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April 2023 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Apr 2023

April 2023 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Montana Kaimin, March 16, 2023, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula Mar 2023

Montana Kaimin, March 16, 2023, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.


March 2023 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Mar 2023

March 2023 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Comparing Computational Design Methods For A Type 2 Diabetes Medication, Andrew Voss Feb 2023

Comparing Computational Design Methods For A Type 2 Diabetes Medication, Andrew Voss

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) is a promising target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes because activating this receptor improves insulin sensitivity and helps manage glucose levels in patients. However, currently approved drugs that activate this receptor have side effects, such as weight gain, weakening of bones, and cardiac failure, which have limited or halted their use. The goal of my study is to compare computational methods that estimate the binding affinity of compounds to PPARγ. To achieve this, I will estimate the binding affinities of compounds that have published experimental binding affinities to determine if the estimated binding …


Chiral Nanoparticles For Analysis Using Capillary Electrophoresis, Sierra M. Paske Feb 2023

Chiral Nanoparticles For Analysis Using Capillary Electrophoresis, Sierra M. Paske

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

This project will develop and introduce novel methods for the separation and analysis of enantiomers. Chiral separation of enantiomers is crucial in the area of drug development where two enantiomers of a compound can have varying effects as pharmaceuticals. Many pharmaceutical compounds or targets are chiral, with each enantiomer producing different biological responses in humans. For this reason, the Food and Drug Administration requires that each enantiomer of a chiral pharmaceutical be isolated and analyzed. Analytical and preparative scale chiral separations are thus critically important.

Chiral compounds have virtually identical chemical and physical properties, meaning separating their enantiomers for analysis …


Children Of Casas Grandes: A Molecular Examination Of Subadults At Convento And Paquimé, Lacy J. Hazelwood, Holli K. Mcdonald Feb 2023

Children Of Casas Grandes: A Molecular Examination Of Subadults At Convento And Paquimé, Lacy J. Hazelwood, Holli K. Mcdonald

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Bioarchaeological research has played a significant role in understanding the Casas Grandes region in northern Mexico. Excavations at the archaeological sites of Convento and Paquimé in Chihuahua, Mexico recovered at least 652 burials dating to AD 700-1450, providing a robust skeletal population for investigations, including research on population demographics, patterns of violence, and social stratification. While there is extensive literature on these individuals, research focusing solely on subadults is nonexistent. This study employs genetic sex-typing using real-time PCR followed by high-resolution melting analysis, as well as strontium isotopic analysis on subadult remains from both Convento and Paquimé to provide estimations …


Y-Chromosome Dna Extraction From Post-Cranial Skeletal Elements, Mykala D. Ward Feb 2023

Y-Chromosome Dna Extraction From Post-Cranial Skeletal Elements, Mykala D. Ward

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

With a reported number of over 8,000 individual sets of human remains unidentified in the United States, improved methods are necessary to collect and accurately extract DNA from human bone while being minimally destructive. Methods are not standardized for where on the skeletal remains to collect bone samples and often result in sampling far more material than is needed.

The molecular yields observed in trabecular and cortical bone samples taken from human remains could help determine what sample types are needed for successful DNA analysis. With a hypothesis stating that due to the structure of trabecular bone, samples that contain …


Prophages Encode And Disseminate Bacterial Immune Systems, Amelia K. Schmidt Feb 2023

Prophages Encode And Disseminate Bacterial Immune Systems, Amelia K. Schmidt

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Bacteria are under constant threat of infection by viruses called bacteriophages (phages).

As a result, bacteria have evolved diverse phage defense systems; however, these defenses are very specific and effectively defend against a narrow range of phages. I have discovered that the filamentous Pf phages which chronically infect the formidable bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa encode diverse phage defense systems. Infection by a competing phage mobilizes these systems, allowing defense systems to fluctuate in dominance in response to the ever-changing pressure of phage predation.


Parasitic Infection In A Social Carnivore: T. Gondii Exposure Increases Risky Decision Making In Gray Wolves, Connor J. Meyer, Kira A. Cassidy, Erin Stahler, Ellen Brandell, Colby B. Anton, Daniel Stahler, Douglas W. Smith Feb 2023

Parasitic Infection In A Social Carnivore: T. Gondii Exposure Increases Risky Decision Making In Gray Wolves, Connor J. Meyer, Kira A. Cassidy, Erin Stahler, Ellen Brandell, Colby B. Anton, Daniel Stahler, Douglas W. Smith

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite capable of infecting any warm-blooded species yet, requires a feline definitive host to sexually reproduce. Experimental studies indicate that T. gondii infection increases an individual’s risky decision-making but, due to the intensive data collection and large samples sizes necessary, T. gondii’s role in ecosystem processes is understudied.

We sought to understand the role in which T. gondii exposure affects gray wolf decision-making in Yellowstone National Park. To achieve this, we used 25 years of wolf serological and behavioral data to build generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) to test for a change in behavior of …


Beaver Dam Analogs Change Macroinvertebrate Communities In Headwater Streams, Western Montana, Michelle E. Fillion Feb 2023

Beaver Dam Analogs Change Macroinvertebrate Communities In Headwater Streams, Western Montana, Michelle E. Fillion

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Starting in the 17th century, beavers were nearly eradicated from their historic range. Though today their populations are improving, the lack of beaver dams in aquatic systems has left a lasting impact on the environment. As a result, managers of freshwater systems have turned to beaver dam analogs (BDAs) as one technique for stream restoration. BDAs are human constructed structures designed to mimic natural beaver dams and their geomorphic, hydrologic, and ecological effects. Though BDAs have proven to be a useful restoration technique, there has been little research on how they influence macroinvertebrate communities, which serve as a vital …


Seeding Resilience: An Examination Of The Impacts Of A Seed Saving Network In Western Montana, Christina Leas Feb 2023

Seeding Resilience: An Examination Of The Impacts Of A Seed Saving Network In Western Montana, Christina Leas

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Informal seed saving continues even in the context of an increasingly industrialized and globalized agricultural system. While some scholarship has focused on informal seed saving practices that continue to thrive in the global South, few studies have examined the dynamics of these practices in the global North, particularly in the American West. This thesis utilizes a resilience framework to assess a seed saving network and its impacts in western Montana, specifically the Bitterroot and Missoula Valleys. Two questions guide the inquiry: 1) How do significant actors connect within the seed saving network of the Missoula and Bitterroot Valleys, and 2) …


Nrsm 475.01: Environment And Development, Colleen F. Livingstone Feb 2023

Nrsm 475.01: Environment And Development, Colleen F. Livingstone

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Wild 180.01: Careers In Wildlife Biology, Erim Gomez Feb 2023

Wild 180.01: Careers In Wildlife Biology, Erim Gomez

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Wild 370.01: Wildlife Habitat Conservation And Management, Thomas V. Riecke Feb 2023

Wild 370.01: Wildlife Habitat Conservation And Management, Thomas V. Riecke

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Csd 445.01: Social Communication Skills, Behavior, And Neurodiversity, Jennifer K. Schoffer Closson Feb 2023

Csd 445.01: Social Communication Skills, Behavior, And Neurodiversity, Jennifer K. Schoffer Closson

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Slp 545.V50: Social Communication Skills, Behavior, And Neurodiversity, Jennifer K. Schoffer Closson Feb 2023

Slp 545.V50: Social Communication Skills, Behavior, And Neurodiversity, Jennifer K. Schoffer Closson

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Slp 520.00: Speech Sound Disorders, Amy M. Glaspey Feb 2023

Slp 520.00: Speech Sound Disorders, Amy M. Glaspey

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Wild 542.01: Statistical Applications In Wildlife Biology, Sarah N. Sells Feb 2023

Wild 542.01: Statistical Applications In Wildlife Biology, Sarah N. Sells

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Ptrm 217s.01: Parks & Outdoor Recreation Management, Melissa J. Weddell, Elena A. Bigart Feb 2023

Ptrm 217s.01: Parks & Outdoor Recreation Management, Melissa J. Weddell, Elena A. Bigart

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Ptrm 300.01: Recreation Behavior, Elizabeth Covelli Metcalf Feb 2023

Ptrm 300.01: Recreation Behavior, Elizabeth Covelli Metcalf

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Csd 222.50: Introduction To Audiology, Catherine A. Drescher Feb 2023

Csd 222.50: Introduction To Audiology, Catherine A. Drescher

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Csd 110.50n: Introduction To Speech, Language, And Audiology, Jennifer K. Schoffer Closson Feb 2023

Csd 110.50n: Introduction To Speech, Language, And Audiology, Jennifer K. Schoffer Closson

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


February 2023 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Feb 2023

February 2023 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Bioe 447.01: Ecosystem Ecology, Benjamin P. Colman Feb 2023

Bioe 447.01: Ecosystem Ecology, Benjamin P. Colman

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Wild 494.02: Senior Wildlife Seminar, Chad J. Bishop Feb 2023

Wild 494.02: Senior Wildlife Seminar, Chad J. Bishop

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Coun 615.01: Diagnosis And Treatment Planning, Veronica I. Johnson Feb 2023

Coun 615.01: Diagnosis And Treatment Planning, Veronica I. Johnson

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Enst 579.01: Practicum In Collaborative Conservation, Shawn M. Johnson, Nicolas Maya Feb 2023

Enst 579.01: Practicum In Collaborative Conservation, Shawn M. Johnson, Nicolas Maya

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Fors 230.01: Fire Management & Environmental Change, Carl A, Seielstad, Philip Higuera Feb 2023

Fors 230.01: Fire Management & Environmental Change, Carl A, Seielstad, Philip Higuera

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Fors 232.01: Forest Insects And Disease, Diana L. Six Feb 2023

Fors 232.01: Forest Insects And Disease, Diana L. Six

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.


Fors 481.02: Forest Planning, Elizabeth M. Dodson Feb 2023

Fors 481.02: Forest Planning, Elizabeth M. Dodson

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.