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 1960
Discrimination learning and reversal sets in delayed experience dogs., Susan L. Andrews
Observations on the erythropoietic activity of mouse serum., Arlene Bach
Haemoglobins in the foetal mouse., James A. Barrowman
The Identification of the N-terminal amino acid and the second amino acid from the N-terminus in mouse haemoglobins., James A. Barrowman
Developmental stages of BALB/c-Rr, 129/Rr, and their reciprocal crosses., Gloria A. Bisesi
A study of the maternal behavior of the rabbit in semi-natural conditions., Michael Blumenfield
Behavior screening of inbred mouse strains with one gene difference., Michael Blumenfield
A technique for studying maternal behavior in the rat., Lynn Allison Brewster
An investigation into the possibility of neuraminidase-like action of salmonella bacteria., Ralph L. Brinster
Spontaneous amyloidosis and renal disease in strain A/Sn mice., Ralph L. Brinster
In vitro development of mouse blastulae in versene-Ringer solutions., Lesley Bunim
A pilot study of semen diluters and procedures in the preservation of rabbit spermatozoa., James Lewis Cavanaugh
Effects of cortisone on aggressive behavior in male C57B1/6 mice., Lynwood G. Clemens
Vocalization in puppies under three distressing conditions., Lynwood G. Clemens
The effects of swimming stress on later stress resistance., John Curry
Chlorpromazine and one trial learning of an avoidance response in mice., Mary Degner
Three discrimination situations for mice., Judith Dick
A study of the hematopoietic systems of strains selected for high and low resistance to X-radiation., Paul David Ephraim
An experimental variable feedback activity measure., Sander Gary Genser
The effects of chlorpromazine on the maturation rate of male mice., Nancy Greer
Problems concerning irradiated inbred male mice in relation to the hypothesis of genetic extinction., Lynn Louise Habel
Possible reinforcement value of sand digging in Peromyscus., Frederick M. Hart
The effects of stilbestrol on the aggressive behavior of male C57B1/6 mice., Susan Jablonsky
The response of four strains of mice to increasing doses of estrogen., L. Stefan Levin
Studies on adenosine phosphatase activity levels in skeletal muscle of mice with a hereditary muscular dystrophy., Lewis Mantel
Antibody titer as a function of age in mice., Miriam Anne Moulton
The effect of chlorpromazine on reversal learning as a function of water temperature., Pamela H. Pearson
Rate of repair of X-ray induced intestinal damage., Robert C. Pelz
T maze learning in three breeds of young dogs using different types of handling as reinforcement., Dan J. Peterman
Muscular dystrophy: selected bibliography and abstracts., Eleanor Schuker
Studies of dystrophic muscle: adenosine triphosphatase activity, myosin and actin content., Eleanor Schuker
The effect of intertrial interval during acquisition upon rate of approach to asymptote and upon number of trials to extinction., Walton Senterfitt
Instrumental conditioning in the neonatal puppy., Thomas Snell
Age determination of rabbit fetuses by external characteristics and ossification centers., Howard Stone
Acetate metabolism by the preputial gland tumor and by the liver., Judith Ann Symons
Growth of tissues from roots of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) in culture., Birdeena B. Wright
Submissions from 1959
The phenomenon of secondary reinforcement as effected by learning condition variability., Susan L. Andrews
Discrimination learning in a water maze., Lynn Allison Brewster
Pen changing as psychological stress in obese and normal shetland sheep dogs., Monte Buchsbaum
The effects of recorded fighting sounds on the latency to fight in mice., Monte Buchsbaum
The effect of certain genes on pigment forming abilities in mouse skin., Merrill Burr
The effect of chronic whole-body irradiation on weight and survival in mice., Barbara L. Chandler
Effects of irradiation on growth rate of progeny in two inbred strains of mice., Barbara Gay Chernov
Combination of different germ layers from transplantable testicular teratomas of strain 129 mice., Michael Collins
Determination of the sex of a transplantable testicular teratoma in strain 129 mice., Michael Collins
The effect of X-irradiation upon the incidence of embryonic death in mice., Percival W. Davis
Nesting habits and mate selection in two sub-species of deer mice (Peromyscus Maniculatus) in a semi-natural environment., Gerald A. Doyle
Fibroblasts of short ear mice (se se) and normal mice (Se se) in tissue culture., Johannes Gaillard
Resistance to Salmonella typhi-murium in DEA/2 and C57B1/6 mice raised on five different foods., Joseph Robert Godzik
The measurement of locomotor activity as a possible indication of genetic radiation damage., Barbara S. Hart
An exploration of techniques for the instrumental conditioning of very young puppies., Eric Holman
The effects of the achondroplasia (ac) gene on the skull development in the rabbit., Diane Hoof
Some factors affecting the concentration of skin sterols in the mouse., Ira S. Jaffrey
The effect of immunization on migration of homografted tumor cells into the host's lymph nodes., Sharon L. Kaufman
Individual motivation and social dominance in Basenjis., Pearl Knobe
Adenosine monophosphatase levels in mice with hereditary muscular dystrophy., Lewis Mantel
The effect of prenatal irradiation on the homograft reaction in mice., Miriam Anne Moulton
The effects of antiserum on regional immunity in mice., Stephen Jay Parker
Detection of the S.E. polyoma virus in tissue culture by hemagglutination inhibition., Helga E. Rothmann
Induction of Leukemic AKR brain extracts in newborn AKR and DBA/2 strain mice., Helga E. Rothmann
Studies on complement., Margaret Sheridan
Muscle cultures in synthetic media., Hyun S. Shin
Histocompatibility determined by skin grafts between mice in a random bred population., Ralph G. Somes
Teratogenic effects of 5-fluorouracil on hybrid offspring of BALB/C and 129 mice., Marion Steven-Hubbard
Heterosis in crosses between RX mice populations., Barbara Turner
The effect of defeat on trained fighting mice., Evelyn Wernham
The effect of diet, litter size, and a goitrogenic agent on superovulation in BALB/C X129 F1 and BDF1 hybrids., Everett D. Wilson
Submissions from 1958
The genetic effect of radiation on the locomotor activity of mice., Frank Bardacke
On the biosynthesis of sterols form acetate-C14 by cell free homogenates of a preputial gland tumor., Thomas Peter Bennett
Sialic acid determinations., Linda Suzanne Berkof
The effects of estrone in drinking water., Arthur Boylston
A determination of the antigenic differences or similarities of C57Bl/6 and WB and WC mice by reciprocal skin transplantation., Bruce Camitta
A study of the possible pleiotropic effects of the gene for maltese dilution in the mouse., Bruce Camitta
The effects of radiation on total growth rate, by weight, of progeny of RX mice., Peter E. Carey
Chlorpromazine and form discrimination., William D. Chapple
Grooming behavior in two subspecies of Peromyscus maniculatus., William D. Chapple
A study of the possible pleiotropic effects of the gene for maltese dilution in the mouse., Douglas Chessen
Determination of the antigenic relationship between C57B1/6 and WB or WC mice., Douglas Chessen
An investigation of the nature of sexual dimorphism of the submaxillary glands in the mouse., Susanne Coates
A study of ascites form of testicular teratomas in strain 129 mice., Socrates O. Constantinou
Investigation of a new tail abnormality in strain 129., Socrates O. Constantinou
Investigations of Y-linked histocompatibility gene in strain 129 mice, thru skin grafts., Socrates O. Constantinou
Study of malfunction of pituitary gland in diminutive (dm) mice thru use of growth hormone., Socrates O. Constantinou
A comparison of the relative rates of myelinization in two subspecies of the peromyscus maniculatis., Ellen S. Dickinson
Effects of chlorpromazine upon acquisition of a conditioned response., Joanne Ellsworth
Effects of infantile handling upon timidity., Joanne Ellsworth
Comparison of behavioral effects of machine feeding vs. hand feeding in young dogs., Allen Feider
The effect of chlorpromazine on discriminative responding in the beagle dog., Ellen Carol Gower
The detection of visible point mutations in an irradiated population of mice., David J. Harris
Comparison of effects of 100% and 50% reinforcement and extinction on C57BL/6 and DBA-1 mice., Margaret Coleman Hof
Sialic acid determinations., H. Clement Jurgeleit
A biochemical study of the differences in atpase activity in normal muscle and hereditary muscular dystrophy in mice., Jonathan Kamin
Determination of a base line for use in comparative biochemical studies of muscular dystrophy in mice., Jonathan Kamin
Comparison of growth rates of a homotransplant with an isotransplant., James Larsen
Examination of enzymatic activity in skin and liver following treatment with carcinogens and transplanted tumors., Barry A. Maxwell
The number of erythrocytes in the progeny of mice exposed to low levels of radiation., Monica Minyard
A project designed to determine how the mouse typhoid bacillus is transmitted in the mouse rooms., Barbara Jean Mitchell
A study to determine the transmissibility of a papilloma found on the ear of a BALB/C mouse., Barbara Jean Mitchell
A titration of the mouse polio virus., Barbara Jean Mitchell