Summer 2005 Scholars
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Beckman Scholars Program |
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Anna Burke |
Cell Biology
Neuroscience |
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| Mentor: | Michele Hardy, Veterinary Molecular Biology | |||||
| Project: | Stimulation of antiviral immune mechanisms by natural and synthetic compounds | |||||
| Bridgid Crowley Helena |
Chemistry
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| Mentor: | Trevor Douglas, Chemistry | |||||
| Project: |
Modification of heat shock protein for applications in drug delivery |
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| Tiffany Kniepkamp Circle |
Biochemistry
Biomedicine |
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| Mentor: | Charles Paden, Cell Biology and Neuroscience | |||||
| Project: | Determination of the effect of sprouting on axonal morphology | |||||
| Shane Mangold Columbia Falls |
Biochemistry
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| Mentor: | Mary Cloninger, Chemistry | |||||
| Project: |
The energetics and binding affinity of Monomeric concanavalin A to Aannosefunctionalized dendrimers |
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Brin/INBRE |
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| Clinton Bertram Helena |
Microbiology
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| Mentor: | Michele Hardy, Veterinary Molecular Biology | |||||
| Project: | Monoclonal antibodies to rotavirus NSP1 | |||||
| Quinn Bloom Bozeman |
University Studies
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| Mentor: | Ed Dratz, Chemistry | |||||
| Project: |
Development of camelina, a new omenga-3 feed for poultry |
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Camden Driggers |
Cell Biology
Neuroscience |
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| Mentor: | Martin Teintze, Chemistry | |||||
| Project: | Mimicking the CD4 binding site on GP120 using NGAL | |||||
| Chelsea Grace Watertown, MN |
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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| Mentor: | Zbigniew Lewandowski and Haluk Beyenal | |||||
| Project: |
Determination of the effects of oxygen and carbon dioxide on toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) production by Staphlococcus aureus in a chemostat |
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| Trinity Hamilton (Swan Lake) |
Biochemistry
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| Mentor: | Al Jesaitis, Microbiology | |||||
| Project: |
Cloning, sequence analysis, and recombinant expression of Flavocytochrome b-Specific
monoclonal antibodies |
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| Todd Johnson Great Falls |
Biochemistry
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| Mentor: | Christa Merzdorf, Cell Biology and Neuroscience | |||||
| Project: |
Studying genes regulated by opl |
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| Katie Newell Roundup |
Cell Biology
Neuroscience |
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| Mentor: | Roger Bradley, Cell Biology and Neuroscience | |||||
| Project: | The role of TAF1 in early embryonic development | |||||
| Gregory Strohmeyer Palmer, AK |
Biochemistry
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| Mentor: | Mary Cloninger, Chemistry | |||||
| Project: |
Using Dimannose functionalized dendrimers to block HIV proliferation |
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| Mark Winslow Houston, TX |
Biochemistry
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| Mentor: | Robert Szilagyi, Chemistry and Biochemistry | |||||
| Project: |
A novel computational approach for developing exact ground-state electronic structures of iron-sulfur clusters |
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NCUR/Lancy Scholars Program |
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| Tandy Riddle Livingston |
Art
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| Mentor: | Gordon Brittan, History and Philosophy | |||||
| Project: |
The issue of aesthetics and how the interplay of public policies and popular culture shapes (and is shaped by) collective vision specifically relating to bioprospecting in Yellowstone Park |
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| Chad Shoopman Glendive |
Chemical Engineering
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| Mentor: | Trevor Douglas, Chemistry and Biochemistry | |||||
| Project: |
Catalytic nanomaterials-photo-catalytic systems for hydrogen production |
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| Benhamin Widener Sheridan, WY |
Biotechnology Microbial Systems
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| Mentor: | Mark Young, Thermal Biology Institute/Microbiology/Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology | |||||
| Project: |
Introduction of Hyperthermophilic archaeal viruses |
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Undergraduate Scholars Program |
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| Ingrid Abrahamson Homer, AK |
Earth Sciences
Geology |
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| Mentor: | Mark Skidmore, Earth Sciences | |||||
| Project: |
Geomicrobiology of the thermal and glacial environments of the Mount St. Helens crater |
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| Shelita Ammondt Jyvaskyla, Finland |
Earth Sciences
Geography |
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| Mentor: | Denine Schmitz, Big Sky Institute | |||||
| Project: |
Studying the effects of small dam removal on riparian woody species in Montana using aerial photo interpretation and field surveys |
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| Tessa Andrews Miles City |
Psychology
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| Mentor: | Jennifer Boldry, Psychology | |||||
| Project: | Investigating evolutionary theory of dating behaviors in everyday life | |||||
| Brianna Arnold Sheridan, WY |
Microbiology
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| Mentor: | John Priscu, Land Resources and Environmental Science | |||||
| Project: | Lake Vostok: Microbial ecosystems under extreme oxidative stress | |||||
| Chris Arrasmith Bend, OR |
Electrical Engineering
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| Mentor: | Todd Kaiser, Electrical and Computer Engineering | |||||
| Project: | Thermally actuated neural electrode | |||||
| Darla Cadman Tendoy, ID |
Biochemistry
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| Mentor: | Trevor Douglas, Chemistry/Biochemistry and Mark Young, Plant Sciences | |||||
| Project: | Distribution and growth of Sulfolobus turreted icosahedreal virus |
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| Cale Davis Stanford |
Mathematics
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| Mentor: | David Weaver, Entomology | |||||
| Project: | Evaluating statistical methods to test spatial association | |||||
| Greg Edwards Broadus |
Media & Theatre Arts
Film |
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| Mentor: | Theo Lipfert, Media and Theatre Arts | |||||
| Project: | Prey, interactive DVD | |||||
| Ryan Feddema St. Cloud, MN |
Biology
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| Mentor: | Timothy McDermott, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences/Thermal Biology Institute | |||||
| Project: | Genomeprofiling and characterization studies of Hydrogenobaculum | |||||
| Kristina Fisher Tacoma, WA |
Sociology
Justice Studies |
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| Mentor: | Jason Clark, Miller | |||||
| Project: |
Family and peer: Evaluating sibling influence on familial social control |
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| Shaun Frank Laural |
Microbiology
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| Mentor: | Timothy McDermott, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences/Thermal Biology Institute | |||||
| Project: | Classification of Cyanidioschyzon in Yellowstone National Park | |||||
| Gretchen Gunn Edmonds, WA |
Microbiology
Motion Picture/Video/Theatre |
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| Mentor: | Timothy McDermott, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences/Thermal Biology Institute | |||||
| Project: | Arsenic oxidation by fungi | |||||
| Emily Hajec Corry, PA |
Earth Sciences
Geography |
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| Mentor: | Denine Schmitz, Big Sky Institute | |||||
| Project: | The long term distribution of sediments following damremoval or failure in Montana | |||||
| Hans Hurt Port Wing, WI |
Spanish and German
Teaching |
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| Mentor: | John Thompson, Modern Languages and Literature | |||||
| Project: | San fermin and Montana | |||||
| Scott Hyslop Butte |
Mathematics
Psychology |
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| Mentor: | Lynda Sexson, History | |||||
| Project: | Montana toursim | |||||
| David Keto Cheyenne, WY |
Biology
Fish and Wildlife Management |
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| Mentor: | Jay Rotella, Ecology | |||||
| Project: | Distribution of male sage grouse on study sites near Roundup, Montana | |||||
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Steve Lamb |
Media & Theatre Arts
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| Mentor: | Theo Lipfert, Media and Theatre Arts | |||||
| Project: | Computer generated creature animation | |||||
| Juliet Osman Bozeman |
Media & Theatre Arts
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| Mentor: | Theo Lipfert, Media and Theatre Arts | |||||
| Project: | Senito magazine | |||||
| Tandy Riddle Livingston |
Art
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| Mentor: | Lynda Sexson, History | |||||
| Project: | Apple vail: Painter of the fabric of our collective unconscious | |||||
| Adriana Rodriguez Juneau, AK |
Organismal Biology
Teaching Option |
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| Mentor: | Robin Gerlach, Center for Biofilm Engineering | |||||
| Project: | inetics of reductive transformation of Trichloroethylene (TCE) by bacterial enrichment and pure cultures | |||||
| Ben Ruffatto Whitefish |
Cell Biology
Neuroscience |
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| Mentor: | Frances Lefcort, Cell Biology and Neuroscience | |||||
| Project: | Functional knockdown of NELL2 expression in neurodevelopment | |||||
| Katherine Spencer Helena |
Psychology
Biology |
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| Mentor: | Michael Babcock, Psychology | |||||
| Project: | AAV-mediated expression of sense and antisense mRNA targeting hippocampal CaM kinase 11 in vivo | |||||
| McCall Vuckovich Great Falls |
Biology
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| Mentor: | C. Martin Lawrence | |||||
| Project: | Expression, purification and crystallization of proteins of SSVRH | |||||
| Jacob Wiggs Roundup |
Chemical Engineering
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| Mentor: | Zbigniew Lewandowski and Haluk Beyenal | |||||
| Project: | Optimizing electron transfer rate in a shewanella oneidensis microbial fuel eell | |||||
| Patricia Winterton Garretson, SD |
Liberal Studies
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| Mentor: | Lynda Sexson, History | |||||
| Project: | Haraway's theories central to the study of religion |
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| YungBen Yelvington Billings |
Philosophy
Chemistry |
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| Mentor: | Gordon Brittan, History and Philosophy | |||||
| Project: | The contractarian ethics of bioprospecting | |||||