Culminating Projects from 2024
The Impact of Hunteria umbellata Aqueous Extract on the Morphology of Reproductive and Metabolic Organs in Rats with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Daniel Abaneme
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Study on Water-soluble Cannabidiol (CBD) Effects in Experimental Models of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Amaya Bruner
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Effects of Aqueous Extract of Hunteria umbellata on Hormonal, Metabolic, and Hematological Parameters of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Sprague-Dawley Rat Model, Nina Ineza
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Using Environmental DNA to Detect the Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) in Minnesota, Alyssa Roberts
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Developing Methodology to Validate a Novel Carbon Delivery System for Enclosed Agriculture, Mariah Simones
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
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 2010
Motilin and Cecretion of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) in Hypothalamic Explants from Male and Female Rats, Maria Del Carmen De Miguel Garijo
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Laboratory Flume Investigation into Hydrodynamic Properties of Select Stalk Forming Diatom Morphologies, Joshua G. Stepanek
Biological Sciences - Cell and Molecular: M.S. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 2001
Age Determination of Common Snapping Turtles (Chelydra Serpentina) in West Central Minnesota, Justin Jenniges
Thesis
Culminating Projects from 1996
Biology of Wintering Northern Shrikes in Central Minnesota, Michael D. Lee
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Winter Aspects of Prairie Chicken Ecology in Northwest Minnesota, Eric L. Rosenquist
Thesis
Breeding Birds and Associated Upland Habitats of Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, Kent Sundseth
Thesis
Culminating Projects from 1985
Aquatic Macrophytes and Perturbation Due to the Sauk River in the Horseshoe Chain of Lakes, Richmond, Minnesota, Timothy C. Chmielewski
Thesis
The Zooplankton Populations of the Horseshoe Chain of Lakes, Richmond, MN, Carolyn J. Dindorf
Thesis
Culminating Projects from 1983
Investigation of Ectomycorrhizae of Populus Tremuloides in Native Woodlands, Dana L. Richter
Thesis
The Effect of Prenatal Exposure to Pentobarbital on Plasma Testosterone Levels in Pubertal and Adult Male Rats, Jane Marie Schumacher
Thesis
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 1979
The Relationship of Leaf Processing Rates and Invertebrate Functional Groups to Stream Order in Northeastern Minnesota, Steven Norman Williams
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
Culminating Projects from 1976
Economic Importance of the Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra Serpentina Linnaeus in the United States, Elaine M. Thrune
Starred Paper
Effects of Egg Proximity During Incubation on Hatching Success in Coturnix and Button Quail Eggs, Elaine M. Thrune
Starred Paper
Tips on Culturing Wood Ticks, Elaine M. Thrune
Starred Paper
Culminating Projects from 1975
The Effects of the Pre-Emergence Herbicides Chloramben, Atrazine, and Alachlor on Growth and Development of Leopard Frog, Rana Pipiens (Schreber), Larvae, Dean L. Hovey
Biological Sciences - Ecology and Natural Resources: M.S. Thesis
Culminating Projects from 1973
Bank and Rough-Winged Swallow use of the Mississippi River near Monticello, Minnesota, Stephen V. Thrune
Thesis
