Undergraduate Student Work (Complete)
This collection contains works by undergraduate students in the Department of Biology at the University of Northern Iowa. All student works require department, unit, or individual faculty review.
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Submissions from 2010
Formation of the neural tube epithelium basement membrane during secondary neurulation in the chick embryo, Leslie Ann Mataya Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2009
Treatment Options for Neuropathic Pain, Sara Akre Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effects of Epigallocatechin Gallate on the Structure and Dynamics of Podosomes in Human Macrophages, Vinay Bajaj Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effect of Homocysteine on Development of Contractions and Expression of β-Catenin in Chick Embryo Precardiac Mesoderm, Michelle Lee Formanek Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Assessing the Potential Habitat Value of Biomass Production Fields for Grassland Birds, Mandy Larson Open Access Honors Program Thesis
A light unto our path: Toward a mutual understanding of fundamentalist Christianity and science, Kassidy K. Lyons Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Effect of Elevated Homocysteine on the Expression of Cadherins 6B, 7, and 11 in Migrating Neural Crest Cells of Chick Embryos, Chelsea L. Reinhard Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Timecourse Analysis of the Effect of Atrazine on Human HepG2 Cells, Erin M. Schrunk Open Access Honors Program Thesis
What's up with Fiddler Crabs: Does Larval Dispersal Render Genetic Similarity in the Disjunct Distribution of Uca minax (Uca: Ocypodidae)?, Alexa Warwick Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2008
Cell Cycle Analysis of Atrazine-Treated Human Cells, Daniel Pelzer Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2007
The Effect of Homocysteine on Neural Crest Cells, N-cadherin, and its Binding Partners, Kacie Rae Callaway Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Assessment of Key Parameters to Achieve Bacteria Transformability in E. coli and A. tumefaciens, Zach Regelin Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Microbiological Enhancement of Phosphorus Sequestration in Iron-Enriched Sediments, Lindsay Marie Sandersfeld Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2006
The Effects of the Herbicide Atrazine on Human Liver Cells, Erin R. Powell Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Cell Cycle Cyclin Expression of Atrazine Treated HepG2 Cells Using Western Blot Analysis, April Dawn Rand Open Access Honors Program Thesis
LTR Retrotransposon Evolution in Wild Sunflowers, Kaitlin Marie Stimpson Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Infectious Diseases of the Eye: Loa Loa, Onchocerciasis, & Trachoma, Lindsay N. Wise Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2005
A Compilation of homologous cancer-related genes in humans and dogs, Julie Susan Brown Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Popular Portrayal Versus Historical Evidence Concerning Mary of Magdala, Robin Ann Yoerger Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 2004
The Qi connection: A study in studying Qi, Elizabeth Brooke Barrett Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Senior thesis work, Corey Jansen Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The biopsychosocial model of medicine: Implications for the future of healthcare, Abby M. Luensmann Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Cerebral palsy: Physical therapy and medical treatment issues, Jill Pedretti Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Effect of light duration on pulvinar motor organ movements in Phaseolus vulgaris, Thomas William Rinehart Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 2003
Effectiveness of educator-oriented content courses, Joslyn K. Burt Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
A comparison of the epithelium to mesenchyme transformation process in cultured embryonic chick neural crest cells and human metastatic cervical cancer cells, Molly Decker Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Serpents of the Ark-La-Tex, Jennifer L. Hollis Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1999
Tuberculosis and the genetic basis of antibiotic resistance in mycobacterium, Marla DeWitt Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The expression of the CRF1 gene in mouse embryonic development, Margaret Gruber Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1998
Dealing with death and the grieving process, David M. Gabel Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Food preference in Drosophila robusta and Drosophila tripunctata following desiccation, Brad Horton Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1997
Drosophilia ecology: Food resource behavior, Jeffrey John Doolittle Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Helping children cope with grief and death, Kim Noon Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1996
Characterization of the RNaseP sequence in Chlorobium limicola, Emily J. Hoeger Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
The effect of aging on skeletal muscle regeneration, Ben E. Reinking Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1995
Effect of light intensity and temperature on light-avoiding leaf movements in two Phaseolus species, Douglas Bielenberg Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Subpopulation heterogeneity and statistical unreliability in forensic DNA typing, Nick Craig Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Cerebral vascular accidents and therapeutic treatments, Allison L. Hartman Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Loss of the tumor suppressor genes p53 and BRCA1 in prophylactic mastectomy cancer patients, Garrett Griffith Losh Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1994
The chemical origin of life: an exploration of thioesters as energy in the prebiotic world, Kimberly Ann Mescall Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1992
Aspects of air pollution, and its effect on the respiratory system, Jennifer Randall Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1991
Patterns of hydroxyproline excretion in ovariectomized and estrogen treated rats, Gregg Horras Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
A study of the personality types of Presidential Scholars at the University of Northern Iowa, Jennifer C. Miller Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
A role for fibronectin in the development of beat in chick embryo cardiogenesis, W. Kimryn Rathmell Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
Submissions from 1990
Assessing joint mobility of the lower extremities when walking in water through the use of motion analysis, Jennifer Evitts Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis
