2004 Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum (MU)
Mizzou's annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum showcases student research and scholarly and creative achievements to the Mizzou community. Undergraduates from any major and all academic levels are eligible to present their work. Students presenting at the forum are eligible to compete for the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements.
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Going underground: Benefits of phototropism in Arabidopsis depend on the soil environment [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)Phototropins are blue-light photoreceptors that control shoot and root phototropism in Arabidopsis thaliana. We investigated whether the soil environment influences the benefit of phototropism. We hypothesized that root ... -
Using mutant roundworms to understand development: glh-4 was caught! [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)To understand development, scientists have utilized simple organisms including the soil roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans. The Bennett laboratory has utilized this nematode to study a family of proteins called germline ... -
Anatomical organization of pathways in the locomotor command system of the lamprey [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)In vertebrates, locomotor behaviors are initiated by groups of neurons in the brain, called locomotor command systems, that project to neural networks in the spinal cord, called central pattern generators (CPGs). The ... -
Quantitative real-time RT-PCR determining extracellular matrix protein expression in osteogenesis imperfecta murine (oim) thoracic aortas [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)Primary components of the thoracic aorta critical for tissue integrity are collagen and elastin. Collagen, a rod-like protein contributes to aortic strength and stiffness, while elastin, a highly extensible protein ... -
Characterizing Babesia genes for candidate vaccine peptides [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)Babesiosis is a tropical cattle disease caused by the parasite Babesia bovis. This parasite infects red blood cells in cattle in much the same way as the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum infects red blood cells in ... -
Physiological and colonic microbial responses in the horse to feeding soyhulls [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)Soyhulls have a nutritional profile that makes them an excellent energy feedstuff for the horse. They have been used in horse rations, and have been shown to promote beneficial bacteria growth in the colon. The hypothesis ... -
The complex nature of IPR in China [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are an increasingly important issue for developed economies as the trend of globalization continues. China has been identified as perhaps the worst violator of IPR in the world. The ... -
Synthesis of N-((5-Hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)icosanamide [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)N-((5-Hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)icosanamide is a compound found in the wax of green of coffee. It is thought to induce acid reflux. The synthesis of N-((5-Hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)icosanamide consists of joining 2 ... -
Children's representations of boundary dissolution in family drawings [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)Parent-child relationships are defined by emotional and psychological limits referred to as boundaries. When these boundaries are not maintained, e.g. child takes on a parental role; children are likely to experience ... -
Behavioral plasticity of an olfactory jump reflex in Drosophila [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)Survival in a constantly changing environment benefits from behavioral adaptation (learning), a phenomenon observed throughout the animal kingdom. To determine the mechanisms of learning, we study habituation of the ... -
Investigation of the properties of ketamine on rat Mu opioid receptors expressed in Xenopus frog oocytes [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)Ketamine is an intravenous anesthetic agent and analgesic that has been shown to interact with the mu opioid receptor. Since reports differ in showing that ketamine is either an agonist or antagonist at the mu opioid ... -
The effects of oncogenic Ras on the ocular lenses of transgenic mice [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)Ras is a small GTP-binding protein in the signal transduction pathways activated by growth factors. In most cell types, activation of Ras is essential for normal cell proliferation. A mutation in the Ras gene can lead ... -
Identification of hydrophobic sites on UV irradiated beta crystallins from bovine lenses [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)The lens of the eye is an avascular tissue of a complex network of proteins surrounded by a capsule. The three major protein families: alpha, beta, and gamma crystallins account for 95% of the lens proteins. These ... -
Can raising your body temperature guard against infection? [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)Each year approximately 30,000 premature babies are delivered in the United States. Ten percent of these babies will develop pulmonary hypertension in the first couple days of their lives due to incomplete development ... -
Cross-species RNAi: dermas from two Ascaris genes sterilize Caenorhabditis [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)The parasitic nematode Ascaris lumbricoides is the most ubiquitous human parasite, infecting ~ 1/4th of the world's population, while about 25% of Missouri swine are infected with the closely-related species A. suum. ... -
A double prime test of spreading activation in semantic priming [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)People read words better in context than in isolation. One explanation of this phenomena is that words are stored in an associative network. Activating one word automatically activates semantic associates; for example, ... -
Examining instability in Midwestern snowstorms with lightning and thunder [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)12 individual cases of thundersnow were examined in order to determine those common atmospheric stability characteristics that attend such storms. We found that most thundersnow events have high bases (between 10K and ... -
Importance of gene expression in corn [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)Corn is the nation's top crop, and Missouri ranks tenth overall in the production of corn. In Missouri, corn is the second largest crop. Missouri produces nearly 300 million bushels of corn annually. One bushel of corn ... -
Partical retention of benzo(a)pyrene [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)The research being conducted is towards the goal of an increased understanding of the way the carcinogen Benzo(a)pyrene is retained in different parts of the body, specifically the lung. Towards this goal a PBPK model ... -
Queer folklore: Coming out stories [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)For this project, I interviewed many different individuals within the queer community and focused on different aspects of coming out folklore. I researched not only story telling style, structure, content, and meaning, ...