyes

A biochemical study of fetal mouse liver cells in vitro., Bennett Ojserkis

A search for methemoglobulinmemia in mice., Jonathan A. Polikoff

Hydrogen peroxide-induced cytotoxicity of the B vitamins in a chemically defined medium for mouse L cells., Kathryn L. Radke

A study of the effects of varied sodium-potassium concentrations on strain L mouse cells raised in a chemically defined autoclavable medium., Justin Radolf

The effect of hypophysectomy on passive avoidance learning in mice., Patricia Relosky

Testing for a mutation of the H-4 locus in male C57BL/6J pm homozygotes., Hugh Roberts

Effects of early handling and sex on instrumental conditioning of heart rates in C57BL/6J mice., Kenneth J. Rosenthal

Oxygen dissociation curves and phosphorylated glyceric acid levels of blood from hypoxic and anemic mice., Allen M. Samarel

Plasma lipid levels in mice selected for high-low levels of plasma cholesterol., Bruce A. Shaw

Studies on hereditary lymphosarcoma and hemolytic anemia in strain WH and X rabbits with the indirect antiglobulin (coombs) test., Brian T. Shea

Separation of mouse chromatids in late metaphase., Joan Siefert

The effects of cortical spreading depression on audiogenic seizures in mice., Everett E. Sinnett

The neoplastic potential germ cells from eleven-day fetuses of the reciprical crosses of strains 129/Sv-S1JCP and A/He mice., Linda M. Sofranko

Thyroid iodoaminoacids in mice selected for high and low iodine uptake., Jack W. Szostak

Uterine histamine in the post-coital mouse., Jill Tabbutt

Bone development and microflora in the hand-reared, maternally-isolated, domestic rabbit., David J. Tauben

Analysis of hair from hair-form mutants in the mouse., laurie Tompkins

The effects of coat abnormalities on thermoregulation in the mouse., Laurie Tompkins

Studies on shamblin mice., Joseph Tyndall

The induction of ovulation and superovulation in mice., Ruth E. Wachtel

Alcohol and aggression in a strain of "docile" mice., Deborah A. Walker

Brain levels of acetylcholinesterase & variation in motor coordination in various mouse strains in response to hexobarbital., Robyn Walters

Submissions from 1969

Studies of the effects of the fat content of the diet of genetically diabetic mice., Susan C. Alexander

The occurrance of X-irradiation induced chromosomal abberration in the spermatocytic and splenic cells of irradiated male mice., Deborah Alper

The effects of androstanolone on obesity in goldthioglucose - obese and ob/ob mutant mice., Stephen E. Alpert

A comparison of the behavior of mice with high and low blood pressures., Dorris Appleman

The physiological effects of linoleic acid in strain L mouse fibroblasts., William J. Bean

Capacitation and in vitro fertilization., Jeanne Black

Differences in thyroid function between two lines of mice selected for 24 hour uptake of I131 in the thyroid., Judith Brownlow

Hypophyseal luteinizing hormone level and thyroid activity in C57BL/6J mice exposed to aggression., Candace G. Bullard

Study of hair development in depilated mice., Patricia A. Cahill

The role of B-vitamins in the cytotoxicity of irradiated media., Patrick Chasse

Culture of the 2-cell mouse ova., Judith A. Cholewa

Chemical sensitization of established cell layers to the murine leukemia viruses., K. Reagan Cole

The effects of the germinal epithelium of the ovary of the C3HeB/FeJ mouse on the differentiation of the ovarian follicle cells., Glenn Cooper

The repopulation of type A spermatogonia in the mouse testis after X-irradiation., Robert Cowan

Allophenic mice., Michael A. Derby

The presence of an autoimmune response in rabbits with lymphosarcoma and hemolytic anemia/, Harry Dickerson

Erythrocyte copper levels in anemic genotypes of mice., James N. Dreyfus

Effects of pheniprazine, physostigmine, and amphetamine on alcohol consumption and sleeping time in two inbred strains of mice., Arnold R. Eiser

The possible occurance of glucose metabolism abnormalities in the AXbubu rabbit., Richard W. Evans

Tyrosine aminotransferese: studies in enzyme regulation by dilution effects., Ellen Florin

Transplantation of normal and anemic neonatal femurs into congenic genetically anemic (S1/S1d and W/Wv) adult hosts., Pamela Marie Foley

Arginase activity in several mouse embryo strains in vitro and oncogenicity in vivo., Bruce Friedman

Mouse liver phenylalanine tRNA: column purification and fluorescence studies., Lory Ghertner

A survey to locate the linkage of the "D" locus on the mouse chromosome map by means of the dye-exclusion cytotoxic test., Marc R. Goldenberg

Sex and strain differences in the adaptation of C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice to a reversal of their normal light cycles., Stephen Gollomp