Culminating Projects from 2023
Evaluating Membrane Bioreactors for Removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern using Analytical Chemistry and Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Exposure, Charles Christen
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Evolutionary Relationships of the Butterfishes and their Allies (Stromateoidei) and the Evolution of Symbiosis with Aquatic Invertebrates, Molly Clyne
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Variation and Sexual Dimorphism in Color and Head Morphology in American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus), Andrea Fondren
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Community in the Classroom, Andrea Frank
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Evolutionary Relationships of the Anglerfishes (Lophioidei) with a Total Evidence Approach: Illuminating Habitat Transition Impacts on Anglerfish Lures and Body Shapes, Alex Maile
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Metabolic Inhibitor Effects on Eyespot Formation in Regenerating Planaria, Alissa VanDenBoom
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2022
Human Biology and Astrophysics, Clinton Dawson
Special Studies: M.S. Starred Paper
Biogeography of Lizardfishes and their allies (Teleostei: Aulopiformes), Michelle Lanam
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
The Difference in High School Chemistry Students' Ability to Retain Science Concepts when Performing Virtual Versus Hands-on Labs, SHANE MCCONKEY
Special Studies: M.S. Thesis
Is Wild Rice the Correct Choice for Habitat Restoration in Little Rock Lake, MN, A Managed Shallow Lake Ecosystem in the Upper Midwest, Mason D. Olinger, Matthew L. Julius, Matthew P. Davis, and Tracy E. Ore
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Reflected Color and Biofluorescence in the Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii), Bailey Rae Richards
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2021
The Effects of Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) in the Development of Type 1 Diabetes in the STZ-induced C57BL/6 and NOD Mouse Models, Brigita Fiske
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
The Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate on Type One Diabetes Development in Two Mouse Models, Jenna Nelson
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Assessing Change in Terrestrial Invasive Flora Populations Affected by Prescribed Fire in Native Settings, Joseph Weaver
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2020
Construction of a Site-Specific Integrative Vector for Use in Genetic Engineering of Cronobacter sakazakii, Samuel D. Ellis
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Carbon Dioxide Supplementation to Enhance Agricultural Production via Foliar Misting, Mariana Heredia Mendez
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Life Cycle Exposure of Fathead Minnows to Complex Environmental Mixtures, Chryssa King
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Hibernacula Site Selection of Hatchling Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii), Arika Nyhus
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
NIGELLA SATIVA SUPPLEMENTATION EFFECTS ON GROWTH, ORGAN DEVELOPMENT AND REPRODUCTION IN SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS, Chimaobim Uzochukwu
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Anaerobic Digestion and a Core Microbiome, Andrii Vatulin
Special Studies: M.S. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2019
Dragons of the Deep: Evolutionary Phylogenomic Relationships of Stomiidae (Dragonfishes) and the Evolution of Their Bioluminescent Barbels, Emily DeArmon
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Understanding Mass Culture Dynamics to Maximize Production and Quality of Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acid Commercial Algal Cultivation, DeAnna Dvorak
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Effects of Urban Stormwater Runoff on Fathead Minnows: Mitigating Potential of Best Management Practices, James Gerads
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
"From Single Chemicals to Complex Mixtures": Effect of Contaminants of Emerging Concern on Three Life Stages of Pimephales Promelas, Utku Hasbay
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
The Effect of Electromagnetic Fields Produced by WiFi Routers on the Magnetite (Fe3O4) Particles of the Italian Honey Bee (Apis mellifera ssp. ligustica), Joseph Jungwirth
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Evolutionary Relationships and Evolution of Body Shape of the Deep-Sea Hatchetfishes (Stomiiformes: Sternoptychidae)., Zachary A. May
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Protein Interaction Testing of TgCycY Putative Cyclin Protein of Toxoplasma gondii for a Novel Drug Target Identification, Wadumesthrige Dinusha Niranjali Peiris
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2018
Restoration of Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) at Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, Minnesota, Kyle Arola
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Predation Stress Induces Mate Choice Copying Behavior in Domestic Guppies (Poecilia reticulata), Danielle Burski
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Complex Agricultural Mixtures: Assessing Effects on Aquatic Species (Pimephales promelas and Lepomis spp.) through Short-Term Field and Multi-Generational Laboratory Exposures, Nicholas Cipoletti
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
The Effects of Urban Contaminants on Neutrophils of Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas), Joshua Gordon
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Female Mate Choice Copying in Pseudo Wild vs. Truly Wild Poecilia latipinna, Kumiko Highley
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
The Effects of Acute Urban Mixture Exposure on the T cells of Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas), Cameron Johnson
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Lepidium sativum Effects on Regulation of Reproduction, Hematological, and Metabolic Indices in Sprague-Dawley Rats, Erum Ashfaq Khan
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Effects of Estrone and Temperature on the Predator-Prey Relationship Between Bluegill Sunfish and Fathead Minnows, Victoria Korn
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Garcinia kola Extract Potentiates a Pro-inflammatory Response While Not Affecting Type 1 Diabetes Incidence in an Experimental Mouse Model, Shana Rogan
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Yeast Two Hybrid Screen of a Putative Toxoplasma gondii Cyclin, TGME49_266900, Anna L. Schorr
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2017
Garcinia Kola and Type One Diabetes: A Study on the Effects of Aqueous Garcinia Kola Extract on the Incidence and Severity of Type One Diabetes in a C57Bl/6J Mouse Model, Eryn Ebinger
Special Studies: M.A. Starred Paper
Mapping the Interaction Between Two Toxoplasma gondii Cell Cycle Proteins., Sandra M. Hinz
Starred Paper
Managing Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) Using Restoration Methods, Kelly R. Jacobs
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
MALDI-TOF: A Rapid Identification of Dairy Pathogens, Nusrat Jahan
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Quantity and Quality of Suspended Particulate Organic Matter Upstream and Downstream of a Series of Surface-Release Impoundments on the Upper Mississippi River, Joshua Mankowski
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Phylogenomics of Lanternfishes and the Evolution of Feeding Structures, Rene P. Martin
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
The Evolution of Fangs Across Ray-Finned Fishes (Actinopterygii), Emily Olson
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Three Generational Exposure of Pimephales promelas to an Urban Contaminants of Emerging Concern Mixture, Lina C. Wang
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Effects of Septic Seepage in Minnesota Lakes on Resident Fish Species, Les D. Warren
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Lepidium sativum Effects on Reproduction and Visceral Organ Development in Sprague-Dawley Rats, Jacob P. Westphal
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2016
Expression and Purification of Toxoplasma gondii Cell Cycle Regulation Proteins, Blake Heim Barnes
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Evolution of the Raphe within the Diatom Subclass Eunotiophycidae, Jennifer M. Beals
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
TgRCC1IV and AP2VIII-3 Are Putative Interactors of Organellar Division Protein ECR2 in Toxoplasma gondii, Brock Cash
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Modulation of Estrogenic Effects Via Temperature on Two Life Stages of Fathead Minnow, Megan K. Cox
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
SMURF1 as a Novel Regulator of PGC-1a, Stuart A. Fogarty
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Social hierarchy modulates biomarker expression in fish exposed to contaminants of emerging concern, Jelena Ivanova
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Biological Consequences of Surface Water Pharmaceutical Contamination in the Fathead Minnow, Pimephales Promelas, and Bluegill Sunfish, Lepomis Macrochirus, Troy D. Lehto
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
X-ray Crystallographic Structure of Ibuprofen Bound to Human Adipocyte Fatty Acid Binding Protein at 1.4 Å Resolution, Anshu Sharma
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Bisphenol A Potentiates Development of Streptozotocin-Induced Type 1 Diabetes in an Experimental Mouse Model, Sinduja Thinamany
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Biological Consequences of Urban Stormwater Runoff on Reproduction and Survival of Aquatic Organisms, Benjamin M. Westerhoff
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Nature of Science and Minnesota Chemistry Education, Eric P. Yanke
Special Studies: M.A. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2015
The Effects of Pharmaceutical and Estrone Exposure on Predator Avoidance Performance and Feeding Efficiency in Larval Fathead Minnows, Kyle Bird
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Modulation of Estrone Exposure Effects Mediated Through Environmental Factors in Male Fathead Minnows, Pimephales promelas , David J. Feifarek
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Abatement of Type 1 Diabetes as a Result of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB)-153 Exposure in the Non-Obese Diabetic (NOD) Mouse Model, Jordan R. Kuiper
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
The Application of Succession-Based Management Techniques to Invasive-Dominated Prairie Areas, Kayla Malone
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2014
Wildwood/Kraemer Lake County Park Observational Study: The Effects of Fragmentation on Old-Growth Forest Species, Rhonda H. Zimmerman
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2011
The application of successional theory-based management to Minnesota prairie sites degraded by invasive plant species, Jamie R. Hanson
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 1983
Observations on the Life Cycles of Hydropsyche bifida Banks and Hydropsyche morosa Hagen (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae), Neal J. Voelz
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 1977
A Study of the Vegetation in the Upland Forest of St. John's Abbey and University, Collegeville, Minnesota, Lorraine Westrup Cofell
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
