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 1965

Detecting the locale of degenerative nerve axons and myelin in the brains of meuromuscular mutant mice., Michael S. Harris

Gas-liquid chromatography of trimethylsilyl derivatives of nucleosides., Richard G. Harrison

Some factors influencing the lignification of xylem cells in tissue culture., Martha J. Joachim

Gene-genome interaction in the axial skeleton of four races of rabbits., Virginia E. Joseph

Three studies dealing with motor ability development in mice., W. Edwin Kaliss

Effects of an autoclaved diet and two commercial diets on growth of inbred mice., Nancy Kraska

Artificial induction of ovulation in the mature rabbit. Cryctolagus cuniculus L., William L. Krinsky

The effect of the post-isolation syndrome on thyroxine turn-over in the dog., Katherine S. Lane

Erythropoietic response of S1/S1d and W/Wv anemic mice to a radiation stress., L. William Law

Enzymatic changes accompanying induced hematapoiesis in the liver and spleen of the mouse., Lawrence Charles Libman

An attempt at development of a serological procedure for diagnosis of Pseudomonas infection in mice., Patricia E. Mancini

Morphological determination of the duration of the interphase stage of primary spermatocytes in Mus Musculus., Keith T. McMahon

The interaction of 5-fluorouracil with two mutant genes, luxoid and luxate., Claire Offutt

The identification of H-2 antigens on the mouse egg., Patricia J. Olds

The estrous cycle as related to blood pressure in four strains of mice., Karen Peck

Effects of insulin on morphology and activity of strain L mouse cells in vitro., David E. Reed

ACTH and social behavior., Arthur Rothenstein

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in the erythrocytes of congenitally anemic mice., Jonathan D. Satinsky

The control of cholesterol biosynthesis., David Scheff

The development of apparatus to test transfer in mice with absent corpus callosum., Philip Schwartzkroin

The measurement of forebrain structures in inbred mice., Philip Schwartzkroin

Radiation: induced dominant lethals in inbred mouse strains., Lucy Smith

A study of the correlation between blood pressure and kidney weight in three groups of mice., Teri F. Snay

Iron59 incorporation into fetal mouse blood and liver cells in vitro., Elizabeth A. Stark

Emotional reactivity in dogs: a breed comparison., Dennis J. Stelzner

Hematopoietic response to phenylhydrazine stress as controlled by the Lv, f, and W genetic loci in mice., Susan Willa Tafler

Neuroanatomical differences in mice selectively bred for high and low brain weight., William R. Tobey

Effect of MEA on recovery rate in X-irradiated mice., madeline White

Neuroanatomical characteristics of 25 inbred strains of mice., Mary-Anne Woodruff

Effects of hormones and drugs on S-adenosyltransferase activity in female mice., Jonathan Stuart Wyner

Submissions from 1964

The identification of buphthalmia in the rabbit by the determination of the concentration of cornified cells in the bulbar conjunctive., Edward J. Babino

Repeated blood pressure determinations in mice., Mary Bedard

The effects of pyridoxine deficiency and dilute genes on susceptibility to audiogenic seizures in inbred mice., Richard Hill Benes

A possible mechanism for the biosynthesis of cell membranes., Harvey Bialy

An investigation into the mechanism of solubilization of a tissue isoantigen from a mouse sarcoma by crotalus adamanteus venom., Harvey S. Bialy

Thyroid physiology in dogs with abnormal behavioral characteristics due to prolonged isolation., Bret Blosser

The genetic effects of low doses of X-irradiation: the incidence of external morphological abnormalities in a mouse population of four thousand., Thomas Blumenthal

Some aspects of the crowding effect on the estrous cycle of female mice., Barbara Brewen

The effect of acidified drinking water for the control of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa on the growth rate and water consumption in five strains of mice., Maron Brown

The effects of chronic hypoxia on blood pressure levels in mice., Douglas W. Call

Lever-pressing for septal stimulation in three inbred strains of mice., Neil R. Carlson

A new gene causing preaxial polydactyly (et) in the house mouse., Beborah Chadsey

The linkage group of the mutant locus furless (fs)., Deborah Chadsey

Fer in mice: a comparison of three shock-motivated situations., Stephen R. Coleman

Three measures of taste in four strains of mice., Candace W. Cooper

The effects of hypothyroidism on submandibular activity in mice., Gerri Ann Deckter

Shambling (shm), a new recessive gene in the mouse and its linkage with nonagouti., Michael A. Derby

Viablibility of opossum heterozygotes on inbred and hybrid backgrounds in successive litters., Michael A. Derby

Strain differences in acquisition and extinction of a response under massed and distributed conditions., Hertha J. Farmer

Rabbit chromosome studies., Harlow K. Fischman

Hairpin tail., John E. Frazier

Development of a diagnostic test for the presence of salmonella and pseudomonas in fecal specimens of mice by means of the fluorescent antibody technique., Robert B. Fritz

Complex mase learning in mice., Steve Genden

The effect of an autoclaved diet on the growth rate of inbred mice., Ellen Gravitz

The effects of aspartic acid on glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase in mouse L cells., Margaret Hanson

N-terminal amino acids of mouse hemoglobins., David Harrison

Effect of an autoclaved diet on the growth of mice., Nicole G. Hird

Difference in learning between C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice under conditions of massed and distributed practice., Connie Huston

Qualitative interactions of the dachs and acac genes in the rabbit axial skeleton., Virginia Joseph

Studies on the solubilization of tissue isoantigens by snake venom and detergents., H. Clement Jurgeleit

A morphological study of a new mutation in the mouse causing congenital hammer-toe., Katherine Kaufer

Histocompatibility between three CBA sublines., Katherine Kaufer

The effect of an autoclaved diet on the growth rate of inbred mice., Michael Byer Klayman

The effects of insulin upon collagen production in several mouse cell lines., Nancy K. Lind

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