The following is a partial listing of Luther faculty and their research students and topics of research. Students participate in directed research in a variety ways, sometimes for academic credit, sometimes as a paid research assistant (AAA), and sometimes as a volunteer in the lab desiring to get some research experience. Students interested in participating in research should contact the faculty members directly.

2012-2013 Academic Year

Eric Baack

• Chelsea Weiss - Multi-drug resistant bacteria and efflux pumps.  Independent McElroy project.
• Ellen Behrens, Kimberly Stocks, and Sara Nicla - Research assistant with a multigenerational assessment of the fate and impact of crop gene introgressions into wild sunflower. 
• Hannah Rowse - Research assistant with a multigenerational assessment of the fate and impact of crop gene introgressio into wild sunflower.
• Ellen Behrens - Resolving contamination in Seed Savers Exchange Brassica collections through flow cytometry.  Independent project funded by Seed Savers.
• Kaila Vogt, Anna Gudjonsdottir, Kimberly Stocks and Sara Nicla - Research assistant with a multigenerational assessment of the fate and impact of crop gene introgression into wild sunflower.
• Chelsea Weiss - Multi-drug resistant bacteria and efflux pumps.  Independent McElroy project.

Jodi Enos-Berlage

• Jessica Lister - Exploring iron-related phenotypes of calR mutants in Vibrio Parahaemolyticus.
• Laura Swanson - Determining regulatory effects of overexpression of the CalR protein in Vibrio parahaemolyticus under different media conditions. Dean's Office AAA funding.
• Melene Thompson - Construction and phenotypic analysis of strains having a calR mutation. Dean's Office AAA funding.
• Melene Thompson - Analysis of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in calcium-regulated genes:  Quantitation of mutant phenotypes in liquid growth medium and reconstruction of calR double mutants. Dean's Office Collaborative Summer Research Grant.

2011-2012 Academic Year

Jodi Enos-Berlage

• Laura Swanson - Determining regulatory effects of various levels of overexpression of the CalR protein in Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Dean's Office AAA funding.
• Laura Swanson - Quantifying iron-regulated gene expression in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
• Melene Thompson - Quantifying iron and calcium-regulated gene expression in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
• Erin Voelschow - Data analysis of calcium and iron-regulated gene expression in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.  Iowa College Foundation R.J. McElroy Research Fellowship.
• Erin Voelschow - Investigating calcium-regulated genes in Vibrio parahaemolyticus with unique temporal expression profiles.  Iowa College Foundation R.J. McElroy Research Fellowship.
  
• Jacob Wittman and Andrew Weckwerth - Analysis and compilation of monitoring data collected from the Dry Run Creek Watershed.

Mark Eichinger

• Patrick Hussey and Stefan Snyder - Intrapulmonary shunting.

Tex Sordahl

• Samantha Stykel - Distribution of color-morphs of the Eastern Screech-Owl in Iowa.
• Samantha Stykel - Spring arrival dates of migrant birds in northeastern Iowa.

2010-2011 Academic Year

Eric Baack

• Katrina Freund  - Isolation and characterization of endophytic fungi from Prairie plants.
• Rachel Albert - Effect of ovulation on female behavior and male perceptions.
• Paul Atkins - Effect of chloroplast genotype on hybridization.
• Sharon Heyer & Chelsea Weiss - Speciation and the breakdown of coevolution during hybridization.
• Chelsea Weiss - Prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria in surface waters of NE Iowa and role of the type II efflux pump.
• Megan Gress and Molly Tulkki - A multigenerational assessment of the fate and impact of crop gene introgression into wild sunflower.
• Andrew Kingsriter - Replaying evolution: domesticating the sunflower from the wild.
• Adam Ragheb - Evolutionary response of native plants to allelopathic invaders.
• John Delaney - Intraspecific chromosome number variation and prairie restoration - a case study in NE Iowa, USA.
• Kimberly Stocks - Effect of fire and clearing on herbaceous vegetation in a woodland clearing.  

Scott Carlson

• Rachel Zimmerman & Kelsey Kittleson - Monitoring changes in hindlimb bloodflow in response to inhibition of Cytochrome P-450 in conscious spontaneously hypertensive rats..

Mark Eichinger

• Eric Johnson - Running economy.
• Kirsten Manges & Fran Fairfield - Anemia in college women. 

Marian Kaehler

• Jacob Seibert, Christopher Schaupp, Nicole Littlejohn, Jared Weyant & Paul Atkins - Development of research strategies to examine the role of mRNA methylation on miRNA-RISC activity.
• Eve Doyle - Development of research strategies to examine the role of mRNA methylation on miRNA-RISC activity.
• Paul Atkins, Blake Funke - Isolation of RISC complex from HeLa cells.
• Nick Andresen, Katie Perschbacher, Any Peck, Brooke Draxler - In vitro synthesis of customized target mRNAs from cloned target DNA sequences.
• Mitch Obey & Maggie Michenfelder - Detection of dual end-labeled RNAs using urea-SDS PAGE.

Kirk Larsen

• Emma Spoon - Impact of a roadside prairie planting on plant and insect communities along US-52. 
• Nikki  McDermond-Spies.  Impact of prairie planting and management on plant and insect communities of Anderson Prairie.
• Jered Bourquin.  Aquatic insect diversity of Waterloo Creek, Duck Creek, South Pine Creek and Brook Creek.
• Peter Kraus - Followup study after streambank reconstruction of daily and monthly patterns of summer aquatic and terrestrial insect drift in a northeastern Iowa stream.
• Katie Perschbacher - NE Iowa insect biodiversity specify database.
• Nathan Hecht - Comparison of organic and conventional potato production of leafminer and parasitoid populations in Nicaragua.
• Katie Perschbacher - NE Iowa insect biodiversity specify database.
• Nick Anderson - Aquatic insects of four northeast Iowa streams.
• Katie Perschbacher - NE Iowa insect biodiversity specify database.
• Nick Anderson - Aquatic insects of four northeast Iowa streams.
• Fran Fairfield - Impact of burning and mowing in Gateway Prairie on plan t and insect communities.
• Tyler Zinnecker - Impact of a roadside prairie planting on plant and insect communities along US-52.

Molly McNicoll

• Max Molzahn - The role of fire and structural manipulation in oak woodland restoration.
• Andrew Papke-Larsen - Testing effective control measures for the noxious weed, wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa).
• Adam Grim - Mapping invasive species with GIS.

2009-2010 Academic Year

Eric Baack

• Sharon Heyer - Growth of genetically crossed sunflowers.
• Adam Ragheb - Evolutionary responses of native plants to allelopathic invaders.
• John Delaney - Chromosome number variation in Iowa prairie plants. 
• Maria Carr - Revesterol levels and fungal infection in the Seed Savers Heritage Farm vineyard.

Scott Carlson

• Alyse Carlson - The effect of chronic cytochrome p-450 inhibition on heart rate and mean arterial pressure of spontaneously hypertensive rats.

Mark Eichinger

• Luke Hollander - Turtle survey of the Upper Iowa River.
• Patrick Hussey and Max Busch - Intrapulmonary shunting.
• Eli Wallace - Citric and cycle enzyme changes following exercise or altitude.

Jodi Enos-Berlage

• Sharon Heyer & Chelsea Weiss - Investigating the water quality of the Dry Run Creek watershed using microbiological and chemical analyses.
• Aimee Villard - Quantitative analysis of calcium-regulated genes in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
• Erin Voleschow - Developing the fruit fly as a model system for Vibrio parahaemolyticus pathogenesis.
• Heather Nelson - Investigating biofilm development phenotypes of Vibrio parahaemolyticus calR mutants.
• Aimee Villard - Determining divalent cation specificity of calcium-regulated genes in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Jodi Enos-Berlage/Robert Fitton

• Paul Pierson - Imaging samples of V. parahaemolyticus bacteria for the study of pili and flagella production.

Kristy Gould

• Karl Gilbertson - Self recognition in Clarke's Nutcrackers and Scrub Jays.

Kevin Kraus

• Bonnie Garvens - Identification and phenotypic investigation of Arabidopsis thaliana mutants.
• Dan Summerfield - Initiating and imaging biofilm growth (V. parahaemolyticus and P. aeruginosa) on various abiotic substrates

Kirk Larsen

• Nick Andresen - Aquatic insect diversity of Waterloo Creek, Duck Creek, South Pine Creek and Brook Creek.
• Fran Fairfield - Impact of burning and mowing in Gateway Prairie on plant and insect communities.
• Tyler Zinnecker - Impact of a roadside prairie planting on plant and insect communities along US-52..
• Peter Kraus - Aquatic insects of restored streams in northeast Iowa.
• Kristin Manges - Impact of prairie plantings on highway roadside plant and insect communities.
• Reese Worthington - Scarab beetle biodiversity in northeast Iowa.
• Katie Perschbacher - Northeast Iowa insect biodiversity specify database.

Beth Lynch

• Eric Sievers - Long-term population dynamics of native plant species in mesic forests near Decorah, IA .
• Chris Nevala-Plagemann, Jennie McEllistrem & Shelby Eaton - The effect of landscape context on the sensitivity of vegetation to climate change.

Laura Peterson

• Christopher Schaupp - Plio-Pleistocene sea surface temperature evolution in the southwest Pacific.

Olga Rinco

• Kirsten Indrelie - Fluorescence and other spectroscopic techniques to note the pollutant-carrying capabilities of larger heterocyclic molecules.
• Kirsten Indrelie - The effect of porphyrin structure on porphyrin-HSA binding.
• Jacob Wessels - . The role of porphyrin structure in porphyrin-HSA binding.

2008-2009 Academic Year

Eric Baack 

• Adam Ragheb - Evolutionary responses of native plants to allelopathic invaders.
• John Delaney - Chromosome number variation in Iowa prairie plants.
• Maria Carr - Revesterol levels and fungal infection in the Seed Savers Heritage Farm vineyard.
• Daniel Stone - The study of invasive plants affect on native plants.
• Katrina Freund - Andrew Kingsriter - Re-domestication of the sunflower from the wild.
• Nicole Littlejohn - Selection on crop-wild sunflower hybrids in Iowa.
• Katrina Freund - Selection on crop-wild sunflower hybrids in Iowa.

Scott Carlson

• Alyse Carlson - The effect of chronic cytochrome p-450 inhibition on heart rate and mean arterial pressure of spontaneously hypertensive rats.

Mark Eichinger

• Kristin Manges - Public Health responses to northeast Iowa flood.
• Max Busch - Intrapulmonary shunting.
• Phil Scruggs  - Cortisol response to weight training.

Jodi Enos-Berlage

• Aimee Villard - Quantitative analysis of calcium-regulated genes in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
• Erin Voleschow - Developing the fruit fly as a model system for Vibrio parahaemolyticus pathogenesis.
• Heather Nelson - Investigating biofilm development phenotypes of Vibrio parahaemolyticus calR mutants.
• Aimee Villard - Determining divalent cation specificity of calcium-regulated genes in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
• Julie Hanson - Characterization of cosmids that alter calcium regulation in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
• Aimee Villard - Identification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in calcium-regulated genes.

Jodi Enos-Berlage/Robert Fitton

• Paul Pierson - Imaging samples of V. parahaemolyticus bacteria for the study of pili and flagella production.

Kristy Gould

• Karl Gilbertson - Self recognition in Clarke's Nutcrackers and Scrub Jays.
• Karl Gilbertson - Self recognition in Clarke's Nutcrackers and Scrub Jays.

Marian Kaehler

• Jacob Jipp - Annotation of cosmid 11 from the dot chromosome of Drosophila erecta.
• Deborah Mukraz - Evaluation of companies using DNA sequencing to identify ancestry.
• Jim Kemp - Role of pea lectins in root tip structure and its effect on fungal root pathogen Nectria.
• Jim Kemp - Role of pea lectins in root tip structure and its effect on fungal root pathogen Nectria.

Kevin Kraus -

• Bonnie Garvens - Identification and phenotypic investigation of Arabidopsis thaliana mutants.
• Dan Summerfield - Initiating and imaging biofilm growth (V. parahaemolyticus and P. aeruginosa) on various abiotic substrates

Kirk Larsen -

• Peter Kraus - Aquatic insects of restored streams in northeast Iowa.
• Kristin Manges - Impact of prairie plantings on highway roadside plant and insect communities
• Reese Worthington - Scarab beetle biodiversity in northeast Iowa.
• Alysha Soper - Reese Worthington - Luther insect collection specify database.
• Eric Anderson - Aquatic insects of restored streams in northeast Iowa.
• Alysha Soper & Reese Worthington - Luther insect collection specify database.
• Scott Woodin - Impact of 2008 flood on prairie ground beetles.
• Eric Anderson - Aquatic insects of restored streams of northeastern Iowa.

Beth Lynch

• Eric Sievers - Long-term population dynamics of native plant species in mesic forests near Decorah, IA .
• Chris Nevala-Plagemann, Jennie McEllistrem & Shelby Eaton - The effect of landscape context on the sensitivity of vegetation to climate change.
• Chris Nevala-Plagemann & Jennie McEllistrem - The effect of landscape context on the sensitivity of vegetation to climate change.
• Chris Nevala-Plagemann & Jennie McEllistrem - The effect of landscape context on the sensitivity of vegetation to climate change.
• Jennie McEllistrem - The effect of landscape context on the sensitivity of vegetation to climate change.

Olga Rinco

• Kirsten Indrelie - The effect of porphyrin structure on porphyrin-HSA binding
• Jacob Wessels - . The role of porphyrin structure in porphyrin-HSA binding

2007-2008 Academic Year

Eric Baack

• Dan Stone - Evolution of tolerance of allelopathic invaders.
• Anna Wikan - Climate changeand Northeast Iowa plants
• Claire Schrieber - Chromosome invader variation in Iowa prairie plants 
• Katrina Freund and Andrew Kingsriter - The domestication of sunflower from the wild.

Mark Eichinger

• Adam Halverson- Optygen testing (Cortisol/Testosterone)
• Matthew Busche - Cortisol responses in cross country runners.
• Adam Frye - Ferritin levels in cross country runners.

Jodi Enos-Berlage 

• Michael Marquardt- Investigation of V. parahaemolyticus type III secretion proteins.
• Julia Blackmore & Ashley Holland - Characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants displaying altered calcium regulation.
• Jennifer Lambrecht - Isolation of cosmids that alter calcium regulation in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
• Michael Marquardt - Examination of secreted proteins in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
• Investigation of V. parahaemolyticus type III secretion proteins.
• Julia Blackmore & Ashley Holland - Isolation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutant displaying altered calcium regulation.
• Jennifer Lambrecht - Isolation of tetracycline-sensitive derivatives of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain RS720 and corresponding complementation studies.

Mark Eichinger

• Matthew Busche - Cortisol responses in cross-country runners.
•  Adam Frye - Ferritin levels in cross-country runners.

Kirk Larsen

• Brian Rouse- Ground beetle diversity and plant communities of Luther's Gateway and Anderson Prairies.
• Tony Brantner - Aquatic insect populations in Waterloo Creek.

2006-2007 Academic Year

Scott Carlson

• Stacie Pleis & Bob Sheridan - Effects of cytochrome P-450 on regional blood flow.
• Carolyn Starz - Hypertension in rats

Nick Downey 

• Britta Anderson - Role of TcCbpA in maintenance of minicircles in Trypanosoma congolense.
• Staci Sudenga - Molecular markers for speciation of different pines.
• Erin O'Dell - Transcription of Trypanosoma congolense PARP genes.
• Staci Sudenga - Pine tree DNA analysis.
• Chad Puffer - Characterization of a ClpA homologue in Trypanosoma congolense.
• Karen Kaluza - Characterization of minicircle DNA in Trypanosoma congolense.
• Britta Anderson & Erin O'Dell - Characterization of the trascription of a Procylin homologue in Trypanosoma congolense.
• Chad Puffer - Characterization of a ClpA homologue in Trypanosoma congolense.
• Karen Kaluza - Characterization of minicircle DNA in Trypanosoma congolense.
• Britta Anderson & Erin O'Dell - Characterization of the trascription of a Procylin homologue in Trypanosoma congolense.

Jim Eckblad

• Matt Hoegh & Dan McAdam - Secondary production of backwater lakes of the Mississippi River.

Mark Eichinger

• Adam Bohach - Salivary corticol levels in response to maximal exercise in collegiate cross country runners. 
• Craig Myrum- Determination of pulmonary vascular volume through dye-indicator dilution.
• Andrew Heggen - Establishment of a saline-perfused rat lung model and the influence of voluntary wheel exercise on pulmonary vascular reactivity in rats.
• Adam Bohach - Salivary corticol levels in response to maximal exercise in collegiate cross country runners.
• Amy Larson & Emily Quealy - Visualization of pulmonary V1 vasopressin receptors through use of a fluorescent analogue.

Jodi Enos-Berlage

• Julia Blackmore & Ashley Holland - Isolation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in calcium regulated genes
• Jennifer Lambrecht -  Isolation of tetracycline-sensitive derivatives of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain RS720 and corresponding complementation studies.
• Michael Marquardt - Conjugation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain RS720 using a cosmid pool, and examination of secreted proteins in V. parahaemolyticus.
• Jennifer Lambrecht - Identifying genes involved in calcium sensing and response in bacteria.
• Michael Marquardt - Analysis of Vibrio parahaemolyticus colonial cell organization using confocal microscopy.
• Jennifer Lambrecht - Characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants having alterations in calcium sensing and response mechanisms.
•  Nicholas Kelley - Quantitation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus capsular polysaccharide in response to altered calcium conditions.
• Heather Pontasch - Quantitation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus biofilm formation in response to altered calcium conditions.
• Nicholas Kelley - Quantitation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus capsular polysaccharide in response to altered calcium condition.

Marian Kaehler

• Steven Kain - Subcloning Nectria DNA for sequence analysis.

Joseph Krieg

• Amy Kristapovich - Landscape research, Luther College

Kirk Larsen

• Kevin Kenealy - A comparison of the aquatic insects of Waterloo Creek, Duck Creek, South Pine Creek, with Brook Creek, a new stream created in 2004.
• Michelle Burns - Ground beetles of NE Iowa Prairies.

Beth Lynch

• Stesha Dunker, T.J. Webb, Danelle Whyte - Reconstructing fire history from charcoal in lake sediments in the northwestern Wisconsin pine barrens.
• Stesha Dunker, T.J. Webb, Danelle Whyte - Reconstructing fire history from charcoal in lake sediments in the northwestern Wisconsin pine barrens.
• Stesha Dunker, Matthew Kinney, T.J. Webb, Danelle Whyte - Reconstructing fire history from charcoal in lake sediments in the northwestern Wisconsin pine barrens.

Tex Sordahl

• Katie McVey- Use patterns at a seasonal communal Turkey Vulture roost in northeastern Iowa.
• Katie McVey- Use patterns at a seasonal communal Turkey Vulture roost in northeastern Iowa.

2005-2006 Academic Year

Scott Carlson

• David Zelinskas, Nick Leslein, Cody Honl & Tim Holcomb - Regional blood flow responses to cytochrome P-450 4A inhibition.

Nick Downey

• Chad Puffer - CbpA-like protein binding of minicircles of Trypanosoma congolense.
• Karen Kaluza - Characterization of minicircles from Trypanosoma congolense.
• Chris Bellinder- Role of NDAJ in mitochondrial genome maintenance.
• Andrea Lach Dean & John Lidvall - Western blot analysis of cytochrome P-450 4A expression.

Mark Eichinger

• Daniel Durbin and Andrew Heggen - Pulmonary vascular relaxation to arginine vasopressin following voluntary exercise.
• Mark Eichinger - Craig Myrum and Stephanie Novak - Pulmonary microvascular eNOS content and structural remodeling following voluntary exercise

Jodi Enos-Berlage

• Adam Roos - Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in calcium-regulated genes.
• Nicholas Kelley - Using electron microscopy to investigate Vibrio parahaemolyticus cell morphology in response to growth under varying calcium conditions.
• Heather Pontasch - Investigating calcium-regulated gene expression in Vibrio parahaemolyticus by using 2-D gel electrophoresis to analyze total cellular proteins.
• Jaqueline Allen - Using Southern blots to analyze Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in calcium-regulated genes.
• Adam Roos - Phenotypic characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in calcium-regulated genes.
• Nicholas Kelley - Quantitation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus capsular polysaccharide in response to  altered calcium conditions.
• Heather Pontasch - Quantitation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus biofilm formation in response to altered calcium conditions.
• Jennifer Lambrecht - Characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants having alterations in calcium sensing and response mechanisms.
• Michael Marquardt -  Analysis of Vibrio parahaemolyticus colonial cell organization using confocal microscopy.   

Marian Kaehler

• Leah Doerr & Dana Strandjord - Sequence characterization of Nectria cosmid. 

Kirk Larsen

• Abbey Chamberlin - Insects of a habitat restoration along Waterloo Creek. 
• Katie Hopp - Terrestrial insect inputs into Waterloo Creek.

Beth Lynch

• Stesha Dunker, Matthew Kinney, T.J. Webb & Danelle Whyte - Reconstructing fire history from charcoal in lake sediments in the northwestern Wisconsin pine barrens.
• Katie Jensen - Morphological and isotopic analysis of charcoal.
• Stesha Dunker, T.J. Webb, Danelle Whyte & Matt Kinney - Forest fire history of the northwest Wisconsin sand plain.
• Katie Jensen - Morphological and isotopic analysis of charcoal.
• Stesha Dunker, T.J. Webb, Danelle Whyte & Matt Kinney - Forest fire history of the northwest Wisconsin sand plain

Tex Sordahl

• Katie McVey- Use patterns at a seasonal communal Turkey Vulture roost in northeastern Iowa.
• Paul Skrade - Use patterna and behavior at a turkey vulture roost in northeastern Iowa.

2004-2005 Academic Year

Scott Carlson

• David Zelinskas, Nick Leslein, Cody Honl  & Tim  Holcomb - Regional blood flow responses to cytochrome P-450 4A inhibition.
• Andrea Lach Dean  & John Lidvall - Western blot analysis of cytochrome P-450 4A expression.

Nick Downey

• Chad Puffer - CbpA-like protein binding of minicircles of Trypanosoma congolense.
• Karen Kaluza - Characterization of minicircles from Trypanosoma congolense.
• Chris Bellinder - role of NDAJ in mitochondrial genome maintenance.

Jim Eckblad

• Melissa Howie, Trish Young, Karl Swenson & David Schultz - Musculium populations of Big Lake on the Mississippi River. 
• Michael Swenson, Ben Reynolds & Betsy Evans - Secondary production of backwater lakes of the Mississippi River.

Mark Eichinger

• Andrew Heggen - Establishment of the saline-perfused rat lung model and approaches to whole-lung assessment of pulmonary vascular reactivity.
• Daniel Durbin - Pulmonary vascular reactivity following voluntary exercise (saline-perfused lung model).
• Craig Myrum & Stephanie Novak - Pulmonary microvascular eNOS content and structural remodeling following voluntary exercise.

Jodi Enos-Berlage

•  Adam Roos - Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in calcium-regulated genes.
• Nicholas Kelley - Using electron microscopy to investigate Vibrio parahaemolyticus cell morphology in response to growth under varying calcium conditions.
• Heather Pontasch - Site-directed mutagenesis of a calcium-regulated gene in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
• Jacqueline Allen - Using Southern blots to analyze Vibrio parahaemolyticus murants defective in calcium-regulated genes.
• Adam Roos - Isolation and molecular characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in calcium-regulated genes.
• Jacqueline Allen - Phenotypic characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in calcium-regulated genes.
• Adam Roos -  Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in calcium-regulated genes.
• Nicholas Kelley -  Using electron microscopy to investigate Vibrio parahaemolyticus cell morphology in response to growth under varying calcium conditions.
• Heather Pontasch -  Investigating calcium-regulated gene expression in Vibrio parahaemolyticus by using 2-D gel electrophoresis to analyze total cellular proteins.
• Adam Roos - Using Southern blots to analyze Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in calcium-regulated genes.
• Nicholas Kelley - Using electron microscopy to investigate Vibrio parahaemolyticus cell morphology in response to growth under varying calcium conditions.

Jon Jensen

• Amy Morey - Analysis of biodiesel quality testing - Luther College

Marian Kaehler

• Leah Doerr & Dana Standjord - Sequence characterization of Nectria cosmid.

Kirk Larsen

• Abbey Chamberlin - Insects of a habitat restoration along Waterloo Creek.
• Katie Hopp - Terrestrial insect inputs into Waterloo Creek.
• Derek Broman & Mike Thompson - A comparison of the aquatic insects of Brook, Waterloo and South Pine Creeks. 
• Stesha Dunker, T.J. Webb, Danelle Whyte, Matt Kinney & Scott Buccola - Forest fire history of the northwest Wisconsin sand plain.

Beth Lynch

• Katie Jensen - Morphological and isotopic analysis of charcoal.
• Stesha Dunker, T.J. Webb, Danelle White & Matt Kinney - Forest fire history of northwest Wisconsin sand plain.

Tex Sordahl

• Paul Skrade - Use pattern and behavior at a turkey vulture roost in northeastern Iowa.
• Katie McVey - Use pattern and behavior at a turkey vulture roost in northeastern Iowa.

2003-2004 Academic Year

Jim Eckblad

• Bret Powell & Nick Leslein - Mussels of the Yellow River
• Leah Doerr & Katie McVey

Scott Carlson

• David Zelinskas - Hypertension research.

Mark Eichinger

• Andrew Schatz - Determination of pulmonary vascular activity following acute, voluntary exercise in rats. 
• Peggy Whittle & Karen Elliott - Assessment of lung endothelial nitric oxide synthase levels following exercise.
• Craig Myrum - Effect of short-term exercise on lung vascular remodeling.
• Stephanie Novak - Assessment of pulmonary arteriolar nitric oxide synthase content following voluntary exercise.

Jodi Enos-Berlage

• Adam Roos -  Isolation and molecular characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in calcium-regulated gene.
• Melissa Christopherson -  Investigating colonial cell organization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in cell surface components.
• Josh Larson -  Investigating the effect of calcium on Vibrio parahaemolyticus using transmission electron microscopy.
• Nicholas Kelley -   Phenotypic characterization of a Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutant defective in a calcium-regulated gene.
• Jacqueline Allen -  Genetic characterization of calcium-regulated genes in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
• Leigh Wheaton -  Investigating colonial cell organization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in cell surface components.
• Heather Pontasch - Site-directed mutagenesis of a calcium-regulated gene in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
• Nicholas Kelley - Phenotypic characterization of a Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutant defective in a calcium-regulated gene.
• Jon Aanestad - Isolation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus opaque colony variants.
• Nicholas Kelley -  Analysis of expression patterns of a collection of calcium-regulated genes in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
• Melissa Christopherson -  Phenotypic characterization of a Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutant defective in a calcium-regulated gene.
• Josh Larson - Investigating the effect of calcium on Vibrio parahaemolyticus using transmission electron microscopy.
• Jacqueline Allen - Isolation of calcium-regulated genes in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Laura Haubrick

• Lindsey Koele - Isolation of epidermal proteins from Commelina.
• Andrea Dean - Identification of Arabidopsis mutants based on phenotype and genotype.

Marian Kaehler

• John Deaton, Jeff Miller, Adam Singer & Amanda Reck - Subcloning Nectria cosmid DNA for sequence analysis.

Kirk Larsen

• Deneb Woods - Impact of habitat change on ground beetle communities.
• Holly Johnson - Forest fire intensity impacts on ground beetles of the Black Hills.
• Katie Hopp - Aquatic insects of Waterloo Creek.
• Jarrod Quinlivan - Terrestrial insects along Waterloo Creek.
• Nick Schmidt - Insects of northeastern Iowa.
• Paul Skrade - Impact of habitat change on insects of Waterloo Creek.
• Katie Hopp - Terrestrial insects of Waterloo Creek.

Beth Lynch

• Kelly Crouthamel - Comparison of stomatal morphology in conifer genera native to Wisconsin.
• Katie Jensen, Steffen Merten, Yee Seir Kee & Leah Dunham - Forest fire history in the Wisconsin pine barrens.

Tex Sordahl

• Christine Liggett - Distribution of color morphs of the Eastern Screech-Owl in Iowa.

2002-2003 Academic Year

Scott Carlson

• Andrew Olson & Laura Gellhaus - Role of cytochrome P450-4A in the regulation of blood pressure in normotensive and hypertensive rats.
• Laura Gelhaus & Jessica Hodgson - Role of estrogen in diabetes.
• Bethany Schauder - Role of estrogen in aging.
• Andrew Olson - Role of hepatic cytochrome P450 in hypertension.
• Laura Gelhaus - Diabetes and estrogen therapy. 
• Andrew Olson - Role of cytochrome p450-4A in arterial pressure.
• Adam Morrisey, Nigel Millard & Katie Haugen - Estrogen and diabetes.
• Betany Schauder - Estrogen and cognitive function.

Jim Eckblad

• Erica Crowser & Jenny Krepela - Fall reproductive effort in Musculium.

Mark Eichinger

• Andrew Schatz - Determination of pulmonary vascular reactivity following acute, voluntary exercise in rats.

Jodi Enos-Berlage

• Carrie Keenan - Using confocal microscopy to characterize Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutants defective in biofilm formation.
• Michelle Jaeger - Using electron microscopy to characterize Vibrio parahaemolyticus calcium-induced morphological changes.
• Melissa Christopherson - The effect of calcium on bacterial cell organization.
• Nicholas Kelley - Characterization of defects in polysaccharide production.
• Jacqueline Allen - Identification of calcium-regulated mutants in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
• Melissa Christopherson - Characterization of protein expression in a Vibrio parahaemolyticus mutant defective in a calcium-regulated gene.
• Michelle Jaeger - Examination of surface-attached Vibrio parahaemolyticus using transmission electron microscopy.
• Carrie Keenan - Examining the effects of calcium on bacterial surface colonization using confocal microscopy.
• Melissa Christopherson - Investigating changes in gene expression in response to altered calcium.
• Michele Jaeger - Using scanning and transmission electron microscop to examine cell morphology of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
• Jacqueline Allen - Examining the effects of calcium on bacterial motility.

Laura Haubrick

• Mary Kvitrud - Signal transduction and gene expression in guard cells.
• Brooke Heineman - C3-binding proteins of Streptococcus. 

Marian Kaehler

• Janelle Kime, Gwen Lykken, KariAn Lee & Sara Pulvermacher - Cosmid subcloning and sequence analysis in Nectria CD chromosomes.

Kirk Larsen

• Deneb Woods - Impact of a prairie reconstruction on ground beetle community dynamics.
• Nick Schmidt - Butterflies in CRP fields - influence on planting type.
• Ellen Robertson - Caste differentiation based on population size in termites
• Kelli Reinertson - Dalbulus leafhopper morphological analysis.

Beth Lynch

• Kelly Crothanel - Fire and vegetation history of a northwest Wisconsin sand plain.
• Steffen Merten - Reconstruction of forest fire history using sedimentary charcoal
• Andrew Bronson - Identification of conifer stomatas in lake sediments.

Tex Sordahl

• Cristina Liggett - Spring bird migration in northeast Iowa.

2001-2002 Academic Year

Scott Carlson -  Adam Morrisey & Andrew Olson - Diabetes, estrogen and heart disease.

• Matt Ough, Erik Vilen, Jeremy Olsen, Ryan Hollenbeck Andrew Olson & Matt Kapalis - Diabetes and estrogen therapy - Neural control of inestion - estrogen and cognitive behavior

Jim Eckblad

• Leah Campbell & Jen Weier - Population ecology of fingernail clams.

Jodi Enos-Berlage

• Melissa Christopherson - Investigating colony organization in Vibrio parahaemolyticus using confocal microscopy.
• Carrie Keenan - Identification of a calcium-regulated gene in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
• Michele Jaeger - Investigating the effect of calcium on colony morphology using scanning electron microscopy.

Kevin Kraus

• Mike LaBelle & Erin Rosenthal - Analysis of Drosophila polycomb group mutants.
• Janelle Kime & Mary Kvitrud - Microsatellite sequence of fathead minnows.

Kirk Larsen

• Annie Hanson - Insect pests of native prairie plants.
• Zach Washburn & Andy Weispfenning - Caddisfly behavior.

Beth Lynch

• Steffen Merten - Fire history of the Wisconsin pine barrens.

Beverly Smith-Keiling

• Jenny Krepela & Lindsey Edwards - Extraction of R4 proteins from Group B Streptococcus and determination of pepsin sensitivity and resistance of variable pH conditions.
• Jenny Dechaine - Detec of T4 genes by PCR, and examination of R1/R4 protein cross reactivity.
• Brooke Heineman - Identification of a novel protein in Strepcococcus mutants that binds C3 and characterization of antibodies that cross react between S. mutans and Group B Streptotoccal proteins.
• Jenny Dechaine - PCR analysis of GBS strains and R4.

Tex Sordahl

• Shannon McMartin - Phenology of a killdeer population in northeastern Iowa.