CBU Research Posters 2000

4^th Annual CBU

Student Research Poster Session


	Tuesday, 18 April 2000 11:00 am -2:00 pm East Lounge, 2^nd floor Thomas Center *Program*

Research Posters on display: 11:00 am -2:00 pm, Tuesday, 18 April 2000

Students present at their posters according to the following schedule:

Even numbered boards: 12:30 – 1:00 pm
Odd numbered boards: 1:00 – 1:30 pm

Reception for faculty, students, and mentors: 12:30-2:00 pm
Announcement of Dominic Dunn Award Recipient by Dr. Johnny Holmes:12:45 pm

[The Dominic Dunn Award for 2000 goes to Rusty Rodriguez.]

(center) Rusty Rodriguez received the Bro. Dominic Dunn Award for 2000

Above: Dr. Holmes presents the Dominic Dunn Award to Rusty Rodriguez

		*Student Research Posters*
	1. BIOL	Development of Microwave-Assisted Decalcification Protocol: Comparison with Standard Techniques. Jarad Braddy.
	2. PSYC	Capital Punishment. Danielle LaRochelle, Donna Dunehew, and Camalon Brown.
	3. BIOL	Genetic Polymorphisms in Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Gene and the Development of Preeclampsia- A Preliminary Study. Kathrin L. Brown.
	4. ME	Tibial Alignment Assembly for Knee Surgery. Alisa Harvey.
	5. PSYC	Perceptions of sexual harassment based on body proportions. Melissa Hill, Sarah Ryan, Saundra Saulsberry and Torvia Taylor.
	6. BIOL	The Role of Polyamines in Migration of Cultured Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells. Amy Fallon.
	7. BIOL	N-Benzyladriamycine-14-valerate (AD 198) Circumvents Bcl-2 but Does Not Directly Induce Cytochrome c Release from Mitochondria. Amanda Frazier.
	8. ME	HVAC Design for Germanshire Elementary School. Sarah Baham
	9. BUS	The Motion Picture Entertainment Industry. Erica Brooks.
	10. PSYC	Capital Punishment. Danielle LaRochelle, Donna Dunehew, and Camalon Brown.
	11. BUS	The Computer Industry. Anthony Torpoco and Brandy Blaylock.
	12. BIOL	Upregulation of MDR1 by mutant p53 requires interaction with a cellular protein. Amisha Gandhi.
	13. BIOL	The analysis of vaporized hydrogen peroxide parameter using design of experiments. Karen Hill.
	14. PSYC	Vocal accents and perceptions of job qualifications. Stefanie McGee, Ashley Davis, John Coleman and Virginia Johnson.
	15. BIOL	Plasma, Urinary, and Salivary 8-Epi-Prostaglandin F₂ Levels in Normotensive and Preeclamptic Pregnancies. Sean Hunt.
	16. BIOL	The expression of IL-6, ICAM-1, and CRP in Necrotizing Entercolitis (NEC). Nesreen Ismail.
	17. ME	Supersonic Wind Tunnel for CBU. Justin Brownlee and Jeremiah Davis.
	18. PSYC	Psychology Dr? Stephanie Cutlan.
	19. BIOL	Isolation of Ureaplasma urealyticum from Lung Tissue of Neonates.Tejal Patel.
	20. ME	Self-Crimping Piston for Ear Surgery. Weldon Marsh.
	21. PSYC	Personal attributions based on the presence and location of tattos. Jeff Schmidtke.
	22. BIOL	IL-17 receptor knockout mice exhibit reduced resistance to Klebsiellapneumoniae infection. F. H. (Rusty) Rodriguez.
	23. ME	Linearized Data Reduction for the Space Shuttle Main Engine. Amanda Stanford and Johnny Sears.
	24. BIOL	The Effects of Transline Herbicide on the Soil Nutrient Content when used in the Eradication of Kudzu Vine. Deborah Sloan.
	25. PSYC	Memory for positive and negative behaviors based on gender. Summer Williams, Christina Scharer and Nikki Lockard.
	26. BIOL	Classification and Correlation of Nonpyramidal Neurons Using Morphology and Physiology. J. Michelle Chang.
	27. ME	NASA’s Great Moon Buggy Race. Katy Baxter, Teretha Blackburn, Thomas Malone and Rob Hartelust.
	28. BIOL	Patterns of Self-Administration in Rats Acquiring Nicotine Addiction. Mary Carole Taylor.
	29. PSYC	Is It Rape? Avis P. Lamar, Rita B. Thomas and Raquel Williams.
	30. BUS	The Beer Industry. David Stevens and Chris Kane.
	31. BIOL	Morphological Investigation Of Neurospheres. Nicole Walker.
	32. PSYC	Perception of Face and the Mere Exposure Effect. Kimberly Lindsey, Wendi Glenn, Jennifer Howard, and Brad Marcinkiewicz.
	33. ME	T-Wheel Straightening Device. Pasiri Charusalaipong and Jeff Lau.
	34. PSYC	Perceptions of Criminal Motives and Gender. Monica George, Angela Jordan, Jettie Porter and Kim Ware.
	35. BIOL	Factors Influencing Nest Site Selection in Sliding Turtle, Trachemys scripta, in West Tennessee Population. Yelena A. Lapova.
	36. PSYC	Perceptions of masculinity and femininity based on spousal income. Renata Leimig, Dorian Spears, John May, and Julia Hanebrink.
	37. BUS	The Sports Industry. Matt Keathley and Jay Mickens.
	38. BIOL	Association of Bronchiol Pulmonary Dysphasia and Mortality. Neetu Patel.
	39. ME	Waste-Oil Recovery System. Kim Howell.
	40. PSYC	Gender Schema and Word Recall. Leslie Halpern, Michele Nix, and DianaTuttle.
	41. BIOL	Dimethylarginine Diaminohydrolase Activity in Mouse Tissue Supernatant. James Allen.
	42. PSYC	College Students Attitudes Toward Homosexual Adoption. Anna Esquivel, Joe Guasco, NaKeesha Keller and Dana Sbravati.

Click to see Larger Image -- CBU Poster Session 2000

	*Dept.*	*Participating Courses and Professors*
	BIOL	Mentored or Independent Research in Biology: Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald
	BUS	Managerial Economics: Mrs. Pat Papachristou
	ME	Mechanical Engineering Research: Dr. Bernard Beard
	PSYC	Experimental Research in Psychology: Dr. Sandra D. Nicks, Dr. Stephanie Cultan

Dr. Stan Eisen enjoying CBU Poster Session 2000 (photo by Dr. Holmes)

Appreciation

Thanks to all the Mentors

who directed the student research projects.

Funding for this event was provided by Dr. Mark Smith, Vice President for Academic Affairs.
The Annual Campus-Wide CBU Research Poster Session is hosted by the CBU Biology Department; the Session Program is arranged by Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald.

(2nd from right) Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald checks out her students' work.

Middle: Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald (in Biology class of 2000 T-shirt) studies a poster.

Left: Dr. Eisen (in the background) , Debbie Sloan, Karen Hill, Nesreen Ismail, Tejal Patel, and Amisha Gandhi. Middle: Amanda Frasier, Nicole Walker, and Amy Fallon. Right: Tom Burk studies some of the posters.

Left: Dr. Trey Brown and Dr. Dennis Merat. Right: Sean Hunt, Katie Brown, Dr. John Varriano, Dr. Dennis Merat.

Middle: Amy Fallon, Katie Brown, Jarad Braddy. Right: Yelena Lapova and Jim Allen.

Click to see Larger Image -- CBU Poster Session 2000 photo by Dr. Holmes

Bro. Edward Salgado, Ph.D., Chair, Biology Dept.

Right: Bro. Edward Salgado

(left) Dr. Johnny Holmes, Dean, School of Sciences

Left: Dr. Johnny Holmes. Right: Bro. Edward Salgado and Dr. Trey Brown.

CBU Research Poster Session 2000

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Above: the Class of 2000 Biology Majors' T-shirt.

The Biology students' research papers were presented at the TAS Collegiate Div. Western Regional meeting held at CBU 25 March 2000. Follow this link to read the Abstracts of these papers.

Biology Senior Research Students at CBU Poster Session 2000

Front row: Nesreen Ismail, Neetu Patel, Yelena Lapova, and Amy Fallon. Back row: Michelle Chang, Amisha Gandhi, Jim Allen, Tejal Patel, Karen Hill, Debbie Slaon, Nicole Walker, Jarad Braddy, Amanda Frazier, Sean Hunt, Katie Brown, Rusty Rodrguez.

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