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 1969
The effect of BUdR on experimentally induced teratocarcinogenesis., Jay A. Tischfield
Testing the mixed lymphocyte reaction in inbred strains of mice., Violet M. Topper
A comparative study of soluble RNA methylase activity of embryonic and adult rabbit liver., Gail Nona Turner
A cytological study of two inversions in mice., Carol E. Waldman
The effects of avertin, aminooxyacetic acid, and unilateral interference on induced audiogenic seizures in C57BL/6J male mice., Jeffrey Wallach
The effects of increased sodium and potassium chloride concentrations on mouse strain L cells (NCTC 929) in chemically defined MD705/1C medium., William B. Ware
Heart rate variation under differing emotional conditions in nine strains of inbred mice., Roberta A. Welty
The effects of cold on thyroxin secretion in several different strains of mice., Sharon Worthing
Submissions from 1968
Influence of the mouse uterus on ovarian function., Vicki Lee Altmeyer
Testing genetic hypotheses using computer simulation., James M. Baratz
The effect of spleen transplantation in anemic mice of genotypes S1/S1d and W/Wv., Donna Lee Bedard
The mating behavior and reproductive physiology of shambling mice., Faye Benedict
A biochemical comparison of rabbit strains., Eric Blau
Antigenic specificities determined by a mutation at the H-2 locus in the mouse., Jean A. Bybee
On the construction of a model of yeast alanine transfer RNA., Michael G. Cedars
Peroxide production and toxicity in X-irradiated media., Patrick Chasse
Methods in tissue culture technique., Robert L. Church
A survey to determine a possible genetic linkage for the non-H2 isoantigen: "mu"., Leslie R. Conen
A study of brain and liver lipids in lethargic, teetering, and shambling mice., Karen M. Creswell
Reversibility of the relative radioresistance of two tissues., Nancy M. Dames
Gas-liquid chromatographic studies of trimethylsilylated nucleosides., Marian B. Demeny
The effect of grafts of healthy blood-forming tissues on steel anemia., Diane Denny
Sensitization dependent audiogenic seizures in DBA/1 and DBA/2 mice., Amy Einsohn
Differential steroid induction of cytoplasmic and mitochondrial tyrosine aminotransferase in livers of inbred and mutant obese mice., Elaine Dorothy Frame
Study of the effects of known inhibitors on mouse fibroblasts cells (L-cells)., Jean Galipeau
The effects of radioprotectant WR-2721 on spleen colony size., Laura Geiser
The effects of glucose and insulin on "hunger drive"., James C. Gutmann
Investigation of the causes of brain weight variation in mice., Jeffrey Ann Hagerich
Proposed mechanisms for the impairment of performance of DBA/2J mice in a shock-avoidance conditioning task following pretreatment with d-amphetamine sulfate., Jeffrey L. Hawryluk
Separation of specific antibodies to H-2 isoantigens., Peter M. Hobart
The response of the flexed-tailed and Hartwig's anemic mice to the erythropoietic stress of hypoxia., William L. Karp
Experimental alterationof the siderocyte percentage in flex-tailed mice., Susan L. Laeger
Studies on blood pressure, hematocrit, and nephrectomy in mice with a summary of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system., Kenneth S. Lane
A developmental study of emotional responses in inbred strains of mice., Ching-tse Lee
Bioassay of estrous synchronizing pheromones., Richard R. Lichte
A developmental study of the mutation, limb deformity, in mice., Corleen Masiak
Characterization of Hertwig's and microcytic anemias in fetal mice., Susan M. Mathews
Erythropoetic regeneration after transplantation in irradiated Hertwig's anemic mice., Susan M. Mathews
The effect of vibrissae and circadian rhythms on a water stress task., Martha K. McClintock
Perseverence to a discriminate reponse in hippocampally variable mice., Charles McNiesh
Studies in separating fetal liver cells on colloidal silica and/or dextran gradients., Mary Miller
Thyroid function variation in mice selected for differential I131 uptake., Linda R. Moore
The antigenic analysis of C57BL/6By, C57BL/10ScSn, and H(W-13) mice., Yasuko Nishimura
A correlation between audiogenic seizure priming and certain types of behavior., Donald B. Oliver
Changes in susceptibility to audiogenic seizures and in behavior following sensitization with glutamic acid., Fred Perloff
Murine leukemia virus as a potential cause of autoimmune diseases., G. Thomas Poirier
The role of the spleen in hemopoiesis in pre- and neo-natal C57BL/6J mice., Lisa A. Raphals
The inheritance of the period of susceptibility to induced teratocarcinogenesis in F1 hybrids of strains 129/Sv-S1JCP and A/HeJ., Paul A. Shapero
Behavioral effects of enlarged ventricles., Bonita Stanton
Murine-Leukemia virus as a potential cause of autoimmune disease., Marilyn A. Stramondo
Effect of osmotic pressure on the production of multi-polar mitoses., Deborah Stuart
Quantitative complement fixation tests with H-2 antisera., K. Lynn Swingle
The effect of preimmunization with pleen cells on X-linked histocompatibility difference in mice., Diane P. Tefft
Changes in hyperchromicity and fluorescence spectra of normal and neoplastic tRNA., Alan J. Tolchin
The passage of glucose across the free surface of seminal visicle epithelium., Rebecca Wasko
Comparison of the adenosine deaminase activities in strains and organs of mice., Richard Weinberg
Degeneration and regeneration of the germinal epithelium in four groups of mice after 700 R of X-irradiation., Arthur Weiss
A Histochemical study of hammer-toe mice., Janet Winikoff
Determination of color discriminatory abilities in mice., Laurie Woodard
Aging effects on water submersion task performance and retest perfomance at two retest times and three water temperatures for C57BL/6J mice., William E. Wright
Effects of dietary sodium on kidneys, adrenals, and blood pressure in three inbred mouse strains., Thomas F. Ziobrowski
Submissions from 1967
The effects of cadmium chloride on testicular teratomas., Gary Agisim
A comparison in juxtaglomerular cell granularity between a hypertensive and a hypotensive strain of mice., Sue Barden
Cytotoxic effects of irradiated media upon mouse cells., Paul R. Barnes
Biochemical basis of consolidation., William Boggan
Irradiation and audiogenic seizure susceptibility., William Boggan
Thyroid function and audiogenic seizure susceptibility., William Boggan
The behavioral effects of hippocampal lesions in mice., Eugenia E. Born
The kinetics of bone marrow ewrythropoiesis in splenectomized mice subjected to the stress of hypoxia., Eric Bressler
Genetic control of sacchrin preference in two strains of mice., Scott Brickel
Effects of heat and humidity on radio-sensitivity of two inbred strains of mice., Robert Bunker
Leukemia incidence and resistance to high doses of irradiation in mice selected for resistance to low doses of irradiation., Anne Burgess
Cytotoxic effects of hydrogen peroxide and the chemical protection from these effects by sodium pyruvate on mouse strain L cells (NCTC 929)., Linda L. Davis
Loss of vibrissae in the C57BL/6J mouse., Margaret Drummond
Analysis of a-b palm ridge counts in three tribes of taiwan aboriginees., Steven L. Godick
Tests for genetic relationship between histocompatibility and body size in five lines of mice., Steven L. Godick
Is the mouse sex-pheromone transferred from male to female in the gaseous or liquid phase?, Jay A. Greenstein
Effect of serotonin administration on pituitary and testicular function., Paul Hardy
The physiology of obesity in three genotypes of yellow mice., Fritz Heinle
Effect of age on intestinal radiosensitivity., Donna Huang
Hematopoiesis in the fetal liver of C57BL/6J mice., Mary Ann Keenan
Some approaches to the role of secondary structure in the enzymatic alkylation of soluble ribonucleic acid., Paul C. Kimball
Kinetics of myeloid erthryopoiesis during pregnancy in splenectomized mice., Kathy Kirk
Studies of the structure and functioning of the hemoglobin present in mouse embryos., Barry J. Klyde
A study of vitamin B6 as an enzyme regulator and suppression of genetic obesity., Jeff Kraus
Effects of inherited retinal degeneration on brain weight., Molly Louise Loesch
Maternal response to stress during pregnancy., Judith Lopez
Use of the Hebb-Williams test in distinguishing between mouse stocks genetically selected for two neurological traits., Raymond J. Maciewicz
The mode of action of the brachymorphic gene in the mouse., Jeanne Margoskee
Variations in thyroid function in mouse populations selected for high and low thyroidal I131 uptake1., Deborah Matchar
Studies in separating homopoietic fetal liver cells by discontinuous ficoli density gradients., Robbin S. Matteson
A comparison of the reversal learning ability in two inbred strains of mice., Annette Melville
Correlations and heritability of hematocrit, kidney weight, and blood pressure, and the influence of pregnancy on blood pressure., Dorothy R. Mendenhall
A comparison study of five different skin grafting techniques in mice., SUSAN A. MURPHY
The effect of the postpartum mating on the sex ration of the SJL/J Mouse., Martin K. Nichol