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 1949

 

Tumor susceptibility in the genital systems of four female mice (strain 129)., Martin Schick

 

Developing a test of space perception in the dog., Willys K. Silvers

 

The role and effect of nucleoproteins of mammary gland carcinoma of strain AL mice on tumor transplants in C57 black mice., Bernard Strickland

 

A study of the mammary glands in male mice of four inbred strains under various experimental conditions., Marcia Woodburn

Submissions from 1948

 

Some more aspects of the physiology of gene controlled audiogenic seizures in inbred mice., Norman Avnet

 

Preliminary report on the electroencephalography of several inbred strains of mice., Alfred J. Coulombre

 

Report on delayed response test on two litters of dogs., Eugene Gillam

 

Some observations on the histological structure of an unusual ovarian anomaly in rabbits, with particular reference to the connective tissue., Berton F. Hill

 

Some observations in operant conditioning in mice of the C57 black strain., Michael Kaplan

 

Weight changes in mice of the C57 black strain during continuous and rhythm feedings., Michael Kaplan

 

A preliminary report on observations on the variation of response to methylcholanthrene and vaccinial infection in three strains of inbred rabbits., Richard Lee

 

An attempt to produce immunity to a lymphoid tumor in susceptible mice., Leslie F. Metcalf

 

A problem in parabiosis., Leslie F. Metcalf

 

Testing transplantable tumors against inbred nucleus strains., Leslie F. Metcalf

 

A discussion of techniques for adrenal transplants in mice., Renate Oppenheimer

 

A brief histological study of dog hair., Jean Smith

 

An introductory comparative histological study of some color genes in three rodents., Jean Smith

Submissions from 1947

 

Hair on genetically hairless mice., Harold L. Engel

Submissions from 1946

 

The effect of the mammary tumor inciter on the mammary tumor incidence of breeding BA female mice., Janice R. Campbell

 

A Comparative study of the size of spleens in inbred strains of mice., Ann M. McBride

 

A study of the effects of trypan blue on the intestines of nursing mice., Ann N. McBride

Submissions from 1945

 

Transplantation of the placenta. (Connecticut College thesis), Charlotte L. Beers

 

Preliminary study of effect of chilling the ovaries of the mouse., Jean Moe

 

A Preliminary study: effects of tumorous tissue and placenta on the uterus and developing young of pregnant and pseudo-pregnant mice., Eleanor M. Smith

 

The effects of tumorous, embryonic, and normal tissue on the rate of growth and on cytological structures of the Dugesia maculata., Eleanor M. Smith

 

Distribution of the mammary tumor inciter in the normal organs of a high cancer strain., Bernard Zager

 

Studies on the migration of the mammary tumor inciter from a transplanted tumor., Bernard Zager

Submissions from 1944

 

Placenta transplantation in mice., Charlotte L. Beers

Submissions from 1943

 

The effect of feeding tumors and tissues from a tumorous animal on the growth and regeneration of Dugesia maculata., F Reilley

Submissions from 1942

 

Effect of castration on estrous cycle and on the adrenal glands., Margaret M. Dickie

 

An attempt to equalize the behavior of C and C57 brown strains of mice in their reaction to the Ascheim-Zondek test., Virginia G. Price