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 1964
Respinse of mice to red light., Brobson Lutz
The effect of an autoclaved diet on the growth rate of mice., Brobson Lutz
A comparison of direct and indirect blood pressure measurements in four strains of mice., George P. McCabe
Regeneration of irradiated spermatogenic tubules of the mouse., Keith T. McMahon
Response of steel-anemic mice to erythropoietic stimuli., Mary R. Newburger
Genetic influences on a new teratocarcinogenetic process., Helen O'Connor
Endogenous and exogenous hormone interrelationships across the parabiotic barrier of C57BL/6J mice., Walter T. Peidel
Effects of an autoclaved diet on the growth rate of inbred mice., John W. Pierce
Effects of limited feeding times on the growth of inbred mice., John W. Pierce
Some behavioral characteristics of three strains of mice selected for brain-size differences., Martha Lee Prater
Enzyme alterations in two strains of neurologic mutants: Jimpy abd warbler-lethal., Rebecca J. Reinarts
A computer program to calculate inbreeding coefficients by the Cruden method., Nancy Lee Role
The effects of genotype on avoidance conditioning in mice., Ruth Ellen Rosenblatt
The effect of an autoclaved diet on various strains of inbred mice., Shirley G. Rosen
Blood glucose level in inbred rabbits., Peter Stephen Ross
Orientation of excised tomato root tips in transverse nutrient gradients., William A. Rubenstein
The effects of darkness on inherited retinal degeneration in mice., Daniel Rubin
Enzyme alterations in two strains of neurologic mutants - Jimpy and Warbler-Lethal., Ronald M. Silverman
A Comparative study of the mouse brain., Allan M. Smith
D-glucose utilization by normal spruce tissue cultures., Harry E. Sommer
The effect of alinine on glutamic-pyruvic transaminase in mouse L cells., Emily Spieler
Proportion of siderocytes in fetal blood from the FL/Re strain of mice and congenic genotypes., Elizabeth A. Stark
Male-induced synchrony of estrous in C57BL/6J mice: a probable source of the inducer., Elsa Stone
Superovulation in immature rabbits as affected by the PMS to HCG time interval., Gregory Storch
The relationship of blood pressure to organ weight in four inbred strains of mice., Jonathan Szanton
Genetic influences on a new teratocarcinogenetic progress in mice., Jeremy B. Tuttle
Investigation for an erythropoietic response to a specific injection of known content in steel anemic mice., Thomas M. Wacker
Research on the cause of radiation deaths in mice., Carol Wasko
Differences in peripheral metabolism of the thyroid hormones among different breeds in inbred dogs., Carl E. Weisse
The influence of various concentrations of Ca++ and Mg++ on the growth of 129/J and 129/Redydy mice muscle cells in tissue culture., Leabah Winter
Avoidance conditioning in three inbred strains of mice., Deana Young
Submissions from 1963
Hemoglobin electrophoretic and solubility studies on peromyscus., Alwynelle Self Ahl
Environmental influences on embryoid bodies derived from a transplanted teratoma of the mouse., John Aldrich
A study to determine the cause of low litter size in radiation sensitive mice., Deborah K. Attwood
Riboflavin studies of the white gene locus and malphighian tubes coloration of drosophila melanogaster., John R. Battista
Glycogen metabolism in muscular dystrophic mice., Frances J. Bogdanowicz
Adrenal activity in female deermice exposed to strange males., Wayne A. Border
A study of humidity in the environment of C57BL/6 J mice., Maron Brown
Results of selection for leucocyte number in the house mouse., Douglas W. Call
Polycythemia as a factor in ventricular hypertrophy of C57B1/6J female mice exposed to chronic hypoxia., Fred Cecere
Effects of two diets on growth rates of inbred mice., Denny A. Clark
Taste preferences in C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice., Candace W. Cooper
Multiple-sign learning in mice., Lynn Anne Cyert
An experiment to evaluate the immunogenetic effects of tumor cells administered to mice per os., Marc W. Deitch
Heritability of easrly post natal growth rate in progeny of irradiated mice., Theodore S. Feit
Odor preference of dogs and related studies., Chester R. Freeman
A study of the behavior of isolated puppies during the isolated period., Patricia E. Gay
Odor preference in dogs., David L. Glass
Polycythemia as a factor in right ventricular hypertrophy in mice., Rosalind Greenberg
Phospahte and nitrate requirements of Ulva Lactuca., Ralph Grishman
A study of canine ossification using tetracycline fluorescence., Barbara Bendel Hertz
Hormonal and behavioral modifications of a transplanted tumor in C57BL/6J mice., Barbara Bendel Hertz
Neuro-ontogenesis of the mouse., Barbara Bendel Hertz
Study of mitotic periodicity under varying light conditions in tumor tissue of Picea glauca., Samuel J. Hessel
Prediction of mouse behavior in a two-choice situation., Louisa High
Mouse strain differences in behavior associated with learning in a two-alternative situation., Susan M. Hitchcock
Adrenal responses of pre-conditioned mice to a fighting mouse., Dennis Kalma
Development of behavior in peromyscus maniculatus bairdii and gracilis., Clemm Cromwell Kessler
Recovery of rabbit chromosomes from bone marrow following in vivo cultivation with colcemide., Cleve W. Laird
The effect of the race III genome upon the expression of the dachs gene transferred to that race., Sally Y. Long
Variations in Leucocyte numbers in inbred rabbits., Mary Ellen MacLean
The influence of the dwarf gene on ossification patterns in two races of rabbits., J. Geoffrey Magnus
An experimental enalysis of the embryogenesis of the spotting patterns in the lethal spot and belted strains of mice., Ellen Maltby
Variation in resistance of the testes to X-radiation among six strains of mice., Keith T. McMahon
Glycogen metabolism in muscular dystrophic mice., Marta Miller
Embryonic wastage in genetically heterogeneous mice exposed to low levels of X-radiation., Deborah A. Putnam
Improvements on the Evans Blue Dye-Dilution method of blood volume determination for mice., Robert M. Pyle
Frustrative nonreward in the laboratory mouse., Susan B. Robbins
A comparison of five diluents for freezing rabbit semen., Neil B. Savage
Differences of gross brain structure in mouse strains., Philip Schwartzkroin
Mass vs. distributive training in mouse strains., Philip Schwartzkroin
Frustrative nonreward in the laboratory mouse., Frances Shurcliff
Effects of drugs and punishment on reversal learning., David C. Spray
An analysis of verbal relatedness., Barbara T. Stack
Second order learning in mice., Barbara T. Stack
Screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in red blood cells of mice., Kenneth J. Sulak
Distribution of isoantigens specified by the non-H-2 histocompatibility loci., Walter C. Vinson
Some effects of low-level X-irradiation on populations of mice., Gary B. Weiss
Visual capacity in mice., Sue Weller
Growth of strain L (Earle) mouse cells in media prepared with water of varying degrees of purity., Jo Anne Wells
Growth of strain L (Earle) mouse cells in suspension in chemically defined media., Jo Anne Wells
Thyroid studies in inbred dogs., Malcolm Williams
A GSR electrode assembly for use with small animals., Robert S. Zucker
A simple pneumograph for small animals., Robert S. Zucker
A simple technique for bipolar recording of electrocorticograms in unrestrained small rodents., Robert S. Zucker
Some physiological correlates to arousal in mice: a pilot study., Robert S. Zucker
Submissions from 1962
Variable effects of chlorpromazine resulting from genetic and age differences., Janet M. Baecker
Effect of sperm numbers on fertility in two inbred strains of mice and their F1 hybrid., Robert D. Baker
The oxidation of DPNH by mouse liver mitochondria in the presence of beta-hydroxybutyrate., Robert D. Baker
Gene and genome retardation effects in the ossification patterns of the newborn rabbit skull., Sybil Brewster
The effects of three diets on growth patterns in A/J, AKR/J, and C57BL/6J mice., Eric E. Brody
Relationship of nucleated erythrocytes to the production of extra fetal hemoglobin components., Judith L. Chaniot
Monophosphatase activity levels in mice with hereditary musculat dystrophy., Susan E. Collins
An investigation of the effects of radiation and inbreeding on reproductive performance in DX-ML mice., Robert Costantino
Heterozygous expression of the mouse hemolytic anemia gene., Stephen Crystal
Genome alteration of the expressivity of the retardation induced by the Dachs gene., Muriel Trask Davisson
Fetal death in heterozygouse opossum mice., Peter M. Dolinger
Fate of H3-thymidine-labeled cells after injection into native and foreign strains of mice., Mary Guest Duran
Interactions of the erythrocytes of various strains of mice with plant seed extracts (lectins)., Susan Feiner
A note on the fluorometric analysis of mouse brain for adrenaline and noradrenaline., Alan O. Feingold