Student Research Presentations and Publications

  1. Ackerly, M.L. and Sponsored by P. Greenwood*. Detection of Calcium-Binding Proteins from Nematocysts of the Sea Anemone, Metridium senile. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1991.
  2. Ackerly, M.L. and Sponsored by P. Greenwood*. Calcium-binding Proteins of Nematocysts Located by Ca45-overlay. in American Society of Zoologists, San Antonio, TX. 1991.
  3. Allard, J.E. and M.K. Parady. The Effects of Cryopreservation on the Acrosome of Mouse Sperm. in CBB conference on Undergraduate Biology Research. 1993.
  4. Allen, S.D. and T.L. Astor. A comparison of the surface ultrastructure of two-celled and eight-celled embryos from spontaneously ovulating and from gonadotropin-treated female mice. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1990.
  5. Ambrose, J.M., C.M. Horst, and L.K. Garrity. An Analysis of Movement as a Function of Local Density in the Fuzzy Chiton. in 18th CBB Undergraduate Research Symposium. 1990.
  6. Anderson, L. and Sponsored by F. R. Cole*. New England forests in the future; exploring the environmental problems of deforestation. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1988.
  7. Antall, P.M. and Sponsored by M. Whalen*. Molecular Genetic Analysis of the Interaction Between the Bacterial Pathogen Xanthamonas Campestris PV. Vesicatoria and Tomato. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1991.
  8. Astor, T. and Sponsored by A. Champlin*. The Effects of Treating Females with Exogenous Hormones on the Ultrastructure of Mouse Embryos. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1991.
  9. Balboni, I. and Sponsored by P. Greenwood*. The role of the nematocyst membrane in regulating the discharge of nematocysts from the sea anemone, Calliactis tricolor. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1989.
  10. Baldasoro, T., K. Wagner, K. Smith, K. Parker, and Sponsored by F. R. Cole* and P. Greenwood*. Foraging and habitat selection by stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride on the island of Anguilla. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1992.
  11. Bourgaize*, D.B. and M. O'Loughlin. Physiological effects of mutations in the gene for 4.5S RNA in Escherichia coli. in Keystone Meeting on Translational Control. 1991. Tammaron, CO:
  12. Bowers, P.N., G.M. Caponigro, M. Firth, and Sponsored by A. Champlin*. The effects of gamma irradiation on the surface ultrastructure of the preimplantation mouse embryo. in Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium and CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1987.
  13. Canter, S.J. and Sponsored by F. R. Cole*. Characteristics and Food Habits of an Invading Population of European Rabbits in High-Elevation Shrubland of Haleakala National Park. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1991.
  14. Charnecki, S.E., J.J. Marden, M.J. Yunes, and J.T. Millard*. DNA Targets of Diepoxide Metabolites. in Maine American Chemical Society Meeting in Miniature. 1994. Colby College:
  15. Ciottone, G.R. and Sponsored by A. Champlin*. The ultrastructural study of the large and small cells of the corpus luteum in the mouse. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1986.
  16. Ciottone, G.R. and Sponsored by A. Champlin*. An ultrastructural comparison of rat corpus luteum resulting from natural ovulation and exogenous hormone induced ovulation. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1987.
  17. Clement, S.M., C.E. Howe, L.L. Loope, A.C. Medeiros, and Sponsored by F. R. Cole*. Population Fluctuations of the Argentine Ant in Hawaiian High-elevation Shrubland and Their Effect on Sympatric Arthropod Species. in American Institute of Biological Sciences. 1992. Honolulu, Hawaii:
  18. Clement, S.M., C.E. Howe, L.L. Loope, A.C. Medeiros, and Sponsored by F. R. Cole*. Population Fluctuations of the Argentine Ant in Hawaiian High-elevation Shrubland and Their Effect on Sympatric Arthropod Species. in Ecological Society of American. 1992.
  19. Cohoes, C. and T.W. Shattuck. Atmospheric aerosol particulates from Mexico City, Mexico. in Student Research Symposium of the Maine Section of the American Chemical Society. 1986.
  20. Couture, L. and Sponsored by A. Champlin*. A study of the stability of an insert of (A/T)n base pairs (N=82,120) in plasmid PBR322. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1989.
  21. Donovan, K., P. Houle, J. Packman, and sponsored by A. Champlin*. The effects of freezing and thawing on the ultrastructure of mouse embryos. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1988.
  22. Ellis, R.A. and Sponsored by P. Greenwood*. Calcium Binding Proteins in Acontial Nematocysts of the Sea Anemone Metridium senile. in American Society for Cell Biology. 1993. Denver, CO:
  23. Epstein, D.S., Sponsored by M. Bennett*, and A. Champlin*. The effects of an acidic environment on the surface ultrastructure of the gills of goldfish, Carassius auratus. in Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium. 1986.
  24. Fekete*, F.A. and M.L. Bloom, Expression of a phenolate siderophore by iron-deficient nitrogen-fixing Azotobacter macrocytogenes. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 1985. K22: p. 175.
  25. Fekete*, F.A., M.L. Bloom, P. Westervelt, and B. Morin. Preliminary characterization of the high affinity iron-transport system in Azotobacter macrocytogenes. in Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium. 1985.
  26. Fekete*, F.A., P. Lapp, L.A. Profenno, and G.A. Mabbott*. Hydroxamate siderophore production by iron-deficient nitrogen-fixing Azotobacter chroococcum B-8. in Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium. 1986.
  27. Fekete*, F.A., L.A. Profenno, L.M. Nadeau, N.F. Ferrala, P.R. Lapp, and G.A. Mabbott*, Capsular extracellular polysaccharide and hydroxamate formation by iron-deficient Azotobacter chroococcum B-8. J. Plant Nutr., 1988. 11: p. 945-957.
  28. Ferrala, N.F., A.K. Champlin*, and F.A. Fekete*. Electron microscopic evidence of glycocalyx production in Azotobacter chroococcum B-8. in Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium. 1984.
  29. Ferrala, N.F., A.K. Champlin*, and F.A. Fekete*. Ultrastructural changes in the glycocalyx of iron-stressed Azotobacter chroococcum B-8. in Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium. 1985.
  30. Ferrala, N.F., P.J. Buckley, Sponsored by G.A. Mabbott*, and F. Fekete*. Extracellular polysaccharide production dependence on medium iron concentration in nitrogen-fixing Azotobacter chroococcum B-8. in Student Research Symposium of the Maine Section of the American Chemical Society. 1986.
  31. Ferrala, N.F., P. Westervelt, G.A. Mabbott*, and F.A. Fekete*. Relationship between extracellular polysaccharide production and medium iron concentration in nitrogen-fixing Azotobacter chroococcum B-8. in Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. 1986.
  32. Ferrala, N.F., P.J. Buckley, F. Fekete*, G.A. Mabbott*, and P. Westervelt. The effect of medium iron concentration on the extracellular polysaccharide composition and production in nitrogen-fixing Azotobacter chroococcum B-8. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1986.
  33. Ferrala, N.F., A.K. Champlin*, and F.A. Fekete*, Morphological differences in the capsular polysaccharide of nitrogen-fixing Azotobacter chroococcum B-8 as a function of iron and molybdenum starvation. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 1986. 33: p. 137-142.
  34. Fisher, G.H. The proposed role of LTK in Pre B cell differentiation and transformation as evidenced by southern and northern analyses. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1990.
  35. Gaines, M., M. Sullivan, and Sponsored by D. Firmage*. Differences in optimal temperature among desert lizards. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1993.
  36. Garrity, L.K. and Sponsored by P. Greenwood*. A study of the discharge of nematocysts isolated from aeolid nudibranchs. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1990.
  37. Genco, M.L. and P.G. Greenwood*. The Roles of Actin, Tubulin, and Their Associated Proteins during Nematocyte Development. in Student Research Symposium of the Maine Section of the American Chemical Society. 1993.
  38. Gibson, G.D., B.J. Morin, A.K. Champlin*, and F.A. Fekete*, Microcyst formation in nitrogen-fixing Azomonas macrocytogenes grown under carbon-limited conditions. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 1986. J12: p. 190.
  39. Gionfriddo, T., E. Hanson, S. Sadowski, J. Tickner, Sponsored by F. R. Cole*, F. Fekete*, and D. Firmage*. Water quality characteristics of Maine lakes. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1989.
  40. Gregg, A., H. Hall, K. Spear, Sponsored by R. Cole*, and F. Fekete*. Agricultural contributions to phosphorous loading in Maine lakes. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1990.
  41. Hackethal, C.M. and D. Bourgaize*. Isolation if Initiation Factors from Volvox carteri. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1992.
  42. Hackethal, C. Isolation of initiation factors from Volvox carteri. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1992.
  43. Harris, B.T. and Sponsored by A. Champlin*. A comparison of the ultrastructure of trophoblast cells in mouse blastocysts from spontaneously ovulating and gonadotrophin treated female mice. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1986.
  44. Heiskell, M.B. and Sponsored by M. Whalen*. Conditional temperature sensitivity of avrRxv from Xanthamonas campestris pv. vesicatoria tomato race 75-3. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1992.
  45. Hocknell, P.K. The development of an elisa that indicates an amplification of the human Neu oncogene in breast cancer patients: its connection to long term prognosis. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1990.
  46. Howe, C.E., M.S. Kolp, and A.N. Weld. Pollination Dynamics of Lantana in Anguilla. in 18th CBB Undergraduate Research Symposium. 1990.
  47. Johnson, A.L. and Sponsored by A. Champlin*. An investigation of the abnormal progression of diabetes in the C57BL/KsJ -db/db mutant mouse model. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1987.
  48. Johnston, D.S. and Sponsored by A. Champlin*. Development of crystals in oocytes after death. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1989.
  49. Johnston, D.S. and Sponsored by A. Champlin*. An investigation of the mechanisms by which mouse serum stimulates mucification of the cumulus oophorus in cumulus cell enclosed oocytes cultured in vitro. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1990.
  50. Jordan, B., E. North, T. Worster, and D. Firmage*. A Multielevational Plant Study of the Mojave Desert. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1991.
  51. Kenton, M. and Sponsored by H. Wilson*. Isolation of a gene coding for actin-related proteins in Drosophila melanogaster. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1993.
  52. Kline, T.R., M.J. Shaugnessy, G.C. Stewart, Sponsored by F. R. Cole*, D. Firmage*, and H. Wilson*. A Classification of Northeastern Peatlands; Their Characteristics and Compositions. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1991.
  53. Kupson, J. and Sponsored by P. Greenwood*. An ultrastructural study of developing cnidae in the sea anemone, Halliplanella luciae. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1990.
  54. Kupson, J. and Sponsored by P. Greenwood*. Spirocyst Development in the Sea Anemone Haliplanella luciae. in American Society of Zoologists. 1990. Boston, MA:
  55. Kuzia, S.J., B.A. Rice, L.E. Mobraaten*, and A.K. Champlin*, Cell surface characteristics of blastocysts from spontaneously ovulating and gonadotropin-treated mice. Biology of Reproduction, 1987. .
  56. Lanzi, R. and Sponsored by F. Fekete*. Production and isolation of alkaline phosphatase from E. coli CW3747 carrying the PHI-1 plasmid. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1987.
  57. Lanzi, R.A., J.B. Beaulieu, D.C. Longcope, A.W. Sulya, R.N. Haynes, G.A. Mabbott*, and F.A. Fekete*. Isolation and Preliminary Characterization of Hydroxamic Acids Formed by Nitrogen-fixing Azotobacter chroococcum B-8. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1989.
  58. Lanzi, R. and Sponsored by F. Fekete*. Characterization of the high affinity iron transport system in Azotobacter chroococcum B-8. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1989.
  59. Lanzi, R. and Sponsored by F. Fekete*. Characterization of the high affinity iron transport system in Azotobacter chroococcum B-8. in National Conference on Undergraduate Research. 1989.
  60. Lapp, P., L.A. Profenno, M. Toder, G.A. Mabbott*, and F.A. Fekete*. Expression of a hydroxamate siderophore by iron-deficient nitrogen-fixing Azotobacter chroococcum B-8. in Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. 1986.
  61. Lapp, P.R. and Sponsored by F. Fekete*. Production of a hydroxamate-type iron-binding compound from nitrogen-fixing Azotobacter chroococcum B-8. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1986.
  62. Lathrop, R.B. and J.G. Howe. Cloning and sequencing of the maize nuclear gene for protochlorophyllide reductase. in Twentieth Annual Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium. 1994. Bates College, Lewiston, ME:
  63. Lawes, K.L. The use of normal rabbit serum as a tract tracer in studying the fiber pathways of corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) in the rat brain. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1986.
  64. Lewis, E.W. and J. Haley*. The effect of light on the steady-state levels of protochlorophyllide oxidoreductase mRNA in leaves of corn (Zea mays) seedlings. in Twentieth Annual Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium. 1994. Bates College:
  65. Maclin, E., G. Skea, and Sponsored by D. Firmage*. A study of the terrestrial and aquatic resources in Waterville, Maine. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1993.
  66. Marathe, T.S., E.W. Lewis, K.R. Toms, J.G. Howe, R.B. Lathrop, C.M. Winder, and J. Haley*. Cloning, sequencing, and expression of a maize gene for protochlorophyllide reductase. in Fifth National Conference of the Council on Undergraduate Research. 1994. Bates College:
  67. Millard*, J.T. and M.M. White. DNA crosslinking preferences of diepoxybutane. in Nucleic Acids Gordon Research Conference. 1992.
  68. Millard*, J.T. and T.M. Beachy. The DNA Target of Mitomycin C. in Maine American Chemical Society Meeting in Miniature. 1993. Colby College:
  69. Millard*, J.T. and T.M. Beachy. Effect of Site-Specific DNA Methylation on Mitomycin C Crosslinking. in American Chemical Society National Meeting, Denver Colarado. 1993.
  70. Millard*, J.T. and T.M. Beachy. The Effect of Cytosine Methylation on Mitomycin C's DNA Crosslinking Efficiency. in Eighth Conversation in Biomolecular Stereodynamics, Albany NY. 1993.
  71. Millard*, J.T. and T.M. Beachy. The Effect of Cytosine Methylation on Mitomycin C's DNA Crosslinking Efficiency. in Nucleic Acids Gordon Conference, New Hampton, NH. 1993.
  72. Millard*, J.T. and M.M. White, Diepoxybutane Cross-Links DNA at 5'-GNC Sequences. Biochemistry, 1993. 32: p. 2120.
  73. Millard*, J.T. and T.M. Beachy, Cytosine Methylation Enhances Mitomycin C Cross-Linking. Biochemistry, 1994. in press.
  74. Monks, B.D. Membrane preparations bind specifically to hemimethylated replicative origin fragments of the E. coli chromosome. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1990.
  75. Moran, J.L. Changes in Leukocyte Distribution in Goldfish, carassius auratus, Exposed to Cold Water vs. Those in Goldfish Removed from Water. in CBB Undergraduate Biology Research Symposium. 1990.
  76. Moran, J.L. The Effects of Electromagnetism on the Distribution of Leucocytes in Red-spotted Newts, Notophthalmus viridescens. in 19th Annual Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium. 1991.
  77. Nixon, J.O., J.L. Philippon, and J.A. Raikes. Factors Affecting Productivity within a Tropical Seagrass Bed. in CBB Undergraduate Biology Research Symposium. 1990.
  78. Norton, J.A. and Sponsored by F. Fekete*. Morphological differences in the capsule layer of Azotobacter chroococcum B-8 as a function of growth on fixed and unfixed nitrogen sources under iron sufficient and deficient conditions. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1987.
  79. Oakley, D. and Sponsored by H. Wilson*. The effects of habitat and bird feeders on wintering populations of birds in Dutchess and Putnam Counties, New York. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1993.
  80. Olsen, K., C. Kane, A. Desmond, and Sponsored by D. Firmage*. The Effects of Aspects of Dominance and Density of Vegetation in the Mojave Desert. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1991.
  81. Panilaitis, B., M. O'Loughlin, L. Girard, and D.B. Bourgaize*, The effect of mutations in the 4.5S RNA of Escherichia coli on protein synthesis. 1995. in press.
  82. Parady, M., J. Allard, and Sponsored by A. Champlin*. The effects of cryopreservation on the acrosome of mouse sperm. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1993.
  83. Perry, H. and Sponsored by H. Wilson*. The effects of disturbance from baitworm digging on benthic infaunal populations. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1993.
  84. Profenno, L.A. Detection of plasmid-DNA in nitrogen-fixing Azotobacter chroococcum B-8. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. (Sponsored by F. Fekete). 1986.
  85. Profenno, L.A., L.M. Nadeau, N.F. Ferrala, and Sponsored by F. Fekete*. The physiological response of nitrogen-fixing Azotobacter chroococcum B-8 to iron deprivation. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1987.
  86. Robinson, E. and Sponsored by H. Wilson*. Characterization of the tomato lectin-keratan sulfate relationship in intervertebral disc cells. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1993.
  87. Shaughnessy, M. Coral Reef Destruction in Florida's Coastal Waters: the MacArthur Project - A CaseStudy. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1991.
  88. Starr, D. The isolation of phage Bacillus popilliae. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1992.
  89. Sullivan, S.F. and Sponsored by A. Champlin*. The effect of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) on the gross anatomy and cellular ultrastructure of the reproductive system and liver in adult male mice. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1990.
  90. Toms, A. and Sponsored by M. Whalen*. Construction of an expression vector to test the effect of nutrition on the gene, avrRxv, in Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1992.
  91. Vogel, E. and Sponsored by H. Wilson*. The effect of prey density on the foraging behavior of Semipalmated Sandpipers in the upper Bay of Fundy. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1993.
  92. Wallace, K., K. Wenger, and D. Firmage*. A Study of Merriam's Kangaroo Rats and Other Small Mammals at Two Locations in the Mojave Desert. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1991.
  93. Wallmenich, T.N.v., B.F. Rueger, and R.E. Nelson*. Paleofloristic Trends in Devonshire Marsh, Bermuda. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1992.
  94. Wallmenich, T.N.v., B.F. Rueger, and R.E. Nelson*, Paleofloristic Trends in Devonshire Marsh, Bermuda. Maine Geologist, 1992. 16(2): p. 5.
  95. Wallmenich, T.N.v. and B.F. Rueger, Palynological evidence of anthropogenic influence on the flora of Bermuda from Devonshire Marsh. Geological Society of America, 1993. 25(6): p. 391.
  96. Westervelt, P., M.L. Bloom, G.A. Mabbott*, and F.A. Fekete*. The isolation and identification of 3,4-dihyroxybenzoic acid formed by nitrogen-fixing Azomonas macrocytogenes. in FEMS Microbiology Letters. 1985.
  97. White, M.M. and J.T. Millard*. DNA Crosslinking Preferences of Diepoxybutane. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium, Gordon Conference on Nucleic Acids. 1992. CBB, New Hampton, NH:
  98. White, M. and J.T. Millard*, Diepoxybutane Cross-Links DNA at 5'-GNC Sequences. Biochemistry, 1992. .
  99. White, M.M. and J.T. Millard*. DNA crosslinking preferences of diepoxybutane. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1992. Bates College:
  100. Wiedmer, F.-E. and D.B. Bourgaize*, Escherichia coli results in the formation of inclusion bodies and impairment of cell division. J. Bacteriology, 1994. in press.
  101. Winokur, R. The Effects of Hurricane Hugo on the Dry Forest of St. John, Virgin Islands. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1991.
  102. Witkes, J.B. and Sponsored by A. Champlin*. The myelin of the mild shiverer mouse: A hypomyelinated mutant mouse. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1986.
  103. Wood, C., T. McCutcheon, T. Shyka, Sponsored by R. Cole*, F. Fekete*, and D. Firmage*. Methods of lake restoration for euthrophic Maine lakes. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1989.
  104. Worthen, S.M. and Sponsored by A. Champlin*. The influences of age on the amount of cell surface antigen in the mouse. in CBB Undergraduate Biological Sciences Symposium. 1986.
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