The Department of Biological Sciences showcases student work from various courses. It represents student scholarship of an exceptional quality for the undergraduate level.

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Submissions from 2021

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Chicken Waste as a Nutrient Source for Red Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) in a Hydroponic System, Allison Houtz and David Foster

Submissions from 2020

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Shelf-life study of Human Erythrocytes Cryopreserved for the Laboratory Culture of Plasmodium falciparum, Annalise Armstrong

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Ceder Run Stream Analysis: Analyzing and Understanding the Cedar Run Watershed through a Multifaceted Approach, Rebecca Lauver and Jeffrey S. Erikson

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Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Alter Simian Virus 40 Large Tumor Antigen Epitopes in Living Cells, Rachel Steckbeck

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Pancreatic tumor fibrosis: Determining the target of proglumide-mediated inhibition, Courtney Williams and John F. Harms

Submissions from 2019

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Prevalence of a Variant Gastrin Receptor RNA and Correlating Genomic Polymorphism in Human Pancreatic Cancer, Rebekah Jones

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Clarifying the Connection Between Oncgenic KRAS and Gastrin/CCK2R Signaling in Pancreatic Tumorigensis, Andrew LaRow and John F. Harms

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Cloning a Fluorescent Fusion Protein for Detection and Localization of the Gastrin Receptor, Vinh Le

Submissions from 2018

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Using HotSpotter Animal Individual Recognition Software in the Detection of Ontogenetic Pattern Changes in Panamanian Golden Frogs (​Atelopus zeteki), Samantha Duhé

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The Efficacy of Third-Party Certifications and Memberships:Bridge to Institutional Sustainability at Colleges and Universities, Mia Kuniholm

Submissions from 2017

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Allometric Effects on Clutch Size and Quality in the Panamanian Golden Frog, Atelopus zetek, Micah Christensen, Erik Lindquist, and Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

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Can Pancreatic Cancer be Controlled by Cellular Immunity?, Kirby Robbins, John Harms, and Lawrence Mylin

Submissions from 2016

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A search for new T cell epitopes within and evaluation of the immunogenicity of SV40 T-ag transformed cells grown without fetal bovine serum, Shaun Egolf and Lawrence Mylin

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Edible Forest Gardening: Planning, site selection, and implementation of permaculture at Messiah College, Lyndsay Feather and David Foster

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Developing a CR281 Peptide Specific T Lymphocyte Immune Response To Target Pancreatic Cancer CCK2i4sv Receptor, Taylor Hook

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A Novel Synthetic Pathway for Aspernigrin A, Brady Marburger and Anne Reeve

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CD4+ T cell Regulation of Immune Responses to the Simian Virus 40 Large Tumor Antigen is Complex and Involves Multiple Layers of Coordination Dependent on Immune Conditions, Arielle Raugh and Lawrence Mylin

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Characterizing monoclonal antibodies against the cholecystokinin 2 receptor (CCK2R) and a splice variant for use in pancreatic cancer studies, Laura Ritenour

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Increasing the Stability and Expression of Green Fluorescent Protein in Pancreatic Cancer Cells for Metastasis Assays, Holly M. Ross and John F. Harms

Submissions from 2015

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The Effectiveness of Exogenously Induced Ethylene in Rescuing Arabidopsis thaliana from Zinc Stress: An Ethylene Assay followed by a Rescue Assay Using Ethephon Against Zinc Stress with Arabidopsis, Daniel Christensen

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Transfection of Primary Kidney Cells with Mutated SV40 T ag DNA Containing a CCKCR Intron-Derived Sequence, Kaitlyn Grando, Courtnry Burkett, and Lawrence Mylin

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Investigating Cellular Immunity Using the SV40 Large Tumor Antigen, Matthew Lauver, Caitlin Mason, Stephanie Schell, and Lawrence Mylin

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Tissue Culture in Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link, Adam Stern

Submissions from 2014

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Presence and Prevalence of Bd (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in Picado’s Bromeliad Treefrog (Isthmohyla picadoi), Jessica Kim and Erik Lindquist

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Growth of Arabidopsis Thaliana Under Zinc Stress, Kaitlin Kovach

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Presence and Prevalence of Bd (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in Central Pennsylvanian Woodland Pools, Brennan A. Neal, Kristin M. Sicher, Erik D. Lindquist, and Michael J. Shin

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Culturing Plasmodium falciparum in the Laboratory, Daniel Wingert, Lauren Wilson, and Lawrence Mylin

Submissions from 2013

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Construction of a Novel System to Analyze Recognition of MHC Class II-Restricted Epitopes by CD4+ T Cell Hybridoma Clones in vitro, Samuel Bray and Lawrence Mylin

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Developing and Implementing an Index of Biotic Integrity for the Limestone Streams of Central Pennsylvania, David Dippold

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Dueling Scientists and Dueling Historians: Controversy Over the External History of Germ Theory, Glenn Jones

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Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Fish Using GC-MS, Kyle Kessler, Jeff Erikson, and Richard Schaeffer

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Physiochemical Parameters Affecting Trichoptera Communities in Limestone and Sandstone Streams, Lindsay King and Jeff Erikson

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Expression of the Human Gastrin Receptors CCKBR and CCKCR in PANCO2 Murine Pancreatic Cancer Cells, Shannon V. Sell, Glenn R. Jones, Gail L. Matters, and John F. Harms

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Native Pollinators (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) and Agricultural Production of Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) at Messiah College, Katherine J. Todd and Erik Lindquist

Submissions from 2012

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Toads and Toes: Does the “toe twitching” in the American and Fowler’s toad result in pedal luring?, Emily Brantner

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Monitoring CD4+ T Lymphocyte Induction by a Mouse Polyomavirus Epitope inserted into the Simian Virus 40 Large Tumor Antigen (SV40 T ag), Benjamin Hallowell, Elizabeth Miller, and Lawrence Mylin

Generation of a T Cell Receptor Transgenic Mouse; Assembly of the Full-sized Expression Cassette, Daniel L. Kreider

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Reproductive Ecology of Ambystoma opacum and the Construction of a Guide for Larval Identification, Kristin Listor

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Comparing the Immunological Potencies of Two Viral Epitopes: LT529-543 from the Simian Virus 40 Large Tumor Antigen vs. LT678-690 from the Large Tumor Antigen of Murine Polyomavirus, Elizabeth A. Miller, Benjamin D. Hallowell, and Lawrence M. Mylin

Submissions from 2011

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New Restriction Analysis Exercise for Introductory Biology, Songprod Lorgunpai and Lawrence Mylin

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Water Quality Analysis of Stored Water using Sawyer PointONETM Filters, Karisa Martin

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Nonnative Shrub Removal and Herbivory of Herbaceous Understory Plants., William Swinsburg and David Foster

Submissions from 2010

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Evaluating Macroinvertebrate Communities at the Nexus of Freestone and Limestone Streams, Jennifer Hellmann

Submissions from 2009

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Comparison of ELISA and ELISPOT methods in measuring CD4+ T cell responses to a newly identified MHC class II-restricted epitope within Simian Virus 40 T antigen, Robyn Smith and Lawrence Mylin

Submissions from 2008

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Generation of Immortalized Murine Cell Lines with SV 40 T Antigen Derivatives Bearing Alterations in a Novel MHC Class II-Restricted Epitope, Andrea J. Peters

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Sexual Dimorphism in the Monochromatic Barbados Bullfinch, Loxigilla barbadensis, Cameron Rutt, Maria Svensson, and Samuel Wilcock

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The Effect of Riparian Buffer Zones of Macroinvertebrate Biodiversity and Stream Health, Adam M.M. Stuckert

Submissions from 2007

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Identifying H-2b-restricted CD4+ T Lymphocyte Recognition Epitopes Within Simian Virus 40 Large Tumor Antigen, Elizabeth M. Chmielewski and Lawrence M. Mylin

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Instrumental Learning and Pedal Movements in Bufo americanus, Rebecca Kern

Submissions from 2004

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Phylogeographic Allometry of Anuran Amphibians of the Genus Atelopus from Central Panama, Andrew Tucker

Submissions from 2003

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Isolation of Genetically Homogeneous Cell Lines Immortalized by a Wild Type or Mutant Form of the Simian Virus 40 Large Tumor Antigen, Megan Benedict

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Production and In Vitro Characterization of Altered Tag Transformed Morine Fibroblasts, Kevin Driver and Lawrence M. Mylin