2013 Cohort

Research Project: Using The CRISPR-Cas9 System to Create the First Single
Gene Knock-Out in the Drosophila Gene Outsiders
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Clark Coffman, Genetics, Developmental, and Cell Biology

Research Project: Bioenergetics of Chemoautotrophic and Methanotrophic Bacteria
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alan Dispirito, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Research Project: The Effects of Viruses on Honey Bee Behavior
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Amy Toth, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology

Research Project: Development of an In Vitro System to Study Neural Regeneration Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donald Sakaguchi, Department of Genetics

Research Project: Speech Recognition Application for Pronunciation Training
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Horabail Venkatagiri, Department of Psychology

Research Project: False Confessions and Suggestibility
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Max Guyll, Department of Psychology

Research Project: The Role of Maternally Supplied Cell Death Components in
Primordial Germ Cell Development of Drosophila Melanogaster
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Clark Coffman, Genetics, Developmental, and Cell Biology

Research Project: The Phylogenetic Patterns of Key Innovations Associated with Shell Structure and 
Function and the Independent Origins of Shell-Closing System or Shell Kinesis
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Fred Janzen, Department of Animal Ecology

Research Project: Effects of Habitat Loss in Southeastern Louisiana on Migratory Birds from Central Iowa
Fauclty Mentor: Dr. William Crumpton, Department of Biology and Animal Ecology

Research Project: Capturing Cognitive Fingerprints for Active Authentication
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Morris Chang, Computer and Electrical Engineering