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Strip Adaptive Cluster Sampling With Application To Cave Crickets, Kurt Lewis Helf
Strip Adaptive Cluster Sampling With Application To Cave Crickets, Kurt Lewis Helf
National Cave and Karst Management Symposia
No abstract provided.
The Extirpation Of A Population Of The Endangered Illinois Cave Amphipod (Gammarus Acherondytes) By An Exotic Species: The Wednesday Cave Debacle, Julian J. Lewis, Salisa L. Lewis
The Extirpation Of A Population Of The Endangered Illinois Cave Amphipod (Gammarus Acherondytes) By An Exotic Species: The Wednesday Cave Debacle, Julian J. Lewis, Salisa L. Lewis
National Cave and Karst Management Symposia
No abstract provided.
Karst Wreckage: Subterranean Fauna As Collateral Damage, Julian J. Lewis, Salisa L. Lewis
Karst Wreckage: Subterranean Fauna As Collateral Damage, Julian J. Lewis, Salisa L. Lewis
National Cave and Karst Management Symposia
No abstract provided.
White-Nose Syndrome Response At Mammoth Cave National Park, Rickard S. Toomey
White-Nose Syndrome Response At Mammoth Cave National Park, Rickard S. Toomey
National Cave and Karst Management Symposia
No abstract provided.
Genus-Wide Assessment Of Bactrurus (Amphipoda: Crangonyctidae) Informs Conservation And Management Of Groundwater Habitats, Matthew L. Niemiller, Steven J. Taylor
Genus-Wide Assessment Of Bactrurus (Amphipoda: Crangonyctidae) Informs Conservation And Management Of Groundwater Habitats, Matthew L. Niemiller, Steven J. Taylor
National Cave and Karst Management Symposia
No abstract provided.
Monitoring In-Cave Resources With Reduced Impact And Increased Quantitative Capacity: Developing Photogrammetry Methodologies For In Cave Environments, Robyn L. Henderek, John R. Wood, Benjamin W. Tobin
Monitoring In-Cave Resources With Reduced Impact And Increased Quantitative Capacity: Developing Photogrammetry Methodologies For In Cave Environments, Robyn L. Henderek, John R. Wood, Benjamin W. Tobin
National Cave and Karst Management Symposia
No abstract provided.
Managing The Spread Of Pseudogymnoascus Destructans And Conserving Bats Threatened By White-Nose Syndrome In North America, Jeremy Coleman, Jonathan D. Reichard, Richard Geboy, Christopher Servheen, Christina Kocer, Mike Armstrong
Managing The Spread Of Pseudogymnoascus Destructans And Conserving Bats Threatened By White-Nose Syndrome In North America, Jeremy Coleman, Jonathan D. Reichard, Richard Geboy, Christopher Servheen, Christina Kocer, Mike Armstrong
National Cave and Karst Management Symposia
No abstract provided.
Seasonality Of Forensically Relevant Diptera In Northwestern Indiana, Sarah M. Stanley, Trevor Stamper
Seasonality Of Forensically Relevant Diptera In Northwestern Indiana, Sarah M. Stanley, Trevor Stamper
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium
Minimum postmortem interval (mPMI) estimations are critical to solving cases of equivocal death and the accuracy of these predictions can depend on the understanding of necrophagous fly successional patterns. In order to better understand the successional patterns of necrophagous flies, it is important to know the seasonality of forensically relevant fly species—that is, the baseline pattern of their presence and absence in relation to annually cyclic environmental factors. Since many environmental factors play a role in insect seasonality, it is possible that some of these factors can be summed to create an index that represents seasonality in a simpler form. …
Viewing The Extracellular Matrix: An Imaging Method For Tissue Engineering, Michael Drakopoulos, Sarah Calve
Viewing The Extracellular Matrix: An Imaging Method For Tissue Engineering, Michael Drakopoulos, Sarah Calve
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium
The field of regenerative medicine seeks to create replacement tissues and organs, both to repair deficiencies in biological function and to treat structural damage caused by injury. Scaffoldings mimicking extracellular matrix (ECM), the structure to which cells attach to form tissues, have been developed from synthetic polymers and also been prepared by decellularizing adult tissue. However, the structure of ECM undergoes significant remodeling during natural tissue repair, suggesting that ECM-replacement constructs that mirror developing tissues may promote better regeneration than those modeled on adult tissues. This work investigated the effectiveness of a method of viewing the extracellular matrix of developing …
Detecting Genomic Regions Responsible For Resistance In Arabidopsis, Valeria Cancino, Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi, Rucha Karve
Detecting Genomic Regions Responsible For Resistance In Arabidopsis, Valeria Cancino, Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi, Rucha Karve
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium
Ralstonia solanacearum is a soil-borne plant root colonizing pathogen and the casual agent of bacterial wilt (BW) disease. BW leads to severe yield loss in a wide variety of agricultural commodity crops, such as tomato, banana, and pepper. In this study, we look at the plant-pathogen interaction between Ralstonia solanacearum and various ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana with the goal of finding resistant ecotypes. To identify resistant ecotypes, seeds are first sterilized and left to soak in the dark. Then the seeds are plated on agar media, transferred to a growth chamber, and allowed to grow for 5 days. On day …
A Novel Synthetic Yeast For Enzymatic Biodigester Pretreatment, Tianyu Tan, Mark S. Aronson, Arren Liu, Jill H. Osterhus, Melissa Robins, Suraj Mohan, Erich Leazer, Bowman Clark, Alexa Petrucciani, Katherine Lowery, James Welch, Casey Martin, Helena Lysandrou, Michael E. Scharf, Jenna Rickus
A Novel Synthetic Yeast For Enzymatic Biodigester Pretreatment, Tianyu Tan, Mark S. Aronson, Arren Liu, Jill H. Osterhus, Melissa Robins, Suraj Mohan, Erich Leazer, Bowman Clark, Alexa Petrucciani, Katherine Lowery, James Welch, Casey Martin, Helena Lysandrou, Michael E. Scharf, Jenna Rickus
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Symposium
Lignin, a complex organic polymer, is a major roadblock to the efficiency of biofuel conversion as it both physically blocks carbohydrate substrates and poisons biomass degrading enzymes, even if broken down to monomer units. A pretreatment process is often applied to separate the lignin from biomass prior to biofuel conversion. However, contemporary methods of pretreatment require large amounts of energy, which may be economically uncompelling or unfeasible. Taking inspiration from several genes that have been isolated from termites and fungi which translate to enzymes that degrade lignin, we want to establish a novel “enzymatic pretreatment” system where microbes secrete these …
Importance Of Ubiquitin-Mediated Degradation On Diacetyl Chemosensation In C. Elegans, Ellen Zocher, Nelson Ruth
Importance Of Ubiquitin-Mediated Degradation On Diacetyl Chemosensation In C. Elegans, Ellen Zocher, Nelson Ruth
Scholars Week
Ubiquitin is a small regulatory protein that can be attached to other proteins in a cell, tagging them for destruction. Ubiquitin plays a critical role in regulating the abundance and activity of many proteins. We examined the role of ubiquitin and the cellular pathway it follows in olfactory neurons in the model organism C. elegans. C. elegans senses and moves towards sources of diacetyl, a volatile compound generated by the bacteria it consumes. This behavior is dependent on the diacetyl receptor, ODR-10. We hypothesized that the ubiquitin-mediated degradation system is involved in the regulation of this sensory receptor. Using transgenic …
Can Collection Specimen Data Reveal Temporal Shifts Due To Climate Change?, Julie Maurer
Can Collection Specimen Data Reveal Temporal Shifts Due To Climate Change?, Julie Maurer
Scholars Week
Climate change is altering the distribution, behavior, and migration patterns of many species. Typically, these responses are documented studies in which standardized methods are used to collect population or behavioral data over several years. Multi-decade studies are rare and few predate the recent dramatic increase in global temperatures, limiting our ability to understand long-term consequences of climate change. Natural history (NH) collections offer a potential solution; they hold a wealth of species occurrence documentation spanning from decades to centuries. However, because the sampling of natural history collectors is spatially and temporally haphazard, it remains unclear whether NH data is useful …
Organic Content And Silt To Sand Ratio In Correlation With Porewater Sulfide Concentrations Found In Eel Grass (Zostera Marina) Beds, Clarissa Felling
Organic Content And Silt To Sand Ratio In Correlation With Porewater Sulfide Concentrations Found In Eel Grass (Zostera Marina) Beds, Clarissa Felling
Scholars Week
Eel grass, Zostera marina, beds are a vital habitat for both economically valuable species and nutrient cycling. Populations of Z. marina in Washington State have either stayed consistent or dwindled slightly. To increase the distribution of eel grass in Washington State knowing the organic content and silt to sand ratio is important for these plants survival. If this data correlates to sulfide concentrations, which can inhibit the abundance of eelgrass, department officials can locate viable places for new beds. Sediment samples were taken from four different eelgrass sites around Skagit County. Each sample was divided in two; one heated at …
Alzheimer's Disease And The Importance Of Music Therapy, Patricia Kautenberger
Alzheimer's Disease And The Importance Of Music Therapy, Patricia Kautenberger
Celebration of Learning
Worldwide, statistics suggest that by the year 2050 as many as 80 million individuals will be living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Because current pharmacological interventions can only slow its progression, the pathology eventually overcomes the benefits of the medications, thus leaving a deficit in long-term treatment. However, the preservation of the brain’s ability to work with and benefit from music has created a window of opportunity for an alternative treatment. Music therapy has been shown to be a promising alternative treatment because it has very little risk, and studies suggest that it is effective in improving familiarity and recollection in …
Analysis Of The Diets Of The Northern Spotted Owl And Barred Owl, Valeria Briones
Analysis Of The Diets Of The Northern Spotted Owl And Barred Owl, Valeria Briones
Scholarly and Creative Works Conference (2015 - 2021)
The Northern Spotted Owl, a once thriving species is now a threatened species and on the verge of endangerment. The Barred Owl, a species native to the eastern United States over the past few centuries has expanded its range into that of the Northern Spotted Owl, causing a major threat to the Northern Spotted Owl Populations. This paper is a synthesis of the existing literature of the diets of the Northern Spotted Owl and Barred Owl individually as well as in areas in which they occur sympatrically. With this summary of literature, the reader can gain an understanding of the …
Isolation And Characterization Of An A4 Mycobacteriophage From Central Illinois, Aida `Cheung, Jadeah Spindler, Ruchen Tian, Jordan Miller, Audrey Smith, Meghan Linder, Tiffany Remijas, Richard Alvey, Faculty Advisor
Isolation And Characterization Of An A4 Mycobacteriophage From Central Illinois, Aida `Cheung, Jadeah Spindler, Ruchen Tian, Jordan Miller, Audrey Smith, Meghan Linder, Tiffany Remijas, Richard Alvey, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
Sixteen mycobacteriophages were isolated by students at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington IL using a soil enrichment technique and a Mycobacterium smegmatis host. Each student created and archived a high titer lysate of his or her mycobacteriophage, and of these sixteen, two were selected to be sent in for sequencing, Eidsmoe and Morrow. Morrow was found just outside the Morrow Plots at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2014, and was found to be one of 64 members of the A4 subcluster. Its 51,411 base pair genome is comparable to the average A4 genome of 51,395 base pairs. However, …
Expression And Isolation Of The Bche Encoded Protein Of Rhodobacter Capsulatus In Rhodobacter Capsulatus, Jennifer Chlebek, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
Expression And Isolation Of The Bche Encoded Protein Of Rhodobacter Capsulatus In Rhodobacter Capsulatus, Jennifer Chlebek, David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor
John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
Bacteriochlorophyll plays an essential role in the process of photosynthesis in photosynthetic bacteria, but several of the enzymes involved in the synthesis of this tetrapyrrole are yet to be entirely understood. The step in which the ring structure of the tetrapyrrole is formed is catalyzed by the enzyme Mg-protoporphyrin IX monomethyl ester cyclase (MPE-cyclase) which converts the substrate MPE into protochlorophyllide (Pchlide) and incorporates an oxygen atom from water. The gene bchE has been suggested to encode a protein required for MPE-cyclase activity in the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus. In order to study the cyclase enzyme, we attempted to isolate …
Analysis Of Activation Of The Nf-Κb Pathway By Shfv Infection, Ashley Aisabor
Analysis Of Activation Of The Nf-Κb Pathway By Shfv Infection, Ashley Aisabor
Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Complex Eukaryotic Protein Expression Using A Prokaryotic Chassis (Escherichia Coli), Derrica Burke, Julia Dave, Jasmine Padalla, Tre Landry
Complex Eukaryotic Protein Expression Using A Prokaryotic Chassis (Escherichia Coli), Derrica Burke, Julia Dave, Jasmine Padalla, Tre Landry
Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference
No abstract provided.
Fluorescence Measurements Of Phototrophic Sulfur Bacteria For Applications In Water Column Profiling, Simran Gurdasani
Fluorescence Measurements Of Phototrophic Sulfur Bacteria For Applications In Water Column Profiling, Simran Gurdasani
Undergraduate Research Conference
Unlike plants that produce oxygen during photosynthesis, phototrophic sulfur bacteria use sulfide and sunlight to produce carbohydrates and elemental sulfur. These bacteria require a unique aquatic environment to thrive: one that is anoxic (depleted of oxygen) and rich in hydrogen sulfide. Such conditions are found in a number of stratified lakes around the world including several in Northern Indiana. Studying the ecology and geochemical conditions that promote habitable conditions for phototrophic bacteria in lakes provides insight into the Early Earth (thought to be anoxic), ocean anoxic events of the Mesozoic (70-250 million years ago) and modern low oxygen conditions of …
The Effects Of Metolachlor Exposure In Thp-1 Alveolar And Monocyte And Macrophage Cellular Functions, Jared Parmater
The Effects Of Metolachlor Exposure In Thp-1 Alveolar And Monocyte And Macrophage Cellular Functions, Jared Parmater
Annual Graduate Student Symposium
The goal of this study is to examine and analyze the effects of a widely used herbicide, Metolachlor, on the normal functions and processes of human alveolar monocytes and macrophages. Specifically, it will examine the functions of phagocytosis, apoptosis and the production reactive oxygen species within these cells.
Proteomic Analysis Of Wolbachia Symbiosis Within The Drosophila, Ricardo Perez-Dulzaides
Proteomic Analysis Of Wolbachia Symbiosis Within The Drosophila, Ricardo Perez-Dulzaides
Undergraduate Research at FIU (URFIU) Conference
Wolbachia pipientis are bacterial endosymbionts of arthropods and in some filarial nematodes. Wolbachia are of particular interest because nematodeWolbachia have been shown to cause the diseases African river blindness and Lymphatic Filariasis. Doxycycline can be used to eliminate nematode Wolbachia, however, more efficient treatments are needed. Ideally, we would like to repurpose another FDA approved drug that helps to shorten treatment duration. Vitamins are one of the best classes of FDA approved compounds, generally recognized as safe. Interestingly, prior work by Serbus and colleagues found that dietary yeast, which is highly enriched in vitamins, dramatically reducesWolbachia titer …
Genomic Studies Of Hla Region Gene Expression During Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection, Daniela Florit
Genomic Studies Of Hla Region Gene Expression During Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection, Daniela Florit
Undergraduate Research at FIU (URFIU) Conference
The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) complex is an extensively studied region of genes that been found to have an immunoregulatory function. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pathogen commonly found in the environment, is capable of infecting individuals with weakened immune systems, and is considered the bacterium associated with the highest mortality rate. Previous genetic studies of the HLA region have found correlations between bacterial infection and its effect on regulating HLA genes’ expression to establish their infection. In this project we will analyze the expression classical HLA loci (A, B, C, DRA/B1-3-5, DQA1/B1) in human lung epithelial cells and human macrophage cells …
Allatotropin Neuropeptide Signaling, Juvenile Hormone Homeostasis And The Aedes Aegypti Gonotrophic Cycle, John S. Castillo, Brian Garcia-Rodriguez
Allatotropin Neuropeptide Signaling, Juvenile Hormone Homeostasis And The Aedes Aegypti Gonotrophic Cycle, John S. Castillo, Brian Garcia-Rodriguez
Undergraduate Research at FIU (URFIU) Conference
Nutrient homeostasis is intrinsically linked to mosquito behavior. Female mosquitoes use vertebrate blood meals to nourish their eggs. After a female mosquito ingests a blood meal, she abruptly shifts her behavior. No longer does she seek human hosts, she now avoids them and rests away from predation while her eggs develop. Then, the female mosquito searches for standing water where she will lay her eggs. Only after the female deposits her eggs is attraction to host stimuli recovered and the gonotrophic cycle begins anew. The gonotrophic cycle in Aedes aegypti is clearly defined, but the molecular mechanism that links nutrient …
Bat Species Identified At Fiu Mmc Campus Using Automated Echolocation Recording Systems, Barbara Mera, Jonathan Diaz, Jessica Samuel, Anna Quinones
Bat Species Identified At Fiu Mmc Campus Using Automated Echolocation Recording Systems, Barbara Mera, Jonathan Diaz, Jessica Samuel, Anna Quinones
Undergraduate Research at FIU (URFIU) Conference
No abstract provided.
Mapping Ionotropic Receptor Expression In Aedes Aegypti Olfactory Tissue, Reinier Alvarez, Kevin Cabrera
Mapping Ionotropic Receptor Expression In Aedes Aegypti Olfactory Tissue, Reinier Alvarez, Kevin Cabrera
Undergraduate Research at FIU (URFIU) Conference
Host olfactory cues are sufficient to attract a mosquito. Understanding the cellular and molecular basis of mosquito olfaction could lead to new targets for mosquito behavioral control. The antennae and maxillary palp allow mosquitoes to sense odors in their environment. These organs are covered in sensilla each containing two or more olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs). Insect OSNs express odor-gated ion channels consisting of an odor-selective receptor and a co-receptor. Olfactory receptor expression has not been comprehensively mapped in any mosquito species. In this study, we are constructing an expression map of the ionotropic receptor family (IRs) using whole mount RNA …
Drivers Of Bird- Window Collisions In Florida International University’S Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Adam W. Hernandez, Andrea M. Ohanian, Hans Gonzembach, Oliver Ljustina, Elizabeth A. Lago, Claudia B. Gonzalez, Gabriel De La Iglesia
Drivers Of Bird- Window Collisions In Florida International University’S Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Adam W. Hernandez, Andrea M. Ohanian, Hans Gonzembach, Oliver Ljustina, Elizabeth A. Lago, Claudia B. Gonzalez, Gabriel De La Iglesia
Undergraduate Research at FIU (URFIU) Conference
Bird-window collisions are among the top leading causes of death for birds in North America. Studies have found primary drivers of bird-window collisions to be window area, building size, and presence of vegetation around the buildings. We hypothesized that higher window area and vegetation would increase birdwindow collisions, with an inverse relationship between number of stories and bird-window collisions. Surveys were conducted for 21 consecutive days around six buildings at Florida International University (FIU) in October 2014. Using ArcGIS, 50m buffers were created around each building to calculate percent vegetation and ImageJ was used to calculate percent window cover. We …
P-13 The Effect Of Omega-3 Fatty Acids On Concentration Of Myo-Inositol, Patrick D. Knighton Jr.
P-13 The Effect Of Omega-3 Fatty Acids On Concentration Of Myo-Inositol, Patrick D. Knighton Jr.
Honors Scholars & Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium Programs
Bipolar affective disorder is a mental illness that affects 1-2% of the population. One hypothesis for the effectiveness of current treatments of bipolar disorder is the reduction of cellular myo-inositol. Lithium and valproate are known to reduce cellular inositol levels, however these treatments often have notable side effects. Currently, there is a need to find a treatment for bipolar disorder that reduces the adverse side effects of these drugs. Previous studies, have found success in using omega-3 fatty acids for the treatment of bipolar affective disorder. The long-term purpose of this study is to determine what effect omega-3 fatty acids …
P-26 Taphanomic Degradation Of Chicken Feathers By Bacteria And Fungus In Varying Sediments, Douglas Van Putten
P-26 Taphanomic Degradation Of Chicken Feathers By Bacteria And Fungus In Varying Sediments, Douglas Van Putten
Honors Scholars & Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium Programs
The purpose of this study is to identify the relationships between the early taphanomic degradation of chicken feathers and the environmental/biological variables that affect the feather’s physical characteristics. The variables tested include sediment type, length of burial, bacteria, and fungi and their interaction on Rooster Chinchilla Rounds from the bird species Gallus gallus. The results of this analysis can be used to determine what variables correlate with specific feather properties such as barb count, color and size. The anticipated outcome of this lab is the identification of which environmental/biological variables cause the most degradation. The findings may be useful …