Simpson College  

  

Biology Department


Joe K. Moody

  Simpson College Science & Math

Undergraduate Research

Symposium

 

  

Spring 2003

 

  

 

April 14, 2003

5:00 p.m.

 

  

Carver Science Center Atrium

and

Jordan Lecture Hall

 


 

 

Oral Presentations

 

Disruption of Sonic Hedgehog Expression by Cyclopamine in Zebrafish Embryos

 

Emily Rouse

Sponsor: Jackie Brittingham

Research Support: NSF, RJ Carver

 

 

Mathematical Model of Brain Tumor Radiation Treatment

 

Ashley Bennett & Greg Elliot

Sponsors: Werner Kolln and Bruce Sloan

 

 

The Search for Organic Compounds in Sandstone

 

Danny Maas

Sponsors: Ron Warnet and Steve Emerman

 

 

DNA fingerprinting of timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) from two populations in Madison County, Iowa

 

Angela Ryan

          Sponsor: Pat Singer          

 

 

 

Other Research Projects

 

Continued Studies of Scent-trailing by Asian sunbeam snakes (Xenopeltis unicolor)

 

Troy Mohror

          Sponsor: Jeff Parmelee

 

 

Over-Wintering Strategies of Reptiles and Amphibians in Iowa

 

Katy Shelquist

          Sponsor: Jeff Parmelee

 

 

Construction of a Quorum signal sensing E. coli

 

Darron Marshall & Clay Stoddard

Sponsor: Pat Singer

 

 

Bedrock Mapping of Buchanan and East River Townships, Page County, Southwestern Iowa

 

Kristine Robson

Sponsor: Steve Emerman


 

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